Mk's Journal

02/09/2006 10:50 #29259

who am i anyway? am i my resume?
Category: grab bag

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Yesterday was my first adventure in substitute teaching. It was actually totally fine, it was really easy. I only did half a day. Hooray for me.

This morning I was called again to substitute for a high school boy's gym class. I declined for the obvious reason that that would be the worst thing ever.

I got my hair cut and my hairdresser talked me into buying expensive hair gel. Hopefully it will make an enormous difference in my life.

ps I do have another job so that when I decline substitute teaching jobs I don't just sit on my ass. Okay well I actually do but I get paid to do it. Working at an office is entertaining enough when I'm busy but I will be glad to not have to do it every day.

I like to run.

I get to see Renee Fleming's dress rehearsal at Kleinhan's for free by pretending to still be a student at Fredonia. I'm excited, as long as I don't run into a certain individual. Read about Renee.

I'm acquaintances with her half brother. I actually don't even love her voice but she's like the most famous soprano in the world so it's pretty great to see her for free.

As usual I will end with some pictures summing up my entry. (By usual I mean I have done this like twice before.)

(I sort of combined two ideas with this picture.)

hey (e:jessbob) and (e:maureen)...we miss you!

maureen - 02/09/06 17:37
thanks (e:mk), miss you too! does the fancy gel work?

jessbob - 02/09/06 11:40
awww, I miss you too (e:mk)

02/06/2006 12:56 #29258

Ooooooh baby

I just ate a cupcake made with Funfetti Cake Mix and I'm in heaven.

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maureen - 02/06/06 16:44
have you ever had birthday cake ice cream at Coldstone? It tastes exactly like funfetti cake! While a couple people actually got poisoned from it and they took it of the menu for a while, it' back now and I think it's well worth the risk.

02/02/2006 15:56 #29257

I just think this picture is funny.
Category: funny

01/31/2006 18:13 #29256

Pick my business card for me!
Category: opinion

I think I've talked about this before, but I'm thinking of getting business cards made. I would like lots of opinions. I know I should probably put more information on it, like, offers voice lessons, wants to sing professionally (like be hired for weddings/funerals, etc.) but anyway this is just an outline.

Names and addresses have been changed to protect the innocent.

So pick a number and tell me which you think is the nicest, most professional, most like my personality, etc. Thanks : )

jenks - 02/01/06 14:54
haha, this reminds me of "American Psycho"... I like classic/minimal/clean myself. And personally i think you'd have to be careful with any sort of music-y theme- I fear it would be too easy to come across as amateur or juvenile. But that's just me, and I have no creative talent whatsoever... I dunno... how to stand out without going overboard. I think understated is better. Subtle ink color or a different font. maybe a vertical orientation... That all said, I probably like 1 and 2 the best. 3 the least. That's my 2 cents...

hodown - 02/01/06 12:35
As a working professional myself I'd say either 2 or 4.

ladycroft - 02/01/06 03:53
number 3. just enough flash to catch your eye, but not too busy and not too bland.

paul - 02/01/06 00:58
I would say the last one for sure.

metalpeter - 01/31/06 20:39
I admit I don't know much about Business Cards. I have seen a few really sharp looking ones. The one thing I know is that you want your card to stand out. If your cards are only going to be for music jobs then you should work music into the card somehow. Maybe the use of a music symbol of somekind either raised or engraved on the card maybe even in a light reflective color so that it is seen but dosn't jump out. I am a fan of contrasting colors so that everything sticks out and is super clear. Sometimes high contrast can look really nice but to much can look kinda chessy.

leetee - 01/31/06 19:18
My personal preference is #3, but i am so biased about reds and oranges. And since i don't know you that well, i can only give you information i have from my parents business -- printing.

In general, the less information on a bussines card, the more complicated the background can be. If there is nothing further on the card, then #4 is about at its max when it comes to design. Anything else tends to be too busy looking and too often, dismissed, or some of the information is overlooked.

It also depends on how you are printing them. If the colour goes all the way to the edges like #4, it is called a "full bleed" and printers will charge you way more for it. It means that one card can't be printed on a sheet of paper right beside the other, and it involves way more cutting, and useage of paper, and therefore, more money. Of course, if you are doing them at home on your comp's printer, that is entirely moot.

I tend to like business cards that are a bit unusual, but that is just me. I like the idea (e:Kara) mentioned, with my own twist...

How about an eighth note screened down in the background, with your information in the same colour, but at 100% density, with the orinentation vertical instead of the horizontal ones you have? It will encorporate the eighth note really well, i think. And with only one colour (like say, i dunno, royal purple?), it will appear as though you have 2 -- a lighter and a darker, which will cost a lot less at the printers.

Hope some or any of that is helpfull. :O)

codypomeray - 01/31/06 18:59
i like number 4 its artsy kind of, but one is clean. you have to think which one they will remember....i think 4

jessika - 01/31/06 18:46
i like #1 myself. nice and simple.

kara - 01/31/06 18:35
Graphically, I like #4 the best.

Why not try to incorporate some musical notation, like a G clef. One element on the card, big and bold, would me more memorable than blocks of (pretty) colors.