did anyone used to watch "secret city" with commander mark on PBS back in the eighties? i found some episodes on youtube and i'm in heaven (just wish the quality was better). i remember drawing along with him when i was a kid

wow, i'm actually excited about making art for a change.

i held this job for one week and had to quit. this job was advertised as a job for those who love pics and working with kids, etc. yeah, that's a load. it's all about sales, making quotas (must sell $100+ per customer even if they have a coupon for $7.99), being pushy toward customers and abusive superiors. it only took one week for me to see just how f*ed up this company really is. the manager hasn't been with the company for even a year and already it's driven him to drink. he gets either threatened or verbally abused daily. i'm now so against the company who owns the studio [CPI (they also own walmart's portrait studio)] that if i'm ever in the market for portraits i will never go to them. i want to spread the word. don't support this company.

all summer long i applied for jobs like crazy with no luck. i even went to two employment agencies and still no luck. well, my child's back in school and i decided to hold off on the job hunt for a month or two so that i could be there for him and help with homework. wouldn't you know, after the first week of not looking for a job, i get called for an interview. he said he was really impressed with my application and sounds pretty sincere. the interview is on friday so i guess i'll see how it goes...

yep. just as i feared, i'm officially in an artistic slump.