A mere few months ago I dreaded conference calls, I was nervous and unsure. These days it is a whole other story. While I don’t quite look forward to them, I enjoy them once I get there and I’m pretty much doing a lot of the talking on them from our end.
Today’s call was pretty great. About 10 minutes into it…and bearing in mind this was the call to end all calls…well not all calls but to end a project we had a problem. It was a stressful moment. John was standing up calling to Dave a few desks across that he needed to start talking. We left it for a moment while Dave spoke to someone to confirm it was not an issue.
He came back on the call and did just that. Man what a feeling. I don’t think I managed to quite mute myself before my reaction but it was a simple “yes!”. It is officially done, we made the milestone and I have a client under my belt. It is a good feeling. Three years ago I was unemployed looking for a job. Two years ago I was starting off in London learning and loving it. One year ago I was doing the same job and hating it. Today I’m loving my job and instead of working on content I’ve just finished my first client.
How fucking cool is that?
Next milestone kicks off properly in the morning and fuck I can tell you I’m not going to make any of the same mistakes I made this time around. While I certainly hope there won’t be any, I am sure I will make new and interesting mistakes but they will not be the fucking same ones.
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So tonight we weren’t all free to go out and celebrate we’ll have a couple fo drinks tomorrow I imagine and then a proper something in a couple of weeks. So I headed into town, it is new comic day after all. A few bits and pieces, Breakfast After Noon by Andi Watson, the second part of DC’s Our World At War and the Ultimate Marvel Team-Up hardcover. It now ranks as the most expensive comic I own at £29.99 but its a whole 17 issues of Bendis with artwork from the best there is in the business today. Considering each issue would retail for just under £3 and this is an oversized hardback I am more than happy. I also picked up two more Sandman volumes in hardback, The Doll’s House and A Game of You. I am very glad tomorrow is payday.
After the shopping I was walking towards my bus stop and I was passing Waxys. It occurred to me that a drink was in order so I went in. A couple of nice quiet pints sitting at the bar worked really well. Then I was feeling hungry so a hot-dog with fries from Ed’s just across the road called out.
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And now a request please. I’ve been buying some books over the past week to store up and I’ve got about ten so far. I’m looking for something specific. I want crime novels, the darker the better. I would welcome and appreciate any suggestions you might have, be it a book or an author, I would love to hear from you. Drop me a mail: daveATdavebusheDOTnet. Thank you 🙂
And finally I had to laugh. There was a story on AOL News, that Justin Timberlake’s grandmother complained he was distracted by going out with Britney Spears. The mind boggles…