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Tuesday September 18th 2012, 9:52 pm

Whats that saying about “best laid plans”? Fretting over the balance compositionally of black and white, thinking about where to place dialogue and captions strategically without losing the integrity of that very fine balance. I found myself staring at the two page spread trying to solve the vague puzzle of it in my head. Attempting to make decisions without really knowing what the final product will look like when all of the pieces are in place doesn’t bode well for peace of mind. I finally got these two pages done much after when I needed to. Only after an awkward day all around as touch ups didn’t get done quickly because of analyzation of the piece’s balance had me taken aback. I easily spent a good half hour in internal brow furrowing debate, tapping my foot fervently. Having settled on an action, I do hope its now solved satisfactorily, I won’t know for sure until I can’t really do anything about it anymore. There is a certain kind of frustration this brings, I don’t like that feeling of uncertainty. But then its on to the next pages, the next set of problems to solve, or hopefully to do so, and hopefully with much less mood altering scenarios. Stop, breathe, and think. The day ended perfectly as hearing from a friend changed my mood greatly into something less prickly, hearing his giddiness come through the phone so bombastically full of happy energy, how could it not change my vibe. And in part I felt I contributed in some small way, slightly facilitating his experience that he now recounted to me so enthusiastically. I managed to connect him with Chris Stein of Blondie at a show recently, Chris is such a cool generous guy, and so he got to have a very personal one on one experience with Chris and Debbie Harry for about forty minutes on their tour bus. It really made his week beyond any real measure, as they’re his favorite band, and getting that kind of experience is certainly a rare thing for many people. Such a pleasure to hear his voice loaded with blissful reminiscing of the night. It really made my day hear his smile.

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