I'm getting better at giving people what they want and getting out of the way. In some cases, trying to convince someone of what I consider to be better design alternatives, even to the great benefit of the project, would be a waste of time. Sometimes I'm on target with my ideas, but then sometimes not. I'm learning that more often than not it's better to err on the side of .."did what I was told." Most of the time it's simply a matter of attitude. My attitude.
People would usually rather work with someone who isn't as skilled but is easier to get along with. I'm a pretty easy person to get along with, but sometimes I can be very opinionated about what I do.
Someone getting what they want, exactly what they've asked for, even if it sucks, ..yeah, hard to do. It's a compromise. Life's a compromise. But I'm getting better at letting it slide and picking my battles.
Times like that that, i'm glad I've got some other design projects going on of my own, like this poor neglected website and my photography.
There are also some pet commercial web projects that I'm going to pursue on my own time.
Time, ...like I have any.
Last night DeAnja directed me to sign, date, and fill in my social security number on at least a dozen forms. We're getting pre-approved for a home loan, because the lease on our apartment is up at the end of August. Really, its less of a "lease" and more of a "sentence." When we move out of our apartment/birdhouse and into a real "home" where I can actually go outside and wash my car, it'll feel like the parole board has approved us for release into normal society.
Fantastic.
So if you know of anything on the market in the range of ten to fifteen thousand dollars, just let us know.
