Work or Doug?

I could have worked for more than six hours today if not for the 3 p.m. gathering held for Doug. Today was his last day with the company.

Much Busier Today

I couldn't believe it, but I was working just less than two hours into the day!

Most of the workload — all 4½ hours of them — came from a client's DM mailing and brochure. I thought that this was going to be a slow one, but Deb was rushing me to finish proofreading both projects as they were needed yesterday. (Brooke was sick and Rob was left by his lonesome minding the studio.)

Same as Yesterday, But the Opposite

I did four hours again; but this time, most of the workload came in the morning unlike yesterday. The proofreading tasks were mostly for online banners. Tom, the freelance interactive designer, said that he was doing more than 100 of them for a client.

Today's Much Better

I clocked four hours of work. Woo-hoo!

Almost all happened later in the day (as usual). I proofed DM letters, online banners and print ads one after the other.

Proofreading Assistance?

Just like what I expected on my return from my vacation: a slow Monday (except for a DM letter for a client and a rushed print ad). However, while I was away, Julita sent me an e-mail regarding the possibility of assisting our sister company across the floor with proofreading contracts. Of course, with my current downtime, I'd love to help them. (I'd do anything to make my timesheets look good.)

And since this was inter-agency (i.e., between sister companies), it may take a while for Wendy and Julita to sort out the billing for this kind of work. I hope they figure it out soon because I don't want to spend the entire week surfing the 'Net, solving crossword puzzles and reading newspapers.

Good and Bad News

Jennifer called everyone for an informal meeting a little after 11 a.m. Everyone was there, including the Toronto people via audio link. She broke the news that a client decided to pull out next year. This was sad because this was one of Belinda's clients and she might lose her job for that. But I hope there would be enough work for her to stay.

However, there was also good news. A big client was going to bring new business next year for the company, which meant more work for us. I hope that this was sooner so that they would continue to find me useful.

I also get to leave the office two hours early today. I was supposed to leave for Seattle tomorrow, but plans changed and I'm heading south of the border tonight.

I wanted to get the afternoon off and charge it to my personal days since not much was happening. Instead, I opted to leave at 3 p.m. just in case something pops up.

Then I'm off tomorrow.

Finally, Work!

I just knew today was going to be busy, if not the busiest. It all started early in the morning with a small print ad, then three more different ads, in Chinese this time.

As the day went on, I got to proofread DM mailers and a brochure. All in all, I worked for a total of five hours. Not a bad day, considering.