Morning Rush

I worked immediately as soon as I arrived, foregoing my morning cup of tea. I was editing an advertorial for a client and we needed to submit it today (I was working on it since yesterday). Brooke needed me to cut down some of the copy in order for it to fit in a small ad space.

I managed to remove 95 words from the original 495. However, I laboured in vain because Jim advised us to instead let the artists of the newspaper, where it would appear, lay it out themselves so it would appear like a news item. I didn't mind though because I got to edit — and not proofread — this time.

Then there were French online banners to proofread. I spent 90 minutes doing this. Allison wanted these out today, so it was a rush job again. There were other stuff, too, like brochures, and all my work wound down a little before 4 p.m., giving me some time to write an e-mail to a former co-worker.

It looked like this was the busiest day of the week. Today's client chargeable: 5½ hours. (I couldn't wait to go home and play on my Xbox!)