tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675251477044362882024-03-13T10:03:42.619-05:00Story of My Life...This blog began as a place to post projects and discuss them for my Visual Communications II class and has now evolved into my own personal blog about my life and random happenings, enjoy!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-58300752620310438532011-04-22T11:23:00.002-05:002011-04-22T11:28:27.657-05:00Home StretchSo here I am, utilizing my blog as a procrastination tool for packing. I'm heading home for Easter this weekend and trying to take as much back as possible; I'm realizing there's only 2 weeks left and I still have A LOT (3 years worth) of stuff in this house. Clothes along could fill my whole car...then there's my 2 printers, giant painting, kitchen supplies...thank goodness I'm not taking any furniture back! Also, it would be much easier if Kirksville would make up its mind weather-wise...I don't want to take allll my winter stuff home considering we've had days in the 30's this past week, and with this place that could happen next week or the week after as well. Overall, this is really nothing to stress about, if you wanna talk stress talk about my viscom show...1 1/2 weeks til that nightmare is over. I suppose I'll return to packing now, later blog!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-74943721634287242172011-04-11T23:25:00.002-05:002011-04-11T23:32:23.928-05:00Job HuntingJob hunting is one of the most anxiety-filled, stressful and tedious tasks ever. I constantly worry over each word in my cover letter, the order of my portfolio pieces, appealing to employers in every aspect of their job requirements. If you're lucky, you already have a job...if I'm lucky, you're someone I emailed about a job and decided to explore my blog. I've job-hunted before, don't get me wrong. However, this is real life we're talking about now. I'm not going home and looking for a job that will just pay for my gas while I live comfortably at home, I'm going to need an actual salary now. Is it too late to take back being an art major? It's true what they say...the pay's not the best. So you may be asking yourself "What's this girl's plan? She sounds pretty lost..." I am somewhat lost, but I've decided (unless other opportunities present themselves) to move to the great city of Austin. I loved being there last summer and it seems to have plenty of opportunities. Hopefully the family doesn't mind putting me up a few short weeks until I get my first huge paycheck (kidding) from the hopefully awesome job I will acquire (not kidding). If you made it this far, I commend you on putting up with my job hunting woes. Until next time, starving artist out!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-63650812054954358152011-03-17T00:09:00.003-05:002011-03-17T00:14:35.332-05:00SenioritisI've got it bad. I have all the usual symptoms: staring off into the distance, avoiding homework at any and all costs, being less than enthusiastic when it comes to anything productive. Yes I have quite a bad case of senioritis, but I'm determined to push through! Only 2 months of college remain, and while the thought of that currently sets me feet to dancing, I know it will be bittersweet. College is the ideal environment; you live within minutes of everyone, there's always something to do, and your only real responsibilities are classes (for the most part). Don't get me wrong, I'm more than ready to be a "real girl," but I'm sure going to miss this lifestyle!<br /><br />ps-Blogging is a great procrastination tool (note to other senioritis sufferers).Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-22438783380188584252011-02-27T13:19:00.003-06:002011-02-27T13:28:18.868-06:00I'm Still Here!I realize it has been quite some time (6 months to be exact) since I have utilized my blog, and I figure it was due time for an update on what's been happening. Yesterday evening I returned to Kirksville from a trip to Chicago. Our Truman chapter of AIGA went to Chicago to visit a few design firms, which was very inspiring and enlightening. I love the city of Chicago, however if I were to move there in the future I wouldn't be meeting my goal of escaping the cold and snow...<br /><br />In other news, a week from today I will be road tripping down to Mobile, Alabama to board a cruise ship to go to Mexico! Very excited for some 80 degree weather and relaxation! Just have to make it through this week, which won't be a walk in the park considering our annual report for Capstone is due Thursday and I STILL haven't finalized my logo. I supposed I should inform you all of our senior capstone project. We basically create a company from scratch, focus on identity and branding. My company is called Binky. Originally I was planning on being company focused solely on gourmet, organic baby food. However, I believe I'm going to branch out to more of a baby boutique with other products, with baby food still being the focus. <br /><br />I know this hasn't been much of an update but I plan to start blogging more often now (more than ever 6 months) so hopefully I can slowly but surely catch up. Until next time everyone!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-31668373128103221192010-08-12T20:13:00.002-05:002010-08-12T20:21:10.764-05:00Aaaaand it's over!Today was my last day at LIVESTRONG! Sad sad sad...Only one project to speak of, finished up the postcard from yesterday. We went to lunch at a great Italian place and Diana gave me a small trinket to remember her by. All in all it was a great summer and I learned a lot! I will probably post a couple pictures of some things I worked on in the future...thanks for keeping up with the LIVESTRONG blog everyone!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-29551984011276590252010-08-11T16:46:00.002-05:002010-08-11T16:54:06.519-05:00THIS MUST BE A RECORD!Three blog posts in one day?!?! What is the world coming to?! Just an update on the design I worked on for the day:<br />Not much going on in the design department. I put together a slideshow for the UIC conference in China and started on a postcard that's going to be handed out at Mellow Johnny's advertising the Livestrong Challenge in Austin. That's it, basically all I did today. Tomorrow's my last day and I'm going out to lunch with Diana and some other people from the marketing team. Stay tuned!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-48619571695049575582010-08-11T11:49:00.003-05:002010-08-11T12:05:55.288-05:00Seriously?! It's not fair!Last night I had an aggravating experience. I was going to meet some friends for drinks at a restaurant on the lake. I was running slightly late and eying the door as I approached my destination when I spotted them. A table placed conveniently right outside of the entrance, at which sat 3 adorable little boys adorned in their boyscouts of America uniforms, great. <br /><br />I kept my eye on the door and avoided eye contact as I neared the entrance, I was almost there when I heard it: a little voice with a slight lisp, "Ma'am, would you like to buy some popcorn?" I turned to see a small boy of about 8, red hair, glasses (which didn't disguise his puppy-like wide eyes), and 2 missing teeth. I immediately felt like the worst person in the world. I knew I wasn't going to buy any popcorn. I'm only here 2 more days, I have $6 to my name, and I was in somewhat of a hurry. Nevertheless I rambled off a series of seemingly hopeful questions to the small boy. "Well how long will you be out here? Maybe on my way out? I'm not in town long but I guess if you ship it.." <br /><br />As I walked away, a wave of guilt and shame came over me. I realized, however, I cannot let myself feel that way! It's cruel really, placing those cute kids out there to guilt you into purchasing an overpriced tin of mediocre popcorn. Making you feel like a monster for refusing the freckle-nosed, bright-eyed youngsters. No more! I will not stand for it!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-34339660088151353862010-08-11T11:20:00.002-05:002010-08-11T11:38:37.299-05:00Random thoughts during down time...So here I am at work, haven't done much since there's been a meeting going on for everyone in the office (but the interns apparently) since I got here. <br /><br />Anyways I thought I would share a few random thoughts. Before delving into my frustration with the boyscouts of America, I think I'll share some good news: I picked up my car this morning! However, I realized once I got to work there is a small scratch on the lift gate...and the glass sounds like it's rattling slightly, I'll have to see about that. For those of you who don't know, it all started when I got a flat tire last Friday. I was driving home on the highway, about 3 exits away, when I suddenly heard the haunting "thudthudthudthudthudthud" alerting me of the inevitable...that's right, flat tire. I managed to pull over to the shoulder right where an exit begins to fork from the highway (a seem-ably safe spot). While sitting and sweating and waiting for my trusty grandfather to come help save the day, a policeman arrived. We had the routine conversation, cop: "So what happened here?" me: "what does it look like? I have a flat tire and I pulled over ya dumdum!" Ok, so I didn't say that, but I thought it. <br /><br />Anyways he went on to tell me how unsafe it was for me to be on the shoulder and that he thought it best to push me off the road. I was told to put my car in neutral and allow the policeman to gently guide me from behind with his cruisers front grill-cage-thing. He pushed me onto the access road and told me to pull into the first parking lot or entrance I saw. I did as I was instructed and made a right up a steep hill to a parking lot, and that's when it happened. He pushed me about halfway up the hill and then I suddenly felt myself rolling backwards. Somehow the policeman and broke contact with my bumper and I was rolling back, and likely going to hit his front end if I hadn't stepped on the brake. So I was sitting in my car on a hill, brakes on, when he forcefully hits me from behind. Apparently he was trying to give me a last little push to get me into the parking lot. To make this long story short, there was about $1500 of damage to my back end and 3 cruisers at the scene by the end of the ordeal. Oh, but don't worry, THE AUSTIN PD CLAIMED THEY WEREN'T LIABLE! That's right, I was being pushed off the road for "my own safety" and any damaged incurred is not their fault. Yeah right, that's the biggest crock of...well anyways, it's a messy situation. <br /><br />So my claim is filed and I wait, about 6 months according to my insurance agent, to see if I get ANY of my deductible back from the perp. Now I'm not normally one to heckle law enforcement, but this is just silly. Not to mention the inconveniences I've been put through due to this whole debacle, including early wake ups on my days off and days without my vehicle. Whew, feels good to vent about my little situation...but now it's back to the grindstone!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-87622424239920633282010-08-11T01:10:00.002-05:002010-08-11T01:16:03.603-05:00Last WeekAnd so it begins, the last week of my internship. I must say this summer has been the shortest summer of my life, where did the time go? Today was fun although I didn't have much to work on. I made some copy edits and a logo replacement to a card that Livestrong reps actually pass out at job fairs and college functions recruiting for their internships and for volunteers. This afternoon we had a presentation from Milkshake Media (no they don't make milkshakes, however we did have some provided at the presentation by which wich! mmmm). This company is a design/branding company who helped Livestrong come up with their name and brand. It was interesting to see how it developed from it's very beginning stages. Initially Livestrong was going to be called "This Point Forward" and it's color was going to be orange, sick! I think the brand they ended up creating was quite successful and it was interesting to hear how it came about. I would post more about it now but it is rather late and I am quite exhausted. I have to go pick up my car from the shop in the morning (don't even get me started on why it's there) so I will have to divulge more about Livestrong's birth some other time. Hopefully tomorrow I can go into more detail, but until then...goodnight blog!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-65618863895625284532010-08-05T20:17:00.003-05:002010-08-05T20:21:16.298-05:00If you have 10 millipedes, do you have a centipede?Today was a decent day. Started out this morning by working on a poster for the Austin Marathon/Half marathon. That took a majority of the morning, and it was lunch break before I knew it. I wasn't super hungry for lunch because we got FREE BREAKFAST TACOS AND FRUIT SALAD so I was still satisfied from that. When Diana got back from lunch I helped file a few things and then worked on a chart. The chart was something I actually did a week or so again, just had some changes in the orientation so that wasn't too difficult. That's the jist of the day, next week is the final one so stay tuned for some exciting stuff!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-46561030183110971482010-08-04T17:40:00.002-05:002010-08-04T17:47:43.092-05:00RoastyIt's a roasty day here in Austin, in the middle of a triple digit week. Today I finished up some signage for the Philadelphia LIVESTRONG challenge, after that we had a meeting with a paper vendor. They had some really neat papers, but the coolest was a static charged paper that you could peel off and stick to any surface (but there's no adhesive). It's called cling-z...only designers can get that excited about paper. Immediately following that meeting we had another meeting about a survivor medal that is being designed (intended for cancer survivors). The design is in its very beginning stages; still sketches and ideas, but it was neat to be involved in that part of the process. After lunch I worked some more on signage and the billboard that I was working on last week. The billboard has been somewhat of a challenge. The size of a billboard is just awkward and we have a lot of copy they want to fit on it. Diana decided to think more about the billboard for a while since it's not really working right now...but she had no other projects for me so I got to go a little early today! Diana told me to go eat some ice cream...so I did obviously.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-33051698298205816082010-08-03T23:39:00.002-05:002010-08-03T23:43:21.665-05:00Welpie WelpHey blog,<br />I'm a little exhausted and in need of rest for another work day tomorrow, but I'll fill you in on the day's design events. Today I was quite busy, my work load consisted of Livestrong Challenge signage, Bib changes, Livestrong day collateral and updates to an envelope. Keep in mind 2 of these project required about 5 separate pieces so they were quite time consuming. I went to a meeting at 10 concerning the new patient navigation center and the notepad/written summary we're going to give them to take home at the end of their visits. This is in the infant stages and the meeting consisted mostly of brainstorming. Oh I forgot to mention last week I worked on a billboard that's going to be right here in Austin, exciting! Anyways that about sums up the day, tomorrow I will finish up some signage and I have a meeting at 11 with one of the best printers in the country! Stay tuned!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-47295224168981389902010-07-28T20:03:00.002-05:002010-07-28T20:07:57.434-05:00well....Not much to say today, I worked on the same things all day. I was doing bar charts today...sounds simple enough, however, they are quite time-consuming. You may think: punch in some numbers, add some labels=chart. YOU'RE WRONG! It went something like this: Punch in some numbers, change bar orientation, punch more numbers, rearrange numbers, add some labels, rearrange labels in alpha order, which leades to rearranging numbers, adding percentage labels, changing label font, changing font back, more numbers, changing boxes to pantone 116 c, changing point size, scaling chart, which leads to rearranging numbers and labels, deleting bars, deleting numbers, changing number range, adding notches, deleting notches, labeling axes...and then onto the next chart. I had 4. Anyways I wish I had something more exciting to tell you but that's all I did today. The good news is the day went by quickly with everything I had to do. Tomorrow I'm working on an ad! ooooooooo stay tuned!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-73275256395963122582010-07-27T20:53:00.002-05:002010-07-27T20:56:30.913-05:00Beginning of the EndSo I'm starting the last 3 weeks of my internship...it's definitely flown by! Today I finished up a world map chart I was working on last week. Next I had to make some changes to a notepad and a bib for the Philly Livestrong challenge coming up. I'm currently working on an ad which I'll finish up tomorrow before starting on some charts that are going in a big report (fun fun!) That's pretty much the day, getting back into the swing of things now that the tour's over. Check back tomorrow to hear about how exciting graph/chart-making is!!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-75800937220122346102010-07-22T19:14:00.002-05:002010-07-22T19:25:03.358-05:00I ate a sandwich for lunchSo today I began with the cancer chart I left off on yesterday, I ended up finishing it and Diana is pretty happy with it, yay! Oh also today I got a call from Diana and she was like "Hi, could you come to the copy room? I'd like you to see some of your work..." I thought I messed something up and she wanted me to come see my mistake, like when you make a dog come look at the urine it left on the carpet. ACTUALLY though it was a good thing! She just wanted me to see the giant timeline banner I made last week printed up. It's so weird to see it so large; it's 8 ft long on vinyl and has the grommets in it so it's ready to hang. They shipped it off to China today (Maybe Ping will see it while he's there!) I'm now working on another big project which I left off on today. I have label maps with certain countries and then highlight those countries, and on another I do the same thing but also add some comments with each country. These maps are going into a world report (or something like that). Anyways, we've had larger projects lately so not as many little things to write about, but neat nonetheless! Hopefully I can put a couple pictures on here soon. Until Tuesday!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-56083392143148700222010-07-22T10:28:00.002-05:002010-07-22T10:34:54.132-05:00Wed, July 21SHOUT OUT TO BIG PAPA SCHNEIDS! HAPPY BIRTHDAYYY, YOU'RE WORLD FAMOUS BECAUSE YOU MADE IT ON MY BLOG! <br />So yesterday was solid. First I finished up a poster for the Austin marathon/half marathon. I made a minor edit to the DVD art I did yesterday and now that's off to print. Next I made a notepad in spanish "Apoyo con cancer: 888.888.888" In the afternoon I was assigned my current project which is going to take some time. It is basically a chart with cancer quotes from around the world for a report we're doing. I have to arrange the quotes on a timeline-esque bar with flags next to each depending on the country. I will blog more about that later, but right now it's time to get to work!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-9415228254672589072010-07-20T22:47:00.004-05:002010-07-22T10:35:13.784-05:00Back to the GrindstoneSo today was my first day back after my lovely exotic getaway to Branson, Missouri. When I got to work I was told Diana was working from home today. She had sent me an email with 3 projects and told me she would be able to communicate through IM. The first project was creating a poster for the Austin Marathon/Half Marathon, but it was really just making some changes to an existing poster (changing the picture and copy). Next was placing some DVD art I created last week onto the photoshop template, easy enough. Lastly was labeling and filing some older projects. Diana had an appt at 1:30 so I got to duck out early today. Also, my friend and I went to lunch at the Pita Pit downtown, de-lish! Overall another successful day at Livestrong, we'll see what tomorrow has in store!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-61745715363522887432010-07-14T23:53:00.003-05:002010-07-15T00:08:10.437-05:00Branson Bound!So as you may know I am heading to Branson for a FAMILY REUNION!! However, this will not deter me from blogging about my day. Today went by rather quickly at work due to the HUGE project I worked on, literally, it was 8 ft by 3 ft. The project took me all day due to the fact it was so large and I started it from scratch rather than editing an existing one. Basically the piece was a timeline with some main Livestrong events that have occurred over the past two years (and that are yet to occur over the several months). I was given a model to work off of and some graphics and copy and then began working away! Anyways that's what I did all day but I got it done except for a couple of photos we're waiting on. <br />I'm not working tomorrow since I'm halfway to Branson at this point...but allow me to tell you about the drive. I'm driving down to the thriving metropolis of Branson with Grandma and Gramps in the sassy Jaguar. Now, this is quite a lovely car...when you don't have to road trip in it. I was confined to a single seat in the back which I shared with my bag, laptop, and all the food. I think my grandparents may be under the impression that there is no food supply in Branson; They may possibly have bought out the entire chip supply at Costco and piled them in the back seat. As if the space issue wasn't bad enough, grandparents are also very cold-blooded people. Grandparents love to keep the house rather warm, and same goes with the car. I was in the back seat so I wasn't getting a constant stream of air to begin with, but if I had it would have been the 73 degree room temperature air that didn't do much good anyways. To avoid heat stroke I managed to sprawl my body out in the most awkward of positions so there was no skin touching skin (my knee pits were getting rather sweaty when I had my legs crossed). This required on leg propped up by the window, an arm spanning the back of the seats, the other leg resting on the middle console under the cooler, and my right are just kind of floating around palm up radiating heat. <br />For dinner we stopped at a Czech restaurant because it's "an experience." There was a lot of cabbage and sour kraut on the menu, but I kept it safe and got a burger. When we were finished I asked our waiter for the "czech"! Hahaha...not really, but seriously, how many 'czech' puns do you think they get there every day? <br />While riding in the heated back seat I had quite a few deep thoughts, which I'll leave you with:<br />Why are public bathrooms so awkward?<br />Why is a gentleman's club called a "gentleman's" club?<br />Why do old people keep their cars and houses so hot?<br /><br />If you don't hear from me, I'll be back on here Tuesday!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-84537713909603879812010-07-13T15:44:00.002-05:002010-07-13T15:50:52.351-05:007/13/2010Currently at work, but it's a slooooow day. This morning/early afternoon I had 2 projects: a manifesto poster and dvd. The dvd project consisted of changing a dvd label from black to white and changing all the white copy and logos to black. I also had to switch the position of the livestrong logo and media co. logo. For the manifesto poster I added some copy and a yellow background at the top, added Lance's signature, livestrong logo, black bar and some disclaimer copy. Later I helped another woman in Diana's department scan, email and rename the pdfs of some applications we've recieved requesting different resources. Also, I went to a meeting this morning discussing the new policy platform and how it will be designed and accessed by viewers on the website. That's pretty much it...I got some wristbands to hand out to people at the family reunion at grandpa's request.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-9805174880194185072010-07-09T11:23:00.002-05:002010-07-09T11:28:57.314-05:00Blog-rificHey blog,<br /><br />so let me recap yesterday's events for you: Got to work and had a project that required a minor size change for an ad. Next created a web banner footer of sponsor logos for a website, pretty simple. I also created a graphic of 2 livestrong logos which is going to be printed on a pen. In the afternoon I helped Diana cut and piece together an example of the signage going outside of the new patient navigation center which was tile printed on 8.5x11 paper. No meetings yesterday and Diana let me out an hour early so that was nice. One of our project managers, Anne Marie, is out of town so we haven't been getting as many requests lately. Next week I'm only working Tuesday and Wednesday, so hopefully I'll have more to discuss then. Until next time!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-8019484075102638372010-07-07T16:55:00.002-05:002010-07-07T17:03:35.638-05:00chzech it outTitle is irrelevant to this post...<br /><br />Today at work was pretty solid. Got to work and made some edits to a poster, apparently a sponsor logo was missing. Following this I worked on a couple of different projects the rest of the day (including revisions). One of the projects was creating a web banner ad for the FRS website, so hopefully that will be up sometime in the near future! I'll post a link when it is. Also, I made some changes to a poster. The background photo of David the Triathlete had to be replaced with Carlos, the Bicyclist with the prosthetic leg, along with some minor copy edits and additions. Also, at 11, there was a meeting I sat in on with a freelancer who is working on some annual report. Her name is Belinda and she may be the littlest woman I've ever seen, she's presh. That pretty much wraps up the day at Livestrong, hope you are all watching the tour, go lance!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-7947862870779320502010-07-06T18:03:00.002-05:002010-07-06T18:10:20.024-05:00Relatively uneventful dayAs Diana stated today, the design department during the Tour de France can be either famine or feast. Today was famine. I went to 2 meetings today and did 1 edit for a Livstrong Challenge in Austin poster. The first meeting was basically figuring out a timeline for a large booklet project that will be needed in May. The next consisted of going over some card ideas for Livestrong Christmas cards that Shutterfly.com is doing. This morning there were crepes available as they showed today's tour stage on the big projector screen and later there was Indian food from a presentation so those are good things. That's pretty much my day...oh but since you asked, yes, I did have a good 4th of July. Went out on the lake with the fam, watched some fireworks, and at lots of yummy food...solid. Here's a photo of the staff in our chalkbot shirts from Nike giving a shout out to Lance:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4xbITxLZFQA/TDO3u9ZZzgI/AAAAAAAAATo/ELuSL5s9yVc/s1600/LAF.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4xbITxLZFQA/TDO3u9ZZzgI/AAAAAAAAATo/ELuSL5s9yVc/s320/LAF.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490934388077743618" />GO LANCE</a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-88764878620417120052010-07-01T14:04:00.003-05:002010-07-01T14:19:02.993-05:00WHAT?!?!Today has been simultaneously boring, exciting, great, kind of awful, and full of dramaaaa. Ok I make it sound much more intense than it actually has been. Got to work and came to turn on my computer first thing of course (There is absolutely nothing I do that doesn't involve a computer) and low and behold, my precious intern room Mac is dunzo, dead, kaput, stick a fork in it, it's done. I noticed it had been running slow lately, and Diana said the computer was inherited from someone else...so perhaps it has a past. Regardless, when I turned it on it released a series of obnoxious beeps and tones and continued to do so until turning it off...awesome. Luckily Willy, our IT guy, was quick to the scene and wisked away my technological monitor of being. For the majority of the morning I was without a computer...the good news is we had free sandwhiches, cookies, cake and pie to occupy me. Diana also subscribes to a variety of design magazines she let me mull over. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Willy decided my computer had a hard drive problem and swapped it with this awesome G5 dinosaur. Not really a problem, just annoying. I had to re-setup my email and scrounge around for some files I was saving on my old desktop for my summer portfolio (smart I know). Luckily this computer already had the CS4 programs and all the fonts I needed, but my most recent problem is that it doesn't seem to be connecting correctly with the printers...and i can't do anything about it because I haven't been approved as an administrator on this computer...aghhhh! <br />Anyways, because of this hot mess, I have only managed to make a measly spanish Livestrong graphic to put on a pen...."Apoyo con Cancer 866.927.7205." I can't print it so it doesn't do me much good...<br />Oh! Almost forgot the dramzzzz. Apparently, while hanging signage in the new patient navigation center yesterday, one of the workers managed to put a large puncture in one of the brand new never-before-used leather chairs in the reception area. Turns out it's going to cost $600 to replace...so we have to invoice the sign guy. It's too bad, he's a nice man and I think it was one of his helpers that actualy did the damage, but that's what happens I guess. The signage and wall quotes look really great though! Well, wish me luck on getting my work station back to normal, the old mac is really throwin' off my game!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-49787917745761657012010-06-30T20:18:00.003-05:002010-06-30T20:25:00.094-05:00Short and SweetDisclaimer: this post is going to be short and sweet due to the fact I'm working on a midterm that's due by midnight. <br /><br />Today was awesome. We got free breakfast tacos this morning. I then worked on making some changes to some signage and an ad for the Livestrong Challenge in Austin from yesterday. Before lunch Diana and I went over to the new Navigation Center to check up on the quote signage that's going up on the walls, it looks really good. Did you know they have to have each individual letter made and stick them up one at a time? Even the dot's on the i's and the periods...must be tedious. After lunch I made some edits to an event poster which needed the rsvp information revised. At 3 o'clock Nike came to do a presentation about their new apparel and their plans for the Livestrong Nike collection during the Tour de France. They also talked about the "chalkbot" which is a robot that paints along the Tour route in France; it paints actual messages people submit online about loved ones with cancer, who they're fighting for/supporting, etc. The best part of this meeting was that we got FREE t-shirts and FREE BEER! Also cheese and crackers and chips and salsa. Did I mention the beer was from Canada, US, England and France? We're so cultural. Next Wed. we're going to get free crepes and watch the tour...I'm going to get fat this summer.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467525147704436288.post-67608067334099207412010-06-29T19:28:00.009-05:002010-06-29T21:14:11.786-05:00Read MeMuch has occurred since the date of my last post, so allow me to update you on the life and times of Sarah and her adventures in Austin. When we last left off I was finishing up the work week on a wednesday due to my boss's absence at work on Thursday. I'll skip the boring parts (such as the papers I wrote and Math exam I took) and go straight to the juicy stuff. Thursday night a friend from work and myself went out for some late night mexican at Guerro's, and I can vouch for their queso, delish. Afterwards we went downtown and met some real life Austinites, talk about exciting! Friday I did some more boring stuff, but that evening I went to a Round Rock express minor league baseball game! (see photos below). After the game was a nice fireworks show. They absolutely crushed the Albuquerque Isotopes by the way...<br />Saturday I babysat early, about 8:30, and got done around 11. I then made my way to the lake house to watch the sad sad US/Ghana game, but cheered up via a few jet ski rides on the lake after. Sunday night I went to see Toy Story 3, but wait, there's more...IN THE IMAX AAANNNDDD IN 3-D! It's pretty great, I would recommend it to all. Yesterday Livestrong had a benefit at a restaurant on the river which I went to with a few other interns, it was nice...we got free drinks and delicious food (personally I was a fan of the bacon wrapped jalapenos) and enjoyed the lakeside view. Immediately following the happy hour benefit, a friend and I from work went to a concert. The band is a lesser-known one, which made it so much better since I got an autographed t-shirt AND photo with them! We then went out to a couple bars with the merch guy...although we were under the impression the band was coming out with him, so a slight disappointment, not gonna lie. Whew, now that that book is written it brings us to today. <br />Waking up today was rough considering my 4 am bedtime this morning, but it did not deter me from a productive day! First thing when I arrived at Livestrong was a meeting. Basically the marketing team is just beginning the infant stages of brainstorming for next year's Livestrong Challenge campaign. It's pretty neat to see everyone bouncing ideas off each other and coming up with something that alllll the design with be focused around next year. After this I work on some livestrong challenge ads, using photoshop to add and adjust the featured people in each ad. I forgot to bring lunch today but I munched on some delicious grapes and trail mix from the kitchen. This afternoon I worked on some signage for a Livestrong challenge and from 3:30-5 Livestrong screened a documentary called 'Ride the Divide' about a grueling bike race that goes from Canada to Mexico; less than 40 people have ever even finished it! The director was there so we got to do a q&a and everything so it was pretty neat. Getting off work late however meant I had to endure the traffic home, it took an hour to get back...and it's been raining alllll day. My fingers hurt from typing but that was a much needed update, come back tomorrow for a fresh new post! And check out da pics!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4xbITxLZFQA/TCqULpZ5DII/AAAAAAAAATQ/52qNCpCL6Mw/s1600/IMG_1303.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4xbITxLZFQA/TCqULpZ5DII/AAAAAAAAATQ/52qNCpCL6Mw/s320/IMG_1303.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488362023718292610" />Round Rock Express</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xbITxLZFQA/TCqmdjHG4YI/AAAAAAAAATg/oFTwmkOPhyA/s1600/IMG_1314.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xbITxLZFQA/TCqmdjHG4YI/AAAAAAAAATg/oFTwmkOPhyA/s320/IMG_1314.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488382122475839874" />Fireworks after the game</a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102589944042938299noreply@blogger.com0