bummer

it's officially a no-go for working at Crate. I received a letter from them in the mail letting me down softly. I'm really bummed about it because I really wanted to work there. Sometimes I feel like I'm just not good enough to work at the places I really want to work at. Blaaaaaahhh. Oh well. Moving along.

I have two interviews coming up this week. One on Thursday with the University Of Chicago and one on Friday with a small design company that manages a few art stores in the downtown chicago area. Pray for me people! I'm so bored beyond belief as an unemployeed person. I wonder how stay at home moms DO it! Tomorrow I'm going to join the gym across the street because with all this time on my hands I might as well have a kick ass body ;) Also, I'm pretty sure I'll be working part-time at Banana Republic so that I don't go completely insane during the day...maybe an employee discount will allow me to buy some clothes to finally dress my age.

Bridget!

My friend Bridget was in Chicago for the weekend to attend a wedding in the suburbs. On Sunday I got the chance to hang out with her and catch up. I meet up with her and two of her friends at the Jazz Fest in Grant Park. After getting the eye from some old guy because we were talking (isn't jazz sopposed to be background music) we all decided to head over to Giordano's for some deep dish. Afterwards we went to the bar at the top of the John Hancock Building and drank a martini. I was a little nervous about going up 96 floors in an elevator but lucky for me the elevator was super fast and jetted us up in 10 seconds. Once we were at the top, we sat at the best table in the bar, right next to the window where we got an amazing view of the lake and northside of the city. We were a little surprised that the best view was in the ladies bathroom! From there you can see the entire city icluding the Sears tower, and Navy Pier. We thought it was pretty funny that the men's bathrrom did not have the same view, they didn't even have a window!

Smith Museum of Stained Glass

This weekend, Tim and I checked out the Smith Museum of Stained Glass at Navy Pier. After that, we rode the ferris wheel.

so...

After 2 months of job hunting, I think something very good has finally come along. I went on that interview with the company that randomly called me while I was driving to Crate & Barrel. Turns out they are exactly the kind of company I've been hoping to work for. They are located downtown and work a lot in the sports entertainment industry and have clients like ESPN, Wilson, and the Chicago Bulls. They do everything from marketing to PR to video production, to graphic design all under one roof; a one stop shop. Since I knew that they called me, it was the most comfortable interview I've ever been on because I felt confident that they would like my work (after all, why else would they want to meet with me?). They told me that they like to get to know their graphic designers on a freelance basis at first to see whether or not you can work at their pace and fit in with the team. This would mean working on-site freelance for 2 days a week, then more, then evidentially (hopefully) full-time. The freelance period would last anywhere from 1-3 months before they make a desicion on whether or not to keep you. This all sounded great to me, especially after I told them that during that time I would continue to look for full-time work (because you never know) and they supported that idea. However they did say that they would hope that I would consider them first, which made me feel like there was a real chance of full-time work with them. After the interview, the art director gave me a tour of the office. The style of the studio was very hip and loft-like with hardwood floors, exposed ceiling, a lounge area with a big screen TV, a ping pong table, and a separate space for just the graphic designers (who by the way were playing good music). After the interview the woman told me they would be calling me soon to talk about details. Yeah! Finally something to be excited about. Let's hope this all pans out :)