How awful would it be for me to quote one of my favorite songs?
Okay, I'm doing it.
It's a simple line from the song Let Go by Frou, Frou (Imogen Heap's band):
"You can't await your own arrival."
I have loved that song since I heard it in the movie Garden State...which was, what? Five years ago? And I knew the damn lyrics...but for some reason there I was: awaiting some type of arrival. Like there would be this one moment where someone turned and said, "okay this is your life starting now."
I think we can all agree it doesn't work like that. Life has been around before everyone reading this, and will be around after all of us. What have I been waiting for?
There's no trumpet to mark our arrival; these are our lives. And the greatest thing about that one, we create the next moment. Nice.
YESTERDAY'S CHALLENGE:
Yesterday I didn't work when I got home from work, which was great! I mean I worked, but I worked on my own website. And by work I mean I googled a lot of things about creating websites, copied the source code from pages I like, made a logo in PhotoShop and tried to learn. I say try because I did not set out to succeed; I set out to attempt. Perhaps it's pathetic that I have to trick myself with semantics, I just know if I feel like it's something I should be able to do and can't, I'll give up. Luckily, I am easily fooled.
TODAY'S RISK: Ordering Business Cards.
I have been asked for a business card on countless occasions; I have never had them. Why? Because I never really knew what the hell to put on them. I was waiting for some type of definitive title before I took the plunge. What am I waiting for now? Nothing. I'm doing it! If anyone knows of a good site to order and design them: I am listening! Thank you!
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for inexpensive business cards go to VistaPrint.com - they are cheap and so easy to create, and after your first order you'll get great deals on all marketing materials, sometimes even free - I've been getting postcard and business cards from them for years.
ReplyDeletethanks Vinnie! You're awesome! Congrats again on booking a major gig! All good things.
ReplyDeleteJamie, I've been loving reading your blog. It's brave and exciting what you are doing. I've ordered calling cards and business cards from a woman on Etsy, who's aesthetic I really dig, so here is the link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/happygirlgreetings
ReplyDeleteKeep rocking and rolling.
Best,
Erin
Erin! Thanks for reading it - just went over to your site - amazing! Seriously, your about me is...wow.
ReplyDeleteThe Happy Girl Greetings is awesome. THANK YOU, I love a simple aesthetic.
Rock on.
I second the Vistaprint recommend... but get matte paper. SO much classier... ;)
ReplyDeletethanks for all the tips!
ReplyDeleteThanks James!
ReplyDeleteI'm almost too excited... but that being said not to contradict the one and only NickColeman - after all it was he who introduced VistaPrint to me five years ago, if you're going to use a picture, get glossy, if not go matte...
Hi sweet girl,
ReplyDeleteSo I have been reading your blog and being shored up in my own journey by how close you are to my heart even though miles and miles away. I think you encapsulate all that I loved about living there ;)
May I contradict the two lovely gentlemen above? I used Vistaprint in the UK and it looked lovely but it has become so commonplace now that people know they are free. That becomes part of the subliminal message you hand to people along with the card. I shelled out money for a real print job with my formatted logo instead of the pre set images they have (although lovely) and I found it made a difference in my presentation of the card.