ndooblog

I am the worst blogger, seriously The medium just doesn’t exactly work for me, but I don’t want to abandon it either. Just trying to update this the best that I can. Sorry!

2010 has been quite the year so far, but it’s been a positive one nonetheless.

Everything I said in the last post, you know, about losing weight, reading, self-employment didn’t exactly pan out the way I wanted them to.

First, self-employment. Tried freelancing for a little bit. After a month, I realized it just wasn’t for me. Grateful for the experience and have met some wonderful people, but there are so many things wrong with the freelancer/consultant and client relationship. I like collaborating with someone 1 on 1 on a project. No more projects where the client just needs a one-off design and I’m just providing the service. So many things go wrong; there’s so much miscommunication. Designers get ripped off so often. But I’m glad I was able to experience that firsthand.

Anyway, I started doing some contract work with a non-profit organization called Housing Works. Basically I was just working on a single project — redesigning and doing the markup for one of their partnered campaign websites. It was a great experience; really happy with the end result. The site should be going live the next week or so.

After a month of actively looking and interviewing, I managed to find a new job! Woo! I actually start this Thursday at a company called Kikin. I’ll be coming on board as the new UI designer. Really excited!

Okay, second goal, reading. I actually didn’t have a lot time to do much reading, mainly because I was constantly searching and meeting with clients. Maybe instead of listening to music during my commute, I’ll read instead.

Third, losing weight. This actually has had the most successful outcome. Since I last blogged, I managed to lose 15 lbs! :)

April is going to be an exciting month because I’m also moving into a new place on 38th street and 8th ave. The apartment and the neighborhood is such a huge improvement over the current place. I’ll miss Harlem though, but not *that* much, haha.

Aside from the new job and new place, nothing much else going on in my life. Mark and I are thinking about taking a trip to San Francisco to go visit Mauvis for a weekend. Would love to do a small weekend trip with some friends when the weather warms up.

Had a joint birthday party with my friend, Sharon, over the weekend. So many people showed up, so much fun! Tasty food in Chinatown, champagne at the Bubble Lounge and late night karaoke in Ktown. One of the best birthdays I’ve had in a long, long time.