dog eat ... anything

What makes a good assistant?

Loyalty? Cleverness? Hard working ethics? Fear? Does the job description change depending on the industry/company?

I have had a revolving door of assistants. That makes it sound like I am a super lite version of an Anna Wintour parody but such is not the case. There are many factors that had a hand in spinning that door and I have to watch it turn.

The ultimate ladies man and most self destructive downward spiraling character on TV, Don Draper has a line to Joan when she has to hire Peggy's replacement that he wanted "someone who wants the job". Despite the misogyny of that office environment, the truth rings in that line. Even in a position that is substandard in power or pay grade, you want someone who wants to be there.

The job climate now is desperate, which makes for more competitive aggression so you'll have candidates left and right vying for your open spot, just to have a spot. Keeping them however, is the real job.

Prince and His Purple Guitar

I can't decide if i want to marry him or be him.


PRINCE ACOUSTIC Musicology
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I have never been a confrontational person.... I sometimes fancy myself as tough, no nonsense, and strong willed. But most often I'm sarcastic, wisecracking, and spastic in my thoughts.  My thoughts are mirrored by how I talk at a speed that takes getting used to in order to understand. Like a weird smell that you slowly get used to but it eventually dissipates. I remember friends used to relay how others would ask "She talks so fast, how do you understand her?", to which my friends would just shrug, "...you just get used to it." This aspect of my personality is at once both quirky and disenchanting.
I've worked on that part. The coherence. Being understood when you speak is an obvious positive quality, but oddly not emphasized enough to many. In my third year of college, I had to do a presentation on... what was it exactly... it was about how body language and physicality can affect a group work environment. I did great amounts of research, created a detailed outline of my entire presentation, drew up fun vector visuals, and practiced over and over in front of the mirror in my South Campus studio room. The practice helped me memorize all the points I wanted to hit but it more importantly practiced my new slower pace in talking. I annunciated, I opened my mouth more, and I left pauses after each statement. After I gave my presentation, I was received with very complimentary reviews. The one major comment was how well I paced my speech, which meant they were all worried I was going to reel off a tumble of words.
I'm also a rambler...a sober rambler...just imagine me after several cocktails...and if reading up until now, I am a typing rambler too. blah blablah blah blah....

One of my original inspirations from my all time favorite

Sightseeings

Jury Doodles...Part 1

Doodles from the jury box brought to you by

Kidney #1

Surgical Aftermath (not to scale)

If you ever want to donate a kidney, this may (or not) give you an idea of what will be done 

(head to the right)

No, it's not an old woman. It's the defense lawyer.

The only drawable object in the room

A very still expert witness

Jury Duty...

I just officially finished my first (and hopefully only) time serving jury duty. It's been two weeks of misery...just plain legal jargon filled misery. Since I was prohibited to speak or express any information or personal sentiment over the case while in trial, I can now spew all the thoughts or information I want. So over the course of the next week or so I'll be posting up the fun sketches I did while trying to stay awake.