what about this

I've noticed a bit lately that it seems at first like there are somethings that are similar to what I'm looking for in order to do certain projects but never what I actually need... then out of nowhere I stumble across a solution that would allow me to have more control over exactly what I intended

I love it when a plan comes together.

Take care of yourselves,
Rovingjack

Clarifying

The idea of an altered book is to use the structure of a written text to make a sort of scrap book, as artfully as possible.

Penmanship is to really work on my handwriting and even start refining my calligraphy a bit.

And Glamour bombing is doing something sneaky, artistic and unexpected to inspire the feeling that makes people believe in magic. But they are meant to be about the art and not the artist. They bring smile and warm feelings and touch on the kid in all of us that wants to clap when somebody asks you to clap if you believe in fairies. They are often times things of mystery or whimsey that without an artist atributed to the are taken as something other than the creation of a person.

It's sort of hard to explain but easy to recognise when you see it.

It comes from the idea that Glamour, as in magical influance is spread via something that explodes with magic and spreads it far and wide.

Thats for now, I'm tired and just need to tidy some things up before bed. I had a rough day.

Take care of yourselves,
Rovingjack

New master list

a bit belatedly here is my list of things to try and do for the year.

Doing half of them would be decent, I imagine more things will come up during the year. But for now I've had to set a rule that no new projects can be added until five of these are marked off.

Brace yourselves.
1) advice column
2) keep up with my web comics
3) add another web comic for my muses
4) make more jewelry and then list it on etsy
5) write up some book proposals for non fiction.
6) see about being a tutor or life coach (had a potential client fall through recently)
7) tend to my growing number of blogs
8) create several new props
9) create some hats
10) Make a clock
11) make runcible items
12) make prototypes of games and play test them
13) Artist alley at Connecticon
14) Penmanship
15) carve gourds
16) signlanguage study
17) metal working
18) altered book
19) learn to play an instrument
20) make hand made paper
21) make paper dolls and items for them
22) fabricate a few other items (lamps, spice racks, journals, ect) for experimentation and possable sales.
23) glamour bomb
24) edit some more of my past writing
25) finish some of my writings
26) Nano 2010
27) script frenzy 2010
28) make five maps at least this year
29) get something printed in a magazine or a newspaper
30) network more
31) learn how to better sell myself and not sell myself short.
32) finish some bussiness cards
33) Loom knit something
34) make some toys
35) look into having a vending machine
36) make working locks.
37) talk to locksmiths about maybe apprenticing.
38) make a terrarium
39) Utile Toga
40) Soaps, perfume, or other fragrance items in the twelve styles I came up with.

Yeah that aught to keep me out of trouble... sorta.

Take care of your selves.
Roving Jack

3.5+1.5=4=new bussiness math

I come in at quarter to four pm. I change into a spare uniform because you have failed to supply one as stated you would. I find a spare locker to keep my things in while working because you have not supplied one like you should. And I do it off the clock.

I then go up the elevator and clock in on time at 4pm. I go to my station and proceed to make sure it's fully stocked and clean and ready to go for the night. It takes about ten to fifteen mins.

I then usually get my first few customers, whom I must describe the entree to or the alternative options, then serve them as they request by getting each item (sometimes up to 12 items per) aqnd in the desire portions, before mixing and presenting said item. I'd say about 2 mins and 30 seconds per person is a reasonable time frame in which to do this.

I then proceed to do this 85 times before 730pm while managing to keep my items stocked and clean.

Then I have to take all the utensils and serving materials to the dish room, and find bags and clean containers. say seven minutes.

Then I have to top off and clean/replace and prepare each of 24 containers and 16 bottles for the next day. say twenty eight mins (just under a min per container for going to the back and getting the materials bringing them out stocking and bringing back the remainder). Then another load of dirty dishes. anoter five mins.

Then I shut of the cooling tables and wrap each container and store it in the fridge at thirty seconds per container that would run about 15 mins counting the bottles.

Then I have to spray down and wash, scrub and dry thirty square feet of stainless steel. Maybe it could be done in ten mins.

Sweep up the floor take broom, trash and rags to the back, five mins. and clock out before changing out of my uniform off the clock.

Now lets do the math. 210 mins serving plus:
7
20
5
15
8
10
+5
----
70

that comes out to 280 when conditions are ideal (which they never are). So heres is the part I'm having trouble wrapping my brain around. Given a sixty min hour, and the workload as described above at the very least. How is it that you figure there is now reason for me to need more than 4 hours and that you expect me to clock out and leave with everything done and perfect by eight pm.

So you know what, it's fikkin killin me right now but I clocked out at 8pm. a third of the containers where not fully stocked and I certainly didn't have the time to make back ups for you tomorrow like you've come to expect from me. I didn't whipe down the counters and sweep the floor. I still worked 15 mins off the clock because there are some things I just had to do.

But, well, you get what you pay for (or in this case a bit more), let me know how much you liked it come tomorrow will you.

take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack