Yay. :)

After a much longer than planned break from the workforce, I'm back to the grind. I signed my contract this morning with Plumbheavy. I had my first interview with them back in November and was told that they probably wouldn't have room for an addition to the team until January. Instead of making any serious effort to secure another job, I waited it out and now I start next week.

I actually got really lucky. I only applied at two firms in Edmonton. One was a very small studio and I wasn't really expecting them to need another designer. I LOVE their work though, so figured it was worth a shot. They were incredibly sweet and complimentary but "just didn't have the budget for another designer," which is cool. I might apply there again if I'm in Edmonton a few years from now. Plumbheavy was the second place I applied to and I got the interview right away. I had found their site while living back in Halifax and thought the principle designers seemed really cool and the work was along the lines of what I wanted to do. I'm happy it worked out in the end.

The studio is really nice too. Well-lit and spacious with lots of inspirational work on the walls and very random stuff on shelves. I spotted a Napoleon Dynamite action figure on my boss' desk sitting beside his jewel encrusted tiara. :) Hopefully that's a good indication of their personalities. During my first interview, I didn't get a great impression from anyone and was a little worried about not getting along with them. Today, however, everyone was really awesome so I'm hoping that first meeting was just an off day in the studio.

So hooray. I'll be back to regular pay-cheques by the end of the month. I'm totally going on a shopping spree for at least one or two items. I was just going to settle for a Nintendo DS Lite and possibly a Wii, but my iBook computer is really starting to die on me so I'm thinking it's time to get an iMac decked out with RAM. :) *drool* We'll see. I'd also love a Cintiq tablet but I think that'll have to wait for a while. I'm getting ahead of myself and still have that Asia trip to plan.

xo