the rundown.

as promised... here's a rundown on the new job...

this came about through connections - i swear that's all that counts anymore. 

ariana, owner of the store, told me her dad was looking for someone to fill in for his receptionist while she went to europe for a month. i happily agreed because not only did her dad design the gap logo (crazy huh?), but upon touring the office and falling in love with the space (historically restored downtown building), i also found out he designed some of my favorite historical downtown signage.

as the timestamp on my instagram shows, i've been here about 4 weeks. i thought i'd just be doing normal receptionist things - answering phones, replying to emails, making copies, etc. but i've gotten to do so much more. 

i make color boards (for client color consultations), touch up photos and drawings in photoshop and illustrator, meet oodles of cool people, nerd out over historic photos of slo with my boss, and discover the eclectic and diverse range of things he's designed. 

for example, just today while filing i discovered that his company designed the 24 hour relay tshirts from 2007. call me weird, i think it's wildly awesome to be a part of a company that is so influential on so many aspects of this community that i live in and love. plus i still get to walk to work. and the building, so cool.

just this week, erika got back from europe and scheduling got talked over and i'm now an official employee! it's just part time but i'm so happy to continue my time here. and now i have two jobs that are locally based, are staffed by people that are passionate about the work they do, and are located downtown. i'm telling you peeps - life is good!

happy friday!