perceptionist

The time we spent together will not be forgotten. You were my first. I came to you wide-eyed, and you hired me with open arms. Yes, the relationship was one sided at times; I eagerly gave you all I had to give, and you gave me a measly intern wage in return.

But I persisted, and we worked through it. You gave me an official title and the keys to your building. I felt loved. Things were going so well, it seemed.

Alas, you were also my first in other ways. YOU WERE THE FIRST TO CREATIVELY FUCK ME UP THE ASS. Usually it hurts a little until you get used to it, but this is just plain VIOLATION.

You used me to help design your whole women's Fall 09 line. I styled your spring catalog for a ridiculously paltry amount. I gave you inspiration and personal samples to knock off "for the team". You called me into your office to tell me "Things are going well! You fit in with our team! We want you to help design our G line! go make cool hats!"

Fast forward THREE WEEKS, and I have been given a bullshit excuse and laid off with no prior notice. zero, zilch. Not even a week to find a new job.

You are very bad with goodbyes, Goorin Brothers.

Not only that, but you ASKED ME if I knew anyone that could replace me (without letting me know the purpose) the day before you decided to fire me.

SO, GOORIN BROTHERS, THANK YOU FOR THE CREATIVE SODOMY.

Just because I'm an entry-level designer doesn't mean I deserve to be taken advantage of in the manner that I have.

I hope my designs FAIL and cost you money (they won't; they're rad, and you know it).

If you find a steaming pile of shit on your doorstep with a little tiny hat on top, that's a gift from me.

Take it as one last design inspiration.

a long-lost acquaintance posted this recently. it is surprisingly poignant:

the problem seems to be in peoples urges to love so eagerly and fall so quickly that oftentimes they will misplace that person, and fit them into a role that they were not equipped or possibly never intended to fill.

i think that when you find that "right" person they could be right for you in one or more of many different roles.
maybe its in friendship, maybe it is marriage, maybe they are your balance and things just make sense when they are close.
there is really no clarity in this in respect to the original phrase.

when the person is right, you just know they are right ... and if it is important to you, you have to do anything in your power to find out what role they will fit with you, and make sure you appreciate them for what they are to you.

you can never make someone more than they are willing to be.
you have to love them for who they are.

don't ever let that person get away from you, there's no excuse for letting go of love.

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"Good design" distinguishes itself by being inherently multi-faceted; it simultaneously expresses a coherent aesthetic and functional purpose. In good design, aesthetics, functionality, and ingenuity must intertwine and work together as a single thread. Without this harmony, the design fails to be effective.

yay or nay?