  i'm turning into katie holmes from abandon. you know, where she goes all crazy when people leave her and she kills the attempting-to-flee loved one. well, important people seem to leave my life. at the most inopportune moment. like cm from maryland (god how i miss her). a couple days ago, i learned one of my art mentors is moving soon. he's the one who's responsible for me being where i am now, and where i'll be in the future.
i like to think of myself as his protoge. he helped me cultivate my design skillset, and inspired me to bring my art and design to a point where i can actually make some money. well, i'm not gaining major bank right now, but i will be able (hopefully) to purchase a house very soon. scary, me owning a house. i'm getting old. 30 is the beginning of the end... ashley from creative writing class in high school said she was gonna kill herself before 30. ha, she's probably some conservative midwest housewife now baking peach cobbler and shopping at JC Penney for her five kids' clothes. anyway, back to my mentor. working with him is such a joy. first off, we have a lot in common. how cool is it for a boss to take his employees to the skatepark in the middle of the workday? man, he was ripping up that half-pipe, too! and more importantly, i learn at least 3 new design techniques things from him everyday. no, i'm not going to katie holmes him.
i'm happy for him. he's going to be making some big bucks where he's going. six figures, i believe. he's one of those people that just goes for it. he's getting a design book published in october. i think he's even putting a screenshot of my work in it! in the car, he told me i have a great future in art and design. i almost kissed him. 
