Oh look! A door may have closed, but another one has opened!

Here's the email I received from the colorist this morning,

"This is my first and last experience with *Writerdork* me thinks ... if indeed this is a habit with him! Like you, I don't want my work counting for nothing. I say we take our work and create something else with it. Rename all the characters and come up with a way different story. Put on your thinking cap and so will I!!

He has his words and we have our art. Just remember also, it's just more in our portfolios so it's not useless work. I also SOOOOO understand (we are kindred spirits in this) getting TIRED of doing artwork with no pay. It's our idealism Julie, a right pain in the ass it can be at times. So, we are still moving forward in some venture as I think we need to. Keep smiling and don't let him run your emotions, we run them, remember!"

We also talked on the phone last night. She's got all of our work, he'd dropped it off with the letter. She said she wondered why he left in such a hurry...the pussy. I feel absolutely fine about the situation. I called it, I knew what I was getting into and my ego is not bruised at all. I've learned some important lessons from all of this:

1. Never, ever work with an unprofessional loser again, make sure they have some useful experience under their belt.

2. Get ALL the facts straight IN THE BEGINNING ~ Who is involved? Where is this going?

3. Secure PAYMENT CONTRACT (hourly charge/per square inch charge) IN THE BEGINNING.

And most of all...

4. DON'T AGREE TO BE THE VEHICLE TO SOME DOUCHEBAG'S PIPE DREAM.

That's all it was, I knew it. Same with that bitch who left me in a lurch three years ago. Fine. Be that way. I don't give a shit. I still have my talent! ASSHOLES! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!

Way to go with the confidence, huh? It also helps that Ron and I had an amazing talk last night. He and I seem to be more on the same page than I thought. It's a relief... We have our work cut out for us, but there is so much room for growth. All we have to do is take it one day at a time...and have fun while we're at it!

Speaking of fun, Ron and I signed up for our scuba diving lessons. We're gonna start next weekend! I'm so excited! We're planning on going to Hawaii (it'll be my first trip there, I'm DYING to go!) for some lovely scuba experiences. I've been wanting to get certified forEVER and I'm FINALLY gonna do it! I can't wait to dive and actually be comfortable with it. My first experience in Cancun was way too short... We went 30 feet down and there was a 15 foot drift...I got seasick and had to cut the experience short in order to get to the surface and puke. I've found out since then that you can apparently just go ahead and puke through your regulator. Nice. I hope that's true. At the same time I hope I never have to do it. Ewww...

Anyway, I'd better get some shit done. I can't wait to get out of here today. I'm so tired of working. I still need to get the fuck away... Be patient, it's coming...

Bye Bye for now.