And it isn’t from who I would have expected either. It is from one of the smaller periphery brands I subcontract for, that previously had not done much more than the occasional one off print ad for a local grocery store chain. Seems they have undergone some serious rebranding, and/or market positioning so I am essentially building it from scratch in an all new (to me) manner. Not bad.
In other news two other major clients have finally finished their PO’s, so they will need to allocate more funds to continue working, or halt until January 1st. I prefer the allocation of additional funds myself, but since the PO’s lasted from January to nearly the end of November I think they got their money’s worth out of the deal. I hope to convince them to spend more money with my company in 2026, and beyond!
I am still chasing down some small invoices from another client, which is always disheartening. Everybody wants their work completed in a rush, but then can take three to four months to pay out. It’s infuriating. Hurry up, and wait.
In other news, I found a tick on my person earlier today which I’m not all that thrilled about. Not cool. I split wood for seven weeks without issue. Now two days into chainsawing and I pick up a tick from the log piles. Ugh. Not cool man. Not cool.
The Leafs somehow managed to win in overtime last night, which was a pleasant surprise. They did not play well. Lots of missed opportunities. Will kept them in the game for much of the sixty minutes. Let in a loose near side goal which seemed to suck the air out of the room, but then the young kid scored his first ever goal from the sharpest angle possible. So that was awesome. That tied the game at the end of the third. I forget who knocked in the winner, but it was sudden, and kind of anticlimactic of all things. An away game, so it makes sense. No horns. No smoke. No flashing lights. No raucous crowd cheering for blood. A win is a win.
Now I’m waiting for further instruction on the big project. So I’ll watch the snow fall for a spell. Ciao Bella.
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