Yes Way!

This announcement feels unreal.

Here it is: I am probably getting an intern!

I know.

I'm obviously very very excited. It seems grand. I'm nervous that I may look like a joke but I also think that Argyle Whale could be a pretty helpful internship for an art student. The college I graduated from (Montserrat College of Art) will, hopefully, be matching me up with a student who hopes to open their own online business and I'll be showing them all that I've learned about branding, networking, marketing, customer service, product styling and all that good stuff. My goal is to help a student know how to start their business so they don't have to muck around listlessly for a couple years like I did when I was trying to figure it all out on my own.

I still have a lot to learn myself but I'm happy to share what I know and (of course) an extra pair of hands is more than welcome!

Gopher image above is by Justin Liew. I promise I won't treat my intern like one!

Apartment Therapy is making me mushy.

I just found out from a very nice buyer that my "Coolest Cloud" drawing was featured on ApartmentTherapy today. They were doing a little feature on rainclouds and I feel very lucky that they spotted mine!

I am thoroughly exhausted from being on my feet at work and from staying up late all last night watching the whole Indiana Jones trilogy but there are still butterflies in my stomach and I'm getting those shiver twitches that happen when I'm really thrilled but can't muster the energy to do some air punches and high kicks. It is a great feeling to be featured on a blog that I frequent regularly and that has a lot of readers.

My head is swelling and I'm going to be all full of myself until the moment I get into work tomorrow to find that none of my coworkers have heard of Apartment Therapy. That happened with the Boing Boing feature. Everyone was happy for me because they are excellent friends but I really wanted to hear someone squeal with recognition.

Boing Boing, Apartment Therapy and Etsy are so huge to me that I forget that many people haven't heard of them and they use the internet primarily to check their email. Few of my friends and family are as internet overloaded as I am with my Flickr, Etsy, blogging, Myspace and a handful of other web-pursuits. Oh, the great INTERWEB! I feel like it's my secret garden where I can see great design and cute animals. I know this is the dweebiest profession of love ever but ... I love the internet! There. I said it. I could definitely use a bit more fresh air and exercise though.

P.S. Today is Justin's birthday (we celebrated yesterday though). It's also a lunar eclipse evening. This is in honor of both. Feast your eyes and PLEASE watch the whole thing. She c r a z y.