2 July 2009
8:35 am
Ooh child, I am tired! I've been working til the wee hours every night this week. But hey, taking on twice the workload to make sure your job isn't downsized is the new black. Right?
Bloke's been super sweet about my not so sexy schedule. Last night he
brought me my favorite take-out from La Esquina and rubbed my ouchy
feet. The need for foot rubbing would make more sense had I spent the
day laboring on an assembly line, rather than sitting on my arse,
squinting at a computer monitor and slurping coffee. Maybe I should
have asked for an arse rub instead, but I digress.
Naomi and I have our first trend presentation on Monday, and we have
been preparing to the tenth power. It's easy to make fun of the
Nay-Nay, but I will say that her work ethic is truly inspiring. I've
said it before and I'll say it again— to have risen so far while
looking so hideous in a company that places so much value on appearance—you've GOT to be great. Each and every day, homegirl kicks ass and
takes names—all while draped in a gaggy combination of leather and
poly.
So yeah, there are constant taste issues. I've had to talk her down from using pink poster board to create our mood board. Yeah... I'm gonna go with a power point pres, k? And she can't seem to grasp the rule about not mixing silver hardware with gold (unless A. you live in Brooklyn and B. are doing so ironically). And I sometimes have to not look directly at her while she's talking so as not to be overly distracted by, say, her favorite pair of pink jelly shoes worn over tan colored pantyhose.
But other than that, we're a total dream team.
