There are days that remind me why I decided to leave the graphic design field and enter clinical psychology. Because of its nature, graphic design has no integrity. Many of my past clients felt totally justified at taking my work and changing little things (or even big things) without my involvement, and would even be surprised that I might be unhappy with my work being changed (usually for the worse). Does this happen in other creative fields? Do writers, photographers, and painters have to deal with clients changing their work without asking? I am actually thankful for a recent reminder of how little respect graphic design is given in general...it makes me realize that my career change was the exact right thing to do.

I HATE being sick. I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! It's not so much the feeling bad part (although that certainly sucks), it's the not getting stuff done. I can't concentrate on anything long enough to be productive. My body is tired, so I can't move around much before needing to rest. I'm irritable, so things piss me off when they shouldn't. The upside is that I didn't really have anything to do today that couldn't wait.
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