G****OOOO****AAAA****LLLLL for USA!!!

My good friend Elizabeth Swann has introduced me to my latest addiction/obsession...the World Cup!! Yesterday we went to BC's Pizza for great beer, yummy pizza, and the France vs. Mexico game.

(single ladies side note: BC's Pizza during the World Cup, is swarming with men!! And they are more than willing to answer rookie soccer fan questions!)

 Today I was up at 6:30 am to watch the USA vs. SVN (Slovenia). I'm NEVER up at 6:30!! It was the largest populated country in the tournament (USA) versus the smallest populated and geographic country in the tournament (SVN). 485 Slovenias would geographically fit in the US.  Its itty bitty! Despite their size they played well, giving USA a run for its money!

I'm hooked!! The sport, the passion, the fan (check out their costumes)!! LOVE IT!

Today at 2pm, I will be watching the ENG vs. ALG (Algeria)!! And I am torn about who to cheer on...I like ENGLAND (cute players and good accents), but the USA needs ALG to win!! Ugh what to do!!!

Smarter than a 6th Grader!!

I know I have addressed the fact that I am self taught graphic designer, so clearly if "I don't" know how to do something, in Illustrator, it clearly doesn't exist!! Right? Wrong.  Once again I have learned something!!! I helped a friend (we'll call her Elizabeth Swann) design t-shirts for her Mother's 70th Birthday Party, that being said, another friend (we'll call her Glinda) helped her to have them printed, online. Glinda and Elizabeth were texting back and forth about the format, that Glinda needed.  She needed a .jpg and I could only send her a pdf or .ai. .I tried to figure out how to do it, but couldn't...so clearly it doesn't exist. Right? Wrong! This is the email I got from Glinda:

http://tinyurl.com/24dbny2

Copy and past that link

Check this out, the day i found this site I laughed my ass off.



Go ahead click on it!! It will make you laugh....

Yeah, I totally overlooked that idea...But thanks to Glinda pointing out the obvious, I was able to take it one step further and learn.  A. You can save an AI file as a .jpg. And, B. I'm not as smart as I think I am, I may even not be as smart as a 6th grader!!!

Thanks G!!!