It's good to know that I'm actually staying busy. Spent Thursday and Friday doing some work for Marriott down in Bethesda. The work wasn't hard, though mainly production oriented which always seems to take me longer than your average production artist. But I was getting paid and that was the important part. The commute isn't the greatest, especially the part driving on 495, which really is a pain. But if they need me next week, I'll be using my time more wisely, and get some reading or work done on the way there and home. And if that doesn't happen, then at least I've got a couple of things in the pipeline. (Right now, all I want is a good cup of coffee, and my coffee supply is nil and the neighborhood cafe doesn't open until 7, I think. Or it may be 8 since it's a weekend.
So, is the good news or bad? I mean, according to the government 262, 000 jobs were created and at the same time, 251,000 more people reported themselves to be unemployed. Yet, the stock market reacted positively to these numbers saying that the labor market is on the mend. The way I read the article is that it's fabulous news that all these jobs were created and the quarter-million increase in unemployed is 'benign.' Pardon me while I scratch my head in wonder. I mean from an economics point, it's good that companies are hiring and creating jobs. But I think one would still be concerned about the largest increase in the number of people looking for work since June of 2003. Where is my Keynsian knowledge when I really need it. There just has to be some standard economic theory at work here.
So, the weekend will be busy. Liam's third birthday is Monday and we are having a small family celebration tonight. We bought him a bike, a very cool and blue bike (just need a giant ribbon) and I just know he's going to be the Mad Max of the training wheel set.
Well, that's about all for now. The family will be waking up soon and I'd actually like to finish something before my quite time is invaded. : ^ )
Posted by robdesign at March 5, 2005 06:29 AMHappy birthday Liam!Enjoy the bike.
Posted by: emily at March 6, 2005 09:01 AM