G'day folks,
My goals are finally in progress. Eating less and healthy and not gain weight and slowly losing weight or at least keeping active. You gotta give me kudos for trying since I hate exercise!!
Work is turning around for the better, getting more responisibilty and problem solving during different situations. Even getting more experience and thinking for myself and helping others learn. I'm happy at work and I still get the same excitment rating since I've been working at Coles in March 06.

Earning money and trying to save it has been also a hard task for me to do. So far I've saved up just over a grand and a half in the last 2 months so I can go to Melbourne and even have enough money for XMas presents this year. I'm even doing side projects to keep the cash flowing. ie Business cards and ads for the locals in rockhampton... I've just done a few ads this month and I've had training, so the results are always pleasing to the customer.
If you would like a cheap graphic designer... I'm your CHICKY!!

I've even rang Bel Canto and book appointments for singing lessons for my mum and I to do every 2nd saturday, so eventually we might be performing xmas carrols or some shows in the Pilbeam Theatre. I'll keep you posted on those events!!

Oh and I nearly forgot, I've also been a busy bee and writing some flute music and thinking of doing some solo pieces or be a guest performer playing a tune with bands like Level 27 and Black Sons of Oblivion. Yes yes they are excited and happy to let me play in one of their songs... or even let me compose a piece for that matter... yet again I'll keep you posted if I get to be in a gig with the bands...

Lastly I do this as a hobby to improve myself and find a career path... I'm even going to enrol back into TAFE and going to do some Make-up/Beauty courses for commercial use.
I am a graphic designer, a photographer, a music composer and a happy junkie in progress!!

GIVE ME PRAISE!!! && <3 ME!!
From Zay! XD

Here is a list of things that have happened to me in 2008, which has either made me a better person by being more resilliant, wiser, stronger and happier.

Jan: My god sister visits me for new years and tagging along with her an old friend I haven't seen since primary school, 2001.

Feb: Started a Graphic Design course and loving it. Plus my dad joined too, he was my class mate

March: Had a relationship lasting me 17 months and ended. Still friends though, sigh of relief.

April: My 19th b'day had over 7 people showing up that night. Got a pink dress & matching shoes. Dyed my hair orangy red.

May: Became a regular at the Heritage night club. Started to drink more and had a group new of friends. (friends didn't last long)

June: Discovered a techno group 'NAU'. Requested PNAU songs Wild Strawberries and Embrace 3 months straight. Plus worked at a printing factory for 3 months as well as working nights at Coles.

July: Travelled to Brisbane alone to see friends and family and admired works of Picasso and his collection at the museum. My great grandma passed away at age 91.

August: Dyed my hair red and dark brown. Attended more parties, hung out with the clubs. Applied for Web Design and Pre Press courses, didn't finish all the assignments. Got my first SHAKIRA DOLL off eBay!

September: Best friend Cindy moved away to Brisbane. Caught in a limbo, wondering if I am ready for a relationship. Got pretty stressed to impress myself and everyone else that I can work at 2 jobs without complaining. Kept going to the Heritage Hotel danced away my problems...

October: Got given a phone number by a hot guy at work and dated for a week and during that time I found out I didn't get the apprenticeship at the printing factory. Couldn't have been happier! The stress disappeared and I was becoming myself again! Dressed up as a Witch for Coles Halloween fundraising day.

November: Took my graphic design to the next level; designed a PNAU t-shirt for Cindy and I. Saw PNAU live at Stereosonic festival in Brisbane and was extremely let down. Friendship with Cindy grew fonder.

December: Discovered that some people are not worth it. However, made some new friends who aren't back stabbers. Had a quiet XMAS, no brother or aunty visiting this time. A new night club opened up, Cindy & I checked it out and found out that Cindy isn't a fan of PNAU...

First time I created a Shakira DVD, bought and recieved a Shakira Shirt from her website.

Relationship Status: Still single and still my hair is orangy red... Anyone care to dye it forever red for me?

Hey all, I've just completed my 1st semester of my 2 year course in graphic design at tafe. I showed my co-workers and friends my completed journals (3 of em) and I got 2 job offers!! I'll be a busy bee this July!! I just re enrolled for semester 2 (first year) and we're doing book designs/printing, more logos, more typography/font making and WEB DESIGN!!!

My mate who owns a amusement park business wants me to design a new logo for his lil business. Wants more than 3 variations of type/fonts styles and designs and I have the freedom to colour the logo any colour I like and I can add pictures or symbols for his logo! His mum wants to see some variations of my designs and help him choose which looks good etc. A co-worker from the shopping centre liquor store wants me to design a business card for his show dogs! He was impressed with all my journals as he saw my 'HotSpot' logo, letterhead, business card, with complements slip and envelope. Please go to my gallery at: [link] to see my hotspot designs & journals.

I am learning and using ADOBE CS3 Suite the package includes: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, WebDesign Standard.
If you would like a website created by me, please let me know after the september holidays as I'll have more experience! Also if anyone has any side projects or businesses that needs (re)vamping, let me know and I can help you!

Here's a mini list of what I can do..

*Logos (colour/black & white)
*Letterheads
*Business cards (landscape/portrait)
*Envelopes
*Complements Slips
*Flyers & Newspaper Ads
*Animation for Internet Advertising
*Web building & designing (This offer is available from September)
*Booklets (full colour & saddle stitched)

I may charge you more than $50 bucks depending how much work I put into it and if I have to go to the printer and get it professionally done for you.
I'm only charging low fees because I'm doing this as a hobby and work experience ONLY. Fully qualified graphic designers will charge you $800!! My 'cheap' offer ends in January 2009!

Email me ashtray_gurl@hotmail.com!!
Regards, Zay.

Hii everyone
its been ages, yes i know here's my update
i'm now 19 and am single
doin graphic design at tafe college and hoping to pass and my dad is in the same class, so we're class buddies!! lol its hilarious!
i'm learning how to use adobe cs3 suite illustrator, photoshop and indesign, if you know how to use them or got any tips or even artwork for me it would be great to know and observe! i've created a logo and a shakira redraw YES I FINALLY DID SHAKIRA ON THE COMPUTER!!!!! a cartoon picture of her will be here soon on dev art!! Still dont know what to do though, I want to be a graphic designer but I'm not sure if this course will be here next semester or next year because people keep dropping out which means classes get smaller and so far its only me and some other girl in class this morning, not looking good at all
being single sucks cos i miss the ex but never mind its been over a month i should be over it by now. anywhos class is starting now so i have to go!
more stuff to come from me soon i promise, just a lil nervious that i suck at the new programs! please give me moral support!!

Howdy everyone!
I've been wondering if any body has BEBO and can make BEBO Templates/Themes...?

I was hoping somebody could create a special design for me on my profile. I love the one I have it shows how much I like buttons and pink but it doesn't have any orange or Shakira, everyone knows I love the colour orange and the famous singer, Shakira!!!

So please let me know if you are able to do my request! Give me a note saying heading as 'Shakorange' so I know its a template.

I had a Happy Xmas & New Year. Glad to know that everyone else is having a good time!
Would be great if i could get these entries in by april so I could have it as a B'DAY present!