Going off into a mental desert? Check.
Tears streaming down your face while looking at a finished site? Check.
Flinging your laptop into the fire after the project's done? Check.
I'd say that pretty much sums up designing and launching sites, yes!
if software were a car
This infographic from Toggl is hilarious because it's so spot-on.
cintiq
Realized I'd not posted any photos of the Cintiq I recently got. It's beyond awesome to be able to draw directly on the screen; I can move from my shoulder, not just my wrist.
Drupal Camp LA
Though, I did envy them a bit -- I was the only one who was also an art director, so the entirety of their jobs were about a third of what I do. ... This might not sound like much, but when you're frantically looking for where room 1200 is in a building you're not familiar with, it's damn handy.
Read MoreWhy I'm sometimes stabby after a day at work
But this cartoon from The Oatmeal, "How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell," has done the explaining for me.... But there's always a couple of clients who are just like this cartoon, and they can ruin my entire week's workload in a 30-second phone call.
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