I find myself frequenting my Mac dictionary for cover letter rewrites. Apparently the last time I opened the dictionary I search for words similar to “excellent.” Really LaurieAnn? You wouldn’t be searching for self–descriptors would you?? Once I got past how pathetic this seemed, I actually looked at the suggestions and my golly, they’re fabulous. (Which is ALSO a synonym) Synonym’s for excellent: “Ace, top-notch, dandy, divine, blue-ribbon, blue-chip, bang-up (my favorite), skookum, class, awesome, magic, wicked, mean, cool, out of this world, hunky-dory, A-OK, brilliant, and killer.” I want to meet the person who frequently used the word “skookum”, I have questions…
In other news, I decided to go back to the original assignment I was given from Washingtonian Magazine. Once I found out they filled the position I was flying out there to interview for, I was pretty discouraged and trashed the assignment believing I had no reason to revisit it. However, a lull in admiration 
for job applications sparked a design bug and I completed the assignment. Here’s a mock invitation I created for an annual Washingtonian event. I wasn’t given the publication’s fonts or style nor had I ever seen the publication in print before. I googled for it and found some images from previous events, so I based my design off of the invitation given below. Tomorrow is a new day and a whole ‘nother awkward batch of e–mails with “attached resume. And as my friend Nathan always seems to tell me despite my aversion to the phrase, “You’ve got to persevere LaurieAnn.” It’s me vs. everything and I will keep going.
