Jake’s Life

pMy neck’s hurt so bad lately. Really tight at the base of my skull. No bueno./p pFinished a bunch of copy for my new client, so hopefully I’ll get the approval on that so I can move forward. /p pI also wanted to touch on something else I’m realizing. It doesn’t matter if you invoice people before they leave the country, they’ll find some way to stall paying it. They’ll gripe, they’ll moan. They’ll say they don’t have what they need to pay it (meaning a credit card number). But if you let them know that you’re sticking to your contract and holding off on future work with a payment outstanding for over a month, God forbid!/p

pI’ve seriously neglected this blog over the last few months. I’m glad that some of you still follow me and want me to post more! I’ll try to catch you up on things…/p pI no longer work in Public Safety. As of right now I’m working for a data support company that serves several carriers, and work primarily with smartphones and advanced data issues. It’s a really relaxed work environment and I enjoy it a lot so far. That doesn’t mean that public safety isn’t my calling. I very much know it is, I just need some time to get ready to make a bigger jump in that field./p pI’m also focusing more on my web design, and in the recent months have launched a website for a class A landmark building locally, a language instruction school with an online learning system, and currently received my first International client. /p pI quit smoking yesterday. Oddly enough, I felt pretty edgy all day today. /p pThe battery connecter on my laptop stopped conducting, so I broke down and bought a new laptop the other day. My previous one lasted for well over two years and can probably be saved to sell. /p pAnd, done./p