Months ago I lost a very close and dear friend, Joe Politzer. He was very involved in the Cambodian Children’s Painting Project, a group dedicated to the impoverished children of Cambodia.

Recently some friends of Joe contacted me and asked if I could pitch in and help out with the site “EveryonesJoe.com” and of course I said hell yeah. The name itself almost brings tears to my eyes as Joe really was everyone’s Joe. I don’t think I ever met an easier person to love (like a brother of course) than Joe.

Anyway they have an event to auction off (or sell I’m not sure yet) artwork created by Cambodian Children’s Painting Project in Cleveland, Joe’s home town. Now it’s up to me to get it designed, developed and running.

Installation of WordPress is done and I have a few ideas as to theme design and logo design. It’s going to be a nightly working project of course but it’s for a great cause, and a cause that was very close to Joe.

If you’d like to learn more about the Cambodian Children’s Painting Project you can check out their Facebook Page.

Thanks for your help in advance everyone. If any lead opportunities need to see work, skills or online portfolio send them over to MyNameIsDamien.com and from there they can simply fill out the Freelance Request for a Quote and I’ll get back to them as soon as possible.

Yesterday after the gym my new business cards finally arrived via UPS. I ordered them from UPrinting.com and they came out great. Heavy gloss stock and at a good price as well. Not sure I really needed 1000 but hey, why not. It only costs a little over $30 for 1000, full color front and black back. Nice job guys.

I’ll probably reshoot them once I get more time.

With the extra time I’ve been spending more and more time updating and polishing my online portfolio site in order to increase my odds of actually surviving this economic downturn. The site is a primary means of gathering possible freelance clientele and/or landing a new position as a Senior Designer/Developer at a South Florida web design firm.

The site includes examples of my work both in the design and development realms as well as planning and site maintenance projects. A full skill-set and resume are also included.

There are still quite a few adjustments that need to be made to the site but I am enjoying the direction it’s currently moving and I’m constantly working hard to better the site.

Whew, the last week has been busy, exciting and overall pretty positive. I must apologize for the lack of updates over the last week, my focus has been set primarily on getting things done, projects, personal projects and networking.

Freelance estimates are out, projects are coming in and I’m happy. I’m determined to make the best of this situation and do more than just stay afloat. It’s time to do something really great with my life, nothing breeds motivation like necessity.

So, in the interim this blog may suffer a bit as far as daily updates, but stay tuned on my Twitter feed if you long for a day in the life of Damien. I’ll be linking up professional articles, new projects as well as what kind of oatmeal I had this morning (well, may not but you the idea).

Also, if any of you out there know someone who needs some web help, by all means send them over to my portfolio site. If a project comes out of a referral I’ll see what I can do about setting up a finders fee-like payment.

Alright, 8:14 and it’s time to get to it. Stay tuned!