Productive and Lazy Days...

I had a really productive day yesterday. I finished drafting the copy for my website in English and Japanese and have sent it off to my dear friend Ats, who is reviewing the Japanese part for me. I also contacted the designer, Noriko, who is working on my biz logo, and she will be sending the logo over on Monday. In the meantime, I have put together my biz card design and all I have to do is insert the logo data, and send off the printing request. I found a really low-hassle and cheap biz card service online, and it will only cost be about 6,000 yen for 500 cards. There are cheaper services out there, but I didnt want to scrimp on cards as they say so much about you as a professional. I plan to order the first 100, and then if I am happy with the quality, will place the rest of the order. I also have been looking into registering my biz name and logo as a trademark. I dont have to be a legal corporation to do this, and can do it as a sole trader. It is worth the 100,000 yen investment. I also sent out applications to three other agencies and two potential direct clients, who I used to work with. One of the women called me straight up and put me in touch with a guy she knows at a govy research agency. He sent me a job request right then and there, but the bugger sent me this research paper that he wrote which is 9,400 Japanese characters long and said he can only pay me 50,000 for it. I wrote back and politely told him my rates and what that size job would normally be, gave him a considerable discount by saying I would do it for 100,000 yen, and will let him decide. I am hoping he takes me up on the offer and the reason I gave him the discount is because the agency he works for publishes a lot of papers in English on their site. If he doesnt take the offer, no loss to me, because I wouldnt want to work for someone that cheap and nasty anyway...
Today it was raining in the morning, and we are having a lazy day at home today. Mr. Nemo is asleep on the sofa next to me, and is snoring away. I have done two loads of washing, folded some clothes out of the clothes dryer, made a chicken and vegetable stew, and cleaned the kitchen. Now, I am gonna sit down with my cuppa and enjoy some cable TV... I love FOX and FOXCRIME, and cant get enough of shows like Bones and Law and Order. I am also addicted to Greys, and not afraid to tell you that I watch American Idol. They just finished the auditions two weeks ago, and last week they had the first two groups of 12 go through and 6 people were chosen from the groups. This weekend will be the last group of 12, and the final 3 from that group announced. Well, of to get my cuppa now and relax in front of the tellie (that is if I can hear it over Mr. Nemo's snoring!LOL)