My day in list form
Today:
Kids off to school
Drop XDM cover off at Alphagraphics for a test print. This is the second attempted test print for the XDM cover, we’re having boxes appear around some of the images. Probably a problem introduced by the export process.
Gather all XDM proofreading notes
Enter all proofreading notes into InDesign file for book
Wait for computer to slowly export book to high resolution pdf
Wait while computer and printer to slowly communicate and print the pdf.
Accept delivery of XDM dummy book. So Pretty!
Wait while Howard flips through XDM print out.
Howard finds errors.
Field phone call from Alphagraphics. The Under New Management file they have for test printing is corrupt. They need a new one.
Welcome Patch home from school and usher him off to a birthday party.
Flip through XDM print out. Find more errors.
Enter fixes into InDesign file.
Wait for computer to slowly export the book to high res pdf.
Wait for computer and printer to slowly communicate and print the new pdf.
Decide to buy lunch.
Discover that van will not start.
Use Howard’s car to drive for food.
Welcome kids home from school.
Eat food.
Call Auto repair shop and towing company
Wait for computer to slowly export the UNM file for test printing.
Assist in loading van onto tow truck.
Wave goodbye to van and at least $150 for towing and diagnostics
Burn the UNM pdf to a CD.
Use Howard’s car to take the CD to Alphagraphics.
Pick up UNM and XDM cover test prints.
Discover that we have not yet solved the XDM cover issue.
Discover that the UNM cover still requires some fixes.
Fix UNM cover.
Wait for computer to slowly export the cover to a high res pdf file so I can do another test print.
Show Howard the cover test prints
Discover another problem with the UNM cover. This time it is Howard’s fix.
Howard and I hatch a plan to fix the XDM cover.
Write a blog while waiting for a big file to load in photoshop.
Up ahead:
Fixing the XDM cover (hopefully)
Feeding people dinner
putting kids to bed.
I’d hoped to ship files this afternoon. It is going to be mid-day tomorrow at the earliest. Once I get all the test prints approved, I still have to package the InDesign files and burn them to CD. This will mean even more waiting while my computer processes things. Whee.