Hello, my name is Jhames

Yesterday I received a tweet asking if I knew anyone looking to hire a designer for work. I didn’t know the twitter user but he is not the only person who has contacted me in hopes I could either use his services or connect him with someone needing design assistance. I put together the following options for creative folks that aren’t sure how or where to find work, and these suggestions are based on personal experience. Keep in mind I am an extroverted person so individual mileage will vary.

Update: Thanks to Patrick, and NPR, I’ve learned that the Food and Drug Administration instituted the ban on gay & bisexual men donating blood to organizations such as American Red Cross. I’ve discontinued the previous petition on act.ly in place of a new one that petitions Barack Obama to lift the FDA’s ban on allowing blood donations from gay & bisexual men.

My friend Phiam was good enough to promote The Goode Family on his Facebook profile (yay social media!), otherwise I would have missed what is the best animated series ever delivered by Mike Judge. I was never a fan of Beavis and Butt-head and I rarely watched King of the Hill, but I couldn’t get enough of The Goode Family which showed on ABC Family. If you never heard about this show, allow me to quickly bring you up to speed.

On Tuesday California’s Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 which bans gay marriage—but the marriages of 18,000 same-sex couples before the ban took effect are still legal. If there is any silver lining to be found, I suppose it’s the divorce rate of these same-sex couples will not be 50%. But what about all the other same-sex couples in California that deserve the same federal rights as married heterosexual couples? Between now and the next regularly scheduled election June 8, 2010, Californians – even the slacktivists! – have social media working in their favor. Here is a how-to guide for gaining the necessary momentum for overturning Proposition 8.