friends

i would seriously die without them. not kidding.

liz: so we decided that we need to give you a pep talk and get you excited again because, jackie, you are so talented and i don't want you to get discouraged. just think about all those famous designers -- they all have stories like this.

me: thanks. i know. well, i'm finally starting to come out of this.

liz: well, you do deserve to go through this, as it is a bit traumatic. [pause] have you been going to stores and stuff?

me: of course not!

liz: well, you know, it's actually not that hard now that i've been doing it a lot more. it gets easier. (she just came back from a trip to florida & got new 3 new accounts).

me: well, i'm hoping to regain my umpf while in hawaii. i'm seeing x tonight because i don't want it to wait until i get back. i don't want him bringing me back down (the ex boss/teacher/everything -- yeah, it didn't happen on friday).

liz: that's good. you need to talk to him. [pause] i'm going to badger you when you get back because really, you have so much talent. i still can't believe that you can make all of that stuff and now it's just about getting you out there. we'll even make the calls for you.

me: okay, i'm counting on it (badgering). thanks, liz.

really, what would we do without friends?