What do you think of this corporate mascot?

One of the secrets of any successful endeavor is discipline, so I'll make an effort to add to this blog twice a day, once during lunch time and once in the evening. (Stating your goals publicly is also a secret...)

Growing this company is filled with daily (ha! hourly) frustrations, so maybe here's something you'll see "blogged" from time to time:

Daily Frustration:

Our COO doesn't like the logo-treatment mascot our designers arrived at based upon my requests. I wanted to spark the current logo with personality and character within a manipulatable form, so "he" could perform a series of ongoing tasks on our website at OutskirtsPress.com and throughout many of our online and offline marketing initiatives.

What do you think of it? His name is "Gem."

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