The Adventures of Cindy Li
A farewell to Sue Q and her love affair with paper samples
July 13 , 2006
A farewell to a good friend, coworker, and a great artist
Sue Quigley
This is dedicated to Suzy Q as I watch her toss her beloved paper samples. She is moving to New Zealand with her hubby to become a Kiwi. They found a site on immigrating to New Zealand, apparently there has been a brain drain and they want people to move there. She’s been at AOL for 8 years and we are all going to miss her bright, laid back smile. She is/was an art director for the Diet & Fitness and Health channels. She’ll be looking for a job so if anyone knows of an art director job please let me know or email her on her site. We will all miss her and we will try and figure out who actually has the messiest pod now (I hope it isn’t me)! So Sue XOXO! You can look at this page, wherever you are and remember we loved you here!
Once upon a time...
It started innocently enough with 60lb, 100lb, then we moved on to heavier grade. In college, studying we looked at all the ranges of the colors, the textures it came in. I It was fine or so we thought… until we started attending design conferences and we couldn’t stop ourselves. We are/were addicted.
Hello, my name is Cindy and I love paper samples
We took everything they would give us. They came as cards, they came as wine bottle wrappers, and some even wrapped it cleverly as stacks of money with one dollar bills on top of the paper (that was Crane papers, they are responsible for the paper that the USA money is printed on) It even got to the point where we had to get another suitcase so we could take the samples home. (Sue was one of these people in case you were wondering if it was just me :P) They came in all shapes, corrugated, some with metallic sheen, it really is an addiction. I mean seriously we’re designers for the internet why do we need such things?
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.05 pm
Leah
BYE SUE WE WILL MISS YOU SO MUCH!!! We wish you well on your new exciting endeavors. :)
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.11 pm
nicole
GOODBYE SUE!!!
It was awesome working with you and we’ll definitely miss you. But we wish you much luck on your upcoming adventures!! :-D
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.21 pm
vee
we’ll miss ya, but we’re also really happy for you. you guys will do great and we wish nothing but the best in your adventures under down under…
hopefully you’ll remeber us when any of us visit you :)
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.26 pm
elsakawai
miss you as alwayss....SUE
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.27 pm
valli ravindran
Bye Bye Sue..New Zealand is an amazing place to be. Its also a very romantic out there, i heard ;p . I wish I could take an exciting path like yours.
All the very besttt!!
Vals
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.28 pm
Charles E
SUE.. I am so happy for you. New Zealand will be awesome. I hope that our pathes cross in the future and we get to dance again as we did so often years ago :) Best of luck.
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.34 pm
Heather z
Sue, we’re gonna miss you!! You were a terrific boss and I promise I will take good care of your fishies for you. Fred will continue to lead a long and happy life. I’ll miss seeing all of your coffee mugs and having martinis with you at various happy hours! Please keep in touch and let us know how the move goes :)
Luv, Heather zzzz
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.45 pm
Dave Artz
Bye Sue, best of luck. Make a blog and show us New Zealand!
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.48 pm
Paul G Petty
Sue --
You will be sorely missed!
And AOL will never look the same, seriously :)
Paul
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.50 pm
Brian
New Zealand kicks ass! You’re gonna love it! Remember to invite your friends!
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 05.50 pm
Shadia A
My first BOSS!!! Thanks for everything you did for me. I will really miss you… Are you Taking Ari Ahmed, Fred and baby guppy with you? Wish you both and the fishies the best of luck!
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 06.18 pm
Michael H.
:::tears::: Best of luck to you Sue. You’ll be missed. Say hello to the hobbits. ;)
Fri Jul 14, 2006 at 09.37 am
elisa
good luck sue! we will miss you. any time i have ever had the opportunity to work with you, it has always been a fun, positive and giggly experience. :)
Fri Jul 14, 2006 at 10.51 am
Jody
Sue, you will be missed! Lots of love and wishing you wonderful adventures in New Zealand!
Fri Jul 14, 2006 at 11.41 am
Meg
QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER!!! Oh Sue I’m so happy for you! You are such a great and talented person. I know I was tempting you with talk of moving to warm sunny beach towns, but who would have thought you would have picked one half way around the world! Good Luck to you! :)
Fri Jul 14, 2006 at 12.37 pm
Kushimoto
Not just leaving the building, but out to a different country altogether… I am very happy for you. Your big decision today will change your life path forever. I sound like a fortune cookie, but I hope nothing but the best. You and your amazing work here will be missed.
Fri Jul 14, 2006 at 09.47 pm
ivis
As one of my first friends from back in the day at AOL I have nothing but the best to wish you. It’s truly been a pleasure working w/ u and I wish you all the happiness you’ve always given us. Much Love!
Sat Jul 15, 2006 at 04.29 pm
hadley
Are you taking your kiln with you? Best of luck with the move and the LONG Flight. Maybe you can break into the glass market down there. I think you are laid back enough to fit right in with the locals. Life does change for the best after AOL
Sun Jul 16, 2006 at 10.02 am
Allison
I wish you the very best in your new adventures. We will always remember your passion, dedication, leadership, and creativity.
Sun Jul 16, 2006 at 03.45 pm
Margit
Sue you will be mightily missed. N.Z. is a lucky place. I’m going to miss your artistic wizardry but most of all your infamous “Right On”!
Good luck and be well!
Margit
Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 09.57 am
Margaret
Sue - You lucky dog! New Zealand sounds fantastic! I have enjoyed working with you and will miss your smile. Best always
Margaret
Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 10.15 am
Cara
Best Wishes and safe travels as well. Please do blog so we can all live vicariously through you. :) Good Luck!
Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 12.32 pm
Cindy
Always remember we love u dearly
Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 12.41 pm
Denise
Sue, congrats on your very exciting move! Was a pleasure working with you the last few months on D&F and Health but especially CEO!
Best of luck,
Denise
Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 12.54 pm
jenna
Congratulations and best wishes for a prosperous career and a life full of happiness wherever the path takes you. AOL will not be the same without you.
Best,
Jenna
Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 01.57 pm
Tom
No one will be able to get fish to reproduce in a cubicle ever again.
We will miss you Sue!
Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 03.41 pm
Kelli
SUUUUUZEEEEE! You will be so missed here. Another longtimer going on to new adventures! :)
Cheers to you!
right on!
XOXOXOXOXO
k
Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 11.25 pm
pj
Best of luck to you Sue! Congratulations and have a safe journey. I agree with Dave (see above), set up a blog!
all the best,
PJ
Tue Jul 18, 2006 at 11.01 am
Matt Hirschmann
Soobee! Wow. I left AOL so long ago, they hadn’t even invented this blog thing yet. It’s so nice to read everyone’s comments on how cool you are. My favorite snippet is from Ari: “I sound like a fortune cookie.” Well, I might too.
As you know, I’ve always said that change is critical to living a great life, even when it’s scary change. It invigorates your soul, it challenges you, and it keeps you young. I feel the same way about travel, so it looks like you’re about to get a double-shot of invigoration. :-) I’m not sure you could pick a more amazing place to move to, either.
Given how much Lisa and I travel, don’t be surprised if we knock on your door in the next couple years.
You’re one of the most genuine, kind, and wonderful people I know, and I’m so happy for you and Jon. The best thing about how great your future looks, is how much you deserve it.