Soap
Okay so I took a shower and was opening a new package of soap and was looking at it...and 1) my soap comes with the instructions "use like regular soap" and 2) how does one use regular soap? It's a bar of soap. What makes it unlike regular soap to begin with? And if you don't know how to use that bar of soap, how would you know how to use a bar of regular soap? It's bizarre. Do they really think people will be confused by this? And if there are people who are confused by this, where are they? Actually I probably don't want to know the answer to that.
Caffeinated posts from a Creative Director/Copywriter/Strategist.
Friday, June 28, 2002
Motivate!
I'm stuck in a rut. I can't seem to get my head around any project. Heck, I've lost motivation to even go to the gym (which I'm paying way to much to not be using). I need to get my shit in gear. Force myself to work on ad stuff for at least two hours a day, get my butt to the gym, etc. Depression sucks. Pretending everything is okay takes a lot of energy and when I'm alone again, I can't find the energy I need to motivate myself to do what I should. Well, that and I am a high-ranking procrastination queen. So that doesn't help either. Creatively I know I have been sensoring myself before I even get things to paper, which is tragic and a bad habit. I *have* to stop doing that. I just wish this queasy feeling in my stomach would go away. I have a feeling at the end of this unemployment phase of my life (if it ever ends, somedays it feels like I will forever be searching for a job) is going to give me an ulcer and turn all my hair grey. I was browsing through some ad quotes today from the "greats" in the biz, and it was inspiring. But apparently not enough to motivate. Dang. I should be heading out in about two hours...so I think I will make an effort to do some work.
I'm stuck in a rut. I can't seem to get my head around any project. Heck, I've lost motivation to even go to the gym (which I'm paying way to much to not be using). I need to get my shit in gear. Force myself to work on ad stuff for at least two hours a day, get my butt to the gym, etc. Depression sucks. Pretending everything is okay takes a lot of energy and when I'm alone again, I can't find the energy I need to motivate myself to do what I should. Well, that and I am a high-ranking procrastination queen. So that doesn't help either. Creatively I know I have been sensoring myself before I even get things to paper, which is tragic and a bad habit. I *have* to stop doing that. I just wish this queasy feeling in my stomach would go away. I have a feeling at the end of this unemployment phase of my life (if it ever ends, somedays it feels like I will forever be searching for a job) is going to give me an ulcer and turn all my hair grey. I was browsing through some ad quotes today from the "greats" in the biz, and it was inspiring. But apparently not enough to motivate. Dang. I should be heading out in about two hours...so I think I will make an effort to do some work.
evening cool down
Thank Lister it's cooled down a bit...finally. We had quite a stormy late afternoon with plenty of deafening thunder and some crazy lightning and oooooodles of rain. The heat and this nice sunburn I aquired on Tuesday from walking on the beach had made this quite a yucky, hot, sticky day. Although I did get my site redesign done, mostly. Still a few little bugs to work out (cross-browser/platform garbage), but it's all together. I can't imagine doing that for a living. So many little changes and if one change happens on something that goes across more than one page...ugh. At least I've got it down to a relatively simple thing now. More or less.
C. came over last night and I cooked us dinner. It's weird, sort of, how much I look forward to seeing him, even after only a couple days of not seeing him. But, he makes me happy and when I'm with him I forget about all the crap that gets me down every other minute of the day. So, I think it's a good think. Tomorrow I'm going over to watch "the game". I don't even know what game that is. Oh well.
Women pose naked at windows for 'mammogram by satellite'. I found this sad and amusing...why anyone could believe a satellite could do a mammogram...and sad that someone would take advantage of someone who could.
A Dutch restaurateur invented an exotic new scorpion dish - and nearly killed herself and her colleagues. Heheh...whoops! Odd that someone would think the idea of eatting a scorpion would be tasty. Although I guess there's plenty of things we eat now that could be questioned in the same way.
Scientists spot light struggling against black hole Neat! Einstein predicted this but it had never been observed until now.
Snood- a fun game to download.
Thank Lister it's cooled down a bit...finally. We had quite a stormy late afternoon with plenty of deafening thunder and some crazy lightning and oooooodles of rain. The heat and this nice sunburn I aquired on Tuesday from walking on the beach had made this quite a yucky, hot, sticky day. Although I did get my site redesign done, mostly. Still a few little bugs to work out (cross-browser/platform garbage), but it's all together. I can't imagine doing that for a living. So many little changes and if one change happens on something that goes across more than one page...ugh. At least I've got it down to a relatively simple thing now. More or less.
C. came over last night and I cooked us dinner. It's weird, sort of, how much I look forward to seeing him, even after only a couple days of not seeing him. But, he makes me happy and when I'm with him I forget about all the crap that gets me down every other minute of the day. So, I think it's a good think. Tomorrow I'm going over to watch "the game". I don't even know what game that is. Oh well.
Women pose naked at windows for 'mammogram by satellite'. I found this sad and amusing...why anyone could believe a satellite could do a mammogram...and sad that someone would take advantage of someone who could.
A Dutch restaurateur invented an exotic new scorpion dish - and nearly killed herself and her colleagues. Heheh...whoops! Odd that someone would think the idea of eatting a scorpion would be tasty. Although I guess there's plenty of things we eat now that could be questioned in the same way.
Scientists spot light struggling against black hole Neat! Einstein predicted this but it had never been observed until now.
Snood- a fun game to download.
Thursday, June 27, 2002
Hot Hot Hot
Damn it's hot. So hot. And this computer is warm. Warm. Ugh. Not a day to be surfing the net or working on the computer but, alas that is what I have been doing. Working on a redesign for my portfolio and surfing job boards. It needs it and now that I'm slightly more web savvy, it looks a bit less pedestrian that before. Too hot to think really. I wish I had a pool right now that I could jump into.
Damn it's hot. So hot. And this computer is warm. Warm. Ugh. Not a day to be surfing the net or working on the computer but, alas that is what I have been doing. Working on a redesign for my portfolio and surfing job boards. It needs it and now that I'm slightly more web savvy, it looks a bit less pedestrian that before. Too hot to think really. I wish I had a pool right now that I could jump into.
Monday, June 24, 2002
todays stuff
England's queen has her knickers in a tangle over these posters for Ann Summers, apparently a non-sex shop that sells vibrators and other sexy stuff (I don't know...read the article). Buck Palace reps are trying to get the posters which hang in the shop windows taken down, but as they are going to be taken down in a week or so, it doesn't seem like much will be done. Unless they decided to sue for defamation or something.
Who knew you could get arrested for serving a vegetarian meat! Well, at least you can if you're in India. The incident was reported to the police as a deliberate act intended to give religious offence. Now I don't know about that...but there's so much heat between religions in that area now...I wouldn't be totally surprised.
Italians want more ads? Italians say TV has become so tacky that they'd rather watch adverts! Almost 2/3 say adverts are the most entertaining things on TV. Wow.
England's queen has her knickers in a tangle over these posters for Ann Summers, apparently a non-sex shop that sells vibrators and other sexy stuff (I don't know...read the article). Buck Palace reps are trying to get the posters which hang in the shop windows taken down, but as they are going to be taken down in a week or so, it doesn't seem like much will be done. Unless they decided to sue for defamation or something.
Who knew you could get arrested for serving a vegetarian meat! Well, at least you can if you're in India. The incident was reported to the police as a deliberate act intended to give religious offence. Now I don't know about that...but there's so much heat between religions in that area now...I wouldn't be totally surprised.
Italians want more ads? Italians say TV has become so tacky that they'd rather watch adverts! Almost 2/3 say adverts are the most entertaining things on TV. Wow.
Thursday, June 20, 2002
State of the Advertising Industry
I've been reading some articles written by the big cheeses of the ad industry for Cannes. And it's made me started to wonder. They've commented on the downward spiral of creativity in the ads. True, some of it has to do with what clients approve, and opens up the huge discussion of why clients go to "professionals" to do their advertising and then dictate what it should be...but I really think in some ways the ad biz needs a overhaul in how it does business. Letting clients mandate certain things, pick away at concepts until there is nothing left of the original "good" idea, and the such, leaves the advertising world in chaos. You wouldn't go to a car mechanic and tell them how to fix your car, so why can they get away with it in advertising? With 1000s of people wanting to do good work and get a job where they can do it, you'd think ads would be at their best. Obviously not, according to a number of the judges. Mike Hughes of The Martin Agency says, "It's been a long time since anybody showed us new ways to create advertising, the way Bernbach did in the '60s, Scali and Ally did in the '70s, Chiat did in the '80s or Wieden did in the late '80s and early '90s. To be sure, people have created some great campaigns in the past decade. But where is the transcendent work that sends the industry off in a thousand directions creating new riffs and new expressions? Those agencies actually created advertising that improved society." I think this makes it even more frustrating for those of us who are out there trying to get the job done well or even just trying to get a job.
With the state of the economy and the advertising business, creating opportunities to create new ways of marketing and advertising SHOULD be the way to go. That's what you'd think at least. When people have less money to spend on products, whatever they may be, your product or service needs to be in the forefront of the minds of the consumers. You have to be the one to get them to come to you. Advertising should be at a high. And yet, it is the time when clients become even more conservative in their efforts...creating a spiraling effect in bring the economy down as well as the creativity in advertising. Too afraid to push the envelope, they constrict and constrict the creative making it harder and harder to distinguish one ad from another. I can't even count the number of "lite" beer commericals I've seen lately that are basically the exact same premise. If budgets are tight, why waste money on creating bad advertising that doesn't work? It doesn't make sense.
But in a business where clients are bowed down to and brown noses abound, how do you go about fixing this? Clients are used to a system of tinkering and I don't see them easily giving it up. In the ONLY business in existance that I know of where company gives up time and money to create campaigns for clients on the chance that they MAY get a new account, how do you change the perception that agencies are not willing to bend over backwards for any scrap they can get? The system of pitching for new business sets up that premise that an agency is willing do to anything for business, so the client figures if they are going to pitch stuff for free, we can walk all over them. The agencies that have clients with a better understanding of the fact that they are the ones going to a professional for a service are the ones that end up with the best, award winning work, for the most part. More clients need to understand this. They need to see that the advertising industry isn't just one lump of brown nosing, arse kissing drones. Why it is that advertising feels it needs to cower before their clients, I don't know. Is it because they fear clients will think advertising unnecessary? That concept can be proven over and over again- a business will not success on word of mouth alone. The business world needs advertising for it to succeed.
The advertising industry as a whole needs to stop acting like a slave to its clients. It needs to put it's foot down. But how is this possible? The only way to go about it would be to have every agency do it at the same time or something along those lines....to give the clients no way out. Yet this is somewhat unrealistic, and I don't see it happening anytime soon. Maybe it needs to be a slow process from within...changing the way clients percieve the advertising business.
STOP KILLING THE BUSINESS THAT I LOVE. (Givemeajob).
I've been reading some articles written by the big cheeses of the ad industry for Cannes. And it's made me started to wonder. They've commented on the downward spiral of creativity in the ads. True, some of it has to do with what clients approve, and opens up the huge discussion of why clients go to "professionals" to do their advertising and then dictate what it should be...but I really think in some ways the ad biz needs a overhaul in how it does business. Letting clients mandate certain things, pick away at concepts until there is nothing left of the original "good" idea, and the such, leaves the advertising world in chaos. You wouldn't go to a car mechanic and tell them how to fix your car, so why can they get away with it in advertising? With 1000s of people wanting to do good work and get a job where they can do it, you'd think ads would be at their best. Obviously not, according to a number of the judges. Mike Hughes of The Martin Agency says, "It's been a long time since anybody showed us new ways to create advertising, the way Bernbach did in the '60s, Scali and Ally did in the '70s, Chiat did in the '80s or Wieden did in the late '80s and early '90s. To be sure, people have created some great campaigns in the past decade. But where is the transcendent work that sends the industry off in a thousand directions creating new riffs and new expressions? Those agencies actually created advertising that improved society." I think this makes it even more frustrating for those of us who are out there trying to get the job done well or even just trying to get a job.
With the state of the economy and the advertising business, creating opportunities to create new ways of marketing and advertising SHOULD be the way to go. That's what you'd think at least. When people have less money to spend on products, whatever they may be, your product or service needs to be in the forefront of the minds of the consumers. You have to be the one to get them to come to you. Advertising should be at a high. And yet, it is the time when clients become even more conservative in their efforts...creating a spiraling effect in bring the economy down as well as the creativity in advertising. Too afraid to push the envelope, they constrict and constrict the creative making it harder and harder to distinguish one ad from another. I can't even count the number of "lite" beer commericals I've seen lately that are basically the exact same premise. If budgets are tight, why waste money on creating bad advertising that doesn't work? It doesn't make sense.
But in a business where clients are bowed down to and brown noses abound, how do you go about fixing this? Clients are used to a system of tinkering and I don't see them easily giving it up. In the ONLY business in existance that I know of where company gives up time and money to create campaigns for clients on the chance that they MAY get a new account, how do you change the perception that agencies are not willing to bend over backwards for any scrap they can get? The system of pitching for new business sets up that premise that an agency is willing do to anything for business, so the client figures if they are going to pitch stuff for free, we can walk all over them. The agencies that have clients with a better understanding of the fact that they are the ones going to a professional for a service are the ones that end up with the best, award winning work, for the most part. More clients need to understand this. They need to see that the advertising industry isn't just one lump of brown nosing, arse kissing drones. Why it is that advertising feels it needs to cower before their clients, I don't know. Is it because they fear clients will think advertising unnecessary? That concept can be proven over and over again- a business will not success on word of mouth alone. The business world needs advertising for it to succeed.
The advertising industry as a whole needs to stop acting like a slave to its clients. It needs to put it's foot down. But how is this possible? The only way to go about it would be to have every agency do it at the same time or something along those lines....to give the clients no way out. Yet this is somewhat unrealistic, and I don't see it happening anytime soon. Maybe it needs to be a slow process from within...changing the way clients percieve the advertising business.
STOP KILLING THE BUSINESS THAT I LOVE. (Givemeajob).
Wednesday, June 19, 2002
Many thanks to Dabitch for finding this gem!
fuck that job and Keith's page
It's so perfect! Especially for what I've been going through.
fuck that job and Keith's page
It's so perfect! Especially for what I've been going through.
Tuesday, June 18, 2002
Odds and Sods
Man charged with supermarket foot licking Yuck! First...even if you have a foot fetish, to lick someone's foot in a supermarket is quite nasty. Second, to have your foot licked by some odd/random person is just creepy. I guess you're not safe from molestation anywhere these days.
How much would you get for your soul? An artist from the UK got £11.61 for his on ebay. He says he now plans on selling other bits of him, in photographic form.
World's Best Cup of Coffee goes to...Fritz Storm from Denmark. The World Barista Championships were held in Norway where baristas from 30 nations competed for top honours. Oh to have been a judge for that! :)
Antiabortion group pays to have a banner flown over So. California beach. Now, what I don't get is that no one has complained. This banner ad showed a 10 week old fetus. People aren't offended? I mean come on. Besides the fact that I'm pro-choice, I am amazed that there isn't some group yelling about how showing that image at a beach (!) is offensive, especially with children around. Maybe it's all the anti-abortionists who are making the complaints about adverts showing rabbits being released into the wilderness or recruitment adverts for a greeting card company using a visual containing a straightjacket. Honestly I don't understand it. I'm tempted to complain just for the hell of it. ;)
Heated debate on the formation of our solar system. Theorist believes the 9 planets were created out of chaos, not calm. Another scientist questioning the "accepted model" for the formation of the solar system. Way to go!
Watching a movie or TV program with strong sexual reference or violence interferes with people's ability to remember the commercials in such programs, according to research. "If the research is replicated and confirmed, it could mean the popular notion that more sex in shows equals more watchers and, in turn, a wider response to advertisements, is fundamentally flawed." Interesting.
Man charged with supermarket foot licking Yuck! First...even if you have a foot fetish, to lick someone's foot in a supermarket is quite nasty. Second, to have your foot licked by some odd/random person is just creepy. I guess you're not safe from molestation anywhere these days.
How much would you get for your soul? An artist from the UK got £11.61 for his on ebay. He says he now plans on selling other bits of him, in photographic form.
World's Best Cup of Coffee goes to...Fritz Storm from Denmark. The World Barista Championships were held in Norway where baristas from 30 nations competed for top honours. Oh to have been a judge for that! :)
Antiabortion group pays to have a banner flown over So. California beach. Now, what I don't get is that no one has complained. This banner ad showed a 10 week old fetus. People aren't offended? I mean come on. Besides the fact that I'm pro-choice, I am amazed that there isn't some group yelling about how showing that image at a beach (!) is offensive, especially with children around. Maybe it's all the anti-abortionists who are making the complaints about adverts showing rabbits being released into the wilderness or recruitment adverts for a greeting card company using a visual containing a straightjacket. Honestly I don't understand it. I'm tempted to complain just for the hell of it. ;)
Heated debate on the formation of our solar system. Theorist believes the 9 planets were created out of chaos, not calm. Another scientist questioning the "accepted model" for the formation of the solar system. Way to go!
Watching a movie or TV program with strong sexual reference or violence interferes with people's ability to remember the commercials in such programs, according to research. "If the research is replicated and confirmed, it could mean the popular notion that more sex in shows equals more watchers and, in turn, a wider response to advertisements, is fundamentally flawed." Interesting.
World Cup
Well, it's nearing the end of what the rest of the world has been paying attention to, The World Cup. I find it rather sad that in the states it's rather ignored. Granted our team is usually no match for the other countries they play against, but this is not the case this year. The US team has made it through to the semi-finals...or the round before that...which I think is better than they usually do. You'd think with all the residual patriotism after Sept 11th, it would be another way for the Yanks to get behind their country. Apparently not. True it doesn't help that most of the matches are played while we are asleep, it's still amazing how other countries just shut down the day of a match. I don't know if I could even imagine that happening here. Sure it has to do with soccer/football not being as big a sport here as it is in pretty much the rest of the world, but it is a "world event". I guess it just irks me that many people in this country don't look beyond their own backyards. It just seems silly to me, I mean this blue rock we live on has a lot of really cool and interesting stuff on it.
Well, it's nearing the end of what the rest of the world has been paying attention to, The World Cup. I find it rather sad that in the states it's rather ignored. Granted our team is usually no match for the other countries they play against, but this is not the case this year. The US team has made it through to the semi-finals...or the round before that...which I think is better than they usually do. You'd think with all the residual patriotism after Sept 11th, it would be another way for the Yanks to get behind their country. Apparently not. True it doesn't help that most of the matches are played while we are asleep, it's still amazing how other countries just shut down the day of a match. I don't know if I could even imagine that happening here. Sure it has to do with soccer/football not being as big a sport here as it is in pretty much the rest of the world, but it is a "world event". I guess it just irks me that many people in this country don't look beyond their own backyards. It just seems silly to me, I mean this blue rock we live on has a lot of really cool and interesting stuff on it.
Ever feel like a useless lump of atoms? I hate feeling like this. It's not me. Things are starting to look up...sort of. I'm tired of everything being up in the air. I want something concrete. Something stable. I need a schedule.
It's amazing how many people are out and about on a Monday night at nearly 12.30am.
I love my mummsy. She is wonderful.
It's amazing how many people are out and about on a Monday night at nearly 12.30am.
I love my mummsy. She is wonderful.
Sunday, June 16, 2002
Subaru advert update
As mentioned earlier, Subaru got some complaints about an ad where a rabbit is released into the wild. Societies and groups for rabbits wanted them to pull the ad, and it has been done. At first Subaru was going to try to re-edit or alter the ad so the message they were trying to show came across more clearly. Why they didn't do this, I'm not sure but it seems that it would be more cost effective to just re-edit or make a small change as opposed to ditching the whole thing.
As mentioned earlier, Subaru got some complaints about an ad where a rabbit is released into the wild. Societies and groups for rabbits wanted them to pull the ad, and it has been done. At first Subaru was going to try to re-edit or alter the ad so the message they were trying to show came across more clearly. Why they didn't do this, I'm not sure but it seems that it would be more cost effective to just re-edit or make a small change as opposed to ditching the whole thing.
Friday, June 14, 2002
Friday Five
1. How often do you do laundry? About every two weeks. Although it can be more.
2. What's in a typical wash load? Anything and everything that's dirty- towels, sheets, clothing. Usually takes me two to three (at least) loads to do it all.
3. Front or top loader? Powder or liquid detergent? Depends where I am...at mom's it a top loader. Laundramat had both so depends what's free. Liquid detergent.
4. Do you use fabric softener in the rinse cycle? No...that would require purchasing even more cleaning supplies. The detergent is enough.
5. Dryer or clothesline? Dryer.
1. How often do you do laundry? About every two weeks. Although it can be more.
2. What's in a typical wash load? Anything and everything that's dirty- towels, sheets, clothing. Usually takes me two to three (at least) loads to do it all.
3. Front or top loader? Powder or liquid detergent? Depends where I am...at mom's it a top loader. Laundramat had both so depends what's free. Liquid detergent.
4. Do you use fabric softener in the rinse cycle? No...that would require purchasing even more cleaning supplies. The detergent is enough.
5. Dryer or clothesline? Dryer.
Thursday, June 13, 2002
Robert Llewelyn stuff
British publishers are not allowed to sell their books in America and vice versa. I find this quite daft and very silly. Why the heck not? *roar* I want all these minus Punchbag and The Man on Platform 5 since I've got them already.
Check out the movies on Robert Llewelyn's site too. He's the guy who plays Kryten on Red Dwarf. There's some cool stuff. He also works on BewB- British Web Broadcasting. More funny/cool/interesting movies to watch there.
British publishers are not allowed to sell their books in America and vice versa. I find this quite daft and very silly. Why the heck not? *roar* I want all these minus Punchbag and The Man on Platform 5 since I've got them already.
Check out the movies on Robert Llewelyn's site too. He's the guy who plays Kryten on Red Dwarf. There's some cool stuff. He also works on BewB- British Web Broadcasting. More funny/cool/interesting movies to watch there.
Nipple warmers and g-strings made from possum fur!
Way cool! Astronomers have announced the discovery of 13 new planets among the stars, including one inhabiting a solar system similar to our own.
Way cool! Astronomers have announced the discovery of 13 new planets among the stars, including one inhabiting a solar system similar to our own.
Wednesday, June 12, 2002
bball Season is over
Well, the Lakers have done it once again. Give the men another ring. Oh...and YAY!
Although I find it somewhat amusing that they are all so laid back about it. There's sort of a feeling that it was expected (which it was) but, I don't know. It's just kind of weird. I guess part of it is that they aren't playing in LA and I guess none of the fans in NJ would be making much noise. Awww, Shaq's grandpops just said the sweetest thing. I wish mine were around to say things about me...if there was a reason to. :\
Seeing that I got not one thing done that is on my list of things to do today, I'm debating calling it a night since it's nearly midnight and just get an early start tomorrow. Oh decisions. Yay.
Well, the Lakers have done it once again. Give the men another ring. Oh...and YAY!
Although I find it somewhat amusing that they are all so laid back about it. There's sort of a feeling that it was expected (which it was) but, I don't know. It's just kind of weird. I guess part of it is that they aren't playing in LA and I guess none of the fans in NJ would be making much noise. Awww, Shaq's grandpops just said the sweetest thing. I wish mine were around to say things about me...if there was a reason to. :\
Seeing that I got not one thing done that is on my list of things to do today, I'm debating calling it a night since it's nearly midnight and just get an early start tomorrow. Oh decisions. Yay.
blog that amused me today
Girls are Pretty
friday five- yeah i know it's wednesday ;)
What is your favorite thing about summer? Sandels
What is your favorite thing to do outdoors? Go to the beach...walk on the beach...play beach volleyball...you get the drift.
Do you have a summer vacation planned? Not yet...but it's possible.
What are some things you associate with summer? The smell of coconut and sunscreen. Actually the smell of coconut reminds me of sunscreen.
Where and what was your best childhood summer? Um...a family trip to Hawaii where I got to swim with dolphins...
Girls are Pretty
friday five- yeah i know it's wednesday ;)
What is your favorite thing about summer? Sandels
What is your favorite thing to do outdoors? Go to the beach...walk on the beach...play beach volleyball...you get the drift.
Do you have a summer vacation planned? Not yet...but it's possible.
What are some things you associate with summer? The smell of coconut and sunscreen. Actually the smell of coconut reminds me of sunscreen.
Where and what was your best childhood summer? Um...a family trip to Hawaii where I got to swim with dolphins...
English children are afraid to use the bathroom after an electric eel advert for Hula Hoops shows the eels coming out of taps and toilets after being released into the water supply. Ugh I *hate* eels...*shudder*
Bad news as another ad agency closes it's doors.
Bad news as another ad agency closes it's doors.
I've discovered the Blogger Directory and was wondering which page I was on. Apparently I'm not in there...or this isn't at least...weird.
need bed
It's late and I should be asleep. But I'm busy planning projects to keep my mind occupied. I don't want to think about things. It's too depressing and I don't want to deal. I'm not in denial...I just want to ignore it...I know it's there...lurking like a big black sewage beast or something. *sigh*
It's late and I should be asleep. But I'm busy planning projects to keep my mind occupied. I don't want to think about things. It's too depressing and I don't want to deal. I'm not in denial...I just want to ignore it...I know it's there...lurking like a big black sewage beast or something. *sigh*
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
our bizarre world
Study shows people lie more than expected. I find it odd they had to do a study to figure this one out.
Uncouth Wedding Reception held at McDonalds in England.
Aussie MP tells countrymen to stop finishing with their girlfriends because of the "fertility crisis" facing Australia. Who knew.
Check your facts. That's the lesson Beijing news writer Huang Ke learned the hard way after using a spoof from the satirical US tabloid The Onion as the basis for a true story. Whoopsie!
Great Tits! is an ad campaign for an Edinburgh nature web site that's causing locals to complain. People are way to uptight. I think it's a clever campaign that using sex in an amusing way, which actually makes some kind of sense as opposed to another campaign for milk where the creatives figured cows=milk=women=boobies.
Study shows people lie more than expected. I find it odd they had to do a study to figure this one out.
Uncouth Wedding Reception held at McDonalds in England.
Aussie MP tells countrymen to stop finishing with their girlfriends because of the "fertility crisis" facing Australia. Who knew.
Check your facts. That's the lesson Beijing news writer Huang Ke learned the hard way after using a spoof from the satirical US tabloid The Onion as the basis for a true story. Whoopsie!
Great Tits! is an ad campaign for an Edinburgh nature web site that's causing locals to complain. People are way to uptight. I think it's a clever campaign that using sex in an amusing way, which actually makes some kind of sense as opposed to another campaign for milk where the creatives figured cows=milk=women=boobies.
some finds for today
Another thing to believe in. Sponge Bob Square Pants...he is a god.
The Meaning of Um. Linguists and psychologists bring "um" and "uh" into discussion.
Funky sunset happened yesterday for a good portion of North America, Asia and the Pacific. Bummer I didn't know about it and that it wasn't easily seen where I am. An annular solar eclipse isn't the same as a total eclipse. The moon is too small during an annular eclipse to totally block out the sun, as in a total eclipse where only the corona is seen glowing over the edges of the moon. Check out some of the images from the June 10th eclipse. Way cool.
NASA recommends this week for viewing spaceships go by in your backyard. Sounds odd? No, they mean the International Space Station (ISS) and the space shuttle Endeavour. Here are the dates and times for optimal viewing, depending on where you are. The station will appear brighter than a first-magnitude star over certain cities. If you're interested in where ISS is right now...click here.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is rebranding themselves with a new name. They are giving a new meaning to Monday. A $110 million budget is set aside for this rebranding effort in an attempt to bring the company away from the tainted image of accountancy firms like Enron. Monday's ad campaign is focusing on a fresh start to the week, fresh brewed coffee and strawberries. (I don't get the strawberries part.) What I find a bit odd and possibly a hurdle the company may have to overcome is that most people don't like Monday. I guess we'll see how it goes.
Another thing to believe in. Sponge Bob Square Pants...he is a god.
The Meaning of Um. Linguists and psychologists bring "um" and "uh" into discussion.
Funky sunset happened yesterday for a good portion of North America, Asia and the Pacific. Bummer I didn't know about it and that it wasn't easily seen where I am. An annular solar eclipse isn't the same as a total eclipse. The moon is too small during an annular eclipse to totally block out the sun, as in a total eclipse where only the corona is seen glowing over the edges of the moon. Check out some of the images from the June 10th eclipse. Way cool.
NASA recommends this week for viewing spaceships go by in your backyard. Sounds odd? No, they mean the International Space Station (ISS) and the space shuttle Endeavour. Here are the dates and times for optimal viewing, depending on where you are. The station will appear brighter than a first-magnitude star over certain cities. If you're interested in where ISS is right now...click here.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is rebranding themselves with a new name. They are giving a new meaning to Monday. A $110 million budget is set aside for this rebranding effort in an attempt to bring the company away from the tainted image of accountancy firms like Enron. Monday's ad campaign is focusing on a fresh start to the week, fresh brewed coffee and strawberries. (I don't get the strawberries part.) What I find a bit odd and possibly a hurdle the company may have to overcome is that most people don't like Monday. I guess we'll see how it goes.
it's warm
It's hot and not even that hot in comparison to the muggy nastiness we will be getting in the next month or two. One thing I hate about this apartment is how hot it gets. It's like an oven by the time the sun goes down. Which, in the winter isn't a horrible thing, but in the summer it can be quite unbearable. Think I'm off for a nice cool shower :)
It's hot and not even that hot in comparison to the muggy nastiness we will be getting in the next month or two. One thing I hate about this apartment is how hot it gets. It's like an oven by the time the sun goes down. Which, in the winter isn't a horrible thing, but in the summer it can be quite unbearable. Think I'm off for a nice cool shower :)
a thought/comment
It's amazing how, in the arms of a loved one, you can let yourself go. In most ways it's a wonderful feeling. But there's something slightly scary about it as well. Feeling so safe and everything being ok when you're there is great, but sometimes the lingering thought that as soon as you're out of those arms, and there is no chest to rest your head upon, no beating heart to hear, no tight hold around you or a hand gently running through your hair, you will be yet again alone to face the world and your problems. Part of me wonders if this is what it's really like to be in love and to have the person that means the world to you there for you, and if when you're married that since that person is there all the time that sensation of being alone disappears.
It's amazing how, in the arms of a loved one, you can let yourself go. In most ways it's a wonderful feeling. But there's something slightly scary about it as well. Feeling so safe and everything being ok when you're there is great, but sometimes the lingering thought that as soon as you're out of those arms, and there is no chest to rest your head upon, no beating heart to hear, no tight hold around you or a hand gently running through your hair, you will be yet again alone to face the world and your problems. Part of me wonders if this is what it's really like to be in love and to have the person that means the world to you there for you, and if when you're married that since that person is there all the time that sensation of being alone disappears.
pink elephants
Well, the appointment with the psychic advisor was supposed to be today but I called and said I'd reschedule. I don't know if I will but, C. was home from work today because of his knee so I decided to play Florence Nightingale and help him out. Which mainly meant getting him coffee and breakfast and then keeping him company. It was nice to get an extra day with him, especially since we didn't get to see each other on Friday night. While I was there I made my sister's birthday present so I accomplished something :)
Coming home late always bites when there are no sheets on the bed. I had taken them to mum's to do laundry Sunday and went straight over to C.'s afterwards so I've not been home to take care of that crap.
Let's see:
Did you know there was a coalition of pro-rabbit groups? Organizations such as the House Rabbit Society, friendsofrabbits.com and Michigan Rabbit Rescue are trying to get Subaru to pull a new commecial featuring the release of a bunny into the wild. So far it seems that the adgrunts have agreed to have the spot altered to make it more clear that this bunny isn't a pet being released.
Job ad friendly people isn't fair to unfriendly folks. Hahaha. How weird.
Well, the appointment with the psychic advisor was supposed to be today but I called and said I'd reschedule. I don't know if I will but, C. was home from work today because of his knee so I decided to play Florence Nightingale and help him out. Which mainly meant getting him coffee and breakfast and then keeping him company. It was nice to get an extra day with him, especially since we didn't get to see each other on Friday night. While I was there I made my sister's birthday present so I accomplished something :)
Coming home late always bites when there are no sheets on the bed. I had taken them to mum's to do laundry Sunday and went straight over to C.'s afterwards so I've not been home to take care of that crap.
Let's see:
Did you know there was a coalition of pro-rabbit groups? Organizations such as the House Rabbit Society, friendsofrabbits.com and Michigan Rabbit Rescue are trying to get Subaru to pull a new commecial featuring the release of a bunny into the wild. So far it seems that the adgrunts have agreed to have the spot altered to make it more clear that this bunny isn't a pet being released.
Job ad friendly people isn't fair to unfriendly folks. Hahaha. How weird.
Sunday, June 09, 2002
vacuums
I wish I had my own super vacuum. I just have this little stupid dustbuster because I can't afford to spend $140+ on something like that, at least not right now. Mum lent me hers...and it's so nice. Even though the majority of my apartment is hardwood floors, it works so much better on them than a broom or mop to a point. Cleaning is such a pain. I have to go to mum's today to return the vacuum and borrow her washing machine/dryer to do some laundry. Maybe I'll make some cards today for upcoming birthdays and the ones that I missed that I should have sent cards out for. I just haven't gotten around to that. I have a card for a friend of mine that's been sitting in my bag for the last month almost. All I have to do it put a stamp on the stupid thing and drop it in the post. I should really do that. I'm usually pretty good about getting these things out too. :\
I wish I had my own super vacuum. I just have this little stupid dustbuster because I can't afford to spend $140+ on something like that, at least not right now. Mum lent me hers...and it's so nice. Even though the majority of my apartment is hardwood floors, it works so much better on them than a broom or mop to a point. Cleaning is such a pain. I have to go to mum's today to return the vacuum and borrow her washing machine/dryer to do some laundry. Maybe I'll make some cards today for upcoming birthdays and the ones that I missed that I should have sent cards out for. I just haven't gotten around to that. I have a card for a friend of mine that's been sitting in my bag for the last month almost. All I have to do it put a stamp on the stupid thing and drop it in the post. I should really do that. I'm usually pretty good about getting these things out too. :\
sunday
It's a rainy blah day and I don't want to do anything. But, I guess I ought to. Poor C. trashed his knee yesterday. He's in a lot of pain. I wish there was something I could do to help but I don't think there is. Hopefully he will just rest it and let it get better instead of pushing himself like usual and making it worse.
It's a rainy blah day and I don't want to do anything. But, I guess I ought to. Poor C. trashed his knee yesterday. He's in a lot of pain. I wish there was something I could do to help but I don't think there is. Hopefully he will just rest it and let it get better instead of pushing himself like usual and making it worse.
Saturday, June 08, 2002
psychic reading?
Okay so...I'm going through a bit of a rough period. Unemployment is getting to me, as it tends to do now and again. Yesterday was really a rough day, especially in the afternoon. My bro and I were talking on line and he suggested I see a psychiatrist. I'm not sure that it would help, unless they can get me a job in advertising. And this morning I talked to my mummsy about it, and she suggested I see a psychic adviser. Okay so...what the heck? She called this woman and told her to call me to set up an appointment with her. I set one up but I don't know about this. I know my mum said she'd pay for it and all, but...I'm not crazy about doing this. Seems like a waste of good money in some respects. She says it's uplifting and will make me feel better. I know what would make me feel better...a job.
Okay so...I'm going through a bit of a rough period. Unemployment is getting to me, as it tends to do now and again. Yesterday was really a rough day, especially in the afternoon. My bro and I were talking on line and he suggested I see a psychiatrist. I'm not sure that it would help, unless they can get me a job in advertising. And this morning I talked to my mummsy about it, and she suggested I see a psychic adviser. Okay so...what the heck? She called this woman and told her to call me to set up an appointment with her. I set one up but I don't know about this. I know my mum said she'd pay for it and all, but...I'm not crazy about doing this. Seems like a waste of good money in some respects. She says it's uplifting and will make me feel better. I know what would make me feel better...a job.
Just added a bunch of stuff to my wish list at amazon...*sigh* I wish I could afford it all.
Spent the night in doing nothing. Got fed up with the selection on TV so I put in A Fish Called Wanda. Not seen it in a while. Actually not watched much of the vids I have...no real reason why.
Guess I'll head to bed after this is over.
Spent the night in doing nothing. Got fed up with the selection on TV so I put in A Fish Called Wanda. Not seen it in a while. Actually not watched much of the vids I have...no real reason why.
Guess I'll head to bed after this is over.
Friday, June 07, 2002
previous post went bye bye
Argh. I had quite a nice little post and stupid computer crashed before I could publish it. *roar*
This site think geek has some pretty funky stuff. And the have a whole section just on caffeine! Although they can't ship caffeine to belgium or sweden...I wonder why that is...seems kinda odd.
Ben and Jerrys are mixing ice cream and activism. Their new One Sweet Whirled campagin is attempting to make a change in how we impact the world around us, mainly to stop (or slow down) global warming. Also kind of neat on their site...the flavor graveyard.
Going home with a possible one night stand in Oslo? Out of condoms? No worries! A Norwegian taxi co. teamed up with the Norwegian health authorities and are handing out condoms to any client who asks for them. Pretty cool...and a good idea! :)
And...for those of you looking for some amusement...check out this prawnography site.
Argh. I had quite a nice little post and stupid computer crashed before I could publish it. *roar*
This site think geek has some pretty funky stuff. And the have a whole section just on caffeine! Although they can't ship caffeine to belgium or sweden...I wonder why that is...seems kinda odd.
Ben and Jerrys are mixing ice cream and activism. Their new One Sweet Whirled campagin is attempting to make a change in how we impact the world around us, mainly to stop (or slow down) global warming. Also kind of neat on their site...the flavor graveyard.
Going home with a possible one night stand in Oslo? Out of condoms? No worries! A Norwegian taxi co. teamed up with the Norwegian health authorities and are handing out condoms to any client who asks for them. Pretty cool...and a good idea! :)
And...for those of you looking for some amusement...check out this prawnography site.
the early hours
I should be in bed right now. Although since I'm not working tomorrow I suppose it doesn't matter really. I can sleep as long as I want. It's weird how quite it is at night. At least until the partiers come home from being out. Which isn't a big deal....for the most part. Sometimes it's massively annoying. But, since the colleges and unis are out for the summer it shouldn't be as bad. I can't believe my hair is still wet. Well I can but...not with how warm it is in here. This is a very boring post...but hey it's late...and my brain isn't functioning at full capacity.
I should be in bed right now. Although since I'm not working tomorrow I suppose it doesn't matter really. I can sleep as long as I want. It's weird how quite it is at night. At least until the partiers come home from being out. Which isn't a big deal....for the most part. Sometimes it's massively annoying. But, since the colleges and unis are out for the summer it shouldn't be as bad. I can't believe my hair is still wet. Well I can but...not with how warm it is in here. This is a very boring post...but hey it's late...and my brain isn't functioning at full capacity.
Thursday, June 06, 2002
showers
What is it about a shower that is so...yummy? Beyond the cleaning aspect, which shouldn't be underrated either, there's something more. I always feel better after a shower. In the winter nothing beats a nice hot shower, so hot that the steam sets off the smoke detector kind of hot. And in the summer, a nice cold shower and wet hair can be absolute bliss. *sigh* I needed that.
What is it about a shower that is so...yummy? Beyond the cleaning aspect, which shouldn't be underrated either, there's something more. I always feel better after a shower. In the winter nothing beats a nice hot shower, so hot that the steam sets off the smoke detector kind of hot. And in the summer, a nice cold shower and wet hair can be absolute bliss. *sigh* I needed that.
radio wars
I'm not sure about other places, but it seems that every few years there has to be some war between djs on the radio. Sometimes it's even between the djs at one station. I find it odd. One of my usual stations is currently going through one of these against another station. Is this a local phenomenon? I wonder.
I'm not sure about other places, but it seems that every few years there has to be some war between djs on the radio. Sometimes it's even between the djs at one station. I find it odd. One of my usual stations is currently going through one of these against another station. Is this a local phenomenon? I wonder.
the celestial sprinklers are on
It's pouring down today. I have to find some motivation. Thinking about heading out in a bit to run some errands. Low on soap and some other necessities. I should also work on this painting that has been a work in progress for the last who knows how many months now. It's nearly done too. C. asked me to paint it for his apartment ages ago. And if I don't get it done soon, it won't have a chance to be in that apartment at all, or not for long. He told me what kind of painting he wanted...which isn't what I usually do. I'm more abstract than this. I mean I know I could do a crazy abstract scenic thing but, I wanted it to look somewhat like what it should be. The clouds and mountain part came out great. I just wish I could get the rest of the darn thing pulled together because it's starting to annoy me. *sigh* C. said he'd make me an easel...I wish he would. Would love one of those.
It's pouring down today. I have to find some motivation. Thinking about heading out in a bit to run some errands. Low on soap and some other necessities. I should also work on this painting that has been a work in progress for the last who knows how many months now. It's nearly done too. C. asked me to paint it for his apartment ages ago. And if I don't get it done soon, it won't have a chance to be in that apartment at all, or not for long. He told me what kind of painting he wanted...which isn't what I usually do. I'm more abstract than this. I mean I know I could do a crazy abstract scenic thing but, I wanted it to look somewhat like what it should be. The clouds and mountain part came out great. I just wish I could get the rest of the darn thing pulled together because it's starting to annoy me. *sigh* C. said he'd make me an easel...I wish he would. Would love one of those.
it's raining
Raining again. Feels like it's cooled stuff off a bit...thankfully. Was pretty muggy today. I think I prefer 60-70 degree weather lately. I'm sure part of it has to do with this apartment always being so damn hot. Watched the Laker game tonight (well sort of) and they won game one. Yay! I feel so blah right now. Didn't even leave the apartment today. How sad. Maybe I'll try to get out tomorrow and go do something. Although it's late and it's supposed to be rainy tomorrow, which is good sleeping in weather. Plus who knows knows who will be around. Oh well, we shall see.
I've got all these lovely silver cranes that my bro sent me with a cd of him playing the piano. The cd rocks. Listened to it this morning and it made me happy. Just not sure what to do with the cranes. Maybe string them or something.
I wish someone could explain why King of the Hill is not getting cancelled and Futurama is. If they had switched around the time slots...and let King of the Hill get dicked around by the NFL schedule maybe things would be better or different. It annoys me. The reason Futurama doesn't get the same ratings is because they cancel it for half the year for stupid football games. It's so moronic.
Raining again. Feels like it's cooled stuff off a bit...thankfully. Was pretty muggy today. I think I prefer 60-70 degree weather lately. I'm sure part of it has to do with this apartment always being so damn hot. Watched the Laker game tonight (well sort of) and they won game one. Yay! I feel so blah right now. Didn't even leave the apartment today. How sad. Maybe I'll try to get out tomorrow and go do something. Although it's late and it's supposed to be rainy tomorrow, which is good sleeping in weather. Plus who knows knows who will be around. Oh well, we shall see.
I've got all these lovely silver cranes that my bro sent me with a cd of him playing the piano. The cd rocks. Listened to it this morning and it made me happy. Just not sure what to do with the cranes. Maybe string them or something.
I wish someone could explain why King of the Hill is not getting cancelled and Futurama is. If they had switched around the time slots...and let King of the Hill get dicked around by the NFL schedule maybe things would be better or different. It annoys me. The reason Futurama doesn't get the same ratings is because they cancel it for half the year for stupid football games. It's so moronic.
Wednesday, June 05, 2002
eveningtide
Looks like Hubble's infrared vision is back and online again. The first test images were released today. Such cool picutres. I really find that stuff fasinating. C. and I had a discussion about space and how vast it could be and how do we know we're not just some small part of something else over dinner one night while we were away. I love chats like that. One of the most interesting parts of that convo was if there is an "edge" to the universe...what is it...and what's on the otherside? Is there nothingness? It hurts the brain to try to contemplate this kind of thing sometimes. But I think it goes to show how insignificant humans are. I guess I have to say that I'm of the opinion that there is a possibility of life elsewhere in the universe. They have already found evidence of water having been on Mars, which is the basis for life...at least as we know it. It's so closed minded of people to think that in the massive vastness out there we could be the only ones. Heck, technology today, as advanced as it is, only lets us see so far....and it's not that far. Not in comparison to the distances out there at any rate.
Now, in a sort of related thing, we have two scientists who have developed a whole new theory on how the universe came to be. They think in our universe, time never ends. They also say that they believe there are more than the three dimensions that we know of...possibly ten. In some respects I think their theory makes sense. If all this matter got together and created the big bang...where did it come from? I suppose that then leads to the question of even if the universe is timeless...stuff had to come from somewhere...or does it just exist?
And to go even further...there's the question "Do other universes exist?" Quantum mechanics seems to say it is a probability. But how would we ever know they do actually exist when we can't even see a fraction of our own universe? Mind boggling!
I would love to have one of those multi-billion dollar telescopes one day. How cool would that be to have something like that in your backyard?
Looks like Hubble's infrared vision is back and online again. The first test images were released today. Such cool picutres. I really find that stuff fasinating. C. and I had a discussion about space and how vast it could be and how do we know we're not just some small part of something else over dinner one night while we were away. I love chats like that. One of the most interesting parts of that convo was if there is an "edge" to the universe...what is it...and what's on the otherside? Is there nothingness? It hurts the brain to try to contemplate this kind of thing sometimes. But I think it goes to show how insignificant humans are. I guess I have to say that I'm of the opinion that there is a possibility of life elsewhere in the universe. They have already found evidence of water having been on Mars, which is the basis for life...at least as we know it. It's so closed minded of people to think that in the massive vastness out there we could be the only ones. Heck, technology today, as advanced as it is, only lets us see so far....and it's not that far. Not in comparison to the distances out there at any rate.
Now, in a sort of related thing, we have two scientists who have developed a whole new theory on how the universe came to be. They think in our universe, time never ends. They also say that they believe there are more than the three dimensions that we know of...possibly ten. In some respects I think their theory makes sense. If all this matter got together and created the big bang...where did it come from? I suppose that then leads to the question of even if the universe is timeless...stuff had to come from somewhere...or does it just exist?
And to go even further...there's the question "Do other universes exist?" Quantum mechanics seems to say it is a probability. But how would we ever know they do actually exist when we can't even see a fraction of our own universe? Mind boggling!
I would love to have one of those multi-billion dollar telescopes one day. How cool would that be to have something like that in your backyard?
late night
from Conan. I haven't seen Conan in ages. He's so good. I wish he'd take over the earlier late night spot. Although I suppose then he wouldn't be able to get away with as much as he does.
I did a search on google for this blog...just out of curosity. Way too many things came up...most being java programing things.
I think it's cool the way blogs belong to all kinds of people...but i just wish some would take the time to make sure it's legible. One I ended up at tonight was a white background with a white font. You'd think someone would check that. Oh well.
The Ad*Access Project is way cool. Old ads from 1911-1955 are archieved here. And Emergence of Advertising in America which also archives ads from 1850-1920. Some awesome illustration in those.
Ugh...Carson Daly is hosting another show? Why? Whyyyyy???
Yikes it's late...better hit the hay.
from Conan. I haven't seen Conan in ages. He's so good. I wish he'd take over the earlier late night spot. Although I suppose then he wouldn't be able to get away with as much as he does.
I did a search on google for this blog...just out of curosity. Way too many things came up...most being java programing things.
I think it's cool the way blogs belong to all kinds of people...but i just wish some would take the time to make sure it's legible. One I ended up at tonight was a white background with a white font. You'd think someone would check that. Oh well.
The Ad*Access Project is way cool. Old ads from 1911-1955 are archieved here. And Emergence of Advertising in America which also archives ads from 1850-1920. Some awesome illustration in those.
Ugh...Carson Daly is hosting another show? Why? Whyyyyy???
Yikes it's late...better hit the hay.
Tuesday, June 04, 2002
a valient return
*sigh* Back from my little trip away. It was so nice. We didn't do much, but, it was enough to be able to spend time together. Guess it's also a little bit of a preview of what to expect when we move in together :)
We did some sight seeing. Went to the place of the first transistor communication between the usa and england. It was pretty cool. We also drove around through a bunch of the little towns there. Very cute and quaint. Way too many antique shops. Went to the beach and watched the sunset...very beautiful. Ate out way too much. Rented some films (Jay and Silent Bob's something or other and American Pie 2). Did most of a jigsaw puzzle (he is really good at those!). And some erm...other stuff ;)
As I've got tomorrow off...I'm sure I'll be back and have more to post...once I get unpacked and organised...well, as organised as I get.
*sigh* Back from my little trip away. It was so nice. We didn't do much, but, it was enough to be able to spend time together. Guess it's also a little bit of a preview of what to expect when we move in together :)
We did some sight seeing. Went to the place of the first transistor communication between the usa and england. It was pretty cool. We also drove around through a bunch of the little towns there. Very cute and quaint. Way too many antique shops. Went to the beach and watched the sunset...very beautiful. Ate out way too much. Rented some films (Jay and Silent Bob's something or other and American Pie 2). Did most of a jigsaw puzzle (he is really good at those!). And some erm...other stuff ;)
As I've got tomorrow off...I'm sure I'll be back and have more to post...once I get unpacked and organised...well, as organised as I get.
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