November 2010
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Don't Tread On Me
Voting is every Americans given right. We fought hard for it and now we have it for all men and women who meet the basic qualifications. Awesome. However, what I can’t stand leading up to election day the most is being bullied by family, peers and strangers that this is no longer a right but a “civic duty.” Give me a fucking break. If you want to exercise your free will to vote,...
July 2010
4 posts
Sad Realizations of a Designer
I’m gonna turn around and rant on myself and my industry for a minute. The design industry be it print, web, clothing, structural or interior is an arrogant business. Everyone knows best regardless of skill, experience or training. We sit in meetings day in and day out, pitching ideas to clients, telling others they don’t understand functional design and defending our subjective views...
Learning When to Quit (Advertising Edition)
I was having a discussion with a friend who is a creative at a large ad agency about the latest Old Spice campaign (http://twitter.com/oldspice) and (http://www.youtube.com/oldspice). I haven’t come across anyone who didn’t find the original ad which aired during the Super Bowl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE) hilarious, but then there was a second television spot, print...
Woman Wins 4th $Multi-Million Lottery →
Ok so congrats to this woman on having the best luck in the multiverse but I can’t help but notice one thing.
She has a PhD and she’s playing $50 scratcher lottery tickets!? I would think after 7 years of higher education that you would be smart enough to know that is a terrible investment. Maybe she laughs in the face of math and logic considering she beat 1 in 18 septillion odds....
June 2010
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April 2010
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Crazy story about a man who survived a volcanic... →
The story of Ludger Sylbaris is one that is so outlandish, so astonishing that it is difficult to believe that it is true. So amazing is his story that Barnum & Bailey hired him to travel with the circus, not because he had an act, but because he was a sort of relic. The ‘only’ remaining survivor of a volcano that flattened an entire city, the “Paris of the West...
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Don't F**k with My Childhood
Why!? Why do companies insist on messing with the classics? The O.G. Stouffer’s French Bread Pizza which for years was a staple in any child’s freezer. When mom was too busy to cook, pull a couple french breads out of the ice box, throw them in the microwave for 4 minutes and then dive in (inevitably burning the roof of your mouth on boiling, lava-hot, melted cheese).
Last night...
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Split If Allowed To Double Afterwards (H/P)
What’s that you say? You crave a grilled cheese with bacon, but you don’t want all the carbs of a big, heavy bun? Well KFC has heard you cries and now your prayers have been answered.
Two all white-meat chicken breasts prepared either grilled or deep-fried sandwich strips of bacon, melted cheese and a special sauce. It’s the kind of thing that makes you question how you could...
Never-Ending Conversations
One of my biggest pet-peeves around the office or anywhere for that matter are those never-ending conversations. It’s even worse when you’re not part of the conversation but have to overhear a 45-minute discussion where one person clearly DOES NOT GET IT. You painfully hear the clued-in person explain in 10 different ways to the clueless party how it works and just when you think they...
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Caps Sweep Penguins 2010!
Textbook sweep and a great series at that. Feels almost as good as it will beating them in the playoffs on the way to the Cup.
An Open Letter to a Select Group of Art Directors... →
A letter written by an angry copywriter friend worthy of a fireside rant. I think we can all relate to people messing with our work in any profession.
Grown Men Can't Pee
I don’t think they could make it any easier for a man to relieve himself. They place a target on the wall, waist high and wider than the operator’s body. All you really have to do is unzip and face forward. Handle your business, flush, wash you hands and get out. For some reason, this task is far too difficult for most in my office, because on a daily basis the freshly mopped floor is...
March 2010
2 posts
Ridiculously Fast Food
So I’m fine with the idea of fast food. It’s terrible for you, tastes so-so, but it’s good in a pinch. Unfortunately, my local McDonalds is taking efficiency at the drive-thru to a whole new level.
While running to the bank today on my lunch break, I popped into McDonalds to grab a quick lunch. It was raining and I had no desire to get out of my car, so I figured I would eat at...
Obligatory DMV Post
I figured that it is only appropriate for the first post on this site to be a rant about the DMV. I would say the Virginia DMV specifically, except that I get the feeling that my state is not unique when it comes to complete disorganization of a government run facility.
The story begins with my secondary vehicle which is a 1989 Nissan Pathfinder, aptly named “The Black Pearl” by its...