Groovy/fn

But certainly not on my list...

What we missed...

Pics of the new BrandCenter:

http://vcu.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36502565&id=10703357

2007 WRAP-UP

Going off Josh's post, let's get some updates from everyone with these questions:

1) Where do you live? Where do you work? Do you have a significant other?
2) Anything great happen in 2007 you want to share?
3) Any big plans-career/personal wise for 2008?
4) What did you miss most about the Adcenter?
5) Uhhhh, leave something creative/funny/interesting/innovative here

I think it's about time for a 2-year anniversary in..... Richmond, Virginia. I know you guys want to check out the new Adcenter. We should make a weekend out of it.

December Wrap-up

Hello.
Since I have completely exhausted my small and feral group of friends in S.F. with how much I dig No Country for Old Men- I have decided to extend it to you.
I imagine that most of you have had the pleasure of seeing this movie (and hopefully Juno as well), and that you would be first to rise up and agree that it is one of the masterpieces of our time; if you haven't seen it please consider it a holiday request from me.

On a related note, by my estimate I have read between 20-30 books this year (still working out my favorite), and bought oodles of music (Dan Deacon best show, Midlake most repeatedly listenable band), visited a slew of airports (Charlotte #1/Austin #2), and generally been a bombastic consumer of pop culture (cardigans are the new sweater). So, by corollary, most of you have done the same.

So spill them beans. What's the best?

Oh-I really like this picture.

virtual haircut

This is pretty awesome. You have to be wearing headphones for it to work. It's called holophonic sound. Simply put, "It's really just stereo, but it exploits your brain's ability to figure out the direction and distance of sound."

I recommend the virtual haircut and the matchbox one. Oh, and close your eyes.

here.

Chums

What ever happened to Tim Chumley?

He's on Josh Spear...

http://www.joshspear.com/item/etsyfound-tim-chumley/

Oh ya....

Happy (late) Birthday Mr. Rothermel!

Big Ass Brass Band

So, Barrie was married this past weekend.
There was lots of gumbo and jazzy dancing.
Lots of hugs and Abita.
A few cakes and a trip to the oldest bar in New Orleans.
Danielli's mom.
A sunrise spied on Bourbon Street.
And some crappy pictures taken with my camera phone.
This is my favorite.
The reception 'officially' finished.
The band opened the doors to the hall.
Everyone had a sparkler.
Don and Barrie hopped in the back of a horse drawn carriage.
And we danced and walked and drank and sang.

Future Feed Forward

-a compliment to McSweeney's and the Onion
clever.

Delicious Data

Wondering which city has the most people walking to work? It's West Point, NY.
Or which counties have the highest percentage of residence that had a sunburn in the past 12 months? Top three are all in Utah.
Find this and tons of other "Top 101 Cities" data:

http://www.city-data.com/top2/toplists2.html


Next, plug in your ZIP code, and you'll get census-derived stats, from occupations and income, to education levels and divorce rates.
You can compare up to 20 ZIPs, letting you feel smug about your area's demographic superiority.

http://zipskinny.com/

Darkon

I'm like two nerd shades shy of finding a new hobby.

is it Christmas yet?

http://www.isitchristmas.com/

This is November.

Happy Late B-Day Kumar

What do we think?

Coolest Flickr aggregator yet

I'm the mother flippin'
http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/tiltviewer/app/

Even better than babies in costume!

This will NOT disappoint.
Gino the Ginny

Today's theme is babies for some reason?

Wes Andersony Goodness

Clouds are Medicine.

http://cloudcollecting.com/trailer.html

i like it

NYC

Check out recent Business Week article about the Adcenter.

I'll be in NYC next Friday. If you're up there, stop by Likemind Coffee!

where: sNice, 45 Eighth Avenue, at West 4th Street, NYC
when: friday, october 19 at 8am (EST)

Pooh

Ok. This is straight from Ward's hometown newspaper.

Happy Birthday Krissie!!

A quick run through my old pics...

Don't you EVER forget your happy place. Especially when you begin to navigate married life.

And I'll ask one more time: what the hell was Tom laughing at?

Cause for Drinks - September

Here's details on our next event. If you would like to host in your city, let me know. Our next one will be in later October.



Yeahhhhh, All Day Buffet is back! And we've added another city to the mix. AUSTIN! Come join us at our second monthly Cause for Drinks happy hour. This month, proceeds will go to the New Orleans Kid Camera Project. If your corporation would like to match our donation, please contact ADB at mike@alldaybuffet.org

The New Orleans Kid Camera Project was created to address the psychological and emotional impacts of Hurricane Katrina on children returning home to New Orleans. Through the use of photography, creative writing and mixed media, children from flooded neighborhoods explore their environment and express themselves, their stories and feelings with their friends. This project provides a venue for growth and recovery. By teaching the children tangible skills and exposing them to new means of expression, we hope to empower them to impact their lives and environment.

NOLA:
Bridge Lounge
1201 Magazine St

NYC:
Max Fish
178 Ludlow St
maxfish.com

AUSTIN:
Mohawks
912 Red River
mohawkaustin.com

We drink because nourishing creativity in New Orleans is awesome. $2 from every drink will supply young aspiring photographers. Who said that drinking only produces a hangover the next day?

http://www.kidcameraproject.org

Planner Help-Honda

Does anyone remember when Russel Davies presented on the Honda Power of Dreams book? Do you know if the book is published? Where I can find it?
Your help would be most appreciated
Thanks
-Kerry

How to Crank That

This is pure genius. More artists coming out with hot dances. This one incorporates everything into one. And then they release a video that teaches you how to do it. 4 million hits and counting.

welcome to canton

If anyone ever wants to visit, my house is 4 blocks from The Square and Exit10 (where I work) is about 5. Thank you , NYTimes (Cold Yuengling, Fresh Oysters), for showing the side of Baltimore I know. Only thing missing is my fav bar, The Pickled Parrot, but that's just off the square. FYI, I'll never be a Ravens fan... go Eagles.

youtube greatness

Adblocker Plus

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/the-morality-of-blocking-ads/index.html?ex=1347076800&en=b247f211cedcdf17&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Good Golly Goodness

Conference Registration

This is the official friends and family advanced notice for the Polgamous Wedding (Connection Planning Conference). We open registration to the public next week and there are only about 100 tickets available. A lot of interest. Really. Especially with the debut of Ed Cotton and Gareth Kay’s Planning for Good. So do it now. We’re also excited about hosting you in New Orleans. It’s the perfect excuse to deep dive into our culture. Get the story you don’t see on Anderson Cooper, check out the Voodoo Music Experience, eat too much, and get anthropological with your nightlife in a city that encourages that sort of thing. The perfect coda after a day of doing some cool, inspiring and important work together. To register visit polygamousweddings.com and check out the blog while you're at it too!

The best thing I've seen in 2007

http://www.glassandahalffull.com/

Have a good three-day.

Speechless.

Wig? Check. Dress/shirt? Check. Large hobo bag? Check.

Pants?.....

Holy geez.

"Dear God, make me a bird, so I can fly far, far far away from here."

The New Segway?

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070827/UPDATE/708270396/1001/BIZ

Planning for Good

One of clients, the Idea Village, has been picked for the Planning for Good brief. I am looking to assemble a team to work on this brief. And trust me, you'll have a big advantage because I know everything you need to know about New Orleans. I'm been working on this for the past 4 months. Anyone in?

Check out Fallon's post for more detail here.

Join the Facebook Group here.

And use your advertising skills for GOOD!

Europe/Fashion/Consumerism/Aesthetic

-Corriette Schoenaerts

Heavy Fine

McUSA

It was delicious!

bathrooms can be really confusing.

And that's why people need a little instruction.

potty signs

raqibgetsavisa.blogspot.com

The past couple of posts are from the blog I'm trying to keep updated while I'm in India taking care of visa stuff. Though you guys would like to see some random shots!

Let me know if you guys want anything from the motherland! (Brandon's already put in his request for a camel... I think he's a little confused about India vs. Saudi Arabia).

Ali & Friends

I don't know where the phrase "street urchin" came from... but I met Ali while we were waiting at the butcher. He wanted to see how the camera worked so I took a couple of pictures of him and then next thing I knew he had me taking a bunch of shots of him and his friends.

While leaving the he turns to me and in the most business-like tone says "Get these pictures to me by tomorrow, ok?". I doubt I'll be able to find Ali but maybe he'll stumble across these pictures online.

Random Pics 2

Random Pics

a nice break

Most of these pictures don't seem like they could be real. And each one has an amazing ability to make your mind wander and ultimately make up stories of their past.
I recommend looking at all of the different themes. They're eerily beautiful and fascinating.
Click right here

Designer Manifesto

Icon Magazine has published the manifesto's of 50 famous (I imagine, although have no idea) designers. The image is by Yves Behar.
Link: http://www.icon-magazine.co.uk/issues/050/manifestos/index.html

Some of my favorite pieces:
he essence of British landscape architecture was to reshape nature according to fashion and taste; the cult of the cultivar, the art of the artefact... ! Landscape was the domain of dandies, hermits and poets. The 20th century produced landscapes of little or no interest. The specific became general, the norm became the rule, landscape turned into environment. A delicate green tissue turned into a monstrous green blanket...

Landscape architecture should once again become a source of aesthetic experimentation.


AND

Design makes things seem special, and who wants normal if they can have special? And that’s the problem.

What has grown naturally and unselfconsciously over the years cannot easily be replaced. Not that old things shouldn’t be replaced or that new things are bad, just that things that are designed to attract attention are usually unsatisfactory. There are better ways to design than putting a big effort into making something look special. Special is generally less useful than normal, and less rewarding in the long term. Special things demand attention for the wrong reasons, interrupting potentially good atmosphere with an awkward presence. Preserve Normal, resist Special!

AND

Everybody who is honest is interesting

AND

We believe that “content” is something you do – not something you are given by a person in a black T-shirt.

"Ghostbuster lunch box dick treasure chest"

todays lesson, brought to you by BEES!

This is really quite useless, but of course I think it's competely fascinating. (oh how I love useless factoids.)
Some scientist out there decided to render images of flowers to represent how insects actually see them via UV light.

All Day Buffet

I've been keeping this as a secret for the past couple of weeks but the All Day Buffet site is finally launched! Basic premise is to get FULL ON GOOD...

"alldaybuffet has nothing to do with food, yet it has everything to do with promoting and drawing upon our generation's hunger to do good. alldaybuffet connects young adults and social entrepreneurs by creating unique platforms to raise awareness, generate discussion, and inspire action. doing good shouldn't feel like a chore so we connect the things we like to do most with the things that matter most."

It's a mash-up of Good Magazine meets Flavorpill meets LVHRD. Check it out at All Day Buffet and sign-up for our email lists!

New Orleans Revisted

Here's what we've been up to down here in New Orleans!

http://www.adweek.com/aw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003621439

NY is full or super heroes

Maybe not heroes, but definitely super.
Yesterday, I was forwarded this site. And while many of you may not actually live in NY, you should still be able to enjoy the mainstream appreciation of the weirdness that exists here.

Check out this site.the most powerful man in the universe

And by the way. My very own DM spotted He-Man at Union Square today and has sent in his photo. Hopefully he will be posting soon. I'm so proud.

Freedom

After much consideration I have decided to spread my wings. I gave notice to Franklin Street that I am going to be exploring other opportunities. But I'm really just going to take a few months off. If anyone knows anyone or hears of any positions in DC, say around October, please shoot me an email at glenn224@hotmail.com.

Dammit, I wish I still had my RV! I could be truckin.

Hope to see you all soon.

Save the Date!

Chocolate Rain

I think I've shown many of you this. But for those of you who haven't seen it, enjoy its awesomeness.

Quests

Sounds like your friend is on a quest:

I think you're all fucked in the head. We're ten hours from the fucking fun park, and you wanna bail out! Well, I'll tell you something, this is no longer a vacation . . . it's a quest! It's a quest for fun! I'm gonna have fun, and you're gonna have fun! We're all gonna have so much fucking fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our Goddamn smiles! You'll be whistling Zip-a-dee-doo-da out of your assholes! I've got to be crazy! I'm on a pilgrimage to see a moose! Praise Marty Moose!

I say good luck. If she wants a shot out in SF, lemme know.

a shot in the dark, maybe.

Hey guys! I'm wondering - does anybody in NYC know if there are spots for undergraduate interns in their creative department? I don't know how agencies work usually re:undergrad interns. Here is a snippet from the email I got from my friend Anna Kate:

My friend and co-intern, Matt Koulermos (mattkoulermos.com) and I are on the look out for an internship for the academic year. Any suggestions? I know most agencies (including Naked, probably) do not do an official Fall intern program. But we're happy to work for free (free! = academic credit) and we come as a team (AD and CW, once or twice a week - we're thinking Fridays). So, basically, we want to offer our youthful, trendy insights (and wear great shoes) to some awesome ad shop, weekly. For free. Did I mention that we want to work for free?

You'll notice that Matt there has a website up already --- I've set my personal deadline to catch up to 1998 and get my website up next week. Until then, my selling point is the working-for-free thing. And I fetch a mean Starbucks latte.

I met Anna Kate through my blog and have hung out with her a couple of times; she has so much enthusiasm and hunger to learn and create things. She's really wonderful... I can't speak for her friend because I don't know him, but she would be an excellent (UNPAID!) addition to any New York shop. All she wants right now is to learn and get different perspectives. She's a copywriting intern at McCann right now - she got the position over some rising portfolio-school-kids. Let me know if we can help Anna Kate!

Hope everyone is well. Favorite part of the summer? (:

Absolut New Orleans

This just makes me happy... Good job Naughton...

Disney Launching 2 Colognes For Pre-Teen Latin Boys

Does anyone think that 4 years old is too young to wear cologne?
Article starts out like this:

Smells Like Profit: Disney Eyes Pre-Teen Fragrance Market

NEW YORK -- Forget the smell of sweat, grass and dirt. Disney Consumer Products wants young boys smelling their best. Disney is rolling out Pirates of the Caribbean- and Buzz Lightyear-branded fragrances targeting boys ages 4-11 in Latin communities. The products, which will retail between $9.95 and $19.95, will reach retail shelves by September in time for the holiday season. "Our strategy is to go after the Hispanic population in the U.S," said Johanna Mooney, director of food, health and beauty at Disney Consumer Products, Burbank, Calif. "The market is driven by gift-giving, so we will target moms and grandmothers—the primary gift-givers." ..."I think it's a fabulous idea by Disney," she said. "The products will sell well. U.S. males are slower to get into the men's fragrance arena than European, Latin and South American men. There is an untapped market with huge potential here." - Rochelle Bloom, president of the Fragrance Foundation, New York.

Read the article here.

Absolut New Orleans

This is great.

"At the Tales of the Cocktail festival this week in New Orleans a new version of Absolut vodka is being launched. The festival is an annual event celebrating the art of mixology. For the first time, the Swedish vodka company is naming a flavor for a city. Absolut New Orleans is mango-flavored with a black pepper kick. The flavor is meant to capture the unique spirit of the city. The vodka will be a limited run of 35,000 cases and will sell for $19. The best part of the new is that the vodka is expected to raise $2 million for five Gulf Coast charities. Future city vodkas with a similar charitable aspect are planned for the future."

Read more here.