Monday Night

I'll be in NYC on Monday night and I'm organizing a night out for everyone to hang out and grab some drinks. Haven't seen some of you guys in a long time! Haven't reserved anything but looking to meet at Hiro Ballroom at 10 PM which is on 363 W 16th Street. Thanks Felix for finding the spot.

http://www.themaritimehotel.com/hiroBallroom.html

I'll have a temporary cell phone number, 804.484.5471 and I'll be flying in from London around 7 PM that night. Yes, I know, I'm crazy.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!!!! And forward this to whoever as I probably left some people out.

Mr.Slim Goodbody

It's Official... sorta.

So I quit my job on Tuesday - I'd had it. That was it - couldn't do it anymore. I had nothing lined up, so it felt like the biggest risk ever, but very liberating. Within hours of my 2-week notice being given, I was on the phone with someone I'd interviewed with back in May, who was starting an agency a few blocks from my house. The guys running it have great experreince - Chiat, the local agency 'Eisner,' and a few other big agencies - one of the guys had even started a local agency "Underground" that was eventually bought out by Eisner. When I interviewed back in May, it was really premature to go there - they didn't need juniors, so the guy I interviewed with told me about the agency I'm at now, because they're winning a lot of business and his wife works there.
So after hating my job for six months, I quit. And started talking to my contact again. Between Wednesday and Thursday of this week, I had two interviews over 4 beers, and ended last night's interview with a job offer! (I accepted and now have case of permagrin.)
I am absolutely giddy! The most exciting thing is that the Agency themselves are in need of direction, so I can't wait to help mold things - instead of doing estimates and being yelled at all day:)

Thank you guys for all your support. You remind me that I can do it!!
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- alexis

Thursday

Wednesday.

And You Were Bitchin about Blue Ocean

On February 5 this came to me in an email from Daily Candy. It is nowhere near as sophisticated and interesting as what you all developed for Carmike, but nonetheless someone has taken the plunge!

Outer Space

You love hosting movie night. But when you have more guests than inches on your TV screen, you’re asking for serious suspension of disbelief.

Take two at The Entertaining Space — a home theater showroom-cum-party boite built to fulfill your wildest media fantasies. Super Bowl shindig with flat-screen-equipped bathrooms? Osetra and champers for the Oscars? John Hughes retrospective with an endless sushi spread? Dream no more.

An in-house event manager ensures everything runs smoothly from caterer to curtain call for groups of four to 40. The props? Sleek, uncluttered interiors; plush chenille sofas; and techie delights like Cinewide, DigiBeta, 135-inch anamorphic widescreen image, and reference quality audio. Pretty in Pink never looked so good.

And now, for the grand finale: No picking popcorn out of your couch cushions the morning after.

Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

Check it out at http://www.entertainingspaces.com/

This is the third thing that I have run across in the past few weeks that Adcenter planners created in our classes... you guys are so freakin good it is scary!!!

Could You Be Mine? Would You Be Mine?

This is a clip of Mr. Rogers in front of Committee in 1969, lobbying for money to keep the show (which he wrote, acted out, and produced by the way) going on PBS. It expresses a passion and clarity of vision that is inspiring and powerful.