classic Mike.

Mike [picks up phone]: ...hello?
Me [wondering why he hasn't visited Naked yet]: hey it's Johanna
Mike: Oh hey what's up!
Me: Where are you?
Mike: I gotta go, I'm actually going to miss a flight.

Also inspired by Mr. Goodbody... I don't know why

inspired by the mr. goodbody post

I went to see the Body Worlds exhibit over the weekend. It is bodies and body parts preserved through plastination (something to do with plastics). The exhibit isn't really gross because the bodies are in strange poses: soccer goalie making a save with one hand and holding all his internal organs in the other, a man riding a horse holding his brain out as an offering, a runner with his muscles peeling off behind him, and the Winged Man- his arm muscles were peeled back so they looked like wings- who was sporting a fedora.

It's a traveling exhibit and I know it was in New York recently. Look for exposed goodbodies in a city near you.

Sorry, Dana and Raqib...

Your idea is already in use. Just saw this on TV the other day and had to put it up:)
http://www.brainwash.com/index.swf

From CitySearch: Brain Wash Cafe and Laundromat Editorial Review – by Erika Stalder
In Short
"Calling this place a laundromat is like reducing Yerba Buena to a grassy knoll. No one frequents Brainwash simply to do laundry. The adjoining street-side cafe serves burgers, salads and beer while hosting hip-hop groups, comedy nights and salacious people-watching. The entertainment schedule rivals that of most DJ bars, without cover charge, bouncer attitude or inflated drink prices. During open-mic nights, patrons pack in for standing-room-only capacity."

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!!
http://www.exit10advertising.com
- 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.

a proper picture of the birthday girl (with her canasian roomie)

happy birthday miss key! i miss you so much. make tom buy you a burrito, a beer and a carton of VFT. hope your day is fantastic...love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY KATE KATHERINE KATIE KATE KEY

I don't have a picture of Kate, so instead, here's a picture of these dudes.

Thompson's Idea Stolen!!

Just saw this on AdRants...

Hottie-Covered Bed Linens the Next Best Thing

While we're not going to get all descriptive about what guys do alone in bed, we are going to marvel at how wonderful it might be to have bed linens like the ones here created by Duval Guillaume Antwerp for their client Che Magazine. On those lonely nights when you just can't get the real thing, a nice, soft set of sheets and pillows emblazoned with your dream hottie just might help you fall asleep more easily. And yes, we hope that's all you'll be doing with the sheets.

Creative Media Planners Unite!

a portrait a day, keeps the boredom away.

a photographer decided to take a portrait a day.
there's something really nice about staring at portraits and making up stories about the subjects.
personally, i like the guy surrounded by fake ducks.

you guys should check it out.

http://www.365portraits.com/index.php

Susan Hurley on Tod@y Show

Jordan recorded it...poorly...but he also made a 3 ft tall head.

a small trip

nook @ Lift, Richmond VA
Originally uploaded by tokyohanna.

I just spent the weekend in Richmond. Here is a photo from Lift - don't remember this place ever being this cute when we still lived there! I would have spent hours and weekends in this little nook, working on briefs. The new Business /Engineering building at Cary /Main /Belvidere is really going up quickly. geez. Richmond has come a long way since 2000.