The Future

Sometimes I am frightened thinking about the future. I don't want to be done with college. I don't want to be in the real world yet. I am excited to have my own life, support myself, and to be very successful. I know that I will be successful eventually. I know because, when I do something whole hearted and because I love it, it is always a success. It scares me to think of what I might have to go through in order to get there. Advertising is a very unpredictable world. People get fired and hired right and left. With the drop of a hat, I could go from having a life and a great job, to having to pick up and go somewhere else. I have my doubts about the career decisions I am making. I know I will do good work and continue to evolve in my creativity, but even people that are pretty good when they start get canned right and left. Sometimes I wish I had chose a career path that was a little more reliable and steady. I wouldn't be doing something that I loved, but at least I would know I would always be safe. I'm glad these thoughts only creep in to my mind on occasion because I am so excited about what I will be doing with my life and in my career. I totally see myself as an account planner. It is exactly what I want to do. I have never had the feeling of knowing what I wanted to do until recently. Planning is going to be perfect for me.

Yogans

I've been lucky to take part in many different types of yoga, and variations of yoga/pilates fusion classes. When I want a good workout, the best of these classes is Core Fusion at Exhale spa in Dallas. Unfortunately, its not the same experience as genuine, Eastern, traditional Yoga. You feel a little bit of zen in these types of classes, but it is nothing like the traditional teaching. I went to Heat Yoga a few days ago, and it was a great experience. I felt so great after the class was finished, I plan on becoming a member of the studio. Its not only a physical sensation, but a relaxed mental state that goes along with it. Heat yoga is the class where they put you in a heated room, and you do ninety minutes of traditional yoga poses that originated all over in Asia. There isn't music playing in this class and the lights are on. This doesn't turn off the type of people who value genuine yoga. The people in there are all shapes and sizes. They are avid students and aren't just in the class for yoga. They are people who have found a form of inner peace because of this part of their life. I would love to become a real part of this community and plan on doing so.

Dating Older

Dating older is the way to go. Older guys just simply have more experience. They treat you better, they know where to go and what to do, and they don't make the amateur mistakes. When I go on a date with an older guy, they tell me what time they are picking me up, where we are going, and they make sure that I have a good time. Younger guys, especially college guys, will say something like "Wanna meet up at a party?" That's cool if you don't' know the person well and you literally want to meet them there. But if you know them and are expecting the next step to be a cute date night or something, it sucks. When a guy asks if I want to meet up at some event or party, I initially think he is saying "Want to sleep with me tonight?" Speaking of that, older guys are so much more experienced in the bedroom. Contrary to popular belief, I think that older guys are less pushy and nicer intimately. I think they have less expectations and care more about me then themselves.

lawnmowers

I can't understand why lawmowers all over the country have decided that the best time to do their job is at eight o'clock in the morning. Granted, they have to get to a lot of houses so that they can finish their day earlier but it just so happens that where I am living is always their desired starting point. I can't wear ear plugs because there is a chance I won't wake up to my alarm clock. I don't think I am the only person that has noticed this whole conspiracy. I can't understand why someone hasn't come up with an electric lawnmower, or a silent engine of some sort. So, I'm stuck in the tragedy of waking up to a loud, annoying hum. It kills my morning everytime one. I am instantly annoyed and that is how my day starts. I hate lawnmowers in the morning.

Spring Break Skanks

This video is one of the cleanest that I have found of their kind. These women are disgraces. It makes me sick that girls can act this way in front of disgusting slimy men with their tongues out. They get a thrill out of being wild. I don’t even think its wild. It is just dirty and filthy. To me, these women scream of disease. If they will act this way to get attention in front of hundreds of strangers, they are bound to have slept with thousands of strangers. I am totally for some dirty dancing, wearing short dresses, and getting frisky. But this is the most distasteful thing I’ve ever seen. I was watching the “E” Wildest Spring Break Moments and there were hundreds of videos like this. There was actually a dancing game called “Sexual Position Dancing.” Why don’t they have a private orgy or keep their sexual talents in the bedroom. Women even screamed for attention while they wrestled (I don’t even think they know what wresting is) in chocolate sauce. Ew. These women simply make it right for men to look at women as objects. It makes if right for them to expect filthy performances by slutty girls.

UPS Whiteboard - International Shipping

After seeing some inspiration on introtocreativity.com I wanted to share about my experience with the UPS website. A couple weeks ago, after seeing one of the commercials, I decided to see what the website was all about. So I went to http://whiteboard.ups.com/. I actually had a ton of fun just checking it all out. There was a lot to it. I had the most fun in the area called "The Break Room." In the link called "create your own whiteboard" I actually got to send an Email to my roommate. It portrayed the guy physically writing my note on a whiteboard to her. It was pretty funny. In the directions of the game, it tells you you can't write anything inappropriate to send. I thought that was kind of funny and attempted to send something a little inappropriate anyways. When I first typed it, it literally highlighted the inappropriate word and the guy popped up and told me he wouldn't write the word on the whiteboard. It was so realistic, I actually felt a little guilty. It was really smart too because it discourages negativity on the website. The "Delivery Intercept Game" was pretty entertaining as well. The whole experience made me feel connected to UPS and more excited about the brand.

Heineken: Share The Good!!!!

When I first saw this video, I didn’t think much into it. I thought the visuals were good, the concept was cute, and it wasn’t like every other beer commercial. After reading Bob Garfield’s article in Ad Age, I was a little irritated and mad at him.
Bob Garfield’s article on Adage states this:

This is 2008. We're not in an "It's a Small World After All" era; we're in a "World of Warcraft" era. Pollyanna fantasies don't much scan, especially with the presumed target audience of young men. Not to stereotype or anything, but by and large, men don't drink beer to make the world a better place. They drink beer to cruise women, escape women, wash down nachos and get stinking blotto.

I really couldn’t disagree with him more. I don’t see why he feels the need to by so cynical. In our day and age we are aiming to produce ethical advertising that promotes a better world. I think aiming for “It’s a small World After All” is positive and promotes better life for everyone. Should we instead make a commercial that has men chugging beer and then trying to get into women’s pants because that’s more realistic? I think that this is promoting the good side of beer. That beer can be used as something that brings people together by paying it forward. It’s not promoting over consuming, irresponsible partying, or anything negative. It really is showing the better sides of the product.