Monday morning meetings at 9/9:30 when there aren't even clients involved.

Suck.

What good is a cigarette if you don't have a light?

I was walking to work this morning in complete humidity and utter shitty weather and all I wanted was to have a cigarette. I quit smoking a couple months ago, but always have that one loner smoke in my bag for mornings like this. Figures that the one time I wanna inhale, I can't find fire for the life of me. It being Monday of course, I had a disappointing epiphany...what good is having something you want if you can't fully take advantage of it?


I work in advertising because it's my passion; my obsession; my life. But what's the point of being in this industry if I can't be the best I can at it? I don't suck, I'm actually pretty good. But if for some bullshit reason, I can't get a job at a hot shop, what's the point? It used to be so rewarding to wake up and do what I love, but I'm past that point now...at a dead-end job, where my battles aren't coming up with a great headline, it's dealing with other people's issues- and I'm not even a CD! It's not rewarding just to do the job. It's rewarding when you do something that makes a difference, or at least makes people look at it and laugh...or cry. But I can't even do that right now.

Why are the forces making it so hard to kick ass at what I do?

Great quotes

"I can resist anything except temptation" - Oscar Wilde

"We all die. The goal is not to live forever. The goal is to create something that will." - PostSecret

Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." - Bob Marley

Stellar mottos

I'm all about good catch phrases, so this is my contribution for today:

- "Happy wife, happy life" - The Heartbreak Kid
So true. Make your wife happy, you'll be happy.

- "Think long, think wrong." - This chick's Kristina's dad.
When shopping, if you are hesitant about making the purchase, BUY IT. Think about it too long, walk away from it, and you'll not only think about it nonstop, but you'll regret not gettin' it. Hence, think long, think wrong. I try to incorporate this line into as many ads as possible. A client has yet to buy it. Big mistake. Huge, actually. It's gonna make millions someday. You saw it here first.

- "Don't explain. Don't complain." -Anne Thorpe (a co-worker)
This was given as an example of how managers should trust their employees. For example, if you tell your manager you have to leave early, that's it, you have to leave early! They shouldn't ask why, they should just trust you. If you end up having to explain yourself, chances are it will be in the form of complaining; and that's your own fault. Don't explain, no need to complain. Brilliant.

More to come...