Yesterday was the first day of autumn. And I’ve never lived through anything like this summer before. I remember that my dad used to always ask me, “And what did you learn?” So I got to thinking–what did I learn this summer? Using some of my favorite quotes from the summer, I thought I’d share.… [Read more…]
September 11, 2010
I was sitting next to Abbey the other night when it hit me. And it felt so true that I blurted it right out. “I’m going through a Rocky IV phase.” Jesus beard? Check. Isolation? Check. Motivation to crack skulls? Check. Right now, I don’t want to do much that doesn’t involve writing or fighting.… [Read more…]
April 26, 2010
When I’m anxious about things, DBT always pops into my head: And I’m scared shitless Of what’s coming next As you may be aware, we had a little thing called recruiter session last week. It was part middle-school dance, part cattle call, part meat market. And while I got to talk to some terrific agencies,… [Read more…]
April 8, 2010
Long story short: Everyone’s going crazy right now over portfolio stuff. I asked Peter Coughter if I could present on why we shouldn’t go crazy. Inspired by Fenske (see two entries down), I sat down and wrote out an oath, which our presentation class was kind enough to take. You should take it too. Just… [Read more…]
March 29, 2010
And my jaw drops. Dammit. From American Copywriter: Leaving work to go to a baseball game opens something inside your heart that advertising has been doing its best to lock up. The quest for award-winning work keeps you at work late. The struggle to do better than those around you makes you work through dinner,… [Read more…]
July 30, 2009
1. In your first semester, you’re going to work harder than any other track. And when I say that, I mean both the sheer volume of work and the amount of time you have to spend either in class or hammering away on your concepts. Congratulations: you’ve volunteered yourself for the toughest professors, the longest… [Read more…]
April 26, 2009
Last semester: “Holy fuck, holy fuck, holy fuck….what am I gonna do?” Now: “Ah, I’ll figure it out.”
April 22, 2009
So Audi’s done. The albatross is off our necks. And the end is in sight. Before the crunch, we have just a little time to reflect on the last eight months, so I thought I’d take just a few minutes to do something I’ve wanted to do for a while. Last semester, I had the… [Read more…]
March 24, 2009
…is what you feel when you finish up early around here while everyone’s in the building.
March 23, 2009
I’m sure that all the cool kids read this first time around, but I just saw it for the first time and it blew my mind. You actually asked me the question: “Are you taking any steps to keep shit real?” I want you always to look back on this time as being a time… [Read more…]
September 24, 2010
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