I finally forced myself into a new look for my locks. The hair has looked like soggy spaghetti long enough. I didn't know exactly what I wanted, but I knew I wanted it shorter and more textured. Thanks to my account planner last quarter, and the fact that I could go there immediately and impulsively, I decided to check out the Aveda concept salon down the street.
I was placed in the magical hands of Mark. I expressed my deep-seeded fear of scissors and he said he could make it different, but not drastic, because "he's not into crying clients." LoL. I guess you can always cut more off easier than you can put it back. Turns out he does a bunch of peoples' hair here that work at Crispin. Anyways, his inspiration was this chick from Gossip Girl. I've never seen the show, but I'm guessing this is her:
So here's the before and after:
There's a lot of super-short layers on top and he used this powder stuff called pure abundance hair potion to give it body and texture. The stuff is so good that the place was sold out and i have to go back next week to buy some.
Definitely happy with this hair; beachy blonde, low maintenance and it more matches the nosering. :)
Maybe I'll even get brave enough to cut off a couple more inches or play with the color...
Can I reiterate how excited I am to be going into such an innovative industry? When people ask me what I do I'm gonna say "I'm in the idea business."
Like Bugosky says "Figure out what you like to do best in the world of marketing and forget the rest. Focus your energy in those areas and develop your own philosophies. We’re all making it up as we go along. Nobody knows anymore or any better than you do so tap into that personal passion. And if it’s not fun, figure out why and change it."
I've had so much fun at the Lincoln Road office the past two days and I can't wait for us to move there for good next week.
So moving on to some cool stuff I've seen lately that is competing to go to Cannes. First is a Future Lions idea submitted by my friends Ronney and Eric. Sick idea for fusing video and photo in several digital-scapes.
I also checked out the banner blog today and thought it was cool that they are endorsing some of the student-made videos for the 48 hour brief I mentioned a few posts ago.
This one is so simple, yet so innovative. I'm surprised I didn't think of it. Even if I had, I wouldn't know how to make it interactive like this:
The only thing that bothers me about it is that they have a pause button flashing instead of a stop button. And it should link to the online petition, not the contest itself. But the kids that came up with this one get mad props nonetheless.
Also, thanks to MM, I found out about the CP+B Hero Factory. So of course I had to make one. Kinda resembles my superhero self at their Christmas party last year, lol.
Basically it's somewhere between massage and medicine in which you apply pressure to different parts of the feet (and sometimes the hands) to release tension in other parts of the body. I bought a book about it, which got packed up when I left Miami last year and is stashed at home in a box somewhere.
I've always liked giving and getting massages. (Hey, these manhands have to be good for something!) And feet don't really bother me. Well, as long as they look and smell normal and not hairy like hobbit feet and are relatively clean. I knew this kid in high school with a couple of gnarly toes that were all askew. That kind of freaked me out.
Feng Shui
Since we are officially moving to the new office soon, a couple people have brought up the idea of "feng shui-ing" our new space. I've always been curious about it since I like Asian interior design with minimalism and clean lines and things. I can't wait to get a semi-permanent place to decorate after I graduate next month! Maybe I'll practice with this Feng Shui Flash game I found...
Exercise & Nutrition
I try to be healthy. But there's so many different health food fads and a new infomercial for a magical piece of exercise equipment every time I watch TV. I think Livestrong.com is a pretty good site but the amount of info is overwhelming. (I recommend it for tracking weight and calorie intake). And I don't care what anyone says. I want a Wii Fit!!!
One thing I mostly believe in is Skinny Bitch, which I've posted about a few times before. SAWEEEET! They have a new motivational book out! I'm gonna look into it because their first book motivated me to go veggie. Here's a little preview:
* Quit crying in a corner ‘cause your boyfriend dumped you; you know he was a lame lay, anyway. Bask in the glory of being single for a while! (That doesn’t mean sluttin’ it up with every guy you meet.)
* Whatever you’ve been dying to do or try but have been too scared—today is the day! Carpe diem, bitches! Carpe diem! This ain’t no dress rehearsal!
* You spend eight hours a day, five days a week at your job…and you hate it? Quit, bitch! Life is short and time is precious!
Let's go ahead and throw 'cooking' on this list too, because my culinary expertise doesn't extend much past the microwave. Although, I'd rather just find a boy who's into all that fancy food making...
Going to be a quick post because once again I wasn't able to finish my must-do list. I guess on the bright side I finished me and Aron's Future Lions entry at the cost of getting any sleep last night. I also get to walk to the South Beach office on Lincoln Road instead of driving 45 minutes each way to Palmetto Bay.
Anyways, I caught Clerks 2 on Comedy Central when I was working the other night. I never saw the first one, I guess because the fact that it's black and white initialy turned me off. But Dogma is one of my all time favs so I guess I'm a semi-fan of Jay and Silent Bob. I guess more accurately I'm a fan of Kevin Smith's kind of comedy.
Here's a scene where they make fun of Lord of the Rings.
I really do think the original Star Wars is better than LOTR and I didn't like the recent SW prequils at all. However, they failed to mention my totally favorite trilogy of all time, Indiana Jones (I don't completely count Crystal Skull because of the ridiculous ending). Maybe I only like trilogies starring Harrison Ford.
And here's the trailer for Dogma in case you've never seen it:
So I guess basically I have the movie taste of a frat boy.
That was a horrible, horrible post on Saturday. I feel like I need to delete it before it tarnishes the rest of my beloved blog. I probably won't even have time to update for the next few days since I am in the middle of a monsoon, figuratively and literally. The rainy season has begun once again and my calendar is so booked I don't even know everything that's on it. I'm now taking applications for a personal assistant.
I still can't figure out why I freaked out at the last minute and spent only the last few hours of the allotted time to do the 48 hour brief sponsored by Young Lions. This past weekend was weird. And quite a waste.
I won't embed the final product of my futility but I will post the link in case you're curious. Oh and I'm giving up facebook and twitter for the next couple days; partly to see if it's possible, but mostly so I can get some serious work done so I can enjoy some of the weekend with all my friends that are migrating here for memorial day, including my Boca BFF!
But I guess in the words of one of my heroes, Van Wilder/Ryan Reynolds, "Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere." Write that down.
Sunchips is teaming up with National Geographic to promote the world's first 100% compostable chip bag.
They also launched a microsite called The Green Effect where you can submit your idea to make the world a greener place for which you may or may not win a $20,000 grant. And fly to Washington D.C. which has the opposite intended effect on the environment. But hey, no one's perfect.
Yay! Not only are their chips delish, but they're eco-socially responsible too! And it's only natural that Sunchips should be made using solar energy. If only they were organic...
The lucky agency that owns these Sunchips innovations is Juniper Park based in Toronto, Canada.
Just wanted to sahre some eye candy that Ive enjoyed recently.
I'm not that into fashion, but living in South Beach you're bound get into it a little bit, even if you're a blind nudist. Flipping through channels, I stumbled upon the Fashion Channel and saw this company called Yamamay. At first I just thought they were cool b/c the company name is a palindrome. But I checked out the site and it's got some beautiful Flash animation and their latest Summer 2009 collection was shot in Africa.
I've also always like M.A.C.'s Viva Glam ads. They recently launched the sixth lipstick in the line, which is being promoted by Fergie.
And if you're ever in Japan, check out the 100% Chocolate Cafe which uses chocolate in all the food and drinks on the menu in addition to 56 pre-packaged varieties. The design is equally as delicious and features one of my favorite fonts, Avant Garde!
So apparently Oprah is partnering with Colonel Sanders to give away free meals from KFC.
My bad. I guess they are KGC now. Besides the fact that I'm vegetarian, this is a bunch of Kentucky Fried Crap.
The food is still not that good for you and they have some of the worst factory farming practices in the industry. I won't even eat the non-meat items at that place after visiting Kentucky Fried Cruelty.
I'm not much of a trekkie but that doesn't mean I can't LOVE the new Kingon Defense Academy campaign by BK/CP+B. Yet another campaign that gives me hope that I can possibly get paid to just make up new words all day.
Here's a little preview:
Oh and here's the commercial I saw that prompted my investigation.
Brilliant insight with this campaign considering that hard-core trekkies and similar nerd-types are victims of these attacks on a regular basis. Or so every stereotypical sitcom involving a high school or college campus would lead you to believe. In reality, I don't think bully/nerd dichotomy is that prevalent.
BOOYA! That's right! I'm a K.D.A. commander, bitches!
Woo Hoo! It's been Monday for about 3 hours now. I thought all-nighters would end with my last quarter of classes. Clearly, this is not the case. If only I hadn't procrastinated so much, but I'll deal with that problem later.
Here's a great song that I heard all the time when I was living in Boulder about 6 months ago. But once I left I never really heard it again until I was driving home from the agency last week.
Now I know it's because the group is called 3OH!3 and they're actually from Boulder. I guess their stuff is finally going national! I downloaded a bunch more songs of theirs and I also recommend Punkbitch, Richman, Electroshock and Starstruck. They're kind of a blend of rock, rap and electro. Yay for more hybrid music! It's probably going to be my workout soundtrack for the next couple weeks.
This blueberry themed post is just for MM! Since I started drinking beer recently I've found one of my favorites is Sea Dog Blue Paw, a blueberry flavored microbrew from Maine. I always buy it at Publix and Zeke's on Lincoln Road usually has it too!
They have a couple other fruity flavors including apricot and raspberry. And I know it's technically not beer but I like woodchuck and strongbow ciders too.
And I can't help but remember this scene from Willy Wonka where Violet transforms into a giant blueberry. I only like the old one. Tim Burton's remake was terrible. And way creepier.
Speaking of Tim Burton, he better not screw up the version of Alice in Wonderland that he is shooting right now because it's pretty much my favorite story of all time. It's due out sometime in 2010; less than a year to go now!
Lastly, I think the best use of blueberries is in muffins. They are barely above lemon poppyseed, only because they pose no risk of failing a drug test. I'm sure most of you have already seen this video, but it's still funny.
Hey ya'll! It's the first day of May! Anyways, I wanted to post a semi-rant of things I just don't understand.
The first is this Dunkin Donuts commercial:
What? The only thing that TV and Donuts have in common is that they are both bad for you. At least with the tube you are just sitting idly not burning calories as opposed to consuming them (the worst kind, too) while eating doughnuts. Not to mention it's one of the worst puns I've heard in a tagline in a while.
Youtube, you let me down! Nowhere on the site is there this commercial I was looking for, but luckily I found a link at Creativity Online. In the shorter version running on TV right now, she doesn't cuss like someone with Tourrets Syndrome, but that doesn't mean the ad makes any more sense. I'm pretty sure if you drive your car through the bathroom wall, you have bigger problems than mold and mildew.
However when I did search Youtube, I discovered that Disney pretty much claimed the page to announce the debut of their show starring the Jonas brothers. It's called Jonas. It must have taken a whole team of imagineers to think that one up.
I don't understand what could possibly be on the show that is worth watching. I much prefer the South Park Episode about the boys and their notorious rodent boss.
I guess I have to admit one of them is pretty cute. Is it possible to be a cougar at 24? LoL
So what did we learn today, kids? Eating doughnuts is way better for you than watching TV! Driving a car through your bathroom wall makes it sparkle! And Disney stars are everyday kids just like you, except they sing, dance, write & record music, act, are really really ridiculously good-looking and have millions of dollars to support themselves and their stage-parents.
PS, I may or maynot be a little buzzed off my blueberry beer right now.
Finally getting my feet wet in the advertising world. I would prefer to be barefoot, but I'll settle for flip-flops. I create, work out, work hard & play hard. Basically, life is good.
