happy monday

I LOLed at this. did you?

Doesn't Mean Anything. Alicia Keys.

Im not sure if I completley agree with the premise but....nice song. Having it all could make me feel better about being single. Oh...and rock climbing without a harness, not to smart.

Should You Use Comic Sans?

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My White Friends.

Im not sure who Duece Pappi is but this song is hysterical. Im not saying it's right....it's just kinda a truth. I kid, I kid. 

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Today's Special.

Have a good weekend guys! See you monday.

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Indonesians want to be Black.

Stole this from CopyRanter. It's an ad for Clove Cigarettes. The idea and the sell and the Indonesian TA is supposedly as follows:

"...todays young adult Indonesians, our targets, want to be the actors of their life and stay true to their self. They are doers who dont want to be in the same position as the older generation. They aspire to have a different narration and fight to achieve their ambition and dreams they are a generation of starters who take action while others are waiting. They are todays modern heroes the action generation. Brand A is the pioneering, daring spirit of progressive Indonesia. And thats why Brand A is by their side as they Go Ahead."

So todays average Indonesian that smokes this brand of cloves want to be a better version of themselves, which involves black face??? Crazy, black, skinny doppelgangers. Within the past 2 weeks, this has been the 3rd incident of  blackface. I'm seriously missing something....

Agency: Bates 141

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Rodman in Pink.

Yep....Dennis Rodman . Still crazy.

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About Balloon Boy.

Everyone in my office was freaking out about "the kid who was trapped on a hot air balloon in Colorado" yesterday. 

My initial thought..."stupid f*cking kid." I couldn't say that outloud though. But now we know it was all a big publicity stunt.  Slightly more interesting is the video below of the Heene Family rapping. It was posted on youtube some 6 months ago. There is something intrinsically wrong about allowing your kids to say the word "Pussy" among other things.

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Who Says. John Mayer.

I knew he was a stoner. And the video is pretty good too (considering the crap that's released on a daily basis these days).

Porn+Art+Barbie.

"alex sandwell kliszynski is a photographer who does wedding photography and portraits, but he has also produces curious series of art photography. what may seem like provocative portraits reveals something quite surreal. the models in his works have been transformed into barbie-like dolls..."

I dont know what's worse....the missing privates or the missing nipples. 

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The...Black Dynamite Trailer.

LMAO...is this real?

Defining Success.

Alex Bogusky (of you know where) has some wise words for young Creatives....or people who do creative work at agencies.

Am I going to be successful?

"Great question. This is a question that seems to be the hidden question behind most of the questions I get asked. And the answer is you probably will be successful but probably won‘t come in the form you’re imaging. Not even close. But when you realize it’s happened you’ll look up and it will feel good and it will be fulfilling."

I get it so how do I define success for myself?

"Be honest. Be respectful. Be good. Set positive goals for yourself that can benefit lot’s of people. You’ll have lot’s of support because what’s good for you is good for them. Some people think they have to knock somebody else to get into a top spot. I’ve know people that thought they needed to knock me down to get up the ladder. It rarely works that way because there is infinite room for success and you’ll just get distracted from your true goals."

So what do I do once I have a personal definition of success and a job too?

"...don't expect anyone else to be responsible for who you are or what you do..."

And finally

"Don't exaggerate. Don't complicate. Very humble versions of success can lead to a wonderful life adventure. You don’t have to make it seem grand for it to become grand as it becomes reality."

Haha...this dude and his post makes me feel like my dad is talking, specifically for me. And I love it. Read alot more words of wisdom here. 

VIA liveanduncensored

I Wanna Be Where You Are. Michael Jackson.

I swear, You can't beat this. Ever....

Tune In: Race in Advertising.

Bill Green from Make the Logo Bigger and Angela Natividad of Adrants and MarketingVOX fame recently posted their first installment of AdVerve, which is actually a two-part epic discussion of racism in advertising with author Hadji Williams.

Check it out. Part 1, Part2. 

Pretty interesting discussion. Kudos for taking on a big issue so well. 

VIA adfreak

Jerk it Real Good.

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