One Lucky Bird

You might enjoy this page I scanned this from a book called O.J. by Bill Gutman (1974). There’s something so ironic about the image plus the original caption, “Relax O.J., you’ve earned it!”. What happened to this powerful, talented man? He had it all - what a disappointment!

And, can you believe it? More football ephemera! I’ve had these little lovelies for years - picked them up in a thriftshop for 5 bucks each a few years ago. I could have purchased more of the, but I was broke at the time so only got the two. I love the simple/hot graphics:

Right now, I’m looking for a job. Not just any job - I’m looking for a creative senior leadership/management position in an interactive agency. So, the job postings and descriptions I’m reading tend to be VERY SERIOUS. I guess it’s because, ultimately, the job I’m looking for is VERY SERIOUS and comes with a lot of responsibility. To get a response, my resume, portfolio, and email correspondence must be very well written and expertly presented.

After viewing probably hundreds of job postings, and agency web sites, I’m experiencing a massive ‘corporate-speak’ overload. Some of these job postings are so outrageously full of industry jargon, that my eyes literally blur over and my head starts to spin! Another thing I’ve noticed is that sometimes the writing is embarrassingly bad — and these are MAJOR interactive and advertising agencies!! Below area few of my favorites: (names changed to protect the guilty)

An interesting use of abbreviations from a recent posting:

[Company] is now defining a new Customer Insight Management (CIM) market, similarly to the way SFA led to the emergence of CRM.

Below is a job posting I found on Craigslist for a major advertising agency. I mean seriously - how many times can you use the word sustainable or some form of it? And what exactly does it mean in this context?

ART DIRECTOR at [Company], the leading sustainability agency: At[Company], we create sustainable visions for companies around the world and help them grow by embracing a grassroots approach to sustainability. Our Art Directors…develop creative concepts and designs for sustainability-focused campaigns across multiple mediums.

When you apply online, or email your inquiry to a generic address, you almost always get a canned reply. I love this response I got recently from a pretty large advertising agency. First of all, definitely is used THREE TIMES. And what’s with using the @ symbol in the middle of a sentence?

If you’re applying for a creative position we’ll definitely be looking @ your online portfolio if you supplied it. We’ll definitely contact you if there’s interest, and we’ll keep your resume on file. If you have any questions, definitely feel free to write back to the jobs@company.com email address.

When I was in grad school, I think I visited every single library in a 50 mile radius of the campus. Many times, there would be a cart in the lobby with old books for a buck or two. I got a handful of these books so sadly marked “Discard.” I absolutely love the patina on this children’s book about ATV’s (All Terrain Vehicles) called On the Sand by E. and R.S. Radlauer (1972). The authors also shot the photos. Here are some of my favorite images - immortalized.

It’s not totally illegal - but why would anyone vote for guy who defaces U.S. currency?

Jumping:

Here’s my niece Olivia jumping on the trampoline in her backyard like a superhero.

And here’s her brother Jack. He’s a good jumper too.

There are more trampoline pics on my flickr.

Free Fall:

By French photographer Denis Darzacq, from a series called La Chute. Makes me say ‘wow’ not ‘ow’. He has a new series called Hyper.

Your Tax Dollars at Work:

From the NASA Image of the Day. They even have a spanking new web site too.