Sunday, September 30, 2007

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Take that Outsourcing!

You can't find the news about outsourcing here. You'll have to go here!

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Ny Times article about photographing Wedding Proposals

Normally I wouldn't post this, but this is the last paragraph

One of his former students recently posted his own proposal photographs on Facebook, he noted. That site and others like MySpace “allow them to be their own publicists,” he went on. “Which ties in with the marriage thing. It really is a fascinating phenomenon. It’s almost like if it’s not on Facebook, it didn’t happen.”

click here to read

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Monday, September 17, 2007

Wes Wes, he is our man, if AT&T can't do it, noone can

So after worrying that "quirk" is dead" thanks to an article in The Atlantic it's good to know that even if "The Darjeeling Limited" doesn't pan out, Wes Anderson will have some other way of making money. According to the interwebz, that ever reliable medium of entertainment information, Wes has agreed to oversee/direct a new line of AT&T commercials in order to help the company appeal to a young, hip audience. Evidence can be seen...



Oh! Right there! The convenience!

Now nothing makes me happier than a good ad campaign. Anyone who knows me is well aware of my eager anticipation of ABC's adaptation of the Geico Cavemen into a sitcom, but I worry about Wes. There's something special about seeing Wes' style on the big screen. His American Express ad was a brilliant diversion, as it played with his persona, but these new ads make his style all too common. I'm not concerned about "selling out" or anything like that. I just like waiting for his movies to come out. Waiting makes his visual style that much more of a treat. Having desert for dinner negates the thrill of desert, you know?

Still, I am eagerly anticipating purchasing my ticket for "The Darjeeling Limited". Can't wait for that ride.

-ccmas

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

On Becoming and Uncle for the Frist, Second, and Thrid Time

Late last week, my brother and his wife brought into the world three beautiful little children. There are many emotions that go a long with it. Happiness, joy, and the worry that any new parents or family members might feel. Also, a sense of weirdness. My brother is now a father. My father is now a grandfather. To the new parents I have some advice.

1. Push them to excel in a lucrative sport from an early age. You have a real opportunity here. Three kids, one of them should be good at something. Harness that at a young age, and burn them out. Burn them all the way to the back. They might hate you later, but they'll hate you in a fancy car.
1a. Three kids means that you can have them be child actors. You can easily skirt child labor laws that stipulate that a kid can only be on a set for four hours. You just got yourself a 12 hour day. Think olsen twins. Boo-yeah.
2. Make sure they know that crying is for losers.
3. Give them tough nicknames. Like Mad Dog, Bone Crusher, or Scarecrow.
4. Don't force a religion on them. Instead, let them learn all religions. It'll be easier to defeat the lesser religions that way.
5. Walk softly and carry a big stick. Just make sure your stick is made out of American Steel.
6. The only thing more important that love is money.


Anyway. The best of luck to you both.

-cjfer-

Monday, September 3, 2007

Saturday, September 1, 2007

On the Road

Ny Time Read Here

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While I'm here



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Hipster Olympics

I actually think this is kind of brilliant. I'm sure non-hipster/hipster friends have seen it and ironically dismissed it in an effort to out cool me.



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