Technology

The dreaded rainbow of death, the blue screen of death, the unmovable mouse pointer, these images make us cringe.  Why does technology hate us, when it clearly knows it's is superior to us??
The only thing us humans can do is push the on/off button, and we count that as a win in our favor.

• Lights go out, we can't see.
• Computer freezes, and some of us practically have a stroke because you can't update your Facebook status.
• Phone decides to cool itself off from the humid Dallas weather and go for a swim, and we FREAK without our texting.

Besides all the things we do with it technology seems to complicate our lives.  We read and reread texts trying to decode whether the smiley face was sarcastic or if by saying "hi" he might be mad.
If you could go back for one day without your valuable forms of technology would you come back alive?
Can we handle 24 hours without the burdens of our devices that we thrive off of?









Well hell, I sure know I can't so who am I kidding. . .

Words of Wisdom from the not so wise 2:Did you know?

Most interesting facts in the past 24 hours, trust me you learn a lot.

1. Book Smarts < Street Smarts: Your books are too heavy to carry around. Better yet, if you lose them you can't get your five dollars back for selling them back.
2. If you're going to be cheap, know when to be cheap: Generic brand gummie worms (Sour Neon Crawlers) taste like food coloring and aren't as stretchy, avoid them at all costs, unless you need emergency adhesive or something.
3. If you want both hot and cold drinks at Starbucks order a SHORT: yea that's right its like a midget drink and then you can still get your ice tea and still spend ridiculous amounts of money on coffee!
4. Imovie 8 is the actually the first program to go backwards and remove features: DON'T USE IT!
5. If you tell a bad/pointless story: Simply insert the phrase "And then I found 5 dollars", and other individuals seem to accept your terrible story telling skills.

The Ever Sacred Workplace: How to Make it Spontaneous

Everyone has their desk, their yoga mat, their kitchen table, but whatever it is, that place is just where you pass so much time running your day, working and doing your thing.
So I have my desk , the kitchen table, the breakfast bar, the lap desk in bed, but the most important workplace is McCartneys.
As you grow older and take each step closer to the real world, you hesitate to think your workspace will change.  Your flow is going here, your pencils and set up perfectly, your everything is just there where you like it. 
Scratch all of that fung shuai mumbo jumbo because my workplace is NOTHING like it. 
At McCartneys you can never find the same pair of scissors in the same place.  Mind you there are about 17 pairs everywhere.
I'm not here to tell you to go shop there (unless you need a custom embroidery item or monogrammed beer mug, let me tell you it is the place to go!)
In any case, one might dread the bland monotony of the sacred workspace BUT here are three simple tools to keep it crazy.

1. Numero Uno- Avoid a clean workspace, clearing off tables in one swipe all to the ground is much more fun.
2. Numero Dos- Don't hate your coworkers, as much as it entertains you to prank call them all day, simply pretend to like them then you can facebook group chat about disliking the mean Blondie who tries to boss you around (even though she is a pledge and has been working there for three weeks??)
3. Numero Tres- Create a secret name and join the club: Example MXX ( Mu Chi Chi @ McCartneys)

Three simple rules to keeping the sacred workplace free from perfection, because in my case there are 11 crazy girls who chat it up on facebook and keep days far from boring.  If anything this workspace keeps things lively.  You might think its impossible to work with people you like (well most of them) but there the mold is broken, and we like to maintain our workspace to an organized disaster.

Can you buy EVERYTHING??

Measure it however you want:
-Money
-Happiness
-Respect
-Fame
Success is hopefully something everyone dreams about.  If success is desired by so many and worked so hard for, how is it that no one has thought of selling success?
If we treat success like a product, could we turn it into a campaign and market it like we would a toothbrush?
Some possible slogans?
-If you want it come get it  (now available at WalMart)
-If you can dream it, you can have it.
-It's time to make the neighbor jealous, and not just with the new leaf blower.
Just a random thought- our society is driven by consumption and consumption is driven by demand. 
Success is always in high demand, and always will be- Now that's a thought to sell.

What if?

So what if you looked at everything upside down?

And what if, you decided to eat Hot Tamales for three meals?

Then what if you had a quick walk to class?

Sometimes do you wonder what if you had no shoes?

What if your schedule looked like this?

You live in the same city, you go to the same school, you eat at the same places, and you shop at the same stores.  Although one might share millions of things in common, no one can share the same perspective on life, and you learn to be thankful for the differences.If not, all of your friends would be little mirror images of you, and how lame would it be to hang out with yourself all day??

So, tell yourself how you went from one thing to the next . . .

The popular mind map.  The skill of divergent thinking.  How can your brain hold so much information? With twenty years of living, and hopefully a lot more to go, it's crazy to go back and see what you can come up with on a little sheet of paper.  From cheese to money, to cottage, to smile, and to goofy, the thought process lead to topics on squirrels (of course), McCartneys, fire, basketball, Spongebob, cookies, and everything else in between.  Does this mean that simple thoughts like, "what should I eat for lunch?" travel this long road map of thoughts too?  Your brain does it so fast that you don't even realize all of the little things you think of before seconds later you notice you want a burger from Burger House.

Fashion FAIL

I pride this brand, I am a loyal customer, and I am so weirded out by their choices in fashion.
Thank God, it's only bras!
Dear Victoria's Secret Fashion show- you kind of failed.
A picture says a thousand words, but in this case, it is crucial to add my own commentary.

Hello designers, did you send a New York city bum out to a 4 year old girl's birthday party??

Oh well hey, I'm the new aerobic trapeze jogging boxer??

I realize fashion is a form of art, and one is free to express themselves in whatever way they feel tells their story, but honestly, I could come up with some crazy stories from what these chicas are wearing.

Fashion Fail

( And to think all they are really supposed to be modeling is undergarments)

The Pit of A Day ( Not Armpit)

It can be falling down in a hallway, or it can be failing an exam, but you know what is far worse than anything like that- Laundry.
Come on, when you think about it, you don't realize how much you hate it until you run out of shorts OR when you finish and have to put the clothes away.
Beauty is pain, well hey, being accepted as a normal human being in society is painful too.  You want to be normal, that means wearing clothes, clean clothes for that matter, and the fact is, clean clothes (laundry) is a PAIN)
If you really want to get into it, daily life is a pain!
Oh I'm totally kidding- what do you think I'm some goth who hates life??
I guess my point is, when you have the time to blog or even take the opportunity to look into things as simple as laundry, you can take your day apart and really recognize the peak and pit of your day- even if it is looking for the sock monster that hides in your, and for some ( like me) it was noticing that you can't even do laundry without detergent.

The Things Kids Might Be Watching These Days

Besides Cartoon Network, and Disney, I realize our youth has little to choose from when it comes things that are "ok" for them to watch.  Well, in any case, it's not like we can stop them from looking up things online, or even some things are TV are not exatly appropriate. After a long semester in Advertising Ethics, you come to realize that sometimes, those ads that slip through the cracks will reach the masses.  The masses include those kids, and those kids should NOT be seeing some of the things out there.  I'm so ready to ramble on about responsiblity and regualtion, but the truth is, someone sits at that desk watching the ad make its way to the media, AND NO ONE STOPS IT?!  I feel like sometimes our industry pushes it over the line just to get some attention, but why is it no one can come up with something besides dirty, raunchy, sexual things?  I mean, there is, our world is full of great ads, but it feels like more crappy ones  . . .

There are so many ads, that sneak their way in, but how in the world did this make it in??