Saturday, December 29, 2007

Resolution

I've for most of my life been motivated by guilt. If I don't do something, I fear regret and feel guilty until I do it. In advertising we use this "device" often. Mostly in cases of charity, non profit services and excercise equipment. But what if you didn't have to feel guilty about eating fourteen pounds of Christmas cookies in order to start working out? What if you donated and participated in save the world charities without Sally Struthers or Al Gore. What if you were inspired to create change. Oooh, breakthrough. Not really. I know it's not a new concept in advertising, but in our personal lives, maybe it is. If you can eliminate the need to feel guilty about something in order to motivate change, than maybe you can prosper easier. So my new years resolution is to search hard to find motivation through inspiration rather than regret. We're reminded all the time to get inspired with our work. And if it makes our work better, it must work for other things too. I've also heard it prevents becoming a jaded pessimistic asshole.

But side effects may also include overoptimism like this guy.



Hmmm. Get pumped 2008 it's time to get inspired.

Friday, December 21, 2007

Thursday, December 20, 2007

To See

This break I decided to stay in Richmond for a week before going home for the yuletide season, so I could get work done, think about my book, my future plans, work on ads, photoshop, concept, etc.

Now the time has come. But without TV, a car that's on the fritz and only some part time internet, procrastinating has been difficult. So, I watched some movies.



Great to go into blind. And really great casting of someone you will have nightmares about. Best to watch with a loaf of bread smuggled from Panera and a good companion.



A collection of amazingly written, edited and directed vignettes about love in Paris.
A must see if you're into lots of directors, love and Paris. A must not see if you don't know how to read or don't have a soul.



The first story I've seen in a while that doesn't follow a predicitable line. Don't know if I like it, too many traces of Wes Anderson in it when it wasn't just his movie, but an amazing cast and well written. Overall, enjoyable.



No.

Next on my list: Juno.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

It's time to get up CPBear

wow. After about 64 hours of sleep this past weekend, I feel like I've finally caught up after last week of only shutting my eyes for a few hours to dream about photoshop and killing myself. But after getting some good rest and putting my book aside I've realized that I'm extremely behind on everything else. So it's time to restart some things, like running, blogging, trip planning, christmas shopping, reading emails, eating whole meals of food and breathing normally. Yep, it's springtime again everyone. Time to feel like a real live person.