El Gaffney

Ten For Friday

A weekly link roundup from last week. A lazy man’s post. Count it.

1. How the economic slowdown has changed spending in the US
2. Good deck on FOMO (The Fear Of Missing Out) from JWT
3. Ed Templeton talks about his photography series Teenage Kissers
4. Limited Edition posters for each Portlandia episode
5. Kreayshawn: The Game – It’s what the kids are doing.
6. Hunch shows what elevator button pushing says about you
7. NYC rooftop camping
8. Absolut celebrates 30 years of advertising to gay consumers
9. An article contending grit is more important than talent
10. The best Venn Diagram I’ve seen. Take notes strategists. Link and below.

Tags: fff, links

Ten for Friday

I’ve been doing a bi-weekly link roundup for co-workers at Mother. Stolen mostly from my Twitter stream, Facebook news feed and @superlau77, it’s way to share and bookmark some of the interesting things I’ve seen. It may take the place of the Inbox of Immaturity – I’ve really grown up since 2005 – and bring some routine to posting so I don’t abandon this blog for another few months. Here they are:

1. Grant M.’s take on the power of secret messages
2. Cougar Town cameos (smart, cheap promo tactic)
3. Replace face (see Mickey Rourke)
4. Small demons creates a “storyverse”/social network for books (get a beta invite)
5. Generation X doesn’t want to hear it
6. Infographic for Game of Thrones fans
7. The Elusive Big Idea
8. MTV & Millennials
9. Gauging the Mood of People
10. Ji Lee’s Word As Image:

Tags: fff, ioi, links

We’re All Weird Al: Bachelorette Edition

I love me some Weird Al. Always have. Waiting for that side 1 to side 2 transition on my “Even Worse” cassette tape. Classic. He’s inspired me to do some lyric customization of my own – mostly for welcomes, beefs or farewells back at Wieden.

As you might imagine, I was excited to see my friend Sarah doing the same for her Bachelorette finale party last week. Unfortunately I missed the ideal window to post because I was moving. However, I figure it’s relevant enough today given the Bachelor Pad premiere tonight. Without further ado, here’s “Runaway (from Ashley)”:

(Set to Kanye West’s “Runaway”)

And I rarely find, yeah, I rarely find this much wrong
But JP’s been puttin’ up wit’ her laugh just way too long
With her it’s so easy to find what Ben wouldn’t like the most
So I think it’s time for William to have a roast

Let’s have a toast for the midriff,
Let’s have a toast for that forehead,
Let’s have a toast for the short skirts,
Every one of them that she wears
Let’s have a toast to the perfaaaaact
That never stops hurting my brain
Chris Harrison, I got a plan
Run away fast as you can

She find warnings in her emails
Money sent a picture of that d*ck.
I don’t know what it is with females
But Ashley’s not too good with that sh*t.
See, she could have a West or a Mickey
And still be addicted to them Bentleys
And I just blame everything on her
At least you know there’s nothing she’s good at

See, I rarely find and I rarely find
Yeah, I rarely find this much wrong
But we’ve been puttin’ up with her face just way too long
This season’s so easy to find what I don’t like the most
So I think it’s time for William to have a roast

Let’s have a toast for the black mask,
Let’s have a toast for Ry’s hand hearts,
Let’s have a toast for the Ames fans,
Every one of them that I know
Let’s have a toast to Constantine
Who wouldn’t even take that room key
ABC, I got a plan
Run away fast as you can

R-r-ru-ru-ru-run away
Run away from Ashley

Always been such a TV romantic,
I just love the faux sense of intimacy.
And I know this girl’s done damage,
’cause the screech in her voice is killing me,
I guess we’ve got another advantage
’cause we could blame Brad for everything.
And I don’t know how I’m a manage,
If one day Ashley’s back on the screen…
Oh, I haven’t cared in so long
We been puttin’ up with the insecurity just way too long
With her it’s so easy to find what I don’t like the most
So I think it’s time for William to have a roast

Let’s have a toast for that long hair,
Let’s have a toast for frontal rub-downs,
Let’s have a toast for Asian love spots,
Every one of them that I know
Let’s have a toast to the Bach Pad
That I really can’t wait for
Chris Harrison, I got a plan
Run away fast as you can

Tags: bachelorette, celebs, realitytv, weird al

Carl Sagan: MadMan

(via Bud Caddell)

When I was growing up, I used to get so excited watch Cosmos with my father (amongst other things like Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes). Now I watch Jersey Shore and Project Runway. Whaaaaa happened? That’s going to take a bit more soul-searching than I’m prepared to do now. As a planner, I’ve certainly wielded a few of Sherlock’s great quotes to make a point, or explain what I do. Can I get a “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” That’s not a question. So when I stumbled upon Cosmos’ “The Persistence of Memory” on the Science Channel my planner ears perked up… and my fingers got-a-typin’. Here are some Sagan sound-bytes for your mind (we still do alliteration like it’s nobody but our business)…and for external use at the risk of sounding like a jerk-off.

The units of biological evolution are genes. The units of cultural evolution are called ideas. Ideas have transported all over the planet. They reproduce through communications. They are selected by analysis and debate.

One thing will be clear about us: No one sends such a message on such a journey without a positive passion for the future.

I love this last one. I wish it was more true of our industry.

Tags: carlsagan, quotes, sherlockholmes

Out and Out

I just can’t deny the coincidence of all these stories being passed along within days. If you haven’t seen any one of them, it’s worth reading on.

Two amazing job exits and two gay- and comedy-related links.

Obviously, Steve Slater takes the cake or beers (literally) when he curses out JetBlue’s passengers and exits down the emergency shoot.

But he’s given a run for his money by this lady, who emails her company a photo-story using dry erase board, quitting and exposing her Farmville-playing boss.

Update: I got got.

Terrible transition, but maybe what Steve needed is a Sassy Gay Friend. (via Dana)

Oh, come on. It’s a joke, man! (via Aziz Ansari)

Tags: arsenio, jetblue, jobs