My desk is covered in papers. Briefs, creative printouts, copy decks, final creative you name it and it's on my desk. Apparently I kill trees with ease and alacrity.
Thank God we are a green company.

Hey, at least I recycle all these papers at the end of the week.
Sometimes.

Are you passionate about this business?

There's an epidemic at my workplace. Apparently a dearth of people who "are passionate about advertising." For some reason, I have been pegged as being one of the infected.
If I get asked one more time - "Do you want to be here?" "Why would you do this when you can make more money doing something else?" "Do you love advertising?" I may, in fact, throw myself in front of the bus.

Why showing up and doing your job WELL while fostering client relationships is not a clear sign of "I want to be here" I will never know. (that's a yummy sentence isn't it?)

Oh and you know what I am passionate about?
Benefits.

I am passionate about benefits. Dental, Optical and Medical really make me tick.

New Motto?

I just couldn't resist. Doesn't this sound like something that should be discussed in those interminable meetings about "the Team" and "the Work"? Well I think it should.

Theratising

We need advertising specific therapists - similar to those who specialize in family or drug addictions.

John McGee, PhD
Specializing in advertising doormats -
account management, planning and traffic
(Now serving account directors!)

Laurel Johnson, LCSW
Specializing in creative advertising counseling -
interactive, copywriters, art directors

I think I may have found my new career-

Daily Horoscope

"Someone is being untruthful likely in regards to a career-related situation. Focus on ensuring that you have no part in the duplicity, even if you have to physically distance yourself from a friend or a confidante."

Heh - this was totally written by someone who works in an ad agency.

Planes, Trains and Tonsils

Like silk, I don't travel well.
My wrinkly, dishevled appearance is greatly enhanced by general malaise and crank.
No, not the drug - the mood.

crank·y1 /kræŋki/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[krang-kee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective, crank·i·er, crank·i·est.
1. ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
2. eccentric; queer.
3. shaky; unsteady; out of order.
4. full of bends or windings; crooked.
5. British Dialect. sickly; in unsound or feeble condition; infirm.

Hm, I like the idea of being "full of bends" or "bendy" if you will.
**Source: dictionary.com

Number 5 also applies. While I am neither feeble nor sickly I am infirm.
Tonsillitis. The medical mystery? No Tonsils.

My business trip to Denver caused a sudden regrowth of tonsils and apparently, the bacteria that loves to nest in them.

Those damn mountains and thin air.
*shakes fist*

IM's GR8

I actually just wrote LOL in an email response to a well-seasoned copywriter.
Clearly, I am overly caffeinated and under-talented.