Friday, January 21, 2011

From AdFreak:

"This year's most offensive MLK Day sale ad
By David Kiefaber on Jan 20 2011

Where do you start with this one? A surf shop in Laguna Beach, Calif., is in trouble for this sale ad celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day earlier this week. So, which is most offensive—Photoshopping his face on to a surfer; offering a 20 percent discount on all black items in the store; or putting the headline "Respect" above this disaster? I know, tough call. "It's our slow time of the year, so we're always getting creative," the store's owner, Nick Cocores, says. A little less creativity would be appreciated next time, Nick."


This is why you pay for talent. You leave average folks to their vices and this is what you end up with. *smh

Friday, January 7, 2011

My one and only reader demanded that I update.

I meant to write this before the years end but life happened and I haven't had a moment to myself until now. As I'm sitting here, a bit loopy from the pain killers for a burn from the hot iron, I feel like now is a good time to try to get my thoughts and feelings into complete sentences. So bear with me.

Some people reflect their last year around their birthdays, some reflect back at the end of the year. I am the latter. I can't get over what a whirl wind this year was. I was faced with so many unexpected situations and had to use whatever resources I had to get me through them and I think i did ok.

This past summer, after getting laid off again, I had to figure out what my options were. A blessing or a curse, I don't know, but I can't get myself to rely or depend on anyone. No one will take care of me but me and I refuse to be a burden on anyone else. During this time, I did a lot of soul searching and I'm not sure if it stems from trust or control issues but I just accepted it. With weeks passing and still no income, I had my mind set on moving out of the country to teach English in Korea. Why not? They pay for your apartment + an OK salary. With room paid for, I could save it to travel or use that towards my debt.  I haven't been to Korea as an adult and thought "what a great opportunity".

Once agencies were picked out and when I could muster up the courage to tell each friend that I was leaving, I slowly began to say my hellos and goodbyes, and tried to detach myself from my life here in LA. The load of that was taking its toll on me and my my dearest best friend planned a BBQ on the beach for me with PLENTY of alcohol. Low and behold, my ex boyfriend was invited too. Seeing him brought back many good and bad times. There were residual feelings, but a relationship was not on my list of priorities. I don't know how but we got to talking. A few more weeks passed and I found myself putting Korea on hold and giving love a chance. Yes, money is important but love is just a little more important. I thought I'd be spending the new year over seas and here I am... I'm not sure how this will turn out but I am willing to find out.