Today is my second to last day at my job. I'm happy and sad and a little freaked out. It was a HUGE decision to leave my current agency but I'm happy I did. I was totally comfortable here and I have some amazing friends but it was the right decision to leave. The opportunity I will have at The New Agency is going to be amazing and I cant wait to dive in.
Good thing I will ACTUALLY dive right in. My third day at The New Agency I am presenting a media plan to the clients. They arent new clients b/c I have worked with them before but still... kinda crazy!
Tonight is my going away party. This is my second one at The Agency. When I moved to Cleveland in 2006 I got a little party (it was really a Yahoo party that we crashed and made it a two person going away party) and that one ended up at the strip club and then Chinatown for 2am food! Ummm then my parents met me in Chinatown at 2:30am and we all drove (I slept) out to Cleveland. It was a blast.
My boss just informed me that after his going away party here a couple of years ago (yes - a lot of people leave and then come back) he was too hungover to come into work the next day so he had to make up his last day! Hysterical!
Anyways - its a sad day. My office is cleaned up and everything is in boxes. I have made a lot of amazing friendships and a great network of truly smart professional people.
I have to admit. Had it not been for my Bartender Dad giving me the connection to this job I would not be where I am today. Thanks Dad!
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
This is why I love my job
I feel everyday that I do some of the coolest stuff in advertising. TV is very cool but its becoming hard to really BE cool on TV. Only the beer and soda companies can really pull it off.
I saw a Kenneth Cole ad today and clicked on the banner (yes - i actually clicked! eek). It brought me to this site:
Watch the video and then watch some of the other videos of the people within the campaign. Most people dont realize that online advertising is just this - a way to extend the TV screen and sometimes in a BETTER way. Kenneth Cole did a very cool job here with this campaign called "We all Walk in Different Shoes". Brilliant! You never see clothing/shoe retailers doing things like this online with targeted banners.
Check it out! I think I made the best choice to go from TV to online advertising. Did you know online could be this cool?
http://www.kennethcole.com/default.asp?pw=advertising&adid=daily300x600&s=advertising
I saw a Kenneth Cole ad today and clicked on the banner (yes - i actually clicked! eek). It brought me to this site:
Watch the video and then watch some of the other videos of the people within the campaign. Most people dont realize that online advertising is just this - a way to extend the TV screen and sometimes in a BETTER way. Kenneth Cole did a very cool job here with this campaign called "We all Walk in Different Shoes". Brilliant! You never see clothing/shoe retailers doing things like this online with targeted banners.
Check it out! I think I made the best choice to go from TV to online advertising. Did you know online could be this cool?
http://www.kennethcole.com/default.asp?pw=advertising&adid=daily300x600&s=advertising
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Weight Watchers
Ok so two years ago I did WW for 12 weeks. I lost almost 20 pounds. I also weighed over 150 and I'm not even 5 feet tall. I went to Ohio after the WW program was over and I was able to work out with a trainer and on my own at least 4-5 days a week. I lost 8 inches around my waist and 1 1/2 inches on each leg and calf. My arms also looked amazing. Everything went downhill when I moved back to Boston/Andover a year ago. Anyways... I'm back on the WW train.
I have been doing it for 2 weeks but I havent really been focused even though I have lost 4 pounds. Starting today I am focused!!!! Hopefully in 10 weeks you guys will get a post from me that says I lost my 20 pound goal!
Let me know if you have any tips? Right now work is hard because of the many parties and a candy jar and free food lying around. Home is better but we eat out constantly so it’s not THAT much better. All I do is eat sushi and these Thai noodle soup bowls. I can’t live on that crap alone. Chocolate kills me. I NEEEEEEEDDDDDD chocolate - esp after the hellish days at The Agency lately.
I need to work out too. I know my friend Amy got into great shape doing Tae Bo and I have all her DVD's so I just need to stop being so lazy and just do it. Do you have any other tips?
Wish me luck!
I have been doing it for 2 weeks but I havent really been focused even though I have lost 4 pounds. Starting today I am focused!!!! Hopefully in 10 weeks you guys will get a post from me that says I lost my 20 pound goal!
Let me know if you have any tips? Right now work is hard because of the many parties and a candy jar and free food lying around. Home is better but we eat out constantly so it’s not THAT much better. All I do is eat sushi and these Thai noodle soup bowls. I can’t live on that crap alone. Chocolate kills me. I NEEEEEEEDDDDDD chocolate - esp after the hellish days at The Agency lately.
I need to work out too. I know my friend Amy got into great shape doing Tae Bo and I have all her DVD's so I just need to stop being so lazy and just do it. Do you have any other tips?
Wish me luck!
Friday, January 11, 2008
Busy Lately
Hey everyone. I haven't had anything to post lately. Here are a couple Mini Posts to keep you busy.
Writers Strike
When is this going to be over. If LOST starts and then ends after 3 episodes with some crazy-ass cliff hanger I am going to me maadddd! Thankfully there are some new episodes of some of my old favorites to keep me busy.
Dog not a Human
So Brett thinks the dog is a human. She sleeps in the bed with us. Not at the foot of the bed but with her head on a pillow and her ass under covers. She is now much happier because we are allowing her to roam the house instead of being locked up in the bedroom. We come home every single time to the dog sleeping on many blanket on the couch. She's Brett in dog form. Also she has a problem. She is one of those dogs that eats everything. Last night it was: 1. food in tin foil 2. rusty screw 3. leaves 4. orange found on street 5. gum stuck on sidewalk 6. something that looked like throw up. If we don't watch her constantly she will eat everything. She's like those people I see on TV that eat the cotton balls and medical instruments while they are in the hospital. Pretty sure that was on Grey's Anatomy once.
Chatty Cathy
At The Agency there are lets say "people" that wont shut up. They have NO CLUE what they are talking about yet that thought never enters into their mind. They will continue to speak about nothing. These "people" also cut you off and also refuse to acknowledge that you attempted to speak. I will do the open my mouth and try to speak thing and then "people" just look at someone else and continue talking. I want to kill myself. I think my new years resolution is to only say things of value. "People" should do the same. No one wants to hear you talk as much as you think they do. Trust me!
Expensive my butt!
So I have posted before that I buy expensive jeans. I just recently lost both of my pairs of expensive jeans. One of them busted on the outside seam of my Thunder Thigh and the other had two large rips on either side of my inside thigh. It happened within 2 weeks of each other. $250 to rip after a little over a year and a half of wearing them. So - after I noticed the inside rips (at the Celtics game in the bathroom with a whole second half left) I was so angry. I then looked at my two new pairs of Jeans (same brands) that I bought 2 months ago are already wearing thin on the inside thigh area. So I whipped out my jean patches and ironed those bitches on. Today I am sporting my new "diaper jeans" that make me feel like I just pooped in my pants. Yes my patches feel like a nice layer of depends on my legs. Awesome huh? $90 jeans = depends fun. I hate my Thunder Thighs. My mom and my grandmother owe me some jeans because of my genes!
Writers Strike
When is this going to be over. If LOST starts and then ends after 3 episodes with some crazy-ass cliff hanger I am going to me maadddd! Thankfully there are some new episodes of some of my old favorites to keep me busy.
Dog not a Human
So Brett thinks the dog is a human. She sleeps in the bed with us. Not at the foot of the bed but with her head on a pillow and her ass under covers. She is now much happier because we are allowing her to roam the house instead of being locked up in the bedroom. We come home every single time to the dog sleeping on many blanket on the couch. She's Brett in dog form. Also she has a problem. She is one of those dogs that eats everything. Last night it was: 1. food in tin foil 2. rusty screw 3. leaves 4. orange found on street 5. gum stuck on sidewalk 6. something that looked like throw up. If we don't watch her constantly she will eat everything. She's like those people I see on TV that eat the cotton balls and medical instruments while they are in the hospital. Pretty sure that was on Grey's Anatomy once.
Chatty Cathy
At The Agency there are lets say "people" that wont shut up. They have NO CLUE what they are talking about yet that thought never enters into their mind. They will continue to speak about nothing. These "people" also cut you off and also refuse to acknowledge that you attempted to speak. I will do the open my mouth and try to speak thing and then "people" just look at someone else and continue talking. I want to kill myself. I think my new years resolution is to only say things of value. "People" should do the same. No one wants to hear you talk as much as you think they do. Trust me!
Expensive my butt!
So I have posted before that I buy expensive jeans. I just recently lost both of my pairs of expensive jeans. One of them busted on the outside seam of my Thunder Thigh and the other had two large rips on either side of my inside thigh. It happened within 2 weeks of each other. $250 to rip after a little over a year and a half of wearing them. So - after I noticed the inside rips (at the Celtics game in the bathroom with a whole second half left) I was so angry. I then looked at my two new pairs of Jeans (same brands) that I bought 2 months ago are already wearing thin on the inside thigh area. So I whipped out my jean patches and ironed those bitches on. Today I am sporting my new "diaper jeans" that make me feel like I just pooped in my pants. Yes my patches feel like a nice layer of depends on my legs. Awesome huh? $90 jeans = depends fun. I hate my Thunder Thighs. My mom and my grandmother owe me some jeans because of my genes!
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Rep Love
It was an awesome game on Monday night. We froze our asses off and there wasn't enough Baileys for the hot cocoa but it was a damn fun time!
Thank God I bought some Under Armour for under my jeans. They almost didn't fit since my ass and thighs are about to bust open most jeans I own! I was happy I over-packed and over-dressed for the event because I'm not sure I could have handled being much colder. This was only the second game that the Pats didn't out score the team by 20 pts.
Of course this was the FREEZING cold night that I had to stay all 4 Quarters to get a win out of the Pats! We stayed until the bitter end and rounded out a good 6 hours at the stadium. I got to hear the nice Baltimore accent in full force. It has something to do with the "O's" and now I search for it everywhere. I keep asking my asst planner about her "hoouuumme" read "home".
I went back to the hotel for some beers and late night pizza followed up by the hottest bath I have ever taken. The next morning was rough but we survived and had a blast.
This week has been the week of Rep Love. After I got back from Baltimore it was my birthday. I received a chocolate cake in the mail and then a bottle of Champagne sent to my dinner with Brett later that night. I was very pampered this week and it was AWESOME!
Thank you to everyone who wished me a good birthday. It was a great day!
Thank God I bought some Under Armour for under my jeans. They almost didn't fit since my ass and thighs are about to bust open most jeans I own! I was happy I over-packed and over-dressed for the event because I'm not sure I could have handled being much colder. This was only the second game that the Pats didn't out score the team by 20 pts.
Of course this was the FREEZING cold night that I had to stay all 4 Quarters to get a win out of the Pats! We stayed until the bitter end and rounded out a good 6 hours at the stadium. I got to hear the nice Baltimore accent in full force. It has something to do with the "O's" and now I search for it everywhere. I keep asking my asst planner about her "hoouuumme" read "home".
I went back to the hotel for some beers and late night pizza followed up by the hottest bath I have ever taken. The next morning was rough but we survived and had a blast.
This week has been the week of Rep Love. After I got back from Baltimore it was my birthday. I received a chocolate cake in the mail and then a bottle of Champagne sent to my dinner with Brett later that night. I was very pampered this week and it was AWESOME!
Thank you to everyone who wished me a good birthday. It was a great day!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Thanksgiving Part 1
Saturday night I had a pre-thanksgiving day party with my friends from The Agency. We arrived fashionably late with dessert, dog and Brett's fresh military hair cut. Not many of the girls from work have met Brett so they were all in for some good staring.. umm talking. Brett got some good ego boosting comments - that he obviously remembered and tortured me with the next day. "So I'm hot Brett huh?" "Maureen says that I could have done better... whatcha think?"
We ate, we drank, we sang Celine Dion songs (don't ask) and we had a blast. The dog ran around all day trying to find stuff on the floor that was dropped. We will be sending a bill to the hosts for our dog's carpet cleaning services next week. There was a lively game of Kings in which CN blurted out "Touched by an Angel" as a Madonna song. I also apparently though that a rhyme for "His name was Bob" was "I needed to lob - it off". Apparently that didn't rhyme. I didn't understand why. hehe
Several hours into the night we walked to the bar where some other good quotes were said. One of them by the other host was "If this girl lost 60 pounds she would probably be cute" to the girl he was playing (read: flirting) a video game with. Brett loved my work friends. He always felt like he was missing out since he didn't know this new crew. He was part of the old tradition at The Agency but most of those people were long gone and make a crap load more money than I do at their jobs in SF, NY and at Yahoo!/MSN.
At the end of the night we came back to pick up the dog at the host's apartment. We had locked Billie Jean in the kitchen. Of course our dog was not OK with being left in the kitchen. She could NOT sleep on tile! So she slammed herself into the bedroom and passed out on the covered chair. We found her sleeping on her back like she was drunk. She might have been....
We ate, we drank, we sang Celine Dion songs (don't ask) and we had a blast. The dog ran around all day trying to find stuff on the floor that was dropped. We will be sending a bill to the hosts for our dog's carpet cleaning services next week. There was a lively game of Kings in which CN blurted out "Touched by an Angel" as a Madonna song. I also apparently though that a rhyme for "His name was Bob" was "I needed to lob - it off". Apparently that didn't rhyme. I didn't understand why. hehe
Several hours into the night we walked to the bar where some other good quotes were said. One of them by the other host was "If this girl lost 60 pounds she would probably be cute" to the girl he was playing (read: flirting) a video game with. Brett loved my work friends. He always felt like he was missing out since he didn't know this new crew. He was part of the old tradition at The Agency but most of those people were long gone and make a crap load more money than I do at their jobs in SF, NY and at Yahoo!/MSN.
At the end of the night we came back to pick up the dog at the host's apartment. We had locked Billie Jean in the kitchen. Of course our dog was not OK with being left in the kitchen. She could NOT sleep on tile! So she slammed herself into the bedroom and passed out on the covered chair. We found her sleeping on her back like she was drunk. She might have been....
All in all a great night. Thanks to all! Esp to MB and The Meat for being great hosts!
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Know the story... dont be the story
I am sitting at my desk. I have had two beers (yes, at work). I just got back from a small gossip fest in someone else's office. A couple of years ago when I started here I obviously went out a lot more than I do now. Things were a little more wild and there was a lot more liquor flowing (yes - more than 2 beers before 5:30pm on a Wednesday).
Today I am a "I go out once a week" type of girl since I'm a Single Mom now. Tonight is my night. We have drinks at 6pm and then Sake tasting at 7pm. Its going to be a drunk night. We were tasked by some people not attending to get as much gossip as possible.
I am very proud to say that I have kept to my personal motto very well. Know the story... dont be the story. I cant say the same for 90% of my colleagues. Someone is dating someone, someone puked on someone, there was making out in the corner, did you see her fall? Thankfully there is no Britney-esq panty problems here at The Agency. I have never let myself be the center of a story here at The Agency. I have done some stupid things and I'm pretty sure if I was a "sure I'd like a shot" type of girl I'd have done a lot worse things. I like knowing the story... hopefully tomorrow I have another good one.
Today I am a "I go out once a week" type of girl since I'm a Single Mom now. Tonight is my night. We have drinks at 6pm and then Sake tasting at 7pm. Its going to be a drunk night. We were tasked by some people not attending to get as much gossip as possible.
I am very proud to say that I have kept to my personal motto very well. Know the story... dont be the story. I cant say the same for 90% of my colleagues. Someone is dating someone, someone puked on someone, there was making out in the corner, did you see her fall? Thankfully there is no Britney-esq panty problems here at The Agency. I have never let myself be the center of a story here at The Agency. I have done some stupid things and I'm pretty sure if I was a "sure I'd like a shot" type of girl I'd have done a lot worse things. I like knowing the story... hopefully tomorrow I have another good one.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
for the love of the sox
I went to the Red Sox "rolling rally" today in Boston. I actually just left work for an hour and a half - not bad huh? I also had a beer... which makes me want more. mmmmm beeerrrrr...
Ah well back to work. Well until like 4:45pm when I need another beer.
Some quotes from today:
"I am in love with Papelbon. I cant even stand it. I think its a problem" - CN
"He's married (papelbon)." "Well ya - and I have a boyfriend... things change." - me & CN
"Is that my future husband?" (david ortiz) - MA
"They were all going by and Theo (Epstein) looked me in my eyes" - EM
Ah well back to work. Well until like 4:45pm when I need another beer.
Some quotes from today:
"I am in love with Papelbon. I cant even stand it. I think its a problem" - CN
"He's married (papelbon)." "Well ya - and I have a boyfriend... things change." - me & CN
"Is that my future husband?" (david ortiz) - MA
"They were all going by and Theo (Epstein) looked me in my eyes" - EM
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
"I had a bad day"
I was forwarded this story today from my boss. The subject line read: "well we dont have to work this hard". Here is the link
The best part is this kid is 26 and works at an agency in NY. This could be me! ahhhahaa
Friday, October 12, 2007
too passionate
Every since I graduated college and entered the work world my annual performance reviews have said the same thing. "Jaci is sometimes too passionate". At first this remark made me angry (wait.. is that passionate?) and year after year I got used to being passionate.
I know what they were really trying to say. Sometimes you are a bitch. Sometimes you stick up for things way longer than you need to. Sometimes you just need to shut up and take it. It hasnt been that bad. I have had the same job for over 3 1/2 years and apparently people still like me. Now that I am working with a full team and new clients I can start fresh. I have found that life is a little easier now that all my job stress isnt weighing me down. I dont think about work in the shower or when I walk the dog. I dont wake up at 2am and go to my laptop to email Germany so they can get back to me in the morning. Am I growing up? Am I finally in a management postion that allows me to actually get things accomplished? I think I am...
Hooray to me for finally letting my passion for work not be something that is made into a negative!
p.s. Yesterday I got a blackberry... i think this is not a good thing for "Passionate Jaci". It might need to get locked up nights and weekends!
I know what they were really trying to say. Sometimes you are a bitch. Sometimes you stick up for things way longer than you need to. Sometimes you just need to shut up and take it. It hasnt been that bad. I have had the same job for over 3 1/2 years and apparently people still like me. Now that I am working with a full team and new clients I can start fresh. I have found that life is a little easier now that all my job stress isnt weighing me down. I dont think about work in the shower or when I walk the dog. I dont wake up at 2am and go to my laptop to email Germany so they can get back to me in the morning. Am I growing up? Am I finally in a management postion that allows me to actually get things accomplished? I think I am...
Hooray to me for finally letting my passion for work not be something that is made into a negative!
p.s. Yesterday I got a blackberry... i think this is not a good thing for "Passionate Jaci". It might need to get locked up nights and weekends!
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