Fly or Die?

fly or die

Friday, May 07, 2004
The strange partnerships of my life Okay. I admit, though I hate to. Somehow Matt has become somewhat of a fixture. Nevertheless, somewhere in the deep recesses of my mind and consciousness, I still deny that we're an item. This is how I explain it to myself: we are friends who see each other on a regular basis. Delusion is powerful. And necessary for sanity. Thankfully, we've not had a conversation that runs along the lines of where-are-we-now? I won't know how to answer that. I don't think I want to answer that. And he's smart enough not to ask. At dinner yesterday, I was spitting venom about my new partner. He ate his Marinara and sniggered. "What's so funny?" I asked. "So drama," he laughed. "You should have seen her," I defended, "You are like, you know ... so experienced!" I did a pretty good impersonation of Jenna, complete with chirpy voice. "She's young. Take it as an opportunity to train her." I slapped my forehead, "Why is everyone on her side? Can't you see? Heng and I are the victims here." "Move on, girl. That's just how life is. It ain't always fair." "You mean I should just sit quietly and let them do this to me." "They are not doing anything to you. It is a business call. Heng screwed up, that's it. A company will protect its bottomline." "Yeah, covering their ass," I hissed, "Then they should consider who I partner with. Some freshie is not gonna cut it. Especially not on this account." "You have not even given the partnership a shot. She might surprise you," he continued. Unfortunately, I know he's right. And I know I've been uncommonly childish about this whole episode, wailing like some toddler whose pacifier has been snatched away. I held my tongue and forked my fettuccine vigorously. "Yes, mom," I slid in, sulkily. "Now, stop playing with your food and eat up." Pencil chewed at 2:44:00 pm //
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people mentioned in this blog

I realised that it is increasingly difficult for you to identify who's who in this blog. So here's a rundown. Will try to categorise entries to names but that will take some time, cause I still haven't figured out how to do it.
In the agency
Big Billy - Boss, my Creative Director
Donna - beautiful bimbo Account Executive
Heng - the art director I used to work with
Hoe, Mr - my favourite client
Jenna - the art director I'm working with now
Susan - street smart Group Account Director
Tina - my Traffic Manager
Tomas - fellow copywriter, confidante

Beyond the agency
June & Mila - my best gal pals
Matt - the guy dating me
Minnie & Moe - my guppies
Trish - the friend who set me up with Matt

*all names have been changed.

my zany portfolio

I'll paste work here periodically. But none of them will be real client work - just my own initiates and doodling.

awesome ad of the week

G-Day Coffee TVC. Scene opens on guy trying to slide down a dry water slide. He gets stuck. He finally manages to squeak all the way down. TVC ends with him savouring a mug of G-Day coffee and the tag "Save water for G-Day coffee". A bit unreal but I love the humour. And the talent, the Each Other actor (I forgot his name), is super. He makes it work.

wished i wrote that

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