Work
I’m a contract interactive storyteller so some of my posts are about my work
Does Too Much Brand Make You Bland?
Jun 23rd
I’m not entirely sure of the psychology behind it (I’m still waiting for my master’s degree in doctorology to come in the mail) but I think 9 straight hours talking about brand is unhealthy. Yesterday some members of the team at work got an amazing lesson in branding from a professor of… brand? Don’t get me wrong, it was inspiring and extremely helpful if not only for the lesson, but because he reiterated basically everything a couple of us have been trying to convince the “powers that be” that we should be doing. I guess it doesn’t matter how the message More >
Blindfold? Check Handcuffs? Check 11,000 Feet? Check
Jun 10th
Ah to work in the same office as crazy people is such a fun experience. Case and point, Scott Hammell (a magician, motivational speaker, stuntman and now truly insanely brave dude) from the office jumped out of an airplane from 11,000 feet in the air. To top it off, he wanted to do it Stevie Wonder-style. And if that was crazy enough, why not slap on some handcuffs right? Well, check out the video below to see how it all panned out. I’ll give you a hint, he did it!
But this wasn’t just a dude looking for an angle and it wasn’t More >
Yet Another WordPress Journey
Feb 4th
Next Monday will mark the kick-off of another project here at the exclusive computer nerd-labs of my work. Yes, alright – I could be exaggerating about the “exclusive computer nerd” stuff, but us introverts need to generate self importance some how right? Anyways, Monday we will be kicking off a brand new digital campaign that will be %100 WordPress generated.
I know what most of you are thinking, “Dude, WordPress is like so 2006!” well, to give you all some insight, WordPress is like a foreign language here and for us to even make the decision to use the system was a More >
How I Destroyed Office Productivity Last Friday
Jan 18th
Yup, that’s right – it was me.
Fridays usually include a lunch event of some sort for the crew I work with. Sometimes we go out for sushi, other times it’s Thai food, but last week was an off-week as we’re all eagerly awaiting to be paid again. On a side note, “Damn you monthly expenses!!!!”
So instead of going out for lunch, we all stayed in and brown-bagged it. The result was boredom. We weren’t at all interested in what we were eating or really any of the subject matters we usually touch on when we’re away from the office. Instead More >
Wedding Speeches: The “Aaaaaaaawe” Factor
Nov 30th
So to give everyone a bit of background info, I’ve been tasked to write a wedding speech for a friend of mine who will be getting married quite soon. I’m not exactly sure why I was chosen to do so other than the fact that the bridesmaids don’t want to. Call it fear of public speaking, lack of confidence, or the inevitable pressure felt when doing it, but the bottom line is I gotta step up.
I’ve been going through my notes on the matter for the better part of a week and I’ve written, then re-written, then swore at myself More >
Data’s Base
Nov 20th
Apparently this is what Frances would look like if she were an M&M
As a special request from a new co-worker, I am devoting an entire post to Frances (don’t call me FrancIS, AKA Ninja Koala) Data. The print designer extraordinaire has been gracing the office with her presence for the past few months and said she would only read The Bloated Penguin if it was worth reading. Well, Frances, here you go.
Frances can be recognized as the “silent girl” as she is the pictured example for the I Am Silent campaign here in the office.
She’s created some great print work More >
Colbert & Kielburger
Nov 19th
When we heard about this last week I wasn’t sure how well it would go over. Apparently my boss was contacted by some peeps over at the Colbert Report and asked to come on the show to talk about Child Labor. See, the thing about Stevie Colbert is that he lives in a giant pool of ridiculousness and sometimes not everyone understands that the entire show is basically an act. Well, I think after the PR team at my work prepped the boss man he was really prepared.
Click here to watch the clip. Comedy Central won’t let me embed cause More >
Like “This Close” to the Jonas Brothers
Oct 7th
Key kids and giant group of screaming teenage girls. (I only say that because if my SEO is good enough you’ll have searched “Jonas Brothers” this morning and stumbled upon this)
So Monday out here in Toronto was We Day. For those of you in Vancouver reading this, you’ll remember the name because it was all over the papers and the news last week. The Dalai Lama (sorry if I just butchered the name) showed up with some folks like Sarah Mclachlan, Mia Farrow and Jason Mratz and helped promote youth empowerment to all of the kiddies. Well Toronto didn’t carry all of the More >
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