19 May 2006
Adieu Agency.com
Yesterday was my last day consulting for Agency.com. I resigned to work full-time at Ogilvy One. It was bittersweet to leave after four years - to say goodbye to some truly remarkable people, and to leave the BT Vision project which consumed the last 18 months (off and on) a few months before it launches. But I'm excited about the challenge ahead - more on that soon.
14 May 2006
Americans in Paris
Ah Paris in Spring. The flowers, the sunshine, the beautiful people out in the parks, the skeletons...
Jess and I spent a long weekend in Paris. She had never been. I've been many times, but still feel like it's my first time whenever I go. We discussed what to see on the train and the only thing that really piqued Jessica's interest was the Catacombs. I'd never been - it's truly morbid. In the 1780s the overflowing cemeteries were causing disease, so the city dug up the old cemeteries and deposited the skeletal remains in old quarries in the north of the Paris. They were wheel the skeletons by night, build barriers from skulls, limbs and mortar and dump the rest of the skeletons behind. They did this for about 90 years, then had the morbid idea of opening the catacombs for tours, added a few plagues with cheery quotations about death and voila! The catacombs of Paris.
The rest of the weekend we spent eating, drinking, shopping and walking. I hope Jess enjoyed it. I did.
Jess and I spent a long weekend in Paris. She had never been. I've been many times, but still feel like it's my first time whenever I go. We discussed what to see on the train and the only thing that really piqued Jessica's interest was the Catacombs. I'd never been - it's truly morbid. In the 1780s the overflowing cemeteries were causing disease, so the city dug up the old cemeteries and deposited the skeletal remains in old quarries in the north of the Paris. They were wheel the skeletons by night, build barriers from skulls, limbs and mortar and dump the rest of the skeletons behind. They did this for about 90 years, then had the morbid idea of opening the catacombs for tours, added a few plagues with cheery quotations about death and voila! The catacombs of Paris.
The rest of the weekend we spent eating, drinking, shopping and walking. I hope Jess enjoyed it. I did.
12 May 2006
2 May 2006
Bandwagonjumping
Everyone at Agency seems to have gotten a Nabaztag rabbit. It's a Wi-fi communications device that can tell you the weather, announce the time, play MP3s, receive messages from friends, etc. It's terribly cute, but the customer experience is a bit off. First, the rabbit comes from France and although the site does an enviable job of being bilingual, it ceased to be on the help pages when I was trying to get the thing added to my wi-fi network.
Secondly, it tells time, but it tells the time in France - one hour ahead of us. And it doesn't tell time on the hour, but about 5-6 minutes after the hour. So really, it announces the hour about 54 minutes early.
It does have really sexy voices. From the Frenchgirl who purrs, 'jai mal à la tête.' to my favourite voice, Ryan speaking slowly who last night said, 'time for bed sexy...' Pathetic, I know, but it entertains me. He also does t'ai chi.
So, if you want to send me sexy little messages my rabbit is brianj777.
But now I have to go to the dentist. Ugh.
Secondly, it tells time, but it tells the time in France - one hour ahead of us. And it doesn't tell time on the hour, but about 5-6 minutes after the hour. So really, it announces the hour about 54 minutes early.
It does have really sexy voices. From the Frenchgirl who purrs, 'jai mal à la tête.' to my favourite voice, Ryan speaking slowly who last night said, 'time for bed sexy...' Pathetic, I know, but it entertains me. He also does t'ai chi.
So, if you want to send me sexy little messages my rabbit is brianj777.
But now I have to go to the dentist. Ugh.
1 May 2006
And we're back
Sorry about that. I had gone over the file size limit on my previous host and had to move everything to a new server, but it appears to be sorted and all two of you who read this site can now be caught up on all the news.
Went last weekend to see Smaller starring Dawn French and Alison Moyet. It was Jessica's first West End play. The play itself was nothing remarkable, and had a few truly mawkish moments. But Alison Moyet was wonderful and the sight of her in a chicken suit singing a Robbie Williams medley will live in the mind... The sun was out so we left the matinee for a sidewalk table at a European bistro and drank wine. I have pictures, but can't get the bloody things off my phone.
Work is going well. Business cards have been ordered, the portfolio is finally almost done and I'm working through June at Agency.com and Ogilvy. I like the gig at Ogilvy. It's an impressive organisation and there's something surreal about Canary Wharf.
Currently...Listening to Sufjan Steven's Illinoise and Patti LuPone's the Lady with the Torch... Reading Wallace Stegner's Crossing to Safety... Enjoying the BBC's The Lost World of Friese-Greene about a filmmaker who travelled from Land's End to John O'Groats filming 1920's Britain with a primitive colour process....Getting used to my new glasses...meditating...planning a trip to Paris with Jess next weekend.
Went last weekend to see Smaller starring Dawn French and Alison Moyet. It was Jessica's first West End play. The play itself was nothing remarkable, and had a few truly mawkish moments. But Alison Moyet was wonderful and the sight of her in a chicken suit singing a Robbie Williams medley will live in the mind... The sun was out so we left the matinee for a sidewalk table at a European bistro and drank wine. I have pictures, but can't get the bloody things off my phone.
Work is going well. Business cards have been ordered, the portfolio is finally almost done and I'm working through June at Agency.com and Ogilvy. I like the gig at Ogilvy. It's an impressive organisation and there's something surreal about Canary Wharf.
Currently...Listening to Sufjan Steven's Illinoise and Patti LuPone's the Lady with the Torch... Reading Wallace Stegner's Crossing to Safety... Enjoying the BBC's The Lost World of Friese-Greene about a filmmaker who travelled from Land's End to John O'Groats filming 1920's Britain with a primitive colour process....Getting used to my new glasses...meditating...planning a trip to Paris with Jess next weekend.
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