Lately my weeks have been less of TGIF and more of ICBIF (I Can't Believe It's Friday). Time flies when you're jetsetting around the country, living in different time zones every day, and toting around your life in a laptop bag and a small carry-on suitcase.
For those of you who don't know, basically I have 3 job offers right now and there might be another one on the way. And, of course, all 4 positions are "dream jobs" of various sorts so it's making my decision relatively difficult. Okay... not really. There's one job that's really by and far the most outstanding, but I am still incredibly honored to have been offered these other positions as well. Am I being too vague? Probably. I can't really go into all of the offers too much because of confidentiality and whatnot, but here are the highlights:
- Job #1: Los Angeles. Big name ad agency. 50-some employees (making it on the small side, especially considering the amount of work they do). Well-known fast-food client. Interesting advertising campaign (i.e., different than what all of their competitors are doing). Own office with ocean view.
- Job #2: Louisville. Big name agency in region, but less recognized on the national scale. 150-some employees (average size). Agency has well-known spirits, tobacco, food, and financial clients. I'd have a financial institution as a client. Cool job title.
- Job #3: Florida. Big name ad agency (recognized on an international scale). 80-some employees. Young, high energy, fantastically creative, and super smart people. Exotic and sexy island travel destination client. Lots of travel to said client's site (and how I will bemoan such business trips!). Small team (there will be 5 of us) for BIG client. Just beat out some really top name agencies for said client's account. Extremely friendly and incredibly good looking people. Lots of room for advancement. Own office with a big window. Offered me a lot more than I was expecting.
- Job #4: Cincinnati. Affiliate of big name agency. 25-some employees. Young and cool place to work. Huge huge huge beer, wine, and spirits client (and we all know how I love to advertise alcohol!). Lots of promotions and event coordination work.
Week In Review
- It's back to school time, and in celebration of that Target bastardizes Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back". Go watch "Baby Got Back... Pack." Lyrics:
You're back at school and you need a few things, Gotta get you back in the game, Get your notebooks and your erasers, Pencils, calculators, papers, and rulers, Make the work fly, Keep your mom satisfied, Baby I'm back. I'm back at school and it's been a little while, I learn but I learn in style, Look at these t-shirts, denim too, and don't step on the shoes, Do you like jeans? Yeah! Jeans? Yeah! In school you gots to be seen. Oh yeah! Trying to come back with the hottest look, Without tapping Mom's pocketbook, Baby I'm back.
- We can file this under "Things I'd Love To See In Texas."
New Zealand based Hell's Pizza has a new billboard campaign.
- While on topic, today marks a significant day for our fearless leader? No, it's not his birthday. Today, GW will surpass Ronald Reagan as the vacationing-est chief executive in our nation’s history. While Reagan required eight years to establish his 335-day milestone, Bush has eclipsed “The Gipper” in only 5. I suppose he's making up for all of the reports that say that Americans (or at least 47% of us) don't take theallottedted vacation time.
- How much of your favorite caffeinated drink would it take to kill you? Click here to find out. I'm proud to say it would take 166.83 cans of Diet Coke to "put me down". (Ken, this link is for you.)
- Also for Ken (and who says I'm not a fantastic girlfriend?), March of the Penguins just passed Amelie to become the second highest grossing French film in the US. The Fifth Element is still #1. Proving once again, that it pays to be cute. Those penguins are just so darn adorable!
Apparently, it does not, however, pay to be an iPod silhouette. Mandy Coulton, better known to the public as the sleek bikini-clad silhouette dancing her little heart out in one of Apple's iPod commercials, earned a flat $1,500 for the shoot. No residuals, no bonuses, not even a free iPod shuffle.
- Lacking a segue of any kind, the heavy metal rock group Slipknot is threatening Burger King with legal action. I suppose we'll file this under "Media Whores With One Too Many Lawyers." In an August 4 letter, the band's lawyers charge that Coq Roq - a mock metal band featured in new Burger King commercials--was created as a "look-alike, sound alike 'band' in order to influence the Slipknot generation to purchase Chicken Fries." I roll my eyes and rest my case.
- Finally, for Derek and his "Obligatory 'Gas is so Expensive!' Entry", a fun-fact table of gas prices around the world.
