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Saturday, March 07, 2009

Zoe Meet Zac


Posted at 8:44 AM



Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Rants About B

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October 28, 2008
I've been taking a break from the working force. College, my move to the City, and just life itself has kept me away from working again. But I'll be back at the Store from December to January, just in time for the worst time of the year. Shoppers will come screaming, grasping and grabbing at different clothes. Luckily I miss Black Friday. I could have worked and I'm sure Manager would have been pleased but I'm home for such a short time that I can't fathom not being literally at home. But I'm oddly excited to go back.

Even though the Store is part of many, many stores, I haven't been in one since I left. I have no clue what the new merchandise is, though Roommate has bought a few things for the boyfriend that's no longer hers.

Roommate dated Navy Boy three years ago. Loads of turmoil and drama later, they broke up and Navy Boy began spending the years in between then and now attempting to win her back. Well he finally did and it got hot-n-heavy fast. Within a week he sent her a "promise ring", which, upon further pressing, was meant to promise not only love but marriage. Might I add that Navy Boy and Roommate are both only 19.

They kept planning their romance and future wedding until Navy Boy dropped a bomb on their future home: he had a crush on one of his friends down there. The object of his affection had a boyfriend up until Navy Boy began dating my Roommate. Then she dumped him. And so Navy Boy left Roommate, whom he theoretically worked three years to win back. Ding, ding, ding, we've got a winner here.


Posted at 10:39 AM



Saturday, April 05, 2008
Absolut Nonsense

I was reading the DrudgeReport when I stumbled across this gem of advertising:

The campaign taps into the national pride of Mexicans, according to Favio Ucedo, creative director of leading Latino advertising agency Grupo Gallegos in the U.S.

Ucedo, who is from Argentina, said: “Mexicans talk about how the Americans stole their land, so this is their way of reclaiming it. It’s very relevant and the Mexicans will love the idea.”

But he said that were the campaign to run in the United States, it might fall flat.

“Many people aren’t going to understand it here. Americans in the East and the North or in the center of the county -- I don’t know if they know much about the history. "

I have a major issue with Ucedo. First off, Americans know a hell of a lot more about what went on than most foreigners think we do. Every student learns about American history. Everyone knows that the US fought a war with the Mexicans, though at the time they were Spanish.

Secondly, how does he of Argentina have the right to tell Americans how WE feel about an ad mocking us? He doesn't.

There are much more eloquent arguments here. Read them and perhaps a boycott of Absolut will show how we really feel?



Posted at 9:36 AM