A green day

As we brought home our lovely newly upholstered green furniture in the Saturday rain, we discovered that a green river awaited us back at the apartment. This witches brew was bubbling from a man-hole.

The man had to have both legs amputated shortly after this photo was taken. Our thoughts are with him at this difficult time.

A bumper sticker I could live with

Photographed on the Harbour Bridge.

A fabulous dramatisation of my "fly shit" post

One of my all-time favourite short films.

How very Swedish

Clearly Charlie's theories about The Brag singling out people in glasses because they looked more Swedish at the PB&J gig were correct...

Hoedown at the Loud Corral

A classic email interchange at the Corral this morning...

From: Ray Beckingham
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:25:57 +1100
To: Public_LOUD
Conversation: WHAT THA?????
Subject: WHAT THA?????

I just received this request from Gandolfo ?????????
--
Ray Beckingham
Financial Controller
Direct line 9964 7070

------ Forwarded Message
From: Mark Gandolfo
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:10:53 +1100
To: Ray Beckingham
Conversation: Ansell condoms pres
Subject: Ansell condoms pres

Hay Ray

Can I get some Petty cash for condoms, or just put on credit card?

M


From: Niccola Phillips
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:28:12 +1100
To: Ray Beckingham , Public_LOUD
Conversation: WHAT THA?????
Subject: Re: WHAT THA?????

Don’t forget the lube, Mark.

From: Andre Matthew Ling
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:27:54 +1100
To: Niccola , Ray , Public_LOUD
Conversation: WHAT THA?????
Subject: Re: WHAT THA?????

...and some toys too.


From: John Hanlon
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:27:40 +1100
To: Ray Beckingham , Public_LOUD
Conversation: WHAT THA?????
Subject: Re: WHAT THA?????

Typical suit ...protecting his arse!

From: Mark Gandolfo
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:29:22 +1100
To: John Hanlon , Ray Beckingham , Public_LOUD
Conversation: WHAT THA?????
Subject: Re: WHAT THA?????

Trying to fly the Alchemy flag.


Mark

From: John Hanlon
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:31:46 +1100
To: Mark Gandolfo , John Hanlon , Ray Beckingham , Public_LOUD
Conversation: WHAT THA?????
Subject: Re: WHAT THA?????

Good man. Keep it up!

From: Sean Carey
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:30:05 +1100
To: Mark Gandolfo , John Hanlon , Ray Beckingham , Public_LOUD
Conversation: WHAT THA?????
Subject: Re: WHAT THA?????

You’ll be busy supplying the flag and pole!

Why I love working with fly shit.

I can only assume that this must be World Angry Week, as even my very sweet friend Space Girl Princess seems to be suffering from a case of the Angries this week, as she reported in her yesterday's blog. Can anyone else confirm that it's World Angry Week?

Well, SGP, fear not, as Dr VonWoof has truly been wearing her leather bitch pants this week (and they're chafing!). She may even be in the running for Miss Bitch 2007. (Take that and run with it, Miss Slough 2007).

Today I wandered into a group of colleagues discussing just how horribly unpleasant a client was, and one said (jokingly, I assume, as I was obviously a part of said conversation) "well, on a VonWoof scale she was only a five, but...".

But frankly they had me worried.

Because I really have reached the point of no return with my job (not the dominatrix one...). Just suddenly, I feel like I'm drowning under the weight of all the abortions that I have produced over the past few years.

*** DISCLAIMER *** Before you all jump on me... I meant it METAPHORICALLY, ok? They're only ads... lousy ones... not dead babies.

See? I'm so brainwashed I'm even putting disclaimers on my blog. Only in "the business", we call disclaimers "fly shit". You can figure out why, I'm sure.

Anyway, my days consist of pouring love and hope and trust into briefs, and then watching (in turn), the creative director, account service person, chief operations officer, managing director, client, client's client, client's lawyer, our lawyer, 5 focus groups and any passers-by turn my little bit of sweetness in to a lairy, starburst-covered, fly shit coated abortion with two oversized packshots and a coupon.

And then sitting there listening to all above parties patting each other on the back for raising "creative standards".

And when it's 5-10 jobs at once and all those people keep inserting their two cents simultaneously on all of them, suddenly I can feel something short circuit in my brain and AAAARRRRRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

So Miss SGP, worry not, I've got the Angries too. I can only assume it's contagious.

A note on the lovely artwork - it's the anti-valentine I gave to Charlie this year. Seemed to sort of maybe kinda tangentially relate. Kinda? [NOTE: I can't seem to be able to upload the anti-valentine! Augh! Will rectify ASAP!!!] [SOLVED! YAY]

Baby Driver

And now they're starting even younger!
Dr VonWoof suspects this might be footage of Buzz Junior, still in utero.

Maniac Toddler Drivers on Killing Spree. ASB blames Hyundai TVC.

Call me evil, but I LOVE this twist of cruel, cruel irony. Just after a TVC gets banned for "sending the wrong message to preschoolers about driving cars", a maniac toddler runs over his mother.

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!! Read on...

Campaign Brief Blogspot

Friday, February 23, 2007

HYUNDAI 'TODDLER' COMMERCIAL BANNED BY ASB

The Advertising Standards Bureau pulled the Hyundai 'Toddler' spot off air this week, claiming it sent the wrong message to pre-schoolers about driving cars.
The spot was created by Kim Thorp and Howard Greive from Assignment Group NZ and directed by Tony Williams from Sydney Film Company, with post via Frame Set + Match, Sydney.

View the ad here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae2pRPxWGsU

Toddler driver knocks down mum

March 14, 2007 - 10:03AM

A Melbourne woman is in hospital after her toddler son hopped into the driver's seat of her car, started the engine and then accidentally pinned her between the car and a brick wall.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman said the accident happened about 5.30pm (AEDT) yesterday at Rowville, in Melbourne's south-east.

"The car was parked in the driveway near the entrance of the garage and the child has got in and started up the engine," the spokeswoman said.

"The car has somehow moved forward and mum has become pinned between the car and a brick wall," she said.

"She was taken to Dandenong hospital suffering from a possible broken hip."

The woman, aged in her 30s, also suffered pelvic injuries and was in a stable condition this morning.

Her 18-month-old son was not injured.

The Knox Traffic Management Unit was investigating the incident.

AAP

The sugar understands...