First, I want to say thank you to all of the emails, phone calls, texts and in-person love I've gotten from friends, family, colleagues, old coworkers and the like. I appreciate your kind words understand and encouraging sentiments more than I could ever possibly begin to express. I truly am fortunate that I have so many people that care, so thank you. All of you.
That said, operation "get me a new gig" is in full gear. Today was spent making lists, sending emails, calling contacts, texting my favorite partner asking her how life is like back at my former home and time spent looking at my portfolio and wondering "are you good enough to be in here". But, on the bright side at least I got to go running this morning without the pressure of being into work at a certain time.
Tomorrow, I'm hoping to have my camera in hand to capture my new work environment, other characters I'll be meeting and working with that are also victims of Recession 2k9, and the life of an unemployed copywriter. Stay tuned, it should be exciting.
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February 23, 2009
February 19, 2009
writing 2.18.09
Wabi-Sabi.
It represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. The phrase comes from two words: wabi and sabi.
The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. It nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities:
Nothing lasts.
Nothing is finished.
Nothing is perfect.
Wabi-Sabi improves with age and wear. Like modernism, it loves simplicity and functionality. Unlike modernism's geometric boxes it is round and open like a bowl.
I found this via my friend Luke's tumblr, and I think that if the Wabi-Sabi mentality was accepted by more creatives, we'd all be much happier with the agency process.
In fact, Wabi-Sabi should be our mantra.
Wabi-Sabi is our happy place when the "perfect" spot gets killed, or they want a bigger logo or a more "retail-shaped" message.
Wabi-Sabi.
Say it with me:
Nothing lasts.
Nothing is perfect.
Nothing is finished.
Wabi-Sabi.
Its just (gasp)advertising.
So account people, if you hear me saying Wabi-Sabi under my breath when you come by, I'm not cursing at you in Japanese, I'm just burrowing into my happy place as you kill/molest my baby, because: nothing lasts, nothing is perfect and nothing is finished - and that's okay.
It represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. The phrase comes from two words: wabi and sabi.
The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. It nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities:
Nothing lasts.
Nothing is finished.
Nothing is perfect.
Wabi-Sabi improves with age and wear. Like modernism, it loves simplicity and functionality. Unlike modernism's geometric boxes it is round and open like a bowl.
I found this via my friend Luke's tumblr, and I think that if the Wabi-Sabi mentality was accepted by more creatives, we'd all be much happier with the agency process.
In fact, Wabi-Sabi should be our mantra.
Wabi-Sabi is our happy place when the "perfect" spot gets killed, or they want a bigger logo or a more "retail-shaped" message.
Wabi-Sabi.
Say it with me:
Nothing lasts.
Nothing is perfect.
Nothing is finished.
Wabi-Sabi.
Its just (gasp)advertising.
So account people, if you hear me saying Wabi-Sabi under my breath when you come by, I'm not cursing at you in Japanese, I'm just burrowing into my happy place as you kill/molest my baby, because: nothing lasts, nothing is perfect and nothing is finished - and that's okay.
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