Before Coffee Your Brain Doesn’t Work So Well
I love this little lady… Okay, so where am I? On the heels of the Clio win, I’m in front of my television after having watched a hockey game for the third time gleaning inspiration for a “homework assignment” I am working on as a tryout to contribute to a popular website. Who knows where […]
Eavesdropping at the 2017 Golden Globes
Okay, so where am I? Before I get to that, allow me to go back to my Café Squatters story for just a minute and talk about this woman on the left. The New York style work area table at Starbucks meant to house 8-10 people was relatively full as I try feverishly to finish […]
Ordering Espresso in Madrid
Okay, so where am I? Madrid called me around the holidays (actually Spanish Television called to do a table read in the never-ending journal to get the Media Guy Struggles pilot made into something real – in any language) and I was all in. As is the case back home near Hollywood, I didn’t sleep […]
Café Squatters
Café Squatters. Coffee Shop Campers. Laptop Hobos. The Office Nomad. Have you noticed them? Before I get into my rant and need to meet with a random Japanese TV exec or South Korean producer at a local eatery without finding a seat amongst those stealing free WiFi that’s included with your $2.65 Venti, let me […]
Movies Have Lost That Loving Feeling
Okay, so where am I? I can tell you that I’m not in federal court with one of those cantankerous Californians filing lawsuits against Starbucks, hell-bent on taking down the the java king over underfilling their lattes. I mean, geez, cozy up to the barista and get a little more milk poured in. Last time […]
In Search of Coffee and Art
Okay, so where am I? I’m at the LA Art Show rubbing elbows with Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway and Natasha Henstridge, the alien goddess from Species. Getting here was another story. The traffic from Hollywood to the dilapidated convention center in Downtown Los Angeles was nothing short of terrifying frustration. I mean, really? 58 minutes to […]
Slow Down
How to slow down your life…right now…just as soon as I see what my Starbucks name is… In what is definitely solid proof that the Internet (and Starbucks for that matter) is a place of endless possibilities, some brilliant dude or dudette has created a name generator that simulates the experience of having your name […]
Yippie Ki Yay: Notes and Videos from Tokyo
Just enough time before Christmas to squeeze in a few tidbits from my latest trip in Japan. So here I am knocking out the next season off Miss Pilot and in the middle of it I was called away to a wireless company prove how fast their data speeds are. How did I do it? […]
Vision Dreams of Passion
Okay, so where am I? I’m in the middle of Hollywood with some interns (no, not Lewinsky-types, actual interns interviewing me for a Pepperdine University thesis they are writing for their masters degrees.) We were at a Starbucks because I was still reeling from losing $100 in the office pool. I bet all my M&Ms […]
Logos: Inside the Creative Lab
Famous last words: “Can you whip out the logo for new client today?!” Are you kidding me? “Whip out a logo?” It’s not as easy as it looks. Every person from the CEO to the janitor gets to weigh in on the new brand identity. It’s simple, right? Think again. There’s more to whipping out […]
