http://macksimpson.com/adverb The daily adventures of a Dallas ad monkey. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:26:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Inching my way back from the light. Barely (it's so warm and tingly, here). And there's a much needed vacation, soon. But no promises. http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2007/06/11/anyone-know-cpr/ Believe it or not, both Adverb and I live. The last few weeks have been filled with fourteen-hour days working on a new business pitch (we didn't get it), pre-production for a massive Gatorade shoot I'll be leaving for in early January, an add-on print shoot that de-evolved into a stop-drop-and-roll ... http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/12/22/staying-alive/ Been a little out of pocket lately; working on a new business pitch that's been keeping me at the office at all hours of the day and night. In the meantime, the She Monkey commented on the video, below, so I guess I'll have to follow suit at some point. After ... http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/12/08/pressure-from-the-she-monkey/ If all CGC was like this, I'd shut the hell up, send Jaffe a hundred bucks and quit my job. Presenting "Tony vs. Paul." (Someone hire these guys.) Enjoy. http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/12/03/sweetness/ Shepard Fairey, of Obey Giant fame, in three parts; hijacked, because I could. Enjoy. Part One: Part Two: Part Three: http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/12/02/hijacking-the-posse/ Sit down, brace yourself, or do what it is you would otherwise do when you're about to receive shocking news. Ready? Good. Psssst. The Holidays are upon us. Awww. C'mon. Think that was a letdown? Well, let me make it up to you. This Holiday Greetings video was emailed to me today and it's ... http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/ Normally if I had updated information on a blog post I'd just edit the entry and be done with it. This nut-crushing update is a special case, however, because so many people have been visiting the original entry. (I'm not quite sure how it happened, but the Doritos Japan Nut-crushing ... http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/28/a-nut-crushing-update/ Back in 2003, when Adverb first hit the blogosphere, I learned a quick lesson: when in need of adverblog content, always look to the East. It's pure gold. Take this for example: the image you see-- and you can click on it for a larger, much less knocked-out view-- is a ... http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/25/doritos-japan-nut-crushing-package-design/ We're in the middle of editing a spot for one of my group's clients, Chiquita Banana, that was shot in Miami when I was in the middle of my whole I'm-having-a-baby thing. Except for the overages caused by a weather day, and the problems with the production company, and the ... http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/23/holiday-stuffing/ See Wal-Mart. See Wal-Mart come under fire for keeping downward pressure on employee wages... and health care... and paid leave... and even lunch breaks. See Wal-Mart hire mega-P.R. firm Edelman to handle the problem. See Edelman create "Jim & Laura," two bloggers who were supposedly traveling across the country and parking their ... http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/18/wal-mart-whoopsie/