Working in advertising sounds like fun to many people — most of whom have no idea what it's actually all about. I've worked in the industry for 15 years, nearly 5 in a successful agency. (Copy)Writing, proofreading, editing — been there, done that. Time for a reality check (sort of). It's not that bad, I
As I stated in my last post regarding my February low buy update, I bought a Traveler’s Notebook Japan to use as my new main Bullet Journal and Notebook system. There are two main reasons. For one, it’s a question of size and format. While I love my Dingbats Bullet Journal regarding paper quality, design,
It's a new year and we are encouraged to make a new start. Friends, family, and pretty much the whole internet demonstrates some serious motivation regarding new year's resolutions. That's nice, and inspiring. But I know myself better than that — a lot of us do. I hate Christmas, but I love the new year
When I’m in New York, I just want to walk down the street and feel this thing, like I’m in a movie. — Ryan Adams Life has been busy these last few weeks. I booked a flight and my Dad found me a nice hotel conveniently situated between the university and the rest
Welcome to the shitshow. — me, pretty much every day of my life Déjà vu A few days ago I received an invitation to a conference at Columbia University in December. Even though I obviously sent out an application, I was rather shocked by this reply. Never in a million years had
Trying is the first step towards failure. — Homer Simpson Take it easy (lol) I had finished my talk some weeks ago, ready to edit it in time to still have weeks to rehearse it — which is crucial for me as English is not my first language. At least, that was my
Sanity is overrated. — Gustav Hasford The Short-Timers No fun times Periods when I have to be highly efficient are often followed by days on which I can hardly get out of my mental mess; days when I ask myself why there is so much pain and suffering in this world and why so many of
Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill (as so often, Winnie knows best :)) "lol best conference fails" As some may remember, I'm about to give a talk in London six weeks from now (nevertheless, let's feel stressed out already). Now, some may wonder how to prepare
London calling A few weeks ago I sent a conference proposal to the organizers of an upcoming event; I finished it hastily, of course having waited until the last possible moment to get it done, and Wonderguy did his best revising it even though he generally only edits German papers. Mainly, I just wanted to