Monday, February 9, 2009

Resolutions: A Month Late and 3.8 Billion Short

OK. So I realize I have been incredably lax on keeping up with this blog since I quit my job. Well, today I was out walking and realized it's not 'Writer's Block' or anythign that stops me, it's simple laziness. So I went and got a giant bottle of Jim Beam and now I will drink and write. Or write and drink, as it were. Maybe this will motivate me? I'm gonna try to at least write a blog every other day. Weekday. Like, Mon - Wed - Fri or some shit. Something needs to be done! And I needs to do it.

To start with, I'm still pretty pissed at the whole Michael Phelps incident. I mean, I could give two shits about swimming, but now he's an icon for the 'Winners Use Drugs' campaign. I mean, even Geraldo agrees - sorta. (See videobelow; holy damn something worthwhile on FOX?! )

Still using something other than gMail? Need an excuse to leave yahoo,MSN or (eck) hotmail? Well, now it's even easier. Check out the new 'Merge Emails' feature on gmail. (Now if only they'd pay me, I could be a proper gWhore...)

When I was in college, I wanted to be a writer. And now, almost four years after I graduated, I've not completed a single short story. Or anything, really; other than this blog and a crapton of posts to austin-chat, I've really not been on the ball as it were. I mean, things like this are being published in the New Yorker. I'm glad to see it - I enjoy short stories very much and it's good to see a semi-sci-fi-short-story (or SSSSS, as I calls it). 

Well three shots in and I have to go. But at least it's something! On track, again, for now. 

Friday, February 6, 2009

Phelps, Kellogg’s — and a Boycott?

As you may have heard, Kellog's has dropped Michael Phelps endorsement because he got pictured hitting a bong. Anyhoo, this great blog LRC has Kellog's Chief Marketing Officer's contact info, relayed here for your convenience. Oh also, I'm boycotting Kellog's and I encourage you to do the same.



Mark Baynes
Chief Marketing Officer

+1.269.961.2561
mark.baynes@kellogg.com

Kellogg Company
1 Kellogg Sq
Battle Creek, MI 49016-3599


My letter is below. Please join me in ending this bullshit.


Dear Mr. Baynes:

It has come to my attention that you will no longer be endorsing 14-time gold metal Olympian Michael Phelps due to his perceived recreational use of marijuana. Although I understand you may simply be saving face, you have lost a customer. As a recreational pot smoker myself, I enjoy eating your cereals when I have the 'munchies' as they say; from here on out I will dine soley on the puffed rices and sugar of your competitors. Re-instating his endorsement and a public appology might convince me otherwise. I am an active blogger and activist and will encourage my readers to follow suite. Thank you for your time, and please find the additional time to see the error of your ways.

Your former consumer,

{My Name}