Up North (& Out There doing it)

Creative Mistake?

This just has to be a mistake. No way Pepsi is spending marketing $$$ to make the Subway a brighter, more pleasant place to sit (although it does raise an interesting point about some creative marketing programs that could be done here.

Looking down the rest of the car, its so clear that the agency only got one of the measurements. If you look at the 2nd picture, clearly those are the measurements that they 'got.'

Someone is pissed and probably rightfully so.

4 stop train in middle of day

The train schedule from home really is quite forgiving. I'm on a 4 stop train in the middle of the day. That's pretty good and a luxury that a of other towns just don't have.

Considering that we put zero thought into this part of buying our house, I'd say that's pretty lucky.

Who gets to Green Light these?

Ann Taylor is a pretty classy brand in my opinion. Its just classic stuff that can go from the sharp dresses business executive to the motherly type. So I was kind of surprised to find their Madison Avenue store windows full of these for the holidays.

Nipplequins. You know you've all seen them. Mannequins with the most pronounced nipples you've ever seen. Everyone knows that sex sells, but who is shopping at Ann Taylor and then dressing like this? And can you imagine the corporate meeting that must have gone on back over the summer.

Bill: "This is the year folks, we must do the Nipplequins."
Jerry: "Are you nuts? That's not what our brand represents. We can't afford the bad PR."
Bill: "Bad PR, are you kidding? This is a home run. 'How Ann Taylor got its groove back!'"
Jerry: "Have you been watching too much Mad Men? Our women are not to be objectified."
Sarah (the big boss): "Gentlemen, its time to take a risk. I'm green lighting this one and I'll be the one defending or championing this one come early ‘09."

Poor Sarah, how did she know that the economy was going to go into the tank. The Nipplequins are the least of her worries. At least you would think, being a brand that knows how to dress, they could get these poor mannequins a couple of bras.

Its a little early

But Lord & Taylor does look pretty festive.

The Captain is Running

Man on the street. Just walked by Captain Morgan and about 10 pedicabs. He was out riding around town and telling everyone that he is running for President and putting 'the Party back in Politics."

That's awesome

Why NY is great

Went out on the town tonight and did a little tour of the old neighborhood. It was awesome and so much fun. However, what the heck happened to the Meat Packing district? Its insane how many people are out and about in that part of town and how much they've officially blocked off to traffic, much of it that was probably there so that trucks could turn around but now with so few meat packing plants, its just not necessary. I'd say the only disappointment in the night was the fact that 'Automatic Slims' was closed for a private party. Bummer. Would have been good to get back there because its been a while but we managed to make due.

Don't miss it

Stayed in our apartment last night due to the inclement weather. While it was nice to have a place in the city so I didn't have to struggle home in the snow, etc. I do not miss this place

Who Knew?

Who knew that U.S.P.S. postman have keyless entry remote locks on their trucks?  I didn't until I saw one in use today. How cool.

False Alarm

So a bit of a false alarm. We're still in the housing buying market, but we're no longer in the selling market. That's right -- the KDaddy real estate empire officially starts next month.

You cannot be serious

86th between Columbus and C.P.W.