theory of color

I always find myself going back and forth on the importance of advertising. To me, it’s pretty important. I just got my degree in it; I studied and interned and worked in it. But I always question how effective it is and will be in my life. To advertisers, advertising is everything, but the rest of the world doesn’t seem to care. Advertising is bashed and hated and considered one of the most despicable and dirt-ridden industries out there, and we all know (sometimes) it kind of is. 

I recently read an article by Linds Redding on his new life perspective of advertising after being diagnosed with cancer. http://www.thesfegotist.com/editorial/2012/march/14/short-lesson-perspective

Apparently, a full life lived with a successful ad career satisfied very little of his life appetite. It made me think about how I’ll feel about my accomplishments in a few years.

I still absolutely love what I studied, it just got me thinking a bit. Everyone should read the article!

This summer I moved into a new house where my roommate and I have no cable. So, in other words we have been eternally damned by the spawn of the cable man. Okay, it’s really not bad. IT’S TERRIBLE! I’M IN HELLLL! The hardest part is when you have nothing to do and you just feel like watching re-runs of America’s Next Top Model over-and-over again. I am currently living a life with No. TV. Marathons. Take this moment to think about all the awesome that is TV marathons. ABC Family reigns top dog at accomplishing it:

AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL marathons (I’ve seen every episode 34398732w2Y4u/w32 times but I can’t stop watching them!)

Harry Potter marathons (poor Doby)

Pixar movie marathons (“Aww Finding Nemo is on. Oooh The Incredibles is next. Ahh Toy Story!” 12 hours later and you are a Pixar genius.)

Law & Order SVU marathons (“Okay, just one more episode. Shit! I accidently started the first 5 minutes of this episode, now I HAVE to see who murdered the Italian baker who moved in across the street from that suspicious looking pastry hater!” It’s a vicious, vicious cycle.

Ghost Adventures marathons (douche-bag ghost investigations at its finest)

Intervention and Hoarders marathons (They always come on when you want to go to sleep, and you just end up watching 5 episodes crying the entire way through.)

24 hours of a Christmas Story on TBS (Come on, seriously. Come on.)

Any marathon on IFC (i.e. Arrested Development, Freaks and Geeks)

1000 ways to Die and Manswers (My logical explanation to watching these. “Well, they’re just so informational, so it’s okay if I miss my finance class cause I’m still learning!)

See what I mean people! All day TV marathons are the absolute best! Especially when you don’t expect them. TV marathons are like getting a really good hug, or a friend bringing over a pizza and 3 bottles of wine to your house randomly. So people of the world, be grateful for what you are given, and the next time a TV marathon is on promise me you will waste your entire day watching them.