Mornin' beautiful

I am but a boy with a refurbished portfolio and a dream

Ben — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:33:02 +0000

I Am A Terrible Person.
I’ve done a terrible job maintaining this blog. Hopefully, I can improve that during the new year.

Recap.
I’ve completed the Fall semester of my senior year at Carolina, and I’m back home (in Maine) for a couple weeks. I’ve had a FANTASTIC time sleeping and sitting on the couch, bored. It’s my first opportunity to “idle” since, shit, last Christmas!

The Future.
I’ll be in NYC Dec 31-Jan 6 for job interviews and to hang out. Several of my friends are apprehensive to graduate but I’m damn excited to do it. As Jerry Della Famina once said, “Advertising is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.” And I totally believe it. Originally, I had planned to take some time off after graduation. You know, putter around Europe and do whatever recent college-grads do there. But, following a brief examination of my finances, I concluded that I can’t afford Europe, yet. With that said, f I had simply thought back to the last time I had an income–about three years ago–I could have spared myself the effort of loading Quicken.

Plan B.
Plan B is: move to NYC upon graduation in May and jump into a job. Perhaps, I’ll take a few weeks off in 6 months or a year to travel. And to that end, I’ve revised my portfolio.

My Portfolio.
I’ve refurbished my portfolio–I added a few projects from my summer internship at Crispin Porter + Bogusky and an integrated campaign for Virgin Mobile that I created during an advertising class.

Hard to believe

Ben — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:14:08 +0000

Wow–tomorrow is the final day of my internship at CP+B. It’s hard to believe that 10 weeks have already passed. More specifically, 10 weeks and, what, four blog entries? Hah. I depart for Chapel Hill on Wednesday to complete my senior year at UNC. Then what? Who knows!

Agency dress codes

Ben — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:06:57 +0000

A friend of mine shared this ad with me yesterday that cast types the dress codes of several popular agencies. Pretty funny–and accurate, if I do say so myself. Check it out.

A lesson for line cutters

Ben — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:15:36 +0000

Let this be a lesson for individuals who cut in lines, specifically those for iPhones at AT&T stores.

It takes testes to hike Estes

Ben — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:14:25 +0000

This weekend, ten of us (interns) travelled to Estes, Colorado to explore Rocky Mountain Park. We hiked 3.6 miles (round-trip) to Gem Lake (8830ft elevation).

I had always wondered what it would be like to hike a scenic area with a dozen photo-inclined individuals. Well, it turns out to be a perpetual photo shoot–here was my contribution to the photo pool.

Here are a couple previews.

‘Twas one Bogusky of a day

Ben — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:23:46 +0000

The 2007 Crispin Porter + Bogusky (Boulder, CO) creative interns w/ Alex Bogusky (Executive Creative Director) and Bill Wright (Burger King account - Creative Director).

Standing (from left): Brad, Elmer, Alex, Tavnir, Roger, Shadi, Fabian, Daniel, Bill Wright

Sitting (from left): Frances, Pruch, me, Jeff, Alex Bogusky, Nathan

Adjusting to the Wild West

Ben — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:30:18 +0000

Nick and I arrived in Boulder on Monday afternoon and set camp in the apartment of my friend, Kris. We departed for Fort Collins on Tuesday, a city approximately 45 minutes away from Boulder, and hung out with our high school buddy, Lucas, until Thursday. This morning, Nick returned to the East coast–It only took three hours to fly from Denver to New Jersey… that’s one hour for every DAY it took for us to drive out here, damn. FYI, the drive to Boulder cost approximately $367 in gas. Mother Earth, I truly apologize.

We spent most of the week exploring Colorado’s beautiful landscape — here are some photos from our treks up Horsetooth Rock (peak is located at approx. 7,000ft tall) and Rocky National Park.

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This evening I move into the 5-br home that I’m sharing with four other Crispin interns. Tommy and Fabian, two of my roommates, arrive tonight. Our internship begins on Monday.

Manifest Destiny

Ben — Fri, 25 May 2007 03:23:28 +0000

Tomorrow, I depart for Boulder, Colorado to assume my summer internship at Crispin Porter + Bogusky as an Interactive Creative. The driving distance is approximately 2,163 miles, and if I were to drive non-stop it would take approximately 33 hours. My childhood friend Nick will accompany me on the journey to ensure I don’t end up in Texas.

Map of our route.

Our travel itinerary:

Friday
- Drive: Mid-coast Maine –> Worcester, MA
- Road time: Approx. 4 hours
- Spend night in Worcester at Nick’s apartment

Saturday
- Drive: Worcester, MA –> Cleveland, OH
- Road time: Approx. 9 hours, 34 mins
- Spend night in Cleveland at mom’s friend’s home

Sunday
- Drive: Cleveland, OH –> Omaha, NE
- Road time: Approx. 12 hours, 17 mins
- Spend night in Howard Johnson motel

Monday
- Drive: Omaha, NE –> Boulder, CO
- Road time: Approx. 7 hours, 36 mins

I’ll remain in Boulder until August 15th, at which point I will drive to North Carolina in order to complete my senior year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Finally, it’s final.

Ben — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:24:25 +0000

Final week of classes, last Ad Club meeting and it’s time to move on. No, I’m not a senior, just a junior in remission.

The CP+B Boulder interns are finally in touch. Forty-four interns between Boulder and Miami; approximately 22 interns in either location. Students and recent graduates from across the country — areas in which I’ve never even visited. It ’tis a summer to look forward to.

CP+B wins three Nike accounts

Ben — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:27:04 +0000

Crispin won Nike Running, Nike Plus and Nike ID. Nike announced this on Friday but for some reason, not a single industry publication has run a story or even mentioned it. This Oregon paper was the only reference I could find to it. How weird.

“Nike said Friday it has selected Miami-based agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky to handle advertising for its U.S. running, Nike ID and Nike Plus businesses.”