January 2009
This is what’s playing in my head when I...
WatchLook what my friends did! The boys of Look Mexico shot this themselves. I suggest you buy everything they’ve ever made and go to every show. It’s Friday!
Derek Sivers is smarter than me.
Before we begin, I almost willingly watched Good Luck Chuck today. Before you judge me, watch this.
I hope you learned something.
Fun Fact: Michael Jordan chose the #23 because it was half of his older brother’s, whom he felt was better than him. That’s why he rocked the #45 when he unretired that 1st time.
Ok, so Derek Sivers is awesome. He broke it down simpler than I...
The Prison Sentence
I spent my Friday Night at Borders.
You’d be surprised at how many people were there. I read almost three-fourths of
and bugged out about it. Go check it if you’re looking for a new read. The book is a fictional look at the activites of employees at an ad agency around the dot-com boom and what happens when the bust comes in.
The book is set in Chicago, and in certain passages I...
Random Things I Love
#102: This scene.
Exhibit A:
How to tell if your neighbors are running a...
We dip into the SIYW mailbag for this one.
“Ernest,
I don’t know how to say this, but I think my neighbors across from me are a bunch of whores. Not that I dislike them, I mean whores in the biblical sense. I have seen at least 4 different women come out of the apartment of varying races, sizes, and looks. This isn’t a big deal, but within the last week or so, I have run into a...
“Rabid atheism does not lead to attractive or acceptable cocktail-party...”
– So true it hurts.
“Whenever you start a new project or a new job, don’t tell anyone what...”
– I’ve learned that lesson more times then I’d like to admit.
Just when I think today can't get any more...
One of my favorite bands dropped a new album today!!!!! I whole heartily recommend these guys..It’s like Joan Jett is the lead singer of Aerosmith. Here’s a couple of vids. This has been the best day in a LONG time.
Best…day…ever.
My personal highlight of today
Fun Fact: Reverend Lowry(the guy who gave the benediction today) and his family are apparently great friends of my grandmom.
I didn’t know this until this afternoon.
I recognized him during the benediction since there’s been a picture of him and my grandpa sitting in her living room since I was born. I call her, and she says “Shh, my main man is on TV.” She’s been...
A quick thought on that nonsense tomorrow.
Tomorrow, I can say with full honesty, that I’ll be crying like a baby. It’s not that Obama being elected President is going to directly change my life, I still won’t have a full-time job at 1pm tmrw.
The fact is..him getting into office is directly going to change my CHILD’S life.
I read this today:
It blew my damn mind, and was an appropriate book to read on King...
“Things finally going well for pretty white girls in the US! it’s about...”
– Samir Mathur, on the realization that Abby Elliot is on SNL at 21 and her dad is Chris Elliot a.k.a Cabin Boy.
“Democracy is buying a big house you can’t afford with money you...”
– Johnny Carson > Everyone else.
Paths to Take.
So, like most people my age, there’s some trepidation about the career path I wish to take. I’ve gone ahead an narrowed mine down, And for your enjoyment, will be phrasing it like one of those choose-your-own-adventure books.
“Right now, Ernest is doing freelance work for musicians, a little tour mgmt here, a nice press release there, but he’s not happy with the money and...
An abridged history of my life
The keyboardist from the Dears has a dope blog. Her “about” section is set up like this, and I jacked it thusly. Enjoy.
1985-1992: I’m born in Chicago. Shortly after, the Bears become the best team ever. I have nothing to do with this. am baby-sat by nuns; starta reading REALLY early, geta scared shitless by Moonwalker, goes into ladies purses on the bus, watches a LOT of...
We're on a roll!
I’ve been on a creative blast today, and it hasn’t ended yet.
-Note: The new Scrubs season is awesome.
-Note: When I was 5, I used to pretend I was the black kid in this:
The next post on here will be a brief history of Ernest Wilkins, you know..since most of you don’t know John F. Shit about me. You can get excited now.
I don't know who I paid off..
but MAN has 2009 kicked off with a BANG!
In the last week the following has happened:
-Got a new client that was subsequently named Myspace’s Feat. Artist. With that, I’m negotiating a slot for him at SXSW, which might mean I get to go to SXSW, which couldn’t be doper.
-The PR job I applied for BEFORE I LEFT CHICAGO got back to me, saying I’m definitely in the running,...
“U knw, I get really busy being President and all, so sometimes, I don’t get to throw on the ol’ wave cap. Lucky 4 me, I use Sportin Waves.”
Can you IMAGINE that commercial though?
CFW thought: Does Barack Obama use pomade for his hair, or pink moisturizer?
P.S. If it’s pomade, I hope he uses Sportin’ Waves. Good stuff.
What I Learned: 2008
This took some time to put together, but here we go. Read last year’s column to get why I do this.
-I witnessed love in various incarnations this year. From the love that siblings share and how they deal with losing a brother, to the love that develops when you have a close partner that you were friends with first. Powerful stuff man, it really is.
-Last year, I put a moratorium on the...
