Pick me.

"You'll know advertising is your destiny if you can't imagine anything you'd rather leap out of bed every morning to plunge into."

That is merely a few pages into a book about breaking into advertising, and already, I think I chose poorly. However, that sentence can apply to anything. More than anything, I'd love to wake up and have sex. Should I pursue a career in pornography? Buy myself a nice robe and grow a mustache? No. God no. That isn't for me. However, waking up in the morning to write or to go teach a class on writing or lit...yes. That sounds lovely.

To get into advertising I should have been working seriously on my portfolio all semester so that at this point I am happy with it and can dedicate most of my time to sending out minibooks and writing cover letters. Yet, I spent the semester juggling an interest in poetry and a need to succeed in advertising so my book is no where near what I want it to be.

Honestly, working harder on my portfolio and getting a job is what I decided I'd begin doing today. After spending a few minutes jotting down ideas for Doritos, I found myself in my car heading to Barnes & Noble where I bought a book of selected poems by Langston Hughes. It wasn't until I was holding the book in my hand that I thought, 'Wait, how'd I get here from that?' Baffling.

Now when I go to pick up a book guilt settles in and I feel like I should be working on the portfolio. Time management is what I need to get into. There just aren't enough hours in the day. Or so I think. Hour for the gym. Hour for advertising. Hour for writing. Plus classes when those hit and then the general happy amazing fun time I need. It seems possible as long as I stop screwing around. Hour on ads is not gonna cut it. Two hours is more like it.

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Suicide's Note
Langston Hughes

The calm,
Cool face of the river
Asked me for a kiss.

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Question 1
What should I do ads for?
Currently my book contains: Cheer Dye & Perfume-less Detergent : Jolt Caffeine Gum : La-Z-Boy : Harmonicas : Lonely Planet Travel Guides : soon Doritos.
I need more ideas for products.

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Question 2
How are you doing? What were you doing before you read this?