I had a nectarine the other day with lunch, and it was very nice! Almost felt like summertime again! It reminded me of when I was at Advancement Camp at Twin Echo (the second time, in 1999) and one of the kids in my patrol had never even heard of a nectarine. Every day at lunch I would have to remind him of what it was called, but he loved them, and so do I! The one I had was harder, and I typically like them riper, when they’re really juicy, but it was still good nonetheless.
Microsoft hired CP+B for a new (rumored) $100 million, consumer-focused ad campaign for Vista (at least I think it was Vista, it might have been more general though). CP+B is probably my favorite ad shop, mostly because do such awesome (and creepy) stuff, and really promote themselves and their corporate culture. CP+B are the ones who brought us The Burger King by the way. Will this mean we’ll see some creepy or post-modernistic advertising from Microsoft, probably not, but it will still be interesting to see, and to especially watch the media buy.
Westinghouse CEO Steve Tritch is retiring. I worked very close (in terms of proximity) to Steve when I was at Westinghouse, and I really did like working with him. Once, he even congratulated me on doing a really good job (the remote control car race), so it’s sad for me to see him go. Aris is taking his place and he’ll stay on as the chairman of the board, but we’ll probably see him involved in the area somehow, I don’t think he’ll be one to remain sedentary in his retirement.
Monday I had lunch outside, and it was wonderful! It was really windy, and the sun was shining, the temperature was great and it was so nice to not be cooped up inside. I took my lunch out to a little half wall we have in front of the building and the flag poles, and I ate as I watched the people and cars go by. I’m thinking I’ll just stow my camp chair in the back of my car to have with me for when the weather gets nice again.
