Archive for May, 2008
The Shadow of Jesus
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
My girlfriend and I were having breakfast in the living room this morning, when suddenly she gasped after looking at my laptop. I was worried that somehow a porn pop-up had crept its way onto my computer screen and that I’d have to explain that I didn’t put it there!
Some might consider what we saw on the screen a miracle. On my screen was the image of Jesus Christ himself, bending over a little to reach out and give his blessing. Others might scoff at this so-called miracle and say that what we saw was nothing but a lucky coincidence of lighting and placement of a spray bottle I use to discipline my cat when she climbs on counters or starts trying to eat my bills before I get a chance to pay them. I consider myself to be of the latter group.
Of course, if there were going to happen, why not in Florida which is home to some rather famous religious iconography that appears on different consumers good. There has been the “Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sandwich,” the “Jesus Christ Potato Chip” and now this! Maybe the Golden Palace online casino will buy my lamp and spray bottle for $28,000 like they did with the grilled cheese. That would truly be a blessing.
Tags: Religious Iconography, Shadow Jesus, Spray Bottle
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The Communicator Awards
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Does this look gaudy having a big Communicator Award statue on my site? Who cares! This is really exciting. This is the first award I’ve received since I started working in the advertising industry. Hopefully project I’ll work on in the future will also get recognized, but this one is the first, which also makes it the most memorable.
The West 57th Street website was designed last year for Hilton Grand Vacations and remains website was designed last year for Hilton Grand Vacations and remains one of my favorite portfolio pieces. It was the first project I designed that really made me feel like I could make it in this industry. That’s why I’m glad this project is what got me my first award.
I’d like to thank the Academy for this unbelievable image of a statue (hopefully a matching physical statue will show up in the mail at some point). Thanks to Will for giving me a chance and Matt for being an excellent flash developer and making this site happen. I also want to thank my Mom, Ashley and Rick for their support throughout the years. You guys are awesome.
Tags: Communicator Awards, Hilton Grand Vacations, West 57 Street
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You’ll see us coming from a mile away
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
The West Orlando Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Best Fest trade show yesterday. Every year, tons of amazing restaurants gather to hand out food and drinks to everyone in attendance. It goes without saying that I stuffed my face. I sampled something from every single booth there and I was really impressed by the variety of this years offerings. I’d especially like to mention Tavern Opa because their Greek salad had no lettuce in it. An older Greek gentleman once told me that having lettuce in a Greek salad should be considered a crime! :: Please excuse the aside ::
I was there, along with the rest of my office crew, to promote Royall Media and network with old clients while introducing ourselves to other members of the business community.
This year our slogan was “Snuff Out The Competition – Hire A Marketing Ninja” and everyone, including myself, dressed in custom orange ninja uniforms. Not exactly the best option for stealth, but very effective at drawing attention to our booth and ourselves.
The whole night was a ton of fun until I was about 5 miles from my apartment and I got a flat tire. Luckily, I was right at an exit when I noticed the flat and there was a convenience store (un Dep pour mes ami francophone) less then 200 meters from the exit. I wonder what the store clerk thought when he saw me dressed in an orange ninja uniform parked my car and did a quick tire change.
Perhaps no day can be perfect, but honestly I had such a good day that even a flat tire barely fazed me. However the cost of the tires today was a little more distressing.
Tags: Best Fest, Flat Tire, Orange Ninja, RMI, Royall Media, Tavern Opa, West Orange
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I never thought I’d do it…
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
A blog… seriously!?
I realized a while back that when I search for myself on Google… I found out that I was not the first Shaun Whalen. It’s quite possible that other people named Shaun Whalen existed before me; what I mean is that other Shaun Whalens came up before me in the search rankings. Last time I checked, I was #3 on the Shaun Whalen pop charts. I’ve been planning to create this website for a long time, but it’s because of Google that I actually took the time to do it.
And with that, I say… Happy Birthday ShaunWhalen.com!
Tags: Ego, Google, Shaun Whalen
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