All I Got

Reports of W+K Seeking/Portland Are In!

hollyo — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:26:25 +0000

Happy to see that the w+k seekers have returned home safely and are kindly reporting on their journey. You can read Christian’s and Nelson’s updates for a peek into their w+k/Portland experiences. If I find anymore, I will post them here. Thanks to everyone willing to share their tail with the word. Glad you enjoyed your visit in PDX!

Quite a Prize!

hollyo — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:14:01 +0000

Now that the number of eyes scanning these pages has dwindled, the anticipatory jitters have subsided, annoyed entrants are all done venting here and there, stickers have been appropriately stuck, and the sought after have all returned home (some with a mighty hangover) after their whirlwind tour of Portland, I’d just like to say this…

I entered W+K Seeking and all I got was INSPIRED! Hooray!

As things go, I consider that quite a prize.

I have asked myself tons of times, “what is it about this seeking thing that had everyone so fired up?” Was it a plane ticket? Perhaps. Some recognition? Very likely because that is a nice thing. A job? Maybe, but W+K never said that’s what they were offering. “Prizes and adventure”, but not a job…not for certain, anyway. It was simply an enticing allusion. For me personally, it was the enticing ILLUSION that propelled me and my pdf toward the send button. I got so darned excited to make something, ANYTHING…because someone asked me to without any strings attached. Someone I had never heard of and will likely never know. Considering that, I see that this was more about me already having the desire, albeit a little buried, to create something. Stumbling upon “seeking” was a happy accident but an essential green light. All the other stuff – the idea of a new job, a cool office, creative freedom, all that swell recognition, applause, thumbs up, high fives, and enough cheddar to finally get me that ’66 Ford Econoline van – all just illusionary fluff. Valuable fluff. Fluff in my head, fabricated and fabulous, that pushed me down the 20 page pdf path. Inspirational fluff. To that, I say “Thanks. Thank you imagination.” Without you I may have never seeked to be sought, never made a tshirt that never sold, never started a blog, and never been so pleasantly, happily distracted by all the conversations to which I am now privy. Damn, I’m inspired by so many inspired people!

Truth be told, I have no idea what it’s like to work at a place like W+K and have only recently even considered it. Maybe those folks work ‘til 3 a.m. every morning for 364 days, then have a big boozin’ blowout on the 365th. The latter being certainly not a bad thing but that could seriously reduce one’s opportunities for sleep, sex, and reality TV. Or, perhaps it’s a never-ending Econoline road trip with GPS, a life-time iPhone contract, all-you-can-eat taquitos and free gas (ok…taquitos would certainly give you free gas, wouldn’t they?)! I may never know.

I will, however, continue to make some more stuff, pay more attention and be hurled forward by my newly rediscovered inspiration…even if no one asks me to.

Who wrote the book of love?

hollyo — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:43:16 +0000

Well, I’m really not sure but wk12 wrote this book. It’s the one some “SEEKING” entrants recieved and some have been curious about. Take a peek.

Get your SEEKING Tee while they’re HOT!

hollyo — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:33:01 +0000

Now’s your chance! Click here and you could be the first to sport a seeking manifesto on your boo-tay where ever you are! Don’t want to pay shipping? No sweat! Send me an email if you’re headed to Portland (whether you were “sought” or just passing through) and I’ll make a gallant attempt to deliver the goods in person. Quanities are limited so step on it! Just imagine…you could look THIS good!

I entered W+K Seeking and all I got was…

hollyo — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:53:37 +0000

By now, if you are here, you’ve done just that. You entered, as I did, Weiden and Kennedy’s SEEKING and you are here because you want something. You want a job, a nod, a free pass, a trip to Groovytown, acknowledgement, a place to vent or banter, satisfaction for your curiosity. Likely, if you are here, you received a sticker…as I also did. Perhaps you were tickled by your sticker (I sure was). But maybe you’ve felt rejected, neglected, squashed or pooped on. If so, I am here to offer an alternative. A t-shirt perhaps? A bumper sticker? A poster, totebag, tea cozy, hat or super hero cape! What ever you fancy. Just download the image below, print it out, fill it out, fill it in, cut it up, paste it, iron it on, and go to town! Inspired by the spirit of W+K’s original Seeking site, you can use your multiple choice prowess here too. Check off all the things you got (or didn’t get) when you entered W+K Seeking. There are so many. Grab a Sharpie so your words will endure. Tell your own story. Make the list as long as you want. Wear it with pride. Plaster it on a bathroom wall. Send it to grandma. Or, better yet, send it back to me. Heck! Tear it into tiny shreads and turn it into fortune cookies. Post it here! See….now doesn’t that make you feel better? I knew it would.

Click here to download a higher res PDF