4.25.2007

so long, farewell...

Well, it's about that time... time to post my last blog as intern here at fishtank. I'm sitting at my desk, just kind of reflecting on all that's happened over the past 3 months. It'll definitely be weird to not come back here Friday... next week, too. It's really sad! :( It's raining, too, which doesn't help the mood...
When thinking about all I did here, I would have to say going out on commercial shoots was my highlight. I loved getting to see things from a behind the camera perspective. To see these commercials on television now is really sweet because I know I was there at that very second they were being filmed. I love my film classes at school so this was definitely at the top for me. I'm also very thankful I was given opportunities to come up with my own creative and to get feedback that really pushed me to think in different ways... to think more creatively. I enjoyed being challenged and getting to see how ads and various other things are created. I was not aware all that went into advertising until actually experiencing it. Everything I did here as an intern I learned from, no matter how small or how big. I'll definitely take it all with me, that's for sure.
I want to wrap up by thanking everyone at the 'tank for making my time here a great one. Thank you Jamie for giving me this opportunity, thank you Mike and Missy for keeping me involved and pushing me to think in different ways, and thanks to Lou, Jim, and everyone else for taking me in and making me feel at ease. I'm going to take what I've learned with me to whatever lies beyond graduation... hopefully something good. :) I might drop by here from time to time to leave a comment or 2, let you guys know what I'm up to. :) Good luck with all your future work and thank you again! I'll miss you guys!

One last time... peace! :)

4.23.2007

i'm Hip to that


The wife and I caught the Tragically Hip at the House of Blues in Cleveland a couple Saturdays past. Great show, although the ride home was treacherous due to an early spring snowstorm. For those of you who've got tix to the upcoming Warner show, here's the set list from Cleveland in anticipation of all things Hip:

1: In View
2: New Orleans Is Sinking
3: The Drop-Off
4: Daredevil
5: Family Band
6: Ahead By A Century
7: Yer Not The Ocean
8: Nautical Disaster
9: Chagrin Falls
10: World Container
11: Fireworks
12: At The Hundredth Meridian
13: The Last Of The Unplucked Gems
14: Gift Shop
15: Fly
16: Bobcaygeon
17: The Lonely End Of The Rink
18: Blow At High Dough
19: Emperor Penguin
20: The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
21: Fully Completely




















4.20.2007

Coming Up On the End...

Well, this is going to be my second to last blog as an intern here at fishtank creative. It's so crazy to think that next week will be my last. I have my internship presentation and paper due that following week, then finals, sr week, and finishing with graduation. I don't think it'll hit me that it's the end until that very last week I'll be spending in Erie. It's scary to think I won't be a "student" anymore...
This week has been kind of chill. I've been spending a lot of time on my internship paper and getting my poster together. We have to present on May 2 to all of the Communications professors as well as Comm. juniors. It's a little scary to think about, I'm not big on talking in front of a large group of people. However, it has to be done in order to graduate, so I can suck it up. :) Thank goodness the presentations have a maximum time of 5 minutes, which I can handle.
The weather has certainly taken a turn for the better and it's so sunny! I would be happier if it were about 15 degrees warmer, but this is a good start. I'll definitely be enjoying my weekend, I hope you enjoy yours! Have a good one, peace.

4.18.2007

Recycle your e-Waste. Event schedule released.

The Erie County Recycling Program, under the direction of Erie County Executive Mark A. DiVecchio, today officially announces the 2007 spring/summer e-Waste Recycling Event schedule:

Saturday, April 28—North East Township Building, North East
Saturday, May 19—JoAnna Connell Elementary School, Erie
Saturday, June 9—Iroquois High School, Erie
Saturday, June 23—General McLane High School, Edinboro

Free and open to all Erie County residents, each e-Waste Recycling Event will offer collection between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Typical electronic items county residents may bring for proper disposal include televisions, microwaves, computers and peripherals, VCRs, telephones, stereos and tape players.

“Waste related to the disposal of electronics is a growing problem,” said Mr. DiVecchio. “By participating in these e-cycling events, Erie County residents are helping to conserve landfill space and ensure that dangerous toxins are disposed of properly.”

Any type of electronic equipment that has been improperly disposed of is considered to be e-Waste. Such waste may contain hazardous materials such as lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium. These toxics pose no problems when properly contained in the equipment. However, when thrown away with other household garbage, the hazardous materials can become airborne or leak into the ground and contaminate drinking water as well as cause other environmental and health hazards.

When recycled, the electronic equipment is taken apart and plastics and glass components are turned into new products and reused. Precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum and palladium are also removed and recycled. In fact, a recent ECRP-sponsored e-Waste collection event netted 16,373 pounds of electronics to be recycled alone. County residents brought 67 televisions, 249 computers, 92 printers and fax machines, 35 VCRs, 22 telephones and 72 other electronic items.

Each e-Waste Recycling Event is limited to 250 participants and pre-registration is required. County residents may contact the Erie County Recycling Program at (814) 425-7773 to register or click to www.eriecountyrecycling.com for more information.



—It looks like the fishtank creative Apple Macintosh Museum located in the basement of our office will be closing its doors soon. The Mac Classic will remain on my bookshelf though, it makes a great paper weight.

4.16.2007

City Life is the Good Life

Well, I'm back and trying to get into my normal routine. It's been hard. NYC was great and we definitely packed in as much as you can in 3 days. Here's a lil' recap.

Thursday: Headed over to NBC for the studio tour. We saw the Dateline, Nightly News and Saturday Night Live studios. There were pictures everywhere of old and new casts and all the hosts which was really neat to look at. Our first celebrity sighting, Tiki Barber, took place at NBC. He walked right by our tour group. From NBC we moved on to a meeting at the Edelman PR Firm. (www.edelman.com) We sat and spoke to the company's recruiter and got a lot of information on their hiring process. Intimidating, but expected, I guess, for one of the largest PR firms in the U.S. Afterwards, we walked all over to Central Park, Radio City, Rockafeller Center, 5th Avenue, and Times Square.

Friday: Woke up craaaazy early to make it to the Today Show. We weren't close to the railing, but I got some good pictures of the back of Matt Lauer's and Meredith Viera's heads. Al Roker, too. :) Didn't make it on TV, though. From there we went on the On Location Tour. It was a bus tour of some famous spots seen in TV and movies. The highlight for me was seeing the firehouse from Ghostbusters. (Looove that movie.) It's home to Hook and Ladder 8. They had the door open and you could see the Ghostbusters sign used in the movie hanging inside. I got atleast , I don't know, a million pics. We also saw the house from The Cosby Show, the building used in Friends, and the Moonstruck Diner where Mary Jane worked in the first Spiderman, among other things. We had another celebrity sighting on the tour: Nigel Barker from America's Next Top Model. Needless to say, the girls on the bus were screaming and going crazy snapping pictures... myself included. To round out the afternoon, we moved on to Revlon where we met up with a Penn State alum who works on the financial end of things for the company. She talked a lot about what she does and her past with Revlon. It was a very quick meeting so, not much else was covered. That night a group of us went down to The Village and checked out the bars. Great night, I'll leave it at that.

Saturday: This was our free day. Myself and 2 friends headed to Ground Zero, Battery Park, Canal Street, China Town, and the Tribeca area. They're starting construction on the 9/11 memorial so there was a lot of Ground Zero that was hard to see. There was a temporary 9/11 museum set up nearby that we checked out. Very moving, there wasn't a dry eye in the place. We went and saw the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park due to lines for the ferry being rediculous. Chinatown and Canal Street followed. Let me tell you, when those street vendors think you so much as glance in their direction, they chase after you. They know how to bargain, I'll give 'em that. I also had the best Chinese food EVER that day.

Overall, it was a great time. Visiting some companies that are typical "corporate America" was something I had never experienced first hand. Definitely different than here at the 'tank. I felt very small in those buildings, if that makes sense. One thing's for sure, it will take me a solid week to catch up on my sleep. It was worth it. :)

4.10.2007

New York, New York!

Tomorrow I leave for a 3 day excursion to New York City with fellow communications majors from Behrend. Thursday and Friday are pretty much packed with communication/marketing related things. I believe I signed up for the following: an NBC Studio tour, an On Location Tour (famous sites around the city), dinner with a Penn State alum who is in marketing, a meeting with a PR firm (not too sure on the name, but it's supposed to be on of the largest in the U.S.), and finally, LOTS of free time to roam. :) I think I'm most excited for the NBC Studio tour and the On Location tour. Maybe I'll see some celebs while we are going around Manhattan... You never know!
I've been to NYC several times and love it more each time I go. There's a certain energy when you're walking around. I'm slightly obsessed with the place. The only negative side of this trip is we're staying in The Meadowlands, New Jersey... a 45 minute bus ride from Times Square. That and we are taking a bus from Erie to the big apple... Soooooo that's no good, but I guess I can't really complain too much. All the free time will be great. Saturday we have until 6 pm to get all the tourist things done like the Empire State Building, Ground Zero, 5th Avenue, etc. I'm hoping we'll get to Chinatown and some of my favorite restaurants. For anyone that has been to the city, have you ever heard of Serendipity 3? The movie Serendipity with John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale kind of centers around this restaurant. BEST deserts EVER. I recommend the frozen hot chocolate, but make sure you have atleast 3 other people with you because it's rather large.
Alrighty, I'll be back Monday to round out my last few weeks before graduation. Have a great weekend! Peace.

4.06.2007

I'm dreaming of a white ... Easter?

Last Saturday my wife and I joined a couple of friends for a trip out to Vegas for four days where the weather never dipped below 80 during the daytime. Today, I'm hoping that I don't have to get my snowblower out after putting it away for the season a couple of weeks ago. Honestly, enough is enough already.

Back to Vegas. I'll sum the trip up really quick for you: Wheel of Fortune Slots, pool (drink), nap, dinner (drink), get my ass kicked at blackjack (drink), club (drink), go to bed and repeat 3 more times.

No celeb sightings, not even a glimpse of any of the dudes that work at Hart and Huntington on the show "Inked." Ghostbar on top of the Palms was cool and after being there, I promise, I will never complain about the cost of a drink in Erie again ... ever.

Back to the grind on Monday(drink).

Can't wait. That's sarcasm people. I should have Mike do my job for at least one more week.

4.04.2007

Happy Easter, Early

Easter 2007 is upon us and since I will be traveling to Pittsburgh tomorrow for the holiday, I'm posting my blog a little early. I'll be staying with my roomie, Alexis, since it is a long 6 hour drive back to good ol' Hershey. There's really no point to drive that far for the weekend. Well, there is, but I'm too lazy to drive that much.
This week I've assisted in digging around for some photos. Not as easy as you think! I found some pretty cool ones along the way, though. Oh and this week is supposed to be when we get some April snow. Ok, I'm sorry, snow is nice and all around the winter holidays, but in April?! I don't think so. It's spring, time to get warm! 25 degree weather doesn't work for me anymore. I'm sick of jackets!
Ok, enough ranting/complaining. Not like it'll change anything... Ok, I just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful Easter weekend. So, have a wonderful Easter weekend! Peace.