March 17th, 2005
Designing a Wedsite
July 17, 2006.
Got anything up that day? No? Great, ’cause I think that’s the date I’m getting married.
Soon Steph and I will be setting up a wedsite so you can get specific wheres and whens online. Then, later this year, the media blitz will continue with “Save the Date” cards.
If you can think of a reason that getting married on June 17, 2006 is a bad idea, or if you are dying to come to our wedding and you absolutely cannot make it on June 17, 2006, please email me about it. Currently, this is a working date that can be changed. Soon, however, we will be getting out the chisels that are booking and hiring, and carving this date into the stone that is a church, reception spot, band, and caterer. So hurry.
(Ok. Now I need to transition into the other, completely unrelated, topic I have for today.)
Umm…there sure will be a lot of people at the wedding….
And speaking of being in front of a lot of people….
I am now featured on a poster series for The Raleigh Symphony Orchestra.
(Hehe. Flawless transition.)
That’s right, The Raleigh Symphony Orchestra. How did this happen, you ask? Well, I posed for a series of photos at work — photos which, I was promised, were strictly for initial comp purposes — for a campaign proposal we pitched to the symphony.
It’s a clever approach. The headline reads “Things you never thought you’d hear your boyfriend say…” Then there are various quotes from the boyfriend, such as “And when the double bass came in with the ’AS-WAWWAWZZZOOOOOOOOAHHH’ I was flippin’ out!” I wanted this idea to get the go ahead, so I really gave it my all in the photos. Drawing on all three weeks of drama class I took in the fourth grade, I transformed myself into that annoying, idiot boyfriend. Contorting my face into every imaginable expression, I struggled to capture the essence of this overgrown frat boy. “My girlfriend is dragging me to the symphony. I’d rather be watching ESPN,” I just kept thinking.
The Raleigh Symphony loved the concept.
The problem is I was too good. My bosses came back from the meeting and announced there would be no need for professional talent because the photos of me were perfect. This was close to a year ago, and I’d almost forgotten about it, except that now the posters are starting to go up and I’m hearing about them from people who know me (“Did you know you’re on the wall over at Carrburrito?”).
I’ve often wondered how my career as a male model would get it’s start. I guess this is it.
Next thing you know I’ll be opening a “Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good.”
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