Comments on: You, The Movie Version http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/ insight, tactics, advice and mutterings on copywriting, marketing and living life deep... from the most ripped-off world-class ad writer alive... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:16:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: khailee http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-169823 khailee Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:52:06 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-169823 Growing up with "a lot of potential" put a lot of pressure on me to be great. It was a dangerous mix of stellar achievement (in and out of school) and lofty ideals which led me to turn down every dream job opportunity, and join a bunch of misfit entrepreneurs straight out of university. After 2 years of running around in circles, I'm straddling disillusionment, abandonment, and picking up pieces of myself, so I can keep my chin up above the water long enough to make the story of my life one worth re-telling... Growing up with “a lot of potential” put a lot of pressure on me to be great.

It was a dangerous mix of stellar achievement (in and out of school) and lofty ideals which led me to turn down every dream job opportunity, and join a bunch of misfit entrepreneurs straight out of university.

After 2 years of running around in circles, I’m straddling disillusionment, abandonment, and picking up pieces of myself, so I can keep my chin up above the water long enough to make the story of my life one worth re-telling…

]]> By: Blake http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-161388 Blake Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:00:30 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-161388 This one's a little (very!) late but why not? One time I ate about fourty wings at a bar because I'm a freakin' addict. A month later I went vegitarian and kept it up for two years. Then my wife put leftover wings in the fridge and I had "just one" - now I know how smokers feel. This one’s a little (very!) late but why not?

One time I ate about fourty wings at a bar because I’m a freakin’ addict. A month later I went vegitarian and kept it up for two years. Then my wife put leftover wings in the fridge and I had “just one” - now I know how smokers feel.

]]> By: WoodyF http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-145464 WoodyF Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:53:22 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-145464 Danny, Angel and Adriana stair-stepped from 6 yrs. down to 3 and Olga, my young wife, carried Willy the baby as we stood in line on the sidewalk in the warm morning sun waiting to see the local passport bureaucrats in Morelia, Mexico. The nicely dressed, middle-aged Mexican woman ahead of us turned to engage Olga and asked “the question”, paraphrased as: Are you and this old gringo geezer married? and Are all these kids his? Next followed the canned explanation, yes we were, the baby was ours and the others were hers from a prior – a revelation which elicited a response of “¡Que valiente! (How brave!) which I much more fully understand as Danny turns 16 and Angle 15 and Adriana 13. Danny, Angel and Adriana stair-stepped from 6 yrs. down to 3 and Olga, my young wife, carried Willy the baby as we stood in line on the sidewalk in the warm morning sun waiting to see the local passport bureaucrats in Morelia, Mexico.

The nicely dressed, middle-aged Mexican woman ahead of us turned to engage Olga and asked “the question”, paraphrased as: Are you and this old gringo geezer married? and Are all these kids his?

Next followed the canned explanation, yes we were, the baby was ours and the others were hers from a prior – a revelation which elicited a response of “¡Que valiente! (How brave!) which I much more fully understand as Danny turns 16 and Angle 15 and Adriana 13.

]]> By: Kris Obertas http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-145347 Kris Obertas Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:22:49 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-145347 Threw mine out just now, but here's my all time favorite story in two lines. Three men went out. Only two came back. Threw mine out just now, but here’s my all time favorite story in two lines.

Three men went out. Only two came back.

]]> By: Kris Obertas http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-145345 Kris Obertas Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:16:24 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-145345 The bills are piling up. I woke up at 3:57 a.m. and couldn't fall back asleep. I turned on the computer and started writing. The bills are piling up. I woke up at 3:57 a.m. and couldn’t fall back asleep. I turned on the computer and started writing.

]]> By: Udo Hoffmann http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-144280 Udo Hoffmann Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:13:11 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-144280 A young fella put down lifeguard on the resume he was filling out, as his qualification for the sale position we had open. I asked him how he thought it was applicable and he replied that he couldn't swim. I hired him. A young fella put down lifeguard on the resume he was filling out, as his qualification for the sale position we had open.
I asked him how he thought it was applicable and he replied that he couldn’t swim.
I hired him.

]]> By: Prince JackAss http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-143962 Prince JackAss Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:53:16 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-143962 Okay, Here Goes... The direct descendant of a great world leader from a much earlier age, whose birthright the Socialists mercilessly stole and desecrated, and yet life and all of it wonders still at the tips of my nearly aristocratic fingers; bred to reclaim what was mine all along... Please tell me that you are smart enough not to believe the very crap that they spoon fed me all of those years, like all the sycophants did, especially the way SHE did... the one who tagged along for the ride, the one who could not help being noticed, the one with the body that never-ever quit, yeah the one who “forgot” and ended up bringing my son into the world a lifetime too soon... My friend, “Seize the Day” is a double edged sword and Sweet Redemption comes in many many forms... [END] I know, I know, it's pretty sappy (but it is accurate and to the point). The sequel is not so bleak... (Oh GOD, that felt good!!) Okay,

Here Goes…

The direct descendant of a great world leader from a much earlier age, whose birthright the Socialists mercilessly stole and desecrated, and yet life and all of it wonders still at the tips of my nearly aristocratic fingers; bred to reclaim what was mine all along…

Please tell me that you are smart enough not to believe the very crap that they spoon fed me all of those years, like all the sycophants did, especially the way SHE did… the one who tagged along for the ride, the one who could not help being noticed, the one with the body that never-ever quit, yeah the one who “forgot” and ended up bringing my son into the world a lifetime too soon…

My friend, “Seize the Day” is a double edged sword and Sweet Redemption comes in many many forms…

[END]

I know, I know, it’s pretty sappy (but it is accurate and to the point).

The sequel is not so bleak…

(Oh GOD, that felt good!!)

]]> By: FS http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-143959 FS Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:32:03 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-143959 As we rush through the door, leaving the smoke and loud music behind, the first thing I notice is the ringing in my ears. Then I see Eddy running across the four lane highway in a weird sort of pattern that reminds me of a 3rd grader playing dodge ball. He makes it across then collapses on the grass which separates the parking lot from the road. As we rush through the door, leaving the smoke and loud music behind, the first thing I notice is the ringing in my ears. Then I see Eddy running across the four lane highway in a weird sort of pattern that reminds me of a 3rd grader playing dodge ball. He makes it across then collapses on the grass which separates the parking lot from the road.

]]> By: Steve Dasseos http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-143810 Steve Dasseos Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:21:09 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-143810 I went into the Mayan ruins at Tikal, Guatemala to take time-lapse photos of the sunset and the stars. I didn't realize that being so far south meant that there was no twilight in January. I finished by 8:30 pm, but lacking a flashlight it ended up taking 2 hours to get out of the jungle and find my hotel! I went into the Mayan ruins at Tikal, Guatemala to take time-lapse photos of the sunset and the stars. I didn’t realize that being so far south meant that there was no twilight in January. I finished by 8:30 pm, but lacking a flashlight it ended up taking 2 hours to get out of the jungle and find my hotel!

]]> By: steve http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-143772 steve Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:03:06 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/01/13/you-the-movie-version/#comment-143772 It was only the second message I had ever received, the massage therapist was a mom in my son's boy scout troop. Imagine my surprise when she broke all the rules, straddled me on the table and said "I love you". I believe she will be my wife by the end of the year, life is truly strange... and wonderful! It was only the second message I had ever received, the massage therapist was a mom in my son’s boy scout troop. Imagine my surprise when she broke all the rules, straddled me on the table and said “I love you”. I believe she will be my wife by the end of the year, life is truly strange… and wonderful!

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