It's hard out hurr 4 a pimp, mang...

I've been relentlessly searching for a writing gig since the conclusion of my internship at 72andSunny last July. I'm fairly certain that I've sent my stuff out to every agency on the planet. While I have had a handful of interviews and found myself on a couple of people's shortlists, or so they've said - I've yet to land a gig. Most days I'm entirely convinced that I'm the worst fucking copywriter in the whole wide world and consider giving it up all together. But I LOVE this shit. I really do. Writing the copy. Solving the problems. Strategizin' and all that good stuff. I dig all of it. I really do. I keep on truckin'. Hard.

The other day I sent my stuff off to a CD at a rad little shop in SLC. This is the email I got back:

Jake,

Thanks for the email. Knowing that there is still one young good copywriter out there makes me feel less dead inside. I may not even go thru with plans to kill myself later today. (Okay -- truthfully, I made a promise to myself a few weeks ago that I wouldn't kill myself untill AFTER I'd killed every single person responsible for the giant pile of dogshit that were this year's Super Bowl ads. Seriously -- WTF?) 

But I digress. If I had a position open here, you would be on a plane right this second to visit us, drink profusely, and then sign your name in blood. With that in mind, I'd invite you to do two things: 1) Keep me posted on your job hunt. 2) Drop by our offices if/when you're back in town. If/when some freelance comes up, I'd be more than willing to give you a shot -- although I don't know what "more than willing" really means. So let's just say willing.

It was nice to hear. I know that my stuff is a little different, and it's not going to appeal to everybody, but it's nice to be reminded that there's at least a couple of folks out there that dig my style. For awhile longer I'll refrain from creating a Bose Noise Canceling Headphones print campaign...

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I LOVE this shit. I really do.

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Strategizin' and all that good stuff. I dig all of it.