Editor-in-Chief, Office Shenanigans

2007 - 2010 / Wieden + Kennedy

I was new, I was junior, and no one was doing anything with it, so I ran Shut Up, We’re Blogging the Wieden + Kennedy New York blog. This involved chronicling the culture of the agency as well asking the hard questions, like can bolt cutters cut through pens, or who took Bianca’s monkeys.

Like pretty much every other blog, Shut Up, We’re Blogging has gone the way of the horse buggy. But fear not, dear reader. I’ve preserved a smattering of the W+K NY Web Log here, so that you might still enjoy the novelty of riding its weird, malnourished corpse.

What a time to be alive.

Monkeys Missing: Manager Mortified

June 9th, 2008

Dear WKNYorkers, assorted internet stalkers and preverts,

A statement was issued today by Bianca: “If you or anyone you know has kidnapped the blue plastic monkeys hanging from the light-box on the 7th floor, please return them. No ransom will be issued and no judgements made. Just please deliver them un-harmed so they may be returned safely back into their barrel. Thank you for your cooperation.”

We here at “Shut Up, We’re Blogging” hope for the speedy return of the aforementioned monkeys mañana, or soon thereafter.


Nail in Urinal

February 2nd, 2009

yeahyeah slow newsday
anyway there’s a nail in the one of the urinals in the south bathroom on the 7th floor. it will not budge. it’s been there for a real long time now, at least since before last fall.

will update as the situation evolves.

Prospective Hire Fearful, Worm-like

Unexpected Weather to Blame for Agency-Wide Work Stoppage

Strategy & Creative Achieve "Kumbaya" Moment

Prospective Hire Fearful, Worm-like Unexpected Weather to Blame for Agency-Wide Work Stoppage Strategy & Creative Achieve "Kumbaya" Moment

Exclusive: Dan Blaney Recounts Football Career

Strategy Director Ups Ante for Agency, Rising Star Sails Over Expectations

Project Manager Unfazed by Creative Changeup

Exclusive: Dan Blaney Recounts Football Career Strategy Director Ups Ante for Agency, Rising Star Sails Over Expectations Project Manager Unfazed by Creative Changeup

Buchanon Overcomes Setounski After Water Slight, Wins Foosball Championship

Productivity Drops, Comedy Rises After Creatives Discover Inter-Office Calling

Has Fat Bastard Gone Off the Rails? W+KNYers Sound Off

Buchanon Overcomes Setounski After Water Slight, Wins Foosball Championship Productivity Drops, Comedy Rises After Creatives Discover Inter-Office Calling Has Fat Bastard Gone Off the Rails? W+KNYers Sound Off

Senior Leadership Implicated in Smirnoff "Icing" Conspiracy

Michael Jackson Controversy Threatens to Tear Quad Apart

Jumping Competition Interrupted by Media Team

Senior Leadership Implicated in Smirnoff "Icing" Conspiracy Michael Jackson Controversy Threatens to Tear Quad Apart Jumping Competition Interrupted by Media Team

What can I say?
It was a good time.

If you liked this work, you might like these projects:

Partner Quotes
Basically, I kinda kept blogging after I left W+K NY, but on a much smaller, much more personal scale.

Attack
The SWAT team I was part of while at W+K NY.

The New York Times Experience
If you made it through all this and liked it, then you might enjoy these meandering stream-of-conscious spots I did.