Twelve new words of wisdom - let it be

 
 See numbers one and 12.

1. Citizen Kaner - A person who insists that Citizen Kane "isn't that good," despite (or because of) the critical outpouring it receives year after year. 

2. Deskting - Texting under the desk in the belief that teachers can't see you. They can.

3. Dexpert - A person who can explain the plot for every episode and/or season of Dexter. 

4. Ereptile Dysfunction - The condition afflicting the poor dinosaurs who have trouble reproducing. 

5. Mind-Blogling - A confusing or off-base blog or blog post.

6. Naked Hatred - Critical comments published online by someone with a naked avatar. 

7. Octobeard - A beard grown out early in preparation for winter.

8. Oktobeard - A beard grown out early in preparation for Oktoberfest.

9. Prizing Strategy - Figuring out how to get people to do something by offering them prizes. "Our prizing strategy is to give away 5,000 pounds of fish sticks for every "Like" on Facebook."

10. Qwitter - A person who creates a Twitter account, but stops using it. 

11. Reating - Eating while you read, or reading while you eat. 

12. Shatizen Kane - Citizen Kane remake I hope to make, starring William Shatner.

Rosebud.

Toad trip takes teach to treasure trove o' toys

Hey, other schools: sucks to be you!

Today, my first-year advertising class and I went to Toad Hall Toys in the Exchange District, so students could learn more about the place in preparation of writing their first ads for a real-life client.

OK, it was also to have fun and play with toys. So sue me.

Visiting Toad Hall Toys is one of the great experiences in the Exchange District and life; the class arrived together shortly after 11 a.m., and I staggered out alone just before noon with $65 worth of toys, books, and candy.

What happened over the course of that hour is now a hazy blur of sugar and fizz; were it not for these photos I found on my iPhone, the entire experience might be lost to history:

O Souperman.

Publish or perish? Try publish and pig out!

Being dwarfed by puppets beats being puppeted by dwarves.

Dear diary. Excuse me - where was I, diary?

You should never wind up a monkey.

You should never wind up a student.

Squirrel Nut Zippers?

No, Geppetto. There is another.

I'm sorry, I can't hear you - there's a banana in my ear.

Do these taste like fish on porpoise?

Gotta roll.