Left on Red

Seriously.

Jefferson — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:58:23 +0000

What have I been doing with my life? Clearly nothing that involves updating my blog. According to the New York Times, we have the Facebook to blame for this. All the kids are off blogs and onto the Facebook. It’s the drug of choice. It’s normally difficult to keep up, but I’m feeling practically adolescent with my lack of authoring.

The family is in a new home. Now if we can just get the bathroom sinks delivered from the factory, I can stop having to explain that the beard I’ve grown is a matter of function. No bathroom sink means no shaving. I can’t bring myself to shave in the shower. Too big of a project and I have too many other projects on my plate. Like deciding whether or not I like Helvetica for the address label on the new mailbox. Or obsessively employing geometry in my (to this point successful) hanging of perfectly level and spaced artwork.

The neighborhood is great. I can count among my neighbors some new friends, and they seem to enjoy making good margaritas. They seem to enjoy making babies, too, which means the kids have other kids their age to play with. It’s a long way from the days of driving forty-five minutes across Los Angeles to eat a hot dog and have a beer. And as the summer days and Texas heat rapidly approach, it’s nice to know we’re just a hop, skip and a jump (did I just write something that hokey?) away from the cool waters of Barton Spring Pool.

I hear the girl talking to her dolls. My coffee is getting cold, so it’s time to chug it down, hug the wife and get on with another great day in Austin.

It’s come to this.

Jefferson — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:48:29 +0000

I haven’t had the wherewithal to get my crap together and post anything intelligent or newsworthy (or even relevant) lately. So let me just take this moment to show you the kind of ribbing I get at work for being associated with the tag “digital.”

Summertime

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:30:00 +0000

Life is good in the summertime in Austin, Texas. Work keeps me busy, life keeps rolling along, the kids are getting older, and the bugs are getting buggier.

The lake is still when I drive to work in the morning. Occasionally I see a rower, the wake of the boat making a perfect ripple across what had been the still surface of the lake.

Well Jesus H. Christ on a Pospicle Stick

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:29:00 +0000

If I can’t figure out how to migrate this freaking blog to WordPress I’m going to tear my hair out strand by strand.

New Work Coming

Jefferson — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:15:48 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve done much with Left on Red, but now that I’ve settled down in Austin I will have the time to try to update the blog into something more interesting.

Corporate Housing

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:22:00 +0000

Thankfully, I brought the Xbox with me to Austin, and have some photos ordered from Snapfish, so this corporate apartment in South Austin doesn’t feel like I’m under house arrest. I look out over the garden center of a Home Depot, and the complex sits right on the frontage road of a major Austin freeway. It doesn’t take much to get the mental picture, but I’m thankful to GSD&M; for putting me up here for sure. Oh, and I’ve also discovered the magic of Redbox, and the danger of being next door to a Chick-Fil-A.

Our House Is For Sale

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:05:00 +0000

Our house in Los Angeles in the neighbor adjacent to Beverlywood is for sale. Our agent has a small web site with images on it. www.2008preuss.com.

It’s a great price, and a huge lot with a guest house. Nice photos on the site – it’s a great buy.

Marketing Class at USC

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:14:00 +0000

Taught a digital marketing class last week at USC as part of the Advertising Educational Foundation program with DDB. My how things have changed. For one thing, the kids are taking notes with laptops. Which is to say they are using the free school wifi to update Facebook pages while the boring guest speaker drones on about social media and brand engagement.

I managed to get one pot smoking joke in which the professor pointed out was a wise choice to get them on my side. They also enjoyed the case studies as I used some YouTube bids to make my points.

The kids are alright.

GRITS

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:37:00 +0000

Detail from my wedding poster, October 29 – 30, 2005.

Mississippi Picnic LA

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:31:00 +0000

'Cue, Lazy Magnolia beer, sweet tea and sweet tunes.