He slid the ring back in his pocket. It wasn’t a “let’s talk about this later” or anything that would suggest the timing was off, but negotiable. It was a flat out “no.” He swears the whole restaurant let out a collective sigh of sympathy. It was time to...
Eavesdrop conversations. #1 “No ma, siempre compras este (milk) que tiene lo del Lactaid. Esta es otra marca” – Publix Carol tells her mother to buy the right milk product, since she seems to confuse all the milk cartons that are of the same color, thinking that all...
It's 4am in Tokyo. Aside from energy drink fueled students and boisterous after partiers, most of the city is fast asleep. But the Tsukiji fish market roars to life as fishermen bring their plentiful bounty of bluefin tuna for auction. John carefully picks his mark....
Lexus: Stunned The Lexus Christmas commercial titled “Stunned” starts with a kid asking “this is for me?”, then cuts to him dancing, and then back to the previous scene where he asks: “for real?” Then it goes back to him dancing and then he says “Noooo…”...
At the gym: Man#1: (Hands on hips, breathing a bit hard, speaking to man#2 who has approached the bench man#1 and his friends are working on) You can work in with us if you want man. Man#2: (Waving hands in denial) Oh, no no that’s alright I’m...
3 Favorite Commercials back-stories. Snickers Commercial 2017 Recovery Room It’s 3am and Roberts gets another text from hospital staff. He wakes up almost foreseeing this occurrence, and quickly glances at his screen to read the message. Patty, Robert’s wife, hates these interruptions and constantly reminds him...
Haiku Lesson “Let’s just say… We’re going to choose three, uhh, three haikus to lay out. So… for you guys, let’s go ahead and make this file right now, and if you wanted to, you could save it on your desktop and reuse it for your...
Saxophone I recognized him from his pictures Gangly yet toned Wavy brown hair His humor translated well in real life “Let’s call a cab” Greeted by the doorman, we went up He opened the door to a soundproof room “I play the saxophone” No saxophone in sight I called a cab ___________________ Decision I pick up...
Fresh Start The alarm sounded. Distant at first, but now piercing and shrill. The dream had vanished, and while the snooze bar offered a temporary retreat into comfort, time was precious this morning. It was the first day of his new job, and John was anxious...
Couple in Tokyo: The Wasabi diaries. The plane lands and the anxiety kicks in. This is Johanna’s first trip to Japan; a trip she’s been waiting for quite some time. Johanna is a big fan of the Japanese culture and has been trying to get her...