From my Monday post I'm sure you all know the story behind selling my 2005 MINI Cooper S. Well, seeing as how this is "Wacky Wednesday", let's talk about how wacky my brother has gotten about it.
First, I should give you the background that he is a big Marketing dork. It has always been a running joke about him being in marketing.
You see... I'm a developer. I write the code, architect the application, design the flows, the UIs, the "sexy bits". I create the product that makes the money. Developers generally have a distain for Marketing folk because they swoop in like vultures, take your product and slut it out to the world using phrases like, "We did this... " or "We created that..."... almost as if they were any part of the sometimes months-long process to create kick ass applications. It's prentious. You didn't do shit.
Unfortunately, they're a necessity since most developers, myself included, aren't the most "socially apt" people around. So... (sigh) I guess without them the product wouldn't get sold... as much.
I mean no offence to people in marketing... I have nothing against you - we do need you... it's... it's... aw nevermind.
Anyway (wow I totally busted off on a rant there... sorry), so - my brother has been looking for an outlet to do some social networking experimentation and he was enlightened by me selling Claire. He wanted to take selling Claire under his wing as an experiment to see what kind of craze he could create (if any at all).
He wanted something kitchy and viral. So he decided on the "man loses last shred of bachelorhood... blah blah blah" and created the theme "MINI Cooper vs Mini Van". Odd you think? Somewhat... I agree. Seeing as how it's all crap - because selling the MINI was my decision.
What, you might ask, has this crazy brother done?
I'm tempted to almost call this "too much". But he's running the experiment... I'm just a pawn. Then again... as of right now 389 Twitter followers aren't lying about the potential "viruality" of this.
So... want to take part in the "joke"/"experiment"? Join up on those groups/blogs/twitters and make yourself known.
I do just want to say that most of you, since following me, have gotten a good sense of what I'm about - I do hope you notice that a lot of this is quite farcical.
My wife glues her fingers together on a regular basis. I'm starting to get concerned.
Finally - Cuteness overload. My daughter and her first time with sand.
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I am at work so am partially handicapped. I will watch the cute video this evening from home. I will get on FB and join the group from home, too.
Why? Cuz... I love you, man!
Not really... but you know what I mean...
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