May the Fourth Be With You

9:00 a.m. All hands meeting to discuss Jedis, Time Lords and Hitchhikers from all corners of the cosmos.

9:30 a.m.  Star Wars word search competition.

10:00 a.m. DIY lightsaber workshop.

11:00 a.m. Susan attempts Yoda speak on voicemail:

Reached the Imagineering Company hi you've.  

11:01 a.m. Julie uses her Jedi powers to make her stop.

12:00 p.m.  Banquet featuring Han Burgers with Leia Buns, Yoda Soda and Wookie cookies.

1: 00 p.m. Susan initiates synonym search for the word nerd  

2:00 p.m. Clones vs. twins roundtable.

3:00 p.m. Jedi friendship circle.

4:00 p.m. Susan attempts time traveling to a galaxy far, far way.

5:00 p.m. Julie goes on a recon mission to find her.

MAY DAY MAY DAY

9:00 a.m. Workers (in other words, Julie and Susan) arrive and prepare for protests, rallies and other celebratory celebrations

10:00 a.m. Decoration of virtual Maypole

11:00 a.m Peaceful march through the office causing traffic jams throughout the Bay Area

12:01 p.m. Interpretative word dance workshop

1:00 p.m.  Crowning of Julie as this year’s May Queen

2:00 p.m. Honorary induction of Susan into the secret Neo-pagan Wiccan society

3:00 p.m. Magic crafting workshop for workers and wiccans

3:02 p.m. Susan accidently turns Julie into a unicorn

5:00 p.m. May Day May Day

Live Blogging from the desk at The Imagineering Company: St. Patrick’s Day 2015

9:15 a.m. Susan arrives at work wearing several different shades of green once again proving the fact that not all greens go together.

9:26 a.m. Julie throws out customary head of cabbage and accidently knocks Susan unconscious.

9:30 a.m. Entire staff enjoys celebratory bowl of Lucky Charms.

11:00 a.m.  Riverdance flashmob rehearsal.

12:03 p.m. Julie argues both sides of the Great Irish Soda Bread Debate and wins.

1:15 p.m. Susan regains her consciousness.

3:30 p.m. Annual leprechaun word toss.

3:45 p.m. Susan, who is suffering from holiday reassignment affectation disorder, creates a giant four-leaf clover piñata.

5:00 p.m. Imagineering Company releases its acappella version of traditional Irish folk words on iTunes.

Live and in Person. No 3D Glasses Required.

The Imagineering Company delivered its first live workshop at UC Berkeley’s Communications Conference(BC2). The workshop called—Top Tips and Tricks for Writing Great Copy for the Web and Beyond—was an interactive, slightly irreverent and visually entertaining adventure into the world of content creation. Julie captured the audience with her sizzling discussion of voice and tone while Susan charmed the crowd with her ability to juggle jargon. But it was Lloyd Dangle, a cartoonist and graphic recorder that stole the show with his humorous drawings. There wasn’t a dry pen in the house. Get a sneak peak below:

Course Description

Are you discontent? Do you struggle when faced with the prospect of writing an email or creating content for a web site?

Do your blog posts give you indigestion? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you may be in need of content enlightenment. Lucky for you, The Imagineering Company’s workshop: “Top Tips and Tricks for Writing Great Copy for the Web and Beyond” is here.  

 

A collection of some of our favorite Momisms...

just in time for Mother's Day.

Because I'm your mother that's why.

If I’ve told you once, I've told you a thousand times.

I said CLOSE the door, I did not say SLAM it.

Just wait until you have kids of your own - then you'll understand

If you're too full to finish your dinner, you're too full for dessert.

Never try on anyone else's glasses or you'll go blind.

I'm going to give you until the count of three...

Because I said so.

Are you going out dressed like that?

Just wait till your father gets home.

Don't make that face or it'll freeze like that.

If I talked to my mother like you talk to me....

Life isn't always fair.

I slave for hours over a hot stove and this is the thanks I get?

Get that thing out of your mouth!

I've got eyes in the back of my head, that's how.

Don't put that in your mouth; you don't know where it's been!

Clean your room.

Happy Belated Cinco De Mayo

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In honor of Cinco De Mayo we present a list of TIC created and approved Mexican wrestler names for use at your next verbal wrestling match. Viva la palabra lucha!

La Palabra Picante: The Spicy Word

Los Sinonimos de Lucha: The Fighting Synonyms

El Verbo Atormento: The Verbinator

La Palabra Guerrero:  The Word Warrior

El Adjetivo Ultimo: The Supreme Adjective

El Sombrero Interruptor Supremo: The Interrupting Hat

El Matador de Vocales: The Matador of Vowels

La Ultima Palabra: The Final Word

Happy 4/20

In honor of 4/20 we present the TIC Cannibus Challenge.

To prepare simply go to any of San Francisco’s parks (Golden Gate or Dolores recommended) take a few deep breaths and then perform the following tasks:

Write a one-sentence essay using a single word.

Wonder out loud what a 3-D paper cut would feel like. 

Discuss whether or not a 3-D cut is considered a pre–existing condition if you live in a 2-D world.

Debate the nutritional value of Scooby snacks.

Contemplate an entire universe on a grain of sand.  What would it smell like?

Do a paint by irrational numbers masterpiece.

Design a meme park.

List all the possible meanings of life. Now, wonder what they would taste like dipped in chocolate.

Tie-dye your favorite Neru jacket. Then wish you hadn’t.