Well, THIS is Awkward…

Oh, crap. I really thought I was going to Cannes. I even went ahead and planned for a huge celebratory announcement, but it seems that's no longer necessary. Cancel the confetti!

What? We already paid for it? Well in that case, screw it. Release the confetti!

While I stand firm in my assertion that I am the World's Greatest Salesperson, it appears I'll have to keep pushing that theory from here in the States, because I was informed on Tuesday that I won't have the opportunity to do so in Cannes. I would like to wish a hearty congratulations to finalists Y. Lee Abbas, Todd Herman and Eric Polins, however, for somehow beating me in this contest. You guys must be pretty crafty, 'cause I really pulled out all the stops. Kudos!

Despite my disappointment over not making it to Cannes, this contest really has been a hell of a lot of fun for me. I finally got some use out of the video camera I bought years ago and have been shamefully neglecting, plus I put together what I feel is a pretty cool website. And I've been fortunate enough to meet some really nice people who were either running or participating in the contest. So don't feel sorry for me. I'm plenty good at that for the both of us.

And Ogilvy, you hard-to-get minx, you: thanks for keeping it classy. Mat Zucker called me personally to let me know I didn't win (much appreciated, if a tad anticlimactic), and Ogilvy even added me to an Honor Roll of people who aren't going to Cannes but still managed to make an impression. And if Brick is the New Black, then who's to say that Honor Roll isn't the new Contest Champion? Nobody, that's who. And that's why I made this:

Yes, that's a bumper sticker. And yes, you can actually buy one. Consider it a loving tribute to my fellow Honor Rollers. Because the Honor Roll just ain't the Honor Roll if you don't get a bumper sticker. Rock on, my compatriots.