The Oreo CEO
Whitespace is a conversational site. It’s a site where you get to see the business side of Scrivs so to speak. Things might get heated every once in a while, but it will always be a bit timid. Nothing wrong with that, but that’s not really the type of person I am.
I’m a nice guy. I’m an asshole. I’m quiet and a loudmouth. I am a lot of things and last week all of them came out offline. My partners kind of imposed a vacation on me to get away from things and it has helped tremendously. There were a lot of things that happened last week and a lot of words were said, lies spread and none of them by me for once.
A couple weeks ago I asked the question of what is too serious and I did so because I could feel myself falling into this trap of thinking that I had to act a certain way to keep the company safe. No matter what happens with 9rules, good or bad, it always seems that people say Scrivs did this or that and never 9rules. It makes sense because 9rules has been with me since its inception and it is something that will probably never change. Overall I think all of us (Colin and Mike) have taken ourselves too seriously and forgotten what has gotten us here.
We are a fun group and with the addition of Tyme things have only gotten a bit more fun and a tad bit raunchier since now those sex jokes can actually be applied to a woman (damn, don’t know how that is going to sound). In any case, I didn’t want a personal site so to speak, but I also didn’t want to turn Whitespace into my playground and stop the conversations that we have here on an almost daily basis. So what did I do? I created the Oreo CEO.
Here is where offline Scrivs meets online Scrivs as I am tired of the two being separate. This is where the fun begins and the trouble….errr, I guess begins again.
No comments. No color, but all color. (Ever had one of those entries you just didn’t know how to end? Yeah, I’m stuck)
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You know, when I suggested chocolateceo.com I was really hoping you would go with something similar. I really dig your interpretation. And, of course, when I suggested it, I had Ray Nagin’s apology in mind where he clarified his “chocolate city” comment to be “milk chocolate” where you take “white milk” and mix it with “black chocolate” and you end up with “milk chocolate.” Good try, Ray.
Let’s hope nabisco doesn’t come after you. :)
By Lance E. Leonard on February 22, 2006 5:37 pm
Well when you mention Chocolate CEO, Mike and I had a laugh internally because I already had Oreo CEO bought up and everything so it kind of through us back a bit that someone was along the same lines as us.
Be it from Nabisco or whoever else, I will get in trouble somehow for all of this. Oh well.
By Scrivs on February 22, 2006 5:39 pm
Great minds think alike… though now I don’t feel as cool for maybe inspiring you. Who am I kidding? Who can really inspire The Almighty Scrivs?
By Lance E. Leonard on February 22, 2006 5:45 pm
A room full of Victoria Secret models is a start…
By Scrivs on February 22, 2006 5:48 pm
It does have a slick ring to it. Clever name.
By Adam Bouskila on February 22, 2006 5:55 pm
Whatever happened to the domain contest you held? Did anyone win?
By David on February 22, 2006 6:03 pm
Yeah Newhouse won with fffnbsp.com.
By Scrivs on February 22, 2006 6:08 pm
Fun. interesting
By sunshine on February 22, 2006 7:16 pm
Scrivs, why is your solution to everything to start a new blog? :D
By Jack on February 23, 2006 12:03 am
Heh, it does seem like that huh? I think what you are witnessing is just a growing process by me over the last couple of years. I guess it’s better than starting a company every time I am looking for a solution.
By Scrivs on February 23, 2006 3:46 am
Awesome idea! I like the domain, very cute. Little-known fact about me: I was a co-founder of a 100+ strong online community back in 1996 called The Famlee, which was targetted toward interracial individuals and families. We even had a ‘Famlee Reunion’ in Philadelphia. Fun times! I miss those folks. I’d love to get something like that going again. We did some really positive things for the interracial community.
By Lindsay on February 23, 2006 5:10 am
Oh, and I meant ‘cute’ in a gruff, manly and influential sort of way. ;)
By Lindsay on February 23, 2006 5:11 am
influential = infectious
Sorry, I’m sick, getting my words mixed up… I put the ‘flu’ in influential. HA!
By Lindsay on February 23, 2006 5:12 am
Might want to toss up some kind of disclaimer that this your site is unrelated to Roger K. Deromedi and Louis C. Camilleri (CEOs of Kraft Foods and the Altria Group, respectively)
And turn comments on!
:-)
By JC on February 23, 2006 9:56 am
Hey that is the style from simpleydone. What ever happened to that site?
Good luck with the new site. Hmm no comments that will be a big contrast from here where you like comments.
By Eddie Sowden on February 23, 2006 10:54 am
Umm….I thought Oreo was a bad term to use for black folks. Because isn’t an oreo a derogatory name for a black person who “acts white” and is a sell out (i.e. like the oreo cookie, black on the outside but white on the inside)? Did you remix the meaning or something?
By Katalina Jenkins on February 23, 2006 10:40 pm
Hmm…so you were forced to go on vacation by your partners, and while on vacation you made another web site? Sounds like you need tighter monitoring to enforce your chill time.
By Sally Carson on February 24, 2006 8:41 am
I dig the writing style used on this new site scrivs, it’s much more pleasant to read than what Whitespace has come off to me as lately. Good stuff!
By Jake Tracey on February 26, 2006 4:40 pm