Here is a contradiction - how can you consider yourself to be creative and a free spirit, and then work in advertising? It happens to a lot of designers, I've been guilty of this in the past myself. The worst part is the better you do your job, the crappier the world becomes for everyone else (yes, everyone hates ads - so do we). For repentance I think we should all do 'anit-ads' in our spare time -- things that neutralize these outrageous assaults of stupid products. Forget a positive legacy, leaving the world somewhat as we found it would be lots!

Product: Ultra Super Duper Soft Toilet Paper
Slogan: "Just because you are an asshole, doesn't mean you aren't sensitive".
Image: Dazed white kitten with a brown stripe along back. Perfect world - Rumsfeld as a poster boy by early '05.