I am officially a website owner. Although it is not much, I am TOTALLY psyched! Who knew I would own a space on the Internet! I love it! I am slowly adding more and more examples of my artwork but it will certainly suffice for now.
oh. and just for your reading pleasure... an "fmylife"... and since I just mentioned art... we'll stay with the theme:
"Today, in art class we finally had the critique for the self portraits we've been working on for a month. We critique a few and come to mine. Everyone is silent. Finally, one girl says "I'm just going to be blunt. It doesn't look like you. You're not that pretty." Everyone nods. FML"****
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****NOTE: the "FML" posted above is NOT mine... it is some unfortunate "not that pretty" girl. my poor grandma thought this was my story. I think thats an "FML" all in itself.
Okay. Before any of you readers out there get mad: Yes, the game was pretty exciting.
But just like everyone else and their mom, I would like to take a moment to discuss Super Bowl VLIII.... I don't know about you but I was thoroughly disappointed by the superbowl commercials. Being a huge marketing fan, I could really care less about the game (I mean, afterall, that is the time to use the bathroom and top off my drink)... instead, similarly to me reading magazines for the ads, I watch the Super Bowl for the commercials.
My first and (practically only) favorite commercial was Pepsi's first one... the one featuring Bob Dylan & Will.i.am. I loved the song and how they managed to compare "then and now" popular things- things that have stayed the same or come back in style (sunglasses for instance) and things that have changed dramatically (like that hip dancing... haha). Its fun to see the comparisons and really summarizes our culture. Oh, Pepsi. Genius.
Another commercial that I thought was funny/memorable was the Doritos commerical when the guy has a "crystal ball" snow globe that he uses to see if there will be "free Doritos at the office today?" His voice when he says "I think thats a YES!" is just PERFECT. The commercial definately caught people off guard and caught their attention. Nicely done, Doritos.
Finally, one of EVERYONE's favorites (mine included) is that E-trade baby (and his singing friend). (I love that baby... and those parents must be mega rich.) I think that although this commercial has always been memorable, the brand hasn't always been. My favorite one of these commercials is when he's like "Hey girl, can I hit you back?" Love it. People are finally starting to connect the two, though, which is great! Go Babies!
Here's my favorite and then the superbowl one.
Unfortunately, with the good comes the bad.
Budweiser, for instance... come on!
A couple years ago, they had those little green frogs belting "bud" "WEIS" "er." Everyone loved it (and, more importantly, remembered it- and the brand.)! Or, someone at the party I was at, mentioned the ferrets. Now all we have are clydesdales fetching sticks and falling in love. They had potential, I'll give them that... but they never peaked. Couldn't the horse have dropped the stick ON the dog? (or the dog's foot at least... although PETA would not have been happy...). That would have been funnier and would have given the commercial more closure at least. Or don't have closure and keep the story going all through the game so people are waiting on the edge of their seat to find out what happened next to that damn horse. (If you forget any of the commercials I just mentioned, they're linked. I did not want to dirty my blog by including them here... ;-)
Another commercial that kind of bothered me was the GE "Wind Energy" ad. Don't get me wrong... Love me some wind energy, but it was the same commercial as LAST YEAR! who DOES that?! It's a cute commercial and obviously I remembered it so it was at least somewhat effective but the superbowl is not only the biggest day of football, but also MARKETING. I found that very disappointing.
To summarize, Superbowl XLIII was an exciting game. I was cheering for the Cardinals and although the outcome was disappointing, I believe the overall quality of the ads were even more disappointing.
i am indecisive. i am a talker. a dreamer. i do art. art frequently does me. i am a perfectionist. often too lazy to care though. i have lots of favorites. some may say too many. i love pictures. black and white. i read magazines for the ads. i need makeup. i brag about cheap clothes. if you dont try i dont try. crafts are fun. so are the stores. i go by the seat of my pants. i am blunt. it gets me in trouble. i get bored of things quickly. unless i cant do without it. i get bored of myself. it is frustrating. but an important part of growing.
