Archive for November, 2009
Wedding Speeches: The “Aaaaaaaawe” Factor
Nov 30th
So to give everyone a bit of background info, I’ve been tasked to write a wedding speech for a friend of mine who will be getting married quite soon. I’m not exactly sure why I was chosen to do so other than the fact that the bridesmaids don’t want to. Call it fear of public speaking, lack of confidence, or the inevitable pressure felt when doing it, but the bottom line is I gotta step up.
I’ve been going through my notes on the matter for the better part of a week and I’ve written, then re-written, then swore at myself More >
A Reason To Get A Tree This Xmas?
Nov 27th
So right now there are probably hundreds of thousands of people lined up at the local mini-mall attempting to snag the deal of the year… Yes, it’s Black Friday for all of our southern neighbors (being Canadian I’m allowed to say that) and along with the one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Black Friday also signifies the official start of the holiday shopping season.
(side note: When did we start naming seasons after ways we spend money? Do we no longer go by Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter?)
Back to the matter at hand. Xmas is just around the corner (okay, More >
Daybreakers Gets a 2nd Trailer
Nov 26th
Kiss My Gl-ASS-es Campaign
Nov 25th
Ad Freak‘s latest post is actually pretty awesome. In fact, I’ll be up font. I’ve been really impressed with some of the stuff going up on their blog for a while now and might be guilty of borrowing some content every now and then… Okay enough penance.
Check out this Italian ad for sunglasses. Get it? It’s like they’re telling you to kiss their ass, when it’s really their face. Then they use a play on words because “Glasses” rhymes with “Asses”!!!!
Sarcasm aside, I actually think this is pretty good. I’m not sure if this is being produced as a billboard More >
Fred Savage – Child Star Turned Sitcom Director
Nov 24th
Imagine reading this with a Daniel Stern voice over. That would awesome.
When you think of Fred Savage you immediately think Wonder Years, then Winnie Cooper, then something weird…. Anyways, strange tangent, I’m back on track now. Maybe you even think of the many Tiger Beat covers he graced, or G-rated movies your parents took you to back in the late 80′s. Well, lil’ Fred Savage is all grown up and since a brief (but hilarious appearance as the Mole in Austin Powers) he has stepped behind the camera and is quickly becoming a pretty damn good TV director.
Starting out in kids shows More >
PETA’s Thanksgiving Ad is Aaaaaaaawkweeeerd….
Nov 23rd
Hmmm……. Not sure how I feel about this. On one hand I love me some holiday turkey. It’s a nice change from the regular poultry of choice, that being chicken and how fun is it to fight over one of the legs with a sibling and go all neanderthal?
Well, after watching this ad from PETA, I’m kind of not in the mood anymore. I’m not saying I’ll go veggie or anything of the sort, but after listening to this little kid give thanks, I kind of just want to sit in a corner and feel bad about myself.
But then I More >
Data’s Base
Nov 20th
Apparently this is what Frances would look like if she were an M&M
As a special request from a new co-worker, I am devoting an entire post to Frances (don’t call me FrancIS, AKA Ninja Koala) Data. The print designer extraordinaire has been gracing the office with her presence for the past few months and said she would only read The Bloated Penguin if it was worth reading. Well, Frances, here you go.
Frances can be recognized as the “silent girl” as she is the pictured example for the I Am Silent campaign here in the office.
She’s created some great print work More >
Colbert & Kielburger
Nov 19th
When we heard about this last week I wasn’t sure how well it would go over. Apparently my boss was contacted by some peeps over at the Colbert Report and asked to come on the show to talk about Child Labor. See, the thing about Stevie Colbert is that he lives in a giant pool of ridiculousness and sometimes not everyone understands that the entire show is basically an act. Well, I think after the PR team at my work prepped the boss man he was really prepared.
Click here to watch the clip. Comedy Central won’t let me embed cause More >
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