So I was thinking...

I was at Central Market today picking up lunch and it got me thinking.. How in the world do they keep all of that food fresh?! There are oodles upon oodles of olives and cheeses and breads and ANYTHING you can possibly think of! Where do they put the food away at night? Especially the food that is ready to cook? Even the flowers are fresh and beautiful! Maybe they have workers in the back like the Coca-Cola commercial we watched the other day in class! Besides keeping the food so fresh and yummy, it really makes me feel guilty for how much food we have at our fingertips and other countries are literally starving themselves to death. And if they really do just throw away the food then it shows how wasteful we really are!

I can't make these kinds of things up!

Yes, believe the rumors if you have heard them. The first baby to be born from a MALE will happen this summer!!! Thomas Beatie, a legal transgendered man and his wife Nancy are expecting their first child July 3, 2008. They are legally married and if you didn't know he was transgendered, you most likely wouldn't think he was ever a female. However, when the couple decided to have a baby, Nancy, who had a hysterectomy, couldn't have children and so I'm assuming they took the next logical step- HE would have the baby!! What a role reversal! All he had to do was stop taking his testosterone injections and wham, got knocked up. Yes, it is VERY VERY strange to see a pregnant male, but wow, what if this was really possibly and men and women could pick and choose who would carry the baby? Although Beatie is a legal male, he did not change his sex organs, making the delivery possible..Yes, this story will raise eyebrows but you have to remember than an innocent baby is about to be born with no clue what kind of history she is going to make. (Yes, it's a girl). Though the couple denies thinking this situation is weird, COME ON! They must have known this would be national news when they decided this! Also, I'm assuming they used a sperm donation so I wonder what the medical office that administered this said when he walked in and asked for sperm... SO many questions, which I'm such will be answered very soon. I will be very interested to see the follow up of this family after the birth, for I'm assuming they will receive much media coverage..

I really love Sarah Marshall

Have you seen this advertisements? They are everywhere and not to mention are hilarious! When I first saw the billboard above J.D.'s Chippery, I thought, dannngg someoneone just got their heart broken. Don't know what I'm talking about? The billboard says, in huge letters, "I am SO over you Sarah Marshall!" Then, if you look in the right corner, there is a website: www.IhateSarahMarshall.com. Turns out, it's a movie promotion but I thought it was a real-life ad about a girl in this area and her ex-lover put up a huge billboard to spite her. Great advertising skills! I don't know anything about the movie or who is in it, but I am dying to know more!

Here's a YouTube of the movie, but if I didn't know any better, it's just a crazy ex-bf trying to get revenge on his ex- girlfriend. So funny!!! The website it made to look like an actual blog too! Check it out if you get a chance!

Here's a thought..

Today I went to Moody Coliseum to support one of my best friends who is on the SMU Cheerleading squad. Today was their chance to showcase their routine before they head to Nationals. Other schools also showed up to compete too. It was great to watch but I realized how critical I was of their perfomances! I mean, I WAS a cheerleader. Once. In Junior High. Does that even really count? How dare I critique these athletes, (cheerleading is a sport after all), there's no way in hell I could still do what they do. Then I started to think about other things I really have no right to critique. Movies, (I'm no producer) Clothing, (Not a fashion designer either) Choices (God can judge that). I understand that I have an opinion, but should I really exercise it that liberally? Who really wants to hear what I say.. cough, blog, cough. So from now on, I am going to watch my tongue and think before I speak. This should be interesting...

What do YOU think?!

I was reading on the Internet that Jack Kevorkian, aka Dr. Death is thinking of running for a congressional seat in Michigan. "I have never been a political person. I have only voted once in my life," he said. He is 79 and was just released from jail for "helping" a patient with Lou Gerig's disease die. He was convicted of second degree murder. Is it helping or just plain murder? What would you do if you were the patient? More importantly, if you were Kevorkian, would you think you were really helping or would you think something more satanical than that? Pretty messy stuff, but Jack got away with it because he had the patient's "permission." But if you're that ill, do you really know wahat you are signing your name to? I'm sure the jury was presented with plenty of different arguments but it sounds like they made the right decision. Now we watch and see if the people will actually vote him into the House!

What happened to just drinking water?

Very interesting comparative advertising going on recently. The new Propel vitamin water has just put up an amazing new spot comparing it to Vitamin Water. The spot shows body-conscious Vitamin Water consumers at the gym, and all of a sudden they realize that they have to do 492 sit ups to burn the calories of one bottle of Vitamin Water! THAT'S CRAZY! It's supposed to be good for you, I mean, it's water and it has vitamins, it's a win-win right? If you look closely on the back label though, you will say it is 50 calories per serving, and with 2.5 servings that's oh, the same amount as a coca-cola!! I have to admit I'm pretty sad about this finding. Vitamin Water is SO alluring. With it's funny labeling anecdotes and pretty colors, I am very attracted to their bottling, AND it tastes great. I guess this taste comes for a price though--Propel's vitamin water is the same size and is only 25 calories..makes you wonder.. I'm sure Vitamin Water's advertising agency is freaking out right now.. It's a fairly new product so it may not have that strong of a brand loyalty. Especially if people are drinking it to be "healthier" and propel offers the same thing, but better. It'll be interesting to see what Vitamin Water comes back in response to this!

Maybe people should just stick to good ole' plain water?

Sunny Side of Truth

I think these new Truth commercials about tobacco use are great. They are really pointing out how big tobacco companies have been lying to consumers for years! Also, they point out advertising to kids and how damaging it can be. These spots remind me of everything I am learning in my advertising classes, so I feel kinda smart like I know what's going on and how they are really effectively using advertising to communicate to the masses. Hope you like it! You can tell the audience in the spot sure don't know how to take it!


UPDATE: Okay, so today in my Advertising Ethics class we learned about Tobacco Advertising. It really made me think about this blog that I did. My friends who smoke really don't seem to care what smoking can do to themselves or those around them. They get that it's gross but they treat it like a dirty habit that they can't possibly break. Hello?! We are only 20 here!! The point is, I feel like the Truth campaign doesn't do much for people my age who do smoke. I suppose it is important to younger people (not that we aren't young) to see but I never hear my friends comment too much on it. Just a thought...