Heineken: Share The Good!!!!

When I first saw this video, I didn’t think much into it. I thought the visuals were good, the concept was cute, and it wasn’t like every other beer commercial. After reading Bob Garfield’s article in Ad Age, I was a little irritated and mad at him.
Bob Garfield’s article on Adage states this:

This is 2008. We're not in an "It's a Small World After All" era; we're in a "World of Warcraft" era. Pollyanna fantasies don't much scan, especially with the presumed target audience of young men. Not to stereotype or anything, but by and large, men don't drink beer to make the world a better place. They drink beer to cruise women, escape women, wash down nachos and get stinking blotto.

I really couldn’t disagree with him more. I don’t see why he feels the need to by so cynical. In our day and age we are aiming to produce ethical advertising that promotes a better world. I think aiming for “It’s a small World After All” is positive and promotes better life for everyone. Should we instead make a commercial that has men chugging beer and then trying to get into women’s pants because that’s more realistic? I think that this is promoting the good side of beer. That beer can be used as something that brings people together by paying it forward. It’s not promoting over consuming, irresponsible partying, or anything negative. It really is showing the better sides of the product.

Deals Deals Deals

The List on "My Faves" got me pumped about recommending things I love.
I value quality in my clothes above all else. I am the last person to step foot in Forever 21, Charlotte Rousse, or any stores along those lines. I love well made, name brand, cute clothing. The only thing is, It is very difficult for me to buy something full price. I have found so many places with AMAZING sales that I just can't fork over the money to buy something at retail. I have gotten to the point where a 15 or 20 percent off sale isn't even always good enough. The only things that I will buy at full price are bra's, makeup, and nice jewelry. So I put together a list of the best places to find the greatest deals. These are seriously the best ever.

1. Loehmann's (Its in California but is so

damn good that it had to be on the list)

2. Arden B

3. Bloomingdales

4. Buffalo Exchange

5. Guess

6. Dillard's

7. Neiman's Last Call

8. Cache

and online...

9. Victoria'sSecret.com

10. Overstock.com

My Faves

I love food more than anything. I love trying new things and new places to eat. My roommate's eating habits are very boring. She wakes up every morning and eats a bowl of cereal and a yogurt. Every afternoon she will have either a turkey burger or a subway sandwich. She never tries new places and if someone from out of town comes to visit her she immediately comes to me and asks me where to go. I realized that, because of my love for a variety food, I can make the best recommendations. I decided to make a list of my tops in Dallas.

Steak and Live Music- Sambuca
Less fancy steak- Kirby's
Uppity sushi and cocktails- Kenichi
Classic sushi- Nandina
Pizza and Wine- Coal Vines
Tapas and Pitchers of Sangria- Sangria's
Best hot dog- Big D's
Greek food- Fadi's
Italian- Maggiano's
Tex Mex and margs- Mi Cocina
Queso and cheap margs- Blue Goose Cantina
Subs- Jersey Mikes
Hamburger- The Porch
Brunch with Bloody Marys and Mimosas- Penne Pomodoro
Country Breakfast- Oasis
BBQ- Dickey's

"Diet" Coke

Diet coke is one of the most popular soda orders that I serve. It follows right behind Coke and Dr. Pepper. It is a big joke at work to guess what people are going to order Diet Coke. The people who tend to order it are very similar. I have found that the heavier a person is, the more likely they are to order diet Coke. people who order regular coke or Dr. Pepper are usually much thinner or in shape. Many of the people who chose Diet, will order that to start, but then request something extremely unhealthy to go along with it. For example, they will be watching their weight by starting with D.C. but then will order a beef chimichanga for dinner and devour the whole thing. The chimichanga is a huge fried burrito filled with re fried beans, cheese, and ground beef, covered in chili con queso. Or they will stuff their faces with the biggest portions on the menu. I just don't understand what they are thinking. Its not like all of these people just simply love Diet Coke. Its a strong trend. Our staff has even come to the point where we take bets on who will be ordering Diet Coke. Except recently, the success rate of guessing that the obese people will order it is so great that nobody will take the bet. The irony is funny.
I decided to do a little researching on the topic and this is a little of what I found:

STUNNING new research from Kaiser Permanente Division of Research has linked dementia to mid-life waist size. This means that if you are 40 and fat you’re three times more likely to suffer from dementia related mental decline as you age.
This is not a severe shock to any of us who have watched a fatty order three burgers and then opt for a “Diet” Coke. If you think the Diet Coke is going to counter act your mountain of food, you are most certainly delusional. Talk about Sin of Gluttony.

Kissing

A kiss can make or break a relationship. I think it is the true showing of how a person can get along with you and relate to you. Kissing a new person is somewhat difficult. Everyone has their own way of doing it. If it's a first kiss, both parties should take it slow and be willing to adapt to the other. Otherwise it makes for an awful one. The worst is the ultimate tongue make out. Don't try to stick your fat tongue down my throat and get slobber all over my face. Or when the guy just goes at it with the tongue already out. Ew. I don't even want that kind of kiss in the heat of the moment. The ultimate turnoff is a first kiss that I expect to be gentle, sweet, and a bit shy, and I end up with spit all over my mouth and I feel like I'm about to gag from having that slimy tongue headed down my esophagus. That guy is automatically cut. On the same note, I don't understand what is so amazing about making out all of the time. When you are in the heat of the moment it can be hot. It can be a huge turn on. But the whole "Hello Make out" and "Goodbye Make out" is really unnecessary. What about a sweet goodbye embrace and a peck on the cheek. It is so much more relevant.

Discriminating

The other day I asked a good friend, who happens to be a volleyball player, where she was living next year. She is a freshman so she was deciding where to go from the dorms. She told me that her father wanted to buy her a condominium but that she wasn't going to accept it. She went on about how she didn't want her dad to have a say in who comes in and out of her living space. She is already paying for school because of her scholarship and could easily pay for an apartment with the rest of her stipend. I was a little confused because, if it were me, I would have taken advantage of the situation. It turns out that my friend's dad has a big problem with the guy she is dating. He is a tall, kind, good looking guy who treats my friend very well. My confusion was put to rest when she told me her father doesn't believe in interracial relationships. Wow. I was shocked. I was shocked when I heard that her father doesn't give her boyfriend any respect and won't even go to dinner with the boy. Her boyfriend is half German and half Korean. I would have never even considered their relationship interracial. It is mind blowing to me that people can act this way. I could almost understand if the boy treated his daughter poorly and he made an immature assumption that it was because of the mix of race. The fact that he can just turn away and be so unsporting is really sad. I just didn't know that people were blatantly like this. People never cease to surprise me.

Facebook Anthem

I spend a ton of time on facebook. Every day I spend at least 15 minutes on there. I love it. It is the best way to stay in touch with friends when you have a busy life, especially friends that you don't go to school with. Although it's not nearly as personal as calling them or being with them, it is a great tool. I usually check my messages, upload pictures, look at pictures that other people have added recently, and see how my friends from home are doing. My time on facebook would be cut so much shorter if I didn't have to get rid of so much shit. The requests, tests, pokes, sticky notes, horoscopes, and the 800 other million applications you can use on your page are sooooo annoying. Somebody sent me this anthem and I couldn't stop laughing. I don't know why humor that points out the obvious is so funny to me. But somebody must have felt pretty strongly that applications on facebook are a pain to create this song and video.