Easy Feet official AD
Just click on the link above to see the ad I'm talking about.
Have you seen the tv ad for " Easy Feet" the in tub/shower handsfree foot scrubber? It's just one of the most ridiculous ads ever. The invention itself makes a little sense. Aside from the fact that these would just end up being plastic bacteria festering foot shaped scrubbers of doom, I might be into it. but the ad is just another example of bad advertising ideas. My first issue is that I feel the two kids in the bath tub are a little too old to be bathing together anymore. My BIGGEST issue with the commercial is the guy they show in the shower. While in the shower, water running he has a white shoe in his hand. He actually puts the wet shoe to his face, SMELLS IT, and quickly shakes his head in disgust. Ironically I also quickly shook my head in disgust after seeing this ad the first time and every time since.
I don't know about you but I've NEVER taken my dirty shoes INTO the shower WITH ME, much less been stupid enough to smell them! Water alone never helps the smell of worn out shoes. If you knew they were stinky then why in the WORLD would you take 'em into the shower and sniff them?!!? Why stop there...just have a little taste and be sure their "ripe" enough for ya'! Gross. Theres some strange stuff happening in the life of that commercial advisor. I can almost guarantee the company would sell twice as many (cause face it people have still bought them) of these had the promotional contept been good.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Stereotyping
Why is it that the majority of people who know your a military family are seemed shocked to find very little patriotic decor in your home? What, am I supposed to have a giant flag in the front yard? Alarms that play revielle? Stars and stripes on everything? Red,White,Blue Chips/Dip set?
I don't assume that because you work in an office that you have artwork made from paperclips or that your walls are all cubical gray. With that mentality what would a McDonalds workers house look like? There would be "golden arches" everywhere! What about the folks that bottle can/bottle soda? I guess their walls for have to be lined with aluminum cans and soda bottles in the windows. It's just ignorant to stereotype people by their profession. People do what do, its not who they are. Some people don't drop their jobs at the door but most folks do. Personally I don't think red,white and blue actually accent one another well at all.
Bottom line: Being a military family and being a patriotic-nutjob are totally different things. Don't come to our house and expect the 4th of July in September. Bleh.
I don't assume that because you work in an office that you have artwork made from paperclips or that your walls are all cubical gray. With that mentality what would a McDonalds workers house look like? There would be "golden arches" everywhere! What about the folks that bottle can/bottle soda? I guess their walls for have to be lined with aluminum cans and soda bottles in the windows. It's just ignorant to stereotype people by their profession. People do what do, its not who they are. Some people don't drop their jobs at the door but most folks do. Personally I don't think red,white and blue actually accent one another well at all.
Bottom line: Being a military family and being a patriotic-nutjob are totally different things. Don't come to our house and expect the 4th of July in September. Bleh.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Strange Obsession
Why is it so appealing to be able to mold.design and pose certain things? For instance, James and I went and bought a 2 gallon fish tank kit and about 6 small fish. We enjoyed them so much that we bought (really cheaply, second hand) a 10 gallon and 5 gallon tanks. We immediately went and got another maybe dozen small fish, decorations, plants, etc. We turned the 10 gallon tank into a "Pirate" tank with a skull, live plant, gravel, marbles and a "half shipwreck" ship. We sit and watch them all the time. The other 5 gallon has only 3 fish; Blue Gourami, Pink Kissing fish and bronze fish. They have a "romantic" tank. Lighthouse, white black and red stones, and a large tree stump that I decorated with floating plant stems and flowers. The 2 gallon is retired for now. It's funny to me how much fun it was to decorate a tank for fish that couldn't care less. Not to mention how quickly we became obsessed with more and "better" fish. We went from a starter tank to a 10 gallon in just 1 week! There must be something wrong with us, right?
We had fish for dinner the other night and I felt so bad I couldn't even finish mine... I think I have a problem.
The first step: Admit you have a problem
The next step: "Hello my name is Marie and I'm a Fish-oholic"
We had fish for dinner the other night and I felt so bad I couldn't even finish mine... I think I have a problem.
The first step: Admit you have a problem
The next step: "Hello my name is Marie and I'm a Fish-oholic"
Monday, March 14, 2011
Daylight annoyance is more like it!
Does Daylight Saving throw anyone else off? I just love waking up really late! I love still feeling sleep deprived even though I slept through the night. This never got to me on the east coast but is killin' me on the west coast. You know what Benjamin Franklin... you did some cool stuff but this, this was just uncalled for.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Fake racers
I hate being on the road in my Mustang and a stupid little Neon,Focus,Honda,Probe,or any tiny car pulls up alongside me and challenges me. I don't even mess with it much anymore. Knowing my car can do it is just fine with me. I think to myself "oh yeah, your SO impressive with your missing muffler and fart can backfires". What I enjoy the most is when they speed off (after the racing rejection) just to get caught at the same redlight as me. I always get a kick out of that. Does anyone else talk to the other cars on the road? I do it all the time! "Your a real man in that frikken duelly ranch style extended cab so high off the ground you need a ladder to get in", "Neon pink rims on a solid white Honda, thats original", "You go get that ticket for me", or " I hope your car doesn't drive off without you", that last one of course being said of the Prius. I'm constantly sarcastic on the roads because if I weren't I'd be super angry. It's all good though because where I drive everyone is a jerk on the roads.
My sarcasm keeps me calm and that is exactly what I need.
Maybe more folks should be sarcastic instead of trying to run people off the road.
I know I'm considered fanatical about Mustangs but it's hard not to be. In my perfect world Mustangs would drive side by side and rule the roads. I'm not ashamed to say
"I LOVE MY MUSTANG"!
My sarcasm keeps me calm and that is exactly what I need.
Maybe more folks should be sarcastic instead of trying to run people off the road.
I know I'm considered fanatical about Mustangs but it's hard not to be. In my perfect world Mustangs would drive side by side and rule the roads. I'm not ashamed to say
"I LOVE MY MUSTANG"!
Cops series
Has the city, town or county that you either currently or previously reside in ever been featured on the tv show Cops? My old city Chattanooga was featured in the "Cops Coast to Coast". One of the Chattanooga episodes were on today and as we watched we tried to figure out where in the city it took place. After only about 3 minutes we figured it out. Is that bad? I've seen episodes of where we live (technically a neighboring city) and we've spent a lot of time there but I couldn't identify them. Anywho, I suppose I just wanted to know if anyone else that ever knew an area on Cops was a little confused about how to feel? I kind of enjoy seeing Chattanooga on tv (Cops included) but at the same time I feel embarassed by what I just saw. This is basically non-sense, I know. Most of this blog has been non-sense but hey, who cares its my blog.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Battle for L.A
We saw Battle for L.A tonight and liked it. Sitting in a theater surrounded by Marines was actually a fun way to watch a film about Marines. You could hear from them what was either just wrong or slightly inconsistent in a war zone. There were many times we chuckled at what we overheard as well as what we were saying. Surprisingly enough we didn't hear even one "OORAH" from the crowd. The movie starred Aaron Eckhart who did quite a convincing job as a Staff Sergeant. They of course had one token "tough" chick played by Michelle Rodriguez and she was nothing if not cliche. Aside from her the rest of the acting was good.
This film was FAR superior to recent box office failure Skyline. This was a nice mix of military and sci-fi genres. What I guess I appreciated the most was the lack of wasted film time. Let me elaborate here; in a lot of movies there's a lot of "filler" time where it's mostly scenic shots or non-sense (unnecessary) conversations that never become an actual part of the screenplay.
Okay, that being said what I liked the least was the lack of "behind the curtain" scenes with the aliens. I like when films show what and how the creatures behave and interact amongst one another. There wasn't really much of that. Amazingly there wasn't much gore either so it's a safe flick for tweens and teens (not younger then 13-ish), of course depending on lifestyle.
There was a scene where Eckhart was talking to a young boy (10-12ish) and explaining a few things. He told the boy something along the lines of "your the best Marine (yada- yada, moto blah-blah)". James and I started poking fun by saying "here, just sign these papers", mocking the enlistment process. We went on to mockingly ask questions like, "Sexual preference", "Religion in case you die" and "Do you have flat feet". Once we got to the flat feet we acted as though the boy said yes so we replied (as Eckhart) "Oh, well get lost then". Yeah, we know it was wrong but that's kind of what we do in movies. It was at an entirely inappropriate time which of course made it better! There were people around us crying and we were trying to keep from laughing too loudly. It was AWESOME!
Bottom line we recommend this film if you like story filled sci-fi and/or Military films. Disaster films are an obvious here. If you get overly emotional or have a guy in a war zone then it's probably not for you. Oh and don't bother staying until after the credits because there isn't a scene. Interesting fact: some of the extras were actual Marines from our very own USMC base!
This film was FAR superior to recent box office failure Skyline. This was a nice mix of military and sci-fi genres. What I guess I appreciated the most was the lack of wasted film time. Let me elaborate here; in a lot of movies there's a lot of "filler" time where it's mostly scenic shots or non-sense (unnecessary) conversations that never become an actual part of the screenplay.
Okay, that being said what I liked the least was the lack of "behind the curtain" scenes with the aliens. I like when films show what and how the creatures behave and interact amongst one another. There wasn't really much of that. Amazingly there wasn't much gore either so it's a safe flick for tweens and teens (not younger then 13-ish), of course depending on lifestyle.
There was a scene where Eckhart was talking to a young boy (10-12ish) and explaining a few things. He told the boy something along the lines of "your the best Marine (yada- yada, moto blah-blah)". James and I started poking fun by saying "here, just sign these papers", mocking the enlistment process. We went on to mockingly ask questions like, "Sexual preference", "Religion in case you die" and "Do you have flat feet". Once we got to the flat feet we acted as though the boy said yes so we replied (as Eckhart) "Oh, well get lost then". Yeah, we know it was wrong but that's kind of what we do in movies. It was at an entirely inappropriate time which of course made it better! There were people around us crying and we were trying to keep from laughing too loudly. It was AWESOME!
Bottom line we recommend this film if you like story filled sci-fi and/or Military films. Disaster films are an obvious here. If you get overly emotional or have a guy in a war zone then it's probably not for you. Oh and don't bother staying until after the credits because there isn't a scene. Interesting fact: some of the extras were actual Marines from our very own USMC base!
We made them
It would be nice in America would just wake up and realize that the only reason celebrities keep going crazy is because we fuel them! Every "news" story, internet blog (with names), Tweet, FB post, etc are just giving them more cause to continue down that road. I mean for that matter, celebrities are only famous because of the fans that get behind them. If we make them what they are then why do we keep putting up with their nasty behavior?
Maybe next time these stupid celebrities start their rants or binges we would be better served to not click on that link, watch that channel, or leave our status updates to include things in our actual lives then they might just calm down. If they want to act like brats then treat them like it and put 'em in the corner and ignore them when they whine. As they say "Theres no such thing as bad publicity" but perhaps a complete shut out would do the trick.
As you can see, I left names out of this thread. I'm going to do my part to change how I look at celebrities. I'm not going to help them self-destruct anymore. You should have Twizzlers for breakfast, they make you feel profound.
Maybe next time these stupid celebrities start their rants or binges we would be better served to not click on that link, watch that channel, or leave our status updates to include things in our actual lives then they might just calm down. If they want to act like brats then treat them like it and put 'em in the corner and ignore them when they whine. As they say "Theres no such thing as bad publicity" but perhaps a complete shut out would do the trick.
As you can see, I left names out of this thread. I'm going to do my part to change how I look at celebrities. I'm not going to help them self-destruct anymore. You should have Twizzlers for breakfast, they make you feel profound.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Spell Check?!
Does it eerk anyone else that people mess up simple spelling? I can't tell you how many times I see (what I think of as) simple words being spelled incorrectly by numerous people. Maybe even adding to that the misuse use words that have many different spellings.
About = aboute
Thief = theif
There = their or they're
Boobies = bewbies or bubbies
Items = Idems
Tomorrow = Tomarow
Which = witch
What = wat
School = skool
Awful = aweful
Misspelled = mispelled
Argument = arguement
Believe = beleive
Committed = comitted
Dumb = dum
Damn = dam or damm
Exceed = excede
Grateful = greatful
Jewelry = jewellery or jewelery
Piece = peace
License = lisence
Midieval = Mideval
Rhyme = rime or ryme
Vacuum = vaccum or vaccumm
Good = gooder
This is the short list of what bugs me. I know I'm not a highly educated person but I know how to spell general american-english words. The sad thing is that folks who come into this country learn our language and spelling better then the kids we teach in OUR school system. I have two younger cousins (18 and 17 years old) and they misspell and misuse words all the time. I feel bad for them but it seems no matter how much I try to correct them it never helps. It is very difficult to teach someone something they believe they already learned. Misspelling words online is just about the worst thing because almost EVERY computer these days has a "Spell Check" option and not using it is just lazy. If you get made fun of online for spelling or grammar errors, well... it's your own fault. I mess up too and likely have in this particular thread but at least I make an EFFORT to correct myself.
Epic fail America. Epic FAIL.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Strange?
Is it strange that a fat woman finds other fat women disgusting?
I tell folks that I hate white people and they look at me in mass confusion.
I think that if marriage had a medical term it would be Bi-Polar disorder.
I call things "gay" all the time but never call a homosexual gay.
I don't call people retarded I call them "Tards".
I hate T-Mobile but know that no other carrier would be any better.
I can't stand rednecks but I like King of the Hill.
My favorite movies are The Crow and The Little Mermaid.
I don't eat pork but I can hardly resist bacon.
I hate that I love technology.
My husbands sign is Taurus so I tell him he's a poorly made Ford car.
I'm an animal lover but only have fish.
I love sparkley things but don't wear my jewelry (except wedding rings).
I just wonder if these things are strange and if so I don't really care. I think these are all things that make me an individual. Some people love me and some can't stand me but I just think it's not important. I suppose I just mean to say, be who you are and don't apologize. If someone has an issue then let it be their problem. Own who you are and be okay with it.
I tell folks that I hate white people and they look at me in mass confusion.
I think that if marriage had a medical term it would be Bi-Polar disorder.
I call things "gay" all the time but never call a homosexual gay.
I don't call people retarded I call them "Tards".
I hate T-Mobile but know that no other carrier would be any better.
I can't stand rednecks but I like King of the Hill.
My favorite movies are The Crow and The Little Mermaid.
I don't eat pork but I can hardly resist bacon.
I hate that I love technology.
My husbands sign is Taurus so I tell him he's a poorly made Ford car.
I'm an animal lover but only have fish.
I love sparkley things but don't wear my jewelry (except wedding rings).
I just wonder if these things are strange and if so I don't really care. I think these are all things that make me an individual. Some people love me and some can't stand me but I just think it's not important. I suppose I just mean to say, be who you are and don't apologize. If someone has an issue then let it be their problem. Own who you are and be okay with it.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Perfect drink
My husband and I were having a short chat about awesome drink ideas and one came into my mind....
Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a Wonka-like land? I hope that in my lifetime someone (perhaps Jones soda company) creates the drink I thought of. My idea is a drink that is everything you want everytime. Imagine pouring one (say clear) liquid into a glass and deciding from sip to sip what you want it to be! One sip you might want Coke and the next Orange and the following tea and all you have to do is think it! I can't fathom how to make this product but I sure hope someone does. I'm extremely indecisive and a drink like this would make my life so much better. This would benefit pretty much anyone! I just know all the Preggo chicks need this invention because those cravings are never fun for them or the husband. I'm not even pregnant and this drink would help our family a TON.
This was just a rant and nothing else.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Funny Quotes I heard yesterday
From TV show: Parental Control
"If your son likes blondes with big boobies
I'll let him get to 2nd base while we're at the movies"
From the movie: The Astronauts Wife
"Men are like parking spots... all the good one's are
taken and the available one's are handicap"
"If your son likes blondes with big boobies
I'll let him get to 2nd base while we're at the movies"
From the movie: The Astronauts Wife
"Men are like parking spots... all the good one's are
taken and the available one's are handicap"
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Virgin Mobile
Is it just me or do the newest Virgin Mobile commercials make people creeped out by teenagers? The commercial reflects a teen girl "stalking" through text. One actually shows her crouched in a tree looking into someone's window. I'm not afraid of teenagers but I'm afraid FOR them. These ads make me glad that I made the decision to switch from Virgin Mobile to T-Mobile 2 years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f12gqM5tvvo
There just HAS to be a better way to promote products/services than the road we're headed down right now. Teenage stalkers, half naked women attacking a man for body spray, talking mucas, etc... it's a scary world we live in when THIS is what it takes to make people notice your product. If you want me to buy your product just put it on screen and say "If you don't buy this product then your a loser", maybe then I would give in and try it. Most likely that would just end up on here too though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f12gqM5tvvo
There just HAS to be a better way to promote products/services than the road we're headed down right now. Teenage stalkers, half naked women attacking a man for body spray, talking mucas, etc... it's a scary world we live in when THIS is what it takes to make people notice your product. If you want me to buy your product just put it on screen and say "If you don't buy this product then your a loser", maybe then I would give in and try it. Most likely that would just end up on here too though.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Fuel
Libya oh Libya,
How is it that from so far away you can control how far I drive and why? Why did America make the Ford Mustang for me yet you keep me from enjoying it? I like fuel cuz it makes my car go "Vroom-Vroom".
Pah-Pah-Pweeze drop the protest so I can once again make totally unnecessary trips to places I don't need to just because my Country is free and spoiled. If I'm forced to pay more for fuel then I will have to learn to live without stuff and that just sucks. You understand, I know you do. So C'Mon, have a few drinks, take a LONG nap and talk to your Gramma. It'll all look better in the morning.
and if that doesn't work then....
*Points finger, grits teeth* Stop it, just stop it.
How is it that from so far away you can control how far I drive and why? Why did America make the Ford Mustang for me yet you keep me from enjoying it? I like fuel cuz it makes my car go "Vroom-Vroom".
Pah-Pah-Pweeze drop the protest so I can once again make totally unnecessary trips to places I don't need to just because my Country is free and spoiled. If I'm forced to pay more for fuel then I will have to learn to live without stuff and that just sucks. You understand, I know you do. So C'Mon, have a few drinks, take a LONG nap and talk to your Gramma. It'll all look better in the morning.
and if that doesn't work then....
*Points finger, grits teeth* Stop it, just stop it.
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