Super Bowl Commercials

Here is a play by play account of the Super Bowl Commercials:
– Bud Light House. Funny. Beer commercials always are.
– Tim Tebow tackles woman. And has horrible form. And will suck in the NFL. And is a crybaby.
– Super Bowl/Boost Mobile Shuffle. Hurricane or Ditka. The Hurricane is Hurricane Ditka. Ditka! Good one.
– Doritos shock collar. Classic!
– Robin Hood…Gladiator with bows.
– Doritos little kid commercial. Brilliant!!!!
– Bud Light asteroid. The guy from LOST was in it! Can I consider that a clue?
– NCSI….dumb.
– Simpsons and Coke! Made me smile! Simpsons comeback 2010? I think so!
– Go Daddy massage. I don’t wanna see more now, because it’s stupid!
– Doritos funeral. IT’S A MIRACLE!
– Bud Light auto tune. T-PAIN!!!!! WIN!
– Monster.com violin beaver. Odd. OSU sucks.
– Wolfman. Not interested.
– Bridgestone. Trying to bank on Hangover success. Fail.
– Sketchers sucks.
– Cars.com. I’m pretty sure this commercial ran last year with a different name. But they said knowledge.
– Budweiser broken bridge. Whatever.
– Shutter Island. Gonna be good.
– Mark Sanchez likes woman who watch football. And shaved. That about all I got out of that one.
– I bet Conan’s party is better than Leno, Letterman and Oprah’s.
– CareerBuilder.com….ooook.
– Dockers. I wear no pants. ok.
– Hyundai Brett Favre. Glad he can make fun of himself. But seriously. Go home.
– Bud Light and LOST. Winning combo!
– Dove. Did not expect that one. “This commercial got really lame really fast.” -Master Anderson.
– NFL Draft commercial. Confused me. I thought my phone was ringing. Stop using my ringtone NFL!
– Unexpected Dodger Charger ad. I like/
– Flower commercial. DUMB!!!!!!!!
– CSI in space. There’s 3 of us on the ship. One is dead and I didn’t do it. I wonder who did.
– Alice In Wonderland. AWESOME!!!!!
– Dr Pepper and Kiss….same commercial as always.
– TruTV. Polomalu sees his shadow. WIN!
– Harry Potter Land looks fun!
– FloTV. Interesting idea.
– Intel. Robots don’t have emotions… not even Jeffrey
– FloTV and The Who. Good commercial.
– LOCAL COMMERCIAL: Monkey got banana!!!!!
– Prince of Persia with Jake Gylenhhall? Interesting.
– Megan Fox in a bathtub. Dumb commercial, good idea.
– VW. Blue one. Red One. Stevie Wonder making a blind joke. Nice.
– Michelob Ultra. Lance Armstrong supports cancer research and getting drunk.
-HomeAway.com. Vacation!
– Bridgestone. I don’t get it.
– KGB. “Bring it on fat man!” Who needs KGB when you know a Japanese double major.
– Coke in Africa. Theme for commercials 2010: No pants?
– eTrade babies. Talking babies always funny. Please bring them back every year!!!
– Census 2010. Funny people. Poorly written.
– Google. Why does Google need to advertise? Good commercial. All the girls in the room “aww’d.”
– KIA. “I wanna hang out with these guys.” -Roitman. “Whhhaaatttt!?”-Ostrow. It was all a dream.
– Round Up can afford to do a Super Bowl ad?
– Budweiser Select 55. Simple. Gets point across.
– Seriously. NFL commercials. Stop using my ringtone. It’s trippin me out.
– The Masters? Really?
– Jack in the Box. I’ve seen better. TO NEW THINGS…like 2011 commercial being better for Jack in the Box.
– LOCAL COMMERCIAL: Mattress Mania. What the hell!?
– Vizio. Made me interested.
– Pop Secret AND Emerald Nuts? AWESOME!!!!
– Dante’s Inferno THE VIDEO GAME!? Intriguing.
– Budweiser Clydesdale’s return to the Super Bowl. With the Rudy music. Always a winner.
– Honda. Kelpto, buff, animated squirrels. Don’t know what it has to do with Honda, but fun.
– Denny’s. Screaming chickens are hilarious. Especially screaming chickens in space.
– CBS has some strange commercials promoting their own programming.
– Audi. The green police. I like the cover of Dream Police.
– Taco Bell. Charles Barkley rapping with Lamar? THAT’s entertainment!
– Doritos at the gym. Dorito WARRIOR! Doesn’t matter how funny it was, still shocked about the pick-6.
– Bud Light book club? Probably funny, but couldn’t hear it. NO TALKING DURING ADS PEOPLE!!!
– eTrade babies. “Oh he’s eating lobsta’ too!” Always funny. I’ll say it again; more talking babies!
– Sketchers already ran this ad! Make it stop.
– GoDaddy. DUMB. DUMB DUMB DUMB.
– Dennys. MORE SCREAMING CHICKENS!!!! The simple things in life.
– CBS ads make me not want to watch CBS.
– eTrade talking baby on a plane. One more for the road!
– Intel. Evolution of computers? Pretty lame commercial.
– Sun Life Financial. Not good commercial. Not good grammar.
– WalMart. This is why these commercials were after the game ended.
– Hyundai. Why am I still watching.
– The Crazies. Thats sounds like a good idea…..not. Trophy ceremony then I’m done with this.
Congratulations to the city of New Orleans and the Saints. This was as exciting as a College Bowl game. Fun game to watch! Couldn’t happen to a better guy. Go Drew Brees! WHO DAT!!!!!

Fun Fact!

Barry Manilow wrote the jingles for Band-Aid (“I am stuck on Band-Aid, cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me…”) and State Farm (“Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there”). Good stuff!

I’m With Coco

Watching The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien the past few nights really has been something else. We are all watching a man who works harder at his job than most people do, and who truly loves his job, slowly turn into a comedic-one-man NBC wrecking ball. He is taking shots at NBC, Leno, and everyone else involved with the current situation like his job isn’t on the line. He wrote a sketch from Jack McBreyer tonight in which he blatantly took a HUGE shot at all NBC executives. McBreyer was the voice of Conan, calling a network who would change times on someone a “monster.” “Fun Fact: Conan and other members of the Tonight Show staff uprooted their families to move to Los Angeles to produce this show.” Ricky Gervais then came on and told Conan to get drunk, have fun, “go mental. What are they gonna do? Fire you!?”

Gervais is exactly right, and Conan has not been shying away from it. I noticed this for the first time last night, when he entered for his monologue doing the same old shtick he did on Late Night (the jump, spin entrance, followed by the “strings attached to hips” routine). Conan is having the time of his life, due to the fact that he doesn’t know how much longer he has for his dream job. I’m with Coco. I will follow Conan wherever he goes; if that be to FOX, staying at NBC, or anywhere else. Conan is a comedic genius, writing some of the best Simpsons episodes of all time (Monorail ring a bell for you Simpsons fans? All Conan) and SNL. Tonight’s monologue said the following:
Hi, I’m Conan O’Brien, and I’ve been practicing the phrase, “Who ordered the mochaccino grande?”

Hosting “The Tonight Show” has been the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me – and I just want to say to the kids out there watching: You can do anything you want in life. Unless Jay Leno wants to do it too.

According to a new TV Guide poll, 83 percent of voters want me to stay at 11:35. When he heard this poll number, President Obama asked, “How can I get NBC to screw me over?”

I’m getting a lot of support out there, especially from an online group calling themselves “Team Conan.” It’s very exciting-it’s the first time in my life I’ve been on a team where I wasn’t picked last.

Last night, the new season of “American Idol” started on the FOX Network and it was watched by an audience of 30 million people. When they heard that, NBC executives said “That’s not true, there’s no such thing as an audience of 30 million people.”

I’m starting to ramble, but in short, Conan is gaining the support NBC never allowed, or thought he would, get. NBC has, for a lack of a better term, fucked up…..BIG TIME! Congratulations to Conan for standing up to the bully named NBC. It’s the Tonight Show, not a sitcom. You have to allow time for an audience. And when Conan is elsewhere (as Letterman joked, “Replacing my job on this [CBS] network”) getting bigger ratings than Leno and becoming the new “King of Late Night,” the NBC executives will look across the board room table and say “What did we do!?”

Max Gaspin…..FIX THIS MESS!

LiveStrong: Why I Wear Mine

Happy Birthday to L. Stephen Albright

Miss you everyday. Still celebrating for both of us. Always have, always will.

RIP

A Quick Reflection

As I was at dinner this evening with Sam and Drew (Papa’s Soul Food!), I came to a sudden realization. I could not be happier with my decision to come to the U of O. Eugene is such a unique place; the people, the restaurants, the businesses, everything. The weather sucks at times, but it’s nice to get something different than the same 70+ degree weather I’ve had for the rest of my life. The atmosphere, the trees, the setting, completely different than Calabasas…in a great way! The education I’m getting is quality. The friends I’m making are awesome. My fraternity is great. My a’cappella group is great. My football team is great! My basketball team is getting better, as is the baseball team.

I have now lived 19 years. I now have 19 years of knowledge built up in my mind. I made a decision 2 years ago to come to Oregon. At the time I chose, in part, because it was different than Los Angeles (unlike Arizona, which is very much like LA). I said that I was going to be living in LA post-college, so I might as well live somewhere different for 4 years. My decision to come to Eugene was the perfect decision I could ever make. THAT is my 20th birthday gift to myself. *Pat on back* Well done. Good choice!

With 40 minutes left in my teenaged life, I also can’t believe that my adult life is truly about to start. I have learned a lot in my 19 years, and am ready to learn more. 20 years is a milestone. As I am sitting in Bronstein’s room, he is humming “New Slang” by The Shins. I have always thought that was a good reflection song. It’s fitting that as I sit here, about to become “an adult” that that is the song that should come up. I’m ready to start this next part of my life, and accept all the challenges with ease and an open-mind. Here’s to the next chapter…

The Official Blog of an Unofficial Reporter

This afternoon, my very first article was published for the Oregon Daily Emerald Click Me! I’m a link!. Being able to go to Disneyland, sit with the media, interview the players and Coach Kelly, and then write about it for the Emerald has been an amazing, educational, and exciting experience. I don’t know if this is the path I want to take with my Journalism degree (in process), but it was an experience I will never forget and has helped me to continue walk down the road of “what do you want to do after college.” Even if this is not what I choose to do with my life, this will help me in whatever field I do choose.

Everything is a learning experience, and this was no exception. I’m proud of myself and hope you enjoy the article…all 5 of you who read this…

ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NOTE: I have discovered why I really like the music on Space Mountain at Disneyland. Michael Giacchino (he does the music for all the JJ Abrams projects, like LOST, Cloverfield, Star Trek, and MI:III) composed it. Just a fun fact for you.

Gift Report

160GB iPod, Inglorious Basterds, Funny People, Fred Claus, Star Trek Blu-Ray, The Hangover, (500) Days of Summer, SASQUATCH: Based On A True Story (on VHS!), LOST Season 5, Modern Warfare 2, FIFA10 , among others…

Good Christmas.
If you couldn’t tell I’m trying to keep up with the blog more often recently.

Christmas Movies

It’s Christmas. Some of the best movies ever are Christmas movies. My Christmas tradition? When everyone in the house is getting ready to go to sleep, I stay up for a good while and watch some movies. Tonight? Christmas Vacation and Elf. Why the hell not!? So here, in the holiday spirit, are some of the best quotes from those Christmas movies.
Merry Chirstmas to all, and to all a good night!

Avatar

Every so often there is a movie that comes out that changes everything about the industry. Star Wars, Toy Story, Titanic, Lord of the Rings; they all changed the way movies were financed and made. These movies stay in the memories of the viewers for the rest of their lives. When I talk to my Dad about movies, he tells me about how he remembers the first time he saw Star Wars. Nothing like that had ever been made before. No one had ever thought of something like that, and no one had ever seen anything like it on a screen. Toy Story was the first time a computer made an entire movie. Titanic was (at the time) the most expensive movie ever. Lord of the Rings changed the way CGI was used within a film. People remember seeing these things for the first time and remember that sense of awe walking out of the theater. I will always remember when I saw Avatar.

Without trying to explain anything else about the movie to someone asking for just a brief overview, I would explain it as “Fern Gully in Space.” But it goes so much further than that. The plot is fantastic, the story is amazing, and the script is very realistic. However those aspects are only the half of it. When I first saw the original trailer for Avatar, I was not very impressed. “It looks nice, but it’s nothing that I haven’t seen before. It looks just like every other CGI driven movie.” Saying I was wrong, is a major understatement. The Na’vi people featured in the movie (the blue people you see on the posters and everything) never seemed like CGI characters. The motion capture technology used in this movie are the beginning of a new type of CGI filmmaking.

IMDB says the following: “James Cameron originally attempted to get this film made in 1999 as his immediate follow-up to Titanic. However, at the time, the special effects he wanted for the movie ran the proposed budget up to $400 million. No studio would fund the film, and it was subsequently shelved for almost ten years.” $400 Million. Cameron wanted to make this movie so badly, he helped CREATE the technology. He says that once he saw the motion-capture in Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers, he knew that it was time to create this masterpiece. His magnum opus.

Avatar was not a movie. It was an epic. It was a TRUE experience.  The only way for you to truly understand what I am saying is to see it. It’s long, yes (about 160 minutes). You do realize that it’s long while you are watching. However, you are never taken out of the movie. You are drawn in from the start and never want to stop paying attention. If you reach to see what time it is, it is to make sure that you still have more to watch rather than seeing when the movie will end.

Beethoven’s 5th. John Glenn. The Beatles. Star Wars. SNL. Aerosmith/Run DMC “Walk This Way.” Pixar’s Toy Story. Lord of the Rings. What do all these things have in common? They made their given medium change forever. Avatar has successfully added it’s name to that list. The motion picture industry has been changed forever…and for the better.

A Summer of Work + Plant Metaphors + Dead Poets Society =

You want something. You can’t push for it or it won’t happen. You can’t stay stagnant or it won’t happen. There in lies the conflict. So what do you do? This is where I stand now. Trying to figure that out. My best guess goes along with the advice that’s been given to me. You just have to do everything you can, and then wait it out. It’s like a plant. You can dig the hole, plant the seed, and water it daily. But you have no control on wither or not the sprout will come from the seed (and the green grass grows all around all around, and the green grass grows all around). Can it be aggravating? Yes. Can it be frustrating? Yes. Can it be worth it? Absolutely.

So where am I right now? I’ve planted the seed. I’ve watered it and maintained it. I’m waiting for the sprout to poke through the dirt, the sign that my work has been successful. If the sprout never appears out of the dirt, will you be disappointed and upset? Naturally. Will you let it ruin your day, week, month, year? No. You shrug your shoulders, let the disappointment fill you for a moment and, unfortunately, move on.

However, I am still standing here with a watering can, standing over a patch of dirt. Under that dirt, a seed. Has the seed sprouted? I’m pretty sure it has. Has that sprout started to pop out of the dirt? From where I’m standing, it looks like it may have started to, but it’s hard to tell. In the past week or so, I’ve been able to see the sprout at times. At other moments, I have not. I’ve spent a good portion of this summer maintaining the seed, hoping and waiting for it to grow. I believe in myself. That I have done a good job.

Could it be worth it? Absolutely! My seed could sprout, appear from under the dirt, and turn into a beautiful plant (your pick: tree, flower, fruit/vegetable provider). If that happened, my already overall happy disposition could be made happier, reaching a pinnacle that’s remained unachieved in some time.

I have 8 days left to see if my work paid off. After that, some time away to see how that affects things. I want everything to end in the perfect situation. The way I want it to be. As a woman said to me on Saturday, “It’s a ride at Disneyland, of course it’s going to end on a happy note!” The way I want it to be. The “happy-Disneyland ride” result (?).

I’ll keep trying. I’ll keep maintaining. I’ll keep watering. I’ll keep hoping. But if it doesn’t work out? I tired my best. I can be disappointed and upset, but I know I tried me best. I’d rather have a new demo CD than no music at all. I’d rather have a new great friend than lose a friend I already have. I’d rather see raw footage than not see the movie at all.

But hey, that’s why I’ve been living with Carpe Diem in mind. Seize the day! Got to take the risk and try. And from my experience, if you take the risk, it usually turns out happily for all involved. So for all you readers out there (thanks by the way!), Carpe Diem. If you’re thinking about doing something, acting upon something, or have a good feeling but are still unsure about it, take the risk. Live without regrets! That’s what I’m going to do with my little seed. Keep watering and take the risk. “Go on, if this will make you happier!” -Guster