Jen Butson

Now usually I’m not a techie, but I felt the need to blog about this. Polaroid has become something so vintage that no one really takes it seriously. We’ve been taught that due to the obsoleteness of the Polaroid camera (with current digital technologies), Polaroid has become a company that rides on the coattails of its past successes. Well, not anymore. Polaroid is reinventing itself! This thought is so innovative, but my only concern is that with the high usage of computers now and social networking for sharing pictures…this technology may be obsolete before it hits the shelves this June. They’ll no doubt have to compete with photo centres that print photos for less than 20 cents. The pricing is 30 sheets for $13 (USD), which works out to about 43 cents per sheet. I wonder if consumers will find this convenience worth it.

General Motors is like a dying felon, who is begging doctors (government, bondholders, general public) for a life-saving cure…of course no one WANTS him to die…but he’s too far gone to be saved. Circling the drain.

…South Korea’s former president, Roh Moo-hyun, jumped off a cliff and killed himself. Well, that’s a good way to get out of an investigation and subsequent charges.

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Three and a half years ago I wrote an essay for a class on Kim Jong-Il and his antics. His threats to test nukes and the fact that he’s a greedy SOB who isn’t afraid to let his people suffer. Well, he’s baaaaack!

It’s hard to tell if he’s for real or not, but if someone actually has WMD, it doesn’t matter…you shut up and listen. But it’s hard to take this face seriously…

This is how I see it (looking past all the alleged weapons): Kim Jong-Il has been made fun of for his stature, fashion sense, and all around appearance probably his entire life. He wants desperately to be taken seriously, and the only way to do this is to take control of a country, make people suffer so they will ultimately be begging at your feet, and build weapons that could take out a whole continent in a second. Over the past couple years, the world’s eye for the most part has been focused elsewhere. War in Iraq, worldwide recession are a couple topics that come to mind. Kim, I bet, feels forgotten about. He likely did these tests as a little reminder to the world that he’s still here, and he’s tough shit. But like I said…he’s so eccentric it’d be hard to take him seriously. He’s like Stewie from Family Guy. He’s tiny, funny-looking, and people don’t think about him or take him seriously. But he’s after world domination. I wonder what’s on the next episode for Kim Jong-Il…

So I hope you all know ShamWow!, the phenomenon brought to us by Vince, the crazy white guy with incredible energy. Well back in March, our dear Vince Shlomi was arrested for beating a prostitute in Miami. Well tonight, this gem came to my attention: The Slap Chop. And who’s selling it in the infomercial? VINCE SHLOMI! Hell yessssss. You must watch it and join in the joy of the irony and humour of the ad. I know this ad is pretty old, but I was unaware of its existence until tonight. Enjoy.

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A few notes from the ad:

- “You’re going to love my nuts.”…or else I’ll beat you

- “You’ll love slapping all day”, because slapping is fun! Until you get arrested.

- “Life’s as hard as it is, you don’t want to cry all the time” when you get arrested for beating someone

- When you slap an onion [woman] enough, the skin comes right off!

- “We’re going to make America skinny again, one slap at a time!” …is that what you were trying to do to that hooker?

- How many of those women do you think he threatened to endorse the product on camera? I’m betting both of ‘em

- He looks too happy everytime he slaps that chopper…

Bahaha, have a great weekend folks!

…and how they’re being creatively used in advertising. Doritos just launched this ad campaign in Australia. Apparently when you eat Doritos, you should be dreaming of fat, hairy, naked Mexican men.

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This campaign reminds me of one of my favourite campaigns…the Subaru sumo wrestler car wash. Remember that one folks? If you didn’t find it hilariously awesome, you probably found it disgusting. Disgustingly AWESOME! Honestly, I preferred the Subaru one better…especially to the musical stylings of High Voltage.

*ahem*.

Dear Kanye:

I don’t like your girlfriend. You belong with me. End of story.

Love,

Jen

Okay, I retract that statement. Joan Rivers is a huge bitch. Now before you get your panties in a bunch and tell me about her amazing career, let me tell you something: I don’t care.

If you had watched Celebrity Apprentice this past season, you most definitely know what I’m talking about. Her weekly tirade over famous poker player Annie Duke had me saying “umm…what? where did that come from?” week after week. And no, I’m not just backing up Duke because I share her love of poker. Not only did Rivers denounce all poker players as being “worse than white trash”, she also said that Duke is “worse than Hitler”, among many other things. Now, you’re probably thinking that Annie Duke MUST have done something to deserve this. Umm…not so much. I believe it started when Annie mentioned to someone that Brande Roderick wasn’t very bright or good at the game, but failed to bring it up in the boardroom. Ever since that episode, Joan started acting horrible.

For the record, I have lost a bit of respect for one of my idols, the Trump, for choosing her as the winner. He of all people should realize that you have to be professional in a boardroom…no matter what is happening. I would also like someone to slap Rivers across the face and let her know that yes, she was in fact the reason that the party planners quit. I am getting so angry right now just remembering that final boardroom scene. Bitch!

If you did watch the show, you probably noticed that whatever emotion Joan is feeling at any point in time is expressed in the exact same way on her face. This is what happens when you make one too many trips to the plastic surgeon. And when your daughter gets the same plastic surgery to look just like your plastic self, Houston…we have a problem. Lay off the knife dears…and maybe get a heart transplant instead. I think you need it more than fewer wrinkles.

So I’m sure most of you know of The Onion, America’s “Finest” (but false) News Source. A video I came across last week really spoke to me. It’s likely because it pokes fun at the current auto industry debacle. Primarily the fact that the big 3 have 1 big problem: over-production of cheap-ass cars that nobody wants to buy. The only issue I have with the video is the fact that they use Ford…when really, who are we kidding, Ford is the only one not teetering on bankruptcy. But who doesn’t love a good ol’ reality show. Enjoy.

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I hate to make this into a cheesy business post, but it’s all the motivation I have right now. Networking is by far the most important thing anybody can do. You don’t have to be in business to network…it’ll help you anywhere. But the difference between doing business with an established network or doing business in a new city where nobody knows who you are…astronomical. If I were to go back to my hometown of Peterborough, I could do anything. I have the network there. But here, in Ottawa, where I have not been employed anywhere, I have an extremely limited professional network.

Networking is easy…struggling without one is hard.