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Super Bowl 2008 - Pepsi Stuff ad with Justin Timberlake

leeluvfashion — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:05:20 -0800

This has to be one of my favorites! It's perfect and well thought out. I know PopSugar already posted this however I just had to post it again for my group, I love it.

Justin Timberlake's Pepsi Commercial (full) for the Super Bowl 2008

timberlake_box_lover — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:29:23 -0800

source: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/19886164.html

Yay! What a hottie

Bud Light Ad w/ Will Ferrell - Super Bowl 2008

leeluvfashion — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:00:30 -0800

I'm such a Will Ferrell fan and this ad really made me laugh. It's now one of my faves.

Super Bowl Recap

ladypenguin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:19:46 -0800

I really didn't expect to enjoy the Super Bowl this year. Partly because this was the first time in three years that one of my two favorite teams (the Steelers and the Colts) was not in the game, and partly because I dreaded the chance that New England might blow out the Giants. But I did enjoy it, and not just because the Giants won.

It wasn't a high-scoring game, but it was a hard fought battle, very evenly matched with great defense on both sides. The Giants' defense especially did an outstanding job. Eli Manning deserved the MVP because of his play overall and because of the winning touchdown drive, but if you could give an MVP award to an entire defensive unit, they would have deserved it. Truly, I don't think that Tom Brady played poorly (he actually ended up with more passing yards than Manning). New York was just able to break through his offensive line so easily to rush him, hit him and sack him.

Best play of the game by far: Eli Manning, on third and five with 1:15 remaining and his team down by four points, manages to escape an apparent sack and complete an amazing pass to David Tyree, who caught the ball over his head with a Patriots on top of him.

As the game was nearing the end, before New York took the lead, my husband and I were discussing who from either team should be MVP if their team were to win the game. It became clear on the winning drive that Eli had earned that honor, but what if the Giants hadn't scored and the Patriots won? I don't think you could give it to Brady, because he didn't have a good game. Randy Moss, other than his touchdown catch, was pretty much a non-factor in the game, and Laurence Maroney only rushed for 36 yards. In my opinion, it would have had to be Wes Welker, whose 103 receiving yards on 11 catches was the most for either team. But he didn't score a touchdown. . .I wonder if an offensive player has ever been named MVP without scoring any points.

So what did you think? Did you enjoy the game and were you satisfied with the outcome?

A Marathon in 2010!

SeanaNorvell — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:28:04 -0800

In April of 2008 I got engaged and that's when I picked up running. I needed an efficient way to drop a few extra pounds before the wedding - which we set for a year after our engagement on April 18th, 2009.
Here we are pre-running regimen:

Now, I was always an elliptical kind of girl. Never a good runner, never really an athlete... but one day all the ellipticals at my local gym, Spa Fitness, were taken and I didn't have time to wait so I jumped on a treadmill. I'll tell you what, my body has never responded to exercise the way it has to running. I slimmed down rather quickly and have really enjoyed having running as an outlet.
I ran the Wharf to Wharf race, my first 10K, back in July - now, the Wharf to Wharf was a strange race to start with because there are so many people who run it. I think they had over 30,000 people come from all over to run that race and the city of Santa Cruz isn't really set up to accomodate that many people... I was able to finish the race in under an hour but that crowd made it tough. I really enjoyed the Turkey Trot 10K in November that I ran with the Santa Cruz Track Club. I'd say there were a few hundred participants and I'll tell you what, there is no better place to run the West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz. As a matter of fact, I'll be running the SCTC's Super Bowl Sunday run this weekend as well.
Anyway, 10K's are great and all but I'm ready for the big time. My big fitness goal for 2010 is to run a marathon. I have my eye on the San Diego Rock & Roll in June and am currently training. Fingers crossed!
After one year of running here I am preparing for the wedding - I lost about 10 pounds:

Hopefully in 2010 I can avoid injury and stay on track!

Obama responds to ire over 2nd anti-Vegas remark

Roarman — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:41:39 -0800

LAS VEGAS – President Barack Obama is known for having a way with words, but some lawmakers from Nevada wish he would pipe down about trips to Sin City.

After sparking a firestorm of criticism from Nevada's elected officials for suggesting that people saving money for college shouldn't blow it in Las Vegas, Obama told U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in a letter that he wasn't saying anything negative about Las Vegas.

It was the second time since taking office that Obama singled out Las Vegas as a potential example of spending excessively.

"I was making the simple point that families use vacation dollars, not college tuition money, to have fun," Obama said, according to the letter released by Reid's office. "There is no place better to have fun than Vegas, one of our country's great destinations."

Obama said he always enjoys his visits to Las Vegas.

A White House spokesman referred to Obama's letter to Reid and said the administration had no further comment.

Perception and reputation are sensitive issues for Sin City as it struggles to find footing amid a two-year meltdown of foreclosures, bankruptcies and unemployment. Tourism is the Silver State's backbone, and several lawmakers said they were shocked that Obama singled out Las Vegas again after commenting last February that bailed-out banks shouldn't go to Las Vegas using taxpayer money.

"When times are tough, you tighten your belts," Obama said, according to a White House transcript of his appearance Tuesday at a high school in North Nashua, N.H.

"You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage," Obama said. "You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college. You prioritize. You make tough choices."

The comments quickly sparked a flurry of reaction in the Silver State, which supported Obama in the 2008 election. Nevada had an unemployment rate of 13 percent in December.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said during a hastily called news conference that Obama is no friend to Las Vegas and would not be welcomed here if he visits.

"I'll do everything I can to give him the boot," Goodman said. "This president is a real slow learner."

Goodman and others are worried that Obama's words will discourage visitors from coming to Las Vegas and depress the industry further.

"Enough is enough!" Democratic Congresswoman Shelley Berkley said in a statement. "President Obama needs to stop picking on Las Vegas and he needs to let Americans decide for themselves how and where to spend their hard-earned vacation dollars."

Nevada's tourism has been hit hard during the past two years as consumers everywhere tighten leisure spending and companies spend less on meetings and conventions.

Reid, one of Obama's closest allies, issued a statement headlined "Reid to Obama: 'Lay off Las Vegas'" and was unusually blunt in his reaction.

"The President needs to lay off Las Vegas and stop making it the poster child for where people shouldn't be spending their money," Reid said. "I would much rather tourists and business travelers spend their money in Las Vegas than spend it overseas."

Sen. John Ensign, a Republican, complained that Obama "failed to grasp the weight that his words carry."

"Once again he has threatened the struggling economy of Las Vegas," Ensign said, recalling what he characterized as Obama's "irresponsible" comment in February 2009.

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons and Rep. Dean Heller, both Republicans, and Democratic Rep. Dina Titus also disparaged the president's remarks, while Republican candidates hoping to unseat Reid this year called for an apology.

One year ago, Obama commented during a town hall meeting in Elkhart, Ind., that corporations shouldn't use federal bailout money for trips to Las Vegas, the Super Bowl or corporate jets. Tourism and casino officials said the comment hurt the city as companies canceled meetings in Las Vegas and rescheduled them elsewhere.

Obama later said during a May 2009 trip to Nellis Air Force Base outside of Las Vegas that it was nice to get out of Washington and "there's nothing like a quick trip to Vegas in the middle of the week."

Goodman said he thought Obama had a "psychological hang-up" of using Las Vegas as an example of excessive spending, and that this time, an apology wouldn't be enough.

"He has to step up right away and say, you know, he wasn't thinking," Goodman said. "Sometimes when he's not using his monitors and reading what he says, he doesn't think. And this is one of those times he didn't think, and he should straighten out the record because he's been here, he knows Las Vegas is a great place."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_las_vegas

American Idol Ad with Ben Roethlisberger Singing - Super Bowl 2008

leeluvfashion — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:16:48 -0800

This ad for AI one of my favorites; love Roethlisberger and seeing him singing was priceless,lol.

E-Trade Baby Ad (part 2) - Super Bowl 2008

leeluvfashion — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:11:53 -0800

The bit at the end of the ad with the clown is my fave. I love it when the baby says " I really underestimated the creepiness..."

E-Trade Baby Ad (part 1) - Super Bowl 2008

leeluvfashion — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:06:31 -0800

I think this ad is so cute!

Sobe Life Water Ad w/ Naomi Campbell - Super Bowl 2008

leeluvfashion — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:50:39 -0800

Can't go wrong with Thriller! This ad is fun and the song is a classic. And while I'm not always a fan of Naomi's, I like her in this ad.