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Eliminator Finale!

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

As we come to the last weekend of the NFL regular season, we also come to the last week of our annual ILM Eliminator pool. In a stunning turn of events (specifically the Vikings beating the Eagles!), what we thought would be an amazing finish for multiple contestants finishing the year with NO wrong picks and 6 people vying for the money, we now have just a 4-way tie (all with 1 wrong each!). Here’s a look at the finalists:

dmbmtc (M. Collier)- After getting his first loss in week 10, he has held strong as everyone else has faltered over the past 6 weeks. He has already won another Eliminator pool this week, after everyone else he was up against chose the Eagles.

Shanahan’s Got Redskin (C. Bosson)- Burned by his Eagles’ pick this week for his first loss, it will be interesting to see how he rebounds this weekend. Since he will be in Pasadena cheering on his beloved TCU Horned Frogs at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, hopefully if another loss is suffered on Sunday, he won’t take it too hard.

awbremer (A. Bremer)- Reigning co-champion from 2009. Also burned by his Eagles’ pick this week for his first loss, he will ALSO be in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. He, however, will be cheering on his beloved Wisconsin Badgers- let’s hope C & A don’t run into each other at the airport coming home on Sunday, as it could be a VERY rough weekend for one of them ;-)

vclindsay (V. Lindsay)- Our only remaining female and a first time competitor! Her Eagles’ pick this week unfortunately brought upon her first loss too, but I know she is looking to rebound and go into the playoffs (if even necessary!) fighting for the money.

Looking forward to what this weekend holds for the NFL- with many teams still up for playoff positions, the games should be exciting and for these 4- suspenseful.

Happy New Year’s to all- Go Badgers, Go Pack Go, and GB^2.

Cheers! AB

Super Bowl Ads

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Everyone always has a lot to say about the Super Bowl the morning after. Aren’t we all really armchair quarterbacks after all?! And especially after the Super Bowl, we certainly all like to think we are creative directors too. That being said, here are links to my personal top 3 commercials from last night (in no particular order):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rsEnwKrsvc
‘Keep your hands off my mama, Keep your hands off my Doritos’ So precious. And is it just me, or does that guy look a lot like former Broncos player Boss Bailey?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA7-31Cxc2I
Betty White is 88 years old!! I seriously cannot believe how hysterical she continues to be. There’s actually a facebook group urging Lorne Michaels & the SNL crew to have her guest host the long-running show. Can you believe she’s never done it before?! Also, if you didn’t recognize the old man playing QB at the end, his name is Abe Vigoda. He’s 88 also. Unbelievable. You may recognize him from The Godfather but I will always remember him as Grandpa from Look Who’s Talking. Award for best use of the elderly easily goes to Snickers. (NOT to CBS for The Who’s halftime show. Wow, that was a dumb joke.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcEx767TIas
So simple, and yet still so funny- mostly due to the irony of the spot. If you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know what’s going on in late night television, you probably didn’t get it. So, here’s a quick recap- old rivalries were Dave vs. Oprah and Dave vs. Jay. Then, Dave vs. Oprah ended when she FINALLY appeared on his show last year. Next, Dave vs. Jay ended when Jay left late night to start his own prime show. Dave’s ratings skyrocketed as The Tonight Show (with Conan as Jay’s replacement) tanked. So they were all BFF’s. NOW, though, I have to believe Dave vs. Jay will be rekindled as Jay takes back his late night show and he & Dave are up against one another again. So why is Jay promoting Dave’s show?! Ironic, eh?! And confusing…

So, those were my top 3. Honorable mention goes to Megan Fox in the bathtub, the Dodge Charger commercial with Michael C. Hall voicing all the different men’s thoughts, and the Bud Light house out of beer cans/bottles. Overall I wasn’t blown away, and as always there is lots of debate and I am sure everyone has their own favorites.

As a final note, congrats to Joan for winning the Office Super Bowl Pool! Stay tuned for March Madness- always a crowd pleaser! :-)

- AB