D's Top 5 Commercials (Week ending 3/31)

What's going on folks? I've decided to do a column on my top commercials.  I hope to do this every week, at least 5, maybe 3, we'll see how it goes.  There's way to many good commercials on the tube and I feel it's right to show them some love.  So here we go w/ the top five for this week.  If you're viewing this on a mobile device I have left you the links just in case the video isn't embedded.

5) The Gecko's Chicago Accent - GEICO
(link: http://youtu.be/hhEUaoeHn9M)

Nicely done, it started the week being the funniest but with so many more commercial it got knocked down to 5 but nevertheless, very funny, I like how his accent and how they added in "Da Bears" at the end.  If anybody has every done the Chicago accent they've always ended it with that.  Good Stuff!

4) Pass Out Cat- Cat's Pride Fresh and Light
(link: http://youtu.be/ZCUfFWcA-BI)

Oh man, the first time I saw this I was with my mother and she cracked up the whole commercial. I thought it was great.  If you have or have had cats before I'm sure it's probably funnier.  I know I've wondered if they've thought of the smell that could come from the litter box.  Nicely done commercial with great animation.  Definitely a top 5 commercial and would have been higher if I had started this column earlier.

3) Vlasic Pickles - "Nobody brings the bite like Vlasic"
(link: http://youtu.be/cmUrG-ef-yM)

Quick Commercial but man is it hilarious!  Very well done on the message.  Even at a funeral it has so much  bite that this man yelled his excitement.  What puts it over is everybody's reaction to it and then he realizes where he is again.  A very late entry as I saw it for the first time March 29th but a good one nonetheless.

 

2) Coffeehouse #Fail (Door) - International Delight Iced Coffee
(link: http://youtu.be/I6Nbx7Gs3xU)

This is the longer version then the one currently shown on the TV but nevertheless, still very funny.  How many times have you seen this before? I just like how  everybody else is having there issues w/ the door and this lady just runs right into is.  Ouch.  Another commercial that gets me laughing every time I see it.  I love how it's from a surveillance camera too, classic. 

1) Official Liquid-Plumr Double Impact Commercial
(link: http://youtu.be/Z7fz0jpuLkM)

Just like with number 2 this is the full version of this commercial but regardless the version you watch it's hilarious.  The lady in this commercial is spot on with her facial expressions and all.  She plays the part well and sells the product from beginning to end.  There's not much more really needed to be said but ENJOY IT! 

So this concludes the debut edition of this Top 5 Commercials list.  I hope you liked the commercials I chose and please feel free to comment at will on any and all of the commercials.  Feel free to tell me if I should be on the look out to any commercials as well.  You can find me on twitter at: devebx.  Thanks again and stay tuned next week for another edition of "D's Top 5 Commercials" and lets see who stays on top.

I Wonder... Would it be so different??

We all have those days we spend thinking of the "What If'", the "I wonder", right? Can't be just me. I do it from time to time. Don't get me wrong, I don't have any regrets. Well, maybe one, but nothing I wouldn't jeopardize the outcome I have in life thus far (not that it's a fantastic one but still).

I wish there was some sort of time machine or better yet an angel that comes down to show you how life would have turned out had you made a different choice. Why is it that only happens on TV Shows? So not fair. You see, I'd like to see how thing might have turned out if I made a different choice, but not really change what I did for real. I guess I'd like to see how some choices turn out because some of them were life changing indeed. For real. Come on, you know damn well if you had the option of seeing how things could have went (depending on what is was) you'd be curious.

For me, it's things like if my childhood girlfriend and I never got that abortion. How would that have turned out? Me with a kid? Wow, scary. What if I stayed at the Council on Foreign Relations instead of leaving? Well, I'm not sure anything different would have happened except I'd still be tired of it. Oh, what if the deal that got me the job at Macklowe Properties was a success and they didn't have to lay off pretty much all of us. Wow, that would have been something. I got to know so many people there. To tell you the truth, I don't think I have ever gotten over being laid off from there. Real Talk.

As you can see, with the exception of one major one, my "I Wonder" list isn't all that dramatic to see how it would have went had I chose differently. I think for the most part I would have still ended up right here were I'm at today. Is that a bad thing? Who's to say. Only one would have had a drastic impact on my life and that was if I actually had a kid. That's the one I'll always think about. Truth be told, to this day I think I was more in love with that girl than she was with me. But that's for another blog and another time.

So, am I the only one that has these type of thoughts??? Naaaaa, I know I can't be. Feel free to leave a thought of yours on the comments if you'd like. If you've gotten this far it's much appreciated as I'm just writing what's on the mind.

Thanks for reading.

Be back with another real soon...

DV

Music Makes It All Better

Isn't it the truth?

Am I lying when I say that? There's not to many things that can, without a doubt in seconds, make me a much more happier person. I mean instantly.  No matter the mood I may be in music has the power to have me go from being stressed and/or aggravated to immediately bopping my head to the beat with a big smile and not even caring what just had me so stressed.

How many of you can relate?

Music, it just has that ability.  Especially good music from artists that have a passion and care about what they're putting out (but that's for a whole other blog Haha).  What's cool is we all have certain types of music for different feelings and moods we're in.  Whether it is Slow Jams, Rap, Alternative, Pop, Jazz (to name a few) they all have purpose and make the day to day better.  I tell you right now a ride on the MTA is much better with music.

One of the things I find to be great about music is how it can being bring groups of people together (no matter race, sex, height, you name it) and have us all singing the lyrics to a song and dancing as we do it.  Amazing.  Let's take it a step further, did you know its been said that playing music while a women is pregnant can have a positive effect on the baby's developing.  Some music will actually calm the baby and make for a relaxing night.  Crazy Right!

So What Are Some Examples???

Good question.  When you want to get with the loving and spend that quality time with your better half you usually will throw on some Slow Jams to set the tone.   Slow Jams bring you closer, the whole mood is better and if you're in a better mood you feel better and do it better.  I have noticed with myself that I can concentrate and get a whole lot of work done when I have music blasting.  I forget about time and I just get locked into what I'm doing.  As I said before it definitely makes a ride on the MTA better because it blocks out all the unnecessary noise that comes along with public transportation.  Music in all of the live sporting events make the experience of being at the game better.  Get where I'm coming from?

So In Closing.

Music can make your whole day better.  It will put you in a better mood and with that you feel better about the day.  There's no limit to the power of music and the things it could do.  I just felt the need to write about it and share these thoughts with you.  As always I thank you for reading and encourage any comments and feedback you might have.

Thanks and I'll see you next time!

D

After Life?

Do you ever think about it?  Seriously. I can't say I never have before, but for some reason though, I got to thinking about it recently after I had to put my dog to sleep.  Don't ask me why this was the time I decided to start thinking about it.  But I did.

As my mother and I said our goodbyes to him she kept saying "This is for the best, now you'll be with Sheba and Maggy" (his wife and kid, well the kid we kept) and it got me to thinking.  What really happens in the after life?

Ever since then I've been thinking it over.  When you die, what happens next? Do you go into heaven and meet (a) god?  Maybe meet up with people you haven't seen in awhile? Is that were you stay forever? Or do you get judged on how you lived life and then become reincarnated and live life again?  I'm serious though and I'm not even die hard religious either.

So what really happens in the after life?  I guess nobody alive will ever know. If it were up to me then I'd like to be reunited with family & friends I haven't seen in awhile, be able to spend time with them and then get judged, come back and do it all again.  But when you think about it, is it even possible. How could you reunite with your past family & friends if you don't enter the after life at the same time.  Don't mean to be all creepy, but it's just thinking.

I would hope I did good with this life and get reincarnated in order to do it again.  I wouldn't mind doing it over and over again until I got it right.  Who's to say there is a right and wrong way (crime life aside) to live life.  If you happened to live life good would you come back with a better opportunity? Same as if you lived a life of crime, lies would you come back as a pigeon?

That's about enough for now, but take it as food for thought.  What's your opinion on the After Life?  I can't be the only one that has thought about it.

Thanks for reading, feel free to leave a comment and I'll be back next time with some more thoughts from The World of NDENSUM!

Take Care......

D