Inspiring on so many levels.

In honour of my dad’s 70th birthday tomorrow.

Who wants to buy me this for my birthday?

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Unplug Your friends is a campaign created by the people at Meetup.com (whom I forgot existed actually, because it didn’t really work for me, but maybe will give it another go) to help people intervene in their mates lives if they feel they’ve become a bit too social network dependent. A little something to remind them that there is a real world out there with real people to be enjoyed.

It’s quite cute and there is an intervention letter that just requires you to fill in the, humorous, blanks and press send. So do your part and Unplug your Friend today. Unless it’s me. Then bugger off.

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Little Gordon, done by Rebel Virals for Caterer.com.

One of the best virals I’ve seen since AKQA‘s Tipping Pot.

Update: Only issue I might have with this… possibly, wee Gordon would have still had his Scottish accent at this age? no?

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On Tuesday the 6th of May, I went along to The Leith Agency’s launch of A.G. Barr’s new Irn Bru Ad. For those of you who may not know, Irn Bru is the cult soft drink of Scotland. They are given it in their first bottles as wee lads & lassies and are hooked.

I kid, of course, but the people here absolutely LOVE IT. My Mom likes it too. Frankly, I think it tastes like bubble gum, but it’s orange. Also, there is a soft drink, in Texas at least, not sure if you get it anywhere else, called Big Red. To me, Irn Bru tastes just like Big Red, except –can you guess- Big Red is, well, Red.

So back to Advertising. Irn Bru has always been known for its “Mavrick” advertising – they use this word in their briefs, they use this word in their PR statements and interviews, it’s pretty much synonymous with Irn Bru and marketing. Their ads have been known to appall, shock, make you pee yourself and of course, get banned.

On to the newest ad: “If” – a Poem by an English bloke that everyone knows (apart from myself) Rudyard Kipling, adapted by A senior creative team and Gerry Farrell himself and the end result is a celebration of being Scottish and a celebration of all those who drink Irn Bru.

You be your own judge. It’s very different from everything Irn Bru has ever done. Can it Britain wide – doubtful, even thought they are trying to move into the rest of the UK. Sure they’ll get it, but not sure how well a celebration of being Scottish will go over in England, but I’m sure they wouldn’t mind having a laugh at the Scots expense.

The reviews from others have been widely varied I must say. My husband loves it. My best mate, not so much. Both Irn Bru drinkers & Irn Bru ad fans. Ones in Advertising, one isn’t, does that make the difference?

Some goodies from the event:A photobook of the ad with the poem inside. A usb with the ad on it. Popcorn. Irn bru.

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However, the new Wii Fit looks pretty damn cool. I must say I was shocked to find that very few people here in the UK, that I have spoken with, remember the Power Pad that came with the original NES. It was super cool. You plugged it in to the player 2 slot and you got to play all sorts of track and field events by running (really, yes), jumping, etc. Of course you would get to a point where you would sit next to it and use your hands to get a better time or to jump farther.

Check out the details on Wikipedia

So I wasn’t as shocked when Nintendo came out with the Wii, considering what they were already doing…gulp…17 years ago (please tell me I’m not old enough to say something like that!!!). On to the Wii Fit: It becomes a scale, measures BMI if you would like to begin a weight loss regimine, yoga, hula hooping, jogging (?!), dancing (like dance dance revolution – my friend Karen is going to go bonkers, never leave the house now.), play football, push ups, the lot. Maybe I’ll never have to leave the house… except I just got a job miles away – everything happens at once. Wii Fit vs Job…

We purchased Mario Kart (Wii) yesterday and I am just getting the hang of that whilst Jason is attempting world domination through it’s ability to play globally online.

Check out the links to see all the Wii Fit will be able to do and if you want to have a view check out the trailer below.

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