Deep In The Forrest

A few posts back I touched on creepy vintage ads in print. Now I simply must share these creepy commercials that I found in the depths of Marketing Hell. Toy Commercial Fail Good luck trying to go to sleep... ever again! McCreepy McCommercial No, he's no stranger, he's just a burger wielding psychotic clown who preys on young junk food eating innocents. Taste My Niblets Maybe they were trying to scare the kids into eating their veggies? No creepy commercial post would be complete without... Waking Up With A Heart Attack The King Pole Dancing (was a close 2nd) Any way you slice it, Burger King is Royally Creepy. Freaky Frost Bites It's nice to know that we haven't lost the creep factor in our modern commercials. And for a final freak out attack... Happy Meal This is french, and I don't think it's an actual commercial but it will probably make you a vegetarian anyway haha!

Yes, I think I will just claim 15 again, and stay there. Looking back, my teen years were worry free. I mean, there was the bi-weekly broken heart and all, but geez. It was a time when people said, "You've got your whole life ahead of you." and it was still true... wait, well it's still true, just now there is less of it ahead of me. That's all. No, I actually didn't get a cake, or any kind of party... Didn't really care. Basically, I just took off two extra days and treated myself to a 4 day weekend in honor of my birthday. Today, June 22nd is the actual date. However, my honorary "celebration" of it began when I got off work Friday night. We met up with some friends at the Midtown Sekisui, and then came home to watch a few more episodes of "Weeds", a tv series that many of you are probably familiar with, one that my 'ol' man' got me hooked on. Finally we have finished the series thanks to Netflix Streaming , and can await...

Here's hoping that all of you Dads out there are having a great day. I sure miss mine, so enjoy every moment with your kids. Make it a special one. I'm just going to leave it at that today.... oh, and with these. Ruth E. Renkel Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance. Bartrand Hubbard I've had a hard life, but my hardships are nothing against the hardships that my father went through in order to get me to where I started. Anonymous 4 years: My Daddy can do anything! 7 years: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot. 8 years: My father does not know quite everything. 12 years: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either. 14 years: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned. 21 years: Oh, that man-he is out of date! 25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much. 30 years: I must find out what Dad thinks about it. 35 years: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first. 50 years: What would Dad have thought about that? 60 years: My Dad...

It's the humidity... right? That's what people always say around here. But they're lying. It is both. Memphis is a sweaty sauna. Maybe it's not the hottest city temp-wise, but I think we have a shot at first in humidity... and mosquitoes. This week felt long, and I am glad that the weekend is here. It's Father's Day weekend, and a few other things, but I will be doing a special post for Father's Day and all that. The holidays are still tender without Dad's physical presence... still hard for my Mom. So I intend to spend time with her for Father's day. Don't knock it, don't judge it. So, I think we are biking to Shiloh Sunday with our group, I know it's going to be hot, but I think it will be fun. I'm looking forward to it anyway. Little bit of Civil War reinactment, shooting off some cannons or somethin... Gonna take my camera. I know that it's going to be really hot, but other people have been riding around in this heat. It'l...

This song about sums up today's feelings... just click play :)

Even when I ramble on, I guess it's just a bunch of "Malarkey" as my Dad always called it. So many zany and interesting thoughts pass through my skull on a daily basis, and I forget to write all of them down. Maybe I should start to carry that little digital recorder around with me everywhere so I can capture each and every little and genius and amazing notion. But now I will just ramble a bit and see what comes. My kickboxing class fell through today since the teacher wasn't feeling that well and the other ladies in class had things going on. I was the only one who showed up today, and since it seems like we all had a rough go starting the week, I bowed out and gave Mrs. F an R&R day. I figured I could use the extra day to recharge my batteries too. I think we'll all feel a little better Friday, and maybe everyone will be there. So I went back home, and Richie (who is slightly ailing from an Arm Bar by his instructor), and I went to our favorite little Mexic...

It's Monday, that sucks and we deserve a little laugh. I have recently found a number of creepy, whacked out and just plain 'wrong' old Vintage ads, and I give you a peek at these of course including my commentary. Enjoy the slideshow! If you have trouble viewing the slideshow or reading the captions, Click Here To View Photos .

Oh terrible me, I see that I haven't written since the 1st. I can moan about being busy, but it won't help matters at all. I can moan about being stressed but it will only waste my valuable energy!! :) So let's see, what's been shakin? Still doing the Kickboxing class and I really am enjoying it. Whether I get good at it or not, at least it's something I always thought about trying, and did and I'm getting a pretty good workout to boot. Of course I listen to my music as I always do throughout the course of the day, and I get stuck on certain songs... sometimes I think when you hear a particular song over and over again, on repeat in your head, and just can't seem to get rid of it, that there is a message in there somewhere. For me, the last few days I have been stuck on Audioslave - Doesn't Remind Me Of Anything , which is an o.k. song, but I just don't get it. I haven't heard it lately, unless I just didn't pay attention so I don't know ...

Today is my amazing husband, Richie's birthday! I just wanted to dedicate this post to him, and wish him a wonderful day. He puts a smile on my face when I am tired, and keeps me going forward. I'm grateful, and very blessed to have him in my life. Happy Birthday my love, my best friend and enjoy this and all of your days. That being said, below is a funny Face In Hole video of him breaking bricks and looking awesome. For him, that's not hard. Richie, you rock... always! -Love, Jackie Click Here To See Richie Break Bricks!! Cheesy, I know- lol!