tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54326456920289266802012-02-16T00:11:12.325-08:00meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-2801175696513405312009-11-06T08:59:00.000-08:002009-11-06T09:11:05.723-08:00The brief...to come up with a TV ad that promotes Cadbury's sponsorship of the U21 Football Championship.<br />My ad sees Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh commentating on an U21's match using language that would be more fitting for a teenager.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvRYb-t5CMI/AAAAAAAAAG8/zAmIzrVCZhk/s1600-h/Cadburys+gaa+800+x+600+AMcM.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvRYb-t5CMI/AAAAAAAAAG8/zAmIzrVCZhk/s320/Cadburys+gaa+800+x+600+AMcM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401039090839259330" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-280117569651340531?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-21243034175668835162009-11-06T07:34:00.000-08:002009-11-06T08:43:58.902-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvRIGZq0rII/AAAAAAAAAGU/61wtrRsEkBk/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvRIGZq0rII/AAAAAAAAAGU/61wtrRsEkBk/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401021127930981506" border="0" /></a><br />I have always loved making things. 'How Do You Do' was one of my favourite programmes when I was younger. It was justification for my hoard of toilet rolls, egg cartons and pipe cleaners. If anyone ever had reason to require sheep, a castle or a bunch of flowers, I was all over it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvRQecBUiuI/AAAAAAAAAGc/BZtWsL_a2_Y/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 105px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvRQecBUiuI/AAAAAAAAAGc/BZtWsL_a2_Y/s200/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401030336972098274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvRQ75o2HfI/AAAAAAAAAGk/2yZBp8us2cM/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 105px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvRQ75o2HfI/AAAAAAAAAGk/2yZBp8us2cM/s200/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401030843138711026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvRSIx5doGI/AAAAAAAAAGs/2nxabE-_Ly8/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 105px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvRSIx5doGI/AAAAAAAAAGs/2nxabE-_Ly8/s200/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401032163910852706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Ah the memories...<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sso5gHNqg7I">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sso5gHNqg7I</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-2124303417566883516?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-11415201605427980662009-11-06T07:15:00.000-08:002009-11-06T07:23:28.042-08:00Brief number four was for Club Orange. Using the 'Some bits are crucial' tag line we had to create some press ads to appear in Hot Press in the lead up to Christmas.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvQ-80VJ_aI/AAAAAAAAAGE/JIGCie3ruiU/s1600-h/Club+Orange1+800x600+AMcM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 163px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvQ-80VJ_aI/AAAAAAAAAGE/JIGCie3ruiU/s200/Club+Orange1+800x600+AMcM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401011067684519330" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvQ_E3YZnGI/AAAAAAAAAGM/4lUeHRCZpGU/s1600-h/Club+Orange2+800x600+AMcM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 147px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SvQ_E3YZnGI/AAAAAAAAAGM/4lUeHRCZpGU/s200/Club+Orange2+800x600+AMcM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401011205942385762" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-1141520160542798066?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-10722245355417088462009-11-06T06:20:00.000-08:002009-11-06T07:14:27.119-08:00This ad is one of my favourites because it's odd. I likes odd!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo0qjuA42HA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo0qjuA42HA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-1072224535541708846?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-80878532234356445042009-10-20T03:11:00.000-07:002009-10-20T04:31:43.411-07:00In week two the brief was to come up with an outdoor ad for Positive Options to make people aware of other agencies out there who may want to influence a persons choices when faced with a crisis pregnancy.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394643151785427794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/St2fXVAqA1I/AAAAAAAAAFk/PGCqGn_8nkE/s400/CPA.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-8087853223435644504?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-9472870090500411112009-09-15T06:48:00.001-07:002009-09-15T07:07:44.477-07:00The brief was to write radio ads to try to get big brands advertising on radio. Here's my work...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sq-fbfBGpJI/AAAAAAAAAFU/PZdYeEs4Bls/s1600-h/Turnip.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sq-fbfBGpJI/AAAAAAAAAFU/PZdYeEs4Bls/s400/Turnip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381695374262445202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sq-fUCtMRjI/AAAAAAAAAFM/R0RAWKoTrgU/s1600-h/Radio+Gaa+Gaa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sq-fUCtMRjI/AAAAAAAAAFM/R0RAWKoTrgU/s400/Radio+Gaa+Gaa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381695246403651122" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-947287009050041111?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-22467340145764859682009-09-15T06:23:00.000-07:002009-09-15T06:42:44.950-07:00Is it rain or is it a choir? Rain or choir? Rain or choir? Rain or choir?<br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-7f6bc8d92cb5dd7c" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v1.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D7f6bc8d92cb5dd7c%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331560963%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D4F45F5D8B5A1589A2656F1C85A8B0C845108405F.73DC3E987860CCE6DD9336BDE633FF3CC6768DA0%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D7f6bc8d92cb5dd7c%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DIsTPo71R5GVm-pR9G75hA3HsKJg&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v1.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D7f6bc8d92cb5dd7c%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331560963%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D4F45F5D8B5A1589A2656F1C85A8B0C845108405F.73DC3E987860CCE6DD9336BDE633FF3CC6768DA0%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D7f6bc8d92cb5dd7c%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DIsTPo71R5GVm-pR9G75hA3HsKJg&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-2246734014576485968?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-88009286798819449222009-09-01T04:58:00.000-07:002009-09-01T16:11:15.080-07:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Here are lines I did for Vodafone Passport to make people aware that the price of a roaming call is the same as a local call.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0N9vLK1TI/AAAAAAAAAEs/d9ZG0TPoNI8/s1600-h/Vodafone+Roaming+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376468884436735282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 277px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0N9vLK1TI/AAAAAAAAAEs/d9ZG0TPoNI8/s400/Vodafone+Roaming+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0N3jXk2pI/AAAAAAAAAEk/gd3NK3eRNMw/s1600-h/Vodafone+Roaming+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376468778188331666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 277px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0N3jXk2pI/AAAAAAAAAEk/gd3NK3eRNMw/s400/Vodafone+Roaming+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0Nw4JhdPI/AAAAAAAAAEc/m_qmmO-x9aA/s1600-h/Vodafone+Roaming+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376468663507449074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 317px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0Nw4JhdPI/AAAAAAAAAEc/m_qmmO-x9aA/s400/Vodafone+Roaming+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0RTXYmvJI/AAAAAAAAAE8/40UZ4sY1-BY/s1600-h/Vodafone+Roaming.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376472554542644370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 285px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0RTXYmvJI/AAAAAAAAAE8/40UZ4sY1-BY/s400/Vodafone+Roaming.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-8800928679881944922?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-88769795623886112052009-08-31T09:15:00.000-07:002009-09-01T16:10:12.507-07:00<p class="MsoNormal">To earn a place as an Upstart I had to devise a print campaign for a bookshop to get people excited about reading. Here it is...<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></p><!--EndFragment--> <br /><meta content="" name="Title"><meta content="" name="Keywords"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" equiv="Content-Type"><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"><link href="file://localhost/Users/katieoconnor/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--StartFragment-->I have shown contrasting book titles side by side to illustrate the variety of books that Booksamillion offers. Each book represents a character and are put in scenarios with other books that are unexpected and contradictory. Where else would you get it? - Booksamillion. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0A_n7TJSI/AAAAAAAAAEU/OJDPNz0E5fM/s1600-h/Scan+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376454623199700258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 286px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0A_n7TJSI/AAAAAAAAAEU/OJDPNz0E5fM/s400/Scan+6.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0AsneIJRI/AAAAAAAAAEE/sCzzs7bSyEQ/s1600-h/Scan+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376454296659830034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 280px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0AsneIJRI/AAAAAAAAAEE/sCzzs7bSyEQ/s400/Scan+5.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0AmOnJqII/AAAAAAAAAD8/3cAGq7649NM/s1600-h/Scan+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376454186907576450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 285px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0AmOnJqII/AAAAAAAAAD8/3cAGq7649NM/s400/Scan+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><meta content="" name="Title"><meta content="" name="Keywords"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" equiv="Content-Type"><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"><link href="file://localhost/Users/katieoconnor/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal">You can experience everything you've ever dreamed of through a book. Reading makes all those adventures that we long for a possibility, without the drawbacks! You can travel to the four corners of the world, experience new things and even find Mr./Mrs. Right all in a days reading. <br /></p></div> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0AfPtB8BI/AAAAAAAAAD0/8MY9NTTX9Y4/s1600-h/Scan+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376454066941587474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 280px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0AfPtB8BI/AAAAAAAAAD0/8MY9NTTX9Y4/s400/Scan+7.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0AXTJ-DnI/AAAAAAAAADs/GgL0zb0oD70/s1600-h/Scan+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376453930429320818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 288px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0AXTJ-DnI/AAAAAAAAADs/GgL0zb0oD70/s400/Scan+4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0AQRzo20I/AAAAAAAAADk/d0Or6d5KO60/s1600-h/Scan+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376453809808137026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 281px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/Sp0AQRzo20I/AAAAAAAAADk/d0Or6d5KO60/s400/Scan+3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><meta content="" name="Title"><meta content="" name="Keywords"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" equiv="Content-Type"><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"><link href="file://localhost/Users/katieoconnor/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"> <br /><o:p></o:p></p><!--EndFragment--> <br /> <br /></div></div><meta content="" name="Keywords"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" equiv="Content-Type"><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"><link href="file://localhost/Users/katieoconnor/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--StartFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-8876979562388611205?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-17231549973811093162009-08-31T09:08:00.000-07:002009-09-01T07:09:11.422-07:00This is an ad I don't like...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKsBpzwmgyo<br /><br />This is why...<br /><br />"What's happening darling?" - would "What's wrong darling?" not be more appropriate given the setting?<br />I'm baffled as to why the boy would go to the effort of drawing the problem (even though his drawing skills seem to be pretty advanced) when simply telling his mother would have been a lot easier. And where did he find the pen and paper??? Perplexing.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-1723154997381109316?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-76364173557819267552009-08-30T12:23:00.000-07:002009-09-08T08:45:45.821-07:00Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI</a><br />Some good advice that never gets old. Great visuals and great words.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI"></a><br />Toy Story <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEy2ksKfG9k">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEy2ksKfG9k</a><br />An original and clever storyline from Disney Pixar that fuels the imagination.<br /><br />Bulmers Pear <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvx54YKUbxU&amp;NR=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvx54YKUbxU&amp;NR=1</a><br />Great ad that continuously makes me chuckle.<br /><br />Garfield Minus Garfield <a href="http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/" target="_blank">http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/</a><br />Garfield without Garfield reveals a facinating take on Mr. Jon Arbuckle .<br /><br />Pictures for Sad Children <a href="http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/index.php?comicID=1" target="_blank">http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/index.php?comicID=1</a><br />John Campbell's dark and quirky stories make for interesting reading.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-7636417355781926755?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432645692028926680.post-80296607524026119692009-08-30T11:33:00.000-07:002009-09-01T04:02:27.954-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SprRLdGic7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/byDEN5U9tYw/s1600-h/Upstarts2.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375839099940926386" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YM2odP-rq9Q/SprRLdGic7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/byDEN5U9tYw/s320/Upstarts2.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Having spent most of Monday drumming my fingers against the table in anticipation, I was glad (as I'm sure the table was) when it was finally time to make my way to ICAD offices. Eager beaver that I was, I arrived early. I took a deep breath and stepped through the door...ICAD Upstarts 2009 here I come!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Over the course of the evening and a few beers, I met my mentor and my fellow Upstarts and the first brief was distributed - Create your own blog. So, here it is.....</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5432645692028926680-8029660752402611969?l=meandmypen-mypenandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>meandmypenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787325928201608637noreply@blogger.com0