True Love… October 10, 2008
…you know what’s true love?
When you sell your tickets for a Chris Cornell show to go to a Halloween party with your husband.
Babe, you owe me BIG times!
Save The Cheerleader, Save The World! September 22, 2008
They are back!
Countdown to the premiere of the new season of Heroes on U.S. television. Finally! When Paul first started watching the show, I thought, yikes, what’s with all this sci-fi-supernatural-action-stunt stuff. So not interested. But about three shows into the first season, I was suddenly hooked, too.
And here I am, sitting in front of the telly, watching a premiere show. I mean, not the real Heroes Premiere but a show about the Heroes premiere. Pathetic, you say? No way. Just anxious to see how Sylar gets out of captivity this time, how Claire heals herself yet another time, if Jessica wins over Nikki, find out if the not-so-normal Petrelli brothers can really save the world….and how well Sprint managed their product placement in this new season.
Last season ended with a question: Who shot Nathan Petrelli? And is he alive? Was it our all-time favorite bad boy Sylar or a new villain we have yet to meet? All these questions are about to be answered!
(How efficient am I, by the way? While waiting for the show to start, I’ve sold a table and a lamp on Craigslist…)
Shhh! It’s starting now…
(commercial break) Did I tell you that I’ve actually worked with one of the Heroes actors? One of the talents we casted for my client’s photo shoot appeared in a tiny cameo on the show. Ok, she really had a small role but, hey, that’s pretty close, don’t ya think? http://heroeswiki.com/Gloria
Our First Girlfriends Baby. September 9, 2008
Baby Evan Charles Butler came to girlfriends tonight - AND I MISSED HIM!
Here’s a photo of my girls and the only man we will ever allow to join us for our Tuesday night sessions. Ana and Charles, we’re so happy for you! What a blessing this little tiny peanut must be!
Go Germany! June 19, 2008
I love Cristiano Rinaldo, once my second favorite ManU player (after Ruud Van Nistelrooy). But I’m even more excited about Germany’s victory over Rinaldo’s national team - Portugal.
I still haven’t found the perfect (working?) live video streaming for all the Euro 2008 matches. Seriously, a major downside of living in the U.S. - lack of excitement for (European) soccer and news coverage thereof!
Well, Germany scored 3:2 over Portugal. Basta! Ole, ole, ole, ole! Wir sind im Halbfinale, meine Herrschaften!
Un Lion D’Or De Cyber, Sil Vouz Plais. June 18, 2008
Yeah! We’ve just been informed this morning that we won a gold Lion in Cannes for the Interactive category (”Cyber Lion”). You don’t know what that is and why I am so thrilled about these news??? Well, let me explain - courtesy of Wikipedia.
The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival (IAF) is generally regarded as the most prestigious international advertising festival. The five to seven day festival is held annually in the city of Cannes, France (that’s in Europe), usually in the third week of June. Although the festival also features seminars, workshops and social events (!) for people in the advertising industry, the primary purpose of the festival is to present the Lion awards for the advertisements and advertising campaigns adjudged the best of the year (and to “connect” with folks in the industry on various levels…).
Lions are awarded in a number of categories, including cinema/television, print marketing, outdoor advertising and direct marketing. The festival introduced an award category for online media in 1998, known as the “Cyber Lion”. Curiously, the festival only created a category for radio advertising in 2005. In 2006 “Promo Lions” were added and in 2007 “Integrated Lions” will be added.
This is huge for our agency, the team…and, frankly, for me as the Account Supervisor on this project. If I was a bitter person, I could go on a rampage now and throw a fit about the lack of acknowledgment of the efforts, cleverness, enthusiasm, persistence, experience, vision, diligence, excitement, strategic thinking, you name it, that we contribute to selling excellent creative ideas. (Can I get an “Amen” from all you other Client Service peeps out there?) But luckily, I am not bitter. I am a very gracious person who will remain humble and stoked about being part of such an amazing creative team here at Hal Riney. (Insert: Dominic Goldman, I miss you and your endless endeavors to push our creative product to the most highest level!Love always!)
Griffin Rockin’ TV Again! May 28, 2008
Check this out - another live video blog about Dogster. And, of course, Griffin got a couple of close ups. Watch him eat carrots or play with his lady friend Moxie:
http://qik.com/video/87977/dogster
Great job on the interview, Tedster! Lookin’ good on TV, yo!
They’re Back! May 16, 2008
Step by step
Ooh baby
Gonna get to you girl…remember?
New Kids on the Block are back together. After 14 years, they are back with new songs, a tour, new tattoos, and a bit more facial hair. I bet I still have their dance routines down!
Hm, Delicious! May 11, 2008
This is not just another ice cream flavor. This is heavenly…
The first bite is a creamy mixture of fruity pomegranate, sweet cranberries and grapes. Then, you’ll taste the melting chunks of intense dark chocolate. And you wish that one scoop of ice cream would last forever…
What a creation!
A Glass Jar Full Of Wishes. May 9, 2008
A few days after our first wedding anniversary, Paul and I sat down to read the wishes our guests wrote for us on our wedding day. Upon arrival at our wedding, we asked all of you to write a wish for our first anniversary on a little card and put it into a big glass jar.
It was so much fun to read all your cards!
Here is the Best Of:
“Planned Pregnancy.”
“I wish for you two - to share the remote! Oh, and an everlasting pilot light so you’ll always be able to spark it!”
“May you never lose the desire to please each other!”
“Today, may your love and commitment be 12 months stronger! (With lots of money in the bank!) Happy Anniversary!”
“More love, more understanding.”
“Hope you’re well. Good choice you guys!”
“My wish for you is that both of you fall in love each morning that you are together. And that God blesses you always.”
“Ich wuensche Euch Glueck, Zufriedenheit, Harmonie und viele, viele gemeinsame Jahre, viele Kinder, Gesundheit und viel Geld.” (”I wish you joy and happiness, harmony and many, many years together, many children and a lot of money.”)
“Ihr sollt niemals ueber die Sorgen des Alltags vergessen, dass Ihr das grosse Glueck gefunden habt…Euch.” (”May you never forget, over the worries of the days, that you’ve found happiness…within each other.”)
Could the author of the following note, please come forward and reveal his/her identity? “I wish for you great sex for the rest of your lives.”
Thank you all for your wishes. The wishes for this past year would not have come true without the love and support from all of you! (And sorry, we’re not pregnant yet!)
Happy Anniversary, Honey. (A Love Blog) May 5, 2008
Did you know that the traditional first anniversary gift is paper? Yes, paper. So what came first to my mind was - a love letter. Well, you live and breath the internet so my love letter comes in blog-style. (Does that count?)
They say the first year of marriage is often considered the year of adjustment. So true, huh? :-)
When we moved into our apartment on 4th Ave as Husband and Wife last year, we had a vague idea of what married life would be like. But let’s be real, no pre-marriage counseling, stories and helpful advice from parents, pastors and friends, no books, no prayers really prepared us for the journey we embarked on a year from today.
But, no matter what the world threw at us (or what I threw at you), you would look up, your eyes tranquil, secure and shining with warm, undemanding affection and trust. You would put your arms around me, pray with me and just be your beautiful self by reassuring me of your love for me.
You were first a stranger at a bar, then a friend, and now my lover and husband. You saw through my troubled heart and soul, you believed in me. And you, I trust with all my heart to be the one who I want to grow old (and wise) with.
Paul, you are the most amazing person I’ve ever met. You are wise, enthusiastic, you are a dreamer, a believer and a doer. You have an idea and you pursue it until it is done. I love that about you. You are a man of conviction. You stand up for your beliefs. You value commitment. All these wonderful things - and so many more - about you, were the reason why I said “I Do” on the beach in Monterey on May 5th, 2007.
As we celebrate this special 1st wedding anniversary, reflecting on both the delicate and challenging aspects of our marriage and of our love for one another, I want to let you know how much I love you. Your love means the world to me. Your commitment to be my husband is God’s greatest gift for me.
We decided to celebrate our first year of marriage in New York City this past weekend. It was so perfect to get away from work and the rest of the world and just get that quality one-on-one time. It is so important with the hustle and bustle of the world to find time to spend with that special someone in your life. I do appreciate it that you continue to push me to make quality time more of a priority in our hectic lives. So besides declaring my love for you, this is my promise to you for the years to come - to get better at just “having a good time together and relax”.
Please know that when you read this letter-blog in the fifth, tenth or thirtieth year of our marriage, I will love you then as I love you today when our marriage is (only) a full year old.
Love always,
Wiebke
P.S.: By the way, if ‘Paper’ as a traditional gift for the 1st anniversary, you were the perfect husband when you surprised me with tickets (paper!) to the K.T Tunstall show at The Warfield. Hmm. :-)
