Gregology

My first HTML post!!

2011-10-18T23:15:00.000-07:00

I am writing this in HTML

I think this is pretty cool. I really want to learn how to do HTML better!

Gregory

Summer Recap

2011-09-16T10:56:00.000-07:00

First and most important thing I did this summer...marriage!!

On April 29, 2011 I married Bianca Martinez Rosenhan in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. It was great. There was even some snow on the ground!

All summer long I spent day after day working on and perfecting my advertising application. It took a lot of hard work and time. I had to make a seven-page portfolio and a minute long video. I find out next month if I get accepted.

I worked 40-50 hours a week all summer long. It was great. I got to explore the mysteries tunnels at the Missionary Training Center. I spent many days in the ceilings at the MTC as well finding hidden boxes of candy. I helped make it possible for BYUTV and ESPN to broadcast the sporting events on BYU's campus. The best part of it was working at the football stadium. I walked on the field, we interviewed each other in the post game press room, where Bronco tells us his feelings. Also, my friend broke his finger at the stadium too. So remember when you are watching BYU football games, I am part of the reason you can watch it!!

Bianca and I spent a weekend in a Deer Valley Lodge and had a blast. We rode the City Lift and ate a $100 dollar meal (it was part of the package). We went and watched The Flying Aces (It's a show where skiers jump 50-60 feet in the air and land their tricks in the water). It was such a good, fun weekend.

Of course just like every summer, it was my birthday. I turned the big 23. I didn't want a party, so Bianca and I just celebrated it by ourselves. It was great.

We also went on our annual family campout (with my family). We had tons of four-wheelers and a RZR! It was way fun, minus the dirt road to the camp site was 11 miles long.

We also went boating and my six-year-old niece knee boarded on her first try!!

Finally to end the summer, Bianca and I went up to the Eastern Idaho State Fair. We only went for the weekend, but it was fun. We saw a hypnotist and chanted a random kids name so that he could be hypnotized.

So in conclusion my first summer as a married man was great!!!!!

A weekend without the wife

2011-07-17T19:37:00.000-07:00

It's funny that when you are single you search for a spouse, then you get married and the whole dating scene is gone. We still go on dates, but they are so much better now. I know that I am not wasting my money on someone else's wife, because she is mine. I don't have to try and figure out if she likes me or if she will go out with me again. It is great. What sucks is when she goes out of town and I am left all alone.

So Bianca went to Blackfoot for the weekend leaving me here alone. What did I do while she was gone? Hardly anything! I went to work and the went to my parents for Friday night and Saturday to work. Sunday I spent alone in our apartment. I cleaned the house and rearranged stuff and even found some picture frames with glass in our dumpster!!! I love being poor and finding stuff that people think is garbage. Anyway, this was the first time that we were not together in the near 3 months we have been married and it stunk. I thought about her the whole time and missed her a lot. She left me 12 easter eggs to find filled with cute notes. I hope that she likes the flowers that I bought her!!

Times to Treasure

2011-07-01T07:25:00.000-07:00

I would like to start my post off with a stocker picture of He Is We!!

Sometimes you just fall upon a great day! Recently I have been entering contests on my995fm.com and recently I won two contests. The first contest was a free 1-hr massage at Massage Envy. The second one was free tickets to an acoustic show with my favorite band "He Is We" and with "Andrew Allen". It was sweet. A few days before I won those tickets, I won a ticket to their concert later that night, because Bianca and my first dance was to "All About Us" by He Is We.

Maceys fed us yummy food!

Andrew Allen at My99.5

He Is We at My99.5

The reason I called this post "Times to Treasure" is because at the acoustic concert Bianca and I got to meet Trevor and Rachel from He Is We along with Andrew Allen. I used to have a dream, far before I met Bianca, that I would get a picture with Rachel kissing my cheek. Well I got a picture with Bianca, Trevor, and Rachel, but decided I no longer need that kiss. It was so cool to meet the band that has had such a positive influence in my life.

Hangin out with Andrew Allen

Also with Rachel and Trevor!

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES!!

The reason I say that is that a few years ago Bianca went to a concert of this girl named Taylor Swift, Maybe you have heard of her. At that time no one really had heard of her. Bianca had the chance to meet this girl and didn't. To this day it is one of her biggest regrets, so if you ever get the chance to meet your heroes, or a band that you love....take advantage of it. My philosophy is to try and become someone they know or recognize.

Any way to finish my story...we were at the acoustic gig and won a raffle for two tickets for that nights show. We decided that since we had tickets already that we would have Trevor and Rachel sign them.

I just won two free tickets!

Jump forward a few hours, after we got out of the Salt Lake Temple. We were at the will call/guest list window, when I found out that I actually had won two tickets for the Facebook contest, and so now we had three tickets plus the two we had signed. My first thought was to sell the one extra ticket, so we did for $10. That was dumb because we could have got much more for it, but I was too nice.

Ya, I was on the guest list.

Next thing we know is that the show is sold out and a bunch of little middle schoolers can't get in and have money with them to buy tickets. Bianca and I were thinkers and went back to the truck and got the two signed tickets. We made a deal that we would sell them, but once they got into the concert then we would want them back, so we sold them for $50 bucks!!

The concert was rockin and both Andrew Allen and He Is We were sweet music to my ears. The drummer for He Is We pulled out is Cajon again ( a Cajon is a wood box that can act as a drum). It was sweet and I went home and bought one for my birthday. It was such a good day.
1. I got to spend all day with my wife
2. I got to go to the temple
3. I got to meet my favorite band
4. I got a picture with them and their autographs
5. We made $60 dollars so both Bianca and I got shirts
6. We were their with friends. (Abbie & Preston, Abbie's brother Jaxson & his girlfriend, Bianca's friend Lindsay & Tyson)
7. We ate at Crown Burger!
8. I found a new artist to love ( Andrew Allen)
9. I realized how much I love playing music again
10. I loved every minute of my day!!

To cap the night off we saw this!!

It's my Birthday!!

2011-06-23T09:52:00.000-07:00

I was born 23 years ago today!! Gordan B. Hinckley had the same birthday and me along with many other people. Jimmer is getting drafter on my birthday, and it is the hottest day of the year today.

I am A Mormon!!

2011-06-13T06:30:00.000-07:00

Most people around the world view Mormons as some kind of colt that has weird beliefs and does weird rituals. Many say that Mormons don't believe in Christ and have horns. Many believe that Mormons don't deserve to be recognized. I am writing this blog post for those of you who lack faith, understanding, knowledge or confidence in the beliefs of the Mormons.

The Mormon church is actually called "The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints". So those people who say that we don't believe in Christ, I say please stop being ignorant and learn our beliefs. Our church is named after Christ. As stated in our first Article of Faith, " We ^abelieve in ^bGod, the Eternal Father, and in His ^cSon, Jesus Christ, and in the ^dHoly Ghost." Christ is the center of our belief. We believe in the Atonement of Christ. We believe that through His Atonement we may be saved from our sins. We believe that God sent us His Son to do mighty works, so that we could return to live with God. We believe god to be our Heavenly Father. We believe God, Christ, and the Holy Ghost to be three separate beings, but one in purpose.

Many people call us Mormons because we believe that God preserved and eventually gave to us another set of scripture that is separate from the Bible, called "The Book of Mormon". The Book of Mormon is very similar to the Bible, but it is the story of God's children who lived on the American continents. As stated in John, there were other sheep who were not of the fold in Jerusalem and the area that Christ preached. We believe that The Book of Mormon is the history of some of the other sheep that Christ spoke about. We believe that God and Christ directed and taught these people, just like they did with those spoken of in the Bible.

I testify that The Book of Mormon is true doctrine revealed to God's prophets by God, and given to us in this day to give us more guidance and help to follow the Gospel of Christ.

The Book of Mormon was revealed to a man by the name of Joseph Smith in the 1800's. Joseph was a farm boy who lived in New York. He was from a very religious family and visited many churches searching for the truth. He found good in all the different churches, but found that they all contradicted each other. While reading the Bible he had many questions about what was taught in the Bible and wanted answers. One day he read in the book of James, chapter 1, verse 5, which reads: "If any of you lack ^bwisdom, let him ask of God, that ^cgiveth to all men liberally, and ^dupbraideth not; and it shall be given him." Joseph read this and felt the need to pray to God for help. On a Spring morning he went to a grove of trees out by his house. He found a place where he could kneel down, being all alone, and he began to pray to his God. He gave the following account of his experience:

"After I had retired to the place where I had previously designed to go, having looked around me, and finding myself alone, I kneeled down and began to offer up the desires of my heart to God. I had scarcely done so, when immediately I was ^aseized upon by some power which entirely overcame me, and had such an astonishing influence over me as to bind my tongue so that I could not speak. Thick ^bdarkness gathered around me, and it seemed to me for a time as if I were doomed to sudden destruction. But, exerting all my powers to ^acall upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was ready to sink into ^bdespair and abandon myself to destruction—not to an imaginary ruin, but to the power of some actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I had never before felt in any being—just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of ^clight exactly over my head, above the brightness of the ^dsun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me. It no sooner appeared than I found myself ^adelivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I ^bsaw two ^cPersonages, whose brightness and ^dglory defy all description, ^estanding above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My ^fBeloved ^gSon. Hear Him!"

I know that this happened. i know God lives and I believe in Christ. He is my Savior, my Redeemer, my Brother, and my Friend!

If you want to find out more about the Mormons visit the following sights:
www.mormon.org
www.lds.org

Pizza Pie Cafe

2011-06-04T11:04:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately I don't have pictures to prove it, but Pizza Pie Cafe is great!! Bianca and I went on a date the other day to eat and play. It was my first time at PPC and let me tell you the second we walked in I knew I was doomed. I walked over to the Pizza table and gazed over the selection of all you can eat pizza choices. I saw out of the corner of my eye the desert pizzas and I went bonkers. So I immediately snatched up 6 pieces of pizza and went back to the table. Within minutes I was back to get another 6 pieces. We were there for about 15 minutes and Bianca had a salad and some pizza and I had 17 pieces of pizza, 6 of those being desert pizzas.

If you are looking for a good pizza place to eat that is not really that expensive, I would highly recommend PPC, because it was delicious, cheap and really hard to stop eating. I want more of it everyday.

THE JIMMER

2011-05-23T07:10:00.000-07:00

When I was a little boy my dad brain washed me to be a BYU fan. We had season tickets to football for years, until I started playing and we couldn't go. I remember getting Cosmos signature on my BYU cap. I remember James Dye was my football hero. I remember going to basketball games as well. I always had fun. I loved BYU. Then my neighbor played for the Utes basketball team when they went to the Final Four and I suddenly became a Ute fan. After he left the team I just became a neutral fan. I didn't care for either team really. If BYU was playing Utah then I would cheer for Utah just to make my dad mad.

Suddenly I decided I was going to go to BYU for school, something I never thought I would do. The first year I just casually went to school and kinda watched some games, but still was neutral. That all began to change as I went to a football game with girlfriend at the time, Bianca. It was way fun and I caught one of the football player pink sweat bands. Then it all started...
Jimmer stepped out on the court for his fourth and final season as a BYU Cougar. I knew who Jimmer was, and I knew that I didn't like him, because I heard he was super arrogant and cocky. Little did I know that the person I thought I didn't like would change everything.
At the beginning of the season I would watch the games on TV, because I was too cheap to buy tickets. Then I thought I would surprise Bianca by buying her tickets to a game for her birthday. By this time I had the Jimmer bug and was sharing it with anyone like a virus. My vocabulary quickly was embedded with Jimmer. This all blew up after Jimmer dominated San Diego State, the #4 team in the nation. I regret not going to that game, but I made up for it by borrowing tickets from friends for a few more games. By the end of the season Jimmer was more talked about than how much everyone dreaded finals.The best part of this whole Jimmermania, it that I talked my dad into taking me and my brother to Vegas for the MWC Championship. As a result of that, I stood there and screamed and cheered louder than ever as I witness history. I was there when Jimmer broke multiple records: Danny Ainge's all time scoring record, MWC Tournament high score, person bests and more. He scored 52 points. 3 Pointer after 3 Pointer the crowd went even more crazy. I couldn't even here myself think. It was the greatest game ever!!

Now the Jimmer era at BYU is over and we all wait to see what his future holds in the NBA. Many think he will be great, others think not. I hope that Jimmer will show everyone that he is a fighter and that if his weakness is defense, then his defense will soon be a strong point. He has what it takes and will do what it takes.

I can't wait to be able to tell my kids that I witnessed "The Jimmer"!!

PS Jimmer was 6 time POY and broke multiple records!!

In memory of my dog Kali

2011-05-16T07:20:00.000-07:00

So Bianca and I rented two movies this weekend from Redbox. The first movie was called "Hereafter". It is Matt Damon and so I thought it would rock. It was kinda weird. Bianca got scared so she didn't want to watch it anymore. I finished it myself and was just waiting for the good part, but it just never got to what I wanted it to be. So I guess what I am saying is it is not worth watching.

The second movie we got for free using a promo code (DVDONME). We rented "Marlee and Me". I had no clue what the movie was about and I had no clue that it was with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. It was a good movie! The only bad thing about it, and sorry if I ruin the movie for you. If you haven't seen it and don't want to know what happens, then stop reading and skip to the next paragraph. Anyways, the bad part of the movie is that it is about a couple that buys a dog, which was the runt just like my dog was. They fall in love with the dog and then at the end the dog gets sick and dies. The same thing happened to my dog 6 years ago this week. It made me sad, because unlike Marlee in the movie, my dog was the best dog ever. She was my best buddy!!

So this blog is in memory of the best dog in the world, Kali!! I will never have a dog that can replace Kali or be as good as she was! Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of my cute little dog on my computer, so I will have to try and find some and post them later.

Kali was a great dog. When I was young I would take her on walks, or she would take me on walks. I strapped on my roller blades and she would take me around the neighborhood. Periodically she would stop to mark her spot. It was in the same place every time, which is weird for a girl to do. We would cuddle on the couch and dance on the deck. She was an avid rock eater. She would spend all day licking her rocks. She was fast, small and a protector. A huge Great Dame came running over barking at me and Kali. It was scary, but then Kali turned and barked once and the Great Dame whimpered away. No one messed with my dog and surprisingly enough she never bit anyone on purpose. She made 13 years of my life super great!!

Big steps mean big changes!

2011-05-04T07:09:00.000-07:00

It was a cold spring night in Idaho Falls. The wind was loud and the rain slowly turned into snow. Morning broke and I gazed out the hotel window and saw this:
My dream sorta came true. I always wanted to have a white wedding. I took a shower and slowly got ready as I watched the highlights of the long awaited Royal Wedding. I ate breakfast and headed out for the LDS Idaho Falls Temple to marry the girl of my dreams. We both arrived at the same time and went in the temple to get married. Our families and loved ones came and it was a great experience. The second I saw her in her beautiful wedding dress my breath withdrew and I fell into her arms. She was beautiful. We took lots of pictures and the weather held up for us. It started getting really windy and rainy right as we headed to Chuck-a-Rama for lunch. After lunch it was time to rest until the reception. The reception looked great. It was fun and one of our photographers wanted to take pictures with every single person who came through the line. Most people did not want that, because they weren't as ready as they would have liked. We cut the cake, had our first dance ("All About Us" by He Is We), and had a money dance. It was fun!!

I can't believe that I am married and that I could marry my best friend. Thank you for everyone that came to the Blackfoot reception and everyone who is going to come to support us at the Highland reception.

With marriage behind us, Bianca and I start our adventure together. What an adventure it will be!!

Another Change

2011-04-26T11:29:00.000-07:00

Since I got back from my mission I have not lived in the same place for more than a semester. I first went to my old college in Price Utah for a semester, then I moved home for a semester. Last summer I Moved into the Riviera in Provo, which is where Bianca and I met. Then I moved into a duplex with some friends for fall semester, but found a really cheap place closer to Bianca that I lived in during last semester.

Today, I received the keys to mine and Bianca's first apartment!! Once I got the keys I began moving stuff in. Right as I was about to pic up our queen size mattress and take it to our second floor apartment, my neighbor, Morgan, came by and helped me take it in. We chatted for a bit and then I started moving the rest of the stuff. Next thing I knew my other neighbor, Eric, asked if I needed help. It was great. I was going to do it all by myself, but got help anyway!

Our apartment is not very big, but we will survive. I got the bed set up and some things moved into what I feel is a good spot, but who knows what Bianca will think. it has been a journey these last five months. In 3 days from now I will be married to Bianca for time and all eternity. that is a long time, but so far I think we will be alright considering how I already broke her cute pink vase and she forgave me!!

I can't wait to start this journey with the love of my life. Thank you Bianca for all of your support and love!! I love you so much!!

Adventures of Scooty

2011-04-21T11:25:00.000-07:00

So last post I talked about how Bianca and I used to have adventures all the time. Well, we still do but they just aren't planned. Yesterday, we had to make a stop at the Provo Towne Center to get Bianca some new stylish glasses. We got there fine, but on the way back the scooter began to chug. Then it died. So we had to walk it 9 blocks to the nearest gas station to put gas in it. The day before that we were headed up to Costco when a truck decided he wanted to run us over. This is the result.

So this didn't really happen, but it was close. The driver didn't use their signal and just moved on over without even looking. I honked and waved at him and he still didn't notice me. Good thing I drive like the person next to me is going to hit me, because they sure do get close!

If you are a driver in a car. Please, use your head and look before you change lanes. I don't want to die and you don't want to kill me.

Summertime!

2011-04-20T06:08:00.000-07:00

I am done with finals and am ready for summer! I used to hate summer, because it was so hot and I couldn't snow board. In the past couple years I have grown to love summer. I have a scooter now and it makes summer so much more fun!. I have a fiance (soon to be wife) that makes it that much better as well. In fact Bianca made my summer last year. She was the inventor of adventure night! We had some great adventures. Last summer was so great, that I am not sure how we will be able to match it. I just can't wait to be able to drive around without a jacket and be free!!

Soon there will be a list of things that Bianca and I want to do this summer. I am excited to have someone by my side to try new things and have adventures!

I am finally going to blog again

2011-04-13T08:27:00.000-07:00

So I recently started a new blog, where I blog about music and different bands that I enjoy. Since I have started that, I have noticed that this blog has a lot of views each month and I don't even use this blog. I came to the conclusion that I will begin to share my life again.

First, to all of you that have been viewing my blog, Thanks. I don't know who has been viewing it, but I hope it continues. The last time I blogged was last year. A lot has happened since then. I am still engaged and I get married to my sweetheart in 16 days. I am so excited. I can't wait to be able to go home with her, instead of dropping her off at the door. Many people have been generous in giving us furniture. Unfortunately our apartment is too small to fit all of it. I am so happy that I can marry the girl that loves me no matter what!!

My second to last blog was about finals and again I could talk about finals, since they start on Saturday. This semester I am not stressed about finals. I don't have to take one final. I am done with my Comms Study take-home final. I dont need to worry about another final, so I only have to study for two finals. That makes me happy, because I have no desire to study this semester.

There have been many other things that have happened in the past four months, but I think pictures will be able to say more than I can, so enjoy!!

We got money from a bridal shower, so we went and spent $1.50 on a bed set and hooked it to Scooty!

Bianca is holding our friend Hilary's bouquet. They got married last week. Bianca was asked if she was the sister to the bride. Hilary has blonde hair and is white like me....

We took our engagements!!

Here is another!

Marriage....

2010-12-07T19:41:00.000-08:00

There comes a time in every young boys life when he has to decide if he should move to the next level or not. That decision in my life has now been made. On Wednesday December 1, I proposed to the girl of my dreams! Some might say it was cheesy or super romantic. I say it was just me! I did the whole routine and acted like it was going to be just another blindfolded date with Greg (It happened more that once that we had a date with a blindfold) but it was more. I took her to a spot on the mountain where we used to sit and talk and play guitar during the summer. When we got there I told her to take off her blind fold and BANG....I did it!! I said "Baby, Will you marry me?" what a great night. Now the wait has begun!!

Tis' The Season

2010-12-06T19:14:00.000-08:00

Once again it is that season. The season I am talking about is not the Holiday season. It is the season that is highly dreaded by all. FINALS!! Who looks forward to finals? People look forward to the week after finals or their last day of class, but no one looks forward to finals week. It is the week that you get to take a test for every class and find a way to effectively study for all classes without mixing up the material. The library has extended hours and lacks in places to sit. The season of happiness is preceded by a week of stress and unhappiness, especially when you see that you got a 30% on your calculous test that you studied forever for. I want to suggest a few things to do to make finals week and all the studying leading up to it a little bit better:

1.) Smile! If you find yourself upset or frustrated...Smile!
2.) Set aside some time for yourself. If you study for 6 hours straight you are not going to be happy and you probably won't even remember most of it.
3.) Get off Facebook. If you are on Facebook the whole time you are not going to be focused. Study for an hour then check your Facebook for a few minutes and repeat.
4.) Finally, randomly dance in the library and give people random hugs!!

Just some thoughts. Try them out and see how finals go!

Life and turn signals

2010-11-30T19:52:00.000-08:00

Man lately my life has been not enjoying turn signals. I got in a scooter accident because of a turn signal. The turn signal on my truck doesn't work. I almost got in a bus on bus accident because the guy disregarded the turn signal. so what is the point of the turn signal. I am more safe it seems when I don't use my signal. What should I do? I know i should use my signal but man they are annoying me lately. Oh well life is great!!

Attack of the Stache

2010-11-29T21:34:00.000-08:00

In my advertising class I had to do a project for Pringles. It was really fun. We have been working on it all semester. We did our research and came up with a creative strategy. Today we had to present it infront of the class. It was fun. I really liked doing this project, which is weird to say because normally I don't enjoy doing projects. Advertising rocks! My favorite part of the project was doing the creative part! Here are some of our ads we came up with! I wish we could actually do this campaign for real!

Harry Potter!!

2010-11-16T09:43:00.000-08:00

So I am one of those kids who grew up with Harry Potter. I remember in fifth grade when my teacher said she got a new book she was going to read to us. She would read it everyday and i fell in love! I ended up having my parents buy me the first book to read. I hate reading. I am a slow reader and I get bored easy while reading. Harry Potter helped to change that. I have purchased every book. I even got two of the seventh book because I forgot if I had ordered it already so I ordered it again. I have read them all multiple times and as of recent am reading them again. This time I started with the seventh book then the first... It is amazing how planned out every book must have been. Even the first book has things that are discovered in the seventh. Now I prepare myself for the first part of the last movie! I decided to re-watch all the movies before the seventh one comes out early Friday morning. It has been great!! Go Harry!!

Seth Godin on the tribes we lead

2010-10-26T20:58:00.000-07:00

Below is a speech given by Seth Godin. He truly is a mastermind. He is brilliant. Every video I watch of him leaves me with a want to change the world. To do something new. In this speech he talks about the tribes that we form an how 'tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change.'

At the very end of his speech he tells us "how to change everything" the first step is to challenge the status quo. The second this is to build a culture. This is what Apple did. nearly every young adult has some 'i' product whether it be an iPod, iMac, iPad. the third point is to commit. He then tells us to create a movement. Is that not what advertising does. it is a good way to start a movement by the ads we make. Look at what the Church is doing and the movement they are starting! It makes me excited to think that I can be a part of some sort of positive change!

It is a long video but if you have time watch it!!

Concerts

2010-10-19T20:59:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love going to concerts! I love music and I love when the bands I like are good live. I have yet to go to a concert and think that the band i went to see sucked live. That is the reason I have never seen Fall Out Boy or Red Jumpsuit Apparatus live. What I have seen, they are not good live! I went to Fork Fest this weekend with Bianca. It was way fun. Seve Vs. Evan, Allred, and Shark Speed all played while we were there. I have always like Seve Vs. Evan and they were pretty good live. the best part was watching the people dance. This one kid was holding a textbook in the air using it as a prop to dance with. Allred rocked like usual!! Shark Speed was different. They had Shark Hunter the video game playing in the background which was cool. In a few weeks, my favorite artist, Allred, is opening for one of my other favorite artists, HE Is We, Who is playing with The Rocket Summer!! It is going to be a fun concert!

2011 Corvette

2010-10-16T14:23:00.000-07:00

I saw this ad at the movie theater while i was waiting to see the Facebook movie. I have always love corvettes and have always wanted to buy one. I really like this commercial because it is just put together well. It is targeting those people who want to drive long distance and want to drive fast. I really like how it hits the emotions. It has a rocket ship which every time I see one I just think it is so cool that we go to space and to link it to a car is a nice touch.

2010-10-04T10:33:00.000-07:00

How do know an ad or campaign is effective? This weekend I had the chance to help out a bit and go to hear Stephanie Nielson share her life changing story. BYU Women's Services put on a night for her to come and speak about recapturing beauty and the beauty that is inside each of us (it was focused toward women, but i felt it was great for men too.) Effective advertising brought a big result. An expected 1600 people quickly turned into 2000+ and the cops being called in order to enforce fire code. Women's services did a good job at catching peoples attention because they provided something that so many people are in search for....help! If you look around campus you will see ads everywhere about recapturing beauty and all though they are not very detailed they create a want to know more and act. Advertising is nothing but a call to action.

I think it is important to remember that advertising is not always about making money and huge campaigns and lots of money spent, but it is about finding the strengths in what you are promoting and advertising that. Whether it be the caramel inside or the beauty within us all, if the ad will get to the heart of the issues, wants and concerns of the consumers, then it can be effective.

Looks like it was effective!!

Summer is gone!

2010-10-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

Summer is gone and it's time to move on to my favorite time of the year! Winter is near and then I can say that I truly am happy again! I can't wait for snow because it makes everything white. I can't wait to step into my snowboard and hit the slopes! I can't wait to not be hot and wear sweats all the time. I love to eat snow and build snowmen and snow forts. Most people get sad when it's dark and cold all the time, but for me it just makes me smile!!

Emotional Ads That Work

2010-09-21T08:55:00.000-07:00

What is it that makes an Ad good? For me the Ad has to entice me to continue watching. It has to make me feel something that I wasn't feeling already. This Ad is of a little boy who is with his mom in a busy place. Next thing you know the mom is gone and the boy is alone and starts to cry. This is an Ad against smoking and I think it is great because it connects to everyone. I would bet that nearly everyone when they were a child was left alone or couldn't see their mom or dad and felt that they were lost. This Ad portrays the feelings that we have all felt and don't want to feel. It brings us back to reality that people are losing their parents all the time to smoking and they are left all alone.

This Ad in my opinion plays on all six effects of the Facets model. It makes you think about the consequences of smoking. It makes you feel what the little boy felt, being alone. It has a call to action to quit smoking. It makes aware of the major problem that smoking is having in our communities. It is credible because everyone these days knows that smoking is bad for you. It connects us to a type of brand "13Quit". This one is the weakest in my opinion of the six effects. I think this is a great Ad and for a smoker or someone thinking about smoking it hits right at home.