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TECHTASTIC} Super Bowl Apps

 

I grew up with football. My father hosted The Tom Osborne Show (Coach of the Nebraska Huskers) and his TV call name was 'Fearless Dan'. My brother, sister and I spent every Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ahhhh, the smell of the turf, the sea of red, the roar of the crowd, the hot dogs, the nachos, the Pepsi- so many good memories. And now I'm a Creative Director in Advertising. So the Super Bowl is the culmination of two of my passions. I like to celebrate it with friends, but not too many friends (then you can't hear the commercials) and tons of good bar food including our famous Nebraska Queso Dip. 

Here are some Apps to help make your Super Bowl party seamless. Merry Super Bowl!

ADBOWL: Links to TouTubevideos of the commercials and allows you to rank them on a five-star scale. Results are posted later on AdBowl.com. 

PARTY WHISTLE: When the ref misses the call, call it yourself. You can blow your own whistle on your mobile phone. You just blow into the microphone. Free for iPhone.

SEAMLESS FOOD DELIVERY: This culonary app allows you to place orders for delivery or takeout with more than 7,500 restaurants in 35 cities. Free.

 

 

MUSIC MONDAY} Kimbra 'Settle Down'

 

She got a beautiful haunting voice and I love the humor in 'Settle Down'. She looks like a scrubbed up, French, Katy Perry. I love this video.

click to download.

MUSIC MONDAY} Paul McCartney 'My Valentine'

 

Written for his new wife and performed at their wedding, this cocktail-blues piano ballad by Paul McCartney accompioned by Eric Clapton. It's sometimes a little sappy, but honest romance I can stand up for.

 

 

TECHTASTIC} One Laptop Per Child Rugged Tablet

One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit working to bring modern education to children in the developing world, aims to get a low-cost, low-power laptop in the hands of every student on the planet.

They unveiled the XO 3.0 tablet at the Consumer Elecronics Show in Las Vegas Monday. The fully functional tablet is designed to be inexpensive, use little energy and brave extreme weather conditions.Unlike any other tablet on the market, it can be powered by solar energy, other alternative sources or hand-cranks.

Brilliant. To donate click here.

photo via mashable.

 

 

MUSIC MONDAY} Gotye 'Somebody That I Used To Know'

 

Ths Austrailan bought a vintage organ for 100 bucks and recorded this pop/electronic album. This track is emotional and strangely mesmerizing. The video is also pretty hard to stop watching.

Somebody That I Used To Know (Tribute To Gotye Feat Kimbra) Performed By Cover Nation click to download

RUNWAY TO MOMWAY: LADY GOTH

Get in touch with your inner dominatrix. Your 3 year old always does what you say right? Think skintight, black, one tough lady and red lips. I will not be rocking the 6 inch spike boots or the black bustier, but I could harden up my wardrobe with a few of these. 1. Black leather stretch leggings, H&M, $30 2. White tuxedo jacket, Zara, $80 3. Chiffon & velvet top, Oasis, $78 4. Black suede ankle boot, Opening Ceremony, $455. Which one would you try?

Fotoshop by Adobe: My Beauty Must Have

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

 This commercial is not real, either is society's standards of beauty. Hmmm...now let me get back to writing some real commericials with some super hot models that I will retouch.

 

To Celebrate the Upcoming Golden Globes Check Out a Young Ricky Gervais

 

Your welcome.

Beautiful Baby Sunrise

Lila woke me up at 6:30 this morning, as she does on every morning, but somehow even after 4 years I'm always bewildered, bleary eyed and surprised. I took her to the potty and saw this beautiful sunrise out the window. Yes, it's muddled by power lines and rack roofs, but this is the sunrise on the day my niece will be born and what could be more beautiful than that?

TECHTASTIC} Amazon Mom

I don't know how I just found out about this. Amazon Prime 2-day shipping for FREE! Amazon Mom is a membership program aimed at helping parents in the prenatal through toddler years use Amazon to find all the products their family needs. 

Despite the name, you don't need to be a mom to join. They offer great benefits, including 20% off diaper and wipes, exclusive offers, and FREE Two-Day Shipping on Amazon Prime-eligible products.