Is it Monday Yet?

Typically, Monday is the most dreaded day of week. It signals the end of the weekend. It means it's time to head back to work. And when you look at your day calendar, Monday is just so very far away from Friday. Plus, as we all know, how Monday plays out at the office generally dictates the rest of week. Bad news and more work generally finds its way to your desk on Mondays.

ESPN, however, has a different take on Mondays. And they're giving football fans everywhere a reason to celebrate this once dog of a day. Check out some of their campaign below. Will we soon being saying, TGIM? Great work.

Is your butt worth $1,600?

Herman Miller has made a fortune off our sedentary lifestyles. His Aeron not only gave comfort to asses everywhere, but it changed the landscape of office furniture. Now old news and the prototype for copycats everywhere, the legendary Aeron is stepping aside as Herman launches the next big thing in sitting. The Embody is here.


With a skeletal design, it certainly looks very frickin' cool. On top of that, it lets you change the size of the seat. It conforms to your spinal curve (not sure what direction mine goes). And it allegedly will reduce your heart rate. Could be awfully helpful for those on Wall Street right now.

Herman Miller's Embody is also earth friendly, as it's made with 96% recyclable materials. Yet another way to make you feel good. The only question that remains... "Is your butt worth the $1600?" If you calculate the time spent in the chair, say 20 hours a week over 5 years, it's really only 31 cents a day. Herman would say yes. Your CFO probably no.

See more of it with this video from Fortune magazine's Paul Keegan.

Where did the time go?

Ever wonder exactly how many minutes you spent watching the latest Sarah Palin spoof videos or facebooking with your friends or writing a blog? Well, there are plenty of resources out there now happy to divulge the dirty details for you. Some more ready than others. The question is, can you handle the truth? Jack Nicholson might have that answer for you.

Flowingdata.com just listed 23 personal tools to track you online and computer life. Charts, graphs, twitter trackers... everything but mocking emails about your obsession with that one Family Guy clip or finding the truth about the island on Lost. Pretty scary, yet potentially a nice reality check for us all.

Plus, other online programs have been created to monitor your offline activity. Mint.com compiles all your spending in one place. Carchip.com follows your car. And yes, Bedposted.com can keep a tally on your carnal activities. You know, in case you forget that's it's been 2.5 weeks since you had reverse cowgirl sex in car with a co-worker... they'll thankfully remind you.

Top 5 Outdoor Ads Today

Some more creative use of space.

First, we have a very cool concept of personalizing your stamps. Although, it's a little egotistical for me, it's still fun. Then, we have this bus stop ad that so very clearly demonstrates that fun. Well done.


Ah, the "Simpson's living room" bus stop, if only Homer were there to serve you a couple cold Duff beers.


Beautiful demonstration of strong glass. I'll definitely be placing my very expensive collection of Hummels behind that glass. Kidding. However, I could see this idea expanding with the protection of the Holy Grail, the Constitution and of course the coveted and extremely valuable Honus Wagner baseball card.


Since this ad is foreign, I'm not exactly sure what it's for, but I believe is some kind of music station. Regardless, it makes me want to take my picture with it. And that's a sign of an effective ad.


Took me a second to figure this ad out. When I realized it was for a martial art studio, I instantly loved it. Total genius.

Silence the Stain

Tide To Go, the little Stain Stick that helps messy eaters and the spill prone everywhere, made a splash at last year's Super Bowl with a very well done Talking Stain spot. Now they've unleashed the idea for all to expand upon with a create-you-own-talking-stain contest. You can go to Tide.com to see some of the videos. The above Rapping Stain, by John Michael Sy a 26-year-old local accountant, took home the grand prize after beating out some 230 contestants.

Plus, you can add your own picture into the original commercial. See below. I added a picture of my son. This truly is technology and creativity joining forces in a fantastic way. The tagline may be "silence the stain," but the campaign is anything but.

Bergwood's Tailgate

You're in good hands at the Bergwood tailgate. Yes, this virtual stadium parking lot party from Allstate serves up college football fans with everything from taunting e-cards to harass your friends & their pitiful teams to video games to Bergchandise you can buy after accruing Bergchandise points on the site.

Hosted by a couple of goofball actors seen in the above video, the Bergwood tailgate is funny, interactive and has both a great viral component, as well as, a local presence with its nationwide tailgate tour. Go State!

Who's been googling me?

Admit it, we've all gone on to google, typed in the name of someone from our past and searched to see what they're up to. Well, have you ever wondered who's been trying to find the 411 on you? A couple of sites, primarily ziggs.com have been created to deliver that answer to you. I haven't signed on to any of these sites, mainly because it'd be demoralizing to get their weekly updates on how ZERO people have searched for me, but I am curious. See more.