Why AkwardFamilyPhotos.com is the best site ever.

Last week I was doing some blog research for work when I stumbled upon this one mom who was blogging about how her favorite website was www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com. Being the skeptic that I am, I visited the site to indeed find it to be the best site ever (Leah also called out this site last week). As such, I've compiled my list of my favorite awkward family photos so you too can see why this site is nothing but amazing.

The Mullet Family

AMAZING (right?)! There's nothing like a mullet to cheer up my spirits. Do me a favor. Go to work, have a shitty day and then look at this photo and try not to smile. This picture is not only hilarious but it has the power to loosen my stress induced facial "subway scowl" into a relaxed smile. Ah the mysterious power of the mullet....sigh!

The Winnie the Pooh Family

You know when you see those pictures where people dress up their babies in stupid costumes? Well this mother one-upped the other mothers on the playground and not only dressed up her baby but made her husband dress up too. There's nothing like seeing a picture of a man losing his dignity in an Eeyore costume....yet there's a slightly naughty look in his eyes. **shudder**

Awkward Man/Boy with Sword

I don't think that this picture technically qualifies as a family photo, however, I'm very thankful that it was included none the less. This picture has all of my favorite things combined in one photo. It has a mullet, an awkward looking person AND a sword! The American Flag waving in the background makes it patriotic...I think? Stand guard!

Jays Game = Nine Dollars Well Spent

So yesterday, I did the least likely thing any Torontonian would do, I went to a Jays Game. Maybe it was the ten dollar beer or the rantings of an angry man sitting behind us (at one point in the game he actually told the other team to "die already") but it was indeed nine dollars (and three hours) well spent.

For nine dollars I was able to have a decent view of the game, yell at others, get harassed by a 12 year old girl and see someone get escorted by security. The best thing about a baseball game? All of the above behavior is not only acceptable, I dare to say that it's encourage. That's right, the Skydome (what's the Rogers Center?) is a place where you are encouraged to be as obnoxious and drunk as possible. And the best way to join in on teh fun is to follow the crowd, have no mind of your own, yell when they yell, boo when they boo and "wave" when they wave.


Is it wrong that there's some sort of peace in knowing that the only social expectation you have is to misbehave along with others or even better yet outstage them? Next time you go to a game chant something rediculous and see how many people follow you without even thinking. Or yell out something completely random and see how many people cheer you on. (Last night I yelled out, "Peperoni!", which was well received.) Not only is it entertaining, it's nine dollars well spent.

At the Jays game, even the children have no social boundaries. In front of my seats there were two children sitting with their father. They kept asking me questions (as children often seem to do) about who my favorite player was, do I go to games often and so forth. (As a side note, the father never turned around in his seat nor did he say one word to either us or is children during the whole game.)

The little girl started to talk to us about video games, as children often do, and showed me and my roomate Mallory her Nintendo DS. "How cool," I said (or something similar to that effect). Then she asked Mallory if she liked the game Zelda. Now Mallory not only loves Zelda she has a triforce tattoo on her back, so naturally Mallory said, "I love it". At this point, the little girl started to make fun of her for liking such a "childish" game, told her to go to Value Village and then questioned the size of her brain. Seeing my friend get burned by a 12 year old girl? Nine dollars well spent.

(She also said that my friend Nathan, see picture left, was only half a man.)

To make the whole night complete the game ended with the croud chanting, "Pizza" (we were one strikout away from winning a free slice of Pizza Pizza), a man walking past us with 'I love BJ's' written on his face followed by the little girl yelling, "Even I know what that means!" and the Jays winning. All in all, nine dollars well spent.

My Favorite Ads of the Week

I freaking love a good ad campaign or commercial (and yes I am a marketing nerd). Here are my top pics from this week.



1. Lenscrafters - See What You Love

The first time I saw this ad I was in complete awe. The whole concept behind the ad is not only beautifully executed but it also does a great job pulling at the heart strings of glasses wearers everywhere (including myself) by elevating their brand beyond a company that simply sells glasses but gives people the ability to “see what they love”. (Which is incredibly corny –but hey, they got me!)

This campaign was put together by Cutwater (US) and not only do I think they did an amazing job in making glasses something more than just a product they also did an amazing job in selecting the song that accompanied the ad. Although there are rumors online that the song in the ad was specifically composed by someone hired by Lenscrafters (allegedly called ‘Hapiness’), I did a little more digging and found out the song is called Colours, by Donovan. (Fun fact: Donovan was also responsible for the commercial “classic hit” Mellow Yellow from a million years ago.)



2. Stella Artois Light

Any commercial that combines pirates and beer is a winner in my book. It’s the classic story of boy meets girl, boy offers girl beer and beer is stolen by pirates. Enough said.

3. Excel

Now this commercial wouldn’t make my top favorite list if it wasn’t for the fact that my smart-ass boyfriend pointed out the fact that the donut in this commercial doesn’t look like a donut at all. Let’s just say the hole of the donut looks like a different kind of hole. Now, if you’re smart enough to figure out what I’m implying (or even if you’re not) watch the commercial again and see for yourself. Seriously, they should have put some sprinkles on that thing or something!