I was doing some research on candy packaging and came across this old candy bar from the 70s - the Marathon bar. Probably the most interesting marketing campaign I’ve ever heard of. I tried feverishly to find a video somewhere of the commercial but to no avail. Here’s a description for Cristian Science Monitor:

“The Marathon Bar was a full eight inches of braided chocolate and caramel. Introduced in 1973, the bar stood out, thanks to its bright-red package and gargantuan length. Inch markings printed on the wrapper showed that it was as long as it claimed. (The length was the result of its braided shape; it didn’t weigh more than standard candy bars.) When sales didn’t meet expectations, Mars Inc., took it off the shelves in 1981.”

I wish they had stuff like this now. Insane!

1. Antique Bozo the Clown ornament. Inherited to us by Jim’s mom, which I believe were Jim’s grandma’s at one time. Can’t believe its held together this well after this long.

2. Antique Angel ornament.

3. Our Gibson Hallow-body ornament.

4. Dogs playing in the newly fallen snow

5. My Husband and Dad - Christmas in 3D!

Hope everyone else had a good one. Happy Holidays!

Saw Italian illustrator’s Alberto Seveso’s work online. Its quite amazing.

These past few months, I’ve endured hours and hours of icon creation. Can’t wait until this project is complete. Should be pretty cool once its done.

1st Annual Wheels of Fortune girls skateboard contest from alex white on Vimeo.

Hopefully they have this again next year. I’d love to check it out

Had some downtime, so I played with some Photoshop treatments. Its my tribute to the 70’s rock band.

1. This necklace

2. ordering pizza online
3. gomedia has forums now - endless inspiration
4. watching The Office with the husband
5. having headphones at work, now I can finally listen to music

I was watching a PBS program last night where Dr. Daniel Amen was talking about Brain Health. In his presentation, he discusses the many dos and don’ts to maintaining a healthy brain. Now, this is somewhat of a concern for me since my grandmother, who recently passed, had suffered from Alzheimer’s for them majority of my life. She didn’t know who I was for the last 5 years of her life. Its an awful thing to witness for a loved one, and I would imagine a really scary thing to go through.

One of the things that Amen mentioned in his program was to show gratitude - that thinking positive thoughts will actually improve your brain function.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful every day for the all the things I have in my life, but he mentioned to actually write out 5 things so I can look at them and reflect. So, what better place to do this than on this blog.

So here it is, 5 awesome things for yesterday (since its still early).

1. deedeekid.com - new inspiration I found. This kid has amazing talent
2. juicy web buttons - i think i have an addiction. They’re so fun to make.
3. martial arts class - last night was intense. I felt like puking at least twice. Great workout!
4. my dogs  - great pals to come home to every night (you’ll probably see this on my list a lot, as well as my husband)
5. My slippers - they’re so comfortable (especially after an intense workout)

Well, I’m back from my trip to California and it was a much-needed rest from the work I have going on. I met up with Lisa Whitaker from the Side Project for a skate sesson at the Vans Skatepark. Go to www.thesideproject.com to see some photos and a video.

I have an interview up at Pop Culture Tees website for my work with Kickin Ass Tees. Be sure to check that out!

I signed up for Jeet Kun Do classes last week (you know, the Bruce Lee stuff). Its a super good workout and plus I’m learning some good survival skills. I’m about a week into it and my body is sore in places I didn’t know I had. This should definitely keep me in shape for skateboarding next season.

California in  2 weeks! I can’t wait.