Substance meets Style

While I consider myself every marketer's dream and the consumate consumer (you know that stupid crap they put by the register for you to buy on your way out?  they put that there for me), even I require substance before style.  At least and adequate amount of substance.  For that reason, I don't have a iPhone.  I love it, and I'm generally a whore for all things Apple, but I need a phone that makes and receives phone calls when I need it to.  I'm a businessman, I can't afford to miss calls.  That being said, Bloomberg is reporting that the iPhone WILL be on Verizon in January.  I would have been much more excited about this if the new iPhone didn't crap out if you held it the wrong way, but maybe they'll fix that by January......

B.M.F.

Bad Mother F*cker

"I paid a worker at New York's zoo to re-open it just for me and Robin. When we got to the gorilla cage there was 1 big silverback gorilla there just bullying all the other gorillas. They were so powerful but their eyes were like an innocent infant. I offered the attendant $10,000 to open the cage and let me smash that silverback's snotbox! He declined." -Mike Tyson

Which way are Asians Trending? Still love em? There's an app for that.

When I was in college Asian girls saw their biggest spike in popularity since GI's starting bringing them home from the war.  Since then their popularity has waned somewhat, but I know many of you still can't get enough.  Which I frankly still believe is the driving force for Thailand's thriving tourism industry.  For the enterprising who's tastes just aren't satisfied with our local talent, a new blackberry app is going to help you get your Mandarin on.  That's right, we got apps too!

The new Learn Chinese App from Blackberry will get you 

• More than 400 self-contained audio lessons to pick from!
• Within each lesson, you may pause at any time and resume later from that time onwards.
• Audio lessons contain a set of comprehensive Mandarin Chinese learning materials which come in several difficulty levels: Newbie, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced.

Because the subtle differences in the language can make a BIG difference.

Marisa Miller - Hot or Not

Marisa Miller was on Lopez tonight last night.  For those of you who might not be familiar with Marisa Miller, well, she's pretty much the baddest bitch on the planet.  FHM Hottest, Maxim Hottest, Victoria's Secret Angel.  She's it.  So of COURSE I'm gonna stay up to watch her on Lopez. 

Well, I was at first massively disappointed.  It turns out Marisa Miller is decidedly average.  I mean, I was used to seeing this....

 

....and I was pretty upset when I saw her on Lopez.  Her face was just ok.  Skin wasn't amazing, features not perfect.  I'd always heard that she wasn't your average super model.  She works her ass off.  She always says if she didn't eat amazing and work out all the time she wouldn't look anything like this.  For a brief moment, my illusion was shattered.  My fantasy...gone.

Slowly my perspective began to shift though.  This is the everybody super model.  This is a chick who wasn't discovered at 14 peeling plantain's on some Brazilian street corner.  This is a bad ass bitch who really wanted something, and went out and got it.  Her work ethic, and amazing personality and outlook are responsible for her success.  Not some arbitrary genetic gifts.  Not random luck or chance.  She's a true role model.  As you watch the clip from last night remember...this could have been you...

So I love her again.  More than ever.  In fact I'm going to the gym right now.  Maybe you should too....