Interesting Marketing Research

I've been meaning to post about this for about a month now, but the only time that I remember it is when I'm in the cafeteria and somehow I seem to completely forget it by the time I reach my desk.

So in the cafeteria where I work, they have the typical cereal in some form of packaging (this time it's a pseudo-bowl-ish packaging, it's usually in small boxes, etc). Well, they obviously have a variety of choices, that is until they are getting down to needing restocking. There are about 6 packages per row and there are about 6 rows. Obivously there are going to be cereals that not a lot of people like, well here is the observation -

Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms are always there in abundance. It appears that these are the two most unpopular cereals out of the kelloggs family. There are always more of these then there are of the other cereals because some of them are carry-overs from the previous stocking. Why is that? Are these viewed as more of a kids cereal? The Cheerios/Cinnamon Toast Crunch/other various kelloggs cereals always go before the Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms.

And somebody somewhere is paid twice what I make to make this observation.

What is up with Blogger?

Is it just me or has this site been erratic lately? I've had like three things to post and everytime I've gone to post them, it has taken forever to load and then usually times out.

I blame chuck.

The Campaign is Over...

...or is it?

We finished our latest installment of the DnD campaign (link is to the right). It turns out the bad guy we were hunting down wasn't the one we thought it was, it was a totally different guy.

The campaign was really fun and exciting. Even with my broken sword I wasn't able to keep up with the damage. DnD is a great excuse to get together with your friends and have fun. I look forward to the next installment (whether it be a continuation of this campaign or the start of a new one).

Pops Rolls

This is a picture of my Dad's Rolls Royce. I believe it's a '76 or so. He is a partner in a chauffuer business and he has a Rolls and a Bentley. I got to drive one. It drives like a tank and has two sets of breaks.

Buddy of Mine

This is a picture of a buddy of mine that appears to be stuck in the apple at the playland in the mall. These play areas are set up so kids can play while the adult units take a load off and rest from shopping. My friend is large and we bet him that he couldn't fit through it.

Picture Time!!!

I will make the next couple of posts about pictures.

This is the lake behind the building that I work at. Often times I will go out and converse with a friend of mine during a "smoke break". It is very peaceful. There are ducks and a swan. The lake is filled with huge fish and sometimes there are fishers out there as well.

I wonder what level fishing I would need to fish there and if I can, could I snag some oily blackmouths. I need to get some underwater breathing pots.

I'll take a beer, here's my hockey ticket

So the Coyotes scored at least 4 goals last night, so that means if you go and show your hockey ticket at a Taco Bell you get a free Chalupa. Yay for free taco bell.

My buddy Clark said, "That's how it should work for other things. Gimme a beer, here's my hockey ticket." So instead of money, we should just get double/triple use out of our hockey tickets.

My other buddy Voigt won't be getting his free Chalupa because he is protesting the marketing campaign.

What would you do?

No...not for a klondike bar. The following is a list of monetary amounts and explanations of what I would do with said monetary amounts.

$1000 - Buy a new computer. Right now, WoW is running rather sluggishly on the laptop that I am using for it. I can't use the home machine, because well, that is where my wife likes to play. I have to give justifications as to why I'm on that machine if I ever sit down in the chair there.

$10,000 - Not sure on this. I would love to put a down payment on a house and this might be enough for us. With my wife possibly changing jobs and me with 2 jobs (1 questionable) I don't know if now is the right time to be doing it, but damn if I hate having to deal with taking the dogs out on a leash and not having a backyard, etc.

$100,000 - I would look at opening my own business. I have always had an entrepreneur's heart, but I have never been able to reliably act on it. I'm lucky that I was able to marry early in life and bring stability to it, but that itch has always been there. I have worked for other entrepreneurs and have seen what they have done (both good and bad) and I would love to take a crack at it. Maybe not even be the sole guy, maybe a partnership. I've just always had to worry about drawing a salary rather than taking a huge chance like this.

$1,000,000 - Whatever the wife tells me too.


Yea I know I kinda copped out on that last answer, but that's how I truly feel.

So...I found the other guy

I was chatting it up a co-worker of mine and he is hip to the top 100 movie list. At first he was like "100 movies, I can't even think of 100 movies" and now he's at like 205. However, the point of this post was that he, like I, has Hudson Hawk in the top 100....so there!!!

And I lent him my TMNT and TMNT II, and he lent me the Special Edition 2-disk DVD set of Big Trouble in Little China.

He's probably going to have a fair number of anime movies on his list.

Don't hold back

Tell Me what You REALLY think

Lesson Learned

Just because the outdoor pool is heated, doesn't mean it's a good idea to swim at 6am when it's still like 40 degrees outside.

Hypothermia FTW!!!

I blame Chuck K.

First ever Mac Virus

Tell Me What You Really Think

What Words Do You Use To Describe The Girard?

What happens in .. uhh.. Laughlin

stays in Laughlin?

So it's like a Diet Vegas, just 1 calorie, not quite Vegas enough.

I'm typing this on the saturday night because I spent my alloted money for gambling...but craps never ever felt so good. I love playing craps. They just weren't kind to me.

I love this game

Not only is he not going home...he's got immunity for the next tribal council AND he gets to replace the person voted out. All he has to do is spend three days on exile island. That's right, playground picking of teams..you get the big finger!!!

9 days

For those of you in the know, you know what happens in 9 days. Especially Tom Lischke, this is his reminder about what happens in 9 days. Trevor should know too.

the Threes

Stolen from Mother Lischke (no..not Tom's mom) who stole it from Eve:

3 JOBS I'VE HELD: Equipment Operator, Senior Game Designer, Burger Flipper

3 MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER: Fifth Element, Rounders, Transformers:the Movie (cause you got the touch....you've got the power!!!!!!111)

3 PLACES I'VE LIVED: Rhaunen Deutschland, Great Falls Montana, Chandler Arizona

3 FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Survivor, SportsCenter, Family guy

3 VACATIONS I'VE TAKEN: Vermont (with dad), to the Tulip Festival in der Nederlands (with sister and grandmother), and Disneyland (with Marnie)

3 WEBSITES I VISIT DAILY: Penny Arcade, Running on Empty, and vSocial

3 FAVORITE FOODS: Mac&Cheese, Queso, Pizza

3 PLACES YOU'D RATHER BE: Azeroth, 2 doors down from 253 Granby street (about a year ago, with a CapeCod in hand), and Financially Stable

Bleh

That was not a push off

The ball did not cross the goal line

That was not a block below the knees (just like it wasn't on ben on the next drive)

That wasn't a holding penalty when they were on the one.

I was more unimpressed with the officials than I was with the play of the Steelers.


And outside of the 2nd careerbuilder commercial and one of Michelob commercials, those were lackluster as well. And don't even get me started on the Geriatric Halftime show. A friend of mine put it plainly, "maybe they should rename it the WWE instead of the NFL."

So my friend got Twiddled...

Remember the friend I was telling you about that got the blue mana symbol on his arm as a tattoo? Yea well, he was in the hospital today. He has an issue with a medical condition where he may pass out (only it's not really passing out),regardless, he's been ok for awhile now but had an episode today at home. His roomates called the ambulance and he ended up in the emergency room. He's ok now and should be home in an hour or so.

Needless to say, someone spent that 1 blue and he got tapped out.

Porkchop Express

So Egg Shen, this some kind of potion?

yes

good, that's what I thought

.....

We supposed to drink it?

yes

good, that's what I thought

.....

I heart Netflix, I really need to buy that movie.