Thursday, September 24, 2009

Portage Public Relations

Alright I think it's time to post some PR on Portage Ave. It may seem more like an events calendar but hey, it's a start.  So at the MTS Centre we have Tampa Bay Lightening VS the Edmonton Oilers.  I'm not a hockey fan really, but I have to say this is pretty cool. Some big star players are coming Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St.Louis, Steven Stamkos, and defenceman Mattias Ohlund just to name a few from Edmonton's team.  And the MTS Centre does this pretty often.  So if you are a fan of either of these NHL teams come check them out tonight at 7:30 PM.  Sorry but tickets are kind of expensive :(




A couple of other events we have Keith Urban "Escape Together World Tour"
With special guests
Lady Antebellum
on Saturday & Sunday at the MTS Centre as well.  He is a Grammy Award Winner and ....
(And now comes the quote)
"his fifth studio album, Defying Gravity, is in stores now. The CD’s first single “Sweet Thing,” gave Urban his 14th #1 Country single"
So if you are a country fan or Keith Urban fan definitely think about seeing this much accomplished Country singer.

So that's it for the MTS Centre in September, but this weekend at Portage Place Mall; a unique event is being hosted.  It's the British Antiques Roadshow 
this Friday and Saturday, where people bring in their antiques and have them appraised and then put on display for other to see.  Apparently the event has found over $52 million worth of antiques across Canada.  This event must be widely popular because all of the appointments have been booked.  So sorry guys you will not be able to enter this time around.

And well that's it for September, as more events unfold I will post them.
Ciao!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Cocoon Branding Inc.


So I finally came back to class today feeling a little bit better. Thanks for all the compliments guys :) So I walk into ad class and it looks like I missed out on some great presentations pertaining to ad agencies; big and small, all over the country.  I immediately thought of my favorite one right here in the city called Cocoon Branding Inc. I fell in love with Cocoon about a year ago when I was searching for office work before going back to school.  Pretty much what drew me in was their logo...


 ... I remember passing the building on the street and was always fascinated by their unique butterfly logo.  I thought it was super adorable. I thought "a place this cute and colorful must be a fun place to work."  What do ya know, it turns out to be an ad agency, one by which did the campaign for Curve94.3 FM; also a career that can be attained in the CreComm program at RRC.  They have also done campaigns for Red Bull, Scotia bank, Winnipeg Credit Union, Cropo Funeral Chapel, and the Arthritis Society just to name a few.  I have applied for this company a few times and have befriended them on facebook. I am happy to say they have my name on file and that this is my career goal objective.

Jenn



Saturday, September 12, 2009

American dad?

Hey guys!  So its after seven.  And I feel back on track. Oh boy what an incredulous day I've had.  Haha ya, I've just said incredulous; it seems to be the word best suited to express my joy filled day....
Most of you already know what was in store for me today, but I'm sure there are some of you who don't. I didn't work today. I didn't even go anywhere near downtown.
What did I do...?  What did I do...?
I had the thrilling experience of getting my wisdom's pulled this afternoon.  And back to be being so particularly incredulous, I am the sort of person who has never broken a bone.  I have never been stung by anything black and yellow.  I have never even had bronchitis, strep throat or any of those other common illnesses.  I am, who most would call, a pretty in-experienced person in the matters of Medical Health.
Yea, so today was pretty fun... I had two melt-downs (one being before and one being after).  There were three people as I walked into this tiny room all looking at me.  I believe that the doctor who was supposed to do my surgery, wasn't even there.  But there were three women all of whom I could hear the extent of their conversation while I was under.  Their babbling was all that I focused on, it kept me calm and relaxed.  I never once felt giggly or delirious.  I just closed my eyes, aware of what was to come and didn't even care... That part was awesome!
Afterward, waking up was so hard.  It's not like when you've only had a few hours of sleep and are forced to wake up at 6 a.m. either.  It was like "okay, we are done now." They rose my chair and start talking to me.  All I could do was try to stare at the window. My eyes were tearing. No, I wasn't crying. I don't know what my problem was, I wasn't even sleeping.
There was pain, even while frozen I felt pain. They had to cut my mouth open since nothing had grown through yet.  Why you may wonder did I even get them taken out then?
... There was pain, for a long time pain.  This type of pain was in the form of severe migraines, tooth ache and face aches (uh huh yea, not fun) I couldn't continue two more years in such a strenuous program as CreComm.
Long story short, in the hours to follow I have taken a pretty big amount of pills, suffered extreme nausea, had a crying ordeal about replacing my gauze and have had two naps.  As well I have barely eaten and I love food!  I feel great now, almost no pain.  I have decided it best to just keep my mouth shut and not talk. I just text my boy all my demands and as well as my love of course. :)
I do, however have the biggest square shaped head I have ever seen.  It`s kind of like in those movies where they use a make-up artist to add on the pounds to their face. I really don`t like it. Ohmigosh guys the first thought that jumped into my head was that I have the chin of the friggin guy from American Dad!  I hope it goes down soon....
Next week I will be working, the stories may be lacking, but.... in two weeks we have our football game and I also work that day, so expect a good downtown story then! Have a good weekend guys, and hope this American dad look doesn`t last two long for me.
<3 Jenn!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

What to expect in my blogs

Hi! I'm Jenn.  I'm a student at Red River College in the Creative Communications program. I plan to major in advertising. I am a fan of local music. And watching television is my weakness. This blog will be about everything that I enjoy. But the main theme is going to be about all the crazy/scary experiences I have had while working in the downtown vicinity for the past six years. I will only be working about once a week. But I'm sure that will be more than enough time to experience something crazy, scary or downright offensive about working downtown.  As well I plan to blog about events happening on or around portage Avenue.  Please remember that these blogs are my opinions and comments are welcome.

So where I work (not naming names), we open early at about seven AM. There was this guy in the food court who before we were even open, ran to the middle of the room ...  ripped off his clothes ... jumped up on the tables and danced around! Seriously we had to sit there and watch this guy while we waited for the cops to show up. Can you believe this one?

This guy I was lucky enough to find him on you tube, I believe I have seen him on the bus about twice.




I am not being mean. Honestly. I am just using this video to relate to the many experiences I have had.  Unfortunately most are inappropriate and can not be posted, but I will try as best I can to keep you informed.