While the USA Olympic Team was up in Canada, bringing home
plenty of gold, we had our own Olympics here at Organic. Sandra Marsh was our strongest athlete
bringing home the gold in 3 different competitions. Not only did she overtake both male and
female competitors in the cotton ball toss for the gold, but she also took the
gold in the Lifesaver pass, and the cracker/whistle relay race.
Jill Blosnick took the gold in the one lap chair race around the office. Her years of working out, practice and diligence really paid off. We were a little concerned about the track conditions. However, only one athlete suffered a broken nail
It was a lot of fun and a lot of laughs. Thanks for participating Organic athletes!
It was a star studded evening as the
"Glorious Adsters" strolled up the red carpet to partake in a night of star
studded glamour. As is typical for these events, the paparazzi were there
in full tow. Each one clamoring to get the best shot and shouting
inquisitions as to what designers the "Glorious Adsters" were wearing on the
red carpet that evening. Most of the stars were generous and "struck a
pose" to humor the paparazzi.
Once making it through the
paparazzi, guests were greeted by the coat check girls who replaced coats with
boa's for that added touch of extravagance. Once inside "WOW" it was the
Cat's Pajamas!!!
The Lobster Martini's flowed along
with the Shrimp Shooters and every imaginable beverage you would want.
Server's fortified the crowd with sumptuous delicacies to tantalize the taste
buds.
Cigarette girls sidled up along the guests, supplying each one with that much needed candy cigarette or tasty cigar... of bubblegum.
Mouths dropped and men were all
aglow as Marilyn Monroe began to "work" the room. Later, Fred and Ginger,
glided across the stage with feet as light as feathers as they graced us with a
little dance number.
While engaged in an embracing
conversation with a stimulating "Adster", I knew I heard an unmistakable voice,
and slowly I turned to find Katherine Hepburn right behind me. What an
honor! She was every bit as charming in person as I knew she would
be.
The crowd roared as the Glorious
Adsters Rat Pack took the stage. They, of course, are the biggest crowd
pleasers of all, Joe and Jim and Scott. Expectedly, there was, applause,
applause, applause. When the crowd finally calmed, glasses were raised,
toasts were made, and prizes flowed like champagne.
It was dazzling! The Cream of
the Crop! The Cat's Meow! And although there was no "Singin' in the
Rain" there was also no "Mutiny on the Bounty"! All in all it
certainly was "A Night To Remember".
Gee, "It's a Wonderful Life"!!
--Lorena Wright
Subject: FYI No Fog Machines Allowed
Sorry I checked with the building managers and we are not allowed to use Fog Machines in the building
Deb
Debbie Klaft
Manager, Operations
Organic, Inc.
We just picked up 12 Webawards, including Best of Show for Bank of America - Morris on Campus!
Everything we entered picked up an award. Not only that, we picked these up from some pretty good company WPP, JWT, Tribal DDB, Digitas, Firstborn, TBWA, Euro RSCG, Whittmanhart Interactive, Siegel+Gale, Razorfish, Arnold, Agency.com.
The winners are below. Congrats to all of those involved in the work. This is pretty impressive.
Hats off!
--Conor Brady
Organic Inc.
Advocacy Standard of Excellence
National MS Society
Da Vinci Awards website
http://www.webaward.org/winner.asp?eid=13698
Organic, Inc.
Automobile Standard of Excellence, Mobile Standard of Excellence
Chrysler LLC, Jeep
http://www.webaward.org/winner.asp?eid=13707
DETROIT -- The best chocolate chip cookie resides just down the street from our DET office. And I say this with the full weight of what that phrase means...this cookie is the best, which means all cookies you've had are worse.
The gauntlet has been thrown down. And the challenge to you has been made.Steve's Deli
6646 Telegraph @ Maple
Cards and letters of congratulation can be sent to Marta via the ThreeMinds blog as she introduced me to these wonderful little monsters.
--Mike Hudson
| 1 | Jason Yeske  jbecmsu | 49 of 63 | 141 | 141 |
| 2 | Coop's 1st Picks  RodneyC | 46 of 63 | 138 | 138 |
| 3 | Steve Wertz  steve | 44 of 63 | 138 | 138 |
| 4 | Jennifer H heyjenblue | 44 of 63 | 138 | 138 |
| 5 | draupp draupp_design | 50 of 63 | 136 | 136 |
Group Standings (Top 10 of 58)
|
Rank |
Bracket |
Correct Picks |
Points |
Possible Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rhops picks eliswift |
50 of 60 | 104 | 120 |
| 2 | darkhorse2  browndawgdude |
47 of 60 | 99 | 147 |
| 3 | SALEM jamescmcastronaut |
48 of 60 | 97 | 161 |
| 4 | Jason Yeske jbecmsu |
47 of 60 | 93 | 141 |
| 5 | Give it up for Beilein brianforster |
41 of 60 | 91 | 107 |
| 6 | Jennifer H heyjenblue |
42 of 60 | 90 | 154 |
| 6 | Steve Wertz steve |
42 of 60 | 90 | 154 |
| 6 | Coop's 1st Picks RodneyC |
44 of 60 | 90 | 138 |
| 9 | It's like cricket no?  Dean McRobie |
44 of 60 | 89 | 105 |
| 10 | draupp draupp_design |
48 of 60 | 88 | 136 |
| 12 | The Hudson Proxy turnip213 |
41 of 60 | 86 | 134 |
BRACKET-ON-THE-DALES, Okla. -- As D-Raupp drops it like it's ice cold...Detroit still soars to the lead as Russ "Lightning" Hopkinson is looking like a genius. Following closely is Jeff "I Got Robbed Last Year" Young, who is also from the D. Goodness sakes.
And...how about Your Michigan State University Spartans from East Lansing, Mich? MSU...we love thy shadows. And thy Izzos.
TOURNEY HILLS, Tenn. -- After several big-tymer-style upsets, DRaupp from D-troit has managed to cling to a thin lead, while losing Memphis as one of his Final Four picks. Hard to say what might happen today.
Can he hang in?
Group Standings (Top 10 of 58)
|
Rank |
Bracket |
Correct Picks |
Points |
Possible Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | draupp draupp_design |
44 of 52 | 68 | 172 |
| 2 | Whats this business? marcowhereyouat |
41 of 52 | 66 | 178 |
| 3 | Third time's a charm pattenhere |
43 of 52 | 65 | 177 |
| 4 | rhops picks eliswift |
43 of 52 | 64 | 176 |
| 4 | DiMeg Joe D |
41 of 52 | 64 | 120 |
| 4 | Da Bracket  Jones |
42 of 52 | 64 | 120 |
| 7 | SJD2 stjohnond |
42 of 52 | 63 | 159 |
| 8 | Jennifer H heyjenblue |
37 of 52 | 62 | 174 |
| 8 | soko organic sok1211 |
40 of 52 | 62 | 166 |
| 8 | Miggity Mike mkmaiorana@... |
40 of 52 | 62 | 118 |
Photo: Associated Press via Tampa Bay Online
BRACKET LAKES, Wisc. -- When he's not dazzling you with his giant email sig, he's putting on a virtual clinic in how to virtually prognosticate. Hat off, D-wayne. Now get back to thinking about Facebook's redesign.
We'll be getting interviews with our leaders and hopefully some creative insults -- the kind that really hurt feelings -- in the coming days leading up to the second weekend.
|
Rank |
Bracket |
Correct Picks |
Points |
Possible Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | draupp draupp_design |
41 of 48 | 56 | 184 |
| 2 | SJD2 stjohnond |
40 of 48 | 55 | 183 |
| 3 | The Awwwwww Snaps!  Paulette A |
39 of 48 | 53 | 181 |
| 3 | Jason Yeske jbecmsu |
39 of 48 | 53 | 181 |
| 3 | Third time's a charm pattenhere |
40 of 48 | 53 | 181 |
| 3 | SALEM jamescmcastronaut |
40 of 48 | 53 | 177 |
BRACKETTOWN, Sask. -- Sixteen games were played today. Sixteen more tomorrow.
After 12 games, we still had one perfect bracket out of 58 entries. Congrats to you, "mcastronaut". And in last place was the person who didn't make picks...followed closely by your humble editor. Seriously.
Ahahaha. Ahem. Here's where we stand thusfar...You can see through a number of these aliases---We've got the McAstronaut in 1st, the ever-brilliant-and-talented-EM-Manhattanite Chris Patten of NY in 2nd, Then a couple Detroiters.
Hudson Proxy = moving on up! Sleeper alert.
|
Rank |
Bracket |
Correct Picks |
Points |
Possible Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALEM jamescmcastronaut |
15 of 16 | 15 | 189 |
| 2 | Third time's a charm pattenhere |
14 of 16 | 14 | 190 |
| 2 | soko organic sok1211 |
14 of 16 | 14 | 190 |
| 2 | DiMeg Joe D |
14 of 16 | 14 | 190 |
| 2 | SJD2 stjohnond |
14 of 16 | 14 | 190 |
| 2 | draupp draupp_design |
14 of 16 | 14 | 190 |
| 2 | Tony J (DET) Tony |
14 of 16 | 14 | 190 |
| 2 | Bracketless James |
14 of 16 | 14 | 188 |
| 2 | Abelt 's Bracket christopherabelt |
14 of 16 | 14 | 188 |
| 2 | Miggity Mike mkmaiorana@... |
14 of 16 | 14 | 188 |
| 55 | The Hudson Proxy turnip213 |
10 of 16 | 10 | 184 |
And, as the Butler (Ind.) Bulldogs spot their matchups, I guess that means we're underway. With 58 entries in the "Organic Pool (Non-Billable)" bracket challenge over 'ta Yahoo!, it's still anyone's game. It's the magical-est time of the year, where we still have all our Final Four teams alive!
Anywho, there's some interesting picks to share:
Favorites to Win:
12 - North Carolina
10 - Pittsburgh
7 - Louisville
7 - Michigan State
4 - Memphis
Upset Specials:
"slange", whoever that is, picks the #10-seed USC Trojans to take the top prize.
"dizzle" picks the #15-seed Binghamton Bearcats to hoist the trophy in Detroit.
"GoBlue" picks the lowly and hapless #10-seed Michigan Wolverines to win it all.
"Duke Sucks" picks the #3-seed Syracuse Orangemen to broadcast their dominance to the nation. Not really an upset, but you can expect full "Duke Sucks" coverage going forward to get our SEO up.
Four players didn't offer a winner, filling out every game except the champ. And one Organic decided to simply pull the "Price Is Right" move and bid zero in every blank. Oh my!
BRACKETVILLE, U.S.A. -- Despite the obvious inevitability of a Michigan State march to the promised land this year, the NCAA has decided to still hold a tournament to determine a champion in 2009.
As such, you can make "picks" on a "bracket". Then depending on how well you picked the various results, you can be ranked against your friends or co-workers.
Sam Cannon has started a sweet little group over at Yahoo! Click here to fill out your bracket...
http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1
Check your email for our Group # and Password. Or just email me at mhudson@
Top prizes for best individual and office. Go get 'em.
==Mike Hudson
