Positive Thinking

Just wanted to share this new Volkswagen advert from DDB London. It made me smile. I think positive thinking makes all the difference.

Unemployed Fashion

This idea gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘Recessionista.’  For those unemployed with a sense of humor comes these pins and t-shirt by the fellow unemployed Irina Blok who definitely found the bright side to her situation. She created these pins and a Resume Tshirt, my personal favorite for those of you desperate to get your next paycheck.

Check all of them out HERE.

I also found her mini portfolio to be quite impressive, and her adorable swine flu masks.

She definitely knows how to laugh at herself and the world around her.

Took them long enough

I can’t believe it took the government six years to figure out the lady was dead and that the person cashing her checks wasn’t  her, but a much younger man in a wig and a dress. CRAZY

ABrooklynman is accused of donning a wig, nail polish and dresses to impersonate his dead mom and collect $115,000 in Social Security and rent subsidies.

For six years,Thomas Prusik-Parkinhoodwinked a stunning array of government agencies with his elaborate charade – using a cane, heavy makeup, fake ID and a phony “nephew,” law enforcement sources said.

 

Read more:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/06/17/2009-06-17_cops_brooklyn_man_impersonates_dead_mother.html#ixzz0IiA1ogPK&C

If the world gives you lemons, make lemonade

the unemployed Olympics

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/03/31/nyregion/20090401OLYMPICS_index.html