Dear Future Fan Base,

Don't worry, I'm still Val from the Block.

This was for a client at work - a 'viral' spot for Mozy - an online computer backup site. I'm the voice of the 'loving wife and adoring mother.'

www.mozy.com

Dear Nabisco,

Although the discovery of the Double Stuf Oreo was nothing short of genius, I must say the Holiday Oreo takes the cake...or should I say cookie?

Ok, that was lame.

But seriously, for the Holiday Oreo to come in festive colors AND automatic Double Stuf makes the Original DSO a blatant underdog.

The good news is, I normally side with the underdog - so in this case - I'll continue to eat both varieties of Oreo cookies. Despite the annoying and very unattractive bits that are always left in the teeth.

<--- more delicious, but only slightly more than --->

Dear November Snowfall

Even though I'm not excited to drive with you on the ground, I am anxious to get on the slopes and try out snowboarding again.

In this instance, I prefer to look for the silver lining (snow = snowboarding) rather than focus on the opposition (snow = driving nightmare).

Dear President Elect Obama,

Yes we can...and will...because we did.

Dear Halloween,

Hands down TA is the best place for a costume contest. Where else can you wear a sweatsuit to work and get away with it?

The $60 we won was worth the lunch hour spent spray painting cardboard and discussing choreography for a minute and a half skit which involved real tetris music, marching, falling into place and a quick "up, down, wave, wave, turn, turn" sequence.

Trust me, it was a hit.

Dear Skycoaster at Lagoon,

150-foot drop.
I conquered you and it was AMAZING!!
Thank you sister dearest for the free pass.
Thank you brother dearest for sharing the moment of sheer terror with me.

Dear Steep & Cheap,

You were my ray of sunshine on my cloudy day when I received this in the mail at work:

I am now ready for any nighttime activity with my Princeton Tec Aurora LED Headlamp. And, yes I've worn you intermittently throughout the day just to cheer me up.