Behind the scenes of the Sesame Street‎ Google Doodle

I was sworn to secrecy until today…
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My daughter and I were given the rare opportunity to help create a Google Doodle for Sesame Street. The photo shoot was awesome, the Google bots were super nice, and lunch kicked ass (even though we had to pay). Imagine our disappointment this morning when we saw that we were taken out of the final Google Doodle. Still had a great time in Mountain View. Thanks Google!

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Ever been asked to save the world?

Me either… but I have a feeling things are about to change.

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Still not making sense?

Let me break this post-meal snack down for you, into easier to consume pieces… Yes, I realize they are just fortunes stuffed inside cookies, but stranger shit has happened (example: I watch Glee regularly)… so here we go:

  1. An alien will be abducting you shortly.
  2. He/she is going to ask you to save the world.
  3. Once saved, the world is going to owe you… BIG TIME!

Update: Guess I’m not alone in the “An alien of some sort will be appearing to you shortly!” fortune game. Thanks Google, for allowing me to sleep at night.

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Imagication – the unseen story

Two photos are required to make one imagication photo.

  1. The original posted on scene by a someone who believes in Creative Commons (big thanks, w/o you, this wouldn’t be possible).
  2. A photo taken to insert into the original (read: Photoshop FTW!).

Thought it would be nice to show you how they come together, so I’ve created a new set on flickr that I will add to as time permits: Imagication – the unseen story

The photo below actually fooled an AdAge blogger who linked to it in a story on SXSW. That totally made the trip to Austin worth it.

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The Muffin Song

At first I was like… “WTF is a child doing with a penny toupee?”

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Eating a club sandwich while listening to music

Video description via YouTube: “Accidentally skipped lunch, usually no biggie. However, I brought in a Cousin’s sub, and it was a Friday (read: eat it now or it will sit in the minifridge all weekend and be ruined by Monday). Next video location w/ this song: Sam’s Club.”

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Beer Rebate FTWi!

Next time friends from Florida ask me why I live in Wisconsin I’m sending them the link to this post…

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