My apologies...

But this is going to have to turn into a World Cup blog for the next month or so whether you like it or not. But come on- I'm sure you've already seen the trend leading up to the Cup. Now please don't get too upset. It will still be focused on marketing and advertising, but pretty much everything is going to have to deal with the World Cup.

First up: Where are you going to be watching it? My friends and I are hoping to hit up the George and Dragon for the first few matches. (It just so happens that I will have finished with finals just before the tournament starts). Sure, it may be an English pub and we'll be cheering the Yanks on, but it's also one of the best places to go watch live soccer, from what I've heard. Admittedly, I have never been, but I'm sure this will be a grand time. Fado and Kells are also great options.

However, my house just purchased a monster 66" HDTV which has 3D capability with NVIDIA 3D Vision. This comes at an opportune time, seeing as ESPN will be broadcasting 25 of the matches in 3D (channel 106 on DirecTV here). Has anyone used the NVIDIA 3D system before? Would it be worth the price of the expensive glasses, or will watching it in 1080p suffice?

Lastly, for now, what to wear while watching/celebrating? I have to give a couple of Dutch creatives credit for an awesome concept. Soccer is notorious for players taking off their shirts in celebration, whether its to display a message on an undershirt or... whatever. But how about to be the player? I wish these had been made for the U.S. or French team!

More to come once I'm done with my terrible final tests and papers!