But I mean "freaks" in every possible good sense of the word. I had an amazing time in NYC tonight. I went to the Boards Summit after party at Cut & Run which was right in the centre of NYC's Halloween parade. So many people were out and there were so many great costumes. It was an amazing experience. I've posted a ton of pics here.

Here's the spot that opened the Boards Summit featuring all the sponsors logos in a fun piece which makes me hungry for sushi. Created by Click3X. Full credits are here.

Last night, as party of the Boards Summit festivities, my friend Trevor King from Click3X brought me to the very intimate Curious Pictures party. They had a pumpkin carving contest with some great entries that you can view here. The winner was the guy wearing the pumpkin.

I'm in New York until Thursday night for the Boards Summit so I thought I'd post this NYC Tourism spot by Motion Theory that came out a few weeks ago. I wish my New York experiences looked as sweet as this. Mine usually involve the inside of cabs, meetings...more cabs. Hopefully this time I'll have some time to enjoy the city (fingers crossed). Video scooped from Motionographer.

Here's an entertaining educational video pushing condom usage from Nrityanjali Academy, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Found on AdRants via Advertising and Marketing Made Easy.

Here's the latest from OPC director Brian Lee Hughes for Vancity's enviroVISA. View all three spots here (Aerosol is my fav). Agency is TBWAVancouver. For more Brian Lee Hughes, you can view his entire reel here.

Mary Jo Dionne, freelance copywriter, comedienne and childhood friend, has just launched the online t-shirt boutique TheFleasKneesTees, tailored to the dog-loving fashionista. The launch line-up includes cheeky tees like Fairy Dogmother, Mom-of-a-Bitch, Ghetto Stud’s Mama and DogMom: the new milf. Partial proceeds from every tee are donated to various no-kill animal rescue groups.

Biscuit director Charlie White directed the amazing adicolor Pink spot last year (so good). Here's his latest for EA Games for Hellgate London. Basement and Office are nice and spooky, with great performances, like scenes from a good horror flick. Agency is W+K Portland.

Studio AKA's Mark Craste created this spot for Guinness based on the characters from his short film Jo Jo In The Stars. Those little guys are a bit creepy, no? But not so scary when they are on their way into my tummy (I love Guinness).

Crush Toronto has now completed all nine clips to promote Douglas Coupland's new book The Gum Thief. You can view and download all nine here or on YouTube. Full credits are here.

Martina at Adverblog sent me this new Diesel viral on Friday. Very nice editing at adding the Diesel trainers to the instructor, no? You can watch the original Finnish video here. Fun.

Apparently The Thompson Twins released an advergame in 1984.The Thompson Twins Adventure Game game was included in the grooves of their the record and was released both in regular vinyl and flexi disc formats. The game was a text-based adventure in which you guide the Thompson Twins around a land of beaches and caves (taking them to the hair salon would have been fun too). Scooped from Fuel Industries ihaveanidea.org blog.

Here are a set of three print ads for Cheeky Monkey snacks out of Australia. And they are are cheeky. Agency: Clemenger BBDO, Sydney; CD: Rocky Ranallo; AD: Paul Sharp; CW: Gary Dawson; Illustrator: Christian Borstlap. Scooped from Advertising ect.

Here's the latest kooky campaign for Washington's Lottery directed by Biscuit's Jim Hosking. Watch your gag reflex in String (I thought only cats did that). A bit of trivia, the main character in the second spot, Broken Arm, is actually a rapper by profession. He works in a hip-hop themed sushi restaurant. He's called the Sushi rapper (so says Jim Hosking). For more Hosking, go to Maggot Operations.

Here's a new spot for the Make a Wish Foundation (USA) via Kaplan Thaler Group, New York and Sticks+Stones director Jerry Brown. As per the brand, it tugs at the heart strings a bit, but in a good way and it's so nicely shot. Full credits are here. Jerry Brown also directed the Adidas Four Minute Mile spot that won Best Spec Spot at the AICP this year (love it).

Here is the second set of three clips from Crush Toronto to promote Douglas Coupland’s latest novel The Gum Thief.  The narration on all nine clips in this campaign is by Douglas Coupland himself. You can view the three latest spots YouTube or on this Crush page where you can download them. The spots were commissioned by Random House Canada. Full credits are here. The final three spots will be released next week.

This is the perfect way to end a busy week. This spot, for the 13 eme Rue channel, featuring Gali the alligator is hilarious (or is it just me & my two hour boozy lunch?). I found it on Facebook, but I see it came from one of my favourite ad blogs, I believe in Advertising.

I love the sexy and stylish tribute to Iggy Pop in this viral illustrating (and subtly mocking) the casting process. It was shot at House Production & Casting and Milk Studios and is directed by Georgie Greville. Editorial is by Nathan Byrne, sound by Geremy Jasper and the DP is Joe Arcidiacono. I like it so much, that when I received it yesterday, I watched it three times back-to-back. Thanks to Georgie for sending.

Congratulations to Crush animation master Yoho Yue on the arrival on his new baby girl Clara. To celebrate he's created this adorable animation. You can see more of Yoho's work here. All the best to you and your family Yoho!

Here are two new Hyundai spots via Biscuit director Noam Murro. The narration on both is by actor Jeff Bridges (such as amazing voice, no?). Agency is Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco. Full credits are posted here.

Here's the latest print campaign from ACLC Toronto for the Mount Pleasant Cemetery targeting people who need to pre-plan their funeral. I like how they are promoting a heavy topic in a light-hearted way. View Piano, Parachute and Tightrope here. CD: Tony Miller; CW: Jason Locey; AD: Rodger Eyre; Illustrator: John Coburn.

The latest Visa Check Card spot, Juggling, is directed by Sticks+Stones' Randy Roberts (all previous spots in this campaign have been directed by Kinka Usher).  Agency is TBWAChiatDayLA. Full credits are posted here. Nice & whimsical for the holiday season, no?

I'm about a week late in posting this new Gucci commercial, but I've been busy. I saw it on AdRants about a week ago and Kevin at Boards told me how much he loved it and I finally got around to checking it out today. I love it. Not only do I have a soft spot for David Lynch (I never missed one episode of Twin Peaks) but Blondie's amazing and often wish I were of age in the disco era. A great spot that suits the brand.

Here's another fun new spot from Head Gear Animation via Leo Burnett, Toronto. Rhythm of Life is for Kellogg's new cereal called Guardian. Head Gear director is Steve Angel - a grown man playing with food (how cool).

My friend Christopher Hutsul (director, illustrator, writer, artist) has just launched Hutsulville for your viewing pleasure. For a trip back to your summer holidays as a child, with a Kraftwerk twist, be sure to check out his online comic strip Kraftwerk: The Bestest Friends a Kid Could Ever Have. You can view Hutsul's directorial reel on the newly launched Sleeper site. Oh Hutsul.

The latest campaign for Lavalife, via Zig and OPC director Brian Lee Hughes, divides the men of the world into three groups; stable relationship guys, casual daters & the luxurious lovers of intimate encounters. This Orgasm spot highlights the intimate group and be sure to watch the delicious bonus multiple orgasm outtake. Full credits are here.

Random House Canada has commissioned Crush, Toronto to produce nine clips to promote Douglas Coupland's latest novel The Gum Thief. The first three of the nine films can be seen here. The Gum Thief is a story of love and looming apocalypse set in the aisles of an office supply superstore. For more information on the novel and on Douglas Coupland, go to douglascoupland.ca.