This is what I’m talking about people. This is the stuff of genius. This is what I miss most about the US. Well maybe not most. People using stick deodorant rather than spray, that might be number one. Also up there is late-night delivery, NYC pizza, and Tim Tebow. But that’s neither here nor there. Lindsay Lohan is suing the geniuses of E*Trade for this baby commercial. The baby girl in it refers to Lindsay as a boyfriend stealer and a ‘milkaholic’ ***, so naturally Miss Lohan assumed it was about her. Her lawyer said Lindsay has the same single-name recognition as Oprah or Madonna. (Riiight) ‘Many celebrities are known by one name only, and E-Trade is using that knowledge to profit. They used the name Lindsay. They're using her name as a parody of her life. Why didn't they use the name Susan? This is a subliminal message. Everybody's talking about it and saying it's Lindsay Lohan.’

I don’t know what I love more … this commercial or the news that Lindsay is suing E*Trade for $100 million over it. Oh LiLo, don’t cry over spilt milk.

***NOTE: I’m using single quotations rather than double now. It’s more Australian. Plus I need to get in the habit of it for work. I also might start adding random U’s into words

***Additional note: I'm aware this commercial is old for you guys. It's new to me. I just saw it today. Bear with me people.

The commercials in Australia are abysmal. No, really, really, really abysmal. Not 'Lorena's being a drama queen and needs something to blog about' bad ... because I do have lots and lots to blog about. I worked on a horse farm in Goornong for a week. I went on a road trip with four boys down Great Ocean Road. I checked out that 'other city' of Melbourne. But I'm not talking about that right now. Right now, I'm talking about the agony of Australian commercials. For some reason I have yet to figure out, the Aussie mad men play the exact same commercial almost back to back, in the same 5 minute break. And then the following break will have a 'new' bout of ads (I use the word 'new' very loosely... they are ones I've seen 100 times already and I maybe watch TV two hours a week. Maybe). And then these 'new' batch of ads will be repeated, every other commercial until the blessed show returns from the break.

The only commercial that is even remotely interesting is this one. I won't torture you with the standard ads — and don't even get me STARTED on the local news updates that sound like they are forecasting the apocalypse when discussing Sydney traffic — but I'll provide you with my saving grace of advertisements, for your viewing pleasure. Feel free to feel sorry for me. And yes, this is the best they can do.