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Hit 1,000 Miles on the Fiesta!

I have to stop having so much fun with my Fiesta, because we all know "time flies when you're having fun" and I want these next 6 months to "Creep" by slowly, LOL. So, I took a roadtrip to SoCal last week and I realized that I had hit 1,000 miles! Most of them were high way miles, from when I picked up ChickPea in Los Angeles and I had to drive home to Fresno. Plus driving back to Los Angeles.


Everyone asks, "What do you think of the Ford Fiesta now that you've hit 1,000 miles?" I still feel the same way I did when I picked it up (exept now I know how to work the radio..LOL)


The car is great.


First of all (and most importantly) when taking road trips and driving long distances, there are always issues with being seated for so long, and not having any lumbar support.


That has not been a problem in this car! On the right side of the driver's seat, there is a small knob. As you twist it, the seat adjusts and curves to support your back! What a relief!


I also love the voice activated controls, I am getting so spoiled driving this car. How many cars out on American roads have a system for you to tell the A/C to turn on without even taking your hands off of the steering wheel?


Go ahead and think! I'll wait! LOL :P


I really like everything about this car. BUT there are TWO things that I hope the USA version has on it:


1)Arm rest for driver (dont need it ALL the time, but it could be a big help)


2)The little temperature gauge you see on a lot of cars (you know, the one for the engine that says "C" and "H") I think that the gaugge would help when you're down shifting, going through mountains and hills!




That's it.


Other than that, the car is PERFECT!


Not to mention it turns heads..Sure the bright pink flowers on the side help, but I think the bright green color and the curves and angles on the car catch people's eyes first!


I love seeing the looks that people get when they see the car. Even the kids at my sisters Elementary school wave happily when they see me! It prompts questions at stop lights and has people going out of their way to walk by and check it out in parking lots.


The bottom line is.


I love it!

Fiesta Movement Update

Hey! I have been neglecting my blog! That's not good.. I think I was so busy with planning stuff I just forgot to log on!


Well, the Fiesta Moevement training was awesome! The companies working with Ford on the Fiesta Movement have some of the best employees. They are nice, helpful, AND energetic. They made our training interesting and it went smoothly! The hotel we stayed in was nice (Cadillac Hotel) I believe it is newly renovated. The decor in the rooms is modern/comtemporary. I had a great view from my room. But, as you may already know, staying in Venice beach right near the ocean front walkway can be noisy! That area is very active and interesting, but it was good.


I enjoyed meeting the other Fiesta agents and 90% of them were very nice! On day 2 of our training we went to a racetrack about an hour and a half outside of Los Angeles and the Fiestas were all lined up and ready to go! They all looked great! There were about 4 different colors (most of them were Green) and everyone chose their graphics for the sides of their Fiesta!


So, within the next month I will be making a Fiesta Movement video so watch out! For now, I took some pics AND made a walk around video going over the car and its features! So, check it out!



Watch my video:

Ford Names 100 Fiesta Movement ‘Agents’ to Hit the Road, Find Adventure, Share Experiences

DEARBORN, Mich., April 7, 2009 – They are witty, irreverent and adventurous. They’re technologically adept, socially outgoing and more than happy to share their opinions on all sorts of topics through social media outlets ranging from Facebook to Twitter to YouTube.

They are Ford’s newest agents of change – the chosen participants in the company’s new Fiesta Movement, a platform designed to generate excitement about the highly anticipated Ford Fiesta, the new fuel-efficient small car that brings its style and substance to the U.S. next year.

As part of social media initiative, 100 young trendsetters will test drive and “live” with a Fiesta for six months, traveling as “agents” on special “missions,” who will then relate their experiences through a variety of social media sites.

The missions are designed to be fun, take the agents to new places and let them experience new things – all while driving the new European Ford Fiesta and providing feedback to Ford on the product.

The Fiesta Movement deliberately takes Ford into the realm of the ever-expanding social media Web. Social media has proved to be successful for Fiesta even before its official start. More than 4,000 applications were submitted, with an excess of 640,000 views of applicant videos on YouTube. The Ford Fiesta also is gaining attention on Facebook and Twitter, with more than 300 fans on the Fiesta Movement Facebook fan page and more than 600 followers on the @FordFiesta Twitter account.

“We got a tremendous response from consumers, a lot of exciting people decided to apply,” said Sam De La Garza, small car marketing manager. “Choosing the 100 agents is a critical step in the movement, pulling us one step closer to getting people in the vehicles.”

The Fiesta Movement campaign is squarely aimed at Millennials, the next-generation consumer group born between 1979 and 1995. These consumers, which will total 70 million drivers by 2010, use social media daily and offer a prime opportunity for Ford to tap into a group that hasn’t yet established brand loyalty. According to statistics from a Microsoft study on Millennials, each day 77 percent use Facebook, MySpace or other social networking sites and 28 percent access a personal blog.

Agents on a mission
The agents applied online, posting short videos on YouTube explaining why they would be the best representative agents for the Fiesta Movement. Applicants from all over the country cited online followers, blogging experience and even a thirst for adventure. Many are automotive enthusiasts; all are extremely comfortable sharing their opinions online.

“Our group of agents is a broad cross section of people from across the country who are active in all areas of the social media space,” said Connie Fontaine, Ford’s brand content and alliances manager. “It’s a strong team across social networks that are geographically and occupationally diverse.”

The chosen agents are socially vibrant, unique and able to tell a good story. They come from all across the country and work in a variety of occupations. But most importantly, they have established social networks with a strong Web presence. Most have hundreds, if not thousands, of Facebook friends. There also are thousands of people following them on Twitter.

Missions with a purpose
After the vehicles are delivered, the Fiesta Movement agents will receive notification about their upcoming missions, which will be based on monthly themes. With six themes in all, the first theme agents will create content on is travel. Each of the 100 agents will choose an individual mission, which will send them on an adventure to engage with people in their Ford Fiesta.

Partnering with Ford on its campaign is Undercurrent, a digital think tank headquartered in New York City, and AMG, a Colorado-based partner of Undercurrrent. Both companies are schooled in creating long-term relationships between customers and brands and focused on creating experiences that are not only relevant and useful, but entertaining.

“We’re engaging outside sources that live in this space to make sure we are pushing the limit as far as we can,” said Fontaine. “By working with them, we will maximize the exposure of our content online, while at the same time receiving valuable feedback from the agents about our new car.”

About Fiesta
In Europe, the Fiesta name has long been synonymous with outstanding driving quality, design and value. The all-new Ford Fiesta is taking that three-decade heritage to U.S. consumers for the first time.

The Fiesta already is a hit in Europe and Asia, where it went on sale last year and earlier this year, respectively. With European sales in January and February totaling 59,600, the Fiesta is the best-selling Ford model in Europe so far in 2009. Since it made its debut in August 2008, sales of the new Fiesta have totaled 120,300 and the car already is making a significant contribution to Ford of Europe’s market share improvement. Early response from buyers in China and other Asia-Pacific markets also is outstripping company expectations.

In 2010, the Fiesta will be produced at plants in Germany, Spain, Mexico, Thailand and China for sale in markets around the world. The Fiesta for the North American market will be built at Ford’s assembly plant in Cuautitlan, Mexico.

Follow the Fiesta Movement
To follow the Fiesta Movement and the agents, visit and bookmark the following Web accounts:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/fiestamovement
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiestamovement
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fi...nt/73386615309
Twitter: http://twitter.com/fordfiesta

www.fiestamovement.com
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 213,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company’s wholly owned brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit www.ford.com.

Fiesta Movement

I just want to thank any and all of my friends who helped me out and watched my Ford Fiesta Movement video. I am sure I told everyone by now that I am one of the lucky 100 Americans to drive this baby around for 6 months (a year before it hits the States)


I will be going on monthly missions and blogging/vlogging about it.


So I STILL NEED YOUR SUPPORT! And LOTS of it!

The new Ford Fiesta Movement website is up, and features the chosen agents. Check it out and check me out.

Like I said I still need your support, so follow me on my adventures for a month!You can add me as a friend on your sites (Facebook, MySpace, Downelink, Twitter, YouTube, and Blogspot)

Don't forget to check out the new site!
http://www.fiestamovement.com

Tips for Straightening "Ethnic"/African American Hair

Here is a video I decided to throw together today when I was doing my hair, some people always ask me how I straighten my hair and if I relax it (which I dont) It just takes a little bit of time :) Enjoy! Watch on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5SaMCQ_z2I



Also these tips can help prevent damage= healthy hair= it wont shed/fall out as much

Feeling slightly worried..

My day went by pretty slow. After my meeting, I came home and started on my eggrolls that I am making tomorow (theres something to look forward to) and I spent time talking with my parents and my older sister came by and It was nice hanging with everyone. Of course I never go anywhere without my phone, so the whole time im back in forth in my email and checking twitter on my phone, and I see that SOME of the Fiesta Movement agents would be called today.


I was thinking if I were going to be picked, I would be called today ( I put my video and application in on Monday the 16th and turned in my background check RIGHT AWAY..plus my background is clean)


I was also seeing a lot of people who applied AFTER I did, who got chosen.. Plus a good amount of Cali people already got picked so, I dont really know if there's room for me. That would really suck. I mean I (and everyone else) WANT this, but I NEED it more than anyone else, and I could put a lot of time into it.. So I will try to sleep tonight, and if I am not called tomorow I guess I will stop sitting by the phone and try to stop thinking about it. Which is hard to do. I keep telling myself "wait and see" but the more I tell myself wait, they'll call you...the more let down I will be in the end if I really am not picked. Tick Tock..I Guess Tomorow will tell. Hope I wont end up driving my old overheating moldy car until I save up enough for a decent used car!

Pix of a 1946 Plymouth Deluxe Club Coupe..and other stuff from today :)

Here are some pictures of a 1946 Plymouth Deluxe Club Coupe. The car belongs to my Dad's friend, he had been saying he would bring it over for us to see for a while..But everytime he came, he was in his truck.. But today I finally got to see it! Some of my neighbors came out to look too. Its really bright and with the sun and the car I almost lost my vision today :P






By the way thats my Dad in the sweet cowboy hat..LOL (you can't really see him..my neighbor is in the way)

In other news thousands sit on the edge of their seats as they wait to see who the Ford Fiesta Agents will be.. I'm so far on the edge of my seat and going crazy with curiosity..

A little bit confused (thanks to reading stuff on Twitter) I dont know if we are suppose to get a call AND an Email, or just an email by next week. So, we shall wait and see..

I am also debating on if I should copy my wieght loss blog over to this site from my MySpace.. Hmm..

Any who, have a great day/night all!

I did a lot of cleaning today..And more thoughts about the Fiesta Movement

This is my baby :)

I was trying to keep myself busy and keep my mind occupied today.. Too much free time.. One thing I should have done today was take my daily walk! I usually do it around 11 or 12 noon but it was too hot around then! So tomorow I am going to go EARLY! Well.. not like 7 am.. Maybe around 9ish!!


Ok this blog is going to kind of jump all over the place but I would like to talk about something else that is on my mind a lot this month. Yeah, you guessed it! The Fiesta Movement. I know this would be good for me AND I would meet and exceed the expectations that Ford sets. I could make a great story about all kinds of things and attract an audience for this SPECIFIC purpose. Waiting is no fun! LOL


Well while I am talking about this movement, I can say that I have a few things that would enable me to participate. First of all, there are many computers in the household, including my awesome Pink Dell Inspiron :) I got it as a B-day gift about 3 years ago! I had always wanted a laptop, but to get a PINK one! That was great.. Any who, it came with some neat stuff on it like the Windows Movie Maker. This came in handy soo many times once I started using it. Its great for being something that just comes standard! Lots of options and editing stuff.


Then I have my handy dandy.. Sony Cybershot Camera. I got this as a gift like 8 months ago and I have been using it faithfully. It is tiny and fits in my purse or in a coat pocket. It takes GREAT pictures and shoots decent videos too! It has so many different settings, I decided to go through the manual again to get a better grip on what settings to use for each situation/loaction (ie: beach, snow, night, etc)


Then theres my phone. I use to faithfully use my pink Moto Razr..Until I got my hands on the SideKick 08 (aka Sidekick Gecko) when it came out. I chose it over the other 'Kicks not only because it was the newest, BUT because it was the smallest. To me a tiny size difference means a lot! Its easy to put in a back pocket when you dont want to take your purse (or if you dont carry a purse..Guys..LOL) My Sidekick keeps me CONNECTED to the internet all day everyday. I can do more than talk on it! I have unlimited Text, unlimited Instant Messaging, AND unlimited Web Browsing! Pretty good web browsing at that! It shows full content on most pages (But some pages I still prefer the mobile version like m.myspace.com and m.twitter.com !)

So I am always connected!


Well any who..I guess thats enough for now! I shall try to go to sleep!
Gute Nacht!

Fiesta Movement and My Thoughts today..

Today was a good day. I got to work out and walk the dog. She seemed to enjoy it :) I always feel a lot happier when I get out in the sun.. And there was plenty of sun today with a little wind..So relaxing!

Any way, the thing on my mind the most these days is the Fiesta Movement. I saw a video posted last night/today on YouTube showing the 100 movement cars being made. That gets my blood pumping. They're super cute, tough, sleek, and stylish. I guess to sum it up this car is

SHEIK

It would be so cool if I got picked. I mean not just because of the car's looks and name..But Seriously, my car is on its last leg... No! not even its last leg... Its on its last TOE! I mean I have had it for like 5 or 6 years now, it was great in high school and it got me from A to Z, but now it barely gets past A!

There's so much wrong with it, the guys at the repair shop (Pep Boys) told me its not worth fixing ($2000?!?! I didn't even pay that much when I first got it back in 2003!)

It's over heating.. and fixing just the radiator wont help because there's a leak some where in the engine and a blown head gasket...Yeah right..What ever that is.

Not to mention its loud (I kind of enjoy that sometimes) but most importantly its growing mold..Yuck. I tried cleaning it, but every cold/rainy season it comes back and now its like taking over..I never could use the trunk because of that

Now I am afraid to even sit in the car because its all in the front passenger side under the floor mat..dude. I so don't want brain damage from breathing this..LOL

Saving up for a new car is hard, especially when your current car can barely get you to work any more..

So if they picked me not only would I do missions for them (and enjoy it!) because of all my free time but I could get my life back on track and get a real job so I can get a used car when its all over..

But it seems like this movement is going to go off of mainly how many people watch your video(s) and how many people you added randomly on your pages (MySpace, Twitter, Facebook) if I would have known that denying friend requests was going to come back later to bite me in the (insert word here) I would have accepted EVERYONE.

I don't think its fair to go off of people with lots of YouTube friends/subscribers though.. I mean think about it.. Unless you're talking about CARS, and they subscribe to you for CARS then that makes sense..other than that its kinda like taking a fan of Britney Spears and trying to make them listen to Lil Wayne.. Total opposites.

All I can do is sit and wait and hope! But who knows..I think the first 14 spots will go to the 14 "Favorites" videos that Ford had on the FiestaMovement website. So that would leave 86 spots.. But we will see..

I also saw only 400-600 videos for the movement BUT I read some where (don't know if its true) that they're taking apps with no videos too! AND there were about 1500!! How will they take pics and videos and blog if they cant even make a video to enter this movement?????

I must admit, I saw about 10 videos that were super awesome (Not counting my own of course)

I actually liked 95% of the videos though. But I wonder if Ford/recruiters will be "Hard Asses" and eliminate people for the lack of ability to follow directions or remain "secretive"

If so, that knocks off a good handful of videos for not being 2-5 minutes long

*SIMPLEST INSTRUCTION IN THE WORLD!*

And another handful for not including the tag "fiestamovement" on the video..

*Again, Another simple instruction!"

Plus the few people who are bragging that they made it to the second round and got a call for an interview..

*I mean if you cant keep something like that a secret...then...how will you keep other things a secret?*

Hmm...Maybe I am just hoping, because that means less competition. LOL! But I do wish EVERYONE who entered: GOOD LUCK!

I must be patient, pray, and just try to get on with my life..

But this is still in the back of my mind.. and probably will be for the next couple of weeks..

There's my rant for now.

Have a nice day! Or night! (depending on your location and when you read this)

Fiesta Movement

Take a look at my Fiesta Movement video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmCNQ0r9X9Y


I am amped about this movement..But With all of the video uploaded this week AND all of the videos uploaded today (The last day to enter) I dont know what my chances are of being chosen.. I mean I was never one to add everyone who sends me a friend request, although I spend more than 5 hours a day online..

The want you to have a strong presence on the web, BUT..Say for example you have a channel on YouTube with a COMEDY show..and you have 10,000 subscribers or friends.

Think about it. They are subscribed to you for COMEDY..Not cars. I mean sure they will se your video for the car but I mean thats not what your channel is for. Me on the other hand, I have a YouTube account with just a few random videos..I never made a comedy show or regular posts..but if it were my duty to do so, I would have no problem recruiting people for this SPECIFIC INTREST...

So I really hope I did well enough to be picked...

Not to mention I have soo much free time to do missions and edit videos and add people..

My first post here..

I never really knew about this website..BUT, now that I do, I can post my blogs here instead of on MySpace. Now I will just wander around and maybe customize my colors and stuff..And then I'll post some randomness on my mind :) Thanks for reading! Have a Spec-tabulous day! LOL