Jason forwarded me this hilarious Bud Light commercial. While it might be able to be shown on cable TV, I doubt any major network would play it during prime time… something to keep in mind before you crank up your speakers and play it in your cube.
Paula and I were at the theatre last night and before the latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean they ran an ad for what looked like the latest installment of Grand Theft Auto…
For a couple of years now my blog reading has had a little extra sunshine: Steve Davis’s blog, too much time on his hands… entertained me with his tales of torturing cold-callers, throwing very small stones at the Russian mafia and the joys of living with snakes.
But alas, Steve has decided to hang up his blogging hat (perhaps in favor of selling web hosting and Fake Australian IDs).
I’ll miss the humour Steve, but I hope you do realize, stopping blogging doesn’t get you out of your offer to entertain me when I finally make it to Queensland. I’ll take the room without the snake please.
Saw this at the bottom of a chat window today:
Derek Jeter skin care? Is there really a market for this?
An entertaining video of juggler Chris Bliss’s routine set to music from the Beatles. Sure, he only uses 3 balls… it’s still way better than I can over hope to do.
The clever folks at the Cumbria board of tourism have come up with a novel plan to get “the YouTube generation” connect with the Poetry of William Wordsworth.
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Wordsworth’s poem “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud “, a work apparently inspired by the beauty of the Cumbria Lake District. To honor the anniversary the board of tourism has graciously given the poem a dust-off.. “to help the next generation of Lake District visitors connect with his work.”
And just how do you help the next generation connect with Wordsworth poetry? Well, it’s plainly obvious, you turn it into a rap… performed by a guy in a squirrel suit.
You have to give them points for creativity… but marketing acumen? I’m not convinced your average Barney fan is really going to be making travel plans.
Still trying to wrap my head around being back to work (jet lag sucks). Since I am unable to formulate an intelligent thought, I’ll just share this nifty video with you (thanks Jason!):
I get the feeling that a spanking might not be a deterrent.
Israel has recalled its ambassador to El Salvador after he was found drunk and naked apart from bondage gear.
Reports say he was able to identify himself to police only after a rubber ball had been removed from his mouth.
Full story on BBC: Israel recalls ‘naked ambassador’
Web 2.0 isn’t a technology, it’s a concept: enhance the software (programs) with wetware (humans). WikiPedia, YouTube, Flickr and the like are thriving because the users are part of the equation; creating, editing, organizing and managing the content.
Michael Wesch, a professor of cultural anthropology at KSU created a fantastic video which artfully illustrates Web 2.0. It’s a fantastic romp through today’s digital landscape… but I’ll warn today’s TV generation… some reading is required.
Here’s an old Starbucks commercial to get you up and going on this, the first day of work for 2007.
I was trying to describe this to my brother-in-law, Barry, over Christmas and just had to dig it up.
Oh, and yes, that really is Survivor following Glen (The Survivor lead singer can also be heard on the Bud Light “Real Men of Genius” commercials).