From the mouth of Timmy
...one of my buds at work,
"Florida. Where the space shuttle was attacked by pirates."
Florida quarter
Thursday, April 29, 2004
This makes me sad.
Don't get me wrong - I believe in free speech. And I believe Clear Channel is a very, very frightening media monster. But it seriously bums me out that Americans have taken this particular issue to heart and decided to take action. Isn't there a better 1st Amendment cause out there? (courtesy of adrants.com)
Clear Channel Suffers Huge Ratings Loss After Booting Howard Stern
Clear Channel is getting what it deserves - a mass exodus of listeners after pulling Howard Stern off the air. The numbers are staggering. Following Clear Channel's dropping of Stern from San Diego station KIOZ, for example, ratings plummeted from a number one position with and 8.9 rating 12+ to number 27 with a 0.7 rating. For specific demos, the losses were even more staggering. For men 18+, ratings went from a 12.7 to a 0.7. For men 18-34, ratings went from a 20.6 to a 0.8. For 25-54, ratings went from a 10.1 to a 1.0.
Don't get me wrong - I believe in free speech. And I believe Clear Channel is a very, very frightening media monster. But it seriously bums me out that Americans have taken this particular issue to heart and decided to take action. Isn't there a better 1st Amendment cause out there? (courtesy of adrants.com)
Clear Channel Suffers Huge Ratings Loss After Booting Howard Stern
Clear Channel is getting what it deserves - a mass exodus of listeners after pulling Howard Stern off the air. The numbers are staggering. Following Clear Channel's dropping of Stern from San Diego station KIOZ, for example, ratings plummeted from a number one position with and 8.9 rating 12+ to number 27 with a 0.7 rating. For specific demos, the losses were even more staggering. For men 18+, ratings went from a 12.7 to a 0.7. For men 18-34, ratings went from a 20.6 to a 0.8. For 25-54, ratings went from a 10.1 to a 1.0.
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
A movie tip from flavorpill.com
Before David Lynch was coddled with big budgets that didn't
serve his aesthetic, he might've fashioned something as
spiky and rarified as Guy Maddin's black-and-white,
eminently diverting dirge of a movie. Heiress Lady
Port-Huntly (Lynch alumna Isabella Rossellini), wobbling
atop glass prosthetic legs churning with beer (yes, beer),
announces a global contest in which the saddest music in the
world wins $25,000. Among the droves who flock to her home
base of wintry, Depression-era Winnipeg are weeping
mariachis, wailing bagpipers, an amnesiac siren with a
talking tapeworm, and a scapegrace Broadway producer,
Chester Kent, Port-Huntly's no-good ex. Complete with
sparkly snow and a rough-hewn flamboyance, The Saddest Music
in the World may be the most original movie released since
Being John Malkovich surprised us all. (LR)
IFCFilms.com > Saddest Music in the World
Before David Lynch was coddled with big budgets that didn't
serve his aesthetic, he might've fashioned something as
spiky and rarified as Guy Maddin's black-and-white,
eminently diverting dirge of a movie. Heiress Lady
Port-Huntly (Lynch alumna Isabella Rossellini), wobbling
atop glass prosthetic legs churning with beer (yes, beer),
announces a global contest in which the saddest music in the
world wins $25,000. Among the droves who flock to her home
base of wintry, Depression-era Winnipeg are weeping
mariachis, wailing bagpipers, an amnesiac siren with a
talking tapeworm, and a scapegrace Broadway producer,
Chester Kent, Port-Huntly's no-good ex. Complete with
sparkly snow and a rough-hewn flamboyance, The Saddest Music
in the World may be the most original movie released since
Being John Malkovich surprised us all. (LR)
IFCFilms.com > Saddest Music in the World
THE BOOTY DON'T STOP!
You have to love a magazine that sells music that they find on the street. Details from their catalog:
Ten booty songs found on a cassette tape in ypsilanti, michigan. after their publication in FOUND magazine, radio reporter jonathan menjivar traced "the ypsilanti all-starz" to their source- the booty-tastic mind of ypsi native tim schreiber.
this cd contains 21 booty-thumpin' tracks, plus 3 covers performed by the sweatpants, live in chicago at the FOUND magazine premiere party.
FOUND Magazine
You have to love a magazine that sells music that they find on the street. Details from their catalog:
Ten booty songs found on a cassette tape in ypsilanti, michigan. after their publication in FOUND magazine, radio reporter jonathan menjivar traced "the ypsilanti all-starz" to their source- the booty-tastic mind of ypsi native tim schreiber.
this cd contains 21 booty-thumpin' tracks, plus 3 covers performed by the sweatpants, live in chicago at the FOUND magazine premiere party.
FOUND Magazine
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Today's interesting fact
So, if someone else's touch can tickle us, why can't we tickle ourselves? Much of the explanation for this question is still unknown, but research has shown that the brain is trained to know what to feel when a person moves or performs any function. We aren't aware of a lot of the sensations generated by our movements. For example, you probably don't pay much attention to your vocal cords when you speak. For the same reason, we can't tickle ourselves. If we grab our sides in an attempt to tickle ourselves, our brain anticipates this contact from the hands and prepares itself for it. By taking away the feeling of unease and panic, the body no longer responds the same as it would if someone else were to tickle us.
Howstuffworks | Why can't you tickle yourself?
So, if someone else's touch can tickle us, why can't we tickle ourselves? Much of the explanation for this question is still unknown, but research has shown that the brain is trained to know what to feel when a person moves or performs any function. We aren't aware of a lot of the sensations generated by our movements. For example, you probably don't pay much attention to your vocal cords when you speak. For the same reason, we can't tickle ourselves. If we grab our sides in an attempt to tickle ourselves, our brain anticipates this contact from the hands and prepares itself for it. By taking away the feeling of unease and panic, the body no longer responds the same as it would if someone else were to tickle us.
Howstuffworks | Why can't you tickle yourself?
Monday, April 26, 2004
The dilemma of client/creative relationships.
Nicely summed up in a commercial.
iamjack.com | Creatives Everywhere
Nicely summed up in a commercial.
iamjack.com | Creatives Everywhere
A thoroughly addictive, raging little squirrel.
So far my faves are "Small, Medium, Large" and "Free Your Mind."
(NOTE: Wear your headphones. A screaming foul-mouthed squirrel will probably not go over well with co-workers. Unless you work here at my company, of course.)
::iLL WiLL PreSS:: HOME OF NEUROTICALLY YOURS, 4Y-RECORDS & MORE.
So far my faves are "Small, Medium, Large" and "Free Your Mind."
(NOTE: Wear your headphones. A screaming foul-mouthed squirrel will probably not go over well with co-workers. Unless you work here at my company, of course.)
::iLL WiLL PreSS:: HOME OF NEUROTICALLY YOURS, 4Y-RECORDS & MORE.
What it's really like over there.
Found this on Daypop today -- I'm sure it's probably everywhere by now, but it's the first time I've seen it. Incredibly sad and terrifying and beautiful all at once. Dunno where these pix of Iraq came from, but they appear to be real photos from someone working/fighting over there. (NOTE: Not for the squeamish.)
Some Picture a friend brought back from Iraq
Found this on Daypop today -- I'm sure it's probably everywhere by now, but it's the first time I've seen it. Incredibly sad and terrifying and beautiful all at once. Dunno where these pix of Iraq came from, but they appear to be real photos from someone working/fighting over there. (NOTE: Not for the squeamish.)
Some Picture a friend brought back from Iraq
They're so real!
Um, no.
Some things are not always as they appear. Trading Places Walking Illusions are worn by one person, but the illusion makes it look two.
Trading Places Walking Illusions
Um, no.
Some things are not always as they appear. Trading Places Walking Illusions are worn by one person, but the illusion makes it look two.
Trading Places Walking Illusions
Friday, April 23, 2004
Yay! Sharpeworld is back!
This is one of my fave blogs ever, but it seems to be up for a few months, then go on hiatus for years at a time. We'll see if it sticks around for awhile this time...
SharpeWorld
This is one of my fave blogs ever, but it seems to be up for a few months, then go on hiatus for years at a time. We'll see if it sticks around for awhile this time...
SharpeWorld
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Another amazing technology leap - The Volvo YCC
A concept car, recently shown at the NY International Auto Show:
The YCC was designed by a team of eight female engineers and marketers with the female driver in mind. Drivers receive custom comfort through still-in-development Ergovision technology: the driver's body would be scanned at the dealership and the information stored on a key fob. When the key is entered into the ignition, the seats, pedals, steering wheel, mirrors and headrest (with space for a ponytail) would change accordingly. GPS, stereo, and mobile phone dialing are all voice activated. There are various storage compartments for everything from sunglasses to a laptop computer, and buyers can choose from eight varieties of colors and textures for the seat covers. The biggest perk? The YCC can parallel park itself. (text courtesy of trendcentral.com)
Your Concept Car | By Women for Modern People
A concept car, recently shown at the NY International Auto Show:
The YCC was designed by a team of eight female engineers and marketers with the female driver in mind. Drivers receive custom comfort through still-in-development Ergovision technology: the driver's body would be scanned at the dealership and the information stored on a key fob. When the key is entered into the ignition, the seats, pedals, steering wheel, mirrors and headrest (with space for a ponytail) would change accordingly. GPS, stereo, and mobile phone dialing are all voice activated. There are various storage compartments for everything from sunglasses to a laptop computer, and buyers can choose from eight varieties of colors and textures for the seat covers. The biggest perk? The YCC can parallel park itself. (text courtesy of trendcentral.com)
Your Concept Car | By Women for Modern People
I want Kaiju Big Battel to come to Milwaukee.
With superheroes like Unibouzo (Undersea Pickle) and Kung Fu Chicken Noodle and a cuppla fighting plantain brothers, I can't imagine not having a blast...
Kaiju Bideo Entertainment Television Action | Hello Unibouzu!
With superheroes like Unibouzo (Undersea Pickle) and Kung Fu Chicken Noodle and a cuppla fighting plantain brothers, I can't imagine not having a blast...
Kaiju Bideo Entertainment Television Action | Hello Unibouzu!
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Bunnies singin'.
I think everyone but me saw this over the Easter holidays. I kept hearing about it. It lived up to its word-of-mouth buzz. Yay! They're singin'! (thanks, VonH!)
Toys R Us | Bunnies
I think everyone but me saw this over the Easter holidays. I kept hearing about it. It lived up to its word-of-mouth buzz. Yay! They're singin'! (thanks, VonH!)
Toys R Us | Bunnies
Monday, April 19, 2004
Politics for skimmers.
A nice little satiric, annotated version of Bush's press conference.
Q: Richard Clarke apologized to the nation. Do Americans deserve an apology from you?
A: If only they had told me '9/11, NYC, WTC, 8:30am' I would have been there. Its Osama's fault, not mine.
criticalviewer: A Busy Person's Guide to the Bush Press Conference
A nice little satiric, annotated version of Bush's press conference.
Q: Richard Clarke apologized to the nation. Do Americans deserve an apology from you?
A: If only they had told me '9/11, NYC, WTC, 8:30am' I would have been there. Its Osama's fault, not mine.
criticalviewer: A Busy Person's Guide to the Bush Press Conference
Friday, April 16, 2004
Feel good about yourself.
Take a quiz that you just can't screw up. Feel like a king.
As the fine folks at b3ta.com said in their newsletter intro for it, "We didn't want to like this [...] But it's so stupid that we couldn't help but laugh."
Post box or cheese?. Possibly the hardest test in the world!
Take a quiz that you just can't screw up. Feel like a king.
As the fine folks at b3ta.com said in their newsletter intro for it, "We didn't want to like this [...] But it's so stupid that we couldn't help but laugh."
Post box or cheese?. Possibly the hardest test in the world!
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Cool. And sad.
Not that I ever really expected to hitch a ride on the Concorde. But it's sad to see it all dismantled and know that now I really, REALLY never will.
Makes me want to bid on the seats...not that I could afford those either...
British Airways Concorde Enthusiasts' Auction | 150,000 Pieces of Concorde Memorabilia
Not that I ever really expected to hitch a ride on the Concorde. But it's sad to see it all dismantled and know that now I really, REALLY never will.
Makes me want to bid on the seats...not that I could afford those either...
British Airways Concorde Enthusiasts' Auction | 150,000 Pieces of Concorde Memorabilia
Thursday, April 8, 2004
Make the chicken moonwalk
...or almost anything else you want it to do. Really, really bizarre. I suppose it beats flipping burgers.(Thanks, VonH!)
Subservient Chicken
...or almost anything else you want it to do. Really, really bizarre. I suppose it beats flipping burgers.(Thanks, VonH!)
Subservient Chicken
The Passion of The Jesusbunny.
I simply don't know how to respond to this except, perhaps, to say that people are idiots. On so many, many levels.
Church re-enacts cruxification using Easter Bunny
I simply don't know how to respond to this except, perhaps, to say that people are idiots. On so many, many levels.
Church re-enacts cruxification using Easter Bunny
Wednesday, April 7, 2004
I never thought I'd WANT an alpaca
...but after tripping over this site on a design "best of" site, I think I want my own alpaca. They make them look so fun and lovely.
Stewart Alpacas | Breeders of Peruvian suri alpacas
...but after tripping over this site on a design "best of" site, I think I want my own alpaca. They make them look so fun and lovely.
Stewart Alpacas | Breeders of Peruvian suri alpacas
My own public service announcement.
It's not funny -- just something helpful. In the spirit of Easter holiday -- recipes for leftover hard-boiled eggs.
EPICURIOUS: HARD-BOILED EGGS RECIPES
It's not funny -- just something helpful. In the spirit of Easter holiday -- recipes for leftover hard-boiled eggs.
EPICURIOUS: HARD-BOILED EGGS RECIPES
Friday, April 2, 2004
I love weird design.
Most people have seen the "Kisses" urinal that Virgin Airways recently dropped from its JFK airport Clubhouse plans. Here's the site for the company that created 'em. I'm not crazy about the open-mouthed urinal, but I think their hammock tub is pretty fab.
Welcome to Bathroom Mania!
Most people have seen the "Kisses" urinal that Virgin Airways recently dropped from its JFK airport Clubhouse plans. Here's the site for the company that created 'em. I'm not crazy about the open-mouthed urinal, but I think their hammock tub is pretty fab.
Welcome to Bathroom Mania!
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