ads: what would YOU do?
Ah, a square of vanilla ice cream coated in chocolate. I doubt anyone of my generation doesn’t recall those ads with “man on the street” style interviews, in what seemed like New York City, asking people what kind of crazy...
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summer: I wanna dip my fries in it!
Even though it happened yesterday at lunch, I can unofficially consider this to be how my weekend started. Oh it’s been a rather foul and moody week at the office. The massive amounts of sunshine have helped, but a 3-day...
ads: singing for your supper?
In the long-standing TV advertising tradition of white guy rappers* comes a new Taco Bell commercial that is a sequel, of sorts, to the 89¢ rap for Stephanie ad: [flv:89cent_battle.flv 500 370] Though I’ll admit, I only thought it was...
news: he said what?
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. — Proverbs 15:2 Likely the only scripture this blog will see this year, but it’s the only thing that came to mind after reading...
free: coldplay’s Konami code
I didn’t bother to post this one earlier as people would have barely been able to get through to the site. Coldplay is offering up a free download of a nine-track live CD, also being given to those attending their...
video: Oh my god, look at your skin!
Chris mentioned Coupling in his blog and Peter Serafinowicz mentioned this video in his twitter stream… must be some kinda fate thing in the air. It gave me a nice chuckle: It’s actually very much like the fake ads Peter...
moving: what, me worry?
Have I mentioned yet how much I hate this process? Last night I declared a break on packing and enjoyed some television and light house chores. It was a bit impossible not to do a little move-based work; but it...
metro: Feel the Prid!
Before heading out to meet the fellas yesterday, I checked in with WMATA’s Trip Planner as I always do.* Just before putting in my search query, I saw this banner ad on the page. I’ve probably seen it in years...
spring: a little CUTE overload
Aside from the most obvious signs: being able to walk outside without turning into a puddle of sweat or sneezing your head and face off from pollen, we don’t often see many more natural indicators that DC is experiencing this...
mother’s day: the perfect gift
I… might have to head downtown and grab this t-shirt for my mom. I don’t think I could get it there for Mother’s Day, but the better late than never might apply in this instance. She’s offered to help me...