Things you wouldn't have known if I hadn't pointed them out #14,453: If I'd only waited a few more minutes, that last post would have been tomorrow, and the nice little diagonal on the calendar wouldn't have been messed up.
(people say I'm obsessive, but I don't think so)
(also, I'd like to apologise for that joke in the title)
You know, there's a reason that Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA, has now surpassed Bill Gates as the richest man in the world. You don't get rich for just making crummy operating systems or chairs. No, you need to come up with fun and interesting names. Microsoft just aren't inventive enough with their names. Windows ME? Windows XP? Windows Oops-I-Did-It-Again? Let's see if IKEA can teach Bill a thing or two about successful product naming.
Perhaps this subtly named chair? How about this computer desk? Oh course, if you've got stinky children, you might want this bathroom light, or just to contain things properly in this handy storage desk.
Those Swedes might speak funny, but remember: this stuff made them rich. Filthy, filthy rich. I think there's a lesson in there for all of us, don't you?
This morning my daughter proved her intelligence by pointing at the television and getting very excited at the monkey on the news. Normally, this sort of behaviour wouldn't be indicative of intellect or insight, but in this case the monkey was George Bush.
I'm so proud of my little Bean.
Normally I wouldn't link to a viral marketing campaign, but this is the weirdest way to sell a product I've ever seen.
It freaks me out that they spent this much time putting it together. I've spent far too long typing in weird things on the chance that the chicken won't do it, and I've only found one or two so far (within reason).
Although it is extremely odd, it is nice to finally see a little creativity put into advertising. It's not just a quirky short, not just a one line joke, not just a lucky dip or sweepstake, and not just some sort of trick to get your to go into their store. Someone has actually put some time and effort (and possibly sort kind of heavy drug use) into creating a new concept.
And now I'm off to make the chicken do karate again.
I'd like to thank my brothers for giving me a really cool game for my birthday. I would, however, like to request that the next time they give me a fun and addictive game to play, they don't do it on the same day that I decide to purchase another really cool game. Initially, I just wasn't sure which one to play first. Now I've realised there are more important things to concern myself with.
Thank goodness it's finally the weekend so I can get some sleep between late-night gaming sessions.