Ever looked through your parents old high school yearbooks and made fun of them for their wacky hairdo's? Well I did and still do. Now us youngsters can see what we would have looked like during the 70's (or any decade for that matter) with a new site called Yearbook Yourself.
Clearly running off of the back of the success of Office Max's "Elf Yourself", Yearbook Yourself allows you to see what you would have looked like in the 50's, 60's, 70's etc. based on trendy hairstyles of those times.
Give it a look during your break or if you just need to kill some time and put a mop-top on that pretty face of yours. I'm sure the ladies out there will use it to create new Facebook profile pics or something to that effect. Women.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Do You Hate Setanta?
England's The Spoiler is asking readers if they hate Setanta or not becuase of the unavailability of watching England World Cup Qualifiers. As a Setanta subscriber here in the U.S. I too was amazed at the games being shown this weekend on Setanta. Armenia vs Turkey was a real barn burner. Followed by another highly touted game in Denmark and Hungary's thrilling 0-0 draw.
If you wanted to watch England vs. Andorra, it was on a pay-per-view for around $20. Not a chance I was going to pay further to watch England play such a minnow of an opponent. Pretty much as an American and footie fan, Setanta is only good for Barclays Premiership matches and nothing further. I can't cram into pubs at 6am anymore any pay $20 at the door to stand shoulder to shoulder with Chelsea fans. The couch is much more pleasing.
Anyway, if you'd like to chime in on The Spoiler's poll, you can go here and give your two cents.
If you wanted to watch England vs. Andorra, it was on a pay-per-view for around $20. Not a chance I was going to pay further to watch England play such a minnow of an opponent. Pretty much as an American and footie fan, Setanta is only good for Barclays Premiership matches and nothing further. I can't cram into pubs at 6am anymore any pay $20 at the door to stand shoulder to shoulder with Chelsea fans. The couch is much more pleasing.
Anyway, if you'd like to chime in on The Spoiler's poll, you can go here and give your two cents.
Seinfeld & Bill Gates Team Up In New Microsoft Ad
Here is the new Microsoft ad which features Bill Gates (naturally) and Jerry Seinfeld. I don't really have much to ad to this post on such a fine San Francisco Monday other than Seinfeld adds his usual class to a seemingly dull product. The contrast between Seinfeld's comedic genius and Gates' dry demeanor makes for a compelling combo. Hopefully there will be more to come from Microsoft featuring the two as anything Seinfeld does I am up for.
My brain isn't working today so there will be nothing further to add other than the drivel you just read above. Watch the video. Laugh. Enjoy your day. Churro.
My brain isn't working today so there will be nothing further to add other than the drivel you just read above. Watch the video. Laugh. Enjoy your day. Churro.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Major Mistake @ Carat
A major error was made @ the Carat NY office from the head of HR. An e-mail that was supposed to go to executives regarding plans for future lay-offs, was accidentally sent to everyone in the agency. The e-mail, which was supposedly only sent to the Carat NY office, was then leaked to Advertising Age which you can read here.
The Ad Age article outlines that there were two memos leaked to them from a unknown Carat source:
The Ad Age article outlines that there were two memos leaked to them from a unknown Carat source:
This is a major issue for Carat. With the problems of losing business already at the forefront the last thing they needed was to have to deal with a blunder of this magnitude. It will be interesting to see how CEO Sarah Fay deals with the situation. The axe may swing higher than originally expected.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Romanian Soccer Player Breaks Transfer Record
(Que the circus music) Not really. But he did get sold for 15 kilos worth of meat. This kind of circus act could only happen in Adam Bergman's favorite league, the Romanian 2nd Division.
The blockbuster deal was brokered by UT Arad of the 2nd division (who apparently have a barbecue this weekend that they needed food for) and Regal Horia of the Romanian 4th division. The poor sap who was traded for the meat, defender Marius Cioara.
Regal Horia will feel hard done by though because after the trade was made Cioara decided to call it quits on his playing days. I don't blame him either. It's kind of a sign that your form has dipped a little when the team that traded you doesn't even want a player but table scraps in return. Either that or they are just Romanian idiots. I say a combo of both.
A Regal official was quoted, following the news that Cioara has made the decision to retire, as saying, "We are upset because we lost twice -- firstly because we lost a good player and secondly because we lost our team's food for a whole week."
Not to worry though. I heard there was a inexpensive heifer in the next village that is a great ball winner. Also if she has a nightmare of a game, they can just, ya know, eat her.
The blockbuster deal was brokered by UT Arad of the 2nd division (who apparently have a barbecue this weekend that they needed food for) and Regal Horia of the Romanian 4th division. The poor sap who was traded for the meat, defender Marius Cioara.
Regal Horia will feel hard done by though because after the trade was made Cioara decided to call it quits on his playing days. I don't blame him either. It's kind of a sign that your form has dipped a little when the team that traded you doesn't even want a player but table scraps in return. Either that or they are just Romanian idiots. I say a combo of both.
A Regal official was quoted, following the news that Cioara has made the decision to retire, as saying, "We are upset because we lost twice -- firstly because we lost a good player and secondly because we lost our team's food for a whole week."
Not to worry though. I heard there was a inexpensive heifer in the next village that is a great ball winner. Also if she has a nightmare of a game, they can just, ya know, eat her.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Radiohead At Outside Lands Festival
For those of you who weren't as fortunate as me to see Radiohead live in San Francisco the other night, here is a clip of the one of the best songs they performed:
Although I admit the sound outages were a pain in the ass, the overall performance, music and visuals were amazing. As you can see in the song above "Talk Show Host", during some songs there were camera's focused on each band member making for an amazing experience.
During the beginning of the song "Videotape" there was a camera placed right in front of Thom Yorke's face on his piano. This made for some interesting projections that even Thom couldn't help but break out laughing, almost falling out of his seat.
The typical foggy, summer San Francisco weather made the first night performance in Golden Gate Park's history a perfect match an complimented Radiohead's melodic sound. I am counting the days until they return to play when there isn't a curfew to abide by.
During the beginning of the song "Videotape" there was a camera placed right in front of Thom Yorke's face on his piano. This made for some interesting projections that even Thom couldn't help but break out laughing, almost falling out of his seat.
The typical foggy, summer San Francisco weather made the first night performance in Golden Gate Park's history a perfect match an complimented Radiohead's melodic sound. I am counting the days until they return to play when there isn't a curfew to abide by.
Here was the set list:
1. 15 Step
2. Reckoner
3. Airbag
4. There There
5. All I Need
6. Nude
7. Talk Show Host
8. National Anthem
9. The Gloaming
10. Videotape
11. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
12. Idioteque 13. Karma Police
14. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
15. Just
16. Exit Music (for a film)
17. Bodysnatchers
Encore:
18. Pyramid Song
19. You And Whose Army?
20. Paranoid Android 2
1. Fake Plastic Trees
22. Everything In Its Right Place
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Lucozade Ups Your Game
With the Barclays English Premier League about to start this weekend, I really hope the players on my fantasy team are drinking more Lucozade in hopes that it helps them performance at their best. (I need a good opening week for bragging rights.)
I mean look what it did for this team here, in Lucozade's new online effort.
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