Stuff about sleep

First, caffeine withdrawal feels like angry jetleg with headaches.

Second, and this is a very local thing. One of my dreams last night had a creepy fictional wild-west amusement park south of Temple on Cass. There was a saloon, an arcade, and trains going EVERYWHERE. It was AWESOME. Just my opinion, but I think Detroit should build “Wild west town” just north of Foxtown.

Observations

love guru

1. Take apart the message of the Microsoft Sync commercials: “If you use our product, you will become a hazard to yourself and others due to your own idiocy”

2. The Love Guru - Mike Myers will forever be Austin Powers. Despite hiding himself as a computer-animated ogre for so long, one look at him trying to play some character in real life and the ’shag-a-delic’ grooviness comes right back.

If you put a ridiculous prop mustache on Justin Timberlake, he unexpectedly looks a whole hell of a lot like Orlando Bloom. This is not surprising — Orlando Bloom looks ridiculous all the time, with or without a mustache.

Lose the MeeboMe Gadget

Chat reference should be easy, instantaneous, and pervasive. It’s good to also be accessible, usable, open, and attractive.

It’s the first three reasons that I liked MeeboMe widgets

It’s the last four reasons why I now prefer libraryh3lp or Google chatback badges.

Is it Opposite Day?

www.isitoppositeday.com

My parody of the famous http://www.isitchristmas.com/ website.

IS it Opposite Day? Think about it.

Valentine Commercialism

Anodizing consumer electronics varying shades of pink does not make them any more romantic as gifts. This is even true for iPods.

Here’s the range:

  • Just friends - cheesy card (bonus points if it’s from one of those elementary school set boxes, and/or contains a Fun Dip candy treat)
  • More than “” - Chocolate
  • Sucking up - Chocolate Flowers
  • Extra-special Day and/or you’re loaded - Jewelry

Note the lack of cell phones and other gizmos on the list. There may be instances when the above guidelines do not apply, but giving a Magenta Blackberry Pearl seems a little messed-up on such an occasion.

Oh Dear

I guess I’m just perpetuating the sensalionalism, but…

The salesgenie.com ads during the Super Bowl were incredibly racist. They actually reminded me of spots I’d seen from the 50s and 60s, prior to political correctness.

AND THEY WERE INTENTIONALLY BAD! If it wasn’t so brilliant, I’d be really angry!

But they were still racist (even considering that they could be considered self-deprecating), so it’s tough to know how to feel. All I know is that I’m not gonna go to salesgenie.com.