February 12 2009
Virtual Flowers and Other Choice Links
posted by Ana Samways at 11:50 am
Valentine’s Day: Nothing says I Love You (but am a bit skint and forgot it was the 14th) like a virtual bunch of flowers. Simply pick a vase, then fill with your choice of flowers and send with a personal message.
The British are spray painting dog poo bright orange, so people won’t stand in it and kids won’t play with it. Why don’t they just pick it up?
Behold! The human washing machine:
“At the 1970 World Expo in Osaka, consumer electronics maker Sanyo demonstrated their vision for the future by showcasing a series of appliances they thought would populate the home of tomorrow. Included was the Ultrasonic Bath, a pod-like human washing machine that cleans, massages and dries the user in a fully automated 15-minute process.”
PR gone wrong: Film company tries ‘Win a trip for two to Amsterdam and a bag of skunk’ promotion for The Wackness, starring Sir Ben Kingsley. “It is unacceptable for cannabis use to be glamorised in any way,” say anti-drug campaigners. Read story here.
Cute: Fox on a trampoline.
Most Appropriate and Amusing Headline of the Day has to go to BestWeek Ever with — Heidi Klum Appears On The Cover Of Germany’s “Ghosts-On-The-Toilet Quarterly” See the picture they’re on about here.
NZ film director Vincent Ward discovers Madmen and other TV series on DVD.
“Recently I have been buying television series and then spending a long weekend watching episodes back to back. It’s a different kind of (marathon) experience and probably if I was younger I’d do it with friends socialising, lubricated with lots of alcohol or whatever obtainable substances were current. Thank God I’m not young – this way I get to remember them…”