Random thoughts and equally random web links. Unfortunately for you, I like to share.
The latest on my list of must-see YouTube videos is an improv event from New York.
You take 200-plus people, turn up at Grand Central Station and at a predetermined time, everyone freezes on the spot for several minutes.
Then, like magic, they all start moving again at the same time. The reactions of onlookers are classic.
Maybe we should try that on Esk St on a Friday night just to confuse the hell out of the boy racers.
Movember is well under way and it’s been interesting following the progress of the various competitive moustache-growers about the place and the spot of controversy that erupted via (once again) the Trade Me message board. It amazes me that people…
No big deal: Our planet is a mere blip. There’s a link that has been doing the rounds via e-mail lately that might just put it all in perspective. If you’ve ever pondered your place in the universe, the…
Woohoo, it looks like I’ve finally got something to blame my poor memory on. An Auckland University study reckons that having a drink or two might just enhance your memory and can even help Alzheimer’s sufferers. I wonder if that…
Everyone must know about Air New Zealand’s Grab-A-Seat website by now but have you checked out How Far Can I Go? This nifty little site takes the dollars you have available and tells you where to go. In the nicest…
With all the retouching and Photoshopping going on, it’s hard to tell just what is real these days. Dove highlighted that fact with its evolution of a model ad, which has been beautifully spoofed with a video called Slob Evolution.…
If you fancy yourself as a chart-topper, test drive your singing abilities at Singshot. This site is effectively an online karaoke bar. Well, a bar without alcohol (and after some of the performances, you might just be in the mood…
Evolution of a Model highlights just how little of what we see in glossy magazines and on billboards is real:
Dear readers, I need your help. Take a deep breath, brace yourself and point your browser to the Internetstats website. Now, here’s the question: Is that woman real? Is she the result of a wayward plastic surgeon? Or is she…
Are you cool? I guess there’s only one way to find out.