Archive for the ‘Offbeat’ Category

• Saturday, July 7th, 2007

  Anyone Know Who Makes This Stool?

  

  I have been looking for counter stools for our kitchen and haven’t been able to find ones that I like — my wife and I are very picky. I have a design that I may go with, however, while I was watching the Live Earth Concert on the Bravo channel I caught the end of the American Express Card Member Project commercial. I think that stool at the end of the commerical might be the one for us… not 100% sure about the wood top, but I’d love to know who makes it. So, if you have seen this stool before and know who makes it or where to buy them please post a comment… Thanks!

  
  

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• Friday, December 30th, 2005

  The Next Half-Million Dollar Idea — MegaPixelsForSale.com?

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  So by now you must have heard about the latest internet craze, invented by Alex Tew, a 21 year old English lad. It’s called The Million Dollar Homepage. The idea is quite simple… he wanted to make $1,000,000 by selling 1,000,000 pixels for $1 each. The main motivation for him doing this was to pay for his degree studies — yeah right. However, it seems to be working and has been in the press, both here in the US and in England and his goal of $1,000,000 is almost reached — he’s up to $967,600, $32,400 shy of a million. So, a friend of mine I had this idea (quite stupid actually)… why not keep the craze going? I personally think this is pipe dream, but who knows… I do like how the page looks when populated with all the colorful ads… reminds me of some modern art — no two are alike. We might see these pages someday on a wall in the MOMA. So here is the shameless plug for the new copycat site…

  Point your browser to http://www.megapixelsforsale.com and buy yourself some pixels. Who knows, maybe Mega Pixels For Sale site might be the next Million Dollar Homepage and you’ll get crazy amounts of traffic to your site… or not.

  
  

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• Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

  BioRing — Made From Your Bone

  

  Eyeball Jewelry is soooo 2004, this years trend is biojewelry. The process seems quite simple (the complete process) — that is, once you get the bone chips from your jaw. The people behind this Biojewellery craze are Tobie Kerridge and Nikki Stott, design researchers at the Royal College of Art, and Ian Thompson, a bioengineer at Kings College London. If this is something you are interested in doing, check out their website (http://www.biojewelry.co.uk/) and send them an email with subject: I want to donate my cells.

  
  

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• Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

  The 100 Billionth BIC Ballpoint Pen

  Danny: Sorry for the none original content, I ran across this off the wire service and thought it had some interesting facts about the plastic BIC pen we all have converted into a spitwad launcher at somepoint in our life.

  PRNewswire –What would cover 40 times the
  distance from Earth to the moon, lined up end to end? What has been sold
  throughout the world since 1950, at a rate of 57 per second?
  You’ve heard of BIC and are doubtless aware that the trademark has
  featured prominently in schoolbags and handbags, on desktops and coffee
  tables, for more than 50 years.

  You’ve also noticed, in your travels throughout the world, that BIC is
  synonymous with quality at an affordable price in the United States, Europe,
  Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and all over the world.

  You know all this and more … But did you know that BIC has just passed
  the 100-billion mark? That’s 100 billion ballpoint pens sold over the years by
  the renowned stationery company!

  From the classic BIC Cristal introduced more than 50 years ago to
  the most recent gel ink pens, BIC has successfully expanded its range while
  remaining loyal to its core philosophy: offering high-quality, affordable
  products to all … for the enjoyment of trendy teens, hard-working
  businesspeople, and devoted grandparents around the world!

  
  

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• Friday, July 22nd, 2005

  DRY SODA CO. == Amazingly Good Drinks.

  

  UPDATE: Just an availability update — DRY will be in the wine departments of your local QFC as well as Larry’s Markets in the coming weeks.

  I don’t know much about this company or where you can get the bottles, but what I do know is that these drinks are really refreshing. I went to a grand opening party last night where they had all the flavors available. We’re talking flavors you never have seen in Soda form… KUMQUAT, LAVENDER, LEMONGRASS and RHUBARB. I didn’t want to look like a dehydrated freak, so I only tried the LEMONGRASS flavor. I’m not really a flavored tonic water lover (like Talking Rain), and it should not be confused with that stuff either… this is much more sophisticated. More like exotic flavored and lightly sweetend S. Pellegrino. I think DRY just created another type of drink category and it’s actually amazingly good. It’s refreshing to see a drink that has flavor and sweetness with out all the chemicals. “DRY is all-natural, non-caffeinated, flavored with fruit and herb extracts and sweetened with a small amount of pure cane sugar”. I think it should be a hit amoung the ladies that monitor their caloric intake since the drinks only contain 50-70 calories in each serving. Now I just need to find out how I can get a case (or five) and make it my summer drink of choice!

  UPDATE: Just got of the phone with Sharelle Klaus, of DRY SODA CO., which, coincidently, are located in Tacoma, WA. about 45 mins south of Seattle. The product line just launched last week and are only available in select fine restaurants here in Seattle. I recommend you go to your local fine grocer and ask them to stock this drink, today!

  - DRY SODA CO.

  
  

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• Wednesday, November 10th, 2004

  Super Pringles

  

  
  You can scratch that off your list of, “Things To Invent”… Pringles Prints are made using a proprietary technology where words and images can be printed on one side of the crisp right side up, upside down, in blue or red. This technology is the first-of-its kind in the U.S. to be used on food. The technology uses food coloring and doesn’t alter the delicious taste of this popular snack. For now, Pringles Prints will be available in Original flavor only in canister and Snack Stacks sizes.

  These aren’t for the super rich either, Pringles Prints in Canisters and Snack Stacks have a suggested retail price equivalent to other Pringles products of similar size and in the future, Pringles Prints introductions will feature new printing colors, designs, images and innovative partnerships. Oh, boy… I can’t wait… riiight.

  
  

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• Monday, August 2nd, 2004

  ‘MP3′ Is Officially a Word

  That’s right, “MP3″ is included among “Pleather,” “body wrap,” “information technology”, “MPEG” and “DSL” that have gotten the nod from the editors at Merriam-Webster in the annual update of their Collegiate Dictionary. So why not celebrate this once in a lifetime event with a good ol’ fashion game of Scramble? To print out a cheat sheet of all the new official words, click here. Enjoy.

  
  

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• Wednesday, July 21st, 2004

  ‘How Bill Gates Beats The Summer Heat’

  
  Update: Here is a link to more photos, in case you really care.

  Ha! I have to say, it has been very warm here in Seattle… today we hit the upper 80’s and it should reach the 90’s this weekend… so even a billionaire needs to cool off somehow… Bill Gates was spotted today at our local water park, Wild Waves doing just that. The story is actually a fun read…

  
  FEDERAL WAY – If you had several billion dollars, how would you stay cool on a warm, sunny day?

  Build your own pool? Create a weather machine to bring in cooler air? Buy a house along the coast? Or maybe a house in Alaska? Or an entire town in Alaska?

  Or, if you’re Bill Gates, spend just a few bucks and head down to the local water park.

  An eagle-eyed Star 101.5 listener spotted Microsoft founder Bill Gates hanging out at the Wild Waves water park in Federal Way on Wednesday, joining hundreds of others cooling off in our 80 degree weather.

  Of course, it’s just 80 today, With expected 90 degree temperatures this weekend, maybe he’ll move on to some of those other suggestions.

  [ via KOMO TV ]

  
  

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• Wednesday, July 14th, 2004

  Aston Martin DBR9

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  Well folks, I’d like to present to you what all my hard work on mavromatic has earned me. HA! Can’t a man wish? Aston Martin Racing has revealed its all-new DBR9 that will return to the international motor racing in 2005. The new GT racing car, which is based on the latest Aston Martin production sports car, DB9, is being prepared by Aston Martin Racing’s partners, Prodrive, based at Banbury, UK. Prodrive is responsible for the design, development and management of the DBR9 racing programme. The first DBR9 is being prepared now and will compete during 2005 in selected international sports car events, including Le Mans 24 Hours. Three Aston Martin Racing Works teams will then be appointed to compete in major international sports cars series. Aston Martin Racing will also make a very limited number of DBR9 racing cars available to selected customers (uh, hello!). These cars will be prepared to the same specification as the Works cars. No pricing, but I expect it to cost more than my house.

  
  

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• Thursday, July 8th, 2004

  Earn Bling, Bling… with Ad Wheels

  

  Today has been a real offbeat day (hope you liked the Britney Spears betting post, hopefully your prediction will earn you some money) and to add to the offbeatness, AdFleet Advertising has patented a non-rotating wheel cover that can be used for advertising. It will be first be launched on taxi wheels in Los Angeles, CA, and then will be rolled out in most major cities across the country. Here is a list of client you’ll see on the wheels in LA… Taco Bell, Los Angeles Dodgers, Virgin Cola, Jiffy Lube and 1-800CheapSeats.com.

  
  

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