( Another sign of summer )

The ConceptLive Earth was an ironic experiment. Turning on your TV to save the environment -- isn't that a paradox? Then, when they went off on environmental spiels between acts, the crowd went off to get drinks. The message was lost because the message was the commercial break. :P People watch concerts for the music, not to learn earth-saving ( Read more... )

Now that the 06/07 season is officially(?) over . .

( My favorite show of the season was . . )

TV shows are finally on winter break, so thought I'd do some recap filler on what I've been watching this season. Or maybe this whole year since I didn't really watch anything due to work, my d-addiction, and the fact that my parents have the TV tuned to the Chinese channel 24/7. :P ( Read more... )

Arg, I didn't get into the Deal or No Deal auditions! I thought my application had a great mix of Canadian and outrageous, the two qualities that the producer said he was looking for. Now I'm reeeally curious in seeing how much *more* Canadian and outrageous the contestants they ended up choosing are ( Read more... )

In my Uni days, I coined a term called the "Wheelchair on a Bus" effect. Basically, whenever a wheelchair user boards a bus, nearly everyone on the bus lifts their head and silently stares at that person until the person is buckled in. At that point, he/she becomes just another passenger and everyone returns to looking somewhere else. I've ( Read more... )

I've never watched an episode of Electric Company since it was before my time, but hearing a lot of good things about it, I decided to check it out and maybe pick up some more ideas for teaching ESL. I was surprised at how great it was!! For example . .

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Hope everyone had a safe and happy sign of the beast day. Sadly, I wasn't able to find an e-card, but I did find this interesting article -- paranoia is running wild, dudes!

Well, The Apprentice Season 5 is over. Wish I betted some money on my prophesy from April, because the British guy did end up winning! Trump chose the right guy, but I just ( Read more... )

From imdb:
A new study indicates that with the growing use of product placements, along with promos and public-service announcements, marketing messages now account for 35 percent of every hour in primetime, increasing to 40 percent in reality or unscripted programs. The study by TNS Media Intelligence, reported in MediaPost's online MediaDailyNews ( Read more... )

I just wrote a 4686-word essay using 92 references . . for an assignment that asked for 2000 words and 5 references.

"You wanna keep your message to the point and simple. When you make it too detailed, too complex, it goes over the head of the people." - Donald Trump's Business Lesson 3.20

I think he was talking to me. ><

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