Archive of Miscellaneous

Seems like the hills are alive indeed. I still got an echo of the hills that supposedly singing, dancing, cheering and jumping of joy in my ears. And since the reflection is somewhat the visual equivalent to an audio echo, I am posting this little snapshot. Taken in Salzburg near University church (oh yaa, a lodd of tschurtsches in Solzburgh). More pictures to come. Plus, I’m dropping a note that I made it safely through Austria and I have to admit, it was really nice.

Now, everybody go change their desktop's wallpaper, noooow! I mean it.

A friend of mine has just bought that funny piece of T-shirt that I couldn’t help but share with you guys…

Can you, maybe, please, say that again? · copyright by threadless.com

Just another Pixar movie I don’t want to miss. Starting in Austria on September 25th, 2008. After Ratatouille, I’m very into this genre of movies. They’re fun, aren’t they?

I’m really excited to see a movie with hardly any dialogue. 

What Pixar movie is your favorite? See a full list of Pixar Animation Studio movies.

Worth the pain?

Now That’s What I Call A Tattoo

Hardcore fans have to go for it. After a second or so I had second thoughts on my decision to order that tattoo for me at my trusted tattoo shop (trust and tattoo shop mentioned  in one sentence). Thus, I now consider having it sprayed since I might get tired of the Spidey suit.

Also, this reminds me that I need to watch the Spidey 3 movie since I sort of missed out on it last summer (2007).

[via Why Advertising Sucks]

To who it may concern:

You get a 5- according to the strict grading (defined by an action of passive-aggressiveness) of person A who could not stand the orthography of person B who obviously got desperate over the empty toilet covers that it forgot how to spell. Really desperate. That’s called desperillite. A hybrid of desperate and illiterate. Usually happens when people are angry at something and as a consequence feel like leaving behind a message.

Minus Five or Five Minus (depends on how you look at it), that is pretty much the worst you could ever do in a test in Austria. What an accomplishment, but see for yourself…

Lehr, bitte fülen, danke. That's really German spelling at its worst. "Empty, please fill up, thanks" · Plus, I also took this picture with my cell but I figured I want the picture to look even more pixly than it actually is. Just to poke fun at cell phone cameras...

Oh, Toilet Stories. I simply love them.

It gets even better. You know, sometimes life is full of colorful moments as follows. I was in the bathroom and nearly burst into tears reading this “interesting” approach to German spelling. The guy in the cabin next to me gave me weird looks when I flushed and opened the cabin door and he was about to ask stupid questions. Why? It’s very awkward to get prompted to explain yourself in situations like that… First the sound of my camera going “click” (it was not supposed to do that since I put it on silent) followed by a really evil giggle. In a toilet cabin. Weiiiird. I just went on and laughed even harder. Oh toilet stories.
Do you also come across with weird moments like that? Is your life defined by awkward moments? Tell me your stories. 

Immer mehr Krankenhäuser verbieten “Crocs” - also jene modischen, löchrigen Pantoffeln aus Kunststoff, die in unterschiedlichsten Farben erhältlich sind. Das Schuhwerk soll sich gefährlich elektrostatisch aufladen. by news.ORF.at

Verboten!

As a Red Cross person you spend a lot of time in hospitals. Woot, that must have shocked you. And once you get into some sort of routine in life, you start analysing and certain things start bugging you, first slightly (you don’t really know what’s wrong with that person until you discover the happy-cappy plastic “no they don’t smell at all, wanna try?” shoes on their feet) and after some time you eventually start evangelizing for a ban and whose disobey is put into your personal file just like any other felony. 

Let's widen the ban to public places. Hands up! Anyone?

I figuratively jumped in joy (and in fact it was heartwarming) when I heard that croc shoes are not anti-static and thus are not to be used in sensitive areas, like ICUs (intensive care units)… I see it on walls: “Croc’s absolutely verboten” whereas the aphostrophe in Croc’s is a typical mistake in hospital sign printing.

Now, can somebody please scientifically proof that other annoying fashion trends are abolished, too. Please? Anyone?

Plus, why not ban crocs in parks and other public places?

CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) bulbs explained in plain English. Go ahead, it saves money (CFLs have higher “life expectancy”) and the environment (use less CO2 heavy energy), what more could you possibly ask for (warm ice on a stick, maybe)?

A sexy CFL Bulb

The only thing that is really weird about this video is the number of “now that’s cool” and “this is cool” remarks done by the presenter. I love the XYZ in Plain English series. And these Flickr image results for CFL….

One final thought: Are you watching movies on VRC? Well it should be “cool” with me, if you have all your regular light bulbs dimmed or even better switched off.