Game on!
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GO CANADA GO!
My dear friend, the Olympic Sporting Events/Pavilions/Beer Gardens/etc everything going down in Vancouver right now:
I love your sporty ways.
You are always there for me.
I wonder what you are doing right now?
Entertaining at every turn.
Stay in or go out, you are up for anything.
Routinely going for the gold. It is just your way.
And, I am not mad at you, even though you took me to figure skating last night.
I love you man!
… Oh wait … am I supposed to be doing work?
Know what I’m sayin’?
I mused yesterday, “I think ‘OLYMPICS’ is latin for ‘permission to watch sports all day, every day, and possibly drink beer for lunch on a Monday’”.
Now, it’s Tuesday. Honestly, is anyone actually getting any work down out there??? Or is this just me? Here in Vancouver, I swear this is like a 2 week National Holiday, … or at least it should be. Like, I have not gone anywhere in town where I can’t see constant sports coverage. So much to do, so much to see, so much energy, … and hockey doesn’t even start until this afternoon!!!
Yes, German Pavilion, I will have a drink. Yes, I know it is lunchtime Tuesday. Dear work, call me later. Go Maelle Ricker in Women’s SBX!
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First, this post is for Jon. We’ve had many discussion about our severe distaste for Top 10 lists or 7 Ways to Be Better type posts. I complained about them here.
Hence, my desire to write the title above and to dedicate this post to Jon.
That being said, these really are 3 Hilarious and Popular photos being shared around the web today. Short bits of comedy are the ideal type of content to pass on to a friend, leading this sort of media to dominate popular sharing websites like popurls and Digg.
1. CHAPTA: Perils of Foreign Language Tattoos
Hmmm Asian Chrachter Tatoos Anyone?
2. Why the world was Happier and More Peaceful
I realize I run the risk of aleinating the 3 women that read this blog, but this one is kind of funny. I really doubt it was actually an old article, but with lines like this, who cares.
“When it comes to the possibilities of intimate relations with your husband, it is important to remember your marriage vows and in particular, your commitment to obey him”
Wow.
3. Ice Cube the Chameleon
What a few million can do to you.
More Funny Stuff on Social Squared
1) That’s Disgusting Mom - Mom becomes a fan of MILFS on Facebook.
2) Don’t Annoy a Nerd – I don’t know if this is real, Just don’t.
3) Worst Craigslist Ad: Need an Amputee to Complete My Costume
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The Olympics are here, and these brilliant opening ceremony photos on Boston.com are proof of that.
Click here to see the full set ( you’ll want to, they’re awesome )
The page is one of the most shared on the net today; it looks like Vancouver is top of mind. Photo Cred: (AP Photo/Mark Baker)#
Here’s my favorite version by local photographer John Biehler
Photo Cred: John Biehler
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I’m writing this post because I know Chris would never do it. He’s not the self-congratulatory kind of guy. I on the other hand have no such hang ups in highlighting some of the awesome things happening at Chris’s Company, DrinkToque.com
The Drinktoque
In the off chance that you don’t know what a drink toque is, let me explain it. It’s a toque (aka Beenie) for your drink. The origins of wanting to keep your beer cold but hand warm date back to the earliest inhabitants of the Great White North. I’m 83% certain that Captain Vancouver himself had an early form of the Drink Toque to keep his mitts warm on those cold Pacific nights.
They are more than just functional and come in a variety of stylish colours for everyone from the Outdoors man in your life to ..well someone that likes rainbows. Did I mention they make Excellent gifts for the beer lover?
but I digress. Today I want to showcase some of the awesome mentions they’ve got over the last few months.
Design Nod’s
Just yesterday theDrinkToque was mentioned on the CSS Awards blog in a post called Beautiful E-Commerce Trends of 2010
Nowadays everybody knows the importance of the “design factor” during the webdesign creation. Designers and web agencies are doing the best to get this! We are glad to show our selection of the best sites built on Magento, Prestashop or Zencart. Over the last months, we’ve analyzed numerous e-shop designs, observing emerging trends and weighing the merits of numerous design decisions and coding solutions. In this post, we present Beautiful E-Commerce trends for 2010: recent developments, new design elements and new graphic approaches – CSS Awards
Pretty darn cool.
Product Nod’s
The great thing about the international reach that the Drink Toque has is the chance to use Google Translate. This one is in French.
In a post titled J’ai Froid a ma Biere ( or I like my Beer Cold ) this blogger makes some uniquely french comments on the site and the product. (from Google Translate)
I stumbled upon The Drink Toque, A boutique (Canadian I think) a little wacky, which offers a sort of sock bottle …
They say that when it curdles, a can that comes out of the refrigerator is a bit cold, but I wonder how they obtained the idea for this product!:)
Like anything there are still niche markets on the web …In short, graphic level was known products licked a little better (but you can submit your creations !!^^’), utility level uh … how to say … But cons that made me laugh!
Oui Oui!
Top Tens
The Drink Toque Top 10 on Cart Cartel
The Drink Toque is in the Top 10 E-commerce sites on Cart Craze
Congrats Drink Toque!
Follow their Blog here
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Four!th Intrawest asset to be sold.
I know, I know, you are sitting there all like, ‘Is it WhistlerBlackcomb’s turn to be sold?’. Not yet. But, in the meantime, …
“Intrawest ULC says it has an agreement to sell its interests in Florida’s Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, the fourth recent asset sale by the company as Intrawest’s parent deals with its heavy debt load”(*1).
The other recent asset sales include: Squaw Valley ski resort in California, Panorama Mountain resort in Invermere, B.C., and Colorado Copper Mountain resort in November.
Sources :
1. Intrawest to sell Sandestin golf, beach resort, Globe and Mail, Feb. 9, 2010
[For a better backround on this story, please read, Intrawest spells 'Trouble'?, and Intrawest Flirts with Foreclosure]
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Broccoli to bloggers "Why You Hatin' ?"
I wrote about the odd Broccoli TV commercials out there a few weeks back, and since then things have gotten weird.
In my post I critiqued this missed opportunity of integrating a more interactive component to the campaign. Others have commented and posted that they think the commercials are so bad that it must be intentional.
While it looks like we all agreed that the campaign is weird, what is even more shocking are people’s response to the campaign.
The Canadian Design Resource posted a screen shot of the www.miraclefood.ca site and got a bunch of bizarre comments. Check ‘em out.
Miracle Food Make People Mad
Really, you would stop eating broccoli because of a commercial? That’s odd.
That sounds like a great idea, sacrifice those nutritional benefits, just move to the United States so that I don’t have to pay for it.
Well, that’s just plain racist, or is it racial, I always get those two mixed up. What would “more indicative of Canadians” look like anyways?
Well at least Broccoli is sparking serious discussion!
Photo Cred: Darwin Bell
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