ONE CAN TAKE A HOLIDAY

This will no doubt be a crushing blow to the two people, other than my wife, who read this blog. But I'm afraid I am taking a sabbatical from all things work. And that includes one can one can't. The reason for this self imposed break is that my wife and I are going on a trip of a lifetime. Not that you would want to but you can read all about it here.

Night night, and see you in December.

HONEST TEA

Nice little tactical idea for, well, I think you get the idea

SOUND

Zimoun : Compilation Video V2.8 | Sound Sculptures & Installations from ZIMOUN VIDEO ARCHIVE on Vimeo.

NEARNESS

Nearness from Timo on Vimeo.

THE FIRST MOVIE IN THE OUTERNET

This is pretty interesting - an interactive, alternate reality game type film thing. It's looks relatively clunky. And I doubt that your going to be sucked head long into the action as it plays out on your mobile phone screen. Still, I'm glad people are doing this stuff.

EASTERN EGGS

Awesome idea. All proceeds from the sale of these eggyweggs will be donated to the British Red Cross to help people in Japan. So get buying soldier.

But more to the point, check out the egg-bot that makes paints the designs!



Lovingly stolen from Hurty Brain

ONE PICTURE PER DAY

This is the latest project by the multi-media artist Jonathan Harris (if you could call him, or indeed he we like to be called, that). Harris has done a ton of great stuff, some of which I've talked about on this blog before, but whilst this is not on the scale of some of his other projects - nor is it even a new idea really - it is Jonathan's rambling musings on life, as overlaid on the film below, that make this really interesting.

He makes an interesting point, one that is true to almost everything we do, that the more you see, the more you experience and learn, the more you realise how much there is still left to discover. As Jonathan states at the end, "Boy meets world, boy still baffled"

BENJAMIN ZANDER AT TED

If you've got a spare 20 minutes and you're not that bothered if people at work see you cry, then this film is for you. An inspirational talk from an amazing guy. Funny too.

"Never say anything to someone that could not stand as the last words you ever say to them"

HOVIS FARMERS

I like this a lot.

That is all.



(To be twatty though, shouldn't the line have been, "We only work with the Britain's best..." Therefore the need for the competition. Not that it matters.)

PIXAR PROMO FOR CARS 2

Nicely put together film for the upcoming release of Cars 2. I like the fact that it doesn't labour the point about what it is, leaving people a bit of room to investigate the randomness of it all. Which, if they do, rewards them with a working telephone number on the ads, and a secret web address (pause at 57 seconds or click here if you can't be bothered).

I think that's about that.

THE SITUATIONIST

A mobile app brought to you by those cultural gurus Benrik who, with their trendsetting bible 'This Diary Will Change Your Life", inspired a bunch of keen disciples to do weird and sometimes stalkery tasks to help them live a more fulfilling life. Below is a little blurb from the boys themselves but it is essentially ace...

"Situationist is an iPhone app that makes your everyday life more thrilling and unpredictable. It alerts members to each other's proximity and gets them to interact in random "situations". These situations vary from the friendly "Hug me for 5 seconds exactly" or "Compliment me on my haircut", to the subversive eg "Help me rouse everyone around us into revolutionary fervour and storm the nearest TV station". Members simply upload their photo and pick the situations they want to happen to them from a shortlist, in the knowledge that they might then occur anywhere, and at any time."