Archive for April, 2007

A LOTRO Newbie, I Am. »

I can’t believe I did it, but I created a (trial) account for the new MMORPG, Lord of the Rings Online. I don’t normally play these types of games beyond an initial trial or beta here and there. Instead I usually prefer lament over the time and money wasted by playing.
(Forcing you to […]

Inner Balance »

Artist Arnd Drossel walks along a country road in a sphere made of over 200 lbs of steel wire. The artist is making a 300 kilometre journey across Germany to draw attention to the many people who according to Drossel are “out of balance” and in need of “social psychiatric” help.
Despite not knowing German and […]

Froogle is Dead »

Long live Google Product Search!
According to CNET News,
Acknowledging that it’s better to be clear than clever, Google is rebranding “Froogle” as “Google Product Search” and simplifying the interface to match the main search site, a top executive said on Wednesday.
Also in a bid to push their payment processing product a new feature that lets users […]

Be an Artist! »

Channel your inner Picasso over at MrPicassohead for a fun and artsy way to waste time online!

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Drive Premiere »

I had been seeing the commercials Fox’s new series Drive for awhile. They barely caught my attention and I had no intention of adding this new show to my viewing roster.
But luckily for Fox, I had the TV on in the background tuned to The Simpsons while doing other stuff when Drive came on before […]