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Taiwanese Blogger Out to Kiss 100 Strangers in Paris

•September 30, 2009 • Leave a Comment

In the name of, art?

“A Taiwanese blogger is out to kiss one hundred different strangers in Paris and take a picture of each one. Yang Ya-ching, a twenty-seven-year-old music student living in Paris, thought of the project three years ago, but only acted on it this summer.

The desire for a lasting memory of Paris is what inspired Yang. According to her blog, the first kiss was from a worker installing outdoor advertising and was like “an autumn leaf falling into my pocket by accident.”

Quickly becoming an overnight sensation in Taiwan, Yang has created quite a bit of controversy with her project. According to an article in the Taipei Times, many Taiwanese men feel left out and wonder why she didn’t do the project in Taiwan. Others are criticizing her project as “just an excuse to kiss handsome young men.”

When finished, Yang intends to write a book about her experiences…

Let me guess; 100 pages long on a scale from 1-10. I shouldn’t be so harsh, Yang is a creative.

My friend Caitlin is “a great believer in self expression; whether sleazy or not, I respect her free-spirited attitude” and I find that very cool. What are your thoughts?

Attention Whore? (or) Life is Short!

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Tags: Article by Dahlia Rideout, Attention Whore? (or) Life is short!, but she doesnt look like a good kisser - there's no emotion in them at all - she is purely posing for photos, Caitlin Torrington, In the name of Art, not my cup of tea :(, Photography, Photos courtesy Yang Ya-ching & photographer Xiang zhen-hua, Taiwanese Blogger Out to Kiss 100 Strangers in Paris, Why not? Life is short! Besides its just a kiss

The iGallop – Japanese Infomercial [WTF commercial]

•September 30, 2009 • Leave a Comment

More Japanese eccentricity brings you, the iGallop! An exercise device obviously made for other purposes, ‘hint hint’:

LOL, you lazy Japanese. Letting machines do all the work huh?

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Tags: An exercise device obviously made for other purposes, fucked up, Japanese Eccentricity, just another one of many reasons why Japan is the shit, Sex Toy, The iGallop - Japanese Infomercial [WTF commercial], you lazy Japanese. Letting machines do all the work huh?

Charming children’s bracelet… only $20 (not what you think) [accessories]

•September 30, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Second-hand, eewww. (Haha, accessory) Real or fake, the effort is amusing:

If you don’t understand the joke – that’s a good thing, trust me. Your mind is innocent.

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Tags: Charming children's bracelet only $20 (not what you think) [accessories], fake commercial, Not What You Think, Second-hand eewww, Sex Toy, Trade Me - Kiwi Buy & Sell site

The Best CREED Song of All Time [music video]

•September 28, 2009 • Leave a Comment

I couldn’t sleep the other night so I decided to dig into my boxes to find some listening material that I hadn’t heard in a long while. Well I found Creed. Creeeed …End of story…

Ask anyone with any musical sense whatsoever what the worst band of all-time is, and 4 out of 7 times, they’ll say Creed. The complete and utter douchiness of this band is almost incredible. But when I cam across this little number, I have to say, this is the best Creed song I’ve ever heard.

…Right next to Alanis Morissette. (shivers) Have I mentioned I lost my funking iPod! Grrr

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Tags: "Seriously though This guy is a big fucking douche!!!, Dubs, I lost my iPod!, Scott Stapp sings, The Best CREED Song of All Time [music video]

A-Hoy-Hoy… No Signal [movie montage]

•September 28, 2009 • Leave a Comment

– A montage of the most overused horror-cinema plot device –

A phone compilation of 66 contemporary horror and suspense films:

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Tags: ...missing a few...bars, 66 contemporary horror and suspense films, A montage of the most overused horror-cinema plot device, A-Hoy-Hoy... No Signal [movie montage], Cell Phone, Phone Call, post-2000, When The Phone Goes Dead

Is it Candy or Medicine?

•September 28, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Either this is a really old advert, or those candies look dull and tasteless. Kind of defeats the purpose of having a comparative poster like this if the candy doesn’t look appealing enough to eat …I’m missing the point entirely here btw.

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Tags: Candy, Candy Or Med Poster, Don't Do Drugs, Is it Candy or Medicine?, poison emergency

WHO TALL ARE YOU?

•September 27, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Are you mini like Kylie? Or a mountain like Hulk Hogan? Measuring your height with numbers is so last decade, we all gauge our heights by celebrity now darling. This tongue-in-cheek mirror lists 120 celebrities by height and guarantees to have people loitering in front of it trying to make themselves more James Dean instead of Ben Stiller. – Designed by Ismaril Wells

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Microchip in the Eye could Restore Vision …and eventual Borg Assimilation!

•September 27, 2009 • Leave a Comment

More like ‘will restore vision’, with human prototype trials said to begin within three years. It’s only a matter of time …Can someone read that out loud to them please.

A chip inside the eye that can help blind people see again is moving closer to reality as researchers at MIT work on a retinal implant that can bypass damaged cells and directly offer visual input to the brain.

Patients who receive the implant will wear a pair of glasses that has a tiny camera attached to it. The camera will send images to a microchip implanted in the eyeball that channels the input to the brain.

It won’t entirely restore normal vision, say the researchers, but it will offer just enough sight to help a blind person navigate a room. [Wired/GadgetLab]

Damn it! I scare myself sometimes with my six-degrees-of-separational superstition. A science fiction Borg Star Trek reference and the man that played Captain James T. Kirk, Chris Pine in a movie about being blind and ‘looking’ for love:

I WATCHED THIS SILLY MOVE LAST WEEKEND! [It’s lame, save your money] But the science behind restoring vision was portrayed accurately. We see with our brains.

Oh and just to show you how in tune I am with my thematic six-degrees ability, my next post features LeVar Burton [classic miniseries ROOTS], who you geeks should recognise as Lieutenant Junior Grade Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

See you.

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‘28 Days Later’ In 1 Minute, In 1 Take!

•September 26, 2009 • Leave a Comment

🙂 Nice.

I found it much funnier the second time.

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This is the Droid We’re Looking For – Carries far more than Death Star plans

•September 26, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Impressive. Most impressive.

Engineering student Brian De Vitis’ R2D2 carries far more than Death Star plans: it’s packed with eight consoles, a sound system and a dome-mounted projector.

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Amanda Blank “Might Like You Better” [music video]

•September 25, 2009 • Leave a Comment

This catchy song took me away from my winning game of dominos. I think it’s pretty cool, and thank goodness, I needed a new song to get Madonna’s “Celebration” out of my funkedup head!!! …It’s her pelvic thrust I’m telling you!

She sure has a dirty mouth, but those minimalistic synthesized sounds are my thing.

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How to Fake-clothesline Someone while on Rollerskates – Lessons From Stuntwoman Zoe Bell (Do Not Try This At Home)

•September 25, 2009 • 1 Comment

The awesome Zoë Bell (Death Proof, Whip It)explains how to fake-clothesline someone while on rollerskates in the October issue of Wired. Illustration number 4 does not look fun. (Click to enlarge.) [Jezebel]