Just missed the rain this morning. I thought I was goner for sure. Last night I spent some time trying to digitize some old 45’s on the powerbook to very mixed results. I really need to find a way to efficiently digitize some of my old records. So far my setup is sub-par and an Ipod is useless until this can happen.

I can’t quite put my finger on it but there is something about this couch [ via core77 ] that looks really comfortable. I’ve been contemplating a new car and although a toyota will probably be dialed in the near future, I’d much rather have a pimped out school bus.

Yesterday I wrote about Carhartt and the bottom up marketing of their brand and then about two hours later I read this article about Sony Ericsson and how they plan to use real actors who will be scripted to talk about their product. The actors will then go hang out at bars and local hip spots and pretend to create a buzz for a product where there is no buzz. I REALLY want to know what Minneapolis bars these people will be “kicking it” at. I will keep my vision sharp for anyone getting gushy about their new mobile phone. Very strange times. How strange? How about the guy who’s auctioning on Ebay advertising space on his penis? Or how about the people who are so addicted to chatting online that they don’t mind having fake friends (bots), whoes only purpose is to sell some 11 year old girl tickets to the latest Disney movie. I’m amazed sometimes that I even work in this industry. Take one wrong turn and you end up in a very bad neighborhood. But hey, I love my job. Which is a bummer because now I can’t write a letter like this [ from Kelly ] if I ever leave.