Archive for the 'Burnt Offerings' Category

La la la something something oh yeah

The following video seems to be gaining a lot of traction on the intertubes at the moment, as it apparently demonstrates what it’s like for non-English speakers to listen to songs in English.

Rock, Scissors, Paper, Water, Road

We all know that Rock beats Scissors, right. And that Scissors beats Paper. And that against any sane understanding of physics, Paper beats Rock? BUT! Which one wins out of Water and Road? Find out from the following video. It may seem a little uneventful, but stick with it andHOLY MERCILESS GROD WHAT HAPPENED TO [...]

The bearable being of Again

I’m quitting smoking this weekend. Again. I started, Again, when my Dad fell sick, and it’s overdue that I should stop. Again. I feel like 25 different types of carefully hand-crafted, directly imported, individually-wrapped-for-your-convenience crap. Again. But that will go away. Again. So. Awkward. What day is it, Again?

Zen And The Art Of The Number 13 Spanner

Phon Du, Oriental Manservant and Sidekick, was being inscrutable; however, it was a quiet moment down on the Wisdom City waterfront, so he didn’t think anyone would mind. He felt it was important that he should be inscrutable on a regular basis, since this was the sort of thing that was expected of an Oriental [...]

A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man dies but once. Weeeee, here comes death number 612!

The following clip, lifted from a post at Lifehacker.com, makes me want to run out and do all sorts of silly things, from resisting the English to winning one for The Gipper, whoever he might be. Just about every movie nutjob with a cause, a speech and a wooden crate on which to stand and [...]

Welcome to our African Hellhole – leave only footprints, take only memories; also, could you please stop killing the civilians?

To celebrate the fact that I officially became old this month [1] I decided to lash out on a new computer and a shiny new game to go along with it. Because my previous PC could barely run Solitaire, I had let mainstream PC gaming pass me by for a few years. My only real [...]

6. Creative Exchange – “Classical Vs BodyRock”

SAI LI FROM SHANGHAI HAS LOGGED ON. [08:31:02 AM] Sally says: Hi there Darren, got feedback from the client about the creative for their product and brand launch. [08:31:14 AM] Darren says: Hi Sai Li, that was quicker than I expected. Which one of the options do they want to run with or have me [...]

The Adventures Of Midnight and Saturday: Sometimes it is just you

“I have this dictionary,” said Murray @ Midnight into his mobile phone’s tiny mouthpiece. “That’s fascinating,” replied Darren Saturday’s disembodied voice, with an added yawn at no extra charge. “I have this growth between two of the toes on my right foot, but I’m not bothering you about it, am I?” “I’ve seen this alleged [...]