Absolut Bling!

Posted on November 15, 2006 Under Life

The people over at Absolut Vodka have always been the design-consious types, but their holiday gift pack, called the 'Absolute Bling Bling Gift Pack,' ups the ante. Absolut's bling website is chock full of everything bling-- from a story book…

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Craigslist Surfing Alternative

Posted on November 15, 2006 Under Life

We just picked up on a tip that will make your day if you are a Craigslist 'treasure hunter'-- like many of my friends are (Eric P.K.L., I am dedicating this to you). Basically, listpic creates an alternative way to…

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007 Kit and Caboodle

Posted on November 14, 2006 Under Life

We are big James Bond fans, and I think Josh would agree with me-- we always have been. While we are pretty excited for 'Casino Royale' to come to theaters on Friday, we are deep down suckers for the oldies.…

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VW’s New Testing Facility

Posted on November 10, 2006 Under Life

After test driving a new Volkswagen Touareg yesterday, I have even more respect for the brand than I did before. I have always thought of VW as a go-to brand for people who want German engineering and performance but don't…

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REN: Clean Skincare

Posted on November 9, 2006 Under Life

I recently started testing a handful of products for UK based skin care line REN, and was pleasantly surprised with my experience. Not only is the packaging slick and the story remarkable-- what's inside is really quite nice. They use…

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Pay As You Drive Car Insurance

Posted on November 9, 2006 Under Life

I don't know about anyone else out there, but I am sick and tired of paying so much for car insurance. I rarely drive, I have an impeccable driving record, and I am a careful and defensive driver. So why…

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Orange Commercial: RBG6

Posted on November 8, 2006 Under Life

Check out this great spot (wait for it to load and click the top right corner) for UK based mobile phone company Orange. The beautiful piece was done by London based agency Mother in what looks like a collaboration with…

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Veek The Vote!

Posted on November 6, 2006 Under Life

Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 7th, is election day. While this year is not the 'biggie' Presidential Election, it is every bit as important. Think of this blog post as a non-partison 'kick in the ass' to go vote tomorrow. Vote Democrat;…

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Word Count

Posted on November 6, 2006 Under Life

Word Count, an oldie but goodie shines a positive light on information gathering. There are so many different ways of presenting information and with a large enough dataset, that presentation's impact is even more substantial. Jonathan Harris's application combs the…

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COME OFF IT!

Posted on November 3, 2006 Under Life

Tomorrow (Saturday, November 4th), you should all follow the simple instructions offered by Come Off It, an important initiative organized by Dave Hampton-- the Carbon Coach. Why? As was thoroughly and frighteningly documented in Al Gore's film and book 'An…

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