01Oct 2009 by R&O 3 Comments

Another Sappy Song

Olympics
Sarah McLachlan's latest song for the 2010 Olympics is, dare I say, another sappy and forgettable song for the opening ceremonies and any other sappy reference during the sappy event. Do these songs always have to suck? That said, does everything visual and aural about the games have to suck from the logos, uniforms and mascots. Everything I've seen so far has made me cringe especially the mascots. My theory is that the whole thing is being run by backwoods trailer dwellers with little or no taste and the rest of the world will probably agree when this thing gets off the ground. Why couldn't Sarah come up with something different, something cutting-edge, something that won't make me fake a Swedish accent and refuse to admit I'm from Vancouver. She's…
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30Sep 2009 by R&O 1 Comment

Hair Bands Still Working

Silly Stuff
Here's a commercial for Norton's Anti-Virus product which includes the 80's metal band Dokken. This one begs the question "Would you do this commercial if you belonged to a washed up hair band from the 80's? Nope, neither would I but these guys did. Enjoy. [youtube]iOsgqG5OOlM&hl[/youtube]
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28Sep 2009 by R&O 2 Comments

The Work-Free Zone

Rants
Only our government would even consider creating something for civil servants called a Work Free Zone and spending $138,000 to create it. The wonderful Ministry of Environment created a playroom for employees in Victoria complete with foosball, pool tables, surround sound system and video games displayed on a 50-inch plasma TV. Nice, huh? Too bad they're spending OUR frickin money to build and maintain it! It's costing us $45,000 to renovate the space, $85,000 a year to rent the space, $5,000 a year for utilites and $3,100 a year for leased equipment in an adjoining yoga studio for a total of more than $138,000 for this year alone. Is this really a good return on our tax dollars? Is this spending necessary during these lean times of increased taxes and…
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