United Colors of Benetton, sorta

My walk to the train sometimes takes me past Benetton, the united colors of which seem dubious. Every outfit in the window is gray or black. I mean, just saying.

Someone buy Chase Bank a clue

Look, man, how you gonna send me — on the same day — some junk mail to open a checking account and a 1099 statement breaking down my annual interest.

To quote the commercial: Are you for real?

Attn: Direct mail professionals. This one’s eaaasy pickins.

Cingular is not raising the bar

Before you send me an electronic bill, make sure your fucking website is working. This is what happened when I clicked Make Payment:

cingular

This goes for you too, Comcast. That Web2.0ish site don’t impress me if it don’t work.

Pennypack picture

I took this picture of the Pennypack with my cameraphone. Not bad, eh?

pennypack

I cannot ice skate

ice skating at millenium parkWow. I am bad. I thought that maybe, just maybe, at age 25, I’d be able to pull this off. Sure, I couldn’t roller skate as a kid. Sure, I couldn’t ski. Sure, I couldn’t rollerblade. Sure, I couldn’t do a headstand in high school P.E., despite trying for 3 weeks.

I thought, you know, the balance thing might have improved.

It hasn’t.

Well, at least the scene at Millenium Park is beautiful. I can’t think of a much grander backdrop.

Worst commercial on the air

New poll. Which commercial is worse: DirecTV’s or Chevy’s?

DirecTV:

Chevy:

Which commercial is worse: DirecTV's or Chevy's?

  • DirecTV commercial featuring godawful Jessica Simpson southern accent (45%)
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  • Chevy commercial featuring godawful "This Is Our Country" by John Mellencamp (55%)
    Chevy commercial featuring godawful "This Is Our Country" by John Mellencamp -> 55% (44 Votes)” title=”Chevy commercial featuring godawful "This Is Our Country" by John Mellencamp -> 55% (44 Votes)” /><img src=

Total Votes: 80

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Alcoholic eggnog drinks

Placeholder for next year: Alcoholic drinks that incorporate eggnog. This is a to-do.