Monday, August 20, 2007

yays, nays, and knives

Yay! to the Schuylkill County District Attorney for voluntarily getting involved in the Emu-killing case. This improves the chances of the killers getting more than just a meager fine and a limp slap on the wrist.

Nay! to that scoundrel Steven Moffat for putting James Nesbitt in geeky glasses during the flashback scenes in Saturday’s episode of Jekyll. Geek-chic glasses on men are such an aphrodisiac to me, and seeing Jackman in those glasses made me swoon almost to the point of unconsciousness. I’ll be sending you my medical bills, sir!

Recently, in a graphic design magazine, I saw an amazing chair—quite possibly the most amazing chair in the history of amazing chairs:

I thought: I want it. And I will pay for it. Which, according to this:

means forking out nearly $1,500. Do I have that kind of money sitting around, just begging to be spent on a knife chair that would most likely be too uncomfortable to even sit on? (And which would terrify any and all houseguests?) Hell no. But I’d figure something out! Then it occurred to me that the chair might not be real after all. Some of the item descriptions just sound a bit too…tongue-in-cheek. Like the fact that it comes with its own sheaths and sharpeners, and was designed “with a Green Beret’s instinct for comfort.” And I noticed the bit in the corner that says “Everything looks good on Centura,” which to me sounds like it’s Centura Paper’s way of saying, “Hey! We’re so good, we even make ridiculous knife chairs look enticing!”

Harrrumph. Maybe some of us don’t think that knife chairs are ridiculous, thank you very much!

Meanwhile, there’s more excellent art here and here.


song heard most recently before posting:
Only Got One—Frou Frou

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