Whose Faulty Vision

Quote of the Whenever

Quote of the Whenever:

“Mm, Florida. Just think, right now, somewhere in this state, Jeb Bush is eating a live puppy.”

-Stewie, Family Guy

Sweet but Ineffectual

Snippet of dialogue between me and Christmas tonight:

Me: I wish I could do something to help.

Christmas: You’re sweet.

Me: Great. I’m sweet but ineffectual. I’m like a Democrat.

Arby’s in Manhattan

Okay, I’m a dork for being excited about this, but that’s fine. I embrace my inter dorkitude. (Using words like “dorkitude” is part of embracing it.)

There’s finally an Arby’s in New York City! I used to eat there occasionally when I lived in Michigan (okay, probably once every couple of months, but I liked it when I went), and I was surprised and dismayed when I moved here that the nearest one was out in New Jersey. But one just opened in the Manhattan Mall in Herald Square. I’m quite pleased. I just went for lunch.

Daimler Ads

I’m surprised to see Chrysler running ads (TV and radio, at least) playing up the fact that it’s now a German company, since Daimler bought them out. I would think that it would scare off a fair number of “Buy American” types who might otherwise have forgotten about the merger. I guess they’re counting on the strength of the “German=good engineering” connection in people’s minds to overcome whatever customers they might lose.

Hershey Bar as Health Food

From the “Now I’ve seen everything” department:

An ad trying to portray a Hershey bar as health food.

In Massachusetts

Greetings from sunny Waltham, Massachusetts! I’m up here attending focus groups, talking to kids about one of my favorite board games. It was rather a last-minute thing for me to come up: one of my co-workers was supposed to go, but he got pulled into a pitch and I took over. It also looks like I’m going to be going to Texas later this week for more of these focus groups.

The downside of all this was that I had to drive up from NYC this morning. It was just under 4 hours’ drive, so I had to get up extraordinarily early to make the first group. I hadn’t driven at all in a while, and hadn’t driven for 4 hours in ages.

Worth it, though. I love the game, and I genuinely enjoy focus groups.

See You on the Flat Side of the Blade

Memo to video game designers: No matter how sharp a blade is, if I hit the flat side of it, I’m not going to be injured. (I’m thinking of God of War here, but the same problem pops up in many, many games.)