Look out! She’s preparing to fire!
(From the same visit as Lion around in Vegas.)
Category: Life
Vegas Flashbacks
I’ve been posting old photos to Flickr lately, including some shots from a couple of trips to Las Vegas.
Like this shot of the Flying Saucer Mall — excuse me, the Fashion Show Mall. (I got the initials right!)
Seriously, doesn’t that view just say, “The visitors have landed?”
Maybe they’ll want some Alien Fresh Jerky.
Drazi Peeps
Short Copy
How to Write Copy for Short Attention Spans reminds me of advice from usability guru Jakob Nielsen
Double Meanings
A pair of spam subjects that recently came across the spam traps:
Looking to become a published author?
Give her climax after climax
Hmm, that sounds like writing advice when you take them together.
Roomba Path, TV Campaign Advice, and…NINE
- Long-Exposure Shot of a Roomba’s Path Shows Beautifully Organized Chaos (src: SignalTheorist)
- Things to consider when running a “save our show” campaign & what NOT to do. (via @johannadc and @mikesterling)
- Whenever I get order #9 or take-a-number, I imagine the disembodied voice saying “Number 9…Number 9” from the Beatles’ song Revolution 9
Zap, Tom said shockingly
Weird: Apparently Tasers were named for a Tom Swift invention, as in “Thomas A. Swift’s electric rifle.”