http://asylum.com/2008/04/09/lost-in-translation-awkward-signs-from-around-the-world/
i remember reading that beijing brought in translators to go around and fix their signs so that they wouldn’t be embarrassed during the olympics.
http://smallbusiness.aol.com/features/vending-machine
after seeing a vending machine in san francisco that had everything from food to toothpaste to ipods, i’ve wondered where this technology was going.
here’s a photo i took of the vending machine:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/01/28/passing_the_kennedy_torch.html
i had a ton of fun today! i volunteered so i didn’t have to wait on line. this was a big deal for my school, american university, but it got even more enormous when the kennedy’s said that they’d announce their endorsement here. people started lining up at 5:30AM and at it’s longest, the line was 3/4 of a mile. about 6,000 people fit into the arena and they still had about 2,000 overflow, and not all of them fit into the overflow room! basically, it was huge.
here’s some of my pictures. PLEASE CREDIT ME IF YOU USE THEM ANYWHERE. A SIMPLE LINK BACK TO THIS ENTRY IS FINE.
http://leavemethewhite.com/caps/index.php
one of the best collections of screencaps i’ve found on the web, with a ton of high quality, wallpaper-worthy caps.
http://deadlinehollywooddaily.com/exclusive-george-clooney-offers-to-set-up-strike-mediation-panel/
well, that’s nice of him. he forgets that the strike isn’t screwing everyone over, though. those who work for reality/unscripted shows are profiting hugely from the strike!
this is a clear picture of what the writers want:
