i'm amber. here is stuff.

the most badass name ever

busy day at work, sorry about the lack of posting.  but i had to say something about this.    This agency, Rivers Run Red , helps people build cool stuff in Second Life (is there a space? yes? no?  i don't care).  But the more important thing is that their name is the MOST BADASS NAME EVER.  Rivers Run Red.   Like, with the blood they have shed.   I like names that strike fear into your heart.  There are a lot of like, poseur ones out there, like The Killers (haha), but this is the real shit. 

Thank You, Jesus

Becuase although it has been a rough week, i have seen a lot of funny things today, which made me laugh and laugh.  None moreso than this.  Dmitri Martin is a prince and a scholar.  I saw it on Organic's blog first.  Hi Greg! (my friend greg works at organic, and he's like the only person who reads my blog anyway.)

In related news...Teledildonics stock is up

I cannot believe this term has been coined. 

Secondlife in the NYT

Great article today in the New York Times about Secondlife...really comprehensive.  Secondlife is blowing up fast, and it's almost overwhelming when you first start  (my 2L name is Suzy Selfridge, if you're interested).   Sometimes the world is just mindblowing...i don't know, this whole thing still seems so surreal to me, yet I have to know about it, and figure out innovative ways to use it because it's my job.  But I don't want society to turn into the matrix either, so I'm a little torn.

They even come with their own lose-able sketchbooks!

Thanks to my brosef michael for showing me the funniest thing i've seen all day. 

soon-to-be funniest tv show ever

10 Items or Less - a new TBS Original Series.  Yes, i am working on this, but even if i weren't , I would still think it was hilarious.

www.greensngrains.com for more funnies.

i won't

got some new notepads.  my hair is a mess.

This American Life, now via podcast!

How exciting!  This American Life will always remind me of when i lived in LA, and I actually drove a car.  It was awesome.  I miss it.  It's funny when you're driving, and you see the person next to you cracking up.  Cars are like little bubbles, into which the pee and BO smells that waft their way to your nose on the subway dare not enter.

current mood

Contagious Magazine

Does anyone out there have a subscription to Contagious Magazine?   Here is the description from their site.  At $1700 USD for 4 issues a year, it's pretty cheap.

"Contagious is a quarterly intelligence briefing in magazine, DVD and online format. It identifies the ideas, trends and innovations behind the world’s most revolutionary marketing strategies.

The relationship between brands and consumers has shifted.
The media landscape has fragmented.
The transmission of ideas is more rapid and more viral than ever.

Across all product categories, the way in which people’s purchasing decisions are influenced has changed beyond all recognition.

Technological revolution accelerates these changes. It means the challenge facing brands – how to stand out and be heard amongst the din – is more acute than ever.

Contagious recognises that strategic creativity remains the last legal way to gain an unfair advantage over the competition.

From design through to marketing and retail, Contagious analyses the creativity and the strategies behind the brand ideas that work."

I feel that the agency could really benefit from it, and this is why I will lobby arduously for a company subscription, and be subsequently laughed at.  Does anyone have a subscription to this?  if so, did you shell out for it?  If so, are you on medication?   jk.  The fact that it's so much money makes me think it must be amazing...spoken like a true consumer.