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Elevator brand name

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

I've always been fascinated with branding, names, and coming up with a good way to present something, whether it's really cool or rather mundane.

A common elevator brand name is Otis, but the elevator in my office is Schindler.

Does that make it Schindler's lift?

posted by Brian Atkinson at 8:37 AM

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stuck in my head

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Special thanks to Sylvia for posting this video on her facebook page. I can't get it out of my head now.



For the record - it's a medley of John Williams music from a variety of movies, but uses dialog from the Star Wars movies throughout. 21 year-old Corey Vidal is an impressive talent and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Way to go Corey!

Now to get this out of my head, I need to listen to six hours of The Girl From Ipanema. That ought to get it.

posted by Brian Atkinson at 9:41 AM

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Never-ending Hallway

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

I'm looking for a place to live in the Philadelphia area.

This hallway appears in one of the converted factory loft-type places I've toured. Notice the ramp and doorway creating a fancy optical illusion that the hall is actually longer than it is.
This would be fun.

posted by Brian Atkinson at 9:07 AM

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How to Drive

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Today is Saturday and on Monday I'm getting in the car and driving to Pennsylvania. I'm kicking off a new job in the Philadelphia area, working for The American Bible Society as the Director of Web Communications. My GPS will get me there, but since I have a passion for the details (anal) I looked up the route on Google maps.

Along the way, there were pictures of the road through Toledo. Most of them looked just the way I remember from the many times I've driven through Toledo, gotten on 475, and even hit the Ohio Turnpike. As I continued to pull up the images along the way, I discovered a rather disconcerting image.



Doesn't this seem dangerous to you?

I feel a little more confident since the directions continue...
13. Continue on I-76 E, Partial toll road, Entering Pennsylvania. 350 mi

However, I'm a little apprehensive about arriving anywhere after driving through a retaining wall of an overpass. But according to this next image everything seems like it's going to be OK. Just drive into the light...


Until I find myself on the wrong side of the road and have to cut across a cement barrier and directly into the side of this tanker.


I'm just going to follow the GPS and take my chances.

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posted by Brian Atkinson at 9:40 AM

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