Starbucks Lawyers Go Totally Fucking Mad

So every once in a while I stop at Starbucks to get a coffee. It's not my number one choice, but if you live in anything resembling a city you know it's ubiquity. So the other day I was drinking my coffee and below the sleeve to protect my hand from the extreme heat of the cup I see this disclaimer:

"This is the author's opinion, not necessarily that of Starbucks. To read more or respond, go to www.starbucks.com/wayiseeit."

So I'm thinking, "What could be on this cup that the Starbucks fleet of lawyers feels they need to protect themselves from?" I can't remember exactly what the quote was (the cleaning crew at my office threw the cup away before I could snap a picture) but it was something like a short list of things that make life great ... and one of them was freedom. The quote on my cup today is a cooking quote. And here's one from Melissa Etheridge:

"Why limit yourself by what has never been before? Why say "I can only imagine'? Make the dream real, there is no imagination."

Real controversial stuff here. I can see why Starbucks wanted to distance themselves.

Free Mojtaba and Arash Day

Arash Sigarchi and Mojtaba Saminejad are two bloggers who have been jailed in Iran for expressing their opinions about the government. Saminejad has recently been released but still faces charges. The Committee to Protect Bloggers has set Tuesday, February 22nd as "Free Mojtaba and Arash Day," asking all bloggers to put something up regarding this issue ... so I have. Read more here.

Shaving Your Cat's Nose ... Seriously

I didn't know there were cat's whose noses required shaving ... but apparently there are. And here are detailed instructions on exactly how to do it.

Super Dance Freak: David Elsewhere

Someone sent me a clip of this guy a year or so ago and apparently it was one of the most circulated pieces of video on the Interweb. Well, a few years later and it turns out he's make some loot off his skills as well. David "Elsewhere" Bernal is now featured in a VW ad (with Gene Kelly's mug CGed on) breaking it down in the rain. Fucking amazing.



Here's an interview with him if you want the skinny on how someone learns to make their body move like this.

Ahhhh ... back to what the Interweb was created for.

This kind of stuff and porn. That's what the internet was created for. Check out this Flash game where you try to stay upright while walking and drinking. I just wasted a good, solid 20 minutes on this thing. Rumor has it the high score is 82 but I've got to imagine it's higher since I scored an 81 on my 3rd or 4th try. However, I didn't get a screen grab thinking I'd actually get better at it. So the only thing I've got proof of is my 72.

You can believe I'll be playing this at least once a day for the next couple weeks.