Win an iPhone 3G from TSheets.com!

Jun 30, 2008 by Dan Taylor    26 Comments    Posted under: Technology

Oh snap!  Ok, if the new iPhone wasn’t enough to get you juiced, how about a free one?  Right.  Let me say that again…how about a free iPhone 3G?  Un huh…and no, it’s not a scam.  This is the real deal folks, a good ol’ fashioned down home competition that isn’t all about some skeevy marketing company trying to get your email address and then repackage it.  It’s about change.  The iPhone 3G makes change in one’s life possible.

So here’s how it shakes out:  What’s the craziest/coolest/awesomest(?) thing that you do at 10 after 5?  Ok, before you start whining, yes…some of us do leave the office at (or pretty darn close to) 5pm everyday.  Which reminds me, ed. note: Remember, life is short.  Work hard, but also remember to leave the office at a decent hour.  Too much time at the office and/or working is not a good thing.

Ok, with my public service announcement out of the way, as Eminem said it best, “Let’s get down to business”.

The rules to bring home the bread are simple.  Photograph it, Film it, Blog it, hmmm…is there another media I forgot?  Anywho, you get the point.  The guys at TSheets what to know what you do at 5:10.  5:10 or Five Ten or 5ive 10, etc. must appear in your image (still or moving) or your blog.  They also need you to give ‘em a shout out here, and link yo’ junk up to TSheets.com (think SEO love).

Here’s the official skivvy from TSheets directly:

“5pm is possibly one of the most celebrated times all around the world. You’re free. Great God almighty, I’m free at last! Granted, at 10 after 5 you may or may not be calling it a day, but by most standards you’re free to go if you so choose. And this is exactly what we want to hear about. How do you rock it at 5:10? What’s the coolest, craziest, most creative thing you do at 5:10? Tell us all about it…maybe you load up the iPod and have your favorite DJ slam your subway ride home? Is 5:10 the time that you slip the wingtips under the desk, strap your Specialized shoes on and blaze through commuter traffic all the while chasing Lance Armstrong along the Champs-Élysées? Send us as many entries as you’d like. Talk to us!

All Entries must Include:

Something indicating that it is 5:10pm (examples = Picture with clock in the background, Video with clock, or blog posted at 5:10pm). Rockin’ a Flava Flav style clock is HIGHLY encouraged.

A link labeled “time tracking” linked to http://www.tsheets.com and a comment on this page so that we can find your entry.

You’ll score mad props from the judges by getting the most views or comments on your entry or if you give a shout out to TSheets. Props where props are due, but ultimately the most creative/crazy/cool post will land the ice.”

That’s it!  So now there are NO excuses NOT to have the year’s hottest bit of techno love riding in YOUR pocket.  And let’s be honest here folks…anyone that reads this blog on a regular basis MUST be slightly creative/crazy/cool…..Let ‘em hear about it!

Disclaimer: I am currently employed by TSheets.com as a copywriter (that copy was HOT wasn’t it?) and find an ethical conflict of interests, so I will not be entering this contest.  However…all of YOU are permitted to enter…so get movin’!

George Carlin dead at 71

Jun 23, 2008 by Dan Taylor    3 Comments    Posted under: News

Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker and Tits

God damn it.  George Carlin is dead.  FEK!  Sadly friends, it’s true, George Carlin.  Dead.  I think we all knew this one was coming for a while now, but still…I’m sad even to see him go.  I had just watched Carlin on YouTube a few weeks back, and caught some of his more recent material, and I have to admit, he looked old.

Carlin was probably one of my most favorite comedians; right up there with Sam Kinison, Eddie Murphy, and Andrew Dice Clay.  I think the first time I saw Carlin was at a very young age, somewhere around age 6 or 7, in his classic Carnegie Hall performance.  Little did I know at the time that this funny guy was jacked up on all sorts of Cocaine, but hey…whatever it takes…the guy was hysterical.

Carlin died of heart failure yesterday at his home in Santa Monica, CA.  Being a comic in the 70′s and 80′s could not have been easy (or maybe too easy…as there seemed to be quite a lot of comic fodder to poke at), and Carlin did it, and did it well.  A little known fact, George Carlin was actually THE very first host of Saturday Night Live in 1975.  He’s also appeared in a number of infamous HBO specials, along with a score of films.  From what I’ve read, what I know, and what I’ve seen…while he certainly became the spokesperson for curmudgeons around the world, it seems to me that he had a rather eventful, interesting, and introspective life.

Those of us that knew you, those of us that listened to you, those of us that believed in you George….we will miss you. Rest well friend, you brought hope, joy, and an occasional pants pissing laughter to a number of generations.  We thank you!