Um, still thinking about this one…

Could be worse, should be better.

As of about 3PM Saturday, there were 57 comments on the KSL article. About fifty of the comments are negative (and although I’m not a huge fan of the slogan, it’s clear that about 45 of those are uneducated responses).

If you’d rather watch than read, here’s the video. The best part is the communications director of the Utah Travel Council, Tracie Cayford, saying:

“We’re not just about altitude, we are about attitude. We are a little edgy.”

Wait, we’re talking about Utah here- right?

Anyway, the slogan is part of the Utah Travel Council’s $10-14 million dollar ad campaign contracted to W Communications.

This is the wierdest thing I’ve seen in a long time. By far.

Totally Awesome Computers shut down today, and owner Dell Schanze is blaming the media, or more accurately- spouting off like a mad man. A few of my favorite quotes:

“You are angels of Satan,”
“all of the media in Utah are liars and murderers.”

The closing of the company will leave around 80 people without jobs, although PC Laptops (another crazy company, if you judge by their advertisements) will be hiring around thirty of Totally Awesome’s employees.

In response to the question of what would happen to his employees, Dell replied “The blood of these people is on your hands. You just destroyed the greatest computer company of all time.”

Wait…Totally Awesome Computers was the “greatest computer company of all time?” That’s probably news to the computer community at large.

My guess as to why “the greatest computer company of all time” is now closed? Dell spent all the profits on trophies and awards for his own company. (Probably got the idea from “personal medals” in this year’s Olympics)

And finally, my favorite Dell Schanze quote:

“You’re angels of Satan, and that’s horrible. I can say to the people of Utah, please pray for all the news people, because if you die right now, your souls and eternal salvation is in serious jeopardy.”

To get the full effect, you’ve got to check out the video from KSL Here (you’ll need Real player ). The video is priceless.

Rumors are the IRS is auditing.

Yesterday I wrote this great article about a cat lady I met. And I didn’t save it and now it’s lost. Normally, I’d try to remember it word-for-word and recreate the story. And the world would know about the cat lady (and by world I mean the two people who visit this site at least once per quarter).

Instead, today marks a new day for me. I’m not going to do it. I’m going to let it go. And from now on, I’m not going to walk fast, either. I woke up this morning, and I said “Hey, I’m done walking briskly.” And that was it.

I went to four classes today. I walked non-fast to all of them. I was late to three of them, and I liked it.

In related news, Aaron got his internship with that investment bank he’s fallen in love with (Robert W Baird) in Milwaukee. Milwaukee is in Wisconsin.

Some people might say Aaron getting the internship had nothing to do with my decision to never walk fast again. I think that’s like saying people don’t call a cat lady “The Cat Lady” just because she’s got a bunch of cats all up in her house.

So, I’m introducing the “Walk Slowly Initiative,” or the WSI. And I invite good people everywhere to hold up a step-and take time to appreciate the path that will eventually lead you to wherever it is you’ll end up. You migt be late, but I promise you’ll be rested.

*Thanks to Jayne with a Y for letting me know a couple months ago that I walk[ed] too fast, and congrats to the Aace on the internship.

What’s a “meme?” In French, it means “the same.” In English…I don’t know, I just do what I’m told.

So, Paul’s image is way better than mine…and after doing some research, it doesn’t look like an image is even required, but I thought I’d give it a shot anyway. Here are my responses:

Four jobs I’ve had
1. Service Tech at Burt Brother’s Tire
2. Spanky’s (I was king of the 6 inch sub)
3. On-site Events Coordinator at KSL Newsradio
4. Intern at Richter7
–My favorite? What could be better than making sandwiches at Colonial Square with Jose and Phil? I also work for PowerPlay Productions, but it doesn’t really count as work.

Four movies I could watch over and over
1. Bottlerocket
2. Waiting for Guffman
3. Spellbound
4. Crash or Garden State
–Close runner-ups would be Raising Arizona, Harold and Maude, and Titanic. Just kidding about that last one.

Four places I’ve lived
1. Pleasant Gove, UT
2. Bountiful, UT
3. Sion, Switzerland
4. Annecy, France
–I will live in Switzerland again.

Four tv shows I love
1. The Office
2. 24
3. CNN
4. There aren’t four…
–The Office is the best show ever. Ever.

Four places I’ve vacationed
1. Zermatt
2. Florence, Italy
3. Ketchikan, Alaska
4. Belize
–And soon to be Kauai.

Four of my favorite dishes
1. Steak and Mashed Potatoes
2. Sushi- Vegas Rolls
3. Cajun Chicken Alfredo from the Porcupine Grille
4. Ramen
–Ramen is only on the list because without it, I’d have died four years ago.

Four sites I visit daily
1. passwird
2. noahcrockett.com
3. newsvine
4. paulmayne.org

Four places I’d rather be right now
1. Snowbird
2. Switzerland
3. Moab
4. Grant’s Island

Four people I’m tagging
Jake Crockett
Becca Foster
Dave Rathbunstein
Larry Sagers

Happy President’s Day.

This 9×12 double-sided product slick and business cards will be making their way down to “Dixie” for the 2006 Water Conference being held in St. George, Utah the week of February 27th- March 3rd.

If you can explain to me why we Utahans call Southern Utah “Dixie,” I’ll send you a roll of duct tape. And if you want to correct me regarding the spelling of “Utahans,” take a look at the wiki suggestion for Utah as an adjective and demonym first.

Um…anyway…NovotX wanted this piece to keep the look of their product website as much as possible. At first it did a good job, but eventually it pulled quite a ways away from the web design. Cool product though, if you’re in to utilities management or just entrepreneurship in general.

Good for the iStock guys, sad for the iStock users.

“On February 9, in the early hours of the morning, iStockphoto agreed to join the Getty Images family.”

They say they won’t change, but your best friend said the same thing when he started dating that chick. And look at the mess that made. It always changes.

And when an independent photo house that sells images for $1-$10 joins up with one of the world’s largest who sells images for $80-$400 and up, something’s gotta change. Too bad.

Read the well-written explanation here.

It’s official now, Doug Wright is no longer considering running for Congress.

Here we go- this is the “Directions” video I’ve been waiting for. Are you getting sick of these reviews yet? I’ll quit talking, you just watch the movie. Nicely done.