The Ventilator by Philippe Rahm

January 31, 2009 @ 7:27 pm

air-exchanger

Is this not the most beautiful air exchanger you’ve ever seen? It’s designed by Philippe Rahm who just recently had his work exhibited at the Maison & Object show in Paris. According to MoCo Loco, the air exchanger is made up of wood from the Parisian environs and helps to filter the air coming into the room. If all air fresheners looked this beautiful, I would never open the windows ever again. WANT.

air-exchanger-glass

Weird videos on TenchiAbel’s YouTube channel

December 12, 2008 @ 9:00 pm

I came across a wonderfully weird YouTube find today and I don’t quite know how to describe it to you all. So instead of trying, I’ll just point you over to TenchiAbel’s YouTube member page so that you can go ahead and view the videos that belong to that account.

Inside, I’ve included some videos as an example of why this might possibly be the funniest and weirdest YouTube channel I’ve ever come across. As my brother Norman said, it’s like the entire channel is meant for people who are learning English (with the exception of some videos). I watched almost all of the videos and it seems to me like the videos are part of a series showing exchange students in different countries coping with their new environments. Regardless of where it comes from, these dubbed videos are so awkward in terms of timing, sentence structure, and production quality. Watch all of the videos on the YouTube channel and you’ll know what I mean.

And one more thing, those Korean/English cartoons are truly bizarre (I didn’t post any after the fold, but you can see them on the YouTube channel’s page).

Anyway, check inside to see some of my personal picks. I’d save these to send to friends when they’re feeling down. If these were sent to me I’d get a kick out of them each time.

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Australian Dollar to US Dollars

October 10, 2008 @ 10:38 am

Wow, I guess it’s sort of a good thing that I came back to the US in July when the exchange rate between the Australian Dollar was almost 1:1 with the American Dollar. If I came back now, I’d be short of a lot of cash that I made in Australia. I still want to move there after graduation though.