The Grey Room

Entries from June 2009

Climate Change

June 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Did you see that ‘Home’ thing on YouTube?

That documentary about how we’re killing the world? Did you notice that it was only sponsored by bloody Chanel??!

How bizarre is that. Genuinely.

The one thing that I find baffling, regardless of your views on climate change, is the fallacy that we’re killing the planet. Because we’re not. Humanity may be under threat, that much I can concede, but please can we at least start admitting to ourselves that the Earth will continue to function quite happily (although in a differing capacity) regardless of the climate (See Ice Age)

In truth, it is only human kind that may struggle a bit under differing climate. We may all get a smidgen hot and have to hide under a rock. Or learn to swim. So if we accept climate change, we do so because we’re attempting to save our own bacon – not the Earths. She’ll do quite fine, thank you very much.

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Get your Basketball on

June 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Brands can be very serious sometimes. So it’s nice to see a campaign which is, well, just an awful lot of silly fun.

This from Nike, merges Mr Motivater and Rick James into a fully fictional basketball player called Leeroy Smith.

And it’s great. Loads of very funny content, games, opportunities to get involved across all social platforms etc.

And it’s fun to see a real story being built around this one fictional character – fingers crossed it will continue and evolve for a period of time. My only complaint; not enough people participation. Surely this is crying out for a full and proper Leeroy James fitness videos, Leeroy James gym partnerships, 2 on 2 competition etc etc

Maybe I’d even be willing to get involved…

Enjoy it here

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Go (Wild)cats!

June 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

A girl at work has entered her cat into a Whiskas competition. I’m sure she is going to win. Neh, certain. Her name is Gypsy, and I really hope she talks

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Oh, vote for her here!

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