Fabulous Rube Goldbergian Ad

http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm

Have folks already seen this one?

"This Advertisement for the new Honda Accord was shot in real time with no CGI involved in the sequence. It required 606 takes and cost $6 million to shoot and took 3 months to complete.

"The equipment was so precisely set up that the crew literally had to tip toe around the set for fear of disturbing things, which led to some unexpected problems. "As the day went on, the studio would get hotter," says Steiner. "It meant that the wood would expand and the cog or exhaust that spins around would move slightly faster." These tiny changes made big differences to the precision set-up of the equipment......"

PSA for cat owners

Someone just dropped off a Cat Fancy mag at my desk because she knows I love my cats and have helped rescue some cats. The public service announcement part is this: for those folks who have cats that pee inappropriately - there's an ad on the back cover for this clumping cat litter that claims to help in the early detection of feline urinary tract disease. The litter turns pink if your cat is sick, I guess depending on the Ph or maybe the presence of blood; I don't know. Anyway, since most cats die from kidney disease, and it's rather hard to collect urine from a cat, this seems like worth a few extra bucks in case your cat is peeing inappropriately. Maybe he or she is trying to tell you something?

URL: www.scientificcatlitter.com, by Pet Ecology Brands, Inc. 1-866-738-3265 for location of a retailer.

It's Spam My LJ Day!

Yes, today is Spam My LJ Day here at Chez Java Cat. I blame sugar, which I like in its many tasty variations. Coworker L in my current/old section brought in a chocolate cream pie for an after-lunch treat. How could I say no to such creamy goodness? THEN, not long after, I attended my first-ever section meeting in my new section, which turned out to be a purely social event at which we played a get-to-know-each-other game. Er, well, okay; those can be interesting. It was accompanied by baklava and the densest, most delicious chocolate layer cake I have had since one of the Mare Nostrum buffets in Cabo San Lucas the last time I was there. YUM. So anyway, sugar rush rush rush.