Boy, do I wish I had wall space! Ideapaint is an absolutely ingenious way to coat the walls. This high performance paint creates a dry erase surface.

I would have LOVED this in my room as a child. I had a mischievous habit of trying to draw on regular walls whenever possible. Lucky for my parents, it was mostly while in stores, hiding behind shelves and racks while my mom was shopping. Belated apologies to those who found my little masterpieces…I was just trying to help.

I’m an avid list maker, so I could definitely use this by my desk instead of my tried-and-true paper scraps (I’m old school like that, though I’ve been enjoying some of google’s tools lately for shared organizational purposes).

My one reservations about Ideapaint is that my place may begin to look like some dizzying cross between a mad scientist laboratory and a design studio, peppered with ludicrous comedic sketches. It may frighten the guests.

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The title alone excited me: Neuro Drinks. I have mixed feelings about this product, but my curiosity has been piqued.

Each blend appears to contain herbs and amino acids. They’ve done their homework, since all additives have proven effective (at least to some extent) in clinical trials. But I’m curious about the concentration of active ingredients. The “proprietary blend” is listed in milligrams, which may as well be an arbitrary number. I wonder if Neuro Drinks pack a real punch or a pricey placebo effect.

This is a very interesting topic to me as I currently study the ways in which the brain chemically reproduces or creates what it expects to experience. Is the IDEA of “Neurogasm” enough to create the purported effect of the beverage itself? Do chemistry and expectation work together?

The product page is dreadfully/delightfully full of shameless gimmicks. Chief among them: a roster of flashy celebrity endorsements. The marketing campaign is, in a word, “Hollywood”…right down to the spokesmodel (who conjures up images in my head of a mail order bride, painfully rebuilt by prominent LA surgeons and placed in front of a teleprompter).

I hope I never live to see the day when cleavage takes over as the main marketing device for legitimate biochemical advancements. It’s certainly not how I’m going to sell my own practice or discoveries.

Has anyone tried these beverages? Reviews?

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(This one’s for you, t3db0t!)

Why must my love of medicine be so inextricably linked to my sense of humor and absurdity? Who knows, perhaps medicine needs a bit more personality to counter the typically dehumanizing effects.

This Bandage Rug would make an excellent doormat in a pediatrician’s office.

My only gripe is that they should have made the design using the “Ultrastrip” Band-Aid model, for more floor coverage.

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