Hola amigo,
Back after an unexpected absence, let the fun continue...So this dude tapes electrodes to his face and runs the juice just so he can twitch in time to a beepy electronic music-ish tune. Warning: not recommended for use with speed metal.
Twitchin' to the beat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxdlYFCp5Ic
Exactitudes
Interesting photographic examination of group identities. The sheep shall inherit the earth.
http://www.exactitudes.com/index.php
A capella Thriller
Two and a half months' work recording this for a couplethree minutes of low-grade amusement. Was the effort worth it?
I assume the creator would disagree.
http://www.noob.us/entertainment/one-man-64-vocal-tracks-thriller-acapella/
Quick pics: America's 10 most confusing traffic signs
http://jalopnik.com/5044869/americas-10-most-confusing-traffic-signs
QuOteD
"Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?" -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Riff Offs: 10 Songs That Resemble Other Songs.
Music lovers out there -- got any others?
http://magazine.jamsbio.com/2008/10/30/riff-offs-10-songs-that-resemble-other-songs/
Turbo peeler
Watch as this kitchen utensil gets the same treatment (advertising-wise) as a razor. Sure looks like a comedy sketch but supposedly ain't.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VzqTTP3-8RE
Friday Game: Lab Escape
Can you figure your way out of the chemistry lab?
http://www.bored.com/games/play/223/Lab-Escape.html
Alternative text
Someone should write a book about all these ideas for books other than reading them.
http://www.offbeatearth.com/dont-like-reading-other-uses-for-books/
Famous last words
"Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasters and economists?" - Kelvin Throop III
Hasta,
vW
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
To non-conform or not?
Monday, November 10, 2008
Lunch with Dad
Took dad to the mall the other day to buy some new shoes. We decided to grab a bite at the food court.
I noticed he was watching a teenager sitting next to him. The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, orange, and blue.
Dad kept staring at him.
The teenager would look and find him staring every time. When the teenager had enough, he sarcastically asked, "What's the matter old man, never done anything wild in your life?"
Knowing Dad, I quickly swallowed my food so that I would not choke after his response, knowing he would have a good one. And in classic style, he did not bat an eye:
"Got drunk once and had sex with a peacock. I was just wondering if you were my son."
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Preaching to the converted
Hola amigo,
Marina Warner has this to say about Ron Mueck, Hyper-Realist Sculptor: "He so nearly captures that extra bit, what we call the soul or spirit, that flame inside that makes us ourselves. He takes one to the very edge of the idea of life, calls into question what it is to be a person, what it is to be human." Or maybe it's just damn cool art. (Thanks K-man)
Hyper real
http://paintalicious.org/2007/09/14/ron-mueck-hyper-realist-sculptor/
Dumpster conversions
They're known as skips in the UK, but whatever you call it, these folks have figured out how to make the most out of these PitA obstacles to your parking happiness.
http://www.oliverbishopyoung.co.uk/conversions.html
Food sculptures
Artsy and creative works made of food, whether meat sculpture for the carnivore or vegan style fruit carvings.
Messing with your money
Artful scrawling on bills before releasing them "back into the wild". Maybe one of the best things you can do with your funds these days...
http://www.de-noted.com/index.php
QuOteD
"Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics." -- Fletcher Knebel
Who's on Force?
The classic Abbott and Costello routine Star Wars-ized
http://www.sonnyradio.com/whosonforce.html
YB yourself
Ever want to see yourself in classic clothes and hairdos from decades past?
http://yearbookyourself.com/
Game on: Assembler
Move stuff around and win.
http://www.vivalagames.com/play/assembler/
One Million Beer Bottles Later and it's a Buddhist Temple
Thai monks have used over one million recycled glass bottle to construct their Buddhist temple. Mindfulness, dedication and thoughtfulness indeed.
http://greenupgrader.com/4262/one-million-beer-bottles-later-and-its-a-buddhist-temple/
Famous last words
"Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar." -- Edward R. Murrow (while speaking of bloggers from the great newsroom in the sky)
Hasta,
vW