Ambitious.doc

Amazing what so-motivated person(s) can do with Google Docs, to wit, this "epic" animation. "The most awesome 450 page presentation ever," says Gizmodo.

The #lessambitiousmovies hashtag has been getting lotsa play on Twitter recently, with such titles as The Average Lebowski, 299, Full Metal Sweater Vest, Scratchface, and Permanent Resident Kane. Worth perusing for some crowdsourced wit and humor. Or go so far as to get yourself a CafePress t-shirt.


"Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine." - Elvis Presley

Anger management

Check out Spock, Kirk and the rest of the crew in an instructional video mashup Anger is Illogical.

And a question I'm sure you've pondered lately... Just What Does Your State Do Best?


"Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can't last." - Greg Evans

Skiing down Park Avenue

Last week's blizzard in New York obviously didn't dampen this guy's day as he grabbed a pair of skis, tied a rope to his buddy's car, and took it to the snowy streets, insane taxi drivers be damned. [via Gizmodo]

And an inspirational t-shirt for misanthropes, I Heart the Colorblind.


"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." - Thomas Jefferson

Monday blahs

Showcasing a phrase that enjoys more popularity than I'd realized, a supercut of movie Blahs. Hooray for Hollywood.

And for you aficionados (i.e., drunks), the Ultimate Wine Glass.


"People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have." - Anne Tyler

Painting a 747

A 13-day Boeing 747 paint job time-lapsed in under 4 minutes. And I thought my wife took a long time to get ready.

And fitting for a Sunday, The Brick Testament, the world's largest, most comprehensive illustrated Bible.


"There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror." - Orson Welles

Insert Coin

Despite the resulting laundry crisis, this guy was able to spare a few quarters to create Insert Coin, an impressive video game themed stop motion video. [via Geekologie]

And Locks of Love, because nothing symbolizes love quite like a padlock.


"The future you see is the future you get." - Robert G. Allen

2010: Living In the Future

Ever seen someone pull a robbery with a giant stick? Well cue the Benny Hill music. Serious, funny stuff. [from Gizmodo]

As the year closes out, have a look at 2010: Living In the Future, a book as relevant now as it was in 1972.

Plus, a retrospective in this year's online maladies: The Best Viral Videos Of 2010.

And also somewhat reflective of the recent year, The Adventures of Unemployed Man, a comic book hero for modern times.


"The future is much like the present, only longer." - Dan Quisenberry

It takes a village

Check out this one-man Village People act from a recent college hoops game.

And in the spirit of the holiday travel season, a Venn diagram of people who touch your junk.

"The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Ventrilotwist

Paul Zerdin performs some ventriloquism with an original angle at Comedy Rocks (which by the way, this does).

And Passive-Aggressive Notes, where the passive is optional.


"Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please." - Pythagoras

20 Hours of Blizzard in 38 Seconds

Wondering how much snow would pile up during the recent storm, Michael Black stuck a camera and clock in his backyard and produced his December 2010 Blizzard Timelapse.

Speaking of things that quickly pile up, test your vocabulary, timed, at Knoword.


"If they try to rush me, I always say I've only got one other speed and it's slower." - Glenn Ford

Cat Diaries

For whatever reason, the good people at Friskies hung some cameras around the necks of some cats, did some editing, and created the first ever movie made by cats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0PduP7PXx0

Or if you're more of a dog person, here's a compendium of man's best friends doing a whole lotta crazy stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de3uzRiABNU


"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." - Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes

My Blackberry Is Not Working

Fruit-flavored tongue-in-cheek tech skit from the BBC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI

While on the topic, you can submit a drawing of your favorite meal at Draw Your Dinner. Or see how people re-designed the trusty government food pyramid.


"Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live." - Oscar Wilde

Winterwonderland

Blacksheep, the RC stunt flyers responsible for that crazy New York City fly-over, are back with a new, more fitting for the holidays video. Watch out for sheep panic a little ways in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9L4phs1owA

Going to the mall today for some last minute shopping? Then this Honest Shopping Mall Map: Holiday Edition might help.

Tis the season for holiday shipping. Visualize who ships those 300 million holiday packages.

"Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock." - Walter Benjamin

Walks of Life

The abridged yet creepy story of life on earth, as told through the medium of walking fingers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhnYipRAp3M

And, the Best Coathook Graffito Ever.

"In the year 3000, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook will merge into one super time-wasting website called YouTwitFace." - Conan O’Brien

Unisanta

What could say Christmas-time in Portland more than this quick clip?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbfD9OKwqBs

In another state of mind as well, save the driving with 50 Welcome Signs From 50 States.


"Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is." - George Lucas

Christmas 2.0

A modern webified story of the Nativity. Well-paced, well-done, sorta sad to us traditionalists.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZrf0PbAGSk

And, the United States of Autocomplete, a Web 2.0 take on U.S. geography based on Google Autocomplete's most popular suggestion.


"That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus." - Sid Waddell

Christmas duet

A little holiday cheer as David Bowie (Will Ferrell) visits Bing Crosby (John C. Reilly) to sing a duet of two Christmas classics, Peace on Earth & The Little Drummer Boy.
http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/4zol

And History for Music Lovers teaches the French Revolution, Shakespeare, the Black Death and more via pop music videos.


"A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know." - H.L. Mencken

DIY avalanche

Home snowslide works out better than planned.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11954988

And in no way connected is the Vuvutech 5000, the most annoying (if not effective) alarm in the world. At least someone's finally found a use for those idiotic plastic hellhorns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbOxwqbGEA


"There is no use whatsoever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself." - Andrew Carnegie