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Breaking the Fourth Wall

Michael — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:34:10 +0000

Here’s a little short by Nathan Fielder with Katie Crown about a guy and a girl having a “moment”. It’s a little awkward, and gets more so as the clip goes on. Of course, I was laughing the whole time…

Check out NathanFielder.com for more shorts.

Current Mood: Amused

The Oatmeal: How to Suck at Facebok

Michael — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:44:20 +0000

To all my Facebook friends out there, here’s a humorous rant about the typical Facebook types. If you’re easily offended, you may not want to read this. It’s a little bit o’ smartass, but I like it.

I’ve started following TheOatmeal’s posts since reading “How to use an Apostrophe“. I think his illustrations are fun and his site is a great example of simple, clean web design.

Current Mood: Relaxed

A Future Message from the ADHD Council

Michael — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:33:56 +0000

io9 has shared 3 hilarious future public service announcements:

from io9:
Don’t Talk To Robots, Use Caution With Hyper Speed and Look Out For Time Machines. The more you know, right? Check out these super-informative commercials from the future, and heed their message to you.

Current Mood: Amused

Barbie Swimming Champion

Michael — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:36:24 +0000

Barbie Swimming Champion, originally uploaded by oerendhard1.

Ok, not much to say here. Just thought this pic was a hoot.

Nothing better than a giant swimming Barbie for an after-holiday pseudo-Monday.

Happy Tuesday!

Current Mood: Energetic

If You Haven’t Seen Star Wars…

Michael — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:09:05 +0000

Here’s a summary of the original 3 movies. From someone who hasn’t seen it (with visuals added for entertainment). Thanks, io9

Current Mood: Hyper

Haunting Castles

Michael — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:00:53 +0000

Dark Roasted Blend has posted a series of beautiful and haunting castles, just in time for Halloween. I’ve been following Dark Roasted Blend for awhile, and while the posts are photo-intensive, they have some really great and often funny posts.

Current Mood: Okay

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Michael — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:12:07 +0000

I loved the Muppets when I was a kid, so how better to say Happy St. Patrick’s Day…

Thanks, Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing

Current Mood: Energetic

Frozen in Grand Central

Michael — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:45:03 +0000

I want to be a part of something like this. I’ve followed their exploits after I first heard about them on “This American Life”. Ira Glass interviewed the organizer of a “stunt” where they picked a guy out at random at a bar and threw him a birthday party . They brought gifts, bought drinks, and called him Ted all night. He at first protested and eventually gave in.

After watching the video, check out some of their other uber-cool improv at their site .

Current Mood: Amused

Thinking of Switching (again)

Michael — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:00:16 +0000

In my office I have a PC & a Mac G5. Even though I do most of my work on the Mac, I just can’t give up my PC for gaming and Quicken. But with the new Intel-based Macs, and Parallels , I can run Windows XP as a 2nd OS on the Mac (forget about Vista… I don’t want to run that POS).

So this video seems appropriate for my current opinion of the ole’ Microsoft.

Simpson, Michael Simpson

Michael — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:44:26 +0000

What better for a Friday afternoon than to imagine myself a Simpson? (Not of the OJ flavor, of course).

You, too, can re-imagine yourself at Simpsonizeme.com

You Won’t See This in the US

Michael — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:38:19 +0000

This would most likely start a boycott of Guinness in the US.

So of course, I love it!

Tags: guinness, commercial

The (Oval) Office

Michael — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:09:57 +0000

If you’ve ever seen “The Office”, and you’re not a fan of the Bush administration, you’ll love this. However, if you ARE a fan of the Bush administration, then what the heck are you doing here?

Tags: Bush, theoffice

Current Mood: Okay

Men are Crotch-Watchers

Michael — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:36:07 +0000

A recent study by the Annenberg Center for Communication at USC has revealed some interesting habits of the human male. Eye tracking technology tracks where the participant’s eyes spend more time on a particular image. It’s interesting to see how adding a little white space and organizing information helps the user navigate a page more effectively.

Another perhaps even more interesting find of the study is that men are apparently crotch-watchers. Participants were presented with a photo of George Brett, and while both men and women focused on the face, men were also apparently interested in George’s little George. And these men aren’t particularly gay.

This is the gayest thing I’ve heard since Ryan Seacrest’s exchange with Simon Cowell. Apparently, men are just like dogs sniffing each other’s crotch; sizing up the competition.

Thanks, Towleroad

Tags: eyetracking, Annenberg

Current Mood: Amused

Holiday excuses have never been so good (or funny)

Michael — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:17:38 +0000

If your looking for a good reason to escape that invitation to a holiday party, check out this Holiday Excuse Generator at Enlighten.com. It’s alot of fun even if you don’t get invited to parties. Just answer a few questions about your relationship with the host and how honest you want to appear and viola! You get a sample letter fit for Martha Stewart’s hand!

I’ll be trying it out this season. Unless any of my friends are reading this. In which case, I really can’t come to your White Trashmas Themed soiree because I’m going to be on vacation in Budapest.

No really.

Tell me all about it when I return.

The designers out there should also check out the Enlighten site, since it’s well designed as well.

Tags: Holiday, excuse, invitation, party, enlighten.com

Current Mood: Amused

Stewie Gone Wild

Michael — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:29:10 +0000

I love Stewie of Family Guy fame and think Seth MacFarlane is incredibly talented. So I wanted to share this video. If you’ve seen the show, then you’ll understand the idea of “sexy party”; and if you remember the skit from the show, pay attention the attire of the singers.

Tags: StewieGriffith, FamilyGuy

Current Mood: Silly

Napoleon Who?

Michael — Thu, 11 May 2006 13:35:31 +0000

I know this is floating around the internet, but he’s pretty amazing so I just had to share

I think he’d make a pretty good drag queen, as long as he could do all this in 6-inch heels!

Tags: dance, evolution

Current Mood: Amused

What If?

Michael — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:04:31 +0000

What if I could put Nancy Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Hasselhoff, and LaToya Jackson in a White House sanctioned music video? Oh, wait, it’s been done!

Current Mood: Amused

Housewives Tarot

Michael — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:27:47 +0000

Found a fun site, housewivestarot.com, where you can get your very own Tarot reading. And you don’t have to be a housewife!

The graphics are great, and it’s fun to see how they’ve created images for the traditional tarot deck using that great style of the 50′s.

Even if you’re not into devination, you should check this out just for the great art and flash design. And you can even buy the boxed set (great gift for your Johnson County repressed-housewife friends).

Move over Donna Reed, and make me a martini!

For more fantastic design (especially for the web designers out there), check out the creators’ website at headcasedesign.com. Coincidentally, they’re located in Philly, my surragate home town! (I hope they don’t yell at me for posting the pic… )

Current Mood: Impressed

Ever wanted to talk to HAL?

Michael — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:20:17 +0000

I found an amazing site at www.a-i.com today. It’s a artificial intellegence site where you actually interact with “Alan”, a programmed “intelligence”. You can also help train “HAL” to learn to return approriate responses to your questions.

Just a bit of my conversation with Alan went something like this:
Me: Do you have a soul?
Alan: Scientists aren’t sure if there is such a thing, but I believe I do. Do you have a soul?
Me: Yes
Alan: Great! Then we have something in common.
Me: Do you have parents?
Alan: I have a sister in Vermont.
Me: What’s her name?
Alan: I was just kidding! I’m all alone.
Me: Ha Ha!
Alan: I thought it was funny.

So if you’re paying $100 per hour for a counselor, dump them and log onto www.a-i.com.

Current Mood: Thoughtful

Disney is Pro Condoms ?

Michael — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:44:48 +0000

Found this funny and yet disturbing video from the early 70′s. It’s a Disney cartoon on the woes of VD and why you should use a condom. I know you don’t exactly think of sex-ed when you think of Disney, but, well, just take a look….

Current Mood: Shocked

Toys for Boys (and Girls)

Michael — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:16:53 +0000

I’ve stumbled across more than a few new software gadgets and websites lately, so I though I’d share them.

Kristopher Tate, a 17-year old programmer has created a competitor to flickr in 3 months. I visited the site and found that since word has gotten around, it’s currently being moved to handle the volume. But I’m curious and will definitely follow up to check it out.

From the article I read, it’s very similar to flickr, but with improvements, like a large amount of metadata that can be associated with each photo, including audio notation and “geotagging”. I’m not going to reiterate the entire article, but if you’d like read more and see some screen shots, head on over to Tech Crunch.

You know, I need more addictions like flickr in my life!

I’m not a big “social” user of IM’s… but meetro lets you incorporate AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo into one Instant Messenger. But it does more; it allows you to chat with other users based on proximity to your location and/or interests. I think it’d be kinda cool if you were traveling and just wanted to hang out with a local who might like Moby or photography or origami as much as you do.

It’s still pretty new, so I tried it out and the closest person to me is in Chicago, but I’m gonna keep it on the “back burner” and hope it grows

Another awesome service that I’ll definitely be going back to is KeepVid.com, a site that allows you to download streaming videos from services like Google and YouTube. Just enter the URL of the streaming video, and it’ll allow you to download the video to your hard drive.

Now, I have no plans to redistribute videos or otherwise misuse them, but sometimes I find a video that is so funny or great that I just wanna keep it on my computer so I can watch it later! With most streaming services, you’d have to save it in your bookmarks and visit the site again to view it; but with this I can keep my own copy!

Current Mood: Nerdy

Simpsons Alive!

Michael — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:19:46 +0000

This is a live-action version of the intro to the Simpsons, part of a marketing campaign by UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB.

Being a hugh Simpsons fan, I know they’ve gone through alot of trouble to make this.

Now, when will we get our live action movie?

Current Mood: Impressed

Microsoft-ized iPod

Michael — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:05:50 +0000

This is great… especially for all you graphic designer-types!
BTW, found this on YouTube.com, a very cool site.

Current Mood: Impressed

Fun with Anagrams

Michael — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:30:26 +0000

I’ve recently seen alot of subway maps of major cities converted to anagrams. In commemoration of my recent trip to Dallas, I found one! I don’t know all the stop names, so it’s fun to figure them out. I’m sure Lisa Simpson would love these…
Thanks, Silon and codeman38 on livejournal.com for your work on creating this!

For those who really have some time to waste, here are some other cities from boingboing.net (a very cool site, BTW): London Anagram Tube Map, Toronto Anagram Subway Map, Amsterdam Anagram Metro Map, Chicago Regional Transit Authority Anagram Map, Maps for Manhattan, Oslo, Boston and Atlanta, Vienna U-Bahn Anagram Map, DC Metro Anagram Map, Stockholm Transit Anagram Map, LA Red Line Anagram Map, Maps for Cleveland, St Louis (x2), BART, and Singapore, Maps for Berlin, Copenhagen, Baltimore (x2), Maps for Calgary, Vancouver (x2), Philadelphia, Buffalo, Rochester, Hong Kong (x2), Seattle, Minneapolis, Detroit, Maps for Miami (x2), Dublin, Ontario, Dallas, Glasgow, Portland, Ottawa, Houston, Maps for Montreal (x2), Helsinki, Monterrey, San Diego, Mexico City, Maps for NY/NJ PATH, Sydney

Current Mood: Awake