Links returned from the dead!
Mar 31, 2010 00:25 Filed in: Observations
So I’ve been using Facebook and Google reader/buzz to
share most of my links this past year, but after some
folks told me how much they liked what I posted here,
thought I’d revisit my old format of those I’ve saved
from the month of March.
Some highly entertaining videos!
Cycles from Youtube - What one guy recording a bit of the beach can do with his computer. bwain esplode!
Utah Saints, Something Goood 2008 Remix from vimeo - A hilarious take on the origin of the “running man” dance.
A Galactic Empire State of Mind from Topless Robot - Another example of making my nerdiness semi-public, but this video (& lyrics) rock! All sung by Darth and Leia.
This Was A Triumph, 3rd grade choir sings Portal’s “Still Alive” - Though few of you have actually played the 3-hour long impressive game, Portal, the closing song is often enjoyed by us in Rock Band and elsewhere. This performance made me very proud!
OK Go, This Too Shall Pass, Rube Goldberg Machine from YouTube - This is just pouring out with awesomeness, a must see!
Saturday Night Live Presidential Reunion from Funny or DIE - Incredible gathering of classic comedians for this funny and semi-sound political message (yes, I think we should pull together all of the many consumer protection agencies into one organization, though that’s not mentioned in this skit). Also, Jim Carey was on In Living Color, not SNL - who was the primary Reagan? Phil Hartman?
Trailer from Rabbit Fever movie (that I’m in!) - this went live a month ago. Amy’s done such a great job with it. Check it out!
Some amusing pictures:
Single Ladies comic from xkcd - hilarious take on Sauron from The Lord of the Rings.
Popular Thoughts about Global Climate Change from GraphJam - seems very true to me! I’m surprised at how many folks I’ve met in the “weather business” here despise Al Gore. Yes, they’re all conservative.
Ostrich Win - so much funnier as I think of all the people who try to feed (or punch) the animals at the zoo. Also, I was poked in the head-butted by a baby ostrich when I was in kindergarten, so I have a bit of sympathy, too.
Personal links:
As my previous post mentioned, my grandmother died recently. With the help of my uncles and aunts, I put together several pictures into the following video montage for the funeral. While all her grandkids were pallbearers, I also spoke at her funeral which helped to grieve, remember and celebrate her memory. It was wonderful to see so many family members there. She was truly loved!
I am a volunteer for Project Interfaith, a wonderful organization that promotes education of all faiths. You’ll likely hear more and more about this in the coming months.
And, while not a link, is stolen from my friend Eric’s blog - a nice observation of the incredibly cold and snow-filled winter we’ve had (of course now it feels like summer is here with the temp in high 70s already!):
“Number of the week: 107. That's how many days we went in the Omaha area between days with the high temperature above 50F, December 1 to March 17. I did some checking, and over the last five years, the second longest such streak was 68 days (Nov 19, 2007 to Jan 28, 2008). This year, between December 5 and March 3 (88 days) there were only two days that the temperature got above 40F. During that 68 days referenced above, there were 14 days where the temperature got above 40F.”
Some highly entertaining videos!
Cycles from Youtube - What one guy recording a bit of the beach can do with his computer. bwain esplode!
Utah Saints, Something Goood 2008 Remix from vimeo - A hilarious take on the origin of the “running man” dance.
A Galactic Empire State of Mind from Topless Robot - Another example of making my nerdiness semi-public, but this video (& lyrics) rock! All sung by Darth and Leia.
This Was A Triumph, 3rd grade choir sings Portal’s “Still Alive” - Though few of you have actually played the 3-hour long impressive game, Portal, the closing song is often enjoyed by us in Rock Band and elsewhere. This performance made me very proud!
OK Go, This Too Shall Pass, Rube Goldberg Machine from YouTube - This is just pouring out with awesomeness, a must see!
Saturday Night Live Presidential Reunion from Funny or DIE - Incredible gathering of classic comedians for this funny and semi-sound political message (yes, I think we should pull together all of the many consumer protection agencies into one organization, though that’s not mentioned in this skit). Also, Jim Carey was on In Living Color, not SNL - who was the primary Reagan? Phil Hartman?
Trailer from Rabbit Fever movie (that I’m in!) - this went live a month ago. Amy’s done such a great job with it. Check it out!
Some amusing pictures:
Single Ladies comic from xkcd - hilarious take on Sauron from The Lord of the Rings.
Popular Thoughts about Global Climate Change from GraphJam - seems very true to me! I’m surprised at how many folks I’ve met in the “weather business” here despise Al Gore. Yes, they’re all conservative.
Ostrich Win - so much funnier as I think of all the people who try to feed (or punch) the animals at the zoo. Also, I was poked in the head-butted by a baby ostrich when I was in kindergarten, so I have a bit of sympathy, too.
Personal links:
As my previous post mentioned, my grandmother died recently. With the help of my uncles and aunts, I put together several pictures into the following video montage for the funeral. While all her grandkids were pallbearers, I also spoke at her funeral which helped to grieve, remember and celebrate her memory. It was wonderful to see so many family members there. She was truly loved!
I am a volunteer for Project Interfaith, a wonderful organization that promotes education of all faiths. You’ll likely hear more and more about this in the coming months.
And, while not a link, is stolen from my friend Eric’s blog - a nice observation of the incredibly cold and snow-filled winter we’ve had (of course now it feels like summer is here with the temp in high 70s already!):
“Number of the week: 107. That's how many days we went in the Omaha area between days with the high temperature above 50F, December 1 to March 17. I did some checking, and over the last five years, the second longest such streak was 68 days (Nov 19, 2007 to Jan 28, 2008). This year, between December 5 and March 3 (88 days) there were only two days that the temperature got above 40F. During that 68 days referenced above, there were 14 days where the temperature got above 40F.”
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