Couple things for you today. First up, this amazing rendition of Dog Days are Over by Florence +The Machine:
BuzzFeed points us towards an artist who has created indoor clouds!
And finally, an answer to the question, what came first, the chicken or the egg.
And finally, filmed from the ISS:
Quick update for everyone, let’s see what we have.
First up, the latest episode of the Flog, which includes a mini Buffy Season 8 reunion, and an ode to Carrie Fisher:
io9 explains, why you should wear black (if it’s the proper type of fabric at least) this summer. Hat tip to Becky for passing that one one.
Fifth Avenue Frogger:
Ragan has 10 of the coolest products you never realized Google had.
America’s tourism board released this ad which is showing around the world and domestically. Pretty cool, although I’m not falling head over heels for the song, but it’s sill cool. The sky diver with the hawk is amazing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcfbdiiEQDM
That’s it for now, I”ll be back soon with more, have a great one!
Quick update, and then I’ll be back with more later hopefully.
First up, this group is awesome, and I love the set/lighting design of this video, as well as the camera drops:
Awesome article about the 24-year old Pulitzer recipient who broke the Sandusky scandal.
When Season 4 of Arrested Development comes out in one big chunk, I know what I’ll be doing for five hours one day. And the next, and probably the next as well.
CGP Grey is back with another awesome video:
Hehe, it’s like I’m twelve, go read the headline and the article. And giggle. You know, if you’re as immature as me, or the writer and editor apparently.
Couple things to pass on today, let’s see what I’ve found:
First up, FreddeGredde is back with a new compilation, this time of video game music:
Copyranter takes a look at the Polo logo in the future:
Maddow Blog takes on the argument that the federal budget is the same as a household budget.
And in her latest Random n’at, Ginny (today’s title comes from That’s Church) has the best fake album art ever (fake band too):
That’s it for today, have a great one!
Update for everyone, let’s see what we have.
First up, this was actually posted by The Drunk Yinzer:
In a cocktail moment from Maddow: Bacon!
A fun parody of It Gets Better:
How cool is this, Obama read “Where the Wild Things Are” at the annual Easter Egg roll. Although I love his faces, I’m going to have to say Christopher Walken was better (since there is audio of that).
And from Better Book Titles:
The fun thing is that both Better Book Titles and Sword and Laser are reading this as their book club pick. It’s an amazing book, you really should read it!
Hug a Coke machine and get a free drink:
A new, promising type of treatment for cancer is being developed in the UK.
You shouldn’t drive and text, nor should you walk and text:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmhvdtX72eQ
So true:
That’s it for now, but I’ll be back with more soon!
Lots of fun things, let’s see what I have today.
First up, this has been making it’s rounds, but check out the Drama Button:
Canada is awesome. Case in point: glow in the dark, dinosaur quarters. I know, right?!
Just remember kids, this is me:
I think parts of it look a little sloppy, and they got weird dialogue from him, but check out the awesome R2D2 cake:
Copyranter has boccie ads:
Next time, they need to at least use a tripod, but the new world-record for Rube Goldberg machines, from Purdue Engineering:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7GzApUGJ3o
And lastly, Funny or Die hits it out of the park with this awesome (and NSFW) video (which I can’t embed, sorry).
That’s it for now, I’ll be back soon with more!
Two quick items and then I’m off:
First up, this amazing poster sent to me by a friend. I want to own it and hang it above my desk in all its glory:
And a fun article from McSweeny’s. I love the snark.
Quick update, just two things to share. First up, I’m stoked, and I get to ride it later this month, here’s a cool video of the North Shore Connector:
And io9 has some cool remakes of Disney posters. Alice in Wonderland is by far my favorite (Snow White is also very good):
Alright, update for everyone, heavy on the videos, but I hope you enjoy them all:
First up, a fan-made trailer for a Mega Man movie. It takes a while to pick up, but not bad for less than $1,000:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ2NA–PFbE
Scientists are working on new self-healing materials that use the energy from the sun to repair themselves, pretty amazing!
I just finished reading the Hunger Games Trilogy, and it was awesome, now I need to go see the movie. In the meantime though, here is a trailer for The Hipster Games:
The NYT covers addictive digital games, pretty awesome.
Big stuff from Google with their augmented reality glasses, and the inevitable remake of it:
Also from Google, they’ve been working on using Street Maps technology in museums around the world, now they’ve shot the interior of the White House:
So…Santorum is crazy. For a while, he was campaigning on a platform of outlawing porn. I was talking with a friend this week, a speaker brought into her work place was also known for going on tirades about pornography. And we all agree, it’s a case of “He who doth protest too much…” But anyway, in response, porn stars (ahem, hard, ahem, working Americans who would be put out of work) came together to make a video in protest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwMzFyyKWNc
One of my favorite church signs, going viral:
And lastly, holy crap, you know people are stretching when they want to protest Desmund Tutu. I saw him speak at my church, and the man is amazing and a living saint. If you ever have the chance to listen to him lecture, please do, you will not regret it, I promise.
That’s it for now, thanks everyone, have a great one!
Written: 4/7/2012
I’ve worked on camp staff for ten years. This upcoming season will be my eleventh. It is safe to say that camp staff certainly changed my life for the better. Each summer is different, and special in its own way with hardships and achievements, but I can look back at each one with a smile (although truth be told, sometimes it is getting harder to differentiate each one from those around them).
I was able to find a core group, and make friendships that have lasted since. And while I’m still at least cordial with just about everyone I worked with, there certainly is a group from camp that I consider family. I can look back and some of the crazy moves we had, the back-breaking manual labor, the long, hot hours in program and the crazy nights in the staff site with fondness. I can also look back and know that we made a difference in the lives of young people, for the better.
One of the things that we sometimes don’t talk about, or maybe even admit out loud, is that the staff needs the experience and can learn and grow just as much as the campers, to some degree at least. For a humerus look at this, check out Camp Confessions, while some are more specific to Girl Scout or even non-affiliated camps, they all ring true. Slate also looked at the summer camp culture in an article from a while ago. It’s interesting to see those so invested in the outdoor classroom of camp and how it can change their lives.
I love the mountain that I’ve worked on for ten years (although, and I’m not shy about this fact, it is not my favorite camp), and thinking about losing that oasis is frightening. I work personally with the Rangers and know all the staff, but when I finally am able to move onto a new job, I fear I will never see camp again, at least until the discriminatory policies of the BSA are changed.
Yes, I’m sure I could go up to visit if no event was going on, I could probably even go up for some of the service weekends, we all know we need more volunteers to get everything done. But I don’t want to have to go back into the closet to volunteer a weekend of my time, even if it is for a place that I hold so dear.
And do I even dare to dream of a time when I could take a boyfriend on a tour of the place that shaped me so profoundly? To hold his hand at The Rock, or share a kiss at Spear’s Point, gaze at the stars from the floating bridge or hike the Courage Trail, showing him all of my favorite hiding spots in the woods, the place where I held my Vigil?
Maybe it is too much to ask.
All my best,
The King of Spades
