Today's Mighty Oak


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!



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