{"id":729,"date":"2010-05-30T20:56:04","date_gmt":"2010-05-30T20:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/2010\/05\/30\/its-like-a-freakin-travelocity-commercial-in-my-front-yard-sp-133\/"},"modified":"2010-05-30T20:56:04","modified_gmt":"2010-05-30T20:56:04","slug":"its-like-a-freakin-travelocity-commercial-in-my-front-yard-sp-133","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/its-like-a-freakin-travelocity-commercial-in-my-front-yard-sp-133\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s like a freakin&#8217; Travelocity commercial in my front yard."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well I&#8217;m back.\u00a0 Well I never really left, so here&#8217;s a giant update for everyone, enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>I somehow missed this commercial the first time around, and I really like it:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1098\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_cnVCFYZSjk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For all the music folk out there, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2250793\/\">Slate has a cool article about playing in tune<\/a>.\u00a0 I remember going to a concert of Catham Baroque in College, they had major issues because where they were performing was a cold space, except the floor was heated.\u00a0 It wreaked havoc on all their instruments.<\/p>\n<p>Also in Slate, an article about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2251324\/\">AP Styleguide<\/a> and how changes are made.\u00a0 I need a new one, I&#8217;ll have to check out their store to see if the 2010 version is available.<\/p>\n<p>And again in Slate, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2253050\/\">cool article about PowerPoint<\/a>.\u00a0 It can be awesome, it really can be, just don&#8217;t do what most people do!<\/p>\n<p>The first part of Star Wars Uncut is up.\u00a0 The project brings people from all over the world to do small segments of A New Hope and then splices them together:<\/p>\n<p> <object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10821312&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=62bfe1&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10821312&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=62bfe1&amp;fullscreen=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/10821312\">Star Wars Uncut &#8220;The Escape&#8221;<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/casey\">Casey Pugh<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, I&#8217;ve watched this video a couple times, and it&#8217;s amazing, an Octopus steals a diver&#8217;s camera while it is still on.\u00a0 The diver chases and finally gets it back:<\/p>\n<p> <object width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10966874&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10966874&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/10966874\">octopus steals my video camera and swims off with it (while it&#8217;s Recording)<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user2510731\">Victor Huang<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Want to know what kind of hell happens to your mind when you stay inside a Wal Mart for 24 straight hours?\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zug.com\/live\/84532\/The-Walmart-Experiment-24-Hours-Locked-Inside-a-Super-Walmart.html\">Read the hilarious report here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span class=\"quotetext\">An employee yelled &#8220;Shut up!&#8221; to me after I stood in the middle of the lingerie section and screamed &#8220;Spring Break!&#8221; at the top of my lungs.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">I know it&#8217;s over, but I meant to post this while the contest was going on, but this Lost video was made by a local guy.\u00a0 It didn&#8217;t end up winning, although when I watched all of the finalists, I really liked it the best:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iiKABfaQsbY <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">Ok, some more about Lost.\u00a0 Here are the characters are summarized by cats:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G-DShnvNNv0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">And Sally Wiggin (yes, that Sally Wiggin) talks about what <a href=\"http:\/\/sallywiggin.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/24\/learning-from-lost\/\">the finale meant to her<\/a>.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">There was a theory that the eruption and subsequent ash cloud of Mt. Eyjafjallajokull would cool us down a bit, or maybe even stave off summer.\u00a0 Sadly, it&#8217;s been warm here.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2010\/04\/eyjafjallaj-kulls-chill-factor\/39232\/\">Read the article here<\/a>, and I&#8217;ll be glad that my friend Kyle was finally able to make it back from Europe after all kinds of delays getting there (and the possibility of becoming stuck)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">NASA captured this amazing photo of clouds over Africa:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-728\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/www.thestranger.com_images_blogimages_2010_04_22_1271962232-clouds.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/www.thestranger.com_images_blogimages_2010_04_22_1271962232-clouds.jpg 900w, https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/www.thestranger.com_images_blogimages_2010_04_22_1271962232-clouds-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/www.thestranger.com_images_blogimages_2010_04_22_1271962232-clouds-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">I fully realize that this would probably clog anyone&#8217;s arteries in about three seconds after putting the first bit in your mouth, but it still looks really good: pancake, cheesecake, pancake, strawberries whipped cream.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/consumerist.com\/2010\/04\/ihop-wants-to-make-you-fat-with-cheesecake-stuffed-pancakes.html\">I&#8217;m assuming the strawberries make it healthy, right<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">Let&#8217;s play a fun game.\u00a0 It&#8217;s called &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/cosmicnavellint.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/imagine-if-tea-party-was-black-tim-wise.html\">Imagine<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">Here&#8217;s a good <a href=\"http:\/\/slog.thestranger.com\/slog\/archives\/2010\/04\/27\/arizona-and-virginia-first-they-came-for-blah-blah-blah\">follow up<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Maybe the national media wouldn&#8217;t be blindsided by things like Arizona&#8217;s new anti-immigration law or Virginia&#8217;s racially tone deaf governor if it took attacks on gays and lesbians seriously, if the media saw them for the outliers they are, and stopped giving politicians like Brewer and McDonnell a faith-based pass when they attack sexual minorities. Because governors and legislators who attack sexual minorities today invariably go on to attack other minority groups tomorrow. Hate is hate is hate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And<a href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2010\/04\/christianism-vs-christianity.html#more\"> also on that note<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div><em>Leviticus 19:33-34 (NIV)<\/em><em><br \/>When an  alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The alien living  with you must be treated as one of your native-born.\u00a0Love him as  yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. <\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">Moral of this story, don&#8217;t celebrate a win before the game is over:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kb2UME1fBYo <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">Hold on.\u00a0 they can&#8217;t be serious.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/hotnews\/thoughts-on-flash\/\">Apple is saying they are more open than Adobe<\/a>?\u00a0 Excuse me while I go catch my breath from laughing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">Want to see some cool sand art?\u00a0 Here&#8217;s an example, and <a href=\"http:\/\/theswedishbed.wordpress.com\/2010\/04\/27\/sand-art-a-new-kind-of-land-art\/\">here are the rest.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jimdenevan.com\/sand_images\/15_687129355_VdKRY-X3.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotetext\">Well this is <a href=\"http:\/\/slog.thestranger.com\/slog\/archives\/2010\/04\/29\/where-are-you-safer-at-church-or-in-a-strip-club\">awkward<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Aussies are safer in a strip club than a church, suggests new government data. According to the latest figures compiled by the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 1600 people were charged with committing a range of 27 offences in the state&#8217;s &#8220;places of worship&#8221; in 2008. Astonishingly, the data showed only 282 people were charged with the same offences in adult entertainment premises. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>I think I have a new favorite blog, it&#8217;s called <a href=\"http:\/\/thebigcaption.com\/\">The Big Caption<\/a>, bringing together images and typography<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/2010\/04\/25\/are-tea-partiers-racist.html\">Thanks Newsweek<\/a>.\u00a0 And in other news, the Gulf: oily<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m angry at Arizona for so many things, including their ban on willingly creating a human\/animal hybrid (How will I amass my Centaur army now?!), but this is always heartbreaking, Arizona is now firing or moving teachers that don&#8217;t speak English properly, which makes sense to me (granted, how they frame that bill and everything associate with it was kind of underhanded), but I&#8217;d like to bring attention to what ope of the <a href=\"http:\/\/slog.thestranger.com\/slog\/archives\/2010\/04\/30\/keep-digging-arizona\">Secretary of Education&#8217;s advisers said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Teachers should speak good grammar because kids pick up what they hear<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/5532506\/color-me-bad-the-arizona-law-in-crayons\">Jezebel<\/a> for putting together this awesome guide to traveling in Arizona:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/39\/2010\/05\/340x_arizona_5-6_01.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"340\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank you, that is all.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, it&#8217;s cool, but the bicycle wheel is just showing off:<\/p>\n<p> <object width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6111739&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6111739&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/6111739\">Gravit\u00e9<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/renaudhallee\">Renaud Hall\u00e9e<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m just going to go ahead and declare <a href=\"http:\/\/g4tv.com\/images\/3315\/AOTS---Star-Wars-Charity-Car-Wash-Behind-the-Scenes-Photos\/57251\/\">this a total win<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.g4tv.com\/rimg_606x0\/ImageDb3\/233759_l\/.gif\" border=\"0\" width=\"606\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This also rocks a lot, and continues the Star Wars theme (if not a bit creepy and direct):<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Snp3rHDHwPg <\/p>\n<p>Ok fine, one more Star Wars related item:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1098\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z0z_TU4Gw5o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Need some help picking some colors?\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t played around with it, but <a href=\"http:\/\/colorschemedesigner.com\/\">this site<\/a> was suggested to me, let me know how it works!<\/p>\n<p>This is just amazing, check out the art installation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedenveregotist.com\/news\/national\/2010\/may\/5\/dry-underwater\">that puts you into a dry pool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This ad is awesome, one because it&#8217;s the first motion-sensitive billboard that I&#8217;ve seen, and second, the format works great for the venue.\u00a0 A coworker of mine is in D.C. this weekend and even though I&#8217;ve never been there, I recommended the Spy Museum, I&#8217;ve only heard people rave about it, next time I&#8217;m down in Washington, I&#8217;ll have to check it out:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mc1FeR54F-Y <\/p>\n<p>Just because it&#8217;s funny:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/henryviii.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"572\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to say I told you so.\u00a0 But <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/05\/12\/health\/research\/12allergies.html?src=me&amp;ref=homepage\">I told you so<\/a> (well, at least maybe).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slog.thestranger.com\/slog\/archives\/2010\/05\/18\/article-asking-for-more-comprehensive-sex-education-cut-from-catholic-school-newspaper\">Student newspapers at private schools are sticky business<\/a>, I should know.\u00a0 From where I stand, the school is in the clear to do this.\u00a0 Should they?\u00a0 Well that is another matter entirely.\u00a0 My heart goes out to the writers and editors, I know how hard it can be, without the administration threatening the jobs of faculty members (good grief).<\/p>\n<p>For your reference (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.comicsalliance.com\/media\/2010\/05\/periodictable-2.jpg\">full size here)<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.comicsalliance.com\/media\/2010\/05\/periodictable-2.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"880\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Panera is testing a &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/business\/articles\/2010\/05\/19\/panera_tests_pay_what_you_want_store\/\">pay what you think it&#8217;s worth&#8221; store<\/a>, and if it works (the money goes to charity), will open more.\u00a0 It&#8217;s fun, since I&#8217;m writing this in a Panera.\u00a0 With moronic teenage girls running the bakery counter.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve heard them argue about the unfairness of driving, and how they are stapling napkins.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure why either.<\/p>\n<p>Ever want to know how the stop sign was created?\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2254863\/\">Slate investigates here<\/a>.\u00a0 And here&#8217;s what would happen if a corporation had been charged with making it:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1098\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wac3aGn5twc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>And Slate takes a look at this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2254394\/\">Clio Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is amazing, and the first building reminds me of Myst Island.\u00a0 I know, huge nerd, but we all knew that, didn&#8217;t we?<\/p>\n<p> <object width=\"400\" height=\"230\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4238052&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"230\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4238052&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/4238052\">Projection on Buildings<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/nuformer\">NuFormer Projection<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is worth a read.\u00a0 I never realized that Einstein&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jossgarman.com\/?p=584\">Theory of Relativity was made into a political controversy<\/a>.\u00a0 Sigh.<\/p>\n<p>Good gravy, this might be a record for me!\u00a0 Hope you enjoyed it, catch everyone soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well I&#8217;m back.\u00a0 Well I never really left, so here&#8217;s a giant update for everyone, enjoy! I somehow missed this commercial the first time around, and I really like it: For all the music folk out there, Slate has a cool article about playing in tune.\u00a0 I remember going to a concert of Catham Baroque in College, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[517,214,525,503,514,512,513,528,519,169,531,522,501,509,521,422,524,511,527,252,208,361,526,515,80,504,465,508,516,506,523,62,505,530,518,529,128,520,502,364,507,510],"class_list":["post-729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-adobe","tag-ads","tag-allergies","tag-ap","tag-apple","tag-arizona","tag-basketball","tag-censorship","tag-church","tag-climate-change","tag-clio","tag-colors","tag-crosby","tag-eyjafjallajokull","tag-grammar","tag-hate","tag-henry-viii","tag-ihop","tag-journalism","tag-lost","tag-music","tag-myst","tag-newspaper","tag-openness","tag-panera","tag-powerpoint","tag-relativity","tag-sally-wiggin","tag-sand-art","tag-scuba-dive","tag-spy-museum","tag-star-wars","tag-star-wars-uncut","tag-stop-sign","tag-strip-club","tag-superhero","tag-tea-party","tag-the-big-caption","tag-tuning","tag-typography","tag-wal-mart","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}