It's crazy to realize just how much basic things in life have changed in such a short period of time. Or maybe it's not a short period of time... oh, I guess I'm getting old.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/17Guqj/www.fovero.gr/fun-stuff/90s-vs-00s
Even this is outdated, though-- there's a picture of a flip cell phone in the "today" section in one of the pictures. I laughed.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Cringe-worthy songs, or just overplayed?
...I daresay that there's a bit of a difference. I wouldn't call this a good list for the most part, since I expected it to be "bad" songs just based on the title, but it's interesting to think about.
http://www.life.com/gallery/53511/best-songs-that-make-you-cringe?iid=celebrity|whatspopular-recent#index/0
Personally, I find a lot of "classic" songs boring just because I hear them way too often. You know the Beatles 1 CD that came out some ten years ago? Sure, all of the songs were hits and are technically good songs, but I've heard them so many times on the radio that I'm never really excited when they come on. I'm going to guess that that's the notion that inspired this list.
It's too bad, though. Songs define the mood of a generation or era, but then get carried on too far. Why not put them to rest for a while and check out other albums by our favorite groups?
http://www.life.com/gallery/53511/best-songs-that-make-you-cringe?iid=celebrity|whatspopular-recent#index/0
Personally, I find a lot of "classic" songs boring just because I hear them way too often. You know the Beatles 1 CD that came out some ten years ago? Sure, all of the songs were hits and are technically good songs, but I've heard them so many times on the radio that I'm never really excited when they come on. I'm going to guess that that's the notion that inspired this list.
It's too bad, though. Songs define the mood of a generation or era, but then get carried on too far. Why not put them to rest for a while and check out other albums by our favorite groups?
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Why would you throw bananas on the floor?
If you like bananas, weird things, vloggers, or any combination thereof, you should watch these videos. I got to listen to my friend sing the song dozens of times before I finally saw the original version(s) for myself.
http://youtu.be/N43qs79He2U
http://youtu.be/N7hkNsmNNRM
http://youtu.be/N43qs79He2U
http://youtu.be/N7hkNsmNNRM
8 miles of pride!
http://youtu.be/w5U-YT-mRmI
This is super cool. I love it when some women will be this bold... it doesn't seem like enough of us remember to step outside of the box. And the men singing about their vaginas made my night.
As somebody (apparently not Betty White?) once said--
“Why do people say 'grow some balls'? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Scottish construction workers
Huh, I never see them anywhere. I wonder why?...
http://youtu.be/v_OQWIi7g9s
http://youtu.be/v_OQWIi7g9s
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Brazil's epic law enforcement takes out a plane
Video description: Brazilian Federal Police SUV hits airplane to prevent smuggler's flee.It happened in São José do Rio Preto, a city located 275 mi (443 km) from São Paulo.
My only comment: Holy shit.
http://youtu.be/ikg3Wi3Ejgo
My only comment: Holy shit.
http://youtu.be/ikg3Wi3Ejgo
Don't buy cheap DVDs if you don't want to fail
Got this e-mail recently. It's a good thing to know. Slightly altered to remove all personal info, just because.
I want to take a moment and relate something interesting that happened.
Your photo collection from your trip occupies 9 DVDs. Since I made two copies, that came out to 18 DVDs required for the task. Because I both burned and verified each disk, figure on an average of 30 minutes per disk, partly because I shuttled back & forth between the burning and doing other things. It took me large chunks of two days to finish the job.
I used some Sony DVD-R blank disks, which took me thru Disk 7, Copy #1. At that point I switch over to Staples brand blank disks. [I had accumulated some money in rewards points at Staples and bought the Staples brand because they were on sale.]
Therefore, I started using the Staples disks with Disk 7, Copy #2. Obviously, Copies 1&2 are identical, and I didn't make any changes to the source files before starting the next burn. The burn process failed about half way thru. I tried a second one, just in case the first disk was defective. It failed identically. At that point I went thru every one of the source files (~4.3 GB of pictures) to verify none of them were corrupt, although that really should not have caused the problem. Also, since this particular disk was very close to its maximum capacity, I shuffled the source files to reduce the size slightly. No joy - same problem happened.
At that point I called it quits. Went to Staples the next day and explained the problem. Their customer service people were great, not questioning why I wanted to return the two spools of disks. The exchange took a while because I no longer had the receipt and the credit card had changed. Got the same Sony disks, as before.
Returned home and finished the burning job without any more problems. The lesson: don't buy Staples brand CD or DVD blank disks.
I want to take a moment and relate something interesting that happened.
Your photo collection from your trip occupies 9 DVDs. Since I made two copies, that came out to 18 DVDs required for the task. Because I both burned and verified each disk, figure on an average of 30 minutes per disk, partly because I shuttled back & forth between the burning and doing other things. It took me large chunks of two days to finish the job.
I used some Sony DVD-R blank disks, which took me thru Disk 7, Copy #1. At that point I switch over to Staples brand blank disks. [I had accumulated some money in rewards points at Staples and bought the Staples brand because they were on sale.]
Therefore, I started using the Staples disks with Disk 7, Copy #2. Obviously, Copies 1&2 are identical, and I didn't make any changes to the source files before starting the next burn. The burn process failed about half way thru. I tried a second one, just in case the first disk was defective. It failed identically. At that point I went thru every one of the source files (~4.3 GB of pictures) to verify none of them were corrupt, although that really should not have caused the problem. Also, since this particular disk was very close to its maximum capacity, I shuffled the source files to reduce the size slightly. No joy - same problem happened.
At that point I called it quits. Went to Staples the next day and explained the problem. Their customer service people were great, not questioning why I wanted to return the two spools of disks. The exchange took a while because I no longer had the receipt and the credit card had changed. Got the same Sony disks, as before.
Returned home and finished the burning job without any more problems. The lesson: don't buy Staples brand CD or DVD blank disks.
Jared Padalecki on his coming baby
(Hi! First off, I wanted to say that this is post #200! Yay!!)
Since this is a milestone post, I figured that I'd dedicate this one to one of my favorite subjects, actor Jared Padalecki of Supernatural. He and his lovely wife Genevieve are expecting their first child, and so far, it sounds as though it's been a wonderful experience all around. The fandom has sent much love, and Jared asked for donations to be made to St Jude in lieu of gifts.
Here are more things that Jared and Gen had to say since making their annoucement last month--
http://www.whatstrending.tv/2011/11/supernatural-star-jared-padalecki-baby-wife-twitter/
I have nothing but love for these two! <3
Since this is a milestone post, I figured that I'd dedicate this one to one of my favorite subjects, actor Jared Padalecki of Supernatural. He and his lovely wife Genevieve are expecting their first child, and so far, it sounds as though it's been a wonderful experience all around. The fandom has sent much love, and Jared asked for donations to be made to St Jude in lieu of gifts.
Here are more things that Jared and Gen had to say since making their annoucement last month--
http://www.whatstrending.tv/2011/11/supernatural-star-jared-padalecki-baby-wife-twitter/
I have nothing but love for these two! <3
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Thriller, Supernatural style
Okay, so this is a day late for Halloween, but 'tis the season anyway!
http://youtu.be/Dv9z0BMBrz0
http://youtu.be/Dv9z0BMBrz0
Chick-fil-A is homophobic?
http://equalitymatters.org/factcheck/201111010001
Just found out about this. It irritates me to no end that, no matter what product you buy, you're supporting the entire infrastructure and belief system of the company, rather than just the damn product.
Not that I'd ever want to buy that poor excuse of a food substitute.
Just found out about this. It irritates me to no end that, no matter what product you buy, you're supporting the entire infrastructure and belief system of the company, rather than just the damn product.
Not that I'd ever want to buy that poor excuse of a food substitute.
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