Another Change of Season

Big snow flakes today. Reminded me to change that to this.

REVENGE

Get back at your noisy, obnoxious neighbours with this CD



Track list:
1) Drill
2) Party (At Least 200 People)
3) Orgasm (Outstanding)
4) Train
5) Drum (Played by a Child)
6) Inhuman Screams
7) Walking (High Heels)
8) Domestic Squabble
9) Doors Banging
10) Bowling
11) Unhappy Dog
12) Practicing Scales (Violin)
13) Traffic Jam
14) Garbage Truck
15) Newborn
16) Phone Ringing
17) Ball Game
18) Pigeons
19) Spring Cleaning
20) Cock-a-Doodle-Doo!

(A set of earplugs comes with the CD)

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Binocular Soccer

Japanese game shows are the bestest.

Tea Bomb

Bad-ass little teapot.



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Too Cute to Eat

This boy sure is lucky. Check out the bento boxes that his girlfriend prepares for him:

See the GF blog's here for some step by step instructions: http://annathered.wordpress.com/
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World of Goo

My new favorite game:

World of Goo Trailer 2 Director's Cut
by 2dboy

Download trial here

Kiss Gently

Sucking face can be dangerous as illustrated below:

A young woman has partially lost her hearing after her boyfriend ruptured her eardrum during an excessively passionate kiss... "The kiss reduced pressure in the mouth, pulled the eardrum out and caused the breakdown of the ear," a medic called Dr Li told state newspaper The China Daily.

[Via] Thanks Jay.

Karaoke Rage

This makes me a little scared. Considering how much I karaoke, I'm drastically increasing my chances of being stabbed.

A Malaysian karaoke enthusiast hogged the microphone for so long that people set upon him and stabbed him to death.

Karaoke rage is not unheard of in Asia. There have been several reported cases of singers being assaulted, shot or stabbed mid-performance, usually over how songs are sung. Frank Sinatra's My Way has reportedly generated such outbursts of hostility that some bars in the Philippines now no longer offer it on the karaoke menu. In Thailand this year, a gunman shot eight people dead after tiring of their endless renditions of a John Denver tune.

[Via] Thanks Apey!

That Time of the Year

Word on the street is that it's the holiday season already. Check out Santa's inbox. (Pls click for bigger image)



[Via] Thanks Ranman.

Charlie Brown-o-fied

This is amazing. Thanks Roro.



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Literal Interpretations

Thanks Iris for introducing me to the art of literal videos:

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

Cop Rock

While growing up in the early 90s I'm sad I missed "Cop Rock". I would've enjoyed it as a child - badass cop drama mixed with broadway sing song. Too bad it only survived 11 episodes. Actually, pretty amazing it even made it to 11 episodes. The creators later went on to do things like "NYPD Blue" and "Law and Order". Just think ... this was the backbone of the cop shows we know now. Enjoy the carcrash below.

Oh Wow.

This is what it means to be a guitar hero.



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Street Views

I just discovered the craziness that is Google Maps: Street View today. It's amazing. I literally walked down my street from my then under-construction apt building to the subway where it was apparently summer.

See below. How I felt.

Convo

Ever since we got a games room at our new office, we've been very diligent about "band rehearsal".

Coworker: When's your band playing next
Me: I think we want to play now
Coworker: No I mean your band, your real band
Me: You mean my ... "Rock Band" band?
Coworker: No, no. I thought I heard you had a real band
Me: Um, no. Just the "Rock Band" one. We're called "Band Hero"
Coworker: Ah, pshh

Gee, sorry to disappoint.

Hotel 626

Produced by Doritos, this haunted hotel flash game is the best thing I've seen "the industry" create thus far in fully utilizing current technologies. Finally - a brand understands what it means to be in 2008 and what a 360 digital experience is.

For a frightful but awesome time visit Hotel626.com from 6PM-6AM. Enable your headphones, mic, webcam, and cell, and turn off the lights. Enjoy!

Hello Monday

Animal of the day: Japanese Flying Squirrels
(I've never seen these before. I want one.)

Pretty

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Office Circulation

It's apparently ridiculously cute videos at work day.


Slinky Cat


A mini Jabbawockeez

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Ninja Cat

This cat is too awesome/adorable. I can't speak

Brilliant Lowbrow

Ever since moving, NYMagazine has been having issues "confirming" my new address and thus suspending my account until further notice. I miss getting my restaurant reviews, but mostly I miss the quality news on the 'approval matrix'. For example:

Abs in a Box kit.

The kit comes with everything you need to sculpt your abs - whether it be for a more slim, fit appearance or a full out six pack. This revolutionary new product is everything you need to cosmetically have the abs of your dreams. All contouring and highlighting shades are 100% waterproof and sweatproof so shower, play some football, or show off your sexy abs at the beach...they're not going anywhere!Shades included match EVERY skintone.

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For the Boys

Check out the choosy beggar blog for constantly updated sales and trends in the boy-shop-o-sphere.

Freebie

This Friday, Get a Free Cupcake from Crumbs



To celebrate the openings of their new stores and to reward New Yorkers for voting this week. Starting at 8 a.m., these three Crumbs location in the city are giving away cupcakes (one per person):
- Madison: 501 Madison Avenue (at 52nd Street)
- Lexington: 1418 Lexington Avenue (at 93rd Street)
- Union Square: 124 University Place (b/n 13th & 14th Street)

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President Obama

Barack Obama wins presidency and we're part of it. Yes we can! Feeling happy, relieved, and excited for what's to come. No more immediate need to find ways out of this country just yet.

(And for those of us who have been up since 5, we can sleep now.)

You Can Vote However You Like

Inspiring T.I. cover of "Whatever You Like":


And for comparison purposes, the original:

The Queue

The line at PS 17 in Williamsburg at 6.15 AM



And from Time.com's scenes from voting day photogallery

Jurassic Park (Coming Soon)

Japanese scientists have produced clones of mice that have been dead and frozen for 16 years -- a feat that could lead researchers to one day resurrect long-extinct species, such as the mammoth.

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Forget the mammoth! I want my own custom domesticated pterodactyl that is both puppylike and a means of transportation.

Viral at its Best

Breathtaking

Amazing. Tulip fields in northern Holland.

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Obama 2008

Election day is tomorrow. Make sure you get your booty to the voting booths! Know anyone who's being blah? Scare them into voting. Insert their name to the video below by clicking here.

Happy Halloween Folks!

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Double Duty

I should probably get this for the BF. He can be his klutzy self but still look smart ...

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Trick or Treat

In the spirit of Halloween ... here are some glorious pictures of candy. I want to stuff my mouth, but having just come back from the dentist with numerous fillings I'm going to try and control myself.









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Unhealthy Addictions

I need this, my finger is already tingling!



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Convo

Our new offices are kind of weird, and for lack of space, they are stashing drinks and snacks in the file cabinets next to the cubes.

R.do: I can use another apple juice
Me: If I could actually reach the drawers I would throw one in your office ... but you're technically closer
R.do: There's a door in my way
Me: But I have a cubicle wall ... that cannot be opened

Freebie

This Friday (aka Halloween), Chipotle's offering a free burrito to anyone who walks in wearing a burrito costume. Go forth and foil up!

What's that?

Find out here.

Double Strength

Oh man. We need to be friends.



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Abbreviations

I recently had a conversation with a coworker that went smth like:

Me: Seems like this game doesn't have a date attached to it
Coworker: 10-4
Me: Wait, that's the date we're launching it? Huh?

Actually, my coworker was utilizing Citizen's Band (CB) Ten-codes in daily-speak.

Ten-codes, properly known as ten signals, are code words used to represent common phrases in voice communication, particularly by law enforcement and in Citizen's Band (CB) radio transmissions.

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Switch up your dry conversations with some of these plausible examples of ten-codes:
10-4: Roger that; message received
10-6: Busy (ex. 10-6, go away)
10-7: Out of service (ex. 10-7, no more work, no mooore ...)
10-9: Repeat message (aka. whadusay?)

The Sound of Gossip

OMFGG - "Original Music Featured on Gossip Girl". Kind of genius.

Festival

Ahh, I totally blanked and forgot it's CMJ this week. Never fear - just found this rad line up for Sat: Heartsrevolution, Shout Out Out Out, Designer Drugs. Do I hear dance party?



http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/calendar/show/2148/

Desperate Measures

The McCain campaign is now using extreme robo-calls to smear Barack Obama. Listen to what this congress woman has to say and prepare to be shocked at what type of people get elected into government.

Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann claimed on Friday that Barack Obama and his wife Michelle held anti-American views and couldn't be trusted in the White House. She even called for the major newspapers of the country to investigate other members of Congress to "find out if they are pro-America or anti-America."

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A Change of Season

My AIM WeeMee is finally updated for autumn. Make yours here.

Fancy That

Type anything here and these gentlemen will display your message across their balding heads.


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Crafty

Tara Donovan is my fav artist of the month for sure. She takes ordinary materials and transforms them into something extraordinary. (It looks so fun to create - hands up to those who used to make Elmer's glue patches in the 1st grade just for the hell of it...)

Material: Styrofoam Cups

Material: Elmer's Glue



Material: Buttons

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Click, click, click

http://www.palinaspresident.com/

Kings & Queens

I also learned today that Brooklyn is part of "Kings County". Useful knowledge when it comes to voting, and checking your voter-registration status here:
http://www.canivote.org/

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Jackalope Day

Happy Columbus Day to the lucky bitches who aren't stuck at work. Otherwise, it's another mundane Monday - but it's not completely hopeless as I just discovered the "existence" of the Jackalope.
Q: What is a Jackalope?
A: The Antler-ed Bunny



Now I want one to mount on my wall to replace this.
Please note they also come in different variaties. This winged version originates from Wall, South Dakota (sounds like an awful place to live)



This fascinating creature has made it to movie-like stardom in roles such as "Jackalope" of Oscar-nominated Pixar short "Boundin'".



I was also alerted by a coworker of the French counterpart "The Dahu".
Q: What is a Dahu?
A: A mountain goat-like animal with legs of differing lengths



A less superior creature than the Jackalope, the Dahu hails from the French Alps. And because it has shorter legs on one side, it can only walk around the mountain in one direction otherwise it falls...

One method of capture:

To have pepper ground onto a large stone; when the dahu, while grazing, comes and sniffs the pepper, it would sneeze and knock itself out against the stone.

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Messed Up

A week after the government spent $85 billion dollars bailing out AIG, execs went on a retreat at a luxury resort spending $443,343.71.

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So Wrong It's Right

Ugliness & hilariously for a cause.

The high quality duvet cover features a photographic print of a cardboard box and is made of pure soft cotton. A large proportion of the proceeds from the Le Clochard duvet cover go to SZN, the foundation for homeless youngsters in the Netherlands.

If someone got me this I think I would slap them and hug them.

Coworker: "it looks straight out of Zoolander's Derelicte series!"

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Ballin'

The only time in my life I've wanted to be Lil Wayne.

Lil Wayne received a suitcase containing one million dollars for his birthday from fellow Cash Money Millionaire Birdman aka Bryan “Baby” Williams.

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The Definition of Community

The Big Brooklyn Pig Roast
Friday, October 10 at The Yard, 388-400 Carroll St. Doors open @ 6.



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Why Google is the Bestest

New Google tool "Mail Goggles" helps prevent drunk emailing.

=^.^=

A bunny a day. What more could you want?
http://dailybunny.tumblr.com/

Filling the Void

There is still hope for music that is better than just alright:

No and the Maybes - reminds me of fellow exceptional Danish band "Mew"
Fear of Tigers - a source for delicious electro
Cocorosie - "god has a voice she speaks through me" is magical
Young Lovers - "talking french" and "the people" worth a listen
Kings of Leon - "sex on fire" is the only good song on the new album (but it is pretty damn good)
TV on the Radio - I am in support of the entire "Dear Science" album (concert Oct.16 - exciiited)

Busy Times

Wow, I only posted 7 times in Sept. My most neglectful month to date. I feel like a trainwreck.