Maya Rudolph’s Anthem Parody

Char posted this on Facebook and I just had to repost. It’s too good!

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Posted on 12 Feb 2011 | 1 comment

Avoid, Embrace: Not an epiphany.

The result of my first Avoid, Embrace exercise was not the epiphany I wanted. No great photos were taken. I am only posting this one because it is heavily post-processed. I rushed through this, I admit. I didn’t take any great photos because I didn’t linger. But something good did happen: I didn’t feel bad while I was there. Initially I felt kind of awkward, hyper-aware of people glancing at my camera, but that isn’t neighborhood-specific; I always feel awkward with a big camera. Not feeling bad is a good first step, I think.

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Linkdump for 10 February 2011

sparrow – The New Mail for Mac Sparrow is a new Mac mail app that looks like it may deal with Gmail accounts in a reasonable way. I am waiting for the Lite version, which will be free (ad-supported) according to their blog. Interim Apple Chief Under Fire After Unveiling Grotesque New MacBook | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source Quoting: "And you definitely cannot look at porn," Brick added. "The thing got really aroused." (via Further) Custom Suitcase Holds Whiskey, Brass Knuckles Great design. YouTube – Hamster Powered Walker I am impressed. (via Mish) Digest powered by RSS...

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Posted on 10 Feb 2011 | 1 comment

FOX’s Traffic Light: How to Make Lying Unfunny

I didn’t plan on watching FOX’s new show “Traffic Light” last night on Hulu, but I was trying to switch my brain off after a particularly intense round of homework. Little did I know that those twenty-two minutes would annoy me enough for me to write a review. There are many things I could say about “Traffic Light”, many things that I hope other, better reviewers will say. Right now, my annoyance is focused on how “Traffic Light” sucks all the funniness out of lying. In real life, lying isn’t funny. I’m not talking about hyperbole or sarcasm, because those are plenty funny. I am talking about the lying that “Traffic Light” depicts: misrepresenting oneself intentionally to another person in...

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Posted on 10 Feb 2011 | 8 comments

Linkdump for 9 February 2011

YouTube – Worlds first driving transformer costume – Artemis Mark IV Prototype I am simultaneously inspired and horrified when I watch this. (via Rach) Glee Sucks I normally avoid "(x) sucks" websites because I can wallow in negativity enough on my own, thank you, but this one is thoroughly critiquing everything I hate about this season of "Glee". (via Mako) Nokia CEO Stephen Elop rallies troops in brutally honest ‘burning platform’ memo? (update: it’s real!) — Engadget This is a fascinating read because of its brutal honesty. Digest powered by RSS...

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The Malcolm Gladwell Book Generator

The Malcolm Gladwell Book Generator, via Poets & Writers Magazine: My favorite is Germs, Steel, & Guns: A Slightly Reorganized Version of That Other Book.

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Wrangle the Facebook chaos with PostPost

How much do I love information? So much. How much do I love using Facebook’s craptilious interface to get that information? Not much. Hi, PostPost. You let me filter my Facebook stream by links, pictures, or videos. Therefore I like you a lot. Not love yet. But like. via Use PostPost to Get the Best News and Information from Facebook | Librarian by Day.

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Posted on 8 Feb 2011 | Comments Off

LotR II: Sauron’s Boogaloo

I would read this. I would read this very much. The Last Ring-Bearer, by palaeontologist Kirill Yeskov, retells Tolkien’s epic story from the perspective of the region of Mordor, from where Sauron, the Dark Lord, waged war on the free peoples of Middle Earth in the War of the Rings, eventually to be defeated by Gandalf. But I understand why Tolkien’s estate is displeased. Because they are part of the political machine devoted to suppressing the Mordorian minority’s historical relevance! Er. Or copyright. That. via Lord of the Rings reworking a hit with fans, but not Tolkien estate | Books | guardian.co.uk.

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Posted on 8 Feb 2011 | 3 comments

Avoid, Embrace.

So Fancypants McGillicuddy here decides to start a New Project, not like she doesn’t have enough going on at the moment, but it is a New Project and she can hardly resist the lure of the New Project, so fresh and unspoiled by reality, and also she can hardly resist speaking in the third person, at least for a paragraph. The New Project is this idea I have had rolling around in the brainmeats for a few weeks now. Health Month does a good job of keeping me accountable for three daily goals I think are important this month (or did last week when I set the goals, at least): taking a multivitamin, writing in my private journal, and getting thirty minutes of exercise. But there are things I want to track that are more ephemeral, yet still quite crucial to things...

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Posted on 7 Feb 2011 | Comments Off