I’m pretty sure that this one has been making the rounds already, but if you haven’t read it yet it’s a pretty funny blog: Hyperbole and a Half.
Because those French are still wacky (ps-I like Tinkerbell): Disney Princesses.
Strangely, I seem to fall in the “Very Trustworthy”, “Neutral”, “Unsavory”, and “Threatening” categories, depending on when I’ve shaved last: Hey, at least I’m not Sidney Crosby.
I went for a hike this weekend (and ran into about 6 feet of snow that I was not expecting at all), and as hikers will do I started talking to this couple who was going up as I was coming down. They asked me about trail conditions and if they were on the right trail, etc, etc.
But then they said that they were disappointed in the trail, because it was supposed to be an old mining road so they assumed it would be groomed and flat. Now this trail hasn’t been a road in 30+ years, if that, and considering that is in very good shape. But it’s still a trail, so there are rocks all over, and half of it was stream, and logs had fallen across the trail, and all the other things that happen when you are in the woods. I admit that I judged them a little bit on the inside. Until they mentioned that one of the people that they had brought had bad depth perception, so that was why they were hoping for a smoother hike.
I still shrugged this off, thinking that bad depth perception couldn’t be that bad, even on a hike like the one I was on. Then I saw her coming up the trail. And yes, she did look absolutely miserable. She was literally bent over at the waist to get as close to the ground as possible to see where she was stepping. And when she heard me coming down the trail, she glanced up to see what was going on, and immediately stumbled over the next step.
Seriously, if that had been me, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have ever left the house that day. So on one hand I applaud her for trying the hike at all. On the other hand, I can’t think of anything else that would make hiking worse than bad depth perception. Well, other than missing a leg or a foot, but even then there are prosthetics that would make hiking easier than what she was experiencing. Oof.
-woke up late
-fell asleep during a conference call
-but didn’t get caught
-had an apple with peanut butter
-went to 7-11, but didn’t get a slurpee
-did enough work to make it seem like I accomplished something
-had lunch
-took a nap in my car
-chatted with some friends online
-again, didn’t get caught
-got stuck in traffic
-went to the dog park
-bought a grill
-made dinner
-ate too much
-watched a couple episodes of Big Bang Theory
-went to sleep
…which one of these videos is more amazing. I mean, they both are ridawesome (ridiculously awesome, and yes, I call trademark on that word).
First, we have the Knights of Cydonia video, by the band Muse. You should just watch the video, and you’ll quickly understand why it is ridawesome, but I’ll also tell you: 1) the song is great. Every time I hear it I get all pumped up to go do…something. I’m still not sure what yet, but I know that as soon as I figure out what I am supposed to be doing I’ll be rocking it hardcore style. 2) The guy in the band with the Hulk Hogan mustache. 3) Unicorns! Lasers! In a Western! Enough said…
And next we have a little remix – My Body is a Cage, by Arcade Fire. Now this isn’t the official music video, but a video made by a guy who liked the song and thought it needed to be a spaghetti western music video. So he put the music to some scenes from Sergio Leone’s “Once Upon a Time in the West” (no, I haven’t seen it, but I want to now). And personally I think it fits well, and he did a pretty damn good job of it. Plus, like the Muse video, the song is very amazing.
What do you think? I like them both, and I had to share…
Despite the fact that there is no possible way that a storm trooper would defeat StormShadow in a fight, I like the concept of this flickr image set. Pictures of 1 vs. 1 fights, and then letting the commenters decide who will win.
I am kinda surprised though about the sheer quantity of action figures this guy has on hand. And the fact that they are all out of their packaging. Usually the type of nerd that not only has a Lois Lane action figure, but also a Xena, Edward Scissorhands, and Herbie has them all stored neatly in their packaging in a hermetically sealed chamber somewhere. Oh well, to each their own.
I think it’s great that we have a holiday named after itself, and I know that some of my friends agree based on their various g-chat status messages and facebook updates. It is fortunate that May is such a great month for holidays to be named after. It invites feelings of joy and happiness. It makes you think of spring, and new beginnings, and wonderful times. In essence, it’s the type of month that you want to celebrate with friends.
But we can’t do that with all the other holidays as well. Think of it: instead of Valentine’s Day we have The 14th of February (say it all out: ‘Feb-roo-wairy’).
Oh, my darling. I love you so. I bought you flowers that pale in comparison to your beauty. I bought you chocolate that does not come near to how sweet you are. I got you a puppy even though his cuteness cannot hold a candle to the flame of yours. And I did it all because I love you, and because it is the 14th of Feb-roo-wairy.
And if there is any month out there that is less romantic sounding than February, I don’t know what it is. Ok, maybe March. Just imagine trying to come up with a romantic poem where one of the lines had to rhyme with March.
Let’s see… farch, tarch, garch, warch, starch. Starch! How can I make starch sexy?
The thing I’m most surprised about is his balance. He can’t deal with his sandals at all, but he only has slight issues with balance. I kept expecting him to fall over when he was bending down to pick up his shoes.
I had an image of me doing one of those “Pic-a-Day” things here on Sebbylite, but quickly realized that there was no way I was going to be that reliable in posting a picture a day for however long. Believe me, I’ve got enough pictures to do so, but not the time and effort required to post them daily.
I am going to start a category called Pic-a-Day though, and every once in a while I’m going to post some photo that I took that I like to it. I’m also tagging this with the Caption Contest category. Why? Well, because if you want to post a caption to this that makes me laugh, I’ll enjoy it. And it’s all about me.
Like this one, from a party I went to recently. There was an exit sign behind Matt that just made his hair even more awesome.
