"On Tuesday the 25th of June, to celebrate the 110th birthday of George Orwell, surveillance cameras in the center of the city of Utrecht were decorated with colorful party hats!"
Just love all of this - read about it all here.
Steve Carell - How To Swat A Fly
Just saw this video where Chris O'Dowd eats a fly or something - but that's not even the good part. Steve Carell has a genius idea of swatting a fly. Just watch the first thirty seconds.
The Frat Party - The Mindy Project
This episode of The Mindy Project is for sure my favourite episode of the first season. If you haven't seen any episodes, this is maybe a good sample to start on. Why am I sharing this? In honor of this fine lady's birthday that happened yesterday.
Best parts of the 'sode?
- The introduction of the new nurse Tamara.
- "This is why I love him - he looks like the villain in a National Lampoon movie, but he's not. He's, like, into Haiti."
- "You know what would cheer you up?" "McDonald's."
- "Oh, ok... I get it. It's to make the party more difficult."
- "This lil' sonofabitch aside."
- "You look ridiculous and you smell terrible." "I look fine and smell legit."
- "Holy cow, did you see that?"
- Morgan's impression of Danny.
- "I don't where I end and he begins."
Ike Barinholtz is perfect. Lord love him. Such a great episode.
Floating Hammock Bath Tub
Just woah. Check it.
"The Vessel, a floating hammock styled bath tub made from carbon fibre by Splinter Works, provides you the most relaxing form of relaxing. Designed for use in a wet room, Vessel is suspended from the walls and does not touch the floor. It is fixed with stainless steel brackets that can be covered over, or left revealed. The bath is filled using a floor standing tap and the waste water released through the base into a floor drain."
Seen on likecool.com
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The Wolf of Wall Street
Not a super fan of anyone involved, but this looks really good.
Overheard In New York
Once in awhile, this site has some real gems. I don't read it as often as I used to - why? Not really a concrete reason, there are just too many good sites to remember.
Here are some of my favourites from over the years:
Man: You look like the black Sigourney Weaver.
Woman: I'm not black.
Man: Are you Sigourney Weaver?
-- Oasis Coffee Shop
College guy #1: Yo, do you know who directed Jaws 2?
College guy #2: Yeah. Oh wait, you mean the second one?
-- 23rd & 3rd
Guy #1: So she fine?
Guy #2: Yeah, man, and get this, guy: she's got full benefits!
Guy #1: Yo man, you better marry that shit!
-- Elevator, 42nd & Madison
Crazy man: Why did Freddy Krueger kill Martin Luther King? 'Cause he had a dream!
-- 1 train
Boy: Mom? Mom? Can I get this?
Mom: No.
Boy: I see you as a stranger now.
-- Burlington Coat Factory, Atlantic Center Mall
Dude: Look at those people there on the bench?
Chick: Which ones?
Dude: Those six people, all sitting there, all talking and animated and engaged with each other, each a representative of a different family of hair colour. We totally just walked through their sitcom and we didn't even know it.
-- Washington Square Park
Man on stoop on cell: Son, it sounds like you got yourself an STD.
-- Windsor Terrace
White girl: I'm sorry, I don't have any money.
Black guy: I didn't ask you for nuthin', lady!
-- 57th & Lexington
Man: Oh my God, it's sold out. What do we do?
Woman: I don't know. Suicide?
-- Film Forum, Houston Street
Woman: Hi!….Oh, I thought you were someone else.
Man: I am.
-- 52nd & Broadway
Conductor: Watch your step as you exit the train, and if you're late, just remember that life is a lot like being on this train: we may not be there yet, but we’re getting there.
--2 Train
Oh Mandy - The Spinto Band
Still one of my most favourite music videos to watch. Just gorgeous.
Who's The Boss - 'Misery' Episode
I love this Who's The Boss episode. Always makes me laugh. Well, just a few lines specifically (I'm not going to say them here because then you'll hear me say them and they'll lose hilarity in repetition), but just a good episode. Love Tony Danza. Love him in the later seasons especially, he got better with age (in the same way that Cory's brother Eric got ridiculously funnier in the last season of Boy Meets World). Anyway, if you remember liking the show, and have 22 minutes to spare - it's a good watch.
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
These are just a few selected pages from the 1984 picture book, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg. I came across it once at the library and completely fell for the gorgeous illustrations.
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Converting YouTube Links Into MP3s
I use this site a lot when I can't find an MP3 I'm looking for online (since most everything can be found on YouTube). Check it.
As long as you have the YouTube link for whatever it is that you want an MP3 of, it'll work. It's amazing. I mostly use it for when there's a live version of something that I love that is literally impossible to find anywhere other than streaming on YouTube. Don't tell too many people about it.