Liz has taken to working on the front yard some, and is actively wedding and trying to revive our front yard. An initial attempt at spreading grass didn’t turn out that well, so she found some kind of mixture that lets you fill in “gaps” with seeds. This is Liz, patching up the yard. It’s…
Thanks to both Justin S and Chris for lending me a VCR and digital camera, respectively. I was looking to get some screenshots from my days in show choir, and resorted to trying to pull images off an old VHS cassette tape I had. All this, of course, for my upcoming Pecha Kucha talk. To…
Inspired by a pretty brilliant stop-motion film called Sorry I’m Late, I decided to dig around, and post up several stop-motion films/videos. Happy Friday everyone… Sorry I’m Late – so good that I didn’t believe it was stop-motion until I saw the credits. Definitely check out the Making Of section. Via MeFi Her Morning Elegance…
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This video by David Coiffier made the rounds last month, but bears viewing if you haven’t seen it. I’m not exactly sure on the specs of the video camera, but it seems that the Rugby shots were one at 1000 fps (frames per second), and the red jelly was done at 2500 fps. What I…
Chroma Circuit is a very colorful game that’s more challenging that you would initially think. There’s also a great deal of satisfaction to be had, at each level completion. The little audio cue that triggers after every level is like your brain, issuing a small sigh of happiness. Some of the levels are quite pleasing…
Recently, I mentioned a Chicago blogger named Evan Jacover, and an interesting post he made that caught my eye. This morning, he posted a video birthday card that he got. It’s absolutely fantastic, and you just gotta see it for yourself. Heh. SO awesome. Happy Birthday, Evan!
I was working in the dining room on Sunday afternoon. Liz walked in and noticed that there was an odd reflection on the ground, near her work table. It was a series of small circles near the leg of the table… but she couldn’t figure out what, exactly, was causing the reflection. When I got…
Oh Japan. I never quite understand what you’re thinking. I simply don’t get how your mind works. But I love you for all the wacky stuff you make. Case in point, the trailer for a game called Muscle March. This looks like a legit game, but if it’s not… I want someone to make it,…
Favrd is a list of Twitter posts that have been favorited by others a set amount of times. The site doesn’t go into specifics as to how they go about determining who makes the cut, but their About page is pretty funny. I’ve wasted a good deal of time on here, and had some genuine…
Ok – I’ve been sitting on this for almost a week now. I gave this game to Chris as part of his birthday gift, but couldn’t post it on the blog before then… for fear he’d download the game or buy it on his own. All week, I’ve been itching to post about this, as…
Tonight, a few of us gathered at Piece to surprise Chris on his birthday. Well… technically it was the day *after* his birthday. But Leslie organized a small group, and we all sat down for two large pizzas, and a great deal of beer. I took a few photos from the evening, but none of…
The scooters have been sitting outside all winter, and recently we had the Vespa taken in to get its battery replaced. Liz got the call today that it was ready to be picked up, but she wasn’t able to swing by due to her class in the evening. So post-work, I hopped the Pink Line…
I’m not a huge fan of beatboxing, but I saw two videos this AM that dropped my jaw. So amazing! I’m not even sure I understand how a human can make some of these sounds. Check out Julia Dales, 17, from Canada: Also, check out Daichi, 18, from Japan: Just… stunning. I’m re-watching these, laughing,…
I came across in Bb 2.0 late in the afternoon, and it simply blew me away. All of the YouTube videos on this page are tuned to the same key, and you can create different combinations just by triggering some/all. It doesn’t matter which ones, or when you start them… and the resulting sound is…