Ummmm... I'll just put this here.

Sounds of My Childhood

Shivers of nostalgic joy.

If You Only Knew the Power of the Dark Side

For My Father

May you sing it for the rest of the day!

What could it be...?

So if the Secret Life of the American Teenager is to be believed, teenagers are big fans of...?

Tangerine Love

Why, oh why do I want to learn how to paint! (But not quite enough to actually learn.)

Super Organism

Ok, insects give me the willies. Especially spiders.

And ants happen to look a lot like spiders, BUT! watching this documentary was absolutely worth it. I was previously unaware that:

• some ants tend and grow fungus gardens
• some ants herd domesticated aphids and mealybugs (making humans and ants the only creatures that have domesticated livestock)
• ants communicate via invisible chemical trail
• ants can raid freaking BEEHIVES!
• ants can carry 100 times their weight while walking upside-down on GLASS!
• the ant males' sole purpose in life is reproduction
• some anthills are essentially the insect equivalent of the Great Wall of China
• and TONS more!

If you happen to have 53 minutes and 20 seconds free today, watch this! (And if you only have 3 minutes and 16 seconds available today, watch this.)

A Happy Pi Day to All

And to all a good night!

Hey! Listen!

I've been finding wonderful things on the Interwebs in the last 24 hours and this is no exception. 80's teen movies and an NES game? Ummmmmmm... Yes, please!

...Cannot Contain... Awesomeness...

You Go Girls!

This is all kinds of awesome. Go barrier-breaking feminist vision!!!

I'm Sorry, But this is Awesome

So I guess no one's going to mention that awkward cowboy tie he's wearing...

Samurai Shadows

I am absolutely going to buy a samurai sword and battle my own shadow. Just as soon as mid-terms are done.

Happy 100th Post!!!

Yes, this is my hundredth post. (At least, I'm pretty sure that it's my hundredth post) I've gone from losing my blogging virginity to being a full blown blogging whore. And here we are...

...aaaand here's a youtube video of toddlers doing Tae Kwon Do.

Almost Sickeningly Awesome

Seriously.

Go Processed!

Note: Don't actually go processed.

Stop Motion Testing Results... at least 8 seconds of it.

Ok! I didn't spend as much time playing as I wanted to, but I did spend some time experimenting with Stop Motion yesterday. (Don't ask me why I feel compelled to Capitalize EVERYTHING!) Anyways, I tried a number of things, and the only thing that I kept was this:

Yeah, that's right. Eight seconds from start to finish. Turns out stop motion takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r. And I really suck at drawing. Even doodling. *sigh* 

But I'm going to keep at it. I'm working on the whole concept of being able to draw. And I also have some action figures I want to do more with. I guess the reason I'm chasing stop motion right now is because of those animated gifs from my last post I made while on my mission. I had so much fun making those! And they could only have a max of 10 frames.

Someday I'll complete my stop motion magnum opus. In the meantime, I'm satisfied with 8 seconds of test-video doodling footage. Go red stuff!

50 Reasons Why You Should Think that Stop Motion Video is Awesome.

Note: I don't actually have 50 reasons. 

I totally lied. 

But here are 3 (And if you look at all the stuff I have, it's really more like 9!) reasons I think it's awesome:

1. The medium. Think about it. You're either playing with clay or action figures or LEGOs! I think all educated parties agree that any time an adult can "work" with an action figure (or Play Doh or LEGOs!) and not feel judged, an angel gets its wings. 
2. The stilted animation is reminiscent of a video game. And there's something beautiful about capturing that awkward stilted movement in real life scenarios, right? 
3. These. 

There's a bajillion more on youtube. But here's a few stop motion related items that you should have seen already on my blog that I made while on my mission.

Check these out too. 

Mozart

I've been somewhat in to the concept of art and what it means to me lately. Here is one of my favorite clips from one of my favorite movies (and has been from the age of 10!)

This is a stunning performance by F. Murray Abraham. I was floored when I found out that he plays both old and young Salieri. Anyways, he is describing a composition by Mozart and his description evokes a powerful appreciation for the song in me.

Let's be honest...

I might just pick the piano back up just so I can learn to do this.



...and buy a harpsichord. What's the point without a harpsichord?

In case you were wondering (and just in case you actually listened to it) the song was from Castlevania Curse of Darkness (not my favorite of the franchise) but this song just happens to be one of my favorites...

Anyone else in love with Baroque?