Why you shouldn’t eat with your eyes
This is too awesome not to post about.
Guy makes a cake for his family. Looks real tasty right?
Turns out, it’s dinner, not dessert. That “frosting” is mashed potatoes. And the insides aren’t chocolate cake, but turkey meat loaf. So yeah, it’s not cake, but meatloaf cake. On its own, that actually sounds pretty good. Thinking it’s real cake and biting into meatloaf is the opposite of pretty good.
I don’t know how true this is or not (seeing as how there’s next to no other content on the site itself and it seems to be just there to collect e-mail addresses…), but that photo alone is worth the price of admission.
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Hellboy in the Actors Studio
I recently saw Hellboy movie on DVD and really enjoyed it. I’ve always loved the character, just never ever could get into the comics themselves. But the movie was great and I’m pumped for the sequel that starts next week. Seems they’re really having fun with the character and the movie, whoring it out in every possible promo way. Like this clip:
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Invade My Space
GeekCrafts.com posted 9 examples of Geeky Cross Stitch and they’re all awesome. Though this Space Invaders cross-stitch is just too damn cool. It’s geekery that you can actually display in our house without having to hide it from your parents when they come over for a visit.
It was created by Cross-stitch ninja who is my new hero after seeing this and the brilliant knitted poo she made!
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Patton Oswalt thinks I’m gay
I’ll admit it. I love super cheesy ’80s heavy metal. And yeah, I love the even cheesier videos that went along with them. Big hair. Big guitars. Big explosions. Though, as comedian Patton Oswalt puts it, they’re made up of groups of guys with no shirts on that are usually “rocking out in a factory that apparently only makes sparks.” He’s pretty dead on.
(Props to my non-metal friend Brian)
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I’m 18 again! Twice actually.
Yeah, so like today’s my birthday and I just turned 36. Which thanks to Mr. Capadonna’s math class, I believe is two times 18. So songs like Skid Row’s “18 and Life” now take on a whole new meaning. I think.
A big thanks to my blog buddy Tish for not just wishing me a Happy Birthday, but baking me a virtual Mario Birthday cake that looks pretty damn tasty.
Since it’s my birthday, I deserve some presents. But I’m not heartless, so I’ll be nice and rattle off a short list of 10 things you can get me that’ll instantly bump you up to best friend status.
- Kenner’s Star Wars AT-AT vehicle. Notice I said Kenner’s, not Hasbro’s. That’s for you super nerds out there that know I’m talking about the ORIGINAL awesome AT-AT toy from the ’80s. Not the almost as cool one from recent years.
- A life-size sushi bar complete with 24-hour sushi chef at my disposal.
- A full-size original arcade machine. I’ll let you choose from any of these ’80s classics: Qbert, Sprint (the good one with 3 racing wheels), Donkey Kong or Karate Champ.
- Captain America Comics #1. In as close to mint condition as possible. Fine, I’ll settle for #2.
- A working ED-209 robot from RoboCop. Make sure the safety chip works though.
- A bag of 3-D Doritos, dammit! Bring those awesome chips back, Frito-Lays!!!
- A jetpack.
- Lunch with Mr. T. I’m guessing a burger place would probably be appropriate. Though White Castle with the T would be pretty damn intense I imagine.
- The full scripts to the next two years’ worth of episodes from LOST. And no, you can’t read them first.
- A fully functional time machine. No Dolorean necessary. Heck, if that’s too expensive, a basic cloning mechanism would be an acceptable alternative, providing it works on humans.
Anyone sending socks or underwear will immediately move to the back of the classroom. Oh, and I’m a size large in Trans Ams.
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Condoms are funny
No, this isn’t going to be a post about Howie Mandell blowing up a glove or condom on his head. (Did he ever use a condom or just a latex glove? I can’t remember.) I just literally stumbled upon the online portfolio for ad genius Guillermo Vega. What caught my eye and made me literally laugh out loud were his sets of print advertising for Tulipan condoms. He definitely gets his point across without even showing an ounce of skin.
Talk about getting boned…
Loads more photos on his site. So hop (sorry) to it!
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Metallica’s Finally Good Again
Yes, I’m one of those metal heads who love the early Metallica albums all the way up to “And Justice For All…” Great stuff all around. Heck, even the follow-up Black album was okay, despite it’s way more poppy and radio-friendly style. But that’s where my taste for Metallica ended. And geez, what’s that like 15 years since it came out?
Anyways, my buddy Ethan just showed me this video of a German group called Van Canto who do…. no snickering please… an A capella version of their song Battery. They do use drums, but other then that, this group is purely made up of five singers. And it’s pretty damn impressive I’ve got to say. Even if you’re not a fan of Metallica, you should give this a listen. It starts off real slow, but give it a little bit and it’ll really take off.
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Exterminate… with cuteness!
Crocheting is lame, right? Yeah, that’s what I used to think. What good is it for, other then those big bright orange-and-brown afghan blankets my great aunt used to make? But apparently knitting, crocheting and whatever else you do with needles and yarn is all the rage with the kids these days.
I just had to post this recent creation from Christine. She made this awesomely cute crocheted Dalek and if you don’t know what a Dalek is, you’re not watching Doctor Who on the Sci-Fi channel. And if you’re not watching Doctor Who (the new ones at least), then you suck. A Dalek is kind of like R2-D2 only bigger, equipped with a zillion more weapons, and full of just one driving thought: the full extermination of every race. Yeah, they’re kinda bad. Except for this one, ’cause it’s just too cute to hurt anybody.
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John McCain is Really Old
This is not a political post. I’m just pointing out my new favorite blog that just cracks me up: Things younger than Republican Presidential candidate (oh, and did I forget to mention “war hero”?) John McCain
As the aptly titled blog suggests, you’re bound to find just about anything posted on here that’s been around since 1937 on. Like chocolate chip cookies! The Golden Gate Bridge! Even shopping carts!
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I Draw, U Draw, Wii Draw
I’m a big fan of the Wii. Sure it’s a bit wonky to get used to at first with it’s funky controller and there are still a bunch of kinks that need to be worked out (probably more likely that game developers just need to understand the system/controls better so they can really take advantage of them in the future) But all in all, the Wii is a total blast to play.
And thanks to my geeky gaming buddy Brian, I’m now aware of an even cooler use of the Wii. I can turn into John Madden and use my Wii remote to literally draw on my TV screen, regardless of what program is on. It’s all courtesy of Matt Parker’s class project WiiDraw. Not sure if you can use 2 controllers, though, and have drawing battles. But at the very least, with just 1, you can really have some fun and even play goofy versions of Pictionary!
My suggestion for Matt’s follow-up project? Use the Wii remote as a modern-day x-ray specs! Just point the remote at your favorite actor or actress on TV (let’s say, oh, Evangeline Lily on “LOST”), hit the A button, and suddenly all her clothes vanish. Tell me you wouldn’t buy one? Or two…
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