Key West man wins conch shell blowing title
Do the Conch Shell Dance at your next party!
Jingle Bell – Punjabi Tadka
(Thanks to Jack for the submission!)
Synchronized dancing robots
Nothing like light-up dancing robots to get you in the holiday spirit–and they even make a Christmas tree…kinda. Watch for the little guy that falls over halfway through. Part of the choreography, or too much robot eggnog?
(Thanks to Steve for the submission!)
Indoorcycling…and a successful triathlon!
Back in August I told you about the amazing day-improving power of doing something you never thought you could do. Well, I DID IT! This past Sunday I successfully completed my first triathlon (yes, swimming, biking, and running, one after the other), and I can’t wait to do it again.
So in honor of adult-onset triathletes everywhere–and in thanks to my amazingly supportive family and friends–here are some feats of bicycle dexterity. Although I’ve not seen these done in a triathlon, never say never…
Seriously. NEVER say “never”. You might cut yourself off from a wonderful life-changing experience. Instead, do one thing today towards a “crazy” goal, and see where that takes you.
(Thanks to Betty for the submission!)
Real-life Superman
Free runner Damien Walters flies through the air with the greatest of ease–and over bars, over (and into) cars, and even out of his clothes. Celebrating all that the human body is capable of…
(Thanks to Olivia for the submission!)
Roller babies
There’ve been a whole lotta babies in our circle of friends and family lately. Lovely little boys and girls, this one’s for you (featuring one of my favorite songs EVER):
LEGO mania
Seriously super cool, especially if you’re a 1980’s-LEGO-loving geek like I was…OK…am:
(Thanks to Steve for the submission!)
Best wedding entrance ever
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to…well, you’ll see…
(Like this? Check out these past day-improvers: Hammer pants flashmob and Op zoek naar Maria)
(Thanks to Southey and Nick for the submission…great minds think alike!)
Kurt Cobain…Rickrolled!
Thought of by some as the ultimate tribute, by others as the ultimate annoyance, “Rickrolling” is an Internet prank that’s been around for a couple of years…but which apparently never grows old. What’s “Rickrolling”? Here’s the Wiki definition:
Rickrolling is an Internet meme typically involving the music video for the 1987 Rick Astley song “Never Gonna Give You Up”. The meme is a bait and switch: a person provides a web link that he or she claims is relevant to the topic at hand, but the link actually takes the user to the Astley video….When a person clicks on the link and is led to the web page, he or she is said to have been “Rickrolled” (also spelled Rickroll’d).
As the practice has spread, two of the various Rickrolling videos available online have been viewed more than 39 million times combined. …Rickrolling has extended beyond Web links to playing the video or song disruptively in other situations, including public places; this culminated when Astley and the song made a surprise appearance in the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a televised event with tens of millions of viewers. [In this Rickroll, Rick Astley himself emerged from a float of characters singing a completely unrelated song to lip-synch his own..."Never Gonna Give You Up," of course. The crowd went wild.]
In a recent Rickrolling music video remix by DJ Morgoth of Germany, the lovely lyrics of Rick Astley are mashed-up with the edgy images and instrumentals of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” It’s amazing how well the beats match up, and the switches back and forth between Kurt Cobain’s pounding guitar and Astley’s puffball of hair are worth every moment (whether you like the music or not…admittedly, these two never had quite the same fan base). Enjoy!
(Thanks to Trent for the submission!)
Web Site Story
At last, an Internet-themed musical! “Now IIIIIIII can’t wait to read about me later on your blooooooogggggg…”:
