The Fuzzy Pack

Another trailer for your viewing pleasure...

It's coming...

I'm so, so excited! Please, just watch this through to the end. It's worth it. I promise.



Thanksgiving can't get here soon enough for me! (At least in regards to this movie....)

Marvel(ous) News

While I'm not a huge comic nerd (I'm not rushing down to my local comic book store every Wednesday), I still grew up knowing a fair amount about the more popular franchises due to their representation in other mediums: television, movies, and novels. This is how I discovered Batman, the Justice League, Spider-Man, the Hulk, and of course, the X-Men.

In fact, the X-Men are what eventually lead me to reading any comics at all. (That and later on Neil Gaiman's Sandman series.) My discovery of X-Men resulted not from the movies that came out out when I was in college, but rather the animated series that ran in the early 90's.

Man I loved that show.

Well, yesterday I discovered something that made me utterly ecstatic, and today I'm sharing it with all of you: all 63 episodes of X-Men (The Animated Series) are available to watch for free on the Marvel Website.

You're welcome.

So I ate it...

I'm a bit of a fan of klaatu42's Talking Animals on You Tube. In fact, last Christmas I exposed you guys to the joy of all of those animals singing.

It makes me smile.

My favorite video of klaatu42's is probably Kitty is a Very Bad Mystic, though I'm also a fan of all of the Jupiter and Kona videos.

However, I found out today that earlier this month, klaatu42 posted a brand new video! So, of course, I feel compelled to share it with all of you.

You're welcome.

Disconnect

The above video is of Mike Rowe from Discovery's Dirty Jobs speaking before the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on the importance of trade skills/jobs. He makes excellent points about how, in general, this type of knowledge and job is looked down upon by American society, and how important it is that people understand and realize the value of it.

He also make a fantastic point about the disconnect many people have about where the conveniences of their lives come from. They don't think about where food comes from, how electricity is generated, or who makes their clothing. This, in turn, leads to a devaluing of the people and processes that bring them into existence--even though everyone wants/needs them.

Another point touched upon is how there are actually many jobs currently available in skilled labor (~450,00 jobs), but there is a lack of qualified workers. One thing he mentioned that especially rang true to me is how the average age of a third of the skilled labor workforce in Alabama is over the age of 55 and looking to retire, with no one to replace them. This did not surprise me at all, as one of the things my Papa talked about for years before he retired was how Boeing would soon be in a world of hurt because their maintenance people were all aging out of the work force, and there were no noticeable upcoming replacements.

Really I'm not doing the video or Mr. Rowe justice; just click play and watch it.

Excuses

I apologize to you my friends. I actually do have things to talk about; a great deal has happened since the beginning of this month. However, my ability to focus and string a coherent thought together seems to have skipped town.

So, once again, here's a random video. I woke up this morning with this running through my head.

Operation almost complete

Until tomorrow my friends, here's an awesome video:

This is all fake

While checking in on Facebook yesterday, an old high school friend posted a fake trailer called The Batman Complex. It isn't the most well done fake trailer I've ever come across, but the idea of the story it told intrigued me, so I felt like sharing it.



This in turn reminded me of a mash-up I'd seen for Community and 500 Days of Summer, called 500 Days of Brita, which is very well done.



Watching these two fake trailers reminded me a of a different kind of fake trailer I'd come across awhile back, which had excited me greatly until I realized that it was, indeed, a fake: Nathan Fillion as the Green Lantern.



Just a little something to get you excited about the upcoming summer blockbusters, even though none of these will be among them.

Laughing Penguin

This is for Sherri. The cutest sound in the world is in the last 20 seconds or so.

Meet Cookie!

Oh, no. Humans are far too private to ever do that....

I laughed a great deal at this particular video. It's a little longish (10 minutes or so), but totally worth the time invested. It's a mother's recounting of how she ended up sharing the news about "the birds and the bees" with her 8-year-old daughter, so be forewarned that some, ahem, clinical terms are used. However, if those words don't bother you, then it's a perfectly clean and wholesome story. Mostly.



Mom and Dad just headed back north, carting off our old van with them. We also have an action-packed weekend planned, so it's entirely possible you will not hear from me again until Monday. Have an excellent weekend!

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, George Takei should be Spider-man...

Yesterday I had planned to write this very touching post about Sherri's visit on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, my main hard drive had a catastrophic failure and put the kabosh on that.

And I do still want to get back to that touching Sherri post. Right now, however, I am unable to do so because my parents should be here in about an hour, hour-and-a-half, and I still need to get things done around the house.

So, instead, I present you with this absolutely wonderful video which involves Broadway, Spider-Man, and George Takei.

Will, Sherri, you're welcome.

SW Popsicles

I came across this a couple of days ago, but just now remembered to share it with you. Courtesy of ThinkGeek:



Plumbers are currently running new pipe under the house. Thankfully, they are not going to be tearing up my floor like they'd originally planned. Woot!

A Capella Mario

It's Monday. It's rainy. My sink may or may not be fixed.

Let's brighten our day with a bit of Mario, shall we?



Sam claimed it was one of the best arrangements of the Mario music he's heard. I'm inclined to agree.

Also, go check out his You Tube page. He has a lot of other awesome videos (particularly Ching Chong).

Could have been

Why is it I always get a flood of ideas of things to write about just when I'm not going to have the time to devote to them?

I ask, because I woke up this morning with a couple three ideas of things to write about, but I don't have the time to devote towards developing them to their full potential right now, namely because my parents will be arriving in about an hour and a half and I have a few other things I want to get done before they arrive.

(Excuse me while I take a moment to take a breath.

...

 Okay.)

But I promise I have not forgotten about you, even though I did not say anything yesterday and likely will not say anything else today or maybe even tomorrow. Which is sad, because I have ideas for actual content instead of pictures or videos or links. (Frightening, I know.)

Alas, however, my ideas will have to wait a few days. As such, here's yet another random video:

I was uninspired, until...

I came across this slice of my childhood:







Some day I'll have something interesting to talk about again. Until that time comes, enjoy this filler.

Pretty cool, NASA, pretty cool.

This goes out to my father, and all other fans of the original Star Trek series.



Bill Shatner rocks. That is all.

Italian Spiderman

This is truly... indescribable. So much so, I just have to post it and share it with you, in hopes one of you might be able to explain it. I think my brain my have melted a little.

The only coherent thought I could formulate when I saw it was that it was totally something will would have suggested for Manly Movie Night.

Seven kinds of awesome

I'm apparently having good luck coming up with fun videos today.

(No, the computer isn't here yet. Yes, I'll let you know when it happens. Trust me.)

As it is, please enjoy this fantastic music video of Scattered Trees' "Love and Leave."

(Found on Boing Boing)

"We were no longer good society."

I really don't know what I think of this. It's both splendid and awful at the same time.

Light Painting

I found this video strangely fascinating. A lot of you probably won't want to watch more than the first couple of minutes, but I couldn't take my eyes away.

Courtesy of Warren Ellis.


Immaterials: Light painting WiFi from Timo on Vimeo.