MTV Unplugged

I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before now but I spent the other evening browsing YouTube for old clips from my favorite program in high school, MTV’s Unplugged. As a wielder of a Guild D24 acoustic I used to dream of being in my own five man acoustical jam, and frequently was.

By watching that show it turns out you can do just about anything acoustic. Some of my favorites (can you name them):

That hurts

This. This right here is the source of Sunday night’s brain freeze. But it was so, so worth it.

Samorost 2

Go waste some time playing through these beautiful flash games. Explore worlds, get confused. (link)

Moon Movie Trailer

I must say I’ve not hear about Moon until today, and all I’ve seen is the trailer. And that trailer has done it’s job because I’m fascinated. It reminds me of that artsy-nuevo-sci-fi in the vein of Sunshine or The Fountain. And that’s a good thing.

This is going to be a hit

Today is PR (Jared Raffini)’s birthday. Unfortunately he doesn’t have a blog and rarely twitters so I’ll have to release his new hit single for him. I don’t know, perhaps with the proper vocal training and some work he’ll be stage ready.

Please enjoy.

If you must fast-forward, at least get to the 4:35 mark (or so) for his big high note.

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(I’m sure there’s a lesson in there somewhere about working within your area of gifting. maybe?)

Fil 1:21?

Saw this on the road the other day. Can anyone help me to decipher the meaning of Fil 1:21? The only thing Jason and I could figure was that they intended for it to read Phil 1:21. Maybe?

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Crowe / Vedder

Is it me, or is Russel Crowe really starting to look like Eddie Vedder?

Secret lives of Stormtroopers

Catch up on the secret lives of stormtroopers.

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Hulu / Boxee

Well, that didn’t take long.

Know your States?

How well did you do in Know your States? Wonder if Mrs. Stone, my 7th grade geography teacher, would be proud?

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How we rock

Today, this is how we rock.

just replace it

I love this kind of stuff.

Star Trek Super Bowl Spot

Say what you want, I’m stoked as heck about the new Star Trek movie. Ever since I used to sit and watch the original 1960s Star Trek with my Dad I’ve been a fan of the series. I grew up as a geeky middle schooler on The Next Generation (and have since renounced it), but with JJ in charge of this current iteration I think it will be worth the hype.

And if not, we still have GI Joe.

A bit late…

This is bit late and out of season, but file this under “let’s do this next year.” Freakin Jingle Bells!!!

Lost is always better communal

I love Lost. I like where season 5 is heading (though do any of us really know where that is?). And I most appreciate that it is best enjoyed as a community event.

Super Mario Brothers physics

An analysis of Super Mario Brothers physics.

10 Most Innovative Concert Visuals ’08

I’m pretty stoked that 4 of my favorite groups, NIN, Daft Punk, Massive Attack, and Kraftwerk, are all mentioned in this list of “Most Innovative Concert Visuals ’08″.

Like Father, like Son (Santa ed.)

Yesterday as I put my son to be he asked me “Dad, what did Santa bring you?”. This launched into a conversation that Santa brings presents only to kids, but he did visit me when I was a boy. “well, what did he bring you when you were a boy?”

As I mulled it over (via the wikipedia app, mind you) I came up with two items that I distinctly remember. Then I thought about the items G received and realized (not that I didn’t already know) how similar we really are.

(his packages were stuff with various mechanical items such as Robosapien, magnetic fridge gears, and lite brite for good measure).

Here’s mine:

Build A Squid

Got some free time? Build A Squid.

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Highway Hi-Fi

If my vinyl obsession goes this far someone probably needs to set in and stop me.

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