Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts

Thursday, May 29, 2008

My Favorite Scots

It's been awhile. I know. Just wanted to share a sketch of Ewan McGregor on Craig Ferguson (it was on repeat last night, and I hadn't seen it the first time around). I love Craig Ferguson's show, by the way. He always cracks me up. Then, getting to see Mr. Ewan McGregor on the show was just an added bonus. After the interview and a commercial break, they came back to do a sketch that had me laughing so hard that I had tears coming down my face. Well, anyway, here's the sketch:



In case you want to see the interview...their Scottish banter may have you scratching your head in parts, but is still very funny.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Watch Out For That Hole!

So, if you haven't seen this video yet, here's your chance. A model named Sarah Welch fell through a hole in the runway during Fashion Week. Apparently she was a former contestant on The Bachelor. Her name sounds familiar but I'm drawing a blank on remembering her on the show. Anyway, if you watch Heroes, you might recognize the guy who helps her up...yep, that's Jimmy Jean-Louis, The Haitian (mind-eraser guy)!




Back to the fall at hand. My first reaction really was not laughter, but shock...I couldn't believe that she somehow didn't see the hole before she stepped into it. And, at the very least, why didn't anyone backstage warn the models? Duh. Perhaps next time a big orange cone will be more effective...I'm sure they can work it into the show somehow!

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Pearl Jam - AOL Sessions


Pearl Jam recently recorded some music for Sessions at AOL. The set includes mostly tracks from their new album, with a couple older ones thrown in for good measure. There is lots to view at the site in addition to the sessions...there are photos, short video interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. All can be viewed at the AOL Sessions site.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

You Know You Love 'Em...Viral Videos

1 - Boom Goes the Dynamite - This is so sad...I kinda feel bad for the poor guy...
IFILM Synopsis: "An aspiring sports reporter on Ball State television has some trouble ad-libbing the color commentary. And by 'has some trouble' I mean 'screws up so badly that I don't think I can ever watch sports again.'"





2 - Tyrone Gets Sick - Ummmm....eww.
IFILM Synopsis: " A young man gets sick during an appearance on a local news program."





3 - My PC is For Porno - From the Jimmy Kimmel show...
IFILM Synopsis: "Randy calls into QVC with a brutally honest assessment of how he uses his new computer."





4 - Children's Film Corner w/ Henry Rollins - An unaired clip from VH1's Best Week Ever...
IFILM Synopsis: "Henry Rollins + a bunch of toddlers = a learning experience for everybody involved."





Thursday, April 20, 2006

Can You Say Random??

Let's start with the Philly Cheesesteak Thickburger from Hardee's...

It's a new sandwich just launched this week by Hardee's. I like to call it "Heart attack on a bun." This thing is layered with meat upon layers of meat. It has a whopping 930 calories, 63 grams of fat, and 24 grams of saturated fat...according to the above-linked article, this is "a full day's worth of the recommended amount of fat, and almost half the recommended 2,000 calories." YIKES.

Okay, it's time for some "Mentalrobics"....

I'm pretty much a geek when it comes to things like this...I find the brain very interesting, along with much of what I learned in the 3 Psychology courses I took in college.

I found a site called Braingle, where you can test your short-term memory (and also find many different types of brain teasers and puzzles). Go here to take the test...Basically, it tests your ability to hold pieces of information for short periods of time--testing you using either numbers or letters (you can choose). I was able to remember an average of 8-9 numbers at a time. You can read more about the hippocampus and its relation to short-term memory here. For more general info about memory, see this page.

Now it's time to fight for the end of women's suffrage!...

Well, so some girls think. It's such a shame...obviously these girls were set up, but still...suffrage doesn't mean what they think it means. It's actually a good thing!...the right to vote!! Yes, the word is very deceiving. So, in the following video, you will see a jokester who goes around a school campus getting female students to sign a petition to end women's suffrage. It's very much like what Leno does to get people to answer history questions on camera and then it ends up making them look stupid because they don't know the correct answer.


I wonder how many of these girls, afterwards, realized what they had done and then felt the need to smack themselves upside the head? Here's a question though...what exactly did the video-makers mean at the end of the video where they said "We rest our case." What exactly were they resting their case about? About suffrage being a misleading word?...uh, probably not. Hopefully they weren't trying to portray girls as having a lack of intelligence. Honestly, I'd be curious to see how many male students would make the same mistake. Obviously, what made it funny was the fact that females, themselves, were signing a petition to end their own right to vote...however, I just don't get the "We rest our case" part...any thoughts?

Thus ends the randomness of this post...Have a great weekend!


Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Total Eclipse of the Sun


While many of us in the United States were still asleep early this morning, there was a total eclipse of the sun visible to some parts of the world stretching from South America eastward to Asia. NASA has a lot of information available on their website, along with pictures and video clips.
Here is a short blurb from NASA:

This year's eclipse is also special because the total phase lasts over 4 minutes at the center of the path. This is quite long for a total solar eclipse since most last just a minute or two. The next total eclipse,on August 1, 2008, will be seen in northern Canada, Greenland, Siberia, Mongolia and northern China. It will last about 2 minutes. The next total eclipse visible from the United States won’t happen until August 21, 2017.


At Exploratorium.edu, you can view an archived webcast of the event in addition to reading a wealth of information regarding the eclipse. There, you can also see an image explaining the narrow path of totality.

Finally, ABC News has a brief slideshow of pictures for viewing here.

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Don't Say I Didn't Warn You

I'm not really sure where my head is lately...but I've been a little, let's say, off. By this, I mean, just really goofy. The video you see posted below is directed at Alicia, but is for anyone who wants to see me making a fool of myself. However, I care so little, that I'm willing to risk that.

**EDIT: VIDEO REMOVED

Disclaimer: If you choose to watch the video, you may not ask for these 2 minutes of your life back.