Did you miss the Super Bowl commercials?

I did, too. Thankfully, /Film is looking out for us.

Watch This: All 61 Ads from Super Bowl XLV (2011) in 2 Minutes | /Film: "Some of us watch it for the ads. And some of us probably didn’t get around to watching it at all. For those who wanted to be in the second category but ended up in the latter, the folks at AdWeek have come up with a pretty spectacular compilation"


All 61 Ads from Super Bowl 2011 in 2 Minutes

The Heart of an Entrepreneur

Design by LittleGretchen

My friend Ann Stephens has an inpsiring post on her blog today: Esther Howland spotted a market, got to work, and started a highly profitable business

...when she was 19

...in 1847.

An American Queen of Hearts | Ann Stephens Romance

Do you remember Chumley?

Hubby has been watching Pawn Stars on Netflix lately and I find the show incredibly interesting and aggravating at the same time - I love learning the historical context of the things people bring in, but I just keep thinking "I would NEVER sell or pawn that if I had it."

One of the guys on the show has the nickname "Chumley," which triggered a memory for me. I'd completely forgotten about Tennessee Tuxedo and his pal Chumley who I used to watch when I was a kid. Wikipedia says the original show was cut up and mixed in with The Underdog Show, and that's probably how I watched it. It's funny how I hadn't thought of those characters in years until "Chumley" wandered onto the screen in Pawn Stars. I found a video from Tenessee Tuxedo to share:


Tennessee Tuxedo - Lamplighters

I love it when these little memories pop up.

Oh, be-have, Mr. Darcy!

Recently, Igor was planning to write "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Minus Zombies" until he discovered someone had already written it, so now he's got a new idea:

DORK TOWER, Friday, February 4, 2011

Some quick inspiration for your Monday morning

40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes

Dis-Kinect?

A bunch of WIN

I set up this post a long time ago, but never hit publish for some reason. I still like these, though, so here ya go:


see more Hacked IRL - Truth in Sarcasm


see more Hacked IRL - Truth in Sarcasm



see more Hacked IRL - Truth in Sarcasm



see more Hacked IRL - Truth in Sarcasm

Arrrr!!!

Deadheading for the future

Photo by turtlemom4bacon

Deadheading for the future (via Unclutterer): "The more you clear out and eliminate what’s “dead” in your life, the more space you create for opportunity, love, and success in the future. You have more energy to put toward strengthening yourself and blooming even more gloriously than you did before."

Ozzy. Bieber. Tron Suits. Tell me this is just a Nyquil-induced hallucination

http://m.celebuzz.com/p.p?a=vpi&postId=227545971&m=b&mfId=1100543859&sessionToken=&postUserId=1523420



Update 2/4/11: Here's a better link: http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-01-28/justin-bieber-and-ozzys-super-bowl-ad-first-look/ (and the Nyquil is gone, but the hallucination is still here, apparently)

Let other kids have those electric cars...

I'll get mine a dalek!



Unfortunately, judging by the kids in the commercial, I'm afraid mine's too old for one of these. Darn. Maybe I could just get one to sit in the corner.

It's Groundhog Day...again?

Photo by Robbert van der Steeg

I know Groundhog Day is over (or is it?) but I didn't come across this until late last night as I was about to go to bed, and I didn't have a chance to read all the way through it until lunch (and I read the WHOLE thing - feel free to skip to the end if you want), so here it is, better late than never: 

Just How Many Days Does Bill Murray REALLY Spend Stuck Reliving GROUNDHOG DAY? (via /Film)

I'm just glad it was Simon Gallagher, and not me, who spent all the time it would take to figure this out. Phew!

Star Wars: Tron Legacy

This is an interesting mashup:

How rejections have changed...and how they probably haven't

I came across a link to this rejection slip from the company that produced many of Charlie Chaplin's flms at Nathan Bransford's blog. I had to chuckle over some of the comments about the slip at BoingBoing:

"It seems to have been mistaken for some form of checklist on how to make a successful movie by current day Hollywood."

"Isn't this the set of Apple App Store guidelines?"

"Now I want to fill this form out for every horrible new movie that comes out. There's gotta be a movie that completely fills the sheet. "

#16 is my favorite.  I wonder how many possibly great movies were passed over because the screenwriter had bad handwriting.

Darth Vader vs The Volkswagen

Hubby just sent me this video. Love it!

Winter Break: Catching the waves...in photos

Here's a nice (virtual) break from the cold and snow.



Some time ago, a friend forwarded me some pictures by Clark Little and I've been saving them for a day like this. Little photographs waves as they come ashore in Hawaii, giving "unique and often dangerous perspective of waves from the inside out, captured in photos for all to enjoy from the safety of dry land." This video from his YouTube channel gives an idea of how he gets these amazing shots. A handful of his photos are included in the video, but his online gallery is full of his amazing work.

2010 Slideshow

I'm having trouble dealing with the fact that this is what you're having trouble dealing with

Twilight.png by mdesive on Aviary

Remembering the Challenger Disaster

photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video

I was doing my spelling.

I remember that clearly to this day. I can even see the spelling workbook. Despite years of rearranging and sitting in all sorts of places, facing all different directions in that one-room school I attended,  I remember specifically where my desk was that day.  I remember that the phone rang out in the coat hall and the teacher went out to answer it. A moment later, she rushed back in, saying "The space shuttle blew up!" I don't think that really made much sense until she turned on the tv. We could only get one or two channels on the antenna (no cable service for a tiny school house miles from town) but it didn't matter. In those  days before CNN was ubiquitous, every channel had turned to coverage of the tragedy.

I don't remember crying at school. I mostly remember shock that morning. I know I cried later. I think it was a long time before I could think of that day without a tear.

Space flight seemed like such a "given" until then. It was something the adults had all figured out and it would only be easier by the time I was an adult, I thought. The Challenger explosion cast doubt on that for the first time for me.

I still hold my breath every time I hear "throttle up."

Friday Fun: The Norton Antivirus Online University Bowl

My friend Cheri La Claire posted this on her blog yesterday. It was so funny, I had to share:


Online College Bowl

It’s Winter in Nebraska

Someone sent me this poem a long time ago. I googled the first few lines, without a state name, and apparently it's been used for pretty much every state that gets any snow. :) Unfortunately, I wasn't able to track down the origin of the poem.

It’s Winter in Nebraska

Its winter in Nebraska,
And the gentle breezes blow.
Seventy miles an hour,
At twenty-five below.
Oh, how I love Nebraska,
When the snow's up to your butt.
You take a breath of winter,
And your nose gets frozen shut.
Yes, the weather here is wonderful,
So I guess I'll hang around.
I could never leave Nebraska,
My ass is frozen to the ground.