Jenn, You Ass!

My Inner Nerd (or How I Spent My Sunday)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:39:27 GMT

Ryan and I played New Super Mario Bros. Wii yesterday ALL DAY. Like a ridiculous number of hours. So Many Hours that I have repetitive stress injuries on my hands. My left thumb is particularly sore.

Ryan played as Mario and I played as Luigi. Mario had to use 1 continue, while Luigi... Luigi had to restart 21 times. So, if nothing else, I have strong PERSEVERANCE!! Mario several times caused Luigi's brutal death though, so I won't take all the credit for dying all the time. Often Mario would pick up Luigi and fling him into lava or off cliffs. This would often cause shouting and swearing on my end. I am sure our new neighbours think we are having relationship troubles or that we are super weird.

In the end, Princess Peach was saved. (Mostly thanks to Mario as Luigi was crushed by Bowser)

Game play: two sore thumbs up

OMG

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:50:16 GMT

WANT WANT WANT

THEY MADE TINY FREAKIN' CHOCO CHIP COOKIES FOR COOKIE MONSTER.... HOLY CRAP.

This is AMAZING

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:56:56 GMT

I totally and completely recommend that you watch this!!!

VIDEOGIOCO animation and concept by Donato Sansone

Great Movie Ideas

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:34:44 GMT

From Letters of Note - The story of Richard Thornhill (George Caplan) in North by Northwest was kindly provided to Alfred Hitchcock by Otis L. Guernsey. The movie is, I think, one of Hitchcock's best. Something I didn't know though, was that the story was loosely based upon actions in the second world war, which only adds to its greatness!

Why is people so gross?!

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:25:10 GMT

MEAT HAND.

I think the grossest part is the onion for the wrist bone and fingernails.

High Tea

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:27:08 GMT

High tea is always a good idea, except it tends toward the brutally expensive in Toronto. Until now!! I just read about an authentic 19th Century High Tea for only five dollars!! Etobicoke's Montgomery's Inn Museum serves this for a few hours from Tuesday through Sunday. In addition to the tea, there is a museum to explore as well! I would like to go!! Must entice a fellow go-er! :)

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SO GOOD SO GOOD!!

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:51:54 GMT

This video of cardboard monsters are completely amazing. It is a student animation by Sjors Vervoort. I give it an A++ !! :D

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I Don't Understand

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:35:03 GMT

And I probably will never understand this:

GUYS it's Twenty-five Thousand Dollars!??!?! AND it comes with a matching HAT?!?!?

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Viral Advertising

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:33:04 GMT

Volkwagen created this video - I'm not too sure what the text says but I read: "The link to VW is that the small things (VW cars are small) make the largest impact on our lives. They want you to associate the joy from this experiment with their vehicles." which seems to fit...

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Good Work Sycophants!!

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:50:24 GMT

We've been mad, sad and happy. An emotional roller coaster.
Oh how I love Sesame Street...

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Pirahna Plant Scarf!

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:43:38 GMT

Oh man, if I could crochet...!!

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The invisible doggies...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT

I was totally won over by this while reading the comments!! So cute! People's reactions are so great! Another Improv Everywhere event: "invisible dog" leashes in New York! Love it.

Improv Everywhere

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:20:33 GMT

I really wish these guys worked in Toronto :) Latest Mission: Take photos of subway passengers for a yearbook :) I recommend you check out their previous missions as well. I totally love the impromptu wedding reception as well.

SO Neat!!

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:31:13 GMT

Time Lapse art project -- I can't even imagine how long this took. It is so impressive.

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The Australian Rocket

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:16:50 GMT

In 1957 Denis Cox offered his expert help to try to jumpstart Australia's entrance into the space race. Here is a letter to Woomera Weapons Research Establishment with the Rocket Ship design. I enjoy the "You put in other details"!:

Read the rest of the story here, including what Denis is up to now!

via Letters of Note

Hey you guys!

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:54:55 GMT

FASHION!!! Okay, it's Mario fashion. Kind of weird.

She's got a nintendo controller garter.

Bob-omb dress - red sequins and swarovsky crystals.

There's more here.

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Another They Might Be Giants

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:55:07 GMT

Great new stop-motion video for "Why does the Sun Shine?" by They Might be Giants! The answer is: SCIENCE!! :D

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Carrots!

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:40:59 GMT

Where's Bugs Bunny when you need him!?! This is completely adorable - I wish I knew how they created the carrot!

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Projections

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:38:44 GMT

This is pretty long but I think worth it: Video projection on a mansion in England. It works because it's so perfectly mapped to the outside of the mansion!

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Adorable!

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:29:09 GMT

Based on packaging alone I would be tempted by this product..... Well, I would if I had a cat or a dog or a bird or a fish.

The cat's the cutest with his giant mouth, although the dog is about to pounce on his food dish which is also pretty great.
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The Toronto Canoe

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:57:50 GMT

I kept seeing this big red canoe while driving on the Gardiner and wondered what they were doing.. turns out it is a park designed by Douglas Coupland. There is a Terry Fox pathway and apparently a Beaver dam. It's a "Canadian" park I guess :) How Unusual....

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Neat Idea and Pretty Song

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:35:33 GMT

Birds on the Wires is a beautiful video where birds become the music notes. The video was created by Jarbas Agnelli

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Perhaps the MOST Romantic?

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:22:14 GMT

This is perhaps the sweetest, most romantic street art I've seen:

Found in Barcelona by an artist named Brusse.
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Hee hee!

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:57:49 GMT

Japanese Ukelele duo - I wish I knew what they were saying but the animation is adorable :) Plus the bunny looks like a Ravin' Rabid.

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Video Game Converse!

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:23:07 GMT

Oh man, Etsy's got the cutest stuff!! You should check out ParadoxArtistry's shop!

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