There are no other kind of toys like birthday toys. It seems that the best toys that I ever had growing up were always the ones that I got on my birthday. I can remember what I got at many of my birthdays, but not so much the toys I got for Christmas. With my own kids’ birthdays coming up, I need to find the memorable toys that they will remember after they’re all grown up. The internet comes to my rescue again.
Archive for July 12th, 2008
Birthday toys
Saturday, July 12th, 2008Dr. Horrible is Doogie
Saturday, July 12th, 2008Evidently, during the writer’s strike of 07-08, Joss Whedon (of Buffy and Serenity fame) started writing a musical for release on the internet. The result is Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog.
Okay.
I’m not the biggest Joss Whedon fan and never really got into any of his projects, but Neil Patrick Harris is pretty funny on his new series on CBS, and he looks like he’s having fun here. Looks like it could be interesting if not downright scary.
Need a vacation?
Saturday, July 12th, 2008With the kids almost done with summer break, I could really use a vacation. Someplace that’s kid friendly but not as hectic as the theme parks around the country. A good place may be Hilton Head Island. There are plenty of Hilton Head rentals where we could live for a week or two and just relax in a nice place with up to seven bedrooms.
Python Trek
Saturday, July 12th, 2008So in the spirit of the strange genre smash ups that I’ve been featuring here lately, let’s take a look at the crew of the starship Enterprise visiting the enchanted (yet silly) castle of Camelot.
My favorite parts would have to be the sheer number of clips from Star Trek involving some dancing or playing music.
Career in Atlanta
Saturday, July 12th, 2008There have been many, many sites on the web over the past decade that promised to help you find a job, but the problem with many of those sites was that the jobs were in a different part of the country. If you are a resident of Atlanta or the general Atlanta area, you can search for jobs in Atlanta at a site that features only jobs in Atlanta. Good luck in your new career.
Hedgehog launcher
Saturday, July 12th, 2008The strangest things seem to occupy my time on the internet. Some games I give a shot and let pass by, but sometimes there is a really strange one that I play and play and play. It’s not usually the greatest animation or graphics and definitely not the greatest music, but I play.
My most recent addiction for an afternoon was Hedgehog Launcher.
Purchase upgrades for your hedgehog launcher and then steer your hog through the floating coins and bars. Don’t worry, everything that you can hit is good. Your eventual goal is to launch the large smiling rodent into space. That said, I was kind of disappointed when I finally did. I was having too much fun collecting the coins.
CAT6 cable
Saturday, July 12th, 2008If you’re in the middle of wiring your home for network access or even just for speakers or video. CAT6 cable is a fairly inexpensive way to run wire just about everywhere. I even managed to use CAT6 cable to run a component video connection about 50 feet at a much greater discount than actually buying 50 feet of component cable.
Baby got RickRolld
Saturday, July 12th, 2008In the same spirit as some other recent genre combos, here is a video of a fairly impressive smash up of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” and Sir Mix-a-lot’s “Baby Got Back.”
Love the white guy dancing in the street while Sir Mix-a-lot raps about white boys shouting.
Patch panels
Saturday, July 12th, 2008With so many different wires and connections for the myriad of modern devices, you could need to connect dozens of different devices together. The wiring and connections can get expensive if you get them at a store that only sells a small number of specialty items. Online stores can get you all of the wires that you need and the patch panels to connect everything together.
Non-potato chips
Saturday, July 12th, 2008The British do have some strange food issues, but a recent court decision has declared that Pringles are not potato chips. Evidently they only contain 42% potato product, so they are not a potato chip and cannot be taxed as a potato chip.
I’m not sure which is the most amazing fact. That Pringles are less than half potato. that the company argued that these chips, which are marketed as less greasy and less crumbly potato chips, are not potato chips. Or that there is actually a British tax on potato chips. Those crazy Brits will tax anything. No wonder we fought for our independence.
Stylish pocket watch
Saturday, July 12th, 2008Nothing says style like a tuxedo, and no form of time measurement is more stylish than a pocket watch. Especially the cool ones on this site for new pocket watches. I prefer the one where the interior is exposed to watch all of the intricate movements that keep the time. Next time you dress up, don’t be late, and don’t forget your pocket watch.
Interesting genre combo
Saturday, July 12th, 2008Okay, so I love a good b-movie. You know, the kind of film that tries too hard and ends up being much funnier than intended. This may fall into the realm of camp where they try to be bad and funny at the same time. Needless to say, this could be the most bizarre combination of different genres in the history of direct to DVD.
Okay, start with Freddy Krueger then add Jenna Jameson. Yeah. The movie is Zombie Strippers. And I think the following preview says it all.
“They’re strippers.”
“No, they’re zombies.”
“They’re zombie strippers.”