Archive for September, 2008

CrappyCat is Awesome Fun

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 | No Comments

Not exactly a game, more of a flash-webtoy-fun-time-sink. I enjoyed it enough to make this brief screencast.
Play CrappyCat!

[Thanks, Julien!]

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Background Sound Mixing Site

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 | 2 Comments

So, I asked the Twitterverse for the sound of the ocean and got a recommendation for Soundsleeping.com. The image below is a screenshot of the mixing tool that lets you create your own background ambient music.

You can choose from oceans to creeks, bird song, bonfires, crickets, etc. Very nice. Very nice indeed!
[Thanks, Dave [...]

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Creepy Eye Pincushion

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 | No Comments

If you hate needles, look away. Look away now!

Made by Jen Segrest aka Verybigjen on Etsy
[Thanks, Kevin! Um, I think.]

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Chicken Dance: Traditional and Finger-Style

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 | No Comments

Finger-Style? Who knew there was a finger-style Chicken Dance?

What can I say, just some more craziness from my boys. Guess they don’t fall far from the tree.
[Thanks, Max!]

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Office Slinky - From Coke and Mentos Guys (EepyBird)

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 | No Comments

Fun, fun, fun! 3M should be happy about this one.
EepyBird’s Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird on Vimeo.
[Via Neatorama]

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How to Fix a Power Window NOW with extra New Age Chanting!

Friday, September 19th, 2008 | No Comments

Ok, so one of my kids wanted to know how a power window works. Of course, I turned to YouTube. You wouldn’t believe the variety of movies out there on the topic, but this one really stood out from the rest.
It isn’t because it’s a very good demonstration. No, it’s the music [...]

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Cats and Printers

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 | No Comments

What is it about cats and printers?

I know it’s shocking, but there are literally hundreds of videos like this. Cats and printers. Purrfect! [sorry, I couldn't resist]
[Thanks, Kevin!]

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