Video: Russian parkour kid hangs from a crane
I’m not joking when I say that I soiled my pants watching this.
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February 1, 2012
Video: Watch as this washing machine tears itself apart
Actually, I found this – sort of weirdly – kind of hot????
January 31, 2012
Video: A 5-year-old interprets the meaning of logos
I’m fascinated with the quick-fire response of agile, but “untrained” (not at all always a bad thing) minds. That’s why working in corporate America is so entertaining. Zing! Drops mic. Throws up.
November 14, 2011
Diary of a Mid-Life Crisis: This 1984 Dodge Ram Pickup Truck Is SO On
Don't be fooled by the 200k miles and the rust spots. This is the Prospector edition.
I have, in other forums, noted that the choices one makes in regards to his or her mid-life crises are important (though imperfect) reflections on his or her vanity. If that is the case, my vanity is a hulking, headless brute, stuck in the 1980s, sucking gas, brown on beige. But it is gorgeous on the inside.
More pictures here.
October 28, 2011
Video: Table-banging cover of Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend”
Wow. That’s pretty damn good. (The group is Erato.)
April 24, 2011
Bikes: The upcycled life
This would be FAR better as a sort of infographic with a kind of broish dude (probably with a beard?) wearing all of this recycled bike gear and little callouts pointing to all the upcycled stuff he has on. But my skills are not up to the task.
SO, what follows is as complete a head-to-toe recycled (re-bike-led?) life as I am currently able to create:
Feet:
Sandals made from bike tires.
Ass:
Wallets made from bike tires.
Chairs made from bike tires.
Torso:
Jackets made from bike tires.
Belts made from bike tires.
Dresses made of bike tires (not currently available through retail channels).
Home decor:
Fences made from bike frames (this one is probably my favorite).
Shelves made from innertubes.
Stools made out of bike tires.
Rugs made from bike tires.
Chandeliers made out of bike parts.
Clocks made out of chain rings.
Christmas trees made of recycled bikes (you can’t really fit it in your home).
Menorahs made out of bike chains.
Bowls made out of bike chains.
Picture frames made out of bike chains.
Coat hooks made out of bike chains.
Chairs made from bike parts.
Accessories:
Necklaces made from bike innertubes.
Dog collars made from bike tires.
Purses made from bike tires.
Earrings and necklaces made from bike parts.
Bracelets made from bike tires.
Weapons:
A small catapult made completely out of bike parts.
Musical instruments:
I-don’t-know-what-instruments-these-are made out of bike parts.
Guitar straps made from bike tires.
Sporting goods:
Ski ties made from bike tires.
Office supplies:
Paper clips made from bike spokes.
Bottle openers made from bike chains.
Cannibalism:
Bike fenders made from bike tires.
Panniers made from bike tires.
September 20, 2010
Please note
I’d like everyone to know that I just paid $12 to keep this blog running for another year. Sometimes I wonder if it’s worth it. Sometimes I wonder if I should have become a mommy blogger. Count the money piling up. Watch the product pouring in. Cover my entire body in diapers and Baby Bjorns, rub Jell-O pudding pops all over my face and sleep the sleep of the incorporated. Probably on a Select Comfort Sleep Number Mattress™. After drinking 7.5 mLs of dye-free infant Benadryl™.
Sometimes I wonder if I need to lose another 15 pounds. I wonder what things would be like if I hadn’t gone bald at an early age. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if an eagle and a komodo dragon mated. What would the world be like if the saying were actually “My komodo is open to you”? Probably pretty intense. That’s what the world would be like. Intense and weird. On a related note, I saw a guy reading “The Basics of Butchering Livestock and Game” today. Weird thing was, he was wearing overalls in a non-overalls part of town, and I swear to God I saw a saw hanging from his painter’s loop.
Anyway, 12 bucks. Goodbye forever.
September 2, 2010
I am doing more linkblogging from my @iconojosh account at the moment. On a totally experimental basis. And temporarily. Please bear with me.
April 29, 2010
Anne Frank’s sewing machine for sale in St. Paul (HUH?)
Unfortunately, the foot pedal and power cord were stolen by the Nazis. WHAT?
This must be somebody’s incredibly tacky idea of a joke. My mind is boggling.
