MONDAY Videos: Hat Cat, YMCA Classic, Gandalf, Snowboard WIN

Missed the post on Friday, so what better way to start out the week than with those interesting videos?

Kitty + Hat + Cat = Hilarity!




YMCA: Christophers

This one's a few years old, but good all the same.




Gandalf Goes to the World Cup!




And a WIN!

I know we usually focus on FAILs, but this is just too cool.




Have a great week!

Eric's Mystery Music: 3/13/10

I've been scouting my music collection and realized you might enjoy some stuff you, perhaps, have never heard before. Here are 4 wonderful selections:

The Blow: Parentheses




Menomena: Muscle n Flo




Bon Iver: Flume




Rasputina: Transylvanian Concubine

Friday Videos: Grizzly Bear, Regeneration, FAIL

If you've never heard of Grizzly Bear, take a minute and check this out. The video is a little odd (meaning I love it) and vocals are fantastic.




Regenerating bodies from New Scientist. Always something to drop your jaw, those guys.




...and an obvious, thoughtless end to the week: Backflip fail.



Have a good one!

Friday Film: P-P-P-Poker Face, FAIL, Cute, Today Show

Will I ever consistently title this Friday post? No. Probably not. Friday Film good? Maybe Terrible Tube? We'll figure something out. Or not. Here's your ration:

Can't get enough p-p-p-poker face? Here's a triple dose with Lady Gaga vs. Christopher Walken vs. Cartman. Worth every second. A cowbell reference here would be trite.




Did somebody ask for an epic FAIL to wrap up their week? Of course! But you'll be emphatically sore for a while after watching See Saw Epic Fail




Ooh, sorry about that. I know it hurts. How about cute to cure that ache?




Dang. Too cute. How about some pseudo-news? Kid reporter on The Today Show? Deirdre. And the freak out that follows...




Good round for the week. Anything you would've included? Not included? Let me know, and have a great weekend!

Music as an Inspiration

Some days inspiration does not appear as empowerment or an intrinsic motivation, and you need to find an outside source.

Okay, maybe that's most days for some.

But on those days, when you must seek out some inspiration, you have the option of going no further than your network connection. Because music has always had the ability to inspire and lift us up. And with the internet, you're not tied to going to your local music store to pick up an album.

Trouble waking up in the morning? Knock out something to get you on your feet. Feeling down? We all have music to bring us up. Losing energy in the middle of the day? Get moving again!

Below I've got a couple of my favorites. But I know you have yours. Whether you're used to noise while working or need quiet, take a break. Recharge. Your day will run more smoothly in just taking 10 minutes a couple times a day to just enjoy.

Wake-up Music: "I'm Free" by The Soup Dragons




After-lunch blahs: "Jesus Built My Hotrod" by Ministry




Something poppy for a dragging day: "Angry Kids of the World (Unite)" or anything else by Tiger Tunes

Marian Call Accepted Your LinkedIn Request...

Marian Call is a brilliant artist out of Alaska. Yes, Alaska. And one of the last... okay, the only album I purchased in the last two years.

Yes. That good.

Because of my social marketing panache, I connected to her on LinkedIn. Of course, that's not where you'll get to experience the love.

Marian Call's MySpace

Listen. Taste. Love.

She's a geek just like all of us.

Now if we can just get her all the way to Cincinnati....