The Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra assembles at Copenhagen’s Central Train Station and plays a little Ravel. Very cool:
Another Cool Flash Mob
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Coexist?
I’ve seen those COEXIST bumper stickers around for some time, and on occasion amused myself when stopped at traffic lights trying to figure out what all the symbols stood for. The only one I could never figure out was the E. But now I know, thanks to the poster below (via PowerLine):
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An Inspiring Video
My agent posted the following video on his blog last Friday. It made him laugh.
It made me laugh, too. And in the days that have followed I’ve found myself going back to it over and over. In some strange way it’s been inspiring me to write. I don’t know why exactly. I can definitely relate, though my reactions are a bit more dramatic than hers. In my office there is a lot of staring at the ceiling, then frantic typing, then more staring, then sighing, pushing away from the desk, more staring at the ceiling, more typing. Then the part where I bury my face in my hands and cover my eyes, so I can’t see the screen… I talk a lot more too… And not to Quigley, though he sometimes thinks I am.
Still, I think it’s the understatment in this one that makes it funny. Particularly in light of its title: The Excitement of the Writing Profession.
I especially like the “thinking” part. 🙂
UPDATE: Sadly, the creator of this video has changed the settings to “private” so it’s no longer viewable. I might just have to make my own…
Make my own????
DISTRACTION ALERT! DISTRACTION ALERT! DISTRACTION ALERT!
The Donkey Whisperer
I found this video at Power Line.
Though the presidential race has dominated the slow-but-sure revving up of the 2012 campaign season, there are others who are stepping into the arena now, as well. One is Rick Perry’s fellow Texan Roger Williams who is running for Congress, and if his first campaign ad is any indication, I hope he wins. I think it’s hilarious. Of course, I love donkeys. They’re funny to me even without the political connection…
My favorite line: “See those big ears? Still can’t hear me.”
Extreme Diet Coke
I hate diet Coke. I hate diet anything. I don’t really care for Mentos, either. But in the video below they are pretty cool. I just came across this on my agent’s blog and since I’m exhausted tonight, and creatively empty, I though this might be a fun diversion. Enjoy!
Jonah’s Fish?
I saw this picture the other day about a whale shark almost swallowing a diver who was attempting to photograph it.
Apparently whale sharks, while completely docile, are filter feeders — they swim around with their five-foot wide mouths open, consuming whatever is in their path. Mostly that would be plankton, small fish, etc. But clearly it could also include seals, dolphins… people… Wait. The seals and dolphins would swim away. It’s only the people who hang around trying to take pictures…
Anyway, I wondered if this might be the big fish that swallowed Jonah.
For more pictures and information about whale sharks and people click here.
I Don’t Care – Obama is Awesome
Saw this on Powerline a few days ago. I thought it was pretty funny and a great summation of the differences between Iraq and Libya.
Birthday Flowers
My son and daughter-in-law sent me flowers for my birthday this weekend! They were delivered out of the blue by a flower delivery person. A very nice surprise. The photos don’t do them justice!
Most Expensive Dog
Above is Big Splash, the 11 month old Red Tibetan Mastiff that has been deemed the most expensive dog in the world, having been sold to a Chinese coal baron for $1.5 million dollars. Hey, he’s the same color as Quigley. But his hair is much longer. They say that red is a lucky color in China and that mastiffs are regarded as holy dogs. They are believed to be the reincarnations of Tibetan monks and nuns who weren’t good enough to be reincarnated as humans or to get into Shambala, or the heavenly realm.
I’m having trouble understanding why the soul of a failed monk in the body of a dog would be something desirable? Are they expected to work harder in service because they have been demoted to a literal dog house?
On the other hand, my husband is convinced that Quigley is really a person inside — if so maybe one of those failed monks took a seriously wrong turn…
Tibetan mastiffs are an ancient breed, developed among Chinese nomadic tribes to guard livestock. They’re said to be very intelligent and very alert to danger. I can also see where that long hair would be of great benefit out there on the frigid, windswept mongolian plains…
Apparently these dogs are the new status symbols of the super rich in China. They can grow to weigh 280 pounds, though 180 is more the average. Big Splash already weighs that much, so he’s going to be a big doggie when he’s grown.
You can read the whole article Here.
PostADay 2011
WordPress has come up with a challenge to bloggers like me who have been struggling to keep up with their posts. We can sign up to PostADay or PostAWeek, as well as receive posts from their new blog, The Daily Post. This will offer tips, topics, inspiration and encouragement for us to post daily.
I’m curious about the tips, topics, inspiration and encouragement so I decided to sign up. I’m not going to post every day, however, only 5 times a week, Monday through Friday. That’s my goal. I’m also going to try experimenting with some of the features they have here, like writing a bunch of posts to be published later, which you can schedule, and playing with the slideshow feature for posting photos. I am also going to delete the email I get from The Daily Post every day, whether I write a post or not. I can already see the danger of saving up a bunch of post ideas for later…
Oh, yeah, and I will be continuing with my Work in Progress “bar”, which isn’t yet a bar but maybe eventually I’ll figure out how to make it one. Regarding that, after a month’s hiatus, I went into my office today and cleared off my desk and wrote in my writing log. Didn’t manage to make it to actually reading the part of Chapter 1 I’ve written before I was interrupted (my hubby’s off work this week; and my sister left today so I’ve been over to my mother’s several times already) but it’s a start. Baby steps. Small and gentle goals… It seems I’m being hit by those concepts from every direction. Do you suppose God is trying to tell me something?
So, with that said, I’m off to sign up for the postaday blog