Two funnies brought to you by: babies

Kids bring in the "new thing" nowadays... Trust me, I am introducing them to World of Warcraft and other cultivated things. But they do pay back. :-) A few ones make it through. :-)

Can't help thinking this is the same lady that brought us the infamously hilariously happy Chewbacca (https://youtu.be/GF3wVZMncAE). :-) Love it!

Then there's a ten hour mix of this song below. As catchy as it is, I would not recommend it...

Always late

Image by: Wait But Why

I am always late. On the rare occasions I'm not late I'm secretly in shock (you couldn't tell) and rarely know what to do with myself. Since I'm so used to being late all I know is how to sneak in and seem like I've either been busy with something important or pretend I was there all along (never works), or generally produce a quick apology when suitable then blend in to the situation.

But always late.

I read this article on Upworthy and BAM! instant recognition. I don't think I've ever read anything which struck as close to home as this text. Have a read: http://www.upworthy.com/inside-the-heads-of-people-who-are-always-late-as-explained-by-stick-figures?c=ufb1

I don't totally agree with the author (Tim Urban) but all of it gets very close to explaining what's going on.
He writes "But also, what the hell is going on? Late people are the worst. It’s the quality I like least in myself. And I’m not late because I like to smell the roses or because I can see the big picture or because the future is full of infinite possibilities. I’m late because I’m insane."

However I do like to smell the roses and I easily, too easily get sidetracked, I can't say no and I have serious difficulties _stopping_ (e.g. quit doing what I'm doing).

But also, I'm insane.
Simple as that.

I KNEW that.
Did you know that?

So when I'm late it's not because I don't care about you, it's because I'm insane.

But most important - there is no excuse for it.
And.
I need to stop doing it.

When will I get Отава Ё on Spotify??

I swear, I can not stop listening to this song! :-D
The group Отава Ё (Otava Yo) have a YouTube channel with some more songs, this one is the catchiest but there are a few more fit to go on a playlist. :-)

...and check this out: https://youtu.be/5wodaofs5N0

This makes me so happy

(https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/3cub6t/baby_gets_glasses_and_can_see_clearly_for_the/)

That smile.

Baby wearing glasses for the first time and for the first time able to see clearly. :-)
The optometrists working with my son have done such a terrific job getting him from half-blind to 100%. They've been patient, kind, supportive and our trips there have most of the time been a blast because we try to make it "we time". :-) Naturally some of the success comes from the fact that I believe my son's reaction to his first glasses (the ones he borrowed from nana!) was something like this and he keeps trooping on wearing his glasses all the time. :-)

This is so true!

From the fantastic web-comic Doghouse Diaries (http://thedoghousediaries.com/5969).

Oh internet, what wouldn't I know without you??

Well, what do you know? Not that it takes a lot of effort or time to peel an egg with a cooperative shell... But for those times when you have to pick the shell off in minuscular millimeter sized pieces...

I've taken to always peel my kiwis (rather than using a spoon to eat them out of their halves with skin) but this is WAY quicker than peeling with knife or peeler as I normally do!


This looks a little too good to be true but hey, worth trying! :-)

Just got to love them

Or perhaps it's him you've just got to love? Funny it is either way. Steve Ziegler (?) and his infamous "gnocci-laugh" from the Webstaurant Store.

Heck, you have to watch that old gnocci-video too, it's hilarious! :-D

To pink or not to pink

Photographer JeongMee Yoon took this portrait of her daughter Seo Woo and Her Pink Things in response to feeling Seo Woo's life was being overtaken by pink.
Photo courtesy JeongMee/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

I have an issue with pink. I haven't been thinking a whole lot about it, it's been more of a fact, something gathered over time - I just don't like the colour pink.

This has changed though. At some point during the pregnancy with my youngest I have suddenly gone from not liking to accepting that it can be a pleasant colour. What? What happened there?

Pink is such an unnecessarily controversial colour! Why is that?

I just read an article where the author Elisabeth Camp looked at that very fact. :-)
http://aeon.co/magazine/society/should-i-let-my-daughter-wear-pink/

Water on Mars

That the potential for a historic presence of water on Mars is high is old news I suppose. But from time to time I still find it fascinating to read about what the Curiosity rover is up to over there. :-)

Just now I was reading a report on drilling for samples of soil in the "Confidence Hills" within the outcrop called Pahrump Hills on its way to Mount Sharp. There were higher concentrations of hematite there than expected. The article offered an interesting read about erosion states compared to expectations of samples from other sites higher up the mountan side where erosion is expected to be less advanced (Hematite Ridge) since it gives out a strong mineral profile when measured/analysed from space.

All of this puts me in awe of the whole business of space exploration.

All of it.

The fact that Curiosity is still there exploring, actively performing tasks and still operational after well over two years (it landed a few months before my youngest was born). AWESOME.

The fact that we are able to scan and make analysis of the surface of a planet from space. AWESOME.

The fact that we will be able to estimate and theorize on the history of a planet not ours based on the data collected by and communicated back to us from Curiosity. AWESOME.


The fact that what I will remember a few days from now from this article - that there is a mountaneous area in the Gale crater called Pahrump Hills... heh, not so awesome, but I couldn't stop saying it aloud to my self once I realised what it was called... X-)

The article: http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/msl/nasas-curiosity-mars-rover-finds-mineral-match/#.VKwXDiuG-9U

OK GO "I won't let you down" - OK!

They've done it again. :-) Dayum, they do it like nobody else. :-)

Buffalo buffalo buffalo

"Morning rush hour traffic in Yellowstone National Park"

Awesomeness.
Buffalo.
Way cooler than moose.
Moose? Meese? Is there a plural form for the word "moose"?

Did you know, by the way, that "Buffalo" is the only word you can use eight times in a row and still compile a complete and grammatically correct sentence? :-) Wiki link.

House

I'm not a huge fan of House, the television series. But I can't deny I like watching it whenever I catch it on TV.

This made me smile. :-)

(...it's Dr House, wearing a house, painting a house, on a house...!) :-D

OK GO

OK GO, OK... I don't always like their music, but their music videos are awesome! :-)
Just recently found this one:

"The Writing's On The Wall"

Then tonight I stumbled over this one:

"End Love"

But the one that got me hooked once will always be "the best" I reckon, you judge for yourself:

"Here It Goes Again"
:-)

Minecraft animations - SLAMACOW

My god, I don't even play the game any longer (hardly ever did, but I did at least have a go) but I could watch these videos all day! :-D

SLAMACOW's YouTube playlist.

Fun.
Kind.
Real fun.
Kid friendly.
Fun.
Clever.
Fun.
Real nicely done.
But most of all, fun.

I was introduced the best possible way - oldest son passionately retelling one of the stories with intricate detail then we googled it together and found the first one:


Enjoyed it and looked at another:


Then:

(this one my son spent some time explaining the context for, it was interesting)

I could link the post full, but please just go to SLAMACOW's Minecraft videos on the tube and - Enjoy!

Safety information

Why on earth aren't there more people like this around? Perhaps not every flight, but at least once in a while it would be AWESOME to be subjected to information handed to you like this - fast, fun, informative. :-D

...my GOD does that woman speak quickly! :-o My non-native English speaking ears are not quite up to scratch...

Extraordinary tooting

Thank you internet, for reminding me of this fantastic talent. Mr Roger Whittaker.
His music entertained me, us, through my childhood. Warm, good memories all around! :-)



Roger Whittaker – Greatest Hits

Ford

Clever people makes these connections. I enjoy them.

Everything is more fun with (the right) music.

The theme from "Benny Hill", put to good use. :-)

Imdb goodness

I've just discovered another great unexpected benefit of the "view trailer" feature on Imdb.com.

I find a film I'm curious about, watch the trailer. Depending on what I started out with the list of "people who liked this film also liked..." can be long and rich and it's always difficult not to keep watching more trailers for a bit.

But I just discovered the best way ever to get a "quick fix" of "romantic" movies. :-D I generally don't pick a romantic movie when I get to watch full length ones (there are so many other genres to enjoy!). I stumbled on a romantic movie ("Dear John") and watched the trailer, then went on to another, then another and suddenly I was full and needed to see no more of it. :-D A few minutes was enough, no need to watch the whole film... X-)

Haiiiaah!

Haiiiahhh!

This here photo made me happy. Ya need that every now and then. :-)