Geriatric Rap Choir

One word... YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

Best of the Best: America's Funniest Home Videos

I'd like to continue on with my "Best of the Best" series by posting a few classic clips from the ever famous TV show, America's Funniest Home Videos. I have only scraped the surface with these gems - I plan to keep searching and posting as I find more.

And just to get us into AFV mode, my first clip is the AFV opening sequence. I suggest watching it before the other vids - Bob Sagat's wacky antics (not to mention the fabulous magic montage) really get you in the zone.

AFV Opening


Parasailing Accident


Clean Glass Prank


Human Slingshot Medley


And, just for good measure, below is my favorite Human Slingshot video - taken from Australia's Funniest Home Videos...

Literal Music Videos

I stumbled across these videos a few weeks ago. The guys at DustFilms took a few classic 80's music videos and re-recorded the lyrics to match what is going on in the video. They are pretty awesome.

Enjoy!

Take On Me


Head Over Heels


Under the Bridge

Back in Action

After a year long hiatus, Skiddy Stop is back in action. In preparation for my first return post, I googled "how to blog" on YouTube and came up with these results. Although there were quite a few interesting responses, I think this guy hit the nail on the head:



I'm looking forward to my future as a progressive blogger.

More posts to come...

Techno Spanish Panic

This is ah-mazing.

Tilt Shift Photography

I was doing a bit of browsing around the net last night and came across the websites of a bunch of different type of artists...some photographers, a lot of installation artists, and some performance artists. As I was hopping around, I came across this photo from the exhibit Smallplanet. The photographer is Naoki Honjo.

I had never seen a photograph like this before - the tiny objects made the the photograph look as if it were straight out of a storybook! After doing a bit of research, I found out that Naoki Honjo (the photographer) uses a photography technique called Tilt-Shift Photography. This may be a technique very familiar to most photographers, but it was definitely new to me! If you're curious, here is how it works:

"A tilt-shift lens allows the photographer very exacting control over the
depth-of-field in an image, much more than any regular lens could provide.
Focus can be restricted to a single, narrow band, with everything else
rapidly blurring away. This distorts the appearance and makes the eye think
that distances are a lot smaller than they typically are. When applied to a
large scene like a city or a museum, everything appears miniature. " (Cheapshooter.com)

The picture that results from this technique is truly incredible. You must look below and check out some of the links to examples of this work. I promise that you won't be disappointed!

Vincent LaForet Slideshow
Olivo Barbieri ModelWorld
It's A Small World After All

Gamercising

For those of you who have ever played Dance Dance Revolution, you know that it can make you work up quite a sweat. I played DDR for the first time a few summers ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was fun to interact with a game that forced you to get up and move around! After playing it a few times, the thought crossed my mind that it might be possible to use DDR as exercise. What was the point in going to the gym for an hour when I could stay at home and do the same thing with a video game? Plus, I would become a totally advanced DDR player (like this guy!)...and that would be totally awesome. Of course, this plan fell through when I came to the realization that I do not own DDR or any type of gaming system in which I could play DDR. Bummer.

However...a few days ago I came across a post entitled "Gamercising" on BuzzFeed and I was super excited! Turns out that there is a whole community out there who is devoted to getting fit and losing weight through the use of video games. They use games such as DDR, the EyeToy, and Wii Sports to create an exercise plan. Some people have even lost up to 50 pounds! Nintendo's Wii is even coming out with a series entitled Wii Fit, which is specifically designed to help people get in shape.

I thought the whole idea of Gamercising was pretty cool. I have included a bunch of links and videos below that correspond to this subject. Please enjoy!!

The Better Way to Get In Shape
Wii Fitness: Electronic Yoga
Gamercising FAQ

Wii Fit Trailer