Kid Dancing at the Apple Store
You miss a lot when you step away from the Internet for the weekend. Case in point: Kid Dancing in the Apple Store. This is like five days old at this point, but I just saw it for the first time five minutes ago. And, actually, it’s a very good thing I saw it when I did, because I was freaking the heck out (for reasons unknown, as usual).
Anyone know if this is a viral marketing ploy by Apple, as Urlesque believes it might be. And does anyone know if the kid ever got the number of that lady who gives him the look at 3:09?
Geek Force FiveCast 210: Working Vacation
In which ECC babbles a bit about what’s going on during his vacation.
Gone Fishing Again: GF5 Off Until Tuesday
PHOTO: Gone Fishing on Flickr by anujraj CC BY-NC-SA
We’re taking another weekend off to chill with family and do decidedly non-geeky things. We’ll be back on Tuesday. Until then, check out the archives to keep yourself sated.
Be well!
Give That Boy His MJ. Then, Back Away.
Word to the wise: Don’t mess with Jadon when he’s grooving out to Michael Jackson.
Seriously, is this not simultaneously one of the most awesome things you’ve ever seen and one of the funniest? Lately, the things I’m geeking out about are all things that make me laugh, despite how insanely stressed out I am on a daily basis. This video of two year old Jadon rocking out to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” (and, later, “Billie Jean") is one of those things that gets me out of a bad mood in about two seconds. I mean, look at that kid’s face. He is into this tune, man. And that’s both awesome—I’d die for any kid to ever be that into anything I created—and hilarious.
We’ve all heard about kids saying the darnedest things. What about kids doing the darnedest things? Hook us up with some of your own favorite clips in the comments.
CollegeHumor’s N00b Boyfriend Video
This morning, when I read Mashable’s warning that CollegeHumor’s N00b Boyfriend video featured “more l33t speak than most of us can handle,” I was a little apprehensive. But then I watched the video, and I laughed my pants off. You really don’t need to be a level 80 rogue to get the jokes—though I suppose being a WOW player wouldn’t hurt—and I think it’s well worth a couple of minutes of your time.
Let me know what you think. Funny, right?
MY SO CALLED LIFE on Hulu
I never got the chance to watch My So-Called Life when it was on back in the day—it was off-air before I even knew it existed, behind-the-times lamer that I was—but that didn’t stop me from crushing on Claire Danes, whose face was suddenly everywhere (including the video for Soul Asylum’s “Just Like Anyone,” where she sprouts wings and shows all the snooty little bitches in the room who is truly the raddest of them all).
Anyway, this is all my way of introducing the awesome bit of news that MSCL has come to Hulu. Any Angela Chase geeks out there? Now that I can finally watch the show, where should I start? From the beginning? Or is there one “must-see” episode that’ll get me hooked? Let me know.
Geek Force FiveCast 209: iTunes 9
In which ECC geeks out about a rumor that iTunes 9 will include integration with Last.fm.
Tucker Max Movie: The Anti-Geek Chic
For years, there has been a movement of which many of us are aware. It catches on with a certain audience, but never really fulfills the promise. At its current state, it consists mainly of a man named Tucker Max and another by the online moniker of Maddox. Both have achieved degrees of success by turning their online presences into cash via literature. Tucker published a collection of sordid tales called I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell while Maddox made some money via his book The Alphabet of Manliness. While neither set the world aflame, each made the New York Times Bestseller List, something I, an unpublished writer, would never mock.
Too Many Characters in IRON MAN 2?
Earlier today, I had the great pleasure of reading this fantastic analysis of what might be forthcoming in Iron Man 2. The writers at All Things Fangirl did a bang up job, and now that I’ve finally seen the Comic-Con footage that they spend part of the article discussing (available, at least temporarily, here), I must say that I do share some of their concerns.
The greatest and most damaging symptom of the Bigger and Better belief in superhero movies is the presence of multiple villains… The greatest sequels are not the ones with more villains, more sidekicks, more fight scenes. Empire, Godfather Part II, The Road Warrior, Terminator 2, Spider-Man 2—these movies aren’t about more of the physical components that made up the first movie, they’re about a continuation of the themes and character development that caused their predecessor to strike a chord with audiences.
Is it possible that Jon Favreau will fuck up the Iron Man franchise by trying to do too much too soon? The Comic-Con footage looks fantastic, but there is a lot going on there. What do y’all think? In Favreau We Trust, or what?
