Be it faux-hawks, dancing, or the city of Florence, the cast members of "Jersey Shore" love to declare everything their "best thing". Here are some of MY Best Things.
In cast you were not aware, the Shiba Inu Puppy Cam is back. My boss has been out of town this week, and while I have actually been pretty productive, every spare moment has been spent watching these adorable furballs. Good thing they sleep a lot or else I wouldn't have gotten anything done. Here's the link, but I should warn you: PUPPY WATCHING IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE - CLICK AT YOUR OWN RISK!
I imagine I've now lost most of my readers to the Puppy Cam. I don't blame them. But for those of you still reading this blog post, you shall be rewarded with a somewhat random, but hopefully highly delightful, collection of videos, pictures, and posts of the heartwarming and/or adorable and/or funny and/or beautiful and/or sexy varieties (trust me, just read on - and open the links in new tabs/windows so you can check 'em all out).
Let us begin with heartwarming and adorable, shall we?
First up: humans. Shocking, I know, but I dare you not to smile and/or tear up a little over these two collections:
First and foremost, tomorrow is my brother's TWENTY-FIFTH (holy crap) birthday. I don't usually post on the weekends so I want to take this opportunity to give him a shout-out AND give you guys a sneak peak at some photos from our recent family vacay (these were all taken on Josh's new camera).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH!!
1st stop: Nassau, Bahamas (our ship is in the background)
this photo is my current desktop background
hope you're celebrating with some Captain Morgan (or whatever your drink of choice is) tomorrow night Josh!
Second, I've recently discovered some fantastic Tumblrs that I'd like to share with you:
I've been having a rough week. Let's get right to the fun stuff:
Jealous on so many levels.
Mama wolf is so protective! Speaking of wolves...
MEEEEEEEEP!!!
One more too-cute animal pair:
That kitten reminds of what my cat looked like when he was a baby! I wish he had a doggie friend.
And finally:
How brave and awesome! While I obviously would've wanted to do the same thing, I definitely would've been scared because the animal was clearly distressed. Glad he was able to help! Speaking of rescuing whales, guess what this weekend is?...........
If you guessed BIG MIRACLE, congratulations - you guessed correctly!! John Krasinsky + Whales = <3 Seeing it on Sunday - can't wait!
I shared it on FB yesterday and surprisingly it got no responses. No comments, no likes, nada. But I did separately share it with one friend of mine who I knew would appreciate it. She agreed that it was hilarious, re-posted and her friends loved it. So at least I know it wasn't just me.
I love that it's "Extreme Couponing" and "Toddlers & Tiaras" combined. I love the way Alana talks. I love how much she loves her belly. I especially love that the camera crew can't even keep it together.
Here's the extended version from YouTube in case you want just a little bit more Alana or were just too lazy (no judgement!) to follow the link:
That is all I have for today - it's a slow week, what can I say?
I know I know, I've been slowing down with the posts lately. I've been busy at work and any spare time is going to the short I'm producing (we shoot in 11 days!), but lesbihonest, that's no excuse! So to keep all 8 (I kid, I kid) of you entertained, remember this?:
Original, higher quality video here: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b776c00c54/weekend-plans-from-riegel-blatt
It's almost Strawberry season guys. Still cracks me up.
Also, this has been making the rounds this week:
So it's a totally beautiful video right? And everyone's talking about its cultural significance and how inspirational it is. But of course I immediately recognized the Sydney locations and it just made me wish I was back there!
that's not me, i think it's just a rando who happened to be posing in my shot
Post any awesome vids you've come across recently in the comments - sharing is caring people!
We are full swing into the second-to-last month of the year. How crazy is that? This week we're casting the next short I'm producing (currently titled TOMATO CAN), then one week from today I'll be waking up in sunny wet and cold NYC (truth). Before we know it it'll be Thanksgiving - my favourite holiday EVER (post coming soon), then it'll be time to shoot TOMATO CAN, and then it'll be holiday party season woot woot!
But until then, here are some links and vids to keep us all entertained...
First, may I present the best Microsoft Paint music video I've ever seen (warning, lyrics NSFW):
Thank you to The Hairpin for sharing.
Second, my female roomie, Queen of Finding Amazing Tumblrs, sent me this hilarious one yesterday: http://louisvsrick.tumblr.com/. This is exactly how my cat would behave if he knew how to IM. It's double rainbow amazeballs because it reminds me of Amy Poehler's hysterical "Kaitlin" character from SNL who used to drive her Uncle Rick crazy. Unfortunately I can't embed a video from Hulu, but you can watch one of the sketches HERE.
Third, a friend shared this, one of the greatest inventions I've ever seen, on FB this morning:
It's called Baggy Winecoat. Here are more details on how to use it:
It looks like a purse... BUT IT'S FILLED WITH WINE!!! Must. Have. Right. Now.
Fourth, Jimmy Kimmel is hilarious:
And lastly, The Animal Rescue Site has posted this super adorable video earlier this week. I've re-posted below, but be sure to go to their site and click so they get the credit!
Don't forget kids, Daylight Savings ends this weekend so be sure to change your clocks. Spring forward Fall back - we gain an hour, hooray!
I'm kind of all over the place today so I apologize in advance...
Everyone's been posting Steve Jobs' Stanford commencement address. If you haven't already watched it, you should. It's inspiring. And sad. But also happy. Here:
If, like me, you're now curious about the Whole Earth Catalog he mentioned, here's their site.
Our family's first computer was an old school Macintosh that my dad built himself. It took actually-floppy floppy disks. My current MacBook Pro and iPod have traveled the world with me. 33% of YOU, the readers of this blog, are viewing this on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad.
We'll miss you Steve.
Completely unrelated, and because I think we could all use some joy, check out this crazy awesome (but maybe a little creepy) new Florence + The Machine Video:
Also, in addition to it being my BFF Lisa's bday, yesterday was also Kate Winslet AND Guy Pearce's birthdays! Both! On the same day! Why is this a thing? Because they're our prize Emmy winners, duh. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the both of you <3
The whole point of the internet is cat videos, right? Here are a few winners from this past week (and for those of you not of the feline persuasion, scroll down for a non-kitty vid):
STAR WARS + Kittens = awesometown.
Maybe this is better if you actually speak French, but I don't think that's necessary:
I love all the different voices and the teeny tiny sets and especially the part where they crash the kittycab.
This one, which I recently shared on Facebook, is just silly/hilarious:
The cat at 1:27 is totally my cat's more aggressive cousin. I have to warn anyone who comes to my house that if they don't protect their water glasses Aslan will make them his.
And as promised, here is just a really cool video (and, if you're a nerdy lover of how-did-they-do-that film making like me, two even cooler behind-the-scenes vids to go along with it) by FreddieW:
Having done the back lot tour a few times and worked on a project that shot on one of the stages makes this even cooler to me personally, but I think everyone will enjoy it. It's simultaneously OOC but yet so in control.
