Glass Wings Blog: November 2009
Last Chance to See 2
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:46:00 +1100
Chris Johnstone <c.p.johnstone [at] gmail.com>
Not sure if everyone has seen this... Stephen Fry is revisiting the rare
creatures originally featured in *Last Chance to See *by Douglas Adams. This
has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in a while...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1vfsHYiKY
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Russian Musical Comedy
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:49:53 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This version of Pink Floyd: Shine On Your Crazy Diamond is hysterical!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENUxVrbWwkc
This same comedy troupe's send up the the three tenors is also very funny.
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NEVER Shake a Baby
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:51:13 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Never Shake a Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXuxrvr8K_g
GOT THAT! I said NEVER shake a baby, except unless it's red, rectangular, and
made by Mattel.
heh
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Extreme Sticky Notes Experiments
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:22:53 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Eepy Bird strikes again only with sticky notes rather than Mentos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1rZqw5bXb4
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The Latest from Rather Good
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:11:37 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Nothing is as cute as rescuing little bunnies:
http://www.rathergood.com/princess_twinkly
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Bread Shoes
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:28:06 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This is like something out of a fairytale...only you can eat it...after you've
walked through tomato soup.
http://www.dadadastudio.eu/shop/?c=5
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Bananas in Bogota
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:35:50 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
What would you do with a surplus of bananas? Stuff them in a building to make
an artistic statement!
http://centrefortheaestheticrevolution.blogspot.com/2009/10/bananas-in-bogota.html
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William Shatner Beat Poetry and Twitter
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:44:09 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Dance Party Succeed
Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:34:01 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This would not happen in Australia...a guy getting a dance party started? But
in the Seattle area? Yep, pretty likely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA8z7f7a2Pk
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Pugs Being Rediculousmus
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:50:16 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I've never owned a pug. Perhaps that's why I found these so funny.
Pug in Toilet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIBQO6zrOjY&feature=fvst
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Happy Birthday Sesame Street!
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:03:17 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Sesame Street is having its 40th birthday!
Here are some great interviews with some of the cast members.
http://www.rocketboom.com/
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Pigeon: Impossible
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:04:03 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://pigeonimpossible.com/
"Pigeon: Impossible is the tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced
with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a
curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar,
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Dana "Rain" Simpson wins Comic Strip Superstar
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:28:29 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://bluerain.livejournal.com/265766.html
"Andrews McMeel Universal and Amazon.com are thrilled to announce that
Girl by Dana Simpson is the Grand Prize winner of the Comic Strip
Superstar contest. Dana's prizes include a publishing contract with
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Fwd: Australia's First Boat People
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:13:12 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>
Begin forwarded message:
Australia's first boat people
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One Book, Many Readings
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:43:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://samizdat.cc/cyoa/
Great article on "Choose Your Own Adventure" books, complete with
helpful diagrams.
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Not Your Usual Magic Trick
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:47:28 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This video is even trickier than you might expect.
http://www.vimeo.com/6782769
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Fwd: Incredible HD Mars photos
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:25:24 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
On Nov 11, 2009, at 10:25 AM, Mali wrote:
Fwd: Incredible HD Mars photos
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Fwd: Hudson River Crash
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:35:09 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
This is HIGH DEF so it might take some time to load! —bill
Begin forwarded message:
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Weird Al! and Autotune
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:32:43 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This is genuinely informative...and funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYzv-AVi78E
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Munsell Hue test
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:25:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Check your colour discrimination (and your monitor settings!):
http://www.spectralcolor.com/game/huetest_kiosk
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Divine Etsy
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:55:41 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Recently I found this on Cute Overload:
Adorable Chicken Poncho
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18880074
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Bobby McFerrin Eat Your Heart Out
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:55:59 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This New Zealand bloke is a lot of fun.
Matt Mulholland doing a multitrack Ghostbusters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0SeGAi3II8
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3D fractals: The "Mandelbulb"
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:46:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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INNOVATION from the beginning (very worth watching with or without kids!)
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:52:33 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>
Whether you are an adult or child. This IS A BIT OF HISTORY really worth
watching and learning from...trust me! —bill
Connections/The Day the Universe Changed tell amazing stories about the history
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Ivor Cutler
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:43:21 +1100
Chris Johnstone <c.p.johnstone [at] gmail.com>
Another one that I suspect most people will know all about... but a few folk
may not. I've liked Ivor Cutler for a while but (strangely) never thought to
check whether there were videos of his songs floating about. Turns out, of
course, there are.
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Movie Award Leftovers
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:17:10 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
These are the videos MTV thought were too weird for their awards night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QyqAglaojY
I LOVE their Star Trek send up. But I'm a little geeky that way.
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Street Monsters!
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:56:55 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This inflatable street art is really intriguing. The artist uses ordinary
plastic bags.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH6xCT2aTSo
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Fwd: [LSOC] What Larry, Jen and Cortney Did Before Lost Skeleton
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:05:20 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
Are you all aware of the Lost Skeleton of Cadavra online group? Including
Larry Blamire? —bill
Begin forwarded message:
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Cats for Gold
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:45 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Turn your glitter into litter!
http://www.catsforgold.com/
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Thanksgiving Rap
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:56:14 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Okay,
I actually like Thanksgiving. I also find this video of pilgrim rap funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6YuLgyYZhc
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Balloon Bass and Box
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:32:50 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Music making at its most affordable. Just use balloons!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJHUwlsY9g4
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GLORIOUS!
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:50:34 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Muppets do Bohemian Rhapsody...need I say more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY
Mama...mama...mama.
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Cat Chiropractor
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:14:38 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
That is one patient cat for the purposes of comedy.
http://www.vimeo.com/7075085
Yes, the cat gets an adjustment.
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Henry VIII Pants
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:58:43 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Photos from OSDC 2009 in Bardon, QLD
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:40:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
I've been enjoying the Open Source Developers Conference in Bardon, QLD
(a suburb of Brisbane) and have uploaded some photos to our website:
http://www.glasswings.com.au/photos/2009/index.html#D2009-11-26
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Fashion of the Future
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:31:38 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Magic Highway
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:33:22 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Yes, I'm looking forward to using punch cards to run my car. 1958 Disney
cartoon about the wonders of future highways and cars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6pUMlPBMQA
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Daft Hands
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:34:21 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This is a little old, so you may have seen it.
What an amazing feat! The creator of this video had to deconstruct the Harder,
Better, Faster, Stronger song by Daft Punk, map it onto their hands, then
create and memorise the choreography.
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Kate Micucci: Saucy Ukulele
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:09:31 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Where's Rob
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:32:24 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This is an event created by Improv Everywhere. I've actually participated in
one of their events in Adelaide during the Fringe Festival!
Rob is lost at a baseball game and eventually whole sections of fans are
trying to get him connected with his friends.
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350 years of the Royal Society go online
Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:51:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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