Growing Up Star-studded in Sesame Street

I personally credit Sesame Street for laying the building blocks of my super efficient reading skills today. ABC and 123! Thanks to Jim Henson!

Check out Time.com's list of Hollywood A-listers that made guest appearances in Sesame Street, like:

Alicia Keys

Jessica Alba

and Michelle Obama.

Darn! Seems like Elmo's been getting a lot of the ladies lately! :D Click here to see the rest of the photos.

Images courtesy of Time.

Youtube's Best and Worst in 4 Minutes

Some may contest to this Youtube wrap-up, but hey, this is a good primer! :D

The Reunion

It was fantastic seeing it the first time. But now with music background by Whitney Houston? It's just priceless! :-)

See it again here--the reunion of Christian the Lion and his former caretakers!




Video aggregated from Youtube user CurlyRedCar's channel.

This Is Why You Pause After A Period In A Sentence.

Do you guys get the joke?

Video found at Huffingtonpost. Read the mixed reactions by clicking here.

Cheap Stress Reliever Is Available Online

Come on...I know you love the sound of popping bubble wrap! It's actually a great stress reliever because it helps you redirect all that work-related stress from your head down to your two thumbs. Pop, pop, pop! Recently, a bubble wrap application for iPhone was developed, making popping available anywhere you go. But not everyone has iPhone (like me, who's majorly dependent on PC-based gadgets), right?


Fret no more! Just bookmark the VIRTUAL BUBBLEWRAP site on your computer and your good for another round of stress-busting during coffee breaks! Click here to visit the site.

Hurray for bubble wrap poppers the world over!

The Installation Art Of Mark Jenkins

It does make you feel like you've seen a ghost or something!


Believe me, there are more of these conversation starters on artist Mark Jenkin's page. Click here to view the rest of his installation art gallery. Check out the other tabs on his page as well!

Images copyright by Mark Jenkins. Please contact him for permission to use the materials commercially.

Touchable Holography

I must admit--the Japanese seem to always think two steps ahead of everyone else. While most people are still innovating on current hologram technology, the Japs are putting it to the next level--by letting users feel the 3D images! And they're using Wii sensors and air to help them achieve it.

Don't believe me? Watch the video below:





Now I'm really wondering what's next from here...

The MILK Table

A table that was designed to work with the worker. Cool!

I swear, I am in love with this table! This sleek piece of office/home furniture has been ergonomically designed to be comfortable AND relaxing to the user. Plus, you can actually incorporate a fish tank on this furniture.

To find out what makes this table extra-special, click here.

Image courtesy of the MILK website.

Life After Advertising In The Age of Recession

I will watch this, I swear. This is an eye-opener. It is estimated that in the advertising industry, over 70,000 people have been laid off due to economic problems. The recession has hit and crippled all industries, and some of the people who are used to working lucrative jobs are now forced to make ends meet doing odd jobs left and right.

Watch the trailer--and see how the people who were then paid to be creative are now applying their creativity in their own lives.





Visit the documentary's official site at Lemonademovie.com.

Hidden Song

Are you a struggling musician waiting for a big break? Waiting for that once-in-a-lifetime shot at stardom may cause excessive career trauma, so while you're waiting, I suggest you share your brand of music over at Hiddensong!


Hiddensong is a social networking site that (tries to) connect you with the people of the entertainment industry (I don't want to get hopes up too high, that's why I enclosed the phrase "tries to"). Who knows--your lucky break may just be waiting for you on this site!

Click here to visit Hiddensong. And while you're at it, you may also want to visit featured artist Alex Dutton's page--he's got some impressive tunes for everyone to hear.

You texted me that last night!

What would you do if you unknowingly sent a message with rather questionable motives/content at the height of your drinking spree, something like this:

If this happened to me, I may just be sending my human-generated error to the Texts From Last Night (TFLN) website!

According to the website:

TFLN was founded in February 2009 by two friends for reasons that may or may not include: the tendency to press send more easily as the night turns to morning, friends social habits, Kwame Kilpatrick, exes, law school, closing down bars and leaving tabs open, general debauchery and/or a common disgust for all the negativity surrounding the "sexting" phenomenon.

Our goal is to create a site that was revealing in nature while concealing the identity of everyone involved. This is why we only ask for an area code to accompany your text messages.

If you think the featured message above is already funny, wait till you see the other submitted entries! Click here to read the rest!

Remember: Never drink and text at the same time.

White Box by Makoto Yabuki

This video brought out the kid in me! Now I want to start doodling again! Hahaha.

Video sourced from Vimeo.

What?! No two raindrops are alike?!

Well, not that I'd be surprised. Being a hobbyist photographer who loves macro photography at its finest, I have always known that raindrops vary in size and shapes. It's just that simple for me. But some scientists think otherwise :-) They have finally figured out the science behind the variations on size and shapes of these raindrops:






To read the rest of the story on how they were able to prove that fact, click here.


Fantastic! Now I love raindrops more than ever!


Image and parts of article aggregated from Dailymail. Check out the comments section of the article, some are just too witty not to notice :-)

The Paper Castle

The picture definitely looks like an aerial shot of a grand, uber-lighted castle somewhere in Europe. But it's a castle made of paper--hand made craft that took four years to complete! That's like graduating in high school! But I must say, I am amazed at the outcome of this project.

Tokyobling takes us to this amazing creation through photos taken from the gallery. Click here to view more of this paper castle.

Image aggregated from Tokyobling.

The Difference Between Poor And Broke

I came across this quotable quote while aimlessly hopping from one link to another:

Poor is a state of mind.

Broke is a state of wallet.

You can fix being broke;

It's not so easy to fix being poor.

Whoa.

I have no idea if these words came from Joe Heerdink of his I Am Broke website, but it does make a point. His website, which was born out of a random joke, doesn't have much to offer, but it is a nice easter egg in the interweb. (And you all thought it was about how-to-make-your-first-million-stash)

So how did I end up in Heerdink's site? I couldn't trace it back, but I feel like it had something to do with me looking up about the word "broke".

How relevant. :)