The year is 1994. The hosts on The Today Show don't know what "@" means, or what the internet is.
In 1994, I was in 4th grade. I played Oregon Trail during indoor recess on the two-tone screen of some obscure Apple computer. All I wanted was to safely cross the river. I wasn't thinking about internets, emails, blogs, live feeds, or whatever.
So crazy to think how far technology has come in 16 years.
I have never in my wildest dreams imagined a video quite like this one. Lady Gaga & Beyonce's Telephone. The strangest, wildest, most far-out nine minutes and 33 seconds of my day. Nay, my life.
Butch lesbians. Prison. Yellow hair. Dancing, cooking gays. Wonder Woman. "Let's Make A Sandwich." Costumes. Pussy Wagon. Diners. Hair shaped like a phone. Jai Rodriguez. Choreography.
Please check it out in HD, it's totally worth the wait for it to load.
Occasionally it happens at Bandera: the entire service staff (and some of the kitchen guys) are huddled around the two TVs in the bar area to watch a breaking news story. Usually it's the coverage of our veggie burger (dul) or something Chicago-related, but today it was the story of "Balloon Boy."
A six year old child caught in a helium balloon, flying through the sky with nothing more than the breeze to carry him. Completely frightening, right?
Wrong.
It was all a publicity stunt. And, to be honest, it's ruffled my feathers.
Check out Wolf Blitzer's interview with the family... The kid clearly states that it was "for the show." Unreal.
You know who might be crazier than Serena Williams? Kanye. Last night at the MTV VMA's, the adorable Taylor Swift upset some heavy hitters to win Best Female Video. Just as she was begining to give what should have been a super cute speech, crazy Kanye jumped on stage, grabbed the mic, and stole Taylor's spotlight.
Taylor's reaction is so sad; she didn't know what to do or say, so she just stood there and watched Kanye be a jerk. That's rude, Kanye, and totally expected from someone with as little class as you have.
In the semifinals of the US Open this past weekend, Serena Williams (probably a favorite to win the tournament) was playing Kim Clijsters, who just came back from a 28-month maternity leave. Early in the first set, Serena was docked a point for slamming her racket against the court, a big no-no in the always-classy sport of tennis. Later in the second set, Kim found herself up 6-5, trying to break Serena to make it to the finals. At 15-30, Serena was called for a foot fault; she then freaked out, approached the lineswoman who called her foot fault, and apparently threatened her in a very unsportsmanlike way. Anyhow, the lineswoman, the chair umpire, and the tournament director all quickly came together and docked Serena another point for unsportsmanlike conduct, thus giving Kim two points (one for the foot fault, one for the unsportsmanlike conduct call), and the win. CRAZY!
I guess my description wasn't completely necessary, because you can see it all in the clip below...
This is what video games are doing to the youth of America.
Backstory: some kid's mom got sick of spending a fortune on his World of Warcraft obsession, so she cancelled his account. Little brother (I think) decided to film his reaction. I totally think it's legitimate, too.
Via OMGblog, which has been throwing some GEMS my way lately!
A Lufthansa Airbus A320 airliner came *this* close to having a tragic landing in storm-force winds, but thanks to a talented pilot, the plane ended up landing safely. Truly amazing footage...
Actually, I wouldn't really be that mad. I love airports and always secretly hope that I'll get stuck in one or have to be re-routed all over the country to get home.
This story out of the UK is alarming, especially when you see the photos.
A 13 year old boy and his 15 year old girlfriend recently gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Crazy, right? 13 and 15. Wow. They both still live at home and are supported by their parents (obviously), and the new challenge of having their own child has not really hit them yet.
It's Carol Channing's 88th birthday y'all, so it's finally an appropriate moment to share one of the craziest, most confusing, at times scary, and hilarious video clips.
The great and talented Carol once played The Queen in a remake of Alice in Wonderland and brought us one of the most timeless pieces of musical theater history...
