New Radiohead

Turns out Radiohead is releasing a new album in ten days. Pretty cool huh? But wait, there's more. You can pay whatever you want for it. I'm not sure what that really means, but I am sure that it's the coolest thing I've ever heard. Here's the article.
You can visit Radiohead's website to pre-order it.

Check out Kanye West on SNL mocking himself. This is pretty funny, and I've gotta say fairly redeeming.

Myanmar/Burma

Nathan forwarded me an email from the president of Naropa University regarding the crisis in Burma. Please take a moment to visit this link and sign the petition.
Petition to the Chinese president and the UN Security Council.

Here's some further articles on the situation in Burma.
Al Jazeera
BBC
NY Times
And a bunch of photos of the monks protesting, some of which are fairly graphic.

From the Naropa president's email:
"May peace prevail in our time."

Well what do you know

Every day I browse around the internet until I find something worthy to post. Today it has taken me almost two and a half hours to find something interesting. And here it is, this Oregon federal judge has ruled that the Patriot Act is illegal, therefor making her my hero of the day.

Ah Africa, our next door neighbor and closest friend.

Here's a kick ass rap from this little white kid. It's Bo Fo' Sho.
And here's his Youtube page so you can see his other shizz. He's got some other really funny songs.

Ooh yah, the google

Great news for older adults, Google launches 'The Google'.

College Humor has a thing 'Looking for porn but found...' and this is the one from today. We do cows. Thanks goodness this type of thing exists, someone has to do cows.

So much for freedom of speech at CSU. Make sure to vote in the poll they have there, it's a little lopsided at the moment. What the hell is wrong with people? Just because what the kid said was vulgar doesn't mean he should be fired. Yes, it was a dumb move business-wise, but let him learn his lesson, don't fire the kid. Those idiot republican fucktards wouldn't be all up in arms if he'd said Fuck Osama, or Fuck Liberals, or Fuck Cows. They love fucking cows.


Here's what all the fuss is about. Pretty bold for a campus newspaper I suppose. Still, I like the guy's style. He's making a comment on censorship (which is basically what the guy got tasered for, for speaking his mind - never mind in an obnoxious way - you guys watched that right?).

In case you guys haven't seen this yet, it's the Oklahoma State football coach defending the honor of one of his players. This is pretty badass.
And here's the article in case you're interested.

This video is pretty bizarre, you might not want to watch it at work, vulgar language and some violence. But it's a comedy. I laughed pretty hard in a couple spots. The Tourist.

This article from Radar explores the social acceptability of cocaine. Apparently doing coke in Starbucks in New York is totally fine, but at the library? Nope. Bummer.

Santiago de chilly

Hey y'all, why's it so cold in my office? When it's cold doesn't it make you tired? Cause like you have to spend all that energy to warm up your body and then you have none left for the important stuff, like writing blog entries or eating peanut butter straight from the jar. How can I do any work when I'm freezing my ass off? There's a new poll today, check it out --->

Trying to lose some of the weight? Try Beer on for size.

Haha, this is so great. LL Bean pleads with black people to end the 80 year boycott of LL Bean clothing.

Here are 10 Classic Daily Show moments. Pretty great clips from the DS.

Have you guys seen these before? Freeboards are like the coolest thing ever. Watch the video.

Oh my, this little girl gets demolished by a soccer ball. It's pretty comical actually, I watched it like 15 times.

Someone has stolen over 100,000 Moosehead beers. Apparently the representatives at Moosehead are shocked at why anyone would steal Moosehead, with all the other beer out there. Don't miss the last paragraph of the article. Hilarious.

SFO

Well we had a great time in San Francisco this weekend. This marked my first time to the city and I was amazed. The weather is perfect and the streets and buildings and views and people are gorgeous. Of course, I hardly left North Beach the whole time. But I was glad to be there.

On Saturday we participated in the North Beach Bar Run, which is an organized excuse to barhop and drink all day.

Below are some photos from the weekend from Ken's camera.




Vinny had this incredible mullet wig:




Ken and Dana actually got out and saw a few things.




And that was basically that. What an incredible place. Hope everyone else had a great weekend.

Don't tase me bro!

Did you guys see this on the news at all? I watched it the other day and it's pretty crazy. This kid gets tasered at a Kerry speech at UF.
Well now there's a t-shirt. Now that's funny. I like the guitar hero shirt too. It's almost like you could just play the game wherever you are.

I thought this was really funny. The presentation for best comedy writing for the Emmys. I think I liked Conan's the best but they were all good.

Customer QOTD

I have been problems with my computer and I have had to uninstall my computer, but now I can't install DVD2Pod because mi serial number is not valid, but I am Marcelo Velázquez Moreno and I am the owner of this serial number and I have the right to use this program, I don't know what to do to use this program, please answer me as soon as possible, thank you

It's kind of a long quote, I know. But the part where he says his name is what got me. I love it. It's like he's Antonio Banderas or Cartman's version of Jennifer Lopez (I am Hennifer Lopez). And how he says 'mi' serial number. I love this man. Classic shit.

New domain

I have switched my domain to simply knowwhatimdoin.com. It will take a couple days or so, but after that you can simply visit www.knowwhatimdoin.com (or .net or .org) and it will direct you to this page. Someday I'll get off my ass and design my own page, but for now this is much easier. And now people who can't view blogs at work can view mine.

Huge Crab

Well I came across this website today and I must say it is completely useless. However, it's pretty funny, and very mildly interesting. Take a gander at Huge Crab. Make sure to read the FAQ, which is pretty funny. "If one had a huge crab fear, an appropriate one would be a huge crab ninja."

Next time you're in Seattle, catch a ride on the S.L.U.T.

In case you missed the Emmys (like I did) here's Brian and Stewie taking a few digs at everyone on TV.

This woman (Nancy whatever) is always such a giant moron on CNN. Here she is proving herself retarded on Jeopardy.

Dave's Rabbits

Rock and Ice is having a writing contest on their website and my friend Dave McAllister has submitted a piece he wrote about a climbing road trip to Bishop. Check out the article and vote for it (link at the bottom of the page).

It's almost Friday, ok not really

Today we have some images for you to enjoy.


I laughed at this Onion article about sexual fantasies.


Watch this guy almost fall off Niagara Falls. What the hell was he doing out there?

Here are the winners of the 2007 World Beard and Moustache Championships. Seriously.

AF and LCD

What is it that makes a truly amazing concert truly amazing? There are a number of factors that combine to create the fullness of a concert experience. There is the venue, which in the case of Red Rocks is generally a positive, especially when the weather is good, as was the case last night for the Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem show. Then we have the sound quality, which has a lot to do with the venue sometimes, but RR usually has pretty decent sound, being a natural amphitheater and all. The band's performance is a huge piece of the pie. Some bands have a natural stage presence and energy and, of course, talent that make them good live performers. In my opinion both bands last night had this vibe going; high energy producing high quality music. They seemed to be having fun. And then we have the crowd. In my experience the crowd is probably the single most important factor in creating an amazing concert. Generally a good crowd is compelled to be good by an excellent performance. So the responsibility for creating a good audience does lie partially with the musicians. However each concert tends to take on its own personality, influenced primarily by the people in the audience. Last night that personality was absolutely disappointing, if not downright unpleasant.

My friends and I arrived inside the venue and found a place to stand along the left edge of row 13 right as LCD took the stage. We enjoyed the first few songs of their set and then decided to try to move closer. Our vantage from row 13 was fine, in fact I enjoyed the perspective, and I only moved in order to find that central dance vibe that one hopes to encounter at a show like LCD. As we made our way down toward the front and center of the amphitheater bleachers it became obvious that people were not into the performance as much as we'd hoped. Some folks were sitting down and others were standing, watching the band play with a sort of mild, head-nodding, passive interest. We had hoped to find at least say, 30 people dancing and actually enjoying themselves. What we found instead was an entire crowd of people who literally yelled at us for trying to move closer. As I stepped down a row into some open space next to one particular man he immediately turned to me and told me to move away. He did not ask me, he told me, and in a very unpleasant manner. At this point I was getting a little frustrated with the attitude in the crowd, and I was frankly surprised at the lack of energy that was taking place right in front of the stage. I didn't know what to say. I suggested that he remain calm, that I wasn't trying to ruin the show for him, but that I was looking for a friend, which was true. He suggested that I look somewhere else. "How long have you been here?" he asked. "I just got here," I replied - meaning right to that spot, as I'd been at the show for over a half hour. "Well I've waiting here all day, so you need to move," he snapped. Well, I thought, that's odd, since the doors opened at 6 PM, that you would have been here all day. But let's say this fellow had been there all day, does that mean he is somehow entitled to enjoy the concert any more than the rest of us? I understand his position, he wanted his space and he didn't want someone stealing it. But it was more than that. He felt somehow entitled to this experience that he felt he had earned and that I had not. He was offended that I would try to share in this experience that he was more deserving of than I, since perhaps he lives or works closer to the venue than I do and was able to get there before me. This attitude was shocking to me, primarily because the entire crowd displayed it. But the important distinction is probably not that people had this or that bad attitude, it is that they did not have the most important one, which is one of community and respect, and mutual enjoyment. This is the attitude that makes a concert experience fulfilling and fun, and it was completely absent during last night's performance.

I have never before had such an unpleasant interaction with the crowd in general at a rock concert. I was surprised, slightly offended, and completely turned off. My friends and I chose to move higher in the venue rather than succumb to the conflict at hand. Up high in the bleachers at Red Rocks we had an amazing time together dancing to the music and taking in the view of the city. Arcade Fire played a really nice set, if somewhat short, and intoxicated as we were I'd say it was one of the most fun shows of the summer. However the crowd down low left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. I will avoid the temptation to make some sort of cultural generalization about the members of the audience last night. I'm not even sure exactly what it would be. But I can tell you that the lack of love was a stark contrast to my expectations, and a sore disappointment.

Rain to Shine

What a beautiful day huh? It rained all morning and then got gorgeous. Have some links.

This article commemorates the life of Michael Reardon, one of the most accomplished free soloists of our time.

This is a fantastic ad for some cologne.

Here's P4k's news post about the concert I'm going to tonight. It's Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem! Can I get a what what?

10 things you'd probably rather not know about the human body. Or something. A few interesting facts about our lovely selves.

GFY QOTD
Re: Hayden Panettiere's dress at the Emmys
While I absolutely applaud her decision to go modest and demure, if I were as young and nubile as she is, and heading to the Emmys, and recently broken up with my boyfriend, I might have gone for something a bit less Napoleonic Courtier in the Third Trimester and something a little more self-contained.

Tamale and donut

That's what I ate for brekkers today. I told Cecilia that her mom's tamales are so good they could make a white boy sing. How happy are you that it's Friday? Me too! What a wonderful, cool, hint of autumn type of day. Now enjoy the internet:

Oh my god. This guy makes a response to Chris Crocker's leave Britney alone video. Leave Chris Crocker Alone. Wow that is harsh.

On that note, Britney apologizes to the world in this heartfelt animation.

You have to admit it now, rollerblading is cool. Beautiful rollerblading.

Here's an interesting take on the regional cultures of North America c.1981. Joel Garreau's Nine Nations. I like how he calls our home part of the empty quarter like there's nothing there of any import. But let's remember, this was over 25 years ago. Either way, at least we live in the capital of emptyness, Denver.

Firemen use the force of a bunch of hoses to lift a car way up in the air. Neat.

Nathan was kind enough to forward this informative article on diet and exercise. Turns out that getting just a little high and playing frisbee every day is the key to making your brain bigger. So grab a glass of wine and a small piece of dark chocolate and read this shit.

Here's a great anti-piracy ad. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet and then go to the toilet in his helmet and send it to his grieving wife would you?

This made me laugh, this guy is doing the trust fall thing with his students and it doesn't quite work out.

This is a cool video. I'm not really sure how to describe it. It's about babies and razor blades, but not like that. Check it out.

This is totally unrelated to anything, but I just thought it was a great picture.

Thursday Yoursday

I'm not sure where this theme of Thursdays being just all about you came from, but we're gonna run with it. I mean, what other day of the week is yours to do with what you please? Oh, Sunday you say? Fine, whatever. Thursday was just trying to be nice.

John Hodgeman shares his 8 crazy steps to success, modeled by the president.

So I saw this video yesterday and honestly I thought about posting it, but then I thought, who really wants to watch this kind of sad shit? And I was right, no one really wants to watch this shit. But then I saw that even fucking Yahoo had an article about it on their front page and I was like, ok I'll post this stupid shit. Now, let me give you a little background on Chris Crocker, the guy who made this video. He is a long time Youtube user and he's made a ton of videos. In the past the stuff I saw all seemed pretty comical, like he was taking himself seriously but not really. And now with this video and some other more recent ones I watched it seems like he's either putting on a crazy show or that he's fucking insane. Either way he is quite a character, and that is why I'm posting this video. So, for your internet-enrichment, here is Chris Crocker's inexplicably real-seeming bawling outcry against Britney Spears bashing.

This is the unedited version of Britney's performance the other night at the VMAs. No wonder Chris is so upset, this girl is just really going through it right now.

And in a more recent update, here we have Chris's response to what apparently was a Fox News story about his video yesterday. This is just so much fun.

Cooking video with Raekwon the Chef. 36 Chambers of how to cook salmon kid.

Have you ever wondered what Devendra Banhart's house looks like? Me neither. But here it is. Pretty cool video of him giving a little tour of his house, and then a video of him playing Freely. Nice.

Links of Boredom

Hi everyone. It's time for some links. We have a great post for you today.

Here we have an amazing video called Beats of Boredom. If you watch one video online this week this should be it.

Here's a really cool search tool. Type in a search phrase and it will search Flickr for any related photos.

This is pretty cute, and very 'internety'. Baby's first ROFL.

Here's a cool compilation of crazy jumps.

This is a repost, but this Ninja Warrior obstacle course thing is just so cool. This guy is only the second person to complete it.

They find some really dynamic people to do the Real World. This is the most ridiculous apology ever. 'Apology accepted, this was a good talk.' Haha.

And now for the second best video of the day. I'm even going to explain it to you ahead of time 'cause I'm that nice. You're about to get Rick Roll'd. You definitely need to hang in there until about 2:08 for the guy jumping up against the fence. Nice move.

Life wouldn't be complete without the Family Guy version. Best part is the end, 'I didn't like any of that.'

Linky Craig

Well the Daily Show is back from a two week break, and here's a great clip about the Larry Craig scandal.

Here's Uber's top ten moments in funny fat people internet video history. Some good ones.

Apparently this is some kind of beer mobile. I can't really tell, but it's kinda cool/funny.

This is where mountain biking stops being fun.

Family Guy's take on Carl Sagan's Cosmos edited for rednecks. We really live in at least two very different worlds.

The government's answer to under-funded schools. God bless America.

Here are some pictures of crazy hair dos to look at. My favorite is the second pic of the guy with the Jesus shirt on. He reminds me of that one dude at the Outback.

This guy has some rad skills on a bike.

This woman spends her days rescuing beavers in a Beaver Believers t-shirt and a fanny pack. "I love that smell. Don't you just love it? Nothing smells better to me," says Sherri Tippie, inhaling deeply. "I was born for beavers."

FINALLY!! The next installment of Prank Wars, this is the 6th prank. Amir gets his long awaited revenge on Streeter at a Yankees game. This really is an awesome prank.

A really good internet short with Bill Murray and Mel from Flight of the Conchords.

Werewolves and LolliLinks

Happy Friday yo's. I'm so happy this week is coming to an end. Longest week of the year for yours truly. Anywho, today I'm listening to Patton Oswalt's new-ish comedy CD called Werewolves and Lollipops and let me tell you something, it is the finest comedy album ever made. Well ok, that's probably not true. But it is the best comedy album in the known universe, ever. Ok I'm exaggerating. You would totally laugh if you heard my tone of voice when I said that. I'm doing this voice, kind of like a 'haha I'm hyperbolizing the shit out of this, I'm the funniest person in the entire world' voice. So but I'm serious though, it's pretty good. Patton's brand of humor is great because he tells stories, he keeps people engaged, and he ad libs a bit too. He plays off himself, working his one liners in with the rest of his story, or tacking them on at the end. I dig it, it's hilarious and thoroughly entertaining.

Thursdays are for you

Go here to have a little 'me' time on the internet.

100 years and 100 grandkids. Give that man a key to the city. What a performance.

GFY QOTD
Here's a snippet quote from GFY, you don't even need the context to appreciate its genius.

He was toting a camera crew with a RockMeTV.com sticker on it, so we can only assume he is there to spread the word via audio-visual wizardry that you are, indeed, fully encouraged to rock him.

Here's a thrilling almost-ski-accident.

Hella painful looking swimming pool stunt mishap. Is that even a sentence? That sounds ridiculous.

How Smokey the Bear got his name, according to Robot Chicken.

Blooper compilation from season 3 of The Office.

Here's a funny clip with Jack McBrayer. You don't have to look like a criminal to live like one.

Creamy Links

So, this weekend we're thinking about another Ruby Horsethief trip. Just 'a lazy float down the river in the brilliant sunshine'. Lemme know if any of you three are interested. Here's some links.

This guy has been in college for 14 years. What an idiot. He's my hero.

Responsible fathers drink vodka.

Haha, here's GW answering the Miss S.C. question. (YTMND) You're the man now dog, for those of you unaware of this webpage, consists mostly of videos like this one, with simple images and spliced audio or something similar. Here's a good example that combines The Shining with the Kool Aid man.

Rough case of the Tuesdays

Hi everyone. Welcome back after the long weekend. Here's some links to start your week off nicely. Enjoy the short work week.

Shaolin dudes do handstands on two fingers. Pretty impressive.

How to crash a speedboat. Holy guacamole.

More from the Angry Video Game Nerd. This episode is about Bible games. This is like 20 minutes.

Super cool coin trick. Ten quarters into ten glasses! Totally fake.

If only I'd seen this recruitment video earlier, I definitely would have gone to App State. Pretty awesome that they beat U of M though. Although I'd take Mich over OSU any day.

Sweet backflip, sour landing.

This is what happened when I snuck up on your mom.

This lady dances herself right off the stage at the Baltimore Dancehall Queen competition.

We were talking about bees last night, and here's an awesome music video from Menomena of their song Evil Bee.

And another Menomena video, this one for the song Rotten Hell. It's a slow motion food fight, really cool.

This guy plays the shit out of the drums on a keyboard. I'll take five!