Friday, September 30, 2011

Hold Me Closer, Tiny Dancer

We've all belted this one out in our car before; don't lie. This is Elton John's famous song "Tiny Dancer" in one of the most memorable sing-along scenes in movie history:

elton john - tiny dancer - almost famous scene from doseindie on Vimeo.

From the movie Almost Famous

Thursday, September 29, 2011

I'm No Superman

"Superman" by: Lazlo Bane

AKA, the theme song for Scrubs.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Happiness Project by: Gretchen Rubin is my current leisure read. The basic premise is how Rubin dedicated an entire year to finding her own happiness in the world. Her website states:

"The Happiness Project is one of the most thoughtful works on happiness to have emerged from the recent explosion of interest in the subject. Rubin weaves together philosophy, scientific research, history, analysis, and real-life experiences as she explains what worked for her—and what didn’t. Her conclusions are sometimes counter-intuitive – for example, she finds that money can buy happiness, when spent correctly – but they resonate with readers of all backgrounds.
Filled with practical advice, sharp insight, charm, and humor, The Happiness Project manages to be illuminating yet entertaining, profound yet compulsively readable. But The Happiness Project isn’t just an engaging and provocative book. Gretchen’s passion for her subject jumps off the page, and reading a few chapters of this book will inspire you to start your own happiness project."

I'll be sure to update you all after I finish it.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

You Come at the King, You Best Not Miss

Anyone get the title reference? I'll give you a hint, it's from The Wire.

What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?

"Revelry" by: Kings of Leon

Thunder over the Grand Canyon:

"To be successful in college requires you only do two things: have fun and get your stuff done. The order of those two is up to you."

Monday, September 26, 2011

No Senior Discounts

Uh, wow.

The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington engineering mid-term. The answer was so "profound" that the Professor shared it with colleagues, and the sharing obviously hasn't ceased...

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or Endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote Proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law, (gas cools off when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following:

"First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate that souls are moving into Hell and the rate they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let us look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially.

Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand as souls are added. This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. Of course, if Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa Banyan during my Freshman year, "...that it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you.", and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then, #2 cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze."

This student received the only A.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Camera Lens Coffee Mug

These are probably the most unique set of coffee mugs I've ever seen. Our friends over at Photojojo have introduced us to the Canon Camera Lens Mugs:

Available in either a white, 70-200mm lens mug (right) and a black, 24-105mm lens mug (left). The black lens has a realistic lens-cap lid with rubber-grip focus zoom rings. It even has an auto-focus switch that actually switches. The white lens has a liquid tight travel lid and a rubber-grip bottom to keep it from sliding on your dash.