Barack Obama, John McCain and Sarah Palin in Hilarious Dance-Off

Obama and McCain and Sarah Palin in a funny a dance-off. Who won? You be the judge.

Scary, Creepy and Amazing Quadrupedal Robot Called Big Dog

"This new video of "Big Dog," the amazing quadrupedal robot from Boston Dynamics, shows of its latest tricks: the ability to walk through snow and even over ice, catching itself when it slips and falls. Its normal gait is unnatural, but when it starts to scramble to recover it looks eerily real" says Boing Boing.



This shit is really,really creepy people. Don't say that I did not warn you.







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Beautiful and Fantastic Fantasy Dolls by Marina Bychkova

These beautiful dolls are original and they are ball jointed and made of porcelain. The dolls are based on characters from fantasy novels such as “Alice in Wonderland.”



The name of this talented artist is Marina Bychkova and here are a few excerpts from her bio.



"Making dolls has been the most constant aspect of my life since I was six years old. I believe that I was born to do this.



I was born in the South-Western Siberia, Russia in 1982 and fourteen years later immigrated to Vancouver, Canada along with my immediate family: Mom, dad and two younger sisters. Here, I graduated from High School in 2001 and then from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Art."



























Enchanted Doll

Where To Meet The Next One

Riding my bike on my way to work this morning, I saw a cute little blond girl walking on the bike path.

I can't pinpoint exactly when this mindset evolved with me, but there came a point where I became convinced I'm going to meet that "next girl" at very specific locations in my life. Maybe this is where that cliche' of meeting someone in the vegetable section in a grocery store stems from?

There's this single guy instinct in me that thinks that this bike path from my condo to work is going to be "that" next place. Before it was this outdoor restaurant in Los Feliz. I think that singlelites of both sexes believe that there's some specific location in their lives where this will happen. There ALWAYS has to be "a place".

But now it's this bike path! I just know it!

So I keep an eye out for those who are walking their dogs and going for walks. This blond in particular looked like she was on her way to work. Cute head band, the ever-fashionable, buggy Los Angeles sunglasses, cute freckles.

Maybe I'll see her again tomorrow. I've already played it out in my head. I'll be so charmingly befuddled by her good looks (a la' Hugh Grant in every movie role he's ever done) that I'll lose control of my bike and crash into a tree. She'll drop her purse, toss away her pink iPod earphones and crouch next to my crumpled body to see if I'm okay. She'll find it adorable. We'll set up a date and the rest is history.

It's only after I passed her that I realized I have on the Most Unattractive Article You Can Put On The Human Body: the bike helmet.

Maybe I can compensate next time by putting a playing card in my spokes and making it sound like a badass road hog.

Japan Beautiful Actress: Yada Akiko

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A Middle School Story

It seems as though a lot of "blasts from the pasts" are coming out of the woodwork these days. All thanks to the magic of Facebook.

I just received a "friend request" from a girl who I knew in middle school.

Back story with this one. First time I met her was at an awkward middle school social. I remember being told by my friend Chrissy that this girl named Emma had a crush on me and wanted to know if I would "go out with her". Chrissy played the liaison. She was the messenger. That's how it worked back then.

I didn't even know who she was, but I saw her from a distance and weakly turned to my friend John for some kind of sign of what to say.

John finished lacing up his BK Knights and clasped me on the shoulder.

John: You have to do it. This will be like... your first girlfriend. Maybe you'll get to make out?

If it was good enough for John, it was good enough for me. Still uneasy, I said said the exact opposite of what my gut was telling me, "Sure, I guess." John and Chrissy both assured me I was doing the right thing.

I approached Emma for the first time ever and she shyly flicked her hair back a la' Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years. We proceeded to have a conversation so incredibly awkward it could ONLY take place in middle school.

I believe in between my struggling to think of things to talk (my mind's kept going to it's default which was my recent discovery of my love of budding breasts), All 4 One's "I Swear" came on. Since we were now "going out" I nervously grabbed her waist and we started to dance.

It was at this time Emma leaned in and kissed me. My middle school's socials provided various entertainment outlets for its students. They opened up the gym for the jocks to shoot free throws. They opened up the computer lab for kids to set their pace to "grueling" on The Oregon Trail or command a tank in Bolo. They also opened up the Art Room and supplied free pop and snacks. One of those refreshments being Nacho Cheese Doritos.

I digress.

Emma leaned into kiss me and I'll never forget it. She tasted like Nacho Cheese Doritos. I was so repulsed that I waited til the song ended (goddamn that sax part!) and then powerwalked straight to my friend Chrissy. I wanted to call off the whole notion of "going out" with Emma Davidson.

I think Emma cried.

Funny how things haven't quite changed that much. I still strongly rely on friends for their input and advice on how to move forward with girls (just replace John with Leo). And I'm dissmissing girls with abstract little quirks.

Today she contacted me via Facebook and now we're friends.

And she's absolutely gorgeous.

She's a model now.

I'm sure there's some lesson to be learned here.

...

Fuck this. I'm going to the store to pick up some chips.

Cool Ranch, naturally.

Kobe, A-Rod, Michael Phelps and Tony Hawk in Underwear Playing Guitar for Guitar Hero

New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez was recently recruited for a ‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ video commercial. ARod was joined by Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps and skateboarding sensation Tony Hawk to recreate the iconic 1983 scene from ‘Risky Business,’ which starred Tom Cruise.

Things Overheard in a Bar This Weekend That Terrify Me About Women

Waiting for my tab to close out, I happened to eavesdrop on an intimate discussion between to girls at the bar:

Friend 1: So whatever happened to that guy who you found out had a thing for you?
Friend 2: He showed up at the party. Later on he came up to me and said, "I want to kiss you, but I need a shot because I'm so nervous."
Friend 1: On my gawd!
Friend 2: I said, "If you're going to kiss me, I'm going to need 2 more shots to go through with it."





Holy shit.

SNL Skit - Will Ferrell as George Bush and Tina Fey as Sarah Palin: Bush Endorsing McCain and Palin

Just in case you missed or you're just tired of the Sarah Palin parodies here some more shit.This is Saturday Night Live’s Update Thursday with Will Ferrell as George W. Bush and Tina Fey as Palin. In this skit, "Pres. Bush endorses McCain and Palin”.

Gorgeous and Impressive South Korea Waterfalls

Check out this gorgeous waterfalls that were installed recently in the Banpo River in Seoul South Korea. The 10,000 nozzle fountains built several feet apart on both sides of the Banpo bridge spurt out jets of water that periodically change color, turning the installation into a really attractive water rainbow. The installation pumps out 190 tons of water per minute, sourced from the Banpo River below so that no potable water is wasted.

Korea Beautiful Actress: Han Ga-in

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Thai Sexy Actress: Tata Young

Tata Young is a Thai singer, model and actress. After becoming a Thai superstar in her early teens, she became an international success with the release of her first English-language album I Believe in 2004. She remains one of the most popular performers in Thailand, and is a perennial "favorite" pick by magazines and music-video channels. She started singing and dancing at an early age. At age 11, Tata surpassed 5,300 other children to be crowned winner of the international division of the nationwide Thailand Junior Singing Contest with her performance of One Night Only. At the age of 15, Tata became the biggest pop sensation in Thailand. Tata's Eurasian background helped her cross over from the Thai music charts to perform abroad. Recently, she was also signed by the Los Angeles-based agency, McGhee Entertainment, which has managed such artists as Bon Jovi, Tee Jaconson, Liz Phair and Diana Ross. Tata has also developed a modeling and acting career. Young has been working on her junior studio English album for quite a while since the beginnings of '08 in Berlin, Germany. The records have unofficialy announced including 15 tracks, and most of them will be the pop-dance beats, similar to her previous records.

Profile

Name: Tata Young
Birth name: Amita Marie Young
Thai name: อมิตา มารี ยัง
Date of birth: December 14, 1980
Place of birth: Bangkok, Thailand
Hair: Dark Brown
Ethnicity: Half Thai Half American
Occupation: Singer, Actress, Model, Entrepreneur

Tata Young- Sexy,Naughty,Bitchy

Reapply for the V Card

The second part of anything is supposed to be the best part, right?

Star Wars' Empire Strikes Back was better than A New Hope.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was better than Sorcerer's Stone.
The second layer of a Drumstick ice cream cone.

But then again you have Grease 2.

Hmmm.

As I was dumping the condoms that Leo had left behind for me into my nightstand, my head snapped up and my eyes bugged.

This week marked Year 2 of the last time my trouser snake (see: PENIS) felt the inside of a greedy love bunker (see: VAGINA).

I think this means I can officially apply for my V-Card again, right? I mean, right??

I'm currently sipping a beer and wondering; is it possible to forget what you're doing in the sack? Is sex like a bike; will I suddenly remember? What if I forgot all my moves? Did I even have any moves? Oh fuck! I don't even remember if I had fucking moves!

I don't even know if I was decent and I'm not about to ask the only person who would know because any answer she gave would confirm that she has a frame of reference to compare with which would solidify that she, in fact, an active sex life. A fact that I choose to be blissfully ignorant about (I'm like that. I still think girls don't fart and teachers sleep in coffins during the summer).

I wonder if professionals address this concern about "forgetting". But I'm not about to type that into Google to search for anonymous forums. I don't think I've reached that point yet. God, please don't have reached that point yet.

It is a bit scary though and I'm sure that I'm not the only one out there who will have to face this fear. A once sexually active male in his prime suddenly cut off from all "civilization" (again, see: VAGINA) a la' Tom Hanks in Cast Away. But even that mo fo had Wilson.

So@24444444444444!

I mean, the last thing I did that even came CLOSE to sex was making out with some blacked out broad at a bar. And I couldn't pick her out of a police line up if you made me. There is some relief in that she sloppily whispered in my ear "You're a great kisser", but then again I was so drunk I was senseless with all the Black Velvet pumping through my body she could have said anything.

Year 2. Definitely not as fun as Harry, Ron and Hermione's Year 2.

Maybe I'll just post one of those Paypal links to my sidebar and ask for donations to afford a squeaky clean lady of the night to break the dry spell.

Or maybe I'll be a monk. I'm halfway there.

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Leo: Look, if anything, you ought to use this day to make yourself a promise.
Leo: Next time you have the opportunity, you take it. No more Picky Sally bullshit. Your personal growth depends on this.

So@24: What opportunities have I ever had??

Leo: I don't want to hear any more about, "Wow, she looks like Bar Rafaeili but shit, there's a freckle there so no thanks."

Leo: Dude, you turn opportunities down.

So@24: Like who??
Leo: Girls whom, if you put half an effort into, would gladly bed you. But you thought they weren't cute so you dismissed their asses like it was the Friday before graduation.
Leo: You are the pickiest guy I have ever met. Ever.

Rob from M&csaatchi

On Tuesday 21 October a man came into our class for a workshop. During that workshop we learnt how to put our ideas on to a poster about road safety.
At the end of the lesson we had to do a power point about what our poster is about.

The thing that was successful was that our group worked well together. We all listened to other people's ideas.
I enjoyed trying to make the poster and showing it to the class
We found hard to make the idea come onto a post

Robotic Mirrors that Talk and Follow People Around

Chris O’Shea in collaboration with Random International conceived and built this robotic mirror installation of 64 mirrors called “Audience”.



The mirrors follow people around that they find interesting allowing for their target to see their reflection in all 64 of the mirrors.



When the mirrors get bored, they go back to chatting and mingling among themselves but when someone else approaches, they stop talking and mingling and go back to staring at the person. This shit is creepy.





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Hong Kong Sexy Actress: Karen Mok Man Wai

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My Ex-Girlfriend's Post Pt. 1

Well, well well.



Today marks the 2 year mark of the breakup that would be the catalyst to launch this blog. And today my ex-girlfriend Lynn has kindly offered to write a post.



I want to thank everyone for sending in their questions. I forwarded them all to her and she was stunned at how many responses she got.



She called down the thunder and she got it. Some of you were pre-tty ballsy.



But that's why I love you.



Part II, your specific questions, will be posted later this week. I hope you enjoy a unique insight into her side.



Best,

So@24

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My side... The long awaited explanation and other side of the story. I have to admit that I am little nervous. I know that So@24 has a ton of avid fans and readers who likely hate my guts, and so I’m scared of what you might say. Please try to be nice everyone. I am just a weird little girl who isn’t heartless or mean! Haha. I will also admit now that I am nowhere near as funny or as clever as So@24 when I write, so here is my disclaimer now for my lack of wit.

How we began: I was 15 (almost 16) years old when I met So@24 in high school. He had at one time dated my cousin… which sounds really weird now, but when you’re lame and in high school, everyone dates everyone and so it wasn’t weird. I was shy but we hung out (our first date was a high school football game and ice cream), and because I was such an inexperienced little girl we moved really slowly. I had NEVER even kissed a guy before, let alone held a boy’s hand, and so it was a slow but sweet blooming high school relationship.

On my 16^th birthday, So@24 came over to give me my birthday present. As the night ended I walked him out to his car. And, let me CLARIFY here (if you’ve been reading from the beginning you’ll know what I’m referencing) that he did not pull my belt loops the night we had our first kiss. He sadly has mixed two events together (sigh, typical guy). He attempted to kiss me the night BEFORE by pulling my belt loops, but chickened out and went for a hug instead. Hahaha nerd. So, the NEXT night (my birthday) he picked me up, slung me over his shoulder and carried me over to his truck. There he sat me down in front of him and kissed me. Wait… correction; he kissed my teeth because I was smiling! It was cheesy and sweet, I laughed and said I didn’t know what I was doing, and he assured me it was okay. Nine days later we became official (with an awkward “are you my boyfriend?” note passed at school)!

So@24 and I continued to date for 9 more months in the same city, but graduation came… as did Fall and he moved to a university 3 hours away. And, let me just say, I WAS DEVASTATED. I literally thought my world was over. My high school love was 300 miles away! Also, keep in mind this was 2001 when cell phones weren’t common and so I had no idea when we would talk, when we would see each other, or if we would even stay together.

We really struggled for that first year. I still had two more years of high school to finish, and he was in his first year of college. ENTER… the fraternity. So@24 was a frat boy. He partied. He drank. He talked to sorority girls. He went to dances. He socialized. He had fun… all without me. This drove me nuts. I was the young, insecure girlfriend back home… missing her boyfriend and feeling jealous and lonely. This neediness drove So@24 crazy, and was the cause of a ton of our fights!

As the years went on, we thankfully adapted. I got a car and we each got cell phones, and so the communication between us was better. We would see each other every other weekend, and the deal worked out pretty well. Eventually over time things fell into place and we get a better handle on things. I understood his college lifestyle a little better and our lives didn’t feel as separate as they used to.

So 5ish years go by (yeah time flies). So@24 graduates college and has his post-graduation “what the hell am I going to do with my life” crisis. I selfishly wanted him to move home, but I wanted him to be happy too. He dreamed of moving down to LA to pursue his love of film and all things entertainment related, and so I encouraged him as best I could. Although I was horrified at the thought of my beloved boyfriend living 1,000 miles away (that’s a plane ride folks, no longer a do-able drive), I didn’t want him to end up as one of those old men who sadly looked back on what ‘could have been.’ So, come September of 2005, he moved to LA. I bawled my eyes out as I moved him into his new apartment, but I toughened up. By then I was used to saying goodbye.

A year goes by and now comes the time for me to pick a university to transfer to so I could finish my BA. By this time I was so sick of long distance that I decided to move down to southern California for school. I could be happy finally living NEAR my boyfriend for once, our lives didn’t have to be separate anymore, and we could be a normal couple! Yay!

August of 2006 I moved down to Irvine to finish my BA. I expected everything to magically turn into the perfect relationship, but I was wrong. Our lives were still so separate feeling, and I did not feel that So@24 was not where I need him to be after 6 years of dating. It was then that I decided we needed to break up. HARDEST. DECISION. OF. MY. LIFE.

I know that So@24 seems like the perfect guy, and everyone wonders why the hell I broke up with him! But here is the deal… Keep in mind that the So@24 I broke up with was the So@24 from 8 years ago. This was the immature So@24 who knew nothing about what girls needed, wanted or expected in relationships (and I was horribly naive as well). As young couples do, we had already established our relational patterns (both positive and negative) and so we simply developed too many habits that weren’t good for us. Looking at who So@24 is now, I am amazed. I truly believe that although sad, our breakup was incredibly humbling for him and it has turned him into an even more awesome guy. I know that he has learned so much from our experiences, and that is what I believe has led him to becoming who he is today. Please know that I didn’t break up with the So@24 of today; I broke up with the of So@24 8 years ago. We all change, but old habits die hard… and for us that really was the case.

Below is an excerpt from an email I wrote to a friend who asked what I gained from still being friends with So@24 (my friend does not understand me because he doesn’t speak to any of his exes). I feel like I was able to explain me and my intentions really well here, so take a look:

“I gain the close friendship I had with him back. He is an amazing person, but was just not the right boyfriend for me, and so losing him as a friend caused a huge void in my life. He and I are incredibly similar and weird, and so our friendship is very rare because of that. Also, just his understanding of my life and personal experiences is comforting to have since he has known me for 8 years. From an awkward sophomore in high school with braces to a growing young woman in graduate school and living on her own... his consistency in my life is a huge comfort.”

“He gains the same in return. He has explained that he has accepted the fact that we will no longer be together, and he would rather accept that, move on and be my friend rather than hang on and loose me as a friend. He also views our friendship as rare, and he really appreciates me as a person. I don't think he has ulterior motives or hopes of getting back together with me, but I do admit to myself that there may be a tiny something is still inside of him (only because he wasn't the one to break it off). I do think he will 'come around' eventually as time heals and our friendship remains strictly platonic. He will date, he will like other girls, and he will sleep with them (and I encourage all of this). It's just a matter of time, and I am just ahead of the game since I've had another relationship and was ready to move on.”

“Until you end it someone you love and have been with for such vital years, you likely won't understand why some people remain friends. I agree that it's rare with a lot of people and it's a huge mistake for some, but I think So@24 and I are a few of the lucky ones who can handle it. Our relationship and friendship was just that important. I mean, we were best friends for 6 fundamental years... and so even if we don't date anymore, letting go of the friendship is impossible. It was put on hold as the intimate relationship ended, but the friendship never went away.”

I don’t think I can explain it any other way. He is a great person, but our past has a few too many issues to look past. Although those issues prevent me from viewing So@24 in an intimate way now, they don’t change the fact that he’s an amazing person and an irreplaceable friend.

xoxo,

Lynn

A Beautiful Reinterpretation of the 'Wizard of Oz'

Graham Rawle’s is a writer who has written a modern version the “The Wizard of Oz”. In his version Rawles introduces new characters to the tale.

After the original book was released, The Wizard of Oz was turned into a much-celebrated movie starring Judy Garland and later, a musical called “The Wiz” starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross.

On the gallery, you can see the Flying Monkeys, The Cowardly Lion and a really wicked depiction of the Witch. The video is absolutely beautiful.







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