I did enjoy Forrest Gump when it came out, but never realised the plot was so thin until I saw this. ‘Forrest Gump in one minute, in one take’, made by students from the University of York filmmaking society.
Enjoy your weekend. Soak up the down time.
I’ve been really busy this week and hardly had time to post anything. And I should have because some great things happened this week. I’ll get to it tomorrow, I promise.
My husband sent me this video during the week to brighten my day at school. It’s a great study in human reaction to the unknown. Enjoy.
I hope your weekend treats you well. Children’s birthday week for me here – Double digits for one and teenager for the other. Two in the one week. I know, what was I thinking!
Back to my faves this week. Charlie Todd’s improveverywhere crew has been up to their improvising best with this effort. High Five Escalator, involves Agent Lathan giving out 2,000 high fives by standing next to a subway escalator during the morning rush. I just love watching peoples’ faces transform from impassive to animated as they embrace the fun on offer.
It’s a pretty simple task to make people feel good as they go about their day. Try something out next week – smile at your co-workers and say something that makes them feel good. If you wish to remain anonymous, try a random act of kindness. Go on, I dare you. Bet you’ll feel better in the process too.
Even better still, try it out this weekend. Enjoy.
This is ‘Facebook Song’ by Rhett and Link. Our school psychologist had me help her download it from Youtube this week for use with a Yr 11 class. (We used kickyoutube – it continues to impress everyone) They were looking at the idea of personal empires for their Art class. As well as being pretty amusing it’s quite good for developing class discussion about identity and behaviour online.
A cooler weekend here in Australia. Very welcome after last weekend and its devastating consequences. Hope yours is a good one.
*Just got this message on Twitter from Bill Ferriter.
Such kindness being expressed for our country from the international community of educators is overwhelming. Jen Wagner has let me know that donations are coming in for the bushfire appeal we are running through Working together 2 make a difference. Thank you all.
Now this is funny. So I’m ordering you to watch it and brighten up your day by enjoying the pleasure of laughing out loud. I’ve watched it a couple of times now and even though I know what’s coming I still find those tears rolling down my cheeks. Happy ones, not sad!
I hope we’ll all still be laughing tonight. Today represents the most extreme weather conditions we’ve seen all summer being faced in Victoria. Melbourne is predicted to reach a temperature of 44 degrees celcius. We’ve been in the grip of a water crisis and our State is tinder dry. Bushfires are a constant summer threat with extremely dry undergrowth. We live with water restrictions and I am saddened by the sight of the glorious Liquid Amber in my frontyard struggling to exist.
So, I hope tonight I’m sharing a glass of wine and good conversation with friends and not glued to the TV (or internet) tracking the progress of bushfires.
Enjoy your weekend, Go on, watch lost luggage again. I promise you’ll laugh second time round too!
My husband sent me this video during the week and it brightened the day for a colleague and myself. It was uploaded to YouTube in 2006 so you may have already seen it. How they put this together intrigues me -there are definitely some very clever people out there.
We are melting here in Melbourne right now. The temperature has been 41Degrees celcius + for the last three days and it looks like there is another one heading our way tomorrow. There is little respite next week with temperatures forecast to be in the 30’s all week. Of course, school began back this week, just when the heat of summer set in. The kids are restless and tired and we are all searching for the elusive sniff of a breeze but there is none in sight.
The Library I work in is not air conditioned but home is, so I intend to hibernate! Enjoy whatever comes your way this weekend.
School will really be out for me next Friday. It’s a return to work for me next week; a dose of reality after the heady days of nothing on my agenda. Enjoy this ditty from Weird Al Yankevic as he ponders the wonder of Ebay to the tune of the Backstreet Boys ‘I want it that way’. Nearly 20 million people have viewed it already on YouTube.
Probably nice to revisit a Weird Al Yankovic effort from the past while we’re at it. Here he is with ‘Eat it’, his parody of Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat it’.
I have to confess that I went to a Michael Jackson concert at Olympic Park here in Melbourne in the mid ’80s. It was far and away the best concert I’ve ever been to. It was at the height of Michael Jackson’s career; Thriller had been released and he was in the white glove phase. His dancing was brilliant and the show was nothing short of spectacular. Pity that 20 years on his reputation is not what it used to be.
I hope your weekend holds something special for you. Enjoy.
This is Hector Projector’s ‘It’s art’. (Hectornado on YouTube) who has created this hand drawn stop motion animation to his original composition. He represents talent and initiative in my opinion. He’s a guy living in Sweden, who, with the help of myspace and YouTube, is managing to carve out a name for himself and his creative talents.
Great, isn’t it. This is what is possible for the students we teach. Our schools need to start recognising that we can assist our students to showcase their talents and use this media to create a positive digital footprint for themselves (and quite possibly a future career for themselves as well).
It’s inspiring to see young people using social media to good effect. Almost makes me excited about the prospect of returning to school soon. I did say almost. I have to admit that I am enjoying the downtime holidays afford!
Have a great weekend. Forecast is for sunny weather here in Melbourne and I intend to soak it up.
Another improveverywhere effort to keep us smiling. This time they congregate at JFK airport to welcome back a stranger. The unsuspecting victims find themselves confronted with a crowd bearing signs, flowers and ballons. It’s magic watching the expressions on their faces.
Improveverywhere have a mission planned for tomorrow, the 10th of January. It’s the 8th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride. Here are the details of the mission as they appear on their site;
DETAILS
When: Saturday, January 10 at 3:00 PM, Sharp! (Over by around 5:30)
Where: Meet at Foley Square at the black sculpture/fountain. It’s near the Brooklyn Bridge 6 train stop, between Centre and Lafayette, just north of Duane. (Google Map)
Bring: A backpack and a metro card.
Do not bring: A camera (we’ll have several photographers on hand)
Wear: Normal winter clothes (hat, gloves, etc)
Facebook: You can RSVP to the Facebook Event
After Party: For those over 21, there will be an official No Pants after party at Sidebar, 15th Street and Irving Place. First drink is free if you arrive without pants.
If you’re a reader living in New York this should be a lot of fun if you’re comfortable riding the subway wearing only your underpants. Wish I was there, although I really don’t think I’d be game enough for this mission!
Have a great weekend.
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This is One year in 40 seconds. It’s beautiful. It’s the work of eirikso (Eirik Solheim) from Oslo in Norway. All the images were taken at the same spot over the course of 2008 showing the changing seasons. Look at this and contemplate the year ahead. What will you be doing as the seasons unfold? An open book right now ready to be filled.
Thanks to Elizabeth Holmes who posted the link to this on Twitter.
Enjoy the weekend!
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