It is definitely one of those days.
Greatest video ever:*
I’ve been playing a lot of turn-by-email Scrabble lately via Scrabulous, which also has a Facebook app so you can play through the Facebook interface if you prefer (which I do, mainly because I check Facebook a lot).
And if you really don’t feel like working, Name 50 states in 10 minutes. I missed four, but I’m not going to give you an edge by telling you what they were.
Not the best video in the world, certainly lacking the broad appeal of the first, but if you like a) Highlander (and/or, you know, bad TV/movies) and b) the post-apocalypse,** you cannot help but be intrigued by this totally unauthorized mystery trailer for Highlander: The Source:
The voice-over totally sounds like they slowed some tape in an attempt to mimic Ian McKellan, doesn’t it?
Thanks to Keely and j00j for the video links.
I’m going to see the Simpsons movie tonight on Travis’s recommendation. Spider-Pig better not be the funniest part.
Oh, and as I was alerted by another friend, e.l.f. (Eyes Lips Face), a make-up line, has been bought out by Nordstrom’s and is clearing out their inventory. Virtually everything is $1. The website is a little wonky, but if you get a weird message box just hit “cancel” and hit whatever link you wanted again. Let me know if you want an “All Over Color Stick” in Pink Lemonade, as I accidentally ordered two.
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*I know I say that a lot, but this time it’s REALLY TRUE, srsly. And it doesn’t even make crude insinuations about anyone from Harry Potter.
**This could be wishful thinking on my part, but it sure LOOKS kind of post-apocalyptic.
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:10 pm
I did it! I named all 50 in a little under 8 minutes! On major painkillers!
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:12 pm
I think pain killers are cheating. They probably make it easier to access things you learned in 3rd grade.
Don’t write any Christmas cards, though.
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Methos, an awesome Scrabble-based video, and ridiculously cheap makeup all in one post? Cabell, I… I think I love you.
August 3rd, 2007 at 3:08 pm
I nailed 49 states in under seven minutes, but it took me another four to realize I’d left out Utah. Stupid, inconspicuous Mormons…
August 3rd, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Wait, I meant, “with seven minutes left to go.” Like, I did it in three minutes. Urgh.
And apparently I’ve just drained the rest of my mental energy for the day.
August 3rd, 2007 at 4:00 pm
I LOVE the Scrabble video!
August 3rd, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Did it with 3:42 left on the clock. Colorado was the last state for me.
August 4th, 2007 at 2:44 am
You forgot:Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho,
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Wyoming
Well, I am an ignorant furriner. I was typing Kansas as the clock ran out, but apparently that doesn’t count. I can’t believe I forgot Connecticut! All that time I spent reading Babysitters’ Club books in my youth totally wasted!
Apparently my fingers think Philadelphia is a state (or they did in the first minute, before I got stuck).
August 4th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Apparently the Nordstroms thing is a snope. But yay for cool cheap makeup! Looks like it might be available at Kmart, where I’ll be able to save the shipping. I might run by there tomorrow and see before I buy online (I’ve already picked out $20 worth of stuff!)
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=12471
Oh, and that scrabble video is fun!
August 6th, 2007 at 7:31 am
Okay! I have finally watched the Scrabble video. And it is made of win and general cleverness. I’ll have to show it to Jon.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
The eyeslipsface thing is really funny, because a couple years ago I heard that they were some high-end makeup brand that was going to start selling at Bloomingdales, and they were having a special sale of their products for a dollar. I wonder how these things get started, or if the company does it purposely to drum up sales.