The World Needs More Ninjas

We’re in South Carolina for the Thanksgiving week. We left early Saturday morning so we could be here by noon to watch the Michigan-Ohio State game. Yet another win for the Buckeyes to push Tressel’s record to 6-1 versus the Wolverines. We also saw the Illini beat Northwestern to probably seal a Capital One Bowl berth (their first bowl in the post-Leigh Ann Curse era). Of course, Clemson had to drop the ball and blow their first chance at an ACC Championship birth and looks like they’re headed for about another 9-4 season.

Yesterday, I upgraded our Wordpress blogging software, so let me know if you notice any glitches. I also converted both it and our Gallery software to a Subversion checkout…so that should make maintenance easier in the future (hopefully).

We had thought about changing the design of our blog to either Cool Water or YourBlog 2.0. But, we’re not convinced we like either of those well enough to switch from our current style . Let us know if you have any thoughts or if there are any other designs that you’re particularly fond of.

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  Does anyone else who watches sports wonder how Fathead can be profitable? I consider myself a pretty big sports fan, but honestly I have no desire whatsoever to show my loyalty by slapping a big Buckeye or Tiger Paw on our wall. You’d think they must be doing OK given that they have a slew of commercials and even got Ben Roethlisberger do to one where he repeatedly asks you the viewer if you have a “fat head”. So, who is buying these thing? Boys between about 5-10 years old? I did a little investigation on the site and found out these things cost $100 apiece (this site was obviously done with the philosophy “The more Flash, the better the site”). I find the “View in a Room” feature entertaining where you can see just how fun and exciting having a Fathead in your room is. Unfortunately, even on their site it looks pretty darned boring.

• For you Office fans: The Top 10 Pranks on Dwight. Including such classics as the stapler in the Jell-O, Jim dresses as Dwight, and FAXes from Future Dwight.
• Has anyone else tried Google’s 411 (1-800-GOOG-411)? It’s pretty sweet. You can basically to 411 and get connected for free. Definitely useful to have in your cell phone.
• If you haven’t played Guitar Hero yet, you should check it out. It’s like DDR except I seem to be a lot better at GH (if only learning real instruments was this easy and instantly gratifying). I love this parody: Cowbell Hero. And, then there’s the South Park take on the game. And, if you want to see how the expert’s do it, look for some of the Through the Fire and Flames videos out there.
• Has anyone else noticed how Cracked.com has become the most hilarious list site all of a sudden? I remember reading the magazine, which was kind of like a rip-off of Mad Magazine, probably 15 years ago, but who knew they would reinvent themselves on the Internet out of the blue. Some of the best lists include The 5 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Comic Strips and The 10 Most Terrifyingly Inspirational ’80s Songs.
  

  Think of the weakest, most pedestrian chore you can do, for example, doing laundry. Now play “Eye of the Tiger” in the background. If, by the end of that spin cycle you haven’t managed to somehow kill a grizzly bear with fabric sheets or make sweet love to every woman within 40 yards, then you need to see a coroner because you apparently died the night before.

• Have you ever noticed how Duke basketball seems to be the Mecca for dorky white players? This site has cataloged them for your viewing pleasure.
  

  Mike Dunleavy Jr.– The question I always used to ask about Jr. was “did somebody take a shop vac and suck the skin and muscle tissue out of his face?” He looks very creepy and kind of like Skeletor.

• 1-31-07: Never Forget
  
• A few other videos that have entertained me lately:
  • The Simpsons 300-style trailer.
  • Will the world’s fastest walker run when chased by samurai?
  • An alternate view of Trinity’s 15 lateral game-winning play.
  • An ESPN reporter “casually” tries to eat the world’s hottest pepper.