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Tales from the Afternow

2008-11-03T00:01:00.000-06:00

Here is an interesting radio-play type project, created by Sean Kennedy. There are several MP3s, supposedly broadcast from some time in the near but post-apocalyptic future. I've only listened to a few so far, but I'm probably going to hit the whole thing before too long.

Paranoid US: Nike - Here I Am

2008-10-31T00:01:00.001-05:00

Here is an ad that is as strange as it is well put together. The body parts of a runner communicate in this weird mix of CG and composited live-action elements. So intriguing. Well worth a couple minutes of your time. Happy Halloween.

Squirrel Underpants

2008-10-30T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here's a site where you can buy squirrel underpants. They look like little tiny tighty-whities. I'm sure there are some "nuts" puns in there, but I just don't have it in me to let them out. I feature a lot of sites that have products that aren't actually for sale, but as far as I can tell, you can really buy these. If you want.

Portable Rotary Phone

2008-10-29T00:01:00.001-05:00

The description for this one comes from the site itself:

Description: The infamous Portable Rotary Phone is an original rotary phone that has been modified to be a cellular phone. The Port-O-Rotary has a functional rotary dial, rings the original, loud metallic bells when a call is received, and even has a dial tone.

Couldn't put it in your pocket, but that doesn't mean it's not stylish. Thanks to Morgen for the link.

Down For Everyone or Just Me

2008-10-28T00:01:00.000-05:00

And incredibly useful and simple utility site that I can't believe I haven't heard of before. Down For Everyone or Just Me lets you enter a url and checks itself, that way you can see if the site you're checking is down to the whole world or if it's a problem that is specific to you. Everything I could think of was either up, or made up, but I plan to use this next time one of the sites I frequent goes down.

Hotel 626

2008-10-27T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here is a creepy web-game brought to you by...Doritos? It does a great job of being creepy, and the snack is never mentioned in the game aside from a small logo in the lower right corner. There are also some cool reality based things going on in the game. Aside from the standard mouse input, there is one level requires you to use a webcam, and another asks you to sing into a microphone. The final one calls you on your phone for an even more surreal experience. In time for Halloween and definitely worth a few minutes of your time.

PG Porn

2008-10-24T00:01:00.000-05:00

James Gunn's (director of Slither) new project. This is a web series that puts actors across from porn stars in situations that would normally lead up to steamy encounters in their XXX counterparts. Only one is up now, but it ends abruptly, and not in any sort of intamacy. I'm definitely looking forward to more. Fair warning: It doesn't feature explicit sex, but it's definitely stronger that PG.

Z-Rox

2008-10-23T00:01:00.000-05:00

It's a flash game that gives you view a letter or shape, but you have to view it as it slides past a very thin window. If you can do this and correctly enter whatever is being viewed, then you can get to the next level. I was able to get up to 33. If you can get farther, let me know how! This link is also thanks to Dave.

Web Urbanist

2008-10-22T00:01:00.001-05:00

The tagline for this blog is Urban Street Art, Abandoned Places and Amazing Designs, it I'd say it lives up to its name. When I checked the front page it covered everything from crazy tables to ghost towns to artistic cakes. Lots of cool stuff to see here. Thanks to Morgen for the link.

Palin As President

2008-10-21T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here's some more topical political humor at the expense of the easiest punching bag involved in the current presidential election. I'm not saying she doesn't deserve it, it's just that it sometimes seems too easy. Fortunately this site does a lot of funny things in a really slick and interactive way. Exploration yields many jokes.

Upside Down Dogs

2008-10-20T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here's another site with a very self-explanatory URL. People post pictures of their dogs laying on their backs with their heads on the ground, just flipped over. Weird how much gravity takes over. A lot of extra skin on those dogs. Thanks to Dave for the link, and for those of you who can't get enough of looking at dogs on the internet, here's a bonus video:

It's about time to wind this thing down.

2008-10-19T00:01:00.000-05:00

You dozen loyal readers may have noticed that I missed posting for the entirety of last week. It turns out that these days I'm just too busy to keep up a daily schedule. I'm not disappearing right away, though. I'll be posting daily until the end of the year, which is when I will hang it up. After that I'll be blogging is some other incarnation, but nothing with so a set schedule. More on that when it's time. If you come across any awesome links before the first, please send them my way so I can send this thing out in style.

Mash SF

2008-10-10T00:01:00.000-05:00

These bikers seem heavy on speed, light on brakes, and huge on balls. Check out their vids of them riding through traffic at breakneck speeds. I haven't checked out the site too much, but from their videos it looks like there may be a documentary in the works. At the very least they've got some extremely gutsy riding catalogued in short clips.

Cats That Look Like Hitler

2008-10-09T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here is a place that collects pictures of cats that look like Hitler. I had no idea there were so many, but it seems that there are lots and lots of kitties out there with coloring that suggests a small, square mustache. Kitlers, they are known as. Definitely worth a browse.

Balloon String

2008-10-08T00:01:00.002-05:00

So in this one a ball is tethered to your mouse by an elastic string, sort of like the way a paddle-ball is attached to a paddle. The goal is to click the ball. It's kind of fun. Thanks to Dave for the link.

I Wanna Be The Guy

2008-10-07T00:01:00.001-05:00

This is a retro-styled game that is incredibly difficult. The creators themselves admit that they wanted the game to be "nail-rippingly difficult," and is filled with many "sadistic deathtraps." Seriously, though, this is really hard. I downloaded the demo and gave up after about 6 minutes. Let me know if you have better luck.

Notorious MSG

2008-10-06T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here's a gangster rap group that purports to be straight out of Chinatown. The beats are good, the English is broken and the whole thing is polished and entertaining. Just because stereotypes are perpetuated doesn't mean that it's not a pretty funny novelty act.

White Gold is White Gold

2008-10-03T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here is a viral campaign launched by the California Milk Processor Board to promote milk. It features an awesome rocker named White Gold and his band rocking songs about how great milk is. Songs include "One Gallon Axe," "Tame the White Tiger," and "Is it me, or do you love my hair." Reportedly they were cowritten by Electric 6, one of the most rocking bands ever. Check it out! Thanks to Bryan for the link.

Flash Fabrica - Brain

2008-10-02T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here's a game that's written in Japanese but simple enough to figure out anyway, and fun enough to waste a few moments on. Each level will flash a few numbers for a brief second. Then the numbers are replaced by circles and you have to order them based on what you were able to glimpse. Kinda fun.

Am I Annoying?

2008-10-01T00:01:00.000-05:00

It's sort of like hot or not, but for celebrities and instead of rating attractiveness it rates how annoying the people are. Osama Bin Laden currently ranks as most annoying and James Gandolfini rates as least annoying. Random voting is allowed, and there are tons of public figures, many of whom are so obscure I've never heard of them. If you find someone annoying, good chance they're in here.

Custom My Little Ponies

2008-09-30T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here are some custom my little ponies made to look like figures from popular culture. Included are My Little Joker, My Little Alucard Hellsing, and My Little Alien, which is my favorite. Thanks to Angie for the link.

The Holy Church of Bacon

2008-09-29T00:01:00.000-05:00

If you more than just like bacon, but instead really love the stuff, you may have found your new church. The Holy Church of Bacon website offers info about bacon ("endowed to mankind from pigs"), info about the church (you can graduate from "Baconic Novice" to "Baconic Fryer.") and all kinds of info about applying Baconism to your life. Thank you to Reverend Jeremy for this one. (He's a real reverend, but not of the bacon church.)

Tex Murphy Radio Theater

2008-09-26T00:01:00.000-05:00

So, if you are like me, a huge fan of the Tex Murphy series of games, then this may interest you. In these brief episodic mp3s, Chris Jones reprises his role as Tex Murphy, hardboiled PI in the near, post-apocalyptic future, and the star of Under a Killing Moon, The Pandora Directive and Overseer. They are incredibly well produced and remind me of some of the radio plays that were so popular in times gone by. Funny and interesting, but I will warn that there are only six episodes, with the story left hanging, so if you need closure, it might be best not to even start.

Spot the Fake Smile

2008-09-25T00:01:00.001-05:00

Here you can see 20 video clips of people smiling. Some of them are real and some of them are fake. You only get to see each one once before making your guess as to which. Afterward you can see which ones were fake, which ones were real, and which ones you identified correctly. I was able to do 17/20. You? Thanks to Anirudh for the link.

Play With Spider

2008-09-24T00:01:00.002-05:00

Here's another fairly amazing thing done with flash. The spider, seemingly in 3d, will follow your cursor, even as you adjust everything from its leg length to its walk bounce to its leg reach to even the angle you're viewing it from. Plus, hit space bar to drop some insects for it to run around and eat. Truly cool. Check it out.