Draft Punk

Remember this iPod ad?



The song was unique, so I looked for the band.
Too bad I mis-read their name as 'Draft Punk'.

Oops.

Didn't re-find - Daft Punk - again for ages.

Not til I saw their distinctly different video,
'Something About Us'. (below)

note: The light show is on their helmets !



Like those people that mis-hear song lyrics, I just added an extra letter to the actual band name. But it made me feel better to find out (via Google) that I wasn't the only one - still over 20,000 hits if you search for 'Draft Punk' - ha!

But I just can't figure out why these two French guys would not only sing in English, but they also, after a bad review where an English critic called their music, "a bunch of daft punk", name their band that. In English.

Just a bit odd.

As odd as their whole LED-helmets thing.

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*part of ThemeThursdays 'draft' challenge

Losing Your Lunch

_{(part of the TT lunch series :)}
Your school nightmare is back, as an 'action figure'. With nine mystery selections for your dining pleasure...?

Oh no!

So maybe you should eat here instead:



Or maybe not...

;-)

How about here (below) instead, since
these folks really seem to be enjoying lunch:



'Don't sing a song, man !' ... ha!

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Getting Hot And Streamy

`

The Streamy Awards are tonight.

To honor the best only on the web shows


Here are just some of the nominees:

Best Female Actor (Comedy web series)

Illeana Douglas — (Easy to Assemble)

Justine Bateman — (Easy to Assemble)

Joanna Cassidy — (Sex Ed)

Felicia Day — (The Guild)

Lisa Kudrow — (Web Therapy)

Best Male Actor (Drama web series)

Craig Frank — (Compulsions)

Robert Englund — (Fear Clinic)

Joe Absolom — (Girl Number 9)

Mark Gantt — (The Bannen Way)

Eric Balfour — (Valemont)

Best Companion Web Series

Assassin’s Creed: Lineage

Dexter: Early Cuts

Harper’s Globe

The Office: Subtle Sexuality

Weeds: University of Andy

and the rest: all 2010 Nominees


Neil Patrick Harris accepts his 2009 Streamy:

For Josh Whedon's 'Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog'


Never knew there were so many web shows.

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Boxes Full Of Pooh

Just in time for TT's 'BOX' day...


Quickie of a cute kid & her Pooh box.

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This Pooh in a box?... beware!

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Click the pic below to see a guy play this:

{opens in new window, 1 min}

Home-made, but it really does work. ;-)

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Jeepers Peepers

Some no-calorie treats for y'all ;-)

this girl's peeps panic...





'Love You' 'Give us a Kiss' 'Thank You' ...so cute!

Happy Easter !

Satisfyingly Sunny

This lucky ducky passively promotes smiles in miles of rivers on four continents. Now its here for TT's yellow day!

^{*click for pages of pics of the places it's been}

For action lovers - the Yellow Cube Machine:




And for people who just love being perplexed,
A demo of a (yellow!) non-Newtonian 'liquid':



Imagine a jr-high class getting their hands in this...

*One thing's bugging me - that guy at the end reminds me of an odd old cartoon character - can't quite place who he looks like.

eta:
Ah - he's a bit like 'Kilroy', or Alice the Goon (from Popeye).

Right Where You Left

In honor of ThemeThursday's SIGN ...
Ten places that might drive you crazy:

Take The MentalFloss Quiz...

What Side of the Road Do They Drive on?



My score: 90%
(good guesses ;)

Apparently there are lots of places where I should have someone else drive...

But -not- this guy... watch the arrows! :

Lady Gaga Garbage

Its Art. Its Junk. (its actually both)

* Notice the poker chips and Kermit parts?...

Artist Jason Mecier uses the personal junk of celebrities and turns it into unique portraits. Over the past 10 years the stars themselves have sent their used belongings to him to create 3D collages.

Including: Heidi Fleiss' moldy slippers, Phyllis Diller's anti-itch
cream, Kathy Najimy's
Dexatrim, Ricki Lake's tampon (ew!), two of Tori Spelling's vibrators (double-ew!), and a letter Paris Hilton
sent him from prison.

Kathy Griffin (in Clay Aiken CDs & Velveeta wrappers)

Also: Pam Anderson, Bjork, Sharon Stone, Florence Henderson, RuPaul, Pink, the Go-Go’s, the B52's, etc... See more in the video:




Making 'PoP ArT Icons' out of pop culture debris?

Makes sense to me.


Hurry, his show at 'Ghetto Gloss' L.A. ends 3/23.
*click pics for more details.

93 + 1929 = Sunday Breakfast

Clara, 93, cooks brunch from her Depression-era childhood, to celebrate ThemeThursday.

hint:

- Gruel ?.... 'No'
- Coffee ?... 'Yes'

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"First thing we're going to make is sugar cookies"

('What?'...)

Not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't that.

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Had to try them, so I made a one-third batch:

1 large egg (lightly beaten)
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
pinch of salt

Rolled out using more flour.
Then cut into turd-like shapes
- and put on ungreased pan.
350' F oven, for ~ 16 min

Verdict: 'Okay' - they did all disappear by 6pm.
(would be better with vanilla +/ spices)

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Had to lol, tho. Coffee & two kinds of sugar cookies.
Nutritionist's nightmare, but 'hey' Clara's still here!

warning - The longer you let them sit around however, the more they become Depression-era tooth-breakers.

so, 'Flapper Biscotti', anyone?

p.s.
notice (at 2:57) there's a donut bag on her counter!

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Leprechaun Feet

They can walk up the front of a fridge?...



So those tiny colorful imps also have anti-gravity?

Paging Mr. Cameron: We has a plot for Avatar II.

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*just enuf time to leave you three quick 'St. Pat' links:

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(1) FAMILY FUN
In 2009 a mom put neon prints (pic above) thru her kitchen then surprised her kids w/ green food. Some comments she got, last one's a lol idea:

Ashlee- did this one year at a daycare I worked at. It really freaked out the kids and they cried for a good half hour!

Mercedes- we set our shoes out and They leave us small goodies. Usually green. :) Also our room would have been disorganized by the leprechauns.

Bren Yule- spaghetti noodles with green food coloring! Green alfredo sauce, and Green Choc chip cookies with green sprinkles!

Yarni Gras!- put a green food coloring tablet between the faucet spout and washer ...turned on the kitchen sink, the water came out green.

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(2) RECIPE
From the Food Librarian, no less:

Her recipe? (click pic) Jello blended w/ ice cream.
No idea how it tastes, but it certainly looks... green.

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(3) HISTORY:
How snakes left Ireland. (beware: not happily)


I said 'Ew', but laughed anyway. - Happy St. Paddys

Beer Pong Goes Hollywood

NEW SHOW:

tonight 7 - 9 p.m.

'Minute To Win It'

Hm... Seems more like:

'Drinking Games Gone Viral Video'

'Focus' ? ... 'Yes'
'Skill' ? ... 'Maybe'
'Grace' ? ... um ''No''

Which means I'm going to watch it.
If only I get home in time. Sigh.

eta:... yup, watched the last half
Get paid $50,000+ to play party games? Not too shabby.
btw, here are THE GAMES - time to practice.

Shows like this? Tis why I don't tell any pals in my *real* life about this blog, or my 'guilty' tv... I'd never live it down.

Yup, only you guys (plus my SO) know about this blog.
(fyi: my blog's orig name? = Nan 'C's Tv W/o Pity)

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A Bit Spotty

Will be working a lot
of overtime until 4/15.

So my posts are going to be

(as Cruella DeVille might say)

A bit spotty.

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But at least I'm better off than this guy:




Just how far did it 'scoot', anyway?... ;-)