Worst roller coaster video ever

Ok, I usually don't use youtube because I think that place could basically be located in a cave under a bridge for all the trolls commenting on there. With my iphone, however, I can publish straight to youtube without even using a computer and, being a really lazy person, I couldn't pass that up.

The best parts of this video are 1) my weird commentary (basically I just keep saying "YETI" and yelling), 2) the fact that my finger figures prominently in the later part because I had to grip my phone tight to keep from dropping it and 3) the best part of the ride is backward in the pitch dark. This is only evident because everyone starts screaming so much louder at that point.

This was my first iphone video, just taken to test the camera. I think it did a pretty good job for a cell phone camera.

Warning - Everyone starts yelling really loudly so I would keep your volume down.



No criticism of my video techniques, please. I know it sucks.

Animal Kingdom

The Safari rules. Live animals without fences? Funness. And the blobbies in the water are hippos, by the way.

I have a major headache so that's all you're getting from me tonight. Stay tuned for my lame-ass video of the Expedition Everest ride in which my finger features prominently during the last part when I started gripping the phone extra hard to keep from dropping it. It's quite amusing.

Look into these eyes, and you see that they are google-y

Happy 40th Anniversary to Sesame Street! I am really loving Google's tribute - especially today's. I am a BIG Ernie fan and I think all the Ernie/Bert controversy is RIDICULOUS. Don't get me started, though, I'll start ranting.

I still have my Best of Ernie LP at home! Also, did anyone else have the I'll miss you, Mr. Hooper book? That one makes me cry every time. Oh, and Big Bird goes to Japan! Love that special. (And San, ni, ichi is 3, 2, 1!)

I could go on all day, but I'll leave you with the Yip-Yip Martians. Confession: my husband and I often do silly impressions of these guys - usually in the car.

Anyone else have a favorite Sesame Street memory or moment to share?

Edit, Nov 7: check out today's google for Oscar the Grouch!

Edit, Nov 8: Elmo!

A great day to be a geek (as is every other day)

I am going to say that my "phoning it in" type post about Castle, though awesome, doesn't count as my NaBloPoMo-worthy post for the day.

So, here are 2 great things about today:

Number 1 - It is the anniversary of the invention of time travel! Yes, on November 5th, 1955, Doctor Emmett Brown slipped on wet porcelain in his bathroom and hit his head (while hanging a clock, of course). When he came to, he drew the design for the flux capacitor which, as you know, makes time travel possible.

Where we're going, we don't need...roads. 

I can't take credit for remembering this on my own, though - I got a reminder from Gizmodo and my friend Bryce. It makes me want to watch Back to the Future, one of my favorite movies of all time.

Number 2 - Remember Think Geek's April Fools joke about the Tauntaun sleeping bag that everyone wished was real? Now, it is!! Pre-order your very own at Think Geek today!

Yes, the lining looks like innards. As far as I know, it doesn't smell bad (inside or out), which is a plus!

Proof Castle is AWESOME

In case you aren't watching (or you are and you love it as much as me), here is my favorite Castle intro... ever. I know that it has been over a week now, but it's still awesome.



Oh, PS - I couldn't find this video on my own, so I found the link on Kim's blog.

Epcot Center & World Showcase Culinary festival

On Thursday day and Saturday night, Mike and I spent some time in Epcot. We had lunch at Les Chefs de France with Chef Remy (from Ratatouille), who was very amusing, though he didn't seem to like that we had cats at home.

The food there was delicious, I had baked Macaroni, a cheese plate with an assortment of amazing cheeses, creme brulee, and a refreshing cocktail of pear vodka and apple juice. Some of the food was split with Mike, but I was still absolutely stuffed afterward!

Mike and I had to, of course, make the most awful faces when Spaceship Earth was taking our pictures for our journey into the future. Aren't we just so attractive?



Apparently in the future, we do a lot of surfing and working from our neato futuristic house. Also, our car drives itself.

After the stomach-settling ride, we went on Mission Space. Man, those G-forces are crazy on that ride. It's quite dizzying. Gary Sinise stars in the video and I always want him to say "I'm not an astronaut, but I've played one in several movies."









For our Saturday night feasting, we went to the Culinary festival in the World Showcase. I tried out mushroom soup from the Vienna booth, Lamington Cake from Australia, mini capellini from Italy, and rounded it off with some Lefse in Norway (not as good as Grandma's, though). Everything is served in small portions so you can walk from booth to booth and get the cross-cultural culinary experience. There was also much wine and beer to be had. It was great fun and everything I tried was surprisingly delicious. They also had a lot of vegetarian options, which was just AWESOME.

I'm a pretty big fan of Epcot, all in all, a rollicking good time.

Speaking of Halloween Decor...

... here's how ours turned out this year. Let me tell you, it's all about the spider webs. They are incredibly cheap and easy to use and they make all the difference. Plus, we have a fog machine. That helps.

Since we were in Florida, my bro gave out candy to all the screaming, crying children afraid of our house. ;-) He said no one ran down the street this year, which was disappointing.

Most of our decor comes from Target or Grandin Road. They have great stuff! :) On Halloween night, we play a mix of Halloween music and sound effects out of the windows of my office and we have a thunder and lightning machine and a screaming mirror and skull by the entrance.