Every now and then, I see a commercial that just completely wows me. This time, it’s by Volvo Trucks showing off the stability of their dynamic steering with Jean-Claude Van Damme in the slowly jaw dropping commercial below.
Hal-Con 2013 Geek Flash Mob!
Recently, my hometown of Halifax had its version of comic-con called Hal-Con. Lots of awesome things went down, but I think a lot of the people there would agree that the most awesome thing that went down was this flash mob seen below thanks to Missie Brown and others!
Enjoy and do share if you know others who would enjoy it!
What Should I Do With a 4000+ Follower Pinterest Account?
This year (2013), I started a fairly organized Cosplay Pinterest account to:
- Learn more about all the characters out there in the geek and nerd universes;
- See all the variations people put to these characters in their cosplays;
- Form a reference collection of cosplays for those looking for inspiration;
- Learn Pinterest and enjoy my Pinterest experience.
The Slightly SCANDALOUS Dress
This past spring, the Atlantic Sewing Guild to which I belong had what was called a Knits Challenge. The idea was to sew something out of knits, preferably one of two McCall’s patterns, McCall’s 5890 or McCall’s 6247, but not necessarily so. The patterns were chosen for the general simplicity to encourage many to try, but also for their versatility as each had a wide variety of pieces. I had sewn with knits before, like with this customized dress from two patterns, so I went with trying a pattern not meant for knits as my challenge. In the spirit of sewing with knits, I would be expanding my range to be able to sew more things with knits should I succeed, meaning I would be sewing with knits more often in the long run as was the goal for everyone to get some more experience sewing with knits.
Die Young Memorably or Old Peacefully?
In the movies, legends, lore and so on, heroes and villains often die “memorable” deaths. These could be dramatic, heroic, tragic, traumatic and/or other “memorable” adjectives that move audiences. However, those characters usually die “before their time”. They rarely die a boring death in old age, like of natural causes, at home, at a hospital, possibly due to some disease. Those types of deaths are tragic as well, of course, but lots of people die that way.
Pretty much all of us admire some such fictional character that die before their time. Many people admire them very much. But enough to want to die the same way? That’s what I want to know with the Meth of Death Survey below.
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