I'll Take Mine With Two Eyes Please...

Mr. Picassohead

A cool way to play Picasso a la Mr. Potatohead. Choose from Picasso-esque eyes, lips, hair, etc., to create your own masterpiece. When you're done, send it to a friend. Just be sure not to tell them it's a portrait.

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I Like The Way This Guy Thinks

HOW TO TICK PEOPLE OFF

The twisted side of my sense of humor found most of the items on this list pretty darned funny. In particular number 32:

Ask your co-workers mysterious questions and then scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something about "psychological profiles."

Given some of the people I work with, this isn't that hard to pull off.

I think this list could definitely be expanded. For example:

• Start every conversation with "Can I ask you a question" and before you hear a response, ask it.
• Pretend the person in front of you has a piece amount of lint on their shoulder and insist on removing it for them.
• Take a cup of water into a bathroom stall, and wait for someone to enter the one next to you. When they do, make a large groaning sound, a grunt, then toss the water on the floor at their stall.

Got a suggestion for the list? Drop it in a comment.

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It was bound to happen

Article link: Car crash, heavy traffic turn out Christmas light show

For those of you who refuse to believe this was a true story, hopefully this will be enough proof. And for those who appreciated the artistry, this is a sad day.

DEERFIELD TWP. — Sheriff's deputies asked the owner who lit up his house with 25,000 Christmas lights synched to music to turn off the display after a traffic accident Tuesday night.

Deerfield Twp. resident Carson Williams agreed to shut down his holiday decorations indefinitely.

Williams told a Cincinnati television station that sheriff's deputies could not reach the traffic accident because of the traffic lined up in his neighborhood.

The display caught attention across the nation on network TV and on the Internet because the lights on the Williams house and filling their yard are synchronized by computer with music broadcast to car radios. There are three songs in the 12-minute display: Frosty the Snowman by the Jackson 5; God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood and Wizards of Winter by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

This amazing technological display of holiday excess has apparently become its own worst enemy. Enough folks wanted to come by and see the place that traffic came to a standstill. We hope they can find some solution to the problem so that more people can enjoy Mr. Williams' handiwork.

More Christmas Light Mania

My last post seems to have generated a little interest, so I thought I might search around and find some other holiday display links to feed the demand.

First on the list? UglyChristmasLights.com. What happens when someone runs amok at Target with a charge card and a new holiday light sale? You'll find out on this site. This particular image looks like a display that Clark Griswold would have drooled over.

Wondering how that amazing synchronized display was done? The creator, Carson Williams of Mason, OH, detailed the whole thing here. He has since rebuilt the equipment (it's all home built, designed by he and his brother). The music is broadcast over FM by a small transmitter connected to a PC, so neighbors don't hear it.

Want to see more of his handiwork? Here's another (Windows Media Player)

Want to create your own version? Check out the folks at Animated Lighting. They sell kits that let you do the same kind of thing on a smaller scale. Not cheap, but hey, what is? Or buy the actual equipment he used from Light-O-Rama.

Got a favorite link of your own? Drop it into the comments by clicking below. I'll keep an eye out for more.

Christmas Lights Rock!

My wife is always telling me I take technical stuff too seriously, that I'm too into my gadgets. I showed her this video, and she says I'd get along great with this guy.

The video is apparently of a house owned by a guy who does lighting for rock concerts. He has synchronized his holiday lights with music. Personally, I'm green with envy.

Make sure your speakers are turned up for this one, and enjoy!

Video Link (Windows Media Player): Click here!

Tage: Christmas lights, rock concert

Sir Mix-A-Lot - Wherefore Art Thou?

It's scary. It's like a train wreck. An abomination.

It's a cover of the classic "Baby Got Back".

Imagine Hanson doing a version of the hip-hop hit, but in their bubble-gum-pop sickly sweet ballad style. Now you're getting close.

Listen to it. Remember it. It's a cautionary tale, one you should teach your children about, so it doesn't happen again.

Click here to listen, if you dare...

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Harry Potter Meets Michael Jackson

Hogwarts Dancers - Google Video

This is funny, entertaining, and kinda weird all at the same time.

Seems a group of Harry Potter fans decided to put together a dance routine to a trio of 80's hits to honor the Hogwarts hero. Dancing to 'Holding Out For A Hero', 'Beat It', and 'Let's Hear It For The Boy', the group dances and prances with wands, brooms, and the ubiquitous black robes. All you favorites are represented - Malfoym, Hermione, Ron, and of course, Harry himself.