See the world from a different perspective

Dear Meredith:

This handy website converts pictures you've taken so that they look like photographs of miniature scale models. It's sort of awesome. The picture on top is one I took when in Porto, Portugal over the summer - and the one on the bottom is the tilt-shifted version.

Tilt Shift Maker

I really like the solution of only allowing orphans to enroll.

Dear Meredith:

Oh, this made me laugh so hard. So far, I'm not finding it true, as my students seem to prefer to just not show up whenever assignments are due. Seriously.

The Dead Grandmother/Exam Syndrome and the Potential Downfall Of American Society

Work up a sweat!

Dear Meredith:
It's so easy being sedentary, especially given that we largely have desk jobs. So I try to look for workout inspiration where I can. iTrain has a whole bunch of downloadable mp3s and podcasts by celebrity trainers. You can even train "with" Olympic gold medal winner Natalie Coughlin. While the majority of them are for a fee, there are some free ones online you can check out.

iTrain

Sparkly procrastination

Dear Meredith:
Sorry for the prolonged absence! This being-a-professor thing is stupid. In addition to teaching, I'm still expected to write papers? What? I don't understand how I'm supposed to have time for all of this, especially when I spend an inordinate amount of time playing the below-linked game. I think it's the gems. You know how anything related to jewelry transfixes me, even if it's fake.

Shields of Gemland

If the internet went down...

Cracked.com has a hilarious collection of photos for a recent contest they did asking for images to show what the world would be like if the Internet suddenly went away.

The number one winner is awesome.

THE WORLD OF TOMORROW

Wanna see my movie?

If you're in Los Angeles, and you like to see horror/thriller/sci-fi/fantasy shorts - then please come see my film VOID! Tickets are now on sale for the festival premiere of the film at Screamfest LA.

Here's the link for TICKETS

And here's the trailer!

Chicken and the Egg Rap Battle

A friend of mine is in a very hilarious show called "Lost Moon Radio" that has new material every three months, and plays on the second floor of an awesome little bar. One of the best sketches on the show was the Chicken v. Egg rap battle (in the style of "8 Mile")

For your listening pleasure, here is the sound file. It is awesome. (R rated, fyi)

Too delicious for its own good

JENNIFER! CHECK OUT THIS SITE! BACON AS A BUSINESS CARD! Actually, it's more like jerky, but, hey, I'll take it. Thanks to Tom for the find.

MEAT BUSINESS CARDS

Are you a top 25 douche?

GQ has done all the research to tell us the top 25 douchiest colleges in America.

I don't know if the fact that my school is number 11 is good, bad, or just plain douchey.
(Thanks to Patrick for the find)

TOP 25 DOUCHEY SCHOOLS

Now in 3-D!

Dear Jennifer,

I hope you are enjoying Delaware immensely. Since there is little else to do there right now besides prepare for the big pumpkin toss (better start your pushups), I thought you might enjoy this.

The Atrox is a webcomic from a few friends of mine, and they have just recently begun crafting little figures and taking pictures rather than draw the comic. So now Atrox is in 3-D! It's a brave new world.

Since I know you are as much a fan of adorable violence as I am, I suggest you read the whole history (even the drawn stuff).

THE ATROX