A little bit of whimsy for your Friday.

Dear Meredith:

It's Friday! Since it's probably a slow day at work, take the time to watch Le Ballon Rouge, or The Red Balloon, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1956.



(To see it bigger, go here)

Twitterific!

Dear Jennifer,

Cliff's Notes may be out of a job. Twitter could be the new way to synopsize classic works of literature.

For instance: THE ODYSSEY on Twitter.

Hungry?

Dear Meredith:

Bored at work? Have leftovers from lunch? Do what this intrepid soul did, and scan in your sandwiches. Just make sure to wipe the glass clean afterwards.

<Scanwiches

Dear Jennifer,

Sorry that I have been so ill lately and unable to provide you sweet procrastination. I hope this can make up for it.

TWENTY FOREIGN MOVIE POSTERS THAT DEFY EXPLANATION

For instance, this is supposed to be for the movie "The Fly"

There's just something so relaxing about the surf.

Dear Meredith:

Oh, how I wish I was at the beach right now. But it's only Wednesday. Then again, I work from home - what's keeping me from leaving? Since you're stuck at work though, enjoy these gorgeous photographs from Christian Chaize, who has taken pictures of the same beaches in Portugal from the same angle over an extended period of time. The photos are just lovely.

Christian Chaize

If we had a pet pig...

Ethan would name him "Grinder". I suppose Grinder's day would be much like Kingsford's.



Kingsford Goes to the Beach - video powered by Metacafe

Teeter totter

Dear Meredith:

This game has you take tetris-like blocks and other assorted shapes, but instead of forming rows with them, you need to balance them atop a skinny wee pillar. Frustrating, but when you can make it happen - oh, the sense of accomplishment!

Perfect balance

Whoever invented cheese should be given a big fat prize.

Dear Meredith:

I know how much you like cheese. I know how much I like cheese. In this series of highly informative videos, the folks at Murray's Cheese Shop in New York instruct you all about cheese, and how to present the perfect cheese platter.


Murray's Cheese video library

Orange meets orange.

Dear Meredith:



Do enjoy this little video about love between oranges, and the marauding banana that threatens this love.

Sad Cat is funny!

Dear Jennifer,

Here is a funny, bittersweet web comic called Sad Cat. The titular character is a gray, fuzzy cat that can never get real love from its little boy owner. It feels wrong to laugh...and yet so entertaining.

READ SAD CAT