Youtubers at 3:29 PM

So recently, I've found some really funny channels on Youtube (most of which are relatively language free!) one of which is called "Rhett and Link"

These two guys are lyrical geniuses, great musicians and super funny comedians, here's a fav vid of mine.



Hope you liked it! I don't know if these guys are Christians or not (I doubt they are) but so far I haven't heard any foul language and they tend to keep it PG rated. Obviously I haven't seen all of their stuff, so be careful anyway.

I guess that's all!

-Graydon L

A New Original Vid! at 9:38 PM

So it's been way too long since I posted, but as I've said before, Facebook tends to eat up most of my "social networking time".

Anyway. A while back some friends came over to make soap with my Mom for the day and I ended up hanging out with Blake R for the day. Anyone who's met him knows he can get exited and get rather... active... so I came up with the idea of making a short movie to keep him occupied for the day.

Here's what I came up with:



It's not the best, but I had only one day for all the filming, editing, and final uploading. Plus this was almost just a test of a few special effects. Albeit simple ones, but effects none the less.

Btw, If you didn't watch all the way to the end... you should have :)

On a completely different note, I've been considering posting on this blog strictly with vlog posts. I really enjoy making videos (despite how high my voice sounds in them) and it's a lot more fun than typing for an hour. However, looking back on my last attempt at a vlog post (video review of Prince Caspian) you all are probably cringing right about now, but don't worry, I plan on using a completely different style. To see an example of what my vlogs may look like (as far as editing style) see my videos "how to install and set up Ad block plus", "review of KJW M9 full-metal airsoft pistol", and "why the ipad stinks" on my youtube channel.

Thanks!

-Graydon L

The Fun Theory at 10:27 AM

OK so it's been a while since I posted and I just wanted a cool video... so here you go :)



More videos here.

Enjoy!

-Graydon L

Getting a haircut at 9:13 PM

I've been begging my mom for a haircut for like... a month and a half now, and she finally gave in and sqeezed me into her oh-so-busy schedule. But I had one condition that had to be met...

Check it out:



Mohawk! Rawk Own, DUUuuud!

-Graydon L

Homemade Flu Vaccine! at 4:19 PM

Ever wondered what's in a Flu shot? Well this video made in Canada, not only tells you what's in it, but how to make your own! Yummy :)



-Graydon L

My 300th post and other things at 12:42 PM

Hey everybody! Whattup?

It's been quite a while since I've posted and quite frankly, you can blame Facebook for that :)
I used to have a life, but Facebook ate it - Unknown

Anyway, just a couple of general updates, I've added another song to my Playlist (OK so I added a lot of songs, but just one in particular) called "Trigger Happy" by Weird Al Yankovic. I think it's hilarious, and chances are you will too!

Also, as you may have noticed, this is my 300th post! Yay, let's party, bring out the confetti... that was fun. I'll be done now.

Aaaand, something else I'm really jazzed about is this wicked new site called YearbookYourself.com. On this site you can upload a picture of yourself and then look through the years at how you would look from 1950-2000

Here's a Picassa album of my Yearbook pictures from Yearbook Yourself. Hope you like 'em!



-Graydon L

PS I hope y'all like my new Profile Pic!

LEGO Transformer: Swerve at 6:22 PM

OK, so I'm sure you thought that the LEGO Transformers that I last posted about were pretty cool, but this one blows those two out of the water!

I built the first version yesterday and late last night, but he looked rather... fat... to say the least. So I made several modifications and basically slid the belly fat up and made it into a chest (I guess he started working out!), added some guns, moved the head lower down on the body, and jacked up the wheels to give it more clearance when driving in it's car mode.

Another one of my goals was to copy another robot from somewhere else to test my skills at building with LEGOs. I would've copied from the movies, but good detail videos were hard to find and there were plenty on Youtube of other ones, so that's what I went with.

Here's my favorite, and the one I did most of my 'research' from. It's one of a series of ads for a German made car called the Citroen C4.



Pretty funny, huh?

And now, some pictures of the Robot in it's car-mode.

I named it 'Swerve' because (according to the all-wise name generator on Facebook) that's my transformer name :)



A (blurry) close up of the seats and roll bars.



From the front, with a good view of the steering wheel!



It's riding so low because it's on carpet, on a hard surface it's got about a quarter inch of clearance.



$0 down! 0% financing! Pay $0 for 6 months! Or lease one now for only $599/month!


And now it transforms!




It stands up on it's own!



I like this one, it makes his head look cooler!



Have a piece of THIS!



Swerve wants YOU for the Autobot Army!


-Graydon L

Atheism. It makes perfect sense at 10:30 AM

-Graydon L

First and IPod. Now This?!?!?! at 1:54 PM

You've all heard about how Barack Obama gave the Queen of England an IPod loaded with all of his speaches, but wait till you hear about Lizzy's latest modern gadget... with some ol' school style wrapped around it... literally. Article found on Yahoo! Games.

The Royal Wii

Bu Mike Krumboltz

The Nintendo Wii has positioned itself as the gaming console for everybody. As it turns out, that includes the Queen of England. Well, sort of. It's not like Her Royal Highness went down to Wal-Mart and bought one with her summer job savings. Rather, she was given a special version by gaming company THQ.

What makes the Queen's "Royal Wii" different? It's gold-plated, sucka! None of that lame white plastic for Buckingham Palace — the Queen needs her bling! Gaming blog Joystiq reports that the gaming company is hopeful that the PR stunt "will amuse Queen Elizabeth."

Meanwhile, Geek.com writes that the gift is actually meant to build awareness for the upcoming game, Big Family Games. An ulterior motive? What?!? As the geeks put it, "for a game that is meant to include the whole family from kids to grandparents what better family to send it to than The Royal Family in England."

According to Game Revolution, Big Family Games is a collection of mini-games, including "golf, tennis, ladder golf, lawn darts, horseshoes, bocce," and more. So far, search interest is rather scant. However, should the Queen declare her love for the gift, expect the title to get a right honorable boost in the Buzz. Silly as that sounds, it's not out of the realm of possibility -- according to insiders, she was "addicted" to playing Prince William's Wii last Christmas. Now she'll have one of her own.

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To read the original article in it's original page, click here (Yahoo! Games: Plugged In)

-Graydon L

House Resolution No. 29 at 8:17 PM

I know most of you have already seen this, but I wanted to post it for all of you who haven't seen it yet. It helps to have seen the movie Napoleon Dynamite, but even without, it's pretty ridiculous. Check it out.

______________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29

BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND COMMENDING JARED AND JERUSHA HESS AND THE
CITY OF PRESTON FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE MOVIE "NAPOLEON DYNAMITE."

Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

WHEREAS, the State of Idaho recognizes the vision, talent and creativity
of Jared and Jerusha Hess in the writing and production of "Napoleon Dynamite"; and
WHEREAS, the scenic and beautiful City of Preston, County of Franklin and the State of Idaho are experiencing increased tourism and economic growth; and

WHEREAS, filmmaker Jared Hess is a native Idahoan who was educated in the Idaho public school system; and

WHEREAS, the Preston High School administration and staff, particularly the cafeteria staff, have enjoyed notoriety and worldwide attention; and
WHEREAS, tater tots figure prominently in this film thus promoting Idaho's most famous export; and
WHEREAS, the friendship between Napoleon and Pedro has furthered multiethnic relationships; and
WHEREAS, Uncle Rico's football skills are a testament to Idaho athletics; and
WHEREAS, Napoleon's bicycle and Kip's skateboard promote better air quality and carpooling as alternatives to fuel-dependent methods of transportation; and
WHEREAS, Grandma's trip to the St. Anthony Sand Dunes highlights a long-
honored Idaho vacation destination; and
WHEREAS, Rico and Kip's Tupperware sales and Deb's keychains and glamour
shots promote entrepreneurism and self-sufficiency in Idaho's small towns; and
WHEREAS, Napoleon's artistic rendition of Trisha is an example of the importance of the visual arts in K-12 education; and
WHEREAS, the schoolwide Preston High School student body elections foster an awareness in Idaho's youth of public service and civic duty; and
WHEREAS, the "Happy Hands" club and the requirement that candidates for school president present a skit is an example of the importance of theater arts in K-12 education; and
WHEREAS, Pedro's efforts to bake a cake for Summer illustrate the positive connection between culinary skills to lifelong relationships; and
WHEREAS, Kip's relationship with LaFawnduh is a tribute to e-commerce and Idaho's technology-driven industry; and
WHEREAS, Kip and LaFawnduh's wedding shows Idaho's commitment to healthy marriages; and
WHEREAS, the prevalence of cooked steak as a primary food group pays tribute to Idaho's beef industry; and
WHEREAS, Napoleon's tetherball dexterity emphasizes the importance of physical education in Idaho public schools; and
WHEREAS, Tina the llama, the chickens with large talons, the 4-H milk cows, and the Honeymoon Stallion showcase Idaho's animal husbandry; and
WHEREAS, any members of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the Legislature of the State of Idaho who choose to vote "Nay" on this concurrent resolution are "FREAKIN' IDIOTS!" and run the risk of having the "Worst Day of Their Lives!"
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the Senate concurring therein, that we commend Jared and Jerusha Hess and the City of Preston for showcasing the positive aspects of Idaho's youth, rural culture, education system, athletics, economic prosperity and diversity.

______________________________________________________________

Tax dollars at work :-)

-Graydon L

PS. I saw the movie Star Trek the other day, and I know I'm a little late on my review, but I was busy wrapping books to be shipped today, at the Frog Hunt yesterday, and traveling home from Uncle Bob's the day before that :-) It's coming tomorrow!

Animator VS Animation at 2:52 PM

Check out these great videos Jonny found on Youtube a few weeks ago made by a genius with a very witty mind.

The first one is called Animator vs. Animation.

The second one's title on Youtube is Funny Virus, but I think it's made by the same guy as a sequel.

-Graydon L

Blogging at 5:44 PM

I came across this poster on the internet the other day, I think it should be offended, but It’s still funny :-)

 

 

www.despair.com

Am I a Homeschooler? at 2:25 PM

OK, now it’s official: I am a sucker for these things.

 

You know how it works..... put "X's" in the boxes in things you've done copy and paste to your blog!

Growing up/now:
[  ] Own/have owned a denim jumper
[X] You were at least 13 when you got your first "trendy" haircut
[  ] Everything in your closet at some time was referred to as modest
[  ] You do/have tucked things in that shouldn't be tucked in
[  ] You have been a member of at least 3 co-ops
[X] You were a true 16 and never been kissed
[X] Your mom drives a van of some sort
[  ] You have at least one childhood picture where you, your mom, and all you siblings matched
[  ] At some point in your life you were more comfortable with adults than kids your own age
[X] Have studied ways to defend your beliefs, debate, and/or create laws
[  ] Used uber conservative ABeka curriculum

[X] You use big words that most adults could not use in conversation
[X] You can use the words sublime, epiphany, and cognicent correctly
[X] You have a favorite word.
[X] You have an understanding of Latin root words and how to use them
[X] People from the outside world are referred to as "public schoolers"
[  ]You or one of your siblings knits.
[X] You laugh at the decline in literacy in America
[X] You score constantly higher than "public schoolers" on standardized tests.
[X] You have no concept of cafeteria food
[X] Family vacations are/ can be referred to as "Field Trips"
[X] Traveling on said vacations have included stopping at historical site markers along the way
[X] You have never been in a public elementary school, middle school, or high school during regular school hours
[X] You have gone to or been involved in a homeschool convention
[X] You read books on a regular basis
[  ] You have taken part in a political protest
[  ] You were a Pride and Prejudice fan before the movie
[X] You were a Lord of the Rings fan prior to the movie
[X] You were a Chronicles of Narnia fan before the movie
[X] You speak a language other than English
[  ] You dream of dating characters from books instead of celebrities

Total so far: 20

It (has been) assumed that you:
[  ] Have won many spelling bees
[X] Have no social life
[  ] Have no friends of the opposite gender
[X] Are outstandingly smart
[  ] Are extremely inept
[  ] Only listen to classical music
[  ] Play piano or the violin
[X] Do not own a pair of trendy jeans.
[X] Have no knowledge of drugs or alcohol
[X] Don't date, only court.
[  ] Have never been to a "party"
[  ] Know no other beliefs other than what your family believes

Total so far: 25

You have been asked more than 10 times:
[X] If you wear pajamas to school
[X] If you get perfect grades because your mom grades you
[X] If your mom teaches you or if somebody else's mom does
[X] How do you meet people
[X] Why you aren't in school
[X] If you get days off whenever you want
[X] If you're going to be homeschooled through college
[X] If you have a big family
[X] What your parents are protecting you from
[  ] To quote something famous
[  ] For the answer, because supposedly homeschoolers always have all the answers

Total so far: 34

You have rebelled by:
[  ] Listening to "worldly music"
[  ] Wearing black fingernail polish
[  ] Wearing tight clothes or letting your midriff show
[  ] Watching a *gasp* PG-13 movie
[  ] Breaking dress code
[  ] Listening to music with a beat

Final Total: 34

1-10 You're not really a homeschooler...you just do school at home
11-21 You're a homeschooler, but not what the world expects
22-32 You're a homeschooler
33-60 You probably wouldn't have facebook to begin with...but congrats you're the stereotypical homeschooler

Obama to Wear Motion Capture Suit for Entire Presidency at 5:39 PM

 

WASHINGTON—In what is being hailed as a breakthrough in the field of historical record-keeping, the National Archives announced Monday that it would immediately begin outfitting Barack Obama's chest, limbs, and face with an array of motion capture sensors for use in preserving a 3-D account of his time as president.

 

"The presidency of Mr. Obama is truly a landmark event, and I can think of no better way to honor it than with this $2.5 billion advanced digital-imaging project," acting archivist Adrienne Thomas told reporters. "Not only will our sensors provide unprecedented moment-to-moment documentation of a sitting U.S. president, but they will also give the American people the breathtaking realism and seamless layer animation they have come to expect."

 

"The presidency of Mr. Obama is truly a landmark event, and I can think of no better way to honor it than with this $2.5 billion advanced digital-imaging project," acting archivist Adrienne Thomas told reporters. "Not only will our sensors provide unprecedented moment-to-moment documentation of a sitting U.S. president, but they will also give the American people the breathtaking realism and seamless layer animation they have come to expect."

 

According to sources at the National Archives, Obama will spend the next four years in a custom-made, lycra-and-neoprene bodysuit, featuring 238 reflective "marker balls," which will instantly relay trillions of bytes of information to a central computer in Centennial, CO.

 

Designers at the motion capture firm Vicon Motion Systems will then use this information to build a lifelike 3-D wire-frame model of the nation's 44th president, before digitally "painting" over the structure with computer-generated skin, hair, and clothes.

 

The data will be stored on a hard drive at the National Archives, where curators will employ it as a complete record of Obama's tenure in office.

 

"Our 78-person team is committed to capturing each and every nuance of the Obama administration," Vicon CEO Douglas Reinke said. "Years from now, historians will be able to access high-quality images of what the former president might have looked like while he was, say, meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on April 3, 2009, or tying his shoelaces on the afternoon of June 3, 2011."

 

Added Reinke, "It's like actually watching the presidency unfold."

 

Reinke explained that Obama will be required to wear the motion capture device at all times during his presidency, barring a few minutes each day to shower and change into a fresh bodysuit. In addition, the president has been instructed to refrain from performing any activities that might cause the sensors to malfunction, such as running, breathing heavily, or letting his core temperature rise above 99.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

Sources at Vicon also confirmed that members of Obama's Secret Service detail will have to carry a large green-screen background behind the president at all times.

 

"We will extend our full cooperation to the people at Vicon in order to make this 3-D record a reality," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs rold reporters Monday. "Nothing is more important to us than preserving this moment in history at 120 frames per second, with perfect surface anatomy, and total texture definition."

 

Many scholars have also praised a feature of the motion capture technology that would allow future generations to digitally alter the president's wire-frame model by retroactively modifying clothing, facial features, skin tone, and even accessories.

 

"Imagine being able to see what it might have looked like had Obama been wearing a bow tie when he delivered his first State of the Union address," American historian Joseph Ellis said. "Or if he'd been sporting a luxurious mustache while sitting down with the prime minister of Japan. The possibilities for customization are endless."

 

Despite the unprecedented level of access the motion capture suit provides, a number of firms are pursuing additional technologies that might lead to even more precise records. Such proposals include a miniature camera that could be placed down Obama's throat to keep track of his exact food and drink intake, and a small microphone that could be inserted in the president's inner ear to pick up the sound of him humming or any low-level mumbling he might emit while in office.

 

"In a perfect world, we would like to have a record of every single physical detail of Obama's historic presidency, down to even the most minute anatomical processes," said Stephen Dunkin of Mycore Electronics, which is currently developing a device that will retrieve and store any dead skin that Obama may shed during the course of his presidency. "But unfortunately, we're just going to have to accept the fact that, with the technology we have now, certain details will simply be lost to the sands of time."

 

The president himself was unable to be reached for comment on the new technology because he and his staff were still busy trying to figure out a way for him to sit down.

 

Article by the Onion News

 

NOTE: The Onion News is an organization that is NOT always family-friendly. Some of their fictional news articles and videos are VERY inappropriate. I have to say who wrote this article because of copyright laws, but if I didn’t, I would not place a link here. Proceed with caution.

 

-Graydon

Will it Blend? at 5:21 PM

I just stumbled upon these videos on YouTube while searching for slow motion vids. I think they’re pretty cool :-)

 

 

 

 

Apparently, this guy is the owner of a blender company that sells “industrial strength blenders” and he’s become a bit of a celebrity by blending “un-blendable” items on YouTube.

 

You can see more of his “Will it Blend” videos on the Blendtec YouTube Channel

 

Happy blending! Don’t breathe this :-D

 

-Graydon

Bizkit, the Sleepwalking Dog at 6:15 PM

 

Yet another funny animal video found on Yahoo!

 

 

LOL!!! :-D

Hillarious Rowan Atkinson at 8:02 AM

After watching Mr. Bean’s Holiday, I searched Rowan Atkinson on Youtube, here’s what I found.

 

Prepare to be giggled, he’s on an invisible drum kit.

 

 

btw, none of the stuff he’s doing would be possible on a first try on real drum kit. Trust me, I play the drums.

 

-Graydon

The Colossal Cucumber at 5:36 PM

As a few of you know, one of my all time favorite foods is the plain-old cucumber, cheese and mayonnaise sandwich. I’ve been called weird, a health nut, and crazy for this particular taste of mine, but I’ve always loved CCMs and I’m definitely not going to stop.

 

That being said, you can see why I have posted this video.

 

 

Now all they need is two 3 feet square slices of bread, a 15 pound slice of cheese and 6 gallons of mayo.

 

drool, drool, drool ;-)

 

-Graydon

Movie Quotes Quiz (With Hints) at 7:25 PM

I’ve been tagged yet again, I guess I’m going to be labeled as sucker for this sort of thing now, but I guess I can’t resist.

1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.

2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.

3. Post them here for everyone to guess.

4. When someone guesses correctly, write the name of the movie above the quote.

5. NO Googling, using IMDb search, or other search functions.

6. Tag 5 people.

See if you can guess who said the following quotes (the character, not the actor) and the movie in which they said it. Post as many answers as you can in a comment and I’ll put the answers next to the quotes. Enjoy!

Quote #1 - Ted Hanover: [Talking about peach preserves] “Boy! Do I go for those! Why they’re great on… on… [Pause] … or even plain!”

Guessed Correctly by Sam Y: The Sting

Quote #2 - “Doyle, I KNOW I gave him four THREES. He had to make a SWITCH. We can't let him get away with that.”

- “What was I supposed to do… call him for cheating better than me, in front of the others?”

Quote #3 - Joy Boy: “I ain't gonna marry her! An' y'know why? 'Cause my wife don't like it when I go around marryin' people! She's funny that way!”

Guessed Correctly by Sam Y: the Longest Day

Quote #4 - “This is history. We are living an historical moment. We are going to lose the war because our glorious Führer has taken a sleeping pill and is not to be awakened. Sometimes I wonder which side God is on.”

Guessed Correctly by Sam Y: Valkyrie

Quote #5 - “Long live sacred Germany!”

Guessed Correctly by Sam Y: Batman Begins (Honorable Mention to Melissa N for at least guessing the right Super-Hero)

Quote #6 - [Screaming] “Where are you?!?”

- [quiet] “Here.”

Guessed Correctly by Sam Y: Back to The Future part 1

Quote #7 - “Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain!”

Guessed Correctly by Sam Y: Lord of the Rings, Return of the King

Quote #8 - “No tomb for Denethor and Faramir. No long, slow sleep of death embalmed. We shall burn, like the heathen kings of old. Bring wood and oil.”

Guessed Correctly by Sam Y: Groundhog Day

Quote #9 - “If you gotta shoot, aim high. I don't wanna hit the groundhog.”

Guessed Correctly by David P: Hogan's Heroes (TV show)

Quote #10 - Sgt. Carter: [on telephone] “Hello? Oh, hi... I didn't mean to hang up on you before but you really do have the wrong number. This is a prisoner of war camp. Who am I? I'm a prisoner.”

Guessed Correctly by Isaiah H: Ocean's 13

Quote #11 - “You shook Sinatra's hand. You should know better.”

Guessed Correctly by Sam Y, then Melissa N: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Quote #12 - Sen. Jefferson Smith: “Either I’m dead right or I’m crazy!”

Guessed Correctly by David P: Gods and Generals

Quote #13 - “I never thought I'd see the day when the President of the United States would raise an army to invade his own country. No, Mister Blair, I cannot... I will not lead it.”

Guessed Correctly by Sam Y: Father Goose

Quote #14 - “So far you're shared me out of my clothes, my food and my house. Now, how about sharing some of my things with me.

Guessed Correctly by Sam Y: The Hunt for Red October

Quote #15 - “I will live in Montana. And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck... maybe even a "recreational vehicle." And drive from state to state. Do they let you do that?”

- “I suppose”

- “No papers?”

- "No papers, state to state”

- “Well then, in winter I will live in... Arizona. Actually, I think I will need two wives.”

- “Oh, at least”

I Tag:

Jonathan L

Sam Y

David P

Matt B

Sarah P

The Coolest Rube Goldberg Machine EVER at 2:17 PM

Rube Goldberg was a guy who invented the very time-consuming hobby of creating machines that took a lot of work to build and a lot of time to run but which only accomplished small tasks. Nowadays they’re known as Rube Goldberg Machines and they’re quite prevalent on YouTube.

Here’s one I just uprooted off the net, enjoy!

 

I don’t know about you, but I think somebody needs more chores every morning.

Comments on how they got the chess pieces to move will be gladly accepted :-)

-Graydon

P.S. I just got a Comment from Jonathan that said that the video didn't work for him, if you are having the same issue, please comment and tell me. Here's a link to the video on YouTube: Best Rube Goldberg Ever