Tag: Funny

Wednesday Wanderings: If the US Declared War on Itself, Loki Argues with Kids, Avengers in Their Spare Time, and EM Drive Possible?

~ M.A. Kropp

This is kind of long, and detailed, but I thought it was fascinating, especially for a writer. If you want to write an apocalyptic final days set in the US, this might come in handy: If the US Declared War on Itself Even Loki should know better: Loki Argues with Kids Some are better than … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: If the US Declared War on Itself, Loki Argues with Kids, Avengers in Their Spare Time, and EM Drive Possible?

Wednesday Wanderings: FFVII, Frozen Falls, Statue of Liberty, and Useless Websites

~ M.A. Kropp

Here's a small bit of news on the Final Fantasy VII remake. Will it be the same game? Maybe not. It's all very vague right now, but it looks like some things beyond just prettying up the graphics will change: FFVII When the temperatures plummeted this past winter, Niagara Falls took on a whole new … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: FFVII, Frozen Falls, Statue of Liberty, and Useless Websites

Friday Review: The Colour of Magic (Discworld #1) by Terry Pratchett

~ M.A. Kropp

The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars As most fans of fantasy know, the world lost the incredible Sir Terry Pratchett recently. I decided to re-read The Colour of Magic (it's greenish-purple, by the way) as a little tribute to Sir Terry. Love his stuff or not, he was … Continue reading Friday Review: The Colour of Magic (Discworld #1) by Terry Pratchett

Thursday Travels: Fly Geyser, Tech Comments Annotated, Ten Science Questions Answered, and Random Facts

~ M.A. Kropp

I didn't get this posted yesterday for Wednesday Wanderings. It was a day of being behind my personal schedule, because of Life. Spent the morning out getting stuff that needed to be done taken care of, and the afternoon trying to catch up. So, we will make it Thursday Travels through the internets today, okay? … Continue reading Thursday Travels: Fly Geyser, Tech Comments Annotated, Ten Science Questions Answered, and Random Facts

Monday Musings: Away for the Weekend

~ M.A. Kropp

We spent the past weekend in North Conway, NH. North Conway is a lovely little place in the White Mountain region of the state. We were up there for their annual Chilly Chili Stroll, running the judging for the professional chef's division of the Stroll. We got involved with this event a few years ago, … Continue reading Monday Musings: Away for the Weekend

Wednesday Wanderings: Fairytale Forests, Movie Myths, Evil Wizard Blunders, and Motivational (?) Posters

~ M.A. Kropp

Want to go Into the Woods for real? Here are five real forests that look like they could have come out of a fairytale: Fairytale Forests We all know movies take liberties with what is real. Here are ten movie myths that simply aren't so: Movie Myths Why does the bad guy always lose? Here … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Fairytale Forests, Movie Myths, Evil Wizard Blunders, and Motivational (?) Posters

Wednesday Wanderings: Diving the Thames to Save a Font, Labeling Bookstore Sections, HD TimeLapse Earth from ISS, and Mardi Gras

~ M.A. Kropp

Early in this century, the designer of a really lovely typeface dumped into the Thames by its designer to save it from industrialization. Now, this man has found some of the original type and designed a typeface based on it: Doves Type This man went into a bookstore and rearranged and relabeled some sections into … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Diving the Thames to Save a Font, Labeling Bookstore Sections, HD TimeLapse Earth from ISS, and Mardi Gras

Wednesday Wanderings: Black Hole Model, Sounds of Space, Funny Tumblr Posts, and Oh, So Cute Sesame Street Moment

~ M.A. Kropp

The movie Interstellar has led to a model of what a black hole actually looks like: http://bit.ly/1rsJoLt In more space news, this is what outer space really sounds like, and it is kind of cool: http://bit.ly/1t2XiJV 29 funny Tumblr posts: http://aplus.com/a/best-tumblr-posts Oh, Sesame Street, sometimes you are just too cute: http://bit.ly/11hUxK6

Wednesday Wanderings: David Tennant Bedtime Story, True Writer, B&W Pictures Restored in Color, and Lego Movie Scenes

~ M.A. Kropp

First, I would like this video played every night while I am settling down to sleep, please. David Tennant reads a bedtime story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cRUXtsDUY8 Amazing, but I can only identify with a few of these (or maybe that's luckily?): http://www.greglevin.com/scrawl-space-blog/10-ways-to-tell-you-are-a-true-writer Some of these are really nice: http://themetapicture.com/what-happens-when-historic-black-and-white-pictures-are-restored-in-color/ They may not be your favorite movie scenes, … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: David Tennant Bedtime Story, True Writer, B&W Pictures Restored in Color, and Lego Movie Scenes

Wednesday Wanderings: Airline with a Sense of Humor, Powerful Photos of People, 10 Choices You Will Regret, and How Things are Made

~ M.A. Kropp

This is Kalula airlines in South Africa. It's a bit long to scroll through, but amusing: http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/3709527/Kulula%20Airways%20long%20but%20worth%20it This is another long one (60 photos), but some of them are truly moving: http://news.distractify.com/people/complex-humans/?v=1 Your philosophical link of the week, and some things to ponder: http://www.trulybuddha.com/10-choices-you-will-regret-in-10-years/ Last, a set of gifs showing how things are made. Some … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Airline with a Sense of Humor, Powerful Photos of People, 10 Choices You Will Regret, and How Things are Made