The World According To Me
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Noun Time #2 - Things I Find Funny Edition 3
Wednesday means funny on this here blog! And this week's thing I find funny would be recreation pictures. I think it's absolutely hilarious to recreate an old picture. And I think everyone should do this at some point in their life. I haven't done this yet myself, but am planning to. I just need to figure out which childhood picture I want to recreate. Below are some that I found particularly funny. These and more can be found here.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Noun Time #1 - Oh The Places I'll Go...Or Want To...Edition 3
It's Monday! And that means it's time for me to daydream about another place I'd like to go if I were rich and had all the time in the world.
Today I will take us to Egypt:
Now aside from all of the recent turmoil, this place has always been in my top five places I want to visit. I love Egyptian history. I want to visit all of the pyramids, learn to read the hieroglyphics (well pretend to learn) and ride a camel. How fun would that be? I would have to deal with my sand issue, because the whole country is sand, but I think it would be worth it just to say I've been there. I would have to pass up on the mummies though. I don't do well with corpses.
Today I will take us to Egypt:
Now aside from all of the recent turmoil, this place has always been in my top five places I want to visit. I love Egyptian history. I want to visit all of the pyramids, learn to read the hieroglyphics (well pretend to learn) and ride a camel. How fun would that be? I would have to deal with my sand issue, because the whole country is sand, but I think it would be worth it just to say I've been there. I would have to pass up on the mummies though. I don't do well with corpses.
The heat could be an issue too, but I do love warm. So maybe their winter time? Do they have winter time? I just think everything there is so gorgeous and unique. The ancient royalty is so interesting to me, and they worshiped cats! Something I think is genius, as they already think they own you. I don't know about the curses though, one wrong move and you could end up with a hand growing out of your ear.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Noun Time #3 - Famous People That Shouldn't Be - Edition 1
There are quite a few people that are famous and in my opinion should not be. Each week I'll cover a new person that I think should disappear.
This week is Kim Kardashian:
Well let's be honest, her whole family should disappear. Why are these people famous? Why do we allow idiots like this entertain us? It's baffling. Yet we're all guilty of watching them, and if not them, someone like them. It's almost unavoidable when they are everywhere. I was watching Last Man Standing one night and lo and behold there was Kim guest starring. Why??? If we continue to give these people attention, they will continue to be in the media annoying us with their mindless babble. Not to mention showing off their whoring abilities, because that's what little girls need to be taught. Gah!
Then there's Kim's record marriage (and not her first mind you). This girl is only out for publicity, because she has no other talents. She's lucky she's remotely pretty because if she didn't have that going for her (of course after pounds of makeup are layered onto her face), I'm not sure she'd be as famous.
If I had magical powers, I would wave my wand and place her on a deserted island with no way of leaving. And we would call this island the Forgotten For Good Island. Stay tuned, more will join her.
This week is Kim Kardashian:
Well let's be honest, her whole family should disappear. Why are these people famous? Why do we allow idiots like this entertain us? It's baffling. Yet we're all guilty of watching them, and if not them, someone like them. It's almost unavoidable when they are everywhere. I was watching Last Man Standing one night and lo and behold there was Kim guest starring. Why??? If we continue to give these people attention, they will continue to be in the media annoying us with their mindless babble. Not to mention showing off their whoring abilities, because that's what little girls need to be taught. Gah!
Then there's Kim's record marriage (and not her first mind you). This girl is only out for publicity, because she has no other talents. She's lucky she's remotely pretty because if she didn't have that going for her (of course after pounds of makeup are layered onto her face), I'm not sure she'd be as famous.
If I had magical powers, I would wave my wand and place her on a deserted island with no way of leaving. And we would call this island the Forgotten For Good Island. Stay tuned, more will join her.
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| This is how I imagine her to look after a day or two on the island. Sexy right? |
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Doctor's Supper
Now this is the kind of last supper I could get behind.
There are oh so many reasons why this picture is awesome. Too many to list, so just enjoy.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Genius Ideas
Do you ever have that moment when you see an item and it's complete genius, and then you kick yourself for not having thought of it first? Below are a few things I found that I started kicking myself over:
These and a few others that I wasn't as largely impressed with, but you might be, can be found at:
Noun Time #2 - Things I Find Funny Edition 2
It's Wednesday! And Noun Time! This week's thing is another video. And if you don't know get why this is silly, then you need to broaden your musical knowledge I fear.
Who is Paul McCartney? - watch more funny videos
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Future According to Me
Putting aside the fact that I don't know much about the laws of physics, or the intricate details that go into creating an electronic device, or call myself a biology expert, I feel like sharing some things that I think should be a part of our future (I am an expert on dreaming of cool things - self-proclaimed that is). And when I think these should be a part of our future, I also think it should be in my lifetime so I can enjoy and experience them.
Flying cars - We've all seen them in the movies, and have all thought by now that they'd be a common thing. And yet they're not. And I'm disappointed. I feel I've been gypped by Hollywood, and someone should fix this by coming up with an economical and pollution-free way of making flying cars an actuality. How cool would it be to have a flying car? I have always wondered though how air roads would work. I picture something similar to Back to the Future II where everything is lit guiding the way, which would make it nice at night, but in the daytime would it be just as clear? Regardless, I think someone should make this a reality now.
Hover boards - And while we're thinking about Back to the Future II, we should discuss how cool it would be to have a hover board. I've thought this one through (with the help of The Uglies book series) on how if you had a metal grid of some sort underneath the pavement and side walks, you could easily make hover boards real. Just don't go over water like Marty did. This is all theoretical of course, and again I nowhere claim to be an expert, but this seems doable to me. It could be another, yet simple form of transportation, and the trade off of zero gases expelled from the board with the cost of an underground metal grid would balance out over time. Yep it all makes sense.
Internal Data Connection (IDC for short) - I don't know if this is a must have thing, but something I could see happening in the future. Whether it's tethered to the brain directly, or through a lens you wear in your eye, I see us being connected to the internet and everything else this way. I see the cell phone morphing into this same technology, whether it's a video chat or just audio. Our brains will be able to think what we want to look up, and it will then be seen through our eyes, or projected onto a screen wall or smaller object. The only thing I can see causing an issue would be driving, walking or doing anything mobile. And this is where flying cars would come in handy and we would just add auto-drive to them. I don't know how to fix walking though.... (I do have to admit, I may have borrowed a lot of this from The Uglies book series).
Fat Burner Supplement that works and is good for you - This needs to be made now. I'm not saying this so that we can all be lazier, because I still think that exercise is crucial, but I'm saying this so I don't have to feel bad about eating junk food. I have a sweet tooth, and it's never going to subside, so I need something to make my body burn it away so I can enjoy my favorite foods. It's a simple request really.
Virtual Outdoor Games - I'm going to admit that I stole this from the show Eureka. When I saw this, I thought it was pretty cool. It does have it's disadvantages though. As they show this device operating in the show, you have to wear eye wear that shows the image. I think this could be wired into your IDC, so that would solve that problem. Any who how the device works is you're still out on a field playing Baseball for example, but the ball and bat are virtual. I don't think this is a necessity, but I do think it would be fun. And I think this could be adaptable for any sport. Virtual billiards, golf, football, basketball....
Cure for the Common Cold & Cancer - Knowing that there are several different strains of the common cold, I know this is a difficult task, but I have faith in our scientists to one day be able to rid us of the snifflies and coughs. I also have faith that one day we will rid the world of cancer in all its forms. Then we can all live longer! Which brings me to my next item.
Cryostasis - I think this is both a genius idea and a crazy one. I would love to be cryogenically frozen and wake up 100's of years in the future (just without the insane Vanilla Sky scenario). I want to be able to see what the world would be like in the future beyond my own lifetime. How cool would it be if say George Washington had been placed in Cryostasis and woke up this year? I think he would be both amazed and frightened. I think that's an exhilirating thought! I also find this option more likely than time travel, because let's face it, time travel as much as we all wish were possible, just isn't. I waste more wishes than I should that The Doctor will show up in my living room inviting me to join in his travels inside the TARDIS...but I keep doing so, because you never know.
Space Travel - Aside from the fact that Obama and his minions curbed space exploration, I believe it will be rebooted and we will go further than we ever have. And in doing this we will find life on other planets, and start mingling with them (you take it however you choose). We will also have ships that you can live and work on. Much like Star Trek. It will be awesome, and a good time for all. I would love to be able to travel to distant planets and meet other people whether they're green, blue or look like me. I would also join the fleet and work upon a starship (how else are you going to meet the aliens?). I also see space travel being more likely to end up as through Joss Whedon's vision of the future in Firefly, where we would colonize other earth-like planets. I could handle the wild west if I could still have my cell phone and a laser gun.
Robots/Androids/AI - How fun would it be to have a robot for a friend? Whether they call themselves a robot, android or AI, I wouldn't care. I always imagined my robot friend to be a cross between Data, Jude Law in ai, and Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man. Therefore he would look like Jude Law, with the passion of Robin Williams and the logic of Data. Don't ask me why. I think in time we really will have more robotics, and I do see them being humanoid. I just hope that they don't go all iRobot or Terminator on us. Which will most likely happen. And I hope by the time they turn on us, I have gone into cryostasis and wake up to find we won the war. Not likely though.
Flying cars - We've all seen them in the movies, and have all thought by now that they'd be a common thing. And yet they're not. And I'm disappointed. I feel I've been gypped by Hollywood, and someone should fix this by coming up with an economical and pollution-free way of making flying cars an actuality. How cool would it be to have a flying car? I have always wondered though how air roads would work. I picture something similar to Back to the Future II where everything is lit guiding the way, which would make it nice at night, but in the daytime would it be just as clear? Regardless, I think someone should make this a reality now.
Hover boards - And while we're thinking about Back to the Future II, we should discuss how cool it would be to have a hover board. I've thought this one through (with the help of The Uglies book series) on how if you had a metal grid of some sort underneath the pavement and side walks, you could easily make hover boards real. Just don't go over water like Marty did. This is all theoretical of course, and again I nowhere claim to be an expert, but this seems doable to me. It could be another, yet simple form of transportation, and the trade off of zero gases expelled from the board with the cost of an underground metal grid would balance out over time. Yep it all makes sense.
Internal Data Connection (IDC for short) - I don't know if this is a must have thing, but something I could see happening in the future. Whether it's tethered to the brain directly, or through a lens you wear in your eye, I see us being connected to the internet and everything else this way. I see the cell phone morphing into this same technology, whether it's a video chat or just audio. Our brains will be able to think what we want to look up, and it will then be seen through our eyes, or projected onto a screen wall or smaller object. The only thing I can see causing an issue would be driving, walking or doing anything mobile. And this is where flying cars would come in handy and we would just add auto-drive to them. I don't know how to fix walking though.... (I do have to admit, I may have borrowed a lot of this from The Uglies book series).
I don't have a picture of this, although I could draw a brain
and an eye projecting an internet image if you really need the visual.
No picture for this one either. Sorry.
Virtual Outdoor Games - I'm going to admit that I stole this from the show Eureka. When I saw this, I thought it was pretty cool. It does have it's disadvantages though. As they show this device operating in the show, you have to wear eye wear that shows the image. I think this could be wired into your IDC, so that would solve that problem. Any who how the device works is you're still out on a field playing Baseball for example, but the ball and bat are virtual. I don't think this is a necessity, but I do think it would be fun. And I think this could be adaptable for any sport. Virtual billiards, golf, football, basketball....
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| I searched and searched and this was the best pic I could find. |
Cure for the Common Cold & Cancer - Knowing that there are several different strains of the common cold, I know this is a difficult task, but I have faith in our scientists to one day be able to rid us of the snifflies and coughs. I also have faith that one day we will rid the world of cancer in all its forms. Then we can all live longer! Which brings me to my next item.
Cryostasis - I think this is both a genius idea and a crazy one. I would love to be cryogenically frozen and wake up 100's of years in the future (just without the insane Vanilla Sky scenario). I want to be able to see what the world would be like in the future beyond my own lifetime. How cool would it be if say George Washington had been placed in Cryostasis and woke up this year? I think he would be both amazed and frightened. I think that's an exhilirating thought! I also find this option more likely than time travel, because let's face it, time travel as much as we all wish were possible, just isn't. I waste more wishes than I should that The Doctor will show up in my living room inviting me to join in his travels inside the TARDIS...but I keep doing so, because you never know.
Space Travel - Aside from the fact that Obama and his minions curbed space exploration, I believe it will be rebooted and we will go further than we ever have. And in doing this we will find life on other planets, and start mingling with them (you take it however you choose). We will also have ships that you can live and work on. Much like Star Trek. It will be awesome, and a good time for all. I would love to be able to travel to distant planets and meet other people whether they're green, blue or look like me. I would also join the fleet and work upon a starship (how else are you going to meet the aliens?). I also see space travel being more likely to end up as through Joss Whedon's vision of the future in Firefly, where we would colonize other earth-like planets. I could handle the wild west if I could still have my cell phone and a laser gun.
This pretty much sums it up for now, but if you want to add some of your ideas for the future, I would love to hear them.
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