http://www.capndesign.com/ These posts defy categorization. (Is that a word?) en-us capn@capndesign.com Copyright 2012 2009-11-19T16:50:47-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2009/11/thursday_video_time.php I have two videos for you to watch. This first one is about a NatGeo photographer who was shooting a hooge leopard seal that decided to first offer him penguins and then teach him how to eat them. Pretty awesome. Next is a funny video from Andrew. Watch as Japanese people pretend to get shot by a pretend gun. Good times. 3432@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2009-11-19T16:50:47-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2009/09/the_internet_this_morning.php A NINETEEN pound baby was born in Indonesia recently. Look at that guy. He could probably kick my ass. [via David] A home was built out of 3.3 million Legos, but no one wanted to buy it, including Legoland. Thank God, because now they get to destroy it. 3401@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2009-09-24T11:43:02-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2009/07/2012_its_a_disaster.php To be honest, I didn't really want to see 2012, but this remix of the trailer may have changed my mind. While it's far from official, if more directors were so transparent about their films I think people would be less critical. Put your ego aside and admit this is a movie about blowing shit up. Crank: High Voltage did just that and it was fucking awesome. JUMBO JET SURFING? 3375@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2009-07-16T00:12:09-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2009/03/1-900-okface.php Seriously, this nearly made me jack and liz at the same time (see the full episode for definitions). 3335@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2009-03-28T19:59:38-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2009/01/henceforth_i_shall_call_it_the_feast_of_.php As I enjoyed my days off around New Year's, I wondered why the first of January started the year. It turned out this happened to be the day two Roman counsels were appointed and it stuck. I didn't realize this wasn't fully adopted until the 18th Century. It shouldn't be surprising that the date went back and forth in the Western world as a result of religion. The Wikipedia entry for New Year's Day explains England's new year's history, which puts a different spin on why January 1st is the first day of the year: Most countries in Western Europe officially adopted January 1 as New Year's Day somewhat before they adopted the Gregorian calendar. The Feast of the Annunciation, March 25 (9 months before December 25), was the first day of the new year in England until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752. The March 25th date was called Annunciation Style; the January 1 date was called Circumcision Style, because this was the date of the Feast of the Circumcision, being the eighth day counting from December 25. 3302@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2009-01-19T13:30:08-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2008/12/frozen_food.php The British Frozen Food Federation built ice walls embedded with food in London's South Bank. The rest of the photos are equally arresting. This comes via Eat Me Daily, one of my favorite new food blogs. It takes a different, more cultural approach. 3288@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2008-12-15T00:28:58-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2008/10/my_contribution_to_the_zombie_mccain_ouv.php Man, I love this meme. Buzzfeed has some links but the evolution one on America Blog is possibly the best. Thanks to Mike for the idea. 3274@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2008-10-17T19:52:10-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2008/09/the_softest_cuddliest_kitten.php Man, this is the best Metropolitan Diary story in a while. Dear Diary: After picking up my wife's dry cleaning, I boarded a crowded but not crammed N train at 57th Street to join the evening rush hour. To keep my wife's sweaters above the fray, I held them aloft in the same hand I used to grip the train's center pole. We left the station and the car was quiet until a large, dreadlocked man in the seat nearest to me said to his similarly styled friend in a lilting Jamaican accent, "You, my friend, are soft and cuddly as a kitten." To which the man replied, "No, it is you who are soft and cuddly as a kitten." This being New York, no one stared or turned their heads even as this repartee repeated itself. Back and forth they went, each kindly demurring to the other. "No, no, you are the softest and cuddliest kitten I know." Looking for a place to train my eye, I stared at the dry cleaning I was holding aloft, and saw that the plastic bag covering my wife's sweaters bore a picture of a small cat playing with a ball of yarn, beneath which read the words, "Prepared just for you, soft and cuddly as a kitten." I turned to the two men, who were smiling back at me. "Ha, ha, we got you, man!" They clapped their hands and then, along with most of the folks in our car, burst into laughter. 3261@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2008-09-08T00:51:48-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2008/08/the_baby.php Ben posted a LOL New Yorker comic and I put a link to one in the comments. That wasn't enough though. Happy weekend. 3259@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2008-08-29T12:28:48-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2008/05/impossible_still_life.php If I had only come across one of these, I probably wouldn't have even bothered to post them in the sidebar, but seeing them together somehow changes that. Johan Lorbeer is a German street performer. He became famous in the past few years because of his "Still-Life" Performances, which took place in the public area. His installations includes "Proletarian Mural" and "Tarzan", which are famous in Germany. Several of these performances feature Lorbeer in an apparently impossible position. Johan Lorbeer's Still Life Performance and its Secret via monoscope Chinese artist Li Wei from Beijing started off his performance series 'Mirroring' and later on took off attention with his 'Falls' series which shows the artist with his head and chest embedded into the ground. His work is a mixture of performance art and photography that creates illusions of a sometimes dangerous reality. Li Wei states that these images are not computer montages and works with the help of props such as mirror, metal wires, scaffolding and acrobatics. The Impossible Art of Li Wei via Buzzfeed 3206@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2008-05-01T15:13:17-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2006/08/the_titan_is_blooming_now.php 2858@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2006-08-10T14:36:27-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2006/01/four_four_four_four.php 2716@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2006-01-24T23:24:49-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2005/04/some_quick_notes.php The Cubs are winning their home opener 8-2 in the 4th, which is awesome. Sin City was disappointing, but beautiful. I'm going to Peep and then to see Jump, Little Children. Oddly enough, a kid I went to kindergarden with is opening for them. Good luck Ross. I'm getting a new bike for my birthday, which is in 10 days. 2479@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2005-04-04T18:29:50-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2005/04/the_sky_is_falling.php Serious, it is! Look up! Oh man, I got you. 2475@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2005-04-01T08:35:00-05:00 http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2004/05/im_back_and_tidbits.php Hi, I'm back. D.C. was great and I took a bunch of photos. Now, here's what I'm thinking about. I have just listened to what could be the worst cover of all time. "I Feel Like Making Love" by Kid Rock. It's painful. It makes me want to cry until my tear ducts shrivel up and then I'll just cry blood. I finally got my new credit card. I decided to get a mileage card so I can go places for free. I like free. Related to that, when the hell is Apple going to release a new version of the PowerMac? I want one already. Come on man. I'm planning to take advantage of the Mets' 2-for-1 deal on Wednesday. Anyone want to join in? 2073@http://www.capndesign.com/ Tidbits 2004-05-03T13:41:58-05:00