One thing I often say to describe myself to new people is “I take everything very seriously, and not seriously at all.” (That implies that I meet new people frequently enough to say it “often”. Let’s just let it slide.) This video of sad clown Puddles Pity Party singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” feels like it evokes that […]
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Hulk and Xena and Arrow playing (animated gif)
Here’s a gif of Lake LA Porch Puppies Hulk, Xena, and Arrow, doing what they do…being adorable. See also: Hulk, Arrow, and Xena being cute together (17-second YouTube video taken moments after these photos)
Lucky Near-Misses Compilation Video (a.k.a. “Yikes!” x 50), or a Thought on Thankfulness
This is a fun/scary compilation of people barely avoiding catastrophic accidents. Aside from just being a rush to watch, I feel like it must be carrying a message about life in there too. I’ve had a few moments like these in the video–including one where I was sliding backwards at 50 MPH on a snow-packed […]
2012-13 Wrap-Up, Part 3: Animal Stuff
In 2012-23, I seriously (re-)committed myself to helping animals…
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Are octopi the most amazing animals? (We may have to wait ’til they tell us.)
Prepare to have your mind blown re: octopi and other cephalopods. (Unless you’re already in the know.) Exhibit A is this article in Orion Magazine, which I read some time ago, and which knocked my brain on its ass with its central premise that octopi seem to think and experience things in a way that’s […]
New Eddie Murphy song: “Red Light” (VIDEO)
Are Snoop and Eddie Murphy going to bring reggae back to mainstream popularity? I give it a confused and surprised thumbs up.
Proof: animals are people too (VIDEO)
Moose are, at least: I don’t really understand the impulse that people have to try and separate animals from humans (even though of course, humans are animals). And I love that the Internet and modern technology is helping to tear that imaginary wall down. Love, fun, parenting, friends & siblings, fear, happiness, sadness, preferences, desires, FUN…animals feel […]