I'm not a big fan of John Edwards. My feelings toward him run much more toward apathy and non-interest than any real opinion. However, this YouTube video is an interesting turning point in American politics. His message is nothing new, but his medium does a nice job of speaking to the youth audience he wants to reach.
***Taken from my friend Jay's Facebook.
If your life was a soundtrack, what would it be?
So, here’s how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool…
Opening Credits: Fill It Up Again - Indigo Girls
Waking Up: Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
Monday: Clear or Cloudy - Sting
Fight Song: Search and Destroy - The Stooges
Breaking Up: Scotch and Chocolate - Nickel Creek
Prom: Lullaby - Jack Johnson
Life: Men in Black - Will Smith
Mental Breakdown: Chicago is So Two Years Ago - Fall Out Boy
Driving: Dirt - Phish
Getting Back Together: Ordinary Day - Great Big Sea
Wedding: Saved by the Bell Theme - Artist Unknown
Wild Sex Scene: Chariot - Gavin DeGraw
Birth of a child: Danger (High Voltage) - Electric Six
Death Scene: Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G.
End Credits: Lullaby - Dixie Chicks
Author's Note: Why 2 songs called lullaby? Also, I don't listen to as much hip hop as this list would lead one to believe. Maybe I should start.
Some of my favorites:
6. WD-40 dissolves cocaine - it has been used by a pub landlord to prevent drug-taking in his pub's toilets.
11. One in 10 Europeans is allegedly conceived in an Ikea bed.
23. In America it's possible to subpoena a dog.
29. When faced with danger, the octopus can wrap
six of its legs around its head to disguise itself as a fallen coconut
shell and escape by walking backwards on the other two legs, scientists
discovered. ***I wonder if the octopus thinks he looks like a coconut shell...
53. It takes 75kg of raw materials to make a mobile phone.
100. Musical instrument shops must pay an annual
royalty to cover shoppers who perform a recognizable riff before they
buy, thereby making a "public performance". ***the "No Stairway" sign starts to make more sense...
Here's the complete list.
Yes, I've joined the dark side. I did it to try to re-connect with some of my Trent friends...I bet Alumni Associations would be more successful with a Facebook presence than through traditional campaigns.
If you want to add me on Facebook, go right ahead. www.facebook.com. If you use this website (taps.vox.com) as a search criteria, I bet you'll have success.
Pachelbel's Canon in D.
I've known for a while that this song formed the template for way too many modern songs, but this is a beauty recap.
Some photos from Cuba!
I found this today and I'm pretty excited.
It's a video of the Urban Capture the Flag game that I played in a few weeks ago. My friend Matt and I were there for the fun.
The website to find future such events is: newmindspace.com
...from a sappy e-mail forward...
"When you lose, don't lose the lesson".
Maybe this is the way to frame "failure" in adventure-based learning. It would need to be a part of the briefing and set-up, but it would allow for more reflection and less frustration.
Pics of Cuba to follow. We're back and it was GREAT!
