Pillowy Mounds of Mashed Potatoes

To understand what you're seeing, you have to see it in context first. That's Uncle Phil. He likes potatoes. And then, there's this, which as the Metafilter poster who originally posted pointed out, must be heard to be believed. There's more of that weird type of stuff on YTMND.

But that's what the internet is for, right? Weird stuff? What is Garfield without Garfield? It makes Jon seem sad and pathetic. Or, more sad and pathetic I guess, since he's always been a little sad and pathetic. Right?

Speaking of sad, this movie looks like it might have a touch of the sad. And also, the fantastic. It's described as what League of Extraordinary Gentlemen should have been. It also stars Lee Pace who I never heard of until the fantastically fun Pushing Daisies.

And speaking of pushing daisies (I am like a segway machine over here), John Alvin died. You probably never heard of him, but he created some of the most iconic movie posters of all time.

Ok, I'm done with the segways. Now I just want to show you cool stuff:

Like this: Casulo. Or, how to put an entire room into one tiny box.
Or this: Some of the most awesome architecture ever built.
How about Kriegspiel? A game only slightly more complicated than chess.
Or maybe Predictably Irrational. A game that teaches you a little bit about choice.
Speaking of games (I'm segwaying again) you should play Iron Dukes.
Or sign up for the PMOG beta. I'm still not sure what it is, but it's called a Passively Multiplayer Online Game.
Try not to eat any of these things while you play, though.

Oh, and I'm going to send this post off with some Eddie Izzard, in honor of the fact that he's coming to do a show in Austin. And because I love Legos, and nothing goes together better than two things I love...

The Death Star Canteen.
Cake or Death.
James Bond. (Jam Trousers)
British vs. US movies.
And Vampires.

There's lots more up there if you go look.

Oh, and I told Travis about this the other day, but I found the link. This is Phil Jupitus (Eddie actually introduces him in this clip) and he's pretty funny. But get to the end to see the awesome.

Chapter 101. Things I found (part 101).

We're going to try something a little different. Today we're going to tell a story. Once apon a time Mr. Fancy Pants had an adventure somewhere in the world. No, wait, this idea sucks. Let's try something else.

Grid - 16.

Bah, that's too terse.

If only I could find the right tone. Kind of like if a 3-year old described Star Wars to you...

For some reason Star Wars reminded me I need some new furniture. Some kind of weird desk that would make people say, "That's awesome."

Wait, that's can't be real, can it? That's got to be some kind of optical illusion.

Like some kind of game that's not done but has a really neat premise (and a video).

I mean, there's some weird things to see on the internet.

It's never too late to get started.

But, I guess sooner or later Death comes for everyone.

What's this bloggy thing? Oh yeah...

I disappeared for more than a month and no one noticed. How sad for me.

:P

Ok. I'll see what I have laying around. You'd think there'd be a lot.

How does Superman shave? Superman may be the only one that knows. No, wait, this guy knows and he'll tell you.
Hey, look at what the future will look like! (That's a young Wink Martindale, by the way.)
Bruce Campbell Rules.
Filler. It's a game. You know it's fun. I don't post games that aren't fun.
I would so live in this house.
I'm not sure Tracy Morgan hasn't just become Tracy Jordan at this point. (PS, watch 30 Rock. It's funny.)
I don't know if this is real or special effects, but this is some impressive soccer.
Oh yeah. There's some new Harrison Ford movie coming out...Something about a Crystal Skull?

Well, it wasn't that much I had saved up. I'll try not to disappear for a month again.

(Like you care).

//By the way, I just looked and for the record, this is my 100th post. That makes it somehow even sadder.

Elmore Leonard and Alfred Hitchcock would have made great movies...

Play more games. Like Cube Logic.
Or, perhaps Chain Factor.
Can't decide which of those two games to play? Just Flip A Coin.
Potentially NSFW: Friday the 13th with a laugh track. It's inspired.
Definitely NSFW: Pulp Fiction Text. It's still fun. What ain't no country I ever heard of.
For when the pitching machine gets lonely. The batting machine.
Test your typing speed.
Kitty hates computer!
For Tolkien Fans: Battle of Pelennor and the Battle of Helmsdeep reenacted. Er...with Candy. (Thanks Dan!)

And the "My Heroes" Section:

Audio interview with Elmore Leonard.
Video interview with Alfred Hitchcock.

Today we have a picture to enjoy.

Matrix vs. Fight Club. This is pretty well put together.
Joel found this really awesome game called Cursor, which is weird, and kind of hard to explain, but play with it and see if you can figure it out.
Sometimes you need a flowchart to know if you really want bacon.
This is what you'd get if cats designed webpages.
Actually, that same guy made a bunch of webpages. They're all kind of cool.
These people are called sleeveheads. They take weird pictures with album covers.
The most interesting places to see on Google Maps.
This is a totally bizarre Sylvania light bulb commercial, but with a great line in the middle of it that cracks me up. Actually it's pretty funny anyway.
Cats are Awesome.

Finally, today, we have a pic to enjoy.



These guys are installing those little parking thingies to keep people from driving up on the sidewalk. So, how long before they realize that where they parked might not have been such a good idea?

Oh good. I'm back.

Some nice New Years Panoramas.
This really is quite amazing. Lilly!
Monopoly. The movie. No kidding. Directed by Ridley Scott.
Hey, Jet Li and Jackie Chan are making a movie together.
Hey, look. Hellboy 2.
What you need is a Brazillian name. You know, in case you ever accidentally become a soccer star.

We're going to West Virginia For Christmas. Wish us luck!

OMG. Real Genius sequel. I'm both happy and sad...
I had no interest, really, in seeing The Kingdom. But here's the first four minutes of it. A neat little lesson in Middle East Conflict plays behind the credits. Worth the watch.
Hooray! Blood Bowl Video Game!
Since we're road tripping soon, here's a handy guide for packing a bag.
Sometimes Cracked.Com writes a pretty good article.
15 Awesome things you didn't know existed. I totally want that toaster.
This is weird. The Beatles sing Stairway to Heaven.
Oh, look. The Hobbit. Bet no one will make a big deal out of this...
Binocular Soccer. This is actually pretty good.
Soulvaki Tetris. I had to post at least one game, right? Be warned. It's loud. Or my headphones are.
Speaking of Tetris. This is awesome.
Oh. My. God. Look at this. It's a Dragonlance trailer. Why does it suck? Because, I mean, just look at it. It sucks right? It's not going to stop sucking just because you're not looking. It's lurking there, sucking, even when you're not paying attention to it. And they stuck the D&D logo on it. Why does everything that has the Dungeons and Dragons trademark attached to it have to suck? Why?