Alright, Internet, I’m Good.
Holy gods. This is horrifying but adorable at the same time.
Goodnight, all.
Purring Makes Everything Better
I feel like absolute crap today, so here’s a video of Jazzy purring.
You’re welcome.
So I Love Dik-Diks Now
They currently stand as my second favorite animal (after cats, of course).
I can’t get enough of them, they’re so freaking awesome! I have now scoured YouTube and have seen pretty much every dik-dik video there is.
Look at how FREAKING CUTE THESE LITTLE BUGGERS ARE OH MY GOD
Edit: Hahahaha. That dik-dik drawing is fantastic.
The Cutest Thing You’ll See All Decade
I have no idea what sequence of videos I watched to make this video show up in my “Recommended For You” section of YouTube, but holy hell, I’m glad it was there.
Because look at this.
Look at this
CUTE
LIL
BUGGER
I am freaking crying over how cute this guy is, not even kidding. He’s like a bunny + deer + anteater and I love him so much.
A D O R A B L E
Edit: His name is Thanos, my heart
Mount St. Helens
Today is the 40th anniversary of the famous Mount St. Helens eruption that covered a good section of the Pacific Northwest in some degree of ash (according to Wiki, 11 states and two Canadian provinces got ashed).
I wasn’t alive yet, but my dad was in Moscow starting his job at the U of I and he remembers how crazy it all was with the ash that Moscow got.
Here’s a quick vid on the eruption with some footage:
Here’s a longer documentary!
C-Train. C-Train run. Run, Train, Run.
If I have to take public transit, it’s usually the bus, just because I love the busses and some of them get me closer to home than any of the C-Train stations do. But when Nate and I have been out walking, we’ve taken our fair share of C-Train rides.
But ever since the pandemic hit, we’ve been really limited in our walks due to 1) no public bathrooms being open, 2) being afraid of malls, which were our primary stopping points, and 3) being wary of public transportation (even though, in my opinion, it’s probably safer now than it ever has been due to the fact that there are so few people utilizing it).
So we haven’t had a C-Train ride in a while.
But I just found these two videos of both the Red and Blue C-Train lines, so I shall use them to travel the city vicariously.
Enjoy.
Confused about how to wash your hands?
Let HowToBasic help!
This is actually a pretty “normal” video for him.
CAT!
Hi there sorry but this is adorable.
That is all. The rest of the world sucks.
Are You Ready for Some BASEBALL?!?
So Nate found this six-part series on the Seattle Mariners and it is absolutely enthralling. Only parts 1-4 have been uploaded so far, but the next installment involves ICHIRO which is really the first thing I can remember about the Seattle Mariners. Check out the vids here (I’ll just post them all here once they’re all uploaded):
(That third one is intense.)
Seriously, even if you’re not really a baseball fan, this is super interesting.
7,000,000,000
This video seems highly relevant nowadays.
Sorry, I actually posted this video in a blog way back in 2010*, but I’ve been thinking about it recently. Can’t imagine why…
*It was around the time you came to visit me in Vancouver, Maddie; let’s see if I can get the correct date…March 16, 2010? *checks* Fucking nailed it. Why do I have this kind of memory for stupid things like specific dates and entire movie dialogues but can’t remember if I had dinner last night?
Life Sucks Right Now
So have something sublime.
This is best served on a pair of Sennheisers, but if you don’t have Sennheisers, any old headphones with good bass will do.
(Also, god this song sounds so much better when it’s not played at 35 BPM.)
Oliver Tree is a Weird Dude and I Love Him
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned him on here before, but I want to mention him again ’cause he’s great. I first heard of him through his music video for “Hurt,” which YouTube recommended for me for some reason.
Turns out all his music videos are weird and fantastic.
And a new one (which is why I’m blogging about him today):
I love his pants.
Annnnnnnnnnd the border’s closed.
I’m actually surprised they waited so long, but the US-Canadian border is now closed to all “non-essential” travel.
It’s only closed for 30 days, but I suspect it will extend for longer than that.
I know that this closure was a mutual decision between the US and Canada, but if things start to get really rough with all of this (economy-wise, especially), I really hope it doesn’t drive a wedge between the two countries. I’ve posted this video before on here, but I’ve been thinking about it with the recent talk of closing the border (and, of course, the actual closing of the border today).
Here Are Some Internet Humors
Because I’m sure we could all use a laugh right now, here is a set of random crap I’ve found on the internet over the past few days that has made me laugh hysterically.
(I legit laughed for like 20 minutes over this stupid thing)
(This is an older one but every time I see it I laugh)
Let’s Do the Time Warp Agaaaaaaaain!
HEYOOOOO so I’ve been in a nostalgic mood lately (what else is new?) and wanted to re-live the Old Tubes via early YouTube videos and AlbinoBlackSheep.
So here were are. Let’s reminisce.
The ultimate oldie. I had a friend in high school who looked just like this dude.
Another classic oldie.
AlbinoBlackSheep was a fantastic website for Flash animations like this. “OHIOOOOOOOOOO!”
Can’t forget this one, either.
GOD, WE ARE OLD
I have this song. I can’t unhear these lyrics.
Maddie, how often did we quote from this when we were at U of I? I still say “let’s get ‘em” in my head when I’m buying something expensive.
This one too, oh my god. Benny Lava is a legend.
So energetic.
I think Aaron found this one. We were shouting “WHAT?!?!?!” at each other for months after we first watched this.
Al Gore getting murdered by earths is the funniest thing in this whole video.
The Beetis.
This was another one we quoted a lot in the house. “DON’TYOUFUCKINGLOOKATME!”
I still love this so much.
Yayz.
Here is Vivaldi’s “Summer” played on an organ.
You’re welcome.
Presto starts at 8:18. That deep note at 10:26 is nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnf.
I should never be let around an organ. All I’d do is find the deepest note and play it as loud as possible, shattering all eardrums in a 10-mile radius.
Lapsing (Again)
Calgary should use this as an official tourism video, seriously.
I know, I know. Another time-lapse. But this one is fantastic. The transitions are so smooth and beautiful, and that shot of The Bow building at 0:37 is stunning.
Is it summer yet?
Hahaha, this is great.
It makes me miss my random Omegle conversations with strangers.
Rogue
Hey y’all, do you want to watch someone review horrible books? Check out KrimsonRogue!
He does regular book reviews and other stuff as well, but I found him through his review of Onision’s Stones to Abbigale.
Here’s the link to his playlist of “oh god these are horrible and they hurt to read.”
I like him; he’s like a mix of five nerdy people I’ve known in my past.
Idaho
I’m feeling super homesick today for whatever reason.
That’s not an uncommon occurrence; every once and a while I just really miss Moscow.
Anyway, during my usual Reddit browsing this evening, I came across a post on the r/Idaho subreddit asking about songs that featured Idaho. A lot of them were pretty good, but my favorites have to be “Idaho” by Reckless Kelly and “Idaho” by Gregory Alan Isakov. Crying happened.
Idaho may be a backwards, Republican, redneck haven, but it’s my home and I miss it.
More Sunshine
If I haven’t yet convinced you that Sunshine is a beautiful, heart-wrenching, mind-wrenching movie, give this a watch and see if it does it for you.
It really is a wonderful movie (with the most beautiful score).
It’s AQUARIUS SEASON
Eminem is 47 years old.
Eminem just released a new surprise album, Music to be Murdered By.
One of the songs, “Godzilla,” features some of the fastest rapping I’ve ever heard. Check it:
Apparently in that fastest verse (starting at 2:57), he’s rapping 10.65 syllables per second. That’s ridiculous.
Eminem’s still got it.
