Each day in the land of the Internet we are given another way to interact with others all over the world. Facebook is clearly the most common, but certainly not the most creative. Fragmentr is a new website that allows you to upload an image that gets “fragmented” with other people’s images until it is complete and then it’s archived. This is fun and adds a level of spontaneity that most interactive sites do not have. I found this via The Creators Project. Note: This application works best in Safari.
Do you want a really hot day today or just a warm one? How about an afternoon thunderstorm? Oh, no? That’s okay, it’s your choice, all you have to do is pick the best meterological information source to have the weather customized to your personal needs. I just checked the current weather in my Brooklyn zip code of 11222 and got these results. I like the Nat’l Weather Service’s outlook on rain! I do wonder however, if CNN got their dates mixed up.
Weather.comHigh 89FChance of rain 60%.
Showers early with isolated thunderstorms arriving for the afternoon. Warm.
National Weather ServiceHigh 88FChance of precipitation is 20%.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny.
NBC New York High: 89Chance of rain 30%.
Scattered T-Storms
Yahoo WeatherHigh 88FChance of rain 70%.
Showers early with isolated thunderstorms arriving for the afternoon. Warm.
CNNHi 80°
Intermittent Clouds
Okay, okay, I’m going outside, for real this time.
Memorial Day makes me think of one thing and one thing only, my amazing grandfather who fought in World War 2 and sacrificed the mental stability of his entire life for doing so. That’s right, because war destroys you. Even if you physically survive war, it fucks your mind up forever in ways no one will ever understand. This leads to a lifetime of pain and depression. Sure you can have a wife and kids and grandkids even great grandkids, but the pain you felt from watching all your buddies die will haunt you every single day. I saw this in my Grandpa’s eyes as soon as I was old enough to understand how much warfare fucked him up. This has happened and will continue to happen to all soldiers of war. Hey, maybe we shouldn’t forget that shit while we’re BBQing and thinking that a parade makes everything better.
I’m not the biggest fan of dyed hair. Half the time it’s growing out and looks weird. And then there’s all the baby boomers from Europe (like in Greenpoint, BK) who use such shitty products that they become unintentional punk rockers. Excuse, Ma’am, do you know your hair is bright purple?! About ten years ago I was given a free gift certificate for a very high end dye salon in San Francisco and I got them to make my hair look like I was completely gray, which I thought was cool. No picture attached, sorry. But I came across these images of rainbow themed hair dye jobs and they instantly made me happy. Do they make you happy, too? (Via BF)
Over the past few weeks I have been seeing examples of Planking all over the interwebs. Australian local news has a great Intro to Planking and if you want a good laugh of disbelief, watch this video:
To those who do not know, Planking is the act of lying face down with arms to the sides of the body, in unusual public spaces and photographing it.
Its Wikipedia entry says it’s a fad that began in Australia 2011.
People are getting their pets to plank..
Even Flava Flav has gotten into the act of planking, here on a flatbed truck.
At as you might have guessed, Planking has claimed its first victim, a 20 year old from Australia fell like seven floors to his death after a failed attempt on a ledge.
And check out this CBSNews article on how planking has taken over the Twittersphere. WTF? This is certainly a fad that spread like wildfire less than a month ago, maybe longer, thanks to the Internet; couldn’t have occured without the net.
Exotic Planking!
Danger Planking!
Pyramid Planking
There’s literally thousands of planking pictures that have been posted online all in the past three weeks all over the planet.
It’s really quite remarkable and I’m not even sure why. People who think the world is getting worse are boring. The environment is getting worse, but people are moving into interesting directions with this Internet beast. I love this shit. Just don’t die doing it.
If you’re like me, then you live in Brooklyn and see Manhattan as being good for two things: Work and Shopping. That’s right, Manhattan is really just a big mall and a place to get an income. Oh, and twice a year it’s also good for some fun sun watching via some of the major east to west streets of the city, also known as, Manhattanhenge or Manhattan Solstice. This year on May 30th at around 8:20pm on 42nd Street, looking West, the man-made phenomenon will return. Bask in it, people. More info here.
More Subway Videos. The weiner stand photo on top is random.
We’ll start with the sleepy woman with the dirty hotdog. And I need to make sure that everyone in fact did see the guy from last week who licked his shoe like a champion.
Amazing! Somebody get that man a pussy or ass already!
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Both videos are stolen from those media thieves at Gothamist.
I work in a lab where most people are wearing the white earphones and I always want to know what these young(er) folks are listening to. Whenever I ask, I usually don’t get a straight answer. Tyler Cullen hit the streets of NY and did the same thing, but with better results. This is kinda cool.
