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Music Monday – “I am flesh and I am bone/Arise, ting ting, like glitter and gold”

Guest post by Shea who introduced me to this song/artist… “Glitter and Gold” – Barns Courtney

Posted 21 January 2019 § MusicMonday § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “She asked me to change the station/Said the song just drove her insane/But it weren’t just the music playing/It was me that she was trying to blame”

“Far From Me” – John Prine

Posted 14 January 2019 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Beer Me – Advent Beer Calendar Edition

Beer Me! is a YouTube series where a couple hipsters from BC drink half a dozen of a certain kind of beer (they claim in an hour) rating each on things like artwork, taste, reliability, etc. while getting progressively more wasted.  (They also occasionally do a bottle of hard stuff.) There have been some funny […]

Posted 09 January 2019 § Humour § MemoryLane § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

.@aoc_dances Is My New Favourite Twitter Account Today

So you may have heard that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had an “embarrassing” video of her dancing in a college video (which, in turn was a remake of an earlier mash-up) highlighted recently but that it didn’t go as well as the anonymous right-wing troll who tweeted it had hoped. Unsurprisingly, instead of embarrassment and scorn, […]

Posted 08 January 2019 § Humour § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “I can’t take my eyes off you/I can’t take my eyes off you/I can’t take my eyes off you”

Goddamn, this is a good song. “The Blower’s Daughter” – Damien Rice

Posted 07 January 2019 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Dubai Fireworks (Full)

I’m sure I’ve mentioned before that my highest mark for a presentation in library school was one I did that was actually in a journalism class. My presentation was about online video and how it allows you to transcend both space and time in a way that other previous media (television, radio, etc.) couldn’t. This video from […]

Posted 04 January 2019 § LibrarySchool § PopCulture § Randomness § Travel § UK ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “It’s Christmastime in Washington/The Democrats rehearsed/Gettin’ into gear for four more years/Things not gettin’ worse”

“Christmas in Washington” – Steve Earle

Posted 24 December 2018 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § United States § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace

If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)  

Posted 21 December 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

“Why Should You Read Kurt Vonnegut” – TED-ED Talk

Because he’s the best writer of all-time?

Posted 19 December 2018 § Humour § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

WestJet’s 2018 Christmas Ad

I’m always conscious that these videos are as much about marketing as any sort of true holiday sentiment. But they *are* well-done so it’s been a bit of a minor Christmas tradition for me ot post these videos since they are usually pretty heartwarming. Here’s WestJet’s 2018 version…  

Posted 18 December 2018 § Canada § Family § PopCulture § Travel § UK § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,