America, F*** Yeah.

I have no words for the following video.




Created by one of my favorite people on YouTube, KassemG

RT @KassemG Feeling stupid? Instantly feel smarter with this - California on America

Double Front Flip Fail

Sometimes you already know what you're about to see, yet something in the back of our mind tells us to watch the video anyway to confirm just how crazy it is.

The title of this video is "Double Front Flip Fail"

Nothing absurd…but you still want to see it, don't you.

GEEZ! a lot worse than you expected it to be, no?

The first time I saw this, I had a "ooooooooooh!!!" moment at 7am in the morning.

Great way to start the day thinking, "I'm sure my day is better than this guys"

Lowered Expectaions

In a land before internet connection ruled the world, 

there was video dating.

This is a montage of the best of the best video dating introductions/pick-up lines.

So sit back, relax, and let the creepy begin.

My personal favorite is Bon Jovi Jr at 1:45. 
How come they don't make men like him anymore?

Discovered after RayWilliamJohnson reviewed this in his most recent video

The Backwards Man

Now this, is a pretty neat music video.




Using rewound video footage is nothing new,
but this video is shot ENTIRELY backwards, including the singing.


The icing on the cake?
600 PILLOWS, yes pillows were used in the making of the video. 





pretty damn cool, no?


My favorite part is around the 2:28 mark where it looks as though pillows are being thrown on them and they catch it in the perfect pose. 


very creative, very neat.




Be sure to check out RhettandLink's YouTube channel, their other stuff is pretty cool too.

Japanese Commercials

One of more frequent questions I get from people after I tell them I live in Japan, is 

"Why are Japanese commercials so crazy?"

I wish I had an answer, but unfortunately I don't. 

So until I come up with one, please take this time to enjoy some of my personal favorites:

Let's start off with some of the basics.

Who said Afghan hounds were hard to train!?

This is why Japanese commericals are so great, the dog has absolutely NOTHING to do with the chips this commercial is selling.

Look, I get where they were trying to go with this, these particular chips have a "punch" of consommé, which they attempt to express multiple times through a play on words, with the dog being "punched" with heartbreak after he sees the kid has a crush on.......Uh yeah, I have no idea where they were trying to go with this.

This one's more weird than funny:

I genuinely don't understand.

At all.

The dude in the clip is part of a popular Japanese boy band called SMAP.

So, I get the celebrity endorsement, 
I get the keep-product-in-frame-at-all-times to sell the product, 
I don't get the gradually-wearing-more-fruit element. 

The commercial is a couple years old, but the same guy is still to this day the spokesperson for Dole.

The Ad must have been a hit with Dole if they decided to keep him on board. *shrugs shoulders*

A friend of mine sent me this one a couple weeks ago, and it instantly became one of my favorites.

I wonder how many takes it took to get it right.

On second thought, I don't care. This commercial is amazing regardless.

This one I saw on TV very recently. 
and surprise! it also exploded on the internet. I had a feeling it would…

I feel like this is one of those commercials you'd see on "World's Best banned commercials".

It's creative, and (a little too) memorable, but I'm not sure if it makes me want to go to Fuji-Q High land.

Have a favorite Japanese commercial?

Send them to me!

Just Dance

Now this is absolutely precious.


The video starts off just like any home video of a mother video taping 
her cute daughter gettin' her groove on.


...then something that'll blow your mind starts to happen.


No, no one dies.

It's obviously not an amature video, it's actually a commercial for the Samsung Galaxy Phone,

buuut it's still pretty spectacular, no? (not to mention friggin adorable!)

Surely one of the most creative commercials I've seen for a while.

Hats off to the creative team!

Creepy cat is creepy

I can't stop laughing at this creepy kitty.


Even funnier if you've seen the movie Inception.





First discovered after @RayWJ reviewed it in his video.

Increase Work Efficiency with YouTube?

At work, my team members and I are required to write an activity report every week.
We're also required to end the report with a story and/or announcement completely unrelated to work, just to share a little personal side of ourself.
Most people write about incidents that happened to them over the weekend, but I have been sharing non-verbal, safe-for-work(important), entertaining videos with all of my colleagues for the past 2 years.


Needless to say, I'm known as the "YouTube Girl" at the office.


I came across this interesting article the other day posted by @WomensHealthMag on twitter.
According to Women's Health Magazine,
taking a couple minutes out of your work day to watch an entertaining YouTube video (or two) can give your brainpower a big boost.


"You can counteract stress—and roll back psychological aging—with laughter. Even the anticipation of a good laugh decreases the stress chemicals cortisol and epinephrine by 39 and 70 percent, respectively, say researchers at Loma Linda University. Laughter is also great for the heart. When participants in a University of Maryland study watched stressful film clips, they experienced vasoconstriction—a narrowing of the blood vessels—while the blood vessels of those watching funny films expanded by 22 percent. "
-Joel Weber from Women's Health magazine 2010
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/boost-your-brainpower?page=6


So not only was I sharing laughter with my co-workers,
I was increasing the entire work efficiency of my team!


Quick! Get my manager on the phone, I have a feeling I deserve a raise!

No Music, No Life. = Internet, No Life.

This cartoon describes me better than a thousand words ever could.


http://www.cartoonstock.com/cart.asp?from=stock&basket=yes


mouse-over to enlarge image.

My favorite YouTube video of all time

If YouTube were the world, and each video was a person, this guy would be my BEST FRIEND.


I discovered this video about 2 years ago (although it was uploaded ages ago)
and was literally "LMFAO" when I saw it for the first time.


It's just something about cats... falling...


Oh, just watch it already. Please.

Eat, Sleep, Internet.

A "Blogger" as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary:

    A person who writes entries in, adds material to, or maintains a weblog.

While as A "Blogger" defined by the Urban Dictionary:

   Term used to describe anyone with enough time or narcissism to document every tedious bit of minutia filling their uneventful lives. Possibly the most annoying thing about bloggers is the sense of self-importance they get after even the most modest of publicity. Sometimes it takes as little as a referral on a more popular blogger's website to set the lesser blogger's ego into orbit.

Harsh Words.

I do read a lot of blogs, and judging by what I've seen, it seems like there's one rule of thumb for blogging:

YOU MUCH FIT THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO BLOG:

A) YOUR JOB IS EXTREMELY INTERESTING

B)  YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLE WRITER

C) YOU ARE VERY FAMOUS

...and here's where I stand:

A) YOUR JOB IS EXTREMELY INTERESTING

    not exactly a party

B) YOU ARE AN AMAZING WRITER

   is "necessary" spelled with 2 Cs or 1?

C) YOU ARE VERY FAMOUS

   My mom tells me I'm special.

So, since I don't fit any of the above criteria, I will not be blogging about

 A) my Job

 B) showcasing my incredible writing skills

 C) my mother.

Instead, I'll be doing what I do best... which is

SHARING THE FRUITS OF THE INTERNET.

I spend an unhealthy amount of time surfing the internet (mostly YouTube),

and I come across a lot of interesting material.

Some things put me in deep thought and allow me to reflect on my life, while others are just flat out stupid. (but oh so hilarious)

This Blog is an outlet for me to share websites/videos I find on the internet that I find to be interesting (or just stupid and funny).

Some posts may contain my personal opinion, but I am always open for discussion.