Thursday, January 29, 2009

subtitle fun

I get bored at work on occasion...actually, on multiple occasions. So when the boredom bug gets me down, I turn to stumbleupon.com and find myself getting better. And nothing has made me feel more alive than this fun little subtitle creation thingy. You are given a short clip of an Indian movie, and then you can add your own subtitles! Here's my little creation:

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Monday, January 26, 2009

narcissus strikes back

I really can't believe the lengths people will go to for looks. And often, with shocking results.

From The Telegraph:

Hang Mioku, now 48, had her first plastic surgery procedure when she was 28; hooked from the beginning she moved to Japan where she had further operations - mostly to her face.

Following operation after operation, her face was eventually left enlarged and disfigured, but she would still look at herself in the mirror and think she was beautiful.

Eventually the surgeons she visited refused to carry out any more work on her and one suggested that her obsession could be a sign of a psychological disorder.

When she returned home to Korea the surgery meant Hang's features had changed so much that her own parents didn't recognise her.

After realising that the girl with the grossly swollen face was indeed their daughter her horrified parents took her to a doctor. Once again the possibility that Hang had a mental disorder was raised and she started treatment.

However, this treatment was too expensive for her to keep up and she soon fell back into old ways.

Amazingly, she found a doctor who was willing to give her silicone injects and, what's more, he then gave her a syringe and silicone of her own so she could self-inject.

When her supply of silicone ran out Hang resorted to injecting cooking oil into her face.

Her face became so grotesquely large that she was called "standing fan" by children in her neighbourhood - due to her large face and small body.

As Hang's notoriety spread she was featured on Korean TV. Viewers seeing the report took mercy on her and sent in enough donations to enable her to have surgery to reduce the size of her face.

During the first procedure surgeons removed 60g of foreign substance from Hang's face and 200g from her neck.

After several other sessions her face was left greatly reduced but still scarred and disfigured.

And it would seem that even Hang can now see the damage she has done; she now says that she would simply like her original face back.

Friday, January 23, 2009

biblically speaking, of course

Last night, I sat before a very small group of 8 - 10 year-olds (count 'em: three kidlets!), finishing up an interesting lesson on trials and how to work through them and see opportunities to serve God in them (a lesson that hit home for me...but that's beside the point right now). I ended the lesson with a short prayer, and then looked at the clock. Dang it, I thought, I still have five minutes left. One of my students helpfully suggested that we do a Bible drill.

"Good idea," I said, "but I forgot my Bible at home."

"Well," Rachel replied, "we all have ours. Just call out the names of random verses."

So I did. The first few went well, and then I called out this little gem: "GENESIS 30:3!" Down came the Bibles, pages flipping furiously, until Rachel shouted, "I have it!" She stood up, and read clearly, "She said, 'Here is my maid Bilhah; go in to her that she may bear on my knees, that through her I too may have children.'"

Three blank stares on three preteen faces, all looking up at me. And before they could ask, "What does that mean?" I quickly shouted, "Proverbs 28:12!"

Mental note: the next time I do a Bible drill, I'll bring my own Bible to check the age-appropriateness of the verse.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

a-ha...that's funny

Check out these music vids! You may think they're the same...but they're most assuredly not!

Actual Lyrics:
We're talking away
I don't know what
I'm to say I'll say it anyway
Today's another day to find you
Shying away
I'll be coming for your love, OK?

Take on me, take me on
I'll be gone
In a day or two

So needless to say
I'm odds and ends
But that's me stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is OK.
Say after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry

Take on me, take me on
I'll be gone
In a day or two

Oh the things that you say
Is it life or
Just a play my worries away
You're all the things I've got to
remember
You're shying away
I'll be coming for you anyway

Take on me, take me on
I'll be gone
In a day or two

The new and improved video (with helpful subtitles):


Wednesday, January 14, 2009

my pg-13 google life

RULES:
Go to Google and type in your first name and the phrase. Copy and paste the first sentence/phrase you get that makes sense (or, in my case, the one that amused me the most).

Q: Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search.
A: Katie needs to show more leg ..and thigh ...Otherwise why watch?

Q: Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search.
A: Katie looks like an oompa-loompa with t!ts.

Q: Type in "[your name] says" in Google search.
A: Katie says “Iron” in a funny way.

Q: Type in "[your name] wants" in Google search.
A: Katie Wants a Fast One.

Q: Type in "[your name] does" in Google search.
A: Katie does a pull-up.

Q: Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search.
A: Katie hates her hair.

Q: Type in "[your name] asks" in Google search.
A: Katie asks a very serious question.

Q: Type in "[your name] goes" in Google search.
A: Katie goes to Tokyo.

Q: Type in "[your name] likes " in Google search.
A: Katie likes her binkie.

Q: Type in "[your name] eats " in Google search.
A: Katie eats a potato bug.

Q: Type in "[your name] wears " in Google search.
A: Katie wears short shorts.

Q: Type in "[your name] was arrested for" in Google Search.
A: Katie was arrested for peeing in public at Times Square in New York on New Year's Eve'.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

we humans can do weird things

I feel so ridiculously behind the times, but I just discovered these guys. And they are cool.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

i'll be the pinky to your brain

More fun-ness here: your world domination plan.

To get you going, here's a look at mine. I will probably need to update it at some point, however:

Congratulations on being the creator of a new Evil Plan (tm)!

Your objective is simple: Soul Accumulation.

Your motive is a little bit more complex: Mom never loved me

Stage One

To begin your plan, you must first seduce a town mascot. This will cause the world to slaughter a sacred calf to appease the gods, confused by your arrival. Who is this nightmare beyond comprehension? Where did they come from? And why do they look so good as a brain in a jar?

Stage Two

Next, you must vaporize the moon (ooh, tides!). This will all be done from a floating fortress, a mysterious place of unrivaled dark glory. Upon seeing this, the world will fall into catatonic trances, as countless hordes of mean english teachers hasten to do your every bidding.

Stage Three

Finally, you must unleash your needlessly big weather machine, bringing about an unending cacophony of screams. Your name shall become synonymous with the Spice Girls, and no man will ever again dare interrupt your sentences. Everyone will bow before your superior firepower, and the world will have no choice but to lavish endless praise on your misdeeds.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

if you are trapped in a house surrounded by demons, making coffee will not help anyone

I love lists. Especially ones that tell you how to survive being in a horror movie.

And such good advice, too. Like "Never climb a fence with barbed wire at the top to go skinny dipping in an unusual, mysterious, government-owned body of water. Especially if there are rumors about government 'happenings' circulating."

Or "Don't bother telling another character to 'Stay in the car.' They won't anyway, and will end up saving you."

And, of course, "Always use the buddy system. Also, make sure that your buddy is slower, weaker, or dumber than you are."

dance, dance

I grew up listening to oldies music (that and classical music...which I suppose can be classified as oldies music), and I still enjoy it a lot. But I never really stopped to think what these artists must have looked like as they performed. I mean, sure, they sound hip and cool (for their day, anyways) but what did "hip and cool" look like back in the day?

Apparently, it looked pretty gay. And for the record, I still like the Temptations, but now I have a whole new appreciation for them and their dancing skilz.

Monday, January 5, 2009

when you ride alone, you ride with hitler!

Propaganda is a fascinating thing. I recently came across a website with old WW2 posters, encouraging people to support the war effort, and it's somewhat amusing (and just a little disturbing) to see how blatant the message was. I found a few of my favorites to share. It struck me how much we have been affected by these messages, specifically the ones involving the role of women in the war effort. The caricatures of Japanese and German bad guys are also interesting, as the posters turned them into monstrous Christ-killing monkeys, while the West was firmly "on God's side."










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