Up

The other night, just before dinner, I looked out the window and saw a hot air balloon being inflated in the field directly across from my house. If you've never had a hot air balloon launch from your neighborhood, let me tell you, it's like awesome. Especially when the house directly across from said hot air balloon is full of kids. The whole thing was made even better by the fact that Darwin kept calling it a "gabloon."

This is the first time there's been any balloon launching around here and it may never happen again, but don't think that I'm not going to hang on to these pictures and use "hot air balloon fly-overs" as a feature if we ever try to sell this place.

Jameson was sent on assignment to snap the first two photos.

I think this was as close as he was willing to get.
The fire blasts were VERY loud.

Fully captivated.

This iPhone camera doesn't do the scene justice.
They were so close that we could clearly see the passengers faces.

They waved to the kids as they flew over which cemented the event as the coolest thing ever.

And the Internet Wins Again

If I had a mind left to be blown away, it would be splattered across the office wall right now. YouTube user kutiman has created another, maybe better, mashup of random, unrelated, YouTube music pieces. This is why the internet was invented.

Nature's Missile Command

Lightning captured at 9,000 frames per second.  Freakishly awesome.  Pew pew.

Brilliant Video of the Week

Man walks across America.  Not literally, but it's not a green screen either.  These are real images.  It's professionally done and the results are amazing.  Kudos for the meticulous planning and execution as well as for the idea itself.

Mathematical!

Do not disturb.

I'll be watching the all day Adventure Time marathon today on Cartoon Network.

Cleveland Rocks

My brother Kip and I are going to be in Cleveland on Friday night to attend the Cavs game. If you know of any good watering holes, let me know. (Or if any of my peeps that read this want to meet up, drop me a line.)

And speaking of rocking, OK Go has a new video out for This Too Shall Pass. Good stuff as usual. This one's got one of the best Rube Goldberg machines I've seen.

Found over at Gizmodo.

California Wildfire

Can you imagine being a firefighter trying to control this blaze?

Have a Nice Day (and Night)

Via Curt

Your Princess Is in Another Castle

Like combining chocolate and peanut butter.

Pinched from Your Beard is Good

The Cube

A long video, but worth checking out.

Great Advertising

I love great advertising. I love the following advertising because it's great and it was done by a couple of college kids. And I love it even more that the one dude's name is Wrigglesworth.

Response to D&AD Student Awards brief set by Hewlett Packard.

Filmed, edited and directed by Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth
www.matthewrobinson.co.uk
www.tomwrigglesworth.com

Music: Hold Me Back by Round Table Knights
www.roundtableknights.ch

Thanks for the help and support from Kenny Evans and Kingston University Moving Image Department.

© Tom Wrigglesworth and Matt Robinson 2009

Ceiling Porn

The oft maligned and ignored ceiling. The one I'm showing below gives me a sense of what it must be like to live under a toadstool. Makes my textured drywall ceiling look downright depressing right now. See a nice little collection of some of the world's coolest ceilings over at the deputydog blog.

The Outlet Wall

As a guy, this is the greatest idea ever. As a parent, this is the worst idea ever.

Ironic Sans: Idea: The Outlet Wall

But Can He Field?

Speaking of swings, this is one hell of one.

Whoa!

I don't even know what to say except that this might blow your mind.