Darth Vader Robs Bank

...wearing camo pants?

The video doesn't have sound, but if it did, we would hopefully have heard this conversation:

Teller: "Next? OMG--you have a lightsaber! Oh, wait, that's just a gun. Lame."
Vader: "I find your lack of fear disturbing. Give me your money."
Teller: "I don't have much cash...I just put my drawer away for lunch."
Vader: "Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate you."
Teller: "Can you say 'Luke, I am your father'?"
Vader: "No."
Teller: "Why are you wearing camo pants? Only you could be so bold." (Vader looks down) "You know, you are unwise to lower your defenses."

(Vader looks back up,
thankful that the teller has instructed him on how to better pull off a
heist)

Vader: "The force is strong with this one."

Seriously, Squirrel, I Only Like You as a Friend

I have never kissed a squirrel. But now, I can come closer than I ever thought possible.


Though, actually, I think the experience would be more like giving the squirrel CPR.

And it only costs $760!

The End of History from BrewDog on Vimeo.

h/t Aaron [...how do you find this crap?]

P.S. I'm filing this under 'nature', because that seems appropriate.

When The Universe Explodes

I have just learned through the interwebs that the universe is about to explode. That's right. The universe. Explosion. Everyone will die...

...of AWESOMENESS.

That, of course, makes no sense. Neither do I at the moment. A healthy dose of Nyquil, coffee, little sleep, and more coffee will do that. No matter.

Everyone (or at least someone besides me?) knows that there is a new Muppet movie in the making. Some people (I know it from puppet forums...yes, puppet forums!) know that Jason Segel--acclaimed puppeteer/fan--is writing/starring in it.

What everyone doesn't know is that the Disney team of Muppet writers went to Pixar yesterday to discuss the story with the Pixar Brain Trust.

That's right. The three coolest things ever--Disney, Pixar, and the Muppets--were all in the same place at the same time. If only Boba Fett were there and they were all in the middle of a Civil War reenactment. I can keep dreaming.

Nevertheless, my mind is going to explode. The universe is going to explode.

QED

Now Comes a Cheetah

SIGGRAPH 2010!

Starting next week is the every-year-much-anticipated SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques) conference on computer graphics. Since all the technical papers involve math, and since I like math, I downloaded some.

Yeah. About that. I haven't done cool math in three years now, so I get about two pages in before being confused. Curses.

However, SIGGRAPH is known for being the place where people display awesome new stuff, like this:

Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0 - Teaser from Thiago Costa on Vimeo.

Unfortunately, I will be across the pond during the event, so I won't be attending. Hopefully next year.

Anyway, it's worth checking out all the submissions. Cutting edge technology is so groovy!

Despicable (pr. Des-pick-ah-bley)

Just saw Despicable Me with some friends. It was super creative and very sweet movie. Steve Carell as Gru was well animated, as were the minions.

And, Agnes is the cutest character in an animated film since Boo.

Another Lion and Some Words on Tablets

Recently, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a tablet for my computer. I had been thinking about it for a long time, but I was never willing to drop the dough. I saw one of the lower-end versions for sale, though, and I pounced.

Now I'm in love.

The model I chose was the Wacom Bamboo Fun. It's incredibly simple to use, and surprisingly, easy to get used to. With GIMPShop, I drew yet another lion.

An Elephant!

Title says it all.

Boba Fett? Top Hat? I Like It!

What would happen if you put Star Wars into Victorian England? Greg Peltz knows! Original idea of Chewbacca/John Singer Sargent was by Robert Mackenzie.

Sense