a while back, i linked a video that combined beer pong and skateboarding for some amazing antics. next in this series, which i’ve entitled ‘youtube pastime mash-ups,’ is this impressive domino routine involving four pool tables, six cues, damn near 50 billiard balls, and more bones than an archaeological dig site. i’d like to see mike massey pull this one off.
proof positive that your favorite things are even better when you put them together.
dedicated readers will know that my brother andrew, over at crossing out of the blue, is an avid bike racer. this week he’s down in virginia for the tour of virginia, a 7 stage race of almost 500 miles. there are about 175 professional and elite amateurs participating in the tour. andrew finished 9th in this morning’s time trial and didn’t drop any time off the leader in the afternoon’s criterion in lynchburg, va. here’s to a successful rest of the race for andrew, and a great season. you can follow up on andrew in this race and throughout the season on his team web site, Kenda/Raleigh Cycling Team.
i hate to copy a post straight off of deadspin, but for those readers out there (see: google and comment spam bots) who don’t keep up with deadspin, or those who just enjoy beer, ping pong, or any combination thereof… check this out. this has to be the greatest single collection of amazing beer pong related feats ever assembled. kudos to the inventiveness, god-given talent, practice, and, let’s face it, incredible perseverance, that went into this video. ’cause there’s no way some of these shots were hit within the first 50 times. enjoy…
hello all from salt lake city, utah. i’m here with my brother enjoying some of the best powder they (and/or we) have had all season. and to top that off we’ve also had some amazing bluebird days. yesterday we went to alta, which means i had to ski for the first time in 5 years, since they don’t allow snowboarders (weak). anyway, here are some videos of us enjoying the snow.
there’s more where that came from after the break…
at some point last night a great milestone in my life was achieved. that’s right… my first (and only) youtube video hit the century mark in views. that’s a one with two zeros, folks. so that got me thinking- i must be getting up there with the most viewed videos of all time. after a quick trip to youtube’s most viewed page, i sadly realized i’m 38,349,764 views short of the title. so close. what was the video that has caught the eye of so many viewers worldwide in just under 9 months? this dancing jackass. is there better proof that a popular youtube video has less to do with content and more to do with distribution? so what do you say readers, lets get the word out there and push my video over the grand mark!
has anyone else thought it to be ironic that UPS is using Postal Service for the background music in their new whiteboard ad campaign?
so i was just reading about this new search engine called ChaCha, where you can search with a “guide,” that apparently hand-selects search results for you. while it’s an interesting concept, i can’t imagine it will be too commercially viable. just to test it out, i did a search for carolina tar heels and here’s the chat that ensued.
JoeS: Welcome to ChaCha!
You: so what are some good tar heels sites
JoeS: let me look. hang on a minute!
blank screen …
You: for example how come i am not seeing anything
JoeS: i haven’t given you any results yet.
You: oh
the tar heels took the top ranking today in the hoops polls, after a convincing win in their first acc contest, versus florida state at the dean smith center. not to mention a 38-point zwieback-producing victory earlier in the week versus penn. this is going to be a great season for roy’s boys. i’ve got my carolina pictures online in the photo section, shots of the penn game, chapel hill, and our place in boone, nc. check it out. how bout them gators???
the morning started off with virginia tech avenging their ridiculous last-second loss last year with an overtime win over duke at cameron. then, the ducks took out top-ranked ucla at macarthur court, opening the way for the tar heels to take over the nation’s #1 hoops ranking. as far as my teams go, this was about as good as it gets without the heels even stepping onto the court. best sports day ever? not likely, but it was pretty fun to watch.
to all those readers out there, i’d just like to wish you all a very merry christmas and a happy new year! also please check out my brother andrew’s blog, crossing out of the blue (linked on the right side). i gave him this cross-promotional post as a christmas gift, he really needs the hits. have a great new year!
