Umbral Echoes Blog

I shit you not.  It’s officially called Bat’s Day, and it happens every year.

Worksafe, even.

1500 Filipino Inmates Do Michael Jackson’s Thriller (I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried):
http://www.ectomo.com/?p=361

The Slow Jerk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkgMbU-we1o

And from the makers of the Slow Jerk, “We Gon’ Make Love (Until You Wake Up)”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFdBOKeWz5A

Schlongicorn.  Think about it.

Harry Potter branded E.  What will they think of next?

Some of these really should be shared.

Bees: Nature’s Tiniest Ass-Kickers
Okay, so there’s these Japanese hornets, right? And they’re all about murdering some honky bees and eating their honey and feeding their larvae to their own kids. They basically fly around in their little samurai armor and use their hornet-katanas to bite the European bees in half. The European bees are all, “AUGH! I’m all bit in half! If only Braveheart was a bee and could end this tyranny!” No such luck for the European bees.

But then, there’s this rival cult of Japanese honey bees who have evolved to the point where they’re sick of those goddamn samurai hornets, and turn the tables by using HONEYBEE BIO-LASERS TO COOK THE HORNET SCOUTS IN THEIR OWN GUTS BEFORE THEIR SECRET BEE FORTRESS IS COMPROMISED.

Nature is so awesome.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=n4wRIERp6Vs

For those who don’t know Mandy, he plays on Criminal Minds, and also the HBO series Dead Like Me. Also, he played Inigo Montaya in The Princess Bride.

Samantha linked me to this video today; it’s the first time I’ve actually laughed out loud from something on the Internet in some time. Enjoy

I’ve always said that I was a pretty good kid.  I didn’t do drugs, I didn’t run with the “bad crowd.”  I did extracurricular activities.  Yet my mother and I constantly fought anyway.  Then today I remembered this particular story from childhood, and I realized maybe I was more of a little shit than I give myself credit for.

As a bit of background information, I took years of Spanish.  About 11 years total, though my vocabulary is totally lost these days.  My mother also took a bit of Spanish in school, so she knew a few words.

Okay, so three friends had just spent the night.  Next morning, we were at the table eating breakfast, and I randomly ask, “¿Mama, dónde está tu cabeza?” (Mom, where is your head?)

She looks over and replies, “What, the cheese?  The cheese is in the fridge.”

My friends snickered, and I immediately responded, “Sí, es queso.”  (Yeah, it’s cheese.)  Laughter ensues, as does a confused expression on my mother’s face.

White Wolf, as most people reading this probably know, is developing an MMORPG.  They’re currently filling positions for programmers and other such things.  One position that they can’t seem to fill is that of female game designer — currently, the design team is all males.  And, wanting the game to be appealing to women too, they want a female designer.  Except they can’t seem to find anyone for the position.  There’s even an article at ComputerWorld.com about the general lack of females in game development.

So come on, ladies.  Job opportunity right here!  Where all the lady game designers at?

I come home the other day to find this attached to my door.  Warning: text in full-size version is not necessarily work safe.

I love my friends.  🙂

Someone named “kathe” (email excluded to protect the idiotic) sent in the following inquiry via the web form on White Wolf’s site:

My husband has been casted a mind spell on him and I need to know what to do

The amusing part is that this sort of email isn’t uncommon.