Zombie Massacre

Take that Nazi Germany! As per request from Mr. Thomas, here is a vid that I stumbled across while looking for some good Verruckt strategy.



I wonder if they made it passed the 19th wave.

The GlideCycle

This is a pretty sweet concept. Not only that, it really seems to work. The look of happiness on some of these riders faces definitely looks genuine. I can only imagine what it is like to run a mile after being in a wheelchair or walking with a prostheses for ten years. I know it isn't exactly about cycling, but pretty sweet nonetheless.

The vid starts off a bit boring, so fast forward a bit if you want.

Cuauhtemoc, My Poor Pup

This is my happy-go-lucky pup, Temo.

His name, Cuauhtemoc, means "One That Has Descended Like an Eagle." Too bad it doesn't mean "One whose Testicles Have Descended," because the vet had to go into his abdomen to retrieve them. Youch! Here are some pictures of poor Temo sans testicles. :(

Not so happy-go-lucky anymore... then again, it may be the pain pills that he's been on lately.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Watchmen?!

Move over Watchmen Babies, this is too good not to share. YouTuber "HarryPatridge" expresses his love for Watchmen through this Saturday-morning-cartoon style show opening for a fictional Watchmen cartoon. Enjoy.

Lyrics after the jump.

Lyrics:

Strong together, united forever
They're the best of friends

But when troubles about, you'd best watch out
For the Watchmen!

Nite Owl is their leader
And he loves to party down

Rorschach's friends to the animals...

"Yeah, when hes not
clowning around"

"I'm nutty!"

Beat up some thugs, say no to
drugs
Be in bed by 10

But if troubles about, you'd best watch out
For the Watchmen!

Silk Spectres a sensation
You should really
never miss

The Comedian's her biggest fan now...

"If I could
only get that kiss!"

Ozy and Bubastis - a couple o'
Crimesolving
superstars

John can give you cancer
and he'll turn into a car


Strong together, united forever
Come and meet your friends

Have no fear, times up, times here
For the Watchmen!

Here are the Watchmen Babies, in case you missed it.

Vin Diesel: Renaissance Man

I love Thursday's for one reason only... fresh downloads from PSN. Last Thursday (3/19) I downloaded two demos, Wheelman and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, both of which feature Vin Diesel in perfect likeness as the main playable character. This leads to the point of this post. In an effort to make this a more legit blog, I will attempt to write to Vin Diesel and ask him some questions. Any suggestions? Feel free to leave out questions like "Is it true that every year on your birthday you choose one special child to throw in to the sun?" or other fan favorite "facts." Some inspiration after the jump.

The trailer for the new Fast and Furious movie actually looks pretty cool! Unfortunately I dont have permission to embed it here.

How to Nail the Basics of Breakdancing

Science doesn't always pay the bills...

Apparently our friend Faraday had a summer job before getting a grant for his time travel experiments. Video evidence follows.

My Nuevo Pedals

No, that isn't grammatically incorrect. MKS Custom Nuevo, my new badass pedals. NJS stamped, sealed bearings, all around cool. Check the pics, more after the jump.

Z-DAY!!

Itchy Trigger-finger? Check! Call of Duty: World at War release of Map Pack 1 DLC? Check! Zombie Mayhem? Double Check Bitches!!
Its on man... Nazi Zombies beware.
Dont forget to sign on and download the new World at War content today my friends.

Strange Morning.

This morning on the way to work the thickest fog Ive ever seen covered 281. It was so damn eerie I almost called in sick. With no exaggeration, it looked like this:

...except for the Monsters of course. By the way, I would pay top dollar for the painting of Roland Deschain from the beginning of the Mist. Alas it does not exist outside the flick or Drew Struzan's collection.More on how foggy it was after the jump!

I have a lot of bad references for foggy situations. Here is another glimpse into what went through my head when I drove into the blanket of fog:

I thought that for sure, Pyramid Head was gonna show up and drag me away.
All this to say that I'm scared to death of crazy-thick fog. By the way, if you haven't seen The Mist you should check it out... especially if you have an affinity for Stephen King's Dark Tower series as the movie interconnects with Roland's tale.

Behold Cad Bane!

Boba Fett as we know him isn't gonna be around for another couple of years and Pappa Jango is presumably buried somewhere (hopefully with his head) so why not have a little fun with the title of "Best Bounty Hunter?" Enter Cad Bane! This character was supposedly gonna look like Durge, but George Lucas requested he look a little more like Lee Van Cleef from the Man with No Name trilogy. Id say the nailed the look. I cant wait for this Friday's season finale of Clone Wars!

I love that new (and old) characters are being introduced, especially when they appear to be total badasses like Cad Bane. It looks like Aurra Sing will be getting her looong over due shot at some more screentime as well. More after the jump!

You'll recall Sing's all too brief appearance in Episode One: The Phantom Menace, during the pod race sequence. Like with most characters with brief appearances in Star Wars films, Aurra Sing has taken on a life of her own. From her Wookiepedia entry:

"Fear me, Jedi! I am Aurra Sing, Nashtah, scourge of your kind! I haunt your darkest dreams! I drink Jedi blood; I nest in their guts! Your nightmares now have a name, hierophant, and that name is Aurra Sing!"

Star Wars: The Clone Wars airs this Friday on Cartoon Network at 9:00pm (e/p)

What would you say to cancer?

When I first thought of speaking to cancer as if it were a person I thought it might be a bit contrived, or ineffective or something along those lines. After watching this video I realize that it really helps. I can imagine that someone who has truly had a fight with cancer might have already had an internal monologue similar to what these people are saying here. Makes you realize how lucky one can be to get a less aggressive form of cancer. I have to say that I was quite moved by the end of it.



Seeing this personal response kind of makes Lance's comments to that jerk reporter even more poignant.

I Can't Believe... I Can't Believe...

...how much the truth hurts. A Scathing yet insightful look at the Resident Evil series via Wired.com's video game blogger.


Truth be told I was completely unimpressed by the demo for Resident Evil 5. However, regardless of what Mr. Kohler thinks, I have such a soft spot for the first 2 Resident Evil games. Do you guys remember some 10 odd years ago when Mtv had a special sneak peak of upcoming games? I recall holding my breath in anticipation of a mere glimpse of what Resident Evil 2 would look like. Man... that was a good game.

Eddie Gordo Vs Sagat

No description necessary other than the title: Capoeira vs Muay Thai

Seriously... who didnt see that coming?

Up in Smoke

I have just won two tickets to the Cheech and Chong reunion comedy tour. All I had to do was comment on the article on the monitor.com. I almost feel like I'm stealing... but then again my efforts stole several hours from my life. I must have commented at the bottom of this story 1,000+ times. The Monitor's phone interview with the original comedy cholos after the jump.


Christmas came early!

What Nightmares May Come...

This trailer made my palms sweat and my heart race. I shit you not, this map-pack should come with heart failure insurance.

Call of Duty 5 World at War 'Nazi Zombie' trailer HD

This one is for ME!

March 19th is Z-Day, cabrones! Along with three new multiplayer maps, the highly anticipated zombie level Verruckt will be up for sale on PSN and XboxLive. Here is a bad ass sneak peak at will be in my hands in one week.

Can't wait! I wonder how ZombIto feels about the annihilation of his kind?

This one is for Rogelio...

...and the rest of us! This is a fantastic recap of all of Chris Redfield's appreances throughout the Resident Evil series. Take a walk down memory lane after the jump.


Did you guys stay til the end? Now that's how you emote!

This one is for Adrian...

I suspect a "true" cyclist would scoff at the idea of motorized assistance up those treacherous inclines. However, I'm sure maybe those in the courier business would hop all over this... were it not for the $9k price tag!

Kudos to the Wired crew for that stellar re-enactment of goin over the handle bars.

Oh THATS whats happening!

We keep hearing that the economy is in the tank. Some places seem to be faring much better than others. Regardless there is a bit of confusion on the topic of what brought this on... this helps.
The Short and Simple Story of the Credit Crisis:

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
I hope this helped you guys as much as it helped me to understand the issue.

Lance, what a badass.

My parents showed me this video a while back. Wasn't able to find an embeddable version til now. Whether or not Lance cheated in the past is irrelevant. Cancer is a horrible disease that affects so many people in the world. It is never ok to make fun using cancer as a punch line. That journalist should be fired.



PS This was during a press conference for the most recent Tour of California, where Lance's teammate Levi Leipheimer took the final yellow jersey.

Ferrari, Pull Over [cop voice]

Claude Lelouch's Rendezvous... from Dat on Vimeo.
Description:

"On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a
gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend, a
professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of
Paris.

No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a
permit."

Chingon.

Move Over Kung-Fu Panda!

This is super-secret footage from inside a special Kung Fu class offered at Baylor University (home of the BEARS)!


some Panda love after the jump...

Watching for Panda sneezes are a national passtime in some parts of the world.



and for no apparent reason other than Kung-Fu being referenced in this post we have a showdown between two martial art practitioners. Shaolin Kung-fu v Karate:


Sorry about the quality of that last vid.

How do YOU get around?

This one is for Adrian. It needs to explanation:

Where do I wait for the bus again?

Why do Terminators have to travel naked...?

This College Humor vid explains. Unfortunately it is too wide to see correctly. if it really bothers you click here.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out?

A small bit of controversy over the cover for the new Fight Night. It was left up to the fans to decide but it ended in a draw. Here is the new cover:

these games are known for having super-chingon graphics (that's a technical term) and for being ultra-realistic. Who do you think would win between Iron Mike Tyson and Mohamed Ali? Highlight reels and game trailers after the jump.

Iron Mike:


Ali:


There isn't any legit footage of the game (at least not in non-teaser mode) so I'm throwin some footage of Fight Night Round 3 and a little ESPN piece for your viewing pleasure:


Truth be told, I wouldn't be surprised if the teaser footage was very close to the actual in game footage. Anyway, here is some 2006's Fight Night Round 3 footage for reference.

When I was in New York for a semester, I played this game (Fight Night Round 3) at the Virgin Records store in Times Square and it was patched through to a jumbo screen out on the street. Its the screen that used to be visible outside the window of the set of TRL. I know... I'm pretty cool.

Yes I Know...

...I'm a total copycat. Adrian, I couldnt resist. Here is Baylor Man.

On a side note, I think you should name your guy "Bicicleta Man."

Eleni's "Guilty Pleasure" after the jump...

So Eleni and I saw Watchmen this weekend. However in anticipation of the movie we were trying to come up with super-hero names. For reasons that I'm sure you can appreciate I will not be going by the Super-hero name given to me by Eleni: "Nieve Suave." However her super hero name is a lot cooler: "Guilty Pleasure."

Make A Hero

Stumbled upon this yesterday. At first I thought it was kind of dumb, but it actually is fun and the song is kind of funny. It isn't tons of option, but still worth a little diversion. Here is my hero, I can't come up with a good name for him. Here is the link to make your own.

Han and the crew build the Millennium Falcon

Sometimes you just don't want to work on a Friday. Right now I don't have the problem. I just need something to do on a Friday. Here is a little vid to make the day a little shorter. Stop motion of the LEGO Millennium Falcon by David Gunstensen.


Building the LEGO Millennium Falcon from Gizmodo on Vimeo.

Pavlov in Japan?

Although the conditioning is a little disturbing, it would be nice to live in an area where bikes are so common that people are conditioned to move out of the way after hearing a bell. I fear that Dallas will never be that place. This is a great vid, watch til the end where he uses the bell in not so usual locations.

A Boy and His Blob, now in video

Efren posted recently on the upcoming game A Boy and His Blob. I thought the art direction looked great. Here it is in motion. Second vid after the jump.

Yamaguchi Yamaguchi

I finally got her back, and she is beautiful. My very own Yamaguchi. I got some Crane Creek Volos wrapped in some Continental Sprinter tubulars. Lucky enough to get some Dura Ace cranks and bb to go along with my Dura Ace headset and cogs. Izumi track chain and FSA chainring in the front with a Thomson seat post and Selle Italia saddle. Took my Keo carbons off my Cervelo... got to get some new pedals. The Superdrome in Frisco should be opening up by the end of the month. I cannot wait!!! Check more pics after the post.

A Boy and His Blob are coming to a Wii near you!!

Of all the classic games from the NES era yet to be remade I couldn't think of a better one than A Boy and His Blob. I remember watching Rogelio (ZombIto) play this game for hours. I used to think that the only point of the game was to feed the gluttonous blob jelly beans... apparently there is actually a full game with levels to play through. Anyway, I can't wait for this game. Retro video after the jump!


What game would you like to see get the re-make (or Wii-make) treatment? I'm gonna go get some jelly-beans.

Interesting Images

I stumbled across a website entitled SlightlyWarped earlier today and I felt compelled to share some of their images. First off we have a very ill conceived Wolverine blow-up toy.

More curiosities after the jump!

This next image is entitled "Napalm Cavern"

Here is the description offered on the website:

Technically, this isn't a cavern but rather an abandoned Russian stronghold that was used to test alternatives to napalm. The tiny stalactites on the ceiling are not the result of natural phenomenon, but are actually caused by the melting of the red bricks under the intense heat of napalm and other weapons of war.

Here's another! This one is called "The Barreleye Fish"


Its accompanying description:

We have known about the barreleye Fish for a while, but only recently have we
gotten any pictures of this strange creature with a transparent head. The two green organs you see inside its head are its eyes while the two orbs that appear where you would think its eyes should be are the equivalent of fish nostrils.

Although very little is known about this fish, scientists believe that it steals its food from the tentacles of jellyfish and so, having its eyes encased inside its clear head protects them from stings.

Neat stuff, huh?

Good thing I dont drink Beer very often...

... cause these are some troubling finds.

If you're having trouble reading the print (which is necessary) just click on it and make it bigger.

The Future is hopefully not far from now

Oh my wow. Imagine living in a world where things are so integrated. It all seems to make perfect sence, everything fitting in with everyday life as if it was part of it all along. As Jason Chen from Gizmodo put it, watch the vid and "get your own e-boner."

<a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-GB&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:a517b260-bb6b-48b9-87ac-8e2743a28ec5&showPlaylist=true&from=shared" target="_new" title="Future Vision Montage">Video: Future Vision Montage</a>

NAHBS

The 5th Annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show, or NAHBS, was this weekend. The name is pretty self explanatory, all bikes are handmade. Most are awesome. Here is my favorite.



You can't tell from the pic but it is actually a kids bike. Posted a pic of the creator riding it after the jump. I would love to cruise around on an adult version of this beauty.

Click here to see the NAHBS award winners. They have a link to galleries of all bikes as well.

Out with the old, in with the Fallon!

Tonight is Jimmy Fallon's premiere as the new host of Late Night. Conan O'Brien will be taking Jay Leno's spot soon... or something like that. Anyway, here is a taste of Fallon to whet your appetite.

Jimmy Fallon's take on Wow after the jump!


I was never much of a fan. His SNL stuff was more miss than hit. Although I do appreciate a good Barry Gibb impression.