http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71gEO44AYwI
The charming and foul-mouthed DIY/cosplay Nerdists Holly Conrad and Jessica Merizan learn how to make puppets with the even more charming Julie Zobel of the Jim Henson Creature Shop.
You might end up making a muppet of yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh-5ts4xaNM&feature=player_embedded
Finally
Eoin Young writes:
Little Green Gallery, Dublin take it upon themselves to be first Irish biz to attempt ‘Harlem Shake’
The Finance Bill, 2013.
Printed on human skin.
Thanks a
Damn Egypts
Minister for tourism Leo Varadkar and Niall Gibbons, of Tourism ireland, celebrating earlier the greening of worldwide landmarks this St Patrick’s Day.
Hang on.
What’s that on Leo’s lapel?
Great.
Now they’re trying to piggy back on Aidan’s buke.
They will stop at NOTHING.
Pin via Adrian Cummins
A family photo, still crumpled from being stuffed inside the pocket of a space suit, left on the Descartes highlands of the moon and photographed beside an imprint of his own foot by astronaut Charles Duke in 1972.
One presumes that both the photo and the footprint are still there, forty years on. As far as we know, it hasn’t rained.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXXd1fReQZE
For the day after today that’s in it – a compilation of Five Second Films that may or may not be relevant to your erotic/romantic needs.
You’ll recall the plinky-ploinky frisson of Youtuber carsandwater’s red hot nickel ball dropped into a mug of water experiment.
Behold – a predictable and deeply satisfying sequel.
Suzanne Lee, who will appear before a disciplinary committee today, said she is aware she may be expelled, but does not regret her actions.
“I’m not from a background that most students in this university are. I worked before I came here…I would rather defend people like me and their access to education and if that requires me getting expelled, (so be it),” said.
Egg-throwing UCD Students Face Expulsion For targeting Taoiseach (BreakingNews.ie)
Previously: I Threw An Egg
(Pic: UCD)
Sailing in Ireland.
It’s not all upturned collars and gin-fuelled bores.
Niamh Rabbit writes:
One of the Irish sailing associations (the IRCA) have set up a series of training sessions around the country so that people can try out sailing on boats owned by their members. It’s a great chance to get out in the middle of Dublin Bay (or off any coast), and really experience the sea.
I took up sailing last summer and it’s incredible. Seriously, you can leave work in Dublin City Centre at 5.30pm and by 6.30pm be sailing with dolphins in Dublin Bay (photographic proof here). Then you come in as it gets dark and get
drunktalk about the sea with the rest of your crew. This is a great chance to try out the sport.
Irish Racing Cruiser Association Training Programme (ICRA)
(Pic via Niamh Rabbit)
