I want one! =P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HeUixe_Lpg

Ok this guy really pissed me off:

http://www.examiner.com/a-1530886~Frantz__Olympics_can_be_a_world_class_bore.html?cid=rss-San_Francisco

And the article is under sports, not under editorials. >=/

Who is he to decide which sports are "remarkable" or not, and which athletes are true athletes depending on what sports they excel at? This is BS!!!! At least show some respect regardless of which sports are his favorite to watch.  Or he'd rather go watch people killing each other in wars apparently.  He should go do that.  In fact, since he loves watching so much, shouldn't he be out there doing the fighting himself?  Coward. 

Why such writers are published, I do not understand...

Must... share... these...

$8,550 Period Table Coffee Table:

"By embedding all element samples in clear acrylic, they are beautifully presented and also protected from tarnishing. This format also helps to addresses health and safety issues, as all potentially toxic or corrosive substances are permanently encased in a thick layer of robust resin. Argon gas and mineral oil is further used to ampoule reactive samples and preserve their freshly cut appearance."

So cool. I'm a dork. But come on.. with samples! This can't be 100% safe though..no way!

Next up, The Vader Project:

This is way too cool!!! Love the art. Here's a few of them including a Tokidoki one of course!

Check out more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonniegrrl/sets/72157600261634210/

Would love to see an exhibition!!!

Last but not least, I have recently discovered VSQ.  VSQ = Vitamin String Quartet.  It's a series of tributes produced by Vitamin Records that pay "homage" to a ton of popular bands and artists with string quartet takes on popular songs.  Some of these are SOOO amazingly good... some are just good.. none are bad so far from what I've listened to on youtube.  And boy do they pay tribute to EVERYONE!  Here are a few great ones that I've listened to so far... some of their mix tribute albums are completely sold out online, but I did buy some of their other ones, like the Linkin Park tributes, coldplay, evanescence, etc.

Look look.. listen listen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE5HNnggRx0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOXOKO4HMYM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-0i-R0gt0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTo1tKavRHQ

They have tribute albums/songs for all kinds of artists, even rap, classic rock, hard metal, BEATLES, hip hop, u name it.  I can get stuck listening to this stuff on youtube for a lonnnng time.  Good stuff eh?

OK that's it for now. Just really wanted to share a few things >_^

I'm browsing some sites during lunch at work as usual... and here's the string of thoughts going through my head in the past few minutes...

Caves are amazing products of nature and I really must visit these: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/13/SPSE11NA5M.DTL&type=travel  Out of the listed, I have visited one only, the Shasta Caverns.  

Needless to say, some of the caverns were breathtaking.  I can only imagine what other cave systems must be like. 

Also, one day, I must, must, must hike Angels Landing in Utah, possibly the BEST hike in the US (according to multiple sources) http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-angels-landing-trail.htm  

Sure looks beautiful...

This all brought me to think of my brief glimpses of the grand canyon and surrounding national park areas.  I was actually in Vegas a couple wknds ago and took a brief daytime detour by air over to the Grand Canyon, flying over Lake Mead, the Hoover Dam, past the new Skywalk, etc and down into the canyon for a brief visit in sweltering 117 degree heat.

Previously I had visited the Grand Canyon with my parents when i was much younger.  Though we went on one of those Chinese bus tours, there were still some memorable moments (Chinese bus tours = rushing to as many places as possible in a short amount of time).  When we arrived at the Grand Canyon, we took a few pictures and went on our merry ways.  That was "visiting the Grand Canyon".  However, we did visit Lake Powell later on and take a boat ride down the Lake.  I will never forgot the scenery.  Near the end of the ride, we disembarked our boat, hiked a short distance past the most aqua-green creek I have ever seen even up till this day, round a corner.. and suddenly there it was ... it literally took my breath away... Rainbow Natural Bridge National Monument in Utah... We had traversed a narrow canyon of red rocks, but just around that sudden bend we were met with a natural wonder... a natural bridge carved by the Colorado River that could top the size of any man made dome in the US.  Right below it a large arm of Lake Powell resided.

Here are pictures of Lake Powell:

The great Rainbow Bridge.. Spanning 275 feet, the Rainbow Bridge is the largest natural bridge in the world!

Ahh how I wish I were outdoors enjoying gorgeous scenery right now!

"Pathology in the Hundred Acre Wood: a neurodevelopmental perspective on A.A. Milne"

Research paper from CMAJ. DEC. 12,2000; 163 (12)  (Canadian Medical Association Journal)

LOL. One of many "Winnie the Pooh" theories and conspiracies out there, but love how it's an actual published research paper in a real medical journal.