St. Eutychus

Happy sixth blogday to me!

I get this date wrong every year. I’m going to schedule the next few posts anniversary ahead of time. Anyway.

I’ve been blogging for six years. Here’s my first post, as it reads on St. Eutychus, here it is on my original Blogger blog.

Its been a fun six years. Blogging is one of my favourite pastimes. I’ve posted 5,404 posts with 8,916 comments. I still love your comments, and love that people want to read my thoughts, rants, liveblogs and follow my wanderings around the interwebs.

This also means it’s six years since I moved to Townsville, where many life changing things happened, especially my meeting of my wife, and number one blog reader, Robyn. Who used my blog to suss me out, and introduce me to her family – so its been pretty worthwhile on that front. Also, her ongoing patience with my countless hours playing around on the internet and fiddling with my blog are a huge part of the reason I’m still online.

Thanks for reading.

March 18, 2012

Ninja movie shot with flying camera. Just cause.

From the description:

“We shot this video to demonstrate the capabilities of our OMCOPTER drone.
It showcases its ability to fly into buildings, close to actors and into high altitudes.”

Does it do that? You be the judge. All I know is that it features ninjas, and the camera man was a remote controlled helicopter. Both these things are awesome.

March 17, 2012

You’ve got to chop pick a pocket or two…

These Chinese pickpocketers could teach Oliver a thing or two. About dining with chopsticks, and about picking pockets.

Via BoingBoing.

March 16, 2012

Messi, aged 5

Lionel Messi is a freak. In ten years we’ll probably be talking about how his work on the global stage is unlikely ever to be repeated. Just like people did with Pele, Maradona, and like I say about Eric Cantona.

Anyway. Here’s Messi as a five year old. The ball is almost half his size, and it’s still on a string.

Here he is ripping Bayer Leverkusen apart in the Champions League 19 years later.

March 16, 2012

Duelling duelling banjos: Sleepy Man Banjo Boys v Tesla Coils

The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys took the world by storm when they appeared on Letterman (video at the bottom of this post). Here are the three (probably home schooled) prodigious brothers putting Duelling Banjos through its paces. Watch past the minute mark. They start slow.

Sparks really fly in this second version though. Two Tesla Coils.

Here are the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys on Letterman – they explain their name at the end.

March 16, 2012

God hates Radiohead

I am a pretty big Radiohead fan. I am thrilled to be going to see them in Brisbane at the end of this year. But I can understand the substance of Westboro Baptist’s assessment, which they put forward when justifying a protest at one of their shows this week.

“freak monkeys with mediocre tunes”

This is actually a pretty culturally engaged assessment. For many years Radiohead have used this little critter as their emblem. Unfortunately for Westboro it’s a bear, not a monkey.

Image Credit: Wikimedia

Anyway.

Here’s some more that is wrong with Radiohead. Or at least, more that Radiohead’s continued success in their post-melodic era.

“Meanwhile, God is undoing this nation and effecting all of your lives, with the moth that quietly eats the very fabric of your national garment. Radiohead is just such an event.”

And so, here is the Phelps family, with hangers on, outside Radiohead’s show in Kansas (via Pitchfork).

March 15, 2012

Happy Pi Day

It is, in the mmdd date form 3.14 today.

So everybody should eat pie and do circular stuff.

March 14, 2012

Liveblogging QTC Preaching Week at Venn Theology

Venntheology.com is where I put college related stuff. Over the next three days QTC is hosting preaching week, featuring stuff from:

David Jones
Luke Tattersall
Phil Campbell
Gary Millar
Mike O’Connor
David Mansfield
Steve Cree

That’s a pretty good line up. In no particular order. Registrations for the event have closed – but if you feel like you’re missing out – or you’re here at preaching week and don’t want to take notes then I’ll be putting mine online. The talks are also being recorded, and I’m sure they’ll be added to QTC’s treasure trove of online resources.

That is all.

March 13, 2012