Monthly Archives: April 2011
The Cake Is A Lie
There was some sort of large wedding recently, and of course, the most important part of a wedding is the CAKE! BuzzFeed has posted 30 nerdy wedding cakes for you to peruse, including the wonderful portal cake shown here. The … Continue reading
Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Final Flight
Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to make its final flight into space today. After nearly 20 years in service, and having flown a cumulative distance of 166 million km, this flight marks the 25th and final launch of the Shuttle, … Continue reading
PHD Comics – Dark Matters
PHD Comics, written by Jorge Cham, is an excellent comic strip about the life (or the lack thereof) of grad students in Academia. I can fully relate to a many of the issues raised, especially the perils of procrastination and … Continue reading
Ancient Sunlight & Time Bending Brains
The sun is a wondrous thing. The light and heat it provides is vital to us as a human race to survive. As most people know, it takes a little over 8 minutes for light to cover the 150 million … Continue reading
The Hobbit
I only recently stumbled across this video blog about the start of production of The Hobbit. I am a massive fan of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s work, and of Peter Jackson as a director (The Lord Of The Rings trilogy of films … Continue reading
Tim Minchin – Three Minute Song
Tim Minchin – Three Minute Song. Very impressive stuff by Mr Minchin! To create a song that is precisely 3 minutes long, and play it live to perfection, is amazing. He also has a phone! Onwards! Website, YouTube, MySpace, Wiki.
Two Spot Gobi – Simon’s Song
Two Spot Gobi performing Simon’s Song on BalconyTV in Brighton. I absolutely adore this song, and have been listening to it constantly for the past three days. Everything will be alright! Onwards!
Earth Day 2011
Earth Day 2011 happened yesterday, the 22nd of April. NASA posted some absolutely gorgeous images of the Earth on their website, which includes the photo shown here of a Cumulonimbus cloud over Africa. Earth Day is intended to inspire awareness … Continue reading
Aperture Laboratories Investment Opportunities
Aperture Laboratories have several new investment opportunities waiting for you! Yes, you! Ever wanted your own Turret to protect you and your family? Now you can have one! Invest in Aperture Laboratories, for the Science of Tomorrow. Aperture Investment Opportunity … Continue reading
The Sun Will Rise!
Two Spot Gobi‘s new album The Sun Will Rise is scheduled to be released on 16th May, so imagine my surprise when I received a parcel this morning, and found the signed album in my hands, a whole three and … Continue reading
