Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The Plug I

Welcome to the first post of The Plug, which will be posted semi-regularly in a blog which is itself posted on semi-regularly. In short, every couple posts there might be a post on The Plug. And before you explode and shout 'Stop telling me when it will be posted and get to what the damn thing is!', The Plug is pretty much a promotional thing where I tell you about books/movies and link stuff on the internets that I enjoy. And if you're wondering where the name came from, it came from "Rove Live." No special story or witty anecdote. Rove Live. I couldn't think of anything better. *cough*

There is an actual post in the works, so never you worry if you've been holding out for my new post (for some reason). Anyway. Onto the actual posting of stuff that is better than this. Please note that these categories probably won't all feature in the next exciting instalment of The Plug. It's going to be a flexible thing.

Also, I want to remind you about the whole asterisk-next-to-a-word business I mentioned a couple posts ago. Just want to put that out there.

Book: "Lazarus Rising" by John Howard.
I know what you're thinking*: 'John Howard's autobiography? How can that possibly be a good book?' Trust me, I had similar doubts, but it is quite fascinating; I'm about halfway through it. A fairly lengthy book, but one I'd recommend if you're interested in what makes the country tick.

Movie: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"
That's the movie I last watched, and if you haven't seen it (or god forbid, haven't actually read the books), then stop reading this and go watch it. Seriously. Go get the movie somehow and watch it. Do it now. Enjoy the movie. Laugh at Voldemort's funny laugh. Tear up when you hear this and realise a piece of your childhood is now over. Go. I command it. Imperio!*

Song: "Dammit Janet" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
Let's face it, every song from that movie is damn catchy, even it is a pretty damn bizarre movie (there are no words to describe how strange it is. It's worse than Monty Python. Enough said.). So this is the song I'm listening to right now, as it's caught in my head.

Yes, I can have two songs. Shut up. Though I suppose this one isn't technically a song, rather a piece, but I'm not going to split hairs. This thing is pretty much awesomeness incarnate. Listen to it. The title is as good a description as any. Listen to it.

I stumbled upon this a while ago, and it currently still remains one of my favourite Youtube clips. The sheer level of surrealism never ceases to amuse me.

Animation: Spider Bongos
I don't have a name for this, so I just made one up. Anyway. Enjoy a spider playing the bongos. It's the cutest spider since Joltik (seriously. Google image search "Joltik" and prepare to go 'Awwww....').

This one I found linked in a forum thread of an xkcd comic (specifically, this one), and it struck me. Scale is really difficult to wrap your head around, but I think whoever made this* did a really awesome job.

I recently did a post on trusting the experts, and I happened to mention vaccinations. Well, I recently found this gem, and there are some truly excellent quotes in here. I highly recommend it.

Well, I can't think of anything else that sticks out. Hope you enjoyed this edition of The Plug. An actual post is coming soon. How soon, I don't know. What about, I do know, but I'll leave you swinging in the wind* trying to figure out what it is.

AB
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