Mountain Wingsuit

And I thought cliff jumping at Island Lake was intense! What do you think of this?

http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=4262

The Office writers and the WGA strike

Not only is this clip funny, but it's a good explanation of why the writers guild of america are striking.

Conan & the Fire Alarm

I may not have time to blog like I want to, but I'm at least going to post the media that makes me laugh! This clip reminds me how funny I think Conan is, how glad I am that he's gonna host the Tonight Show, and that good comedy is often unplanned.

The Office

Who else is ready for The Office to start again this week? To whet appetites, check out this clip of what Andy did over the summer. It makes me laugh.
http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/video/#mea=156293

Darth Vader Being a Jerk

Second Life & MIT

If you're kind of turned off of Second Life, like I have been because of the inevitable creepiness that exists in parts of a virtual world, this MIT space (follow link below for short video) shows some redeeming possibilities.

http://chronicle.com/media/video/v54/i04/secondlife/

What do y'all think of Second Life. Has anyone spent much time in-world? or is real-world the only world for you?

Pumping Iron - Gem of a Doc

Watching Pumping Iron was a fascinating experience for me, and brought back memories of working out with the cousins at Gold's Gym in Provo. This is a doc about Arnold Schwarzenneger's final defense of his Mr. Olympia (bodybuilding) title. The doc follows Schwarzennegger juxtaposed with Lou Ferrigno (T.V.'s The Hulk), who is hungry to win the title and beat Ahnuld. This is entertaining, funny, reflective, and suspensful documentary filmmaking. I highly recommend it.

And if only we would have known about this when we went to Golds! It would have taught us true techniques of how to conduct effective flexing sessions after lifting. Also, this film is motivating ; making me want to get out and lift and exercise.

And, the making-of bonus features are really insightful, where the filmmakers reveal how Schwarzennegger was an integral part of the production and how much of his outrageous dialogue was fabricated to make the movie a success. The movie really illustrates the fine line between reality and fiction in documentary film.

Here's a mash-up of Pumping Iron someone put on youtube; they put clips to the Gladiator theme song and called it AVL (Arnold vs. Lou). Enjoy