LARPing

For those of you unfamiliar with this concept, LARPing stands for Live-Action Role Playing, it's where you dress up like Dungeons & Dragons characters and fight with cardboard swords and axes, all the while throwing spells, represented in a number of hilarious ways. I don't quite understand why live-action roleplayers would allow themselves to be filmed, but luckily for us they have.

The following video came to my attention because it is the basis of a Carleton GOP cheer. The way the cheer works is that everyone starts by quietly saying "lightning bolt," and then it gradually builds up to everyone screaming "DEATH! DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!" You'll see why:



And now the same battle scene, except seen through the eyes of a true LARPer:



This next video is just hilarious. Magic Missile is a level-1 D&D spell, or so I hear:



Bald Spot at midnight. Bring fake beards and chainmail.

Doo Dah Doo Doo

First of all, sorry it's taken a while to post. My bad. I've been busy. To show you how sincere I am in my apology, I give you one of my favorite youtube videos. It's from the Tim and Eric show, and it's hilarious. Just remember to think about your dad.




More to come.

Fat Kid Falls Down

Let me first say that I unconditionally love any and all people of size. Unfortunately there aren't hilarious youtube videos of thin people falling down. Just type "fat kid falls down" into your Youtube search box and laugh for hours. You will find that thin kid falls down, will have much less satisfactory results. Here are some of my favorites:

Fat Kid DDR


Fat Kid Falls for Peer Pressure (literally)


Fat Kid Reaches for Rainbow and Falls Short


Slip N Slide Rejects Fatty


Fat Boy attempts to scare sister, gets owned


Fat Kid incurs nasty fall from van


Fat Swimmer has Diving Mishap


Adorably Chubby Child Falls off Log Thanks to Traitorous Friend


Fat Boy Suffers on Rollercoaster to Delight of Mother


Spread the word.

Ninja Warrior

So I've been hearing a lot about this show Ninja Warrior lately. It's basically the Japanese show Sasuke, only subtitled and narrated in English. I've seen it once, but I didn't realize it was such a big deal. I thought it was just another hilarious Japanese people attempt obstacles and are humiliated kind of show. But, apparently the obstacle courses are really difficult and it's a big deal if you make it to the end. Famous gymnists and bodybuilders from around the world go to compete in the tournament. It's pretty neat. In America, you can watch it on G4TV, a primarily video game themed network, but with other cool stuff too. For me it's channel 136 in Chicago, but you can find the channel near you here. Now that I've pumped you up for it, here are some sweet videos:

Top 5 Obstacles



I was going to put the Top 5 wipeouts, but that's not why you watch this show. You watch this show to see spirits get crushed. Here are the Top 5 near misses:



#1 from that clip, Makoto Nagano, is a huge badass. Here's why:



And in case you thought this show was just for the guys, there was also a Women of Ninja Warrior course that seems to be more geared towards balance than upper body strength. Check it out:



So basically, you're gonna have some free time around now. So watch this show. If you want to read more about it, click here.

Once and The Edukators

So I saw the movie Once on the airplane home from Japan, but I really liked so I watched it again two nights ago. Some of the music scenes are so ridiculously awesome that I decided I'd share them with you. This first scene is from when the two main leads first try to play a song together, inside a music store. There's also some other clips from the film spliced in. Enjoy:



Then there's my favorite song from the movie, which I imagined must have required a hundred takes to get right. Then I saw this video of the two main characters performing it live. Note the part where they are just screaming in perfect harmony. Glory.



Okay. So. Now that you're going to the video store to get Once, you should pick up this next film too. It's called The Edukators, and it's a German film that made a pretty big splash at Cannes. It's the kind of movie that can fall apart if you try to point out all the little flaws and improbabilities, but it can be really life-changing if you let it. Here's the trailer:




Cheers.