Tumblr (3.0; @whelliston)http://notebook.whelliston.com/“This was a movie about puppets who go to Hollywood to become stars. As they travel, they frequently consult the script of the movie in order to know what to do next. When they reach Hollywood, they begin making a movie about the movie the viewer has just been watching. The puppets build plywood simulacra of props that, earlier in the film, were represented as real. Then the roof of the soundstage smashes in and a powerful rainbow shines down and obliterates everything, including a plywood imitation of the fake rainbow that had appeared in the first scene. The frog and bear and pig simulations panic as the fake/real and real/fake worlds nearly destroy each other. The puppets then look directly into the camera and instruct the viewer that “life’s like a movie: write your own ending.””<br/><br/> - <em>John Hodgman, <em>The Areas of My Expertise</em> in re: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Movie">“<em>The Muppet Movie</em>”</a></em>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/1024721560http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/1024721560Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:42:15 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7sye3nsqZ1qzdid3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Man lying in bed with cake pillow (via <a href="http://awkwardstockphotos.com/post/1014183295">Awkward Stock Photos</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/1018858528http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/1018858528Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:32:27 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7sxbo9NMC1qzdid3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ignoredprayers.blogspot.com/2010/08/just-friend.html?zx=30b894d816731c67">Ignored Prayers: Just A Friend.</a></p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/1018798863http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/1018798863Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:09:23 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7pgsrZrEF1qzdid3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50946457@N08/4779187756/in/photostream/">Cardinals Scorecard</a> (by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/50946457@N08">Bootheel Ben</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/1008433471http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/1008433471Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:19:39 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7j5v56ocz1qzdid3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jamaica’s Odane Skeen (R) celebrates as he wins the men’s 100m in 10.42 seconds at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games August 21, 2010. Japan’s Masaki Nashimoto (2nd R) won silver, and Britain’s David Bolarinwa (foreground) bronze. (via <a href="http://www.daylife.com/photo/091CffK0Snd0R">Reuters</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/990148580http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/990148580Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:37:00 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7eo6cMZxC1qzdid3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Attenzione Prostitute (via <a href="http://oddlyspecific.com/2010/08/19/funny-signs-attention-prostitutes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OddlySpecific+%28Oddly+Specific%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Oddly Specific</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/977523656http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/977523656Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:25:23 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7diglBJkO1qzdid3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/red-eye/">Abstract City Blog: Red Eye</a></p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/974462463http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/974462463Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:24:21 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7cgffASNl1qzdid3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>omgBOOMstix (via <a href="http://fuckyeahmntwins.tumblr.com/post/970236385/minnesota-twins-jim-thome-25-follows-through-on">fuckyeahmntwins</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/971548656http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/971548656Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:42:51 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7bd5fkLK21qakqfvo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One groom and two brides (via <a href="http://awkwardstockphotos.com/">awkwardstockphotos</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/968886518http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/968886518Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:52:50 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l78chbYiaB1qzdid3o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://xkcd.com/780/">xkcd: Sample</a></p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/961168082http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/961168082Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:27:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l71xa85PkY1qzdid3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/singapore2010/4884777891/">Iranian Girls’ Football Team</a> (by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/singapore2010">Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/943127075http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/943127075Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:13:00 -0400<p> <object height="385" width="480"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RjR8Dwv-jUg&hl=en_GB&fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RjR8Dwv-jUg&hl=en_GB&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object> <br/><br/><object height="385" width="480"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WRTacSbMY4o&hl=en_GB&fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WRTacSbMY4o&hl=en_GB&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object> <br/><br/><object height="385" width="480"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HeuaZ3j9Bu0&hl=en_GB&fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HeuaZ3j9Bu0&hl=en_GB&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object> </p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/930255542http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/930255542Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:28:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6u0ylYrGY1qzdid3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Olympic Green, Beijing, 2008 (via <a href="http://www.arnablog.com/2009/07/birds-nest-and-other-olympic-venues.html">arnabblog</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/922076001http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/922076001Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:51:56 -0400““Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing.””<br/><br/> - <em>Mark Cuban</em>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/915574157http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/915574157Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:56:00 -0400<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5jla5ecXBXQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5jla5ecXBXQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jla5ecXBXQ&feature=player_embedded#!">Spicks and Specks | Manta - Doctor Who theme</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/NewOnABCTV">NewOnABCTV</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/912667534http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/912667534Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:30:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6qekhGn6W1qzdid3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Fraternally, Brother Vonnegut (via <a href="http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/08/fraternally-brother-vonnegut.html">Letters of Note</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/912559211http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/912559211Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:55:28 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6mtc0jxTO1qzdid3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://awesome.good.is/misc/016/polan/index.html">GOOD: The Evolution of the Water Pistol</a></p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/903062895http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/903062895Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:24:00 -0400<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jS7wFfTWO4Y&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jS7wFfTWO4Y&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS7wFfTWO4Y&feature=player_embedded">Sailor Moon</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/FoolyCooly1">FoolyCooly1</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/900276659http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/900276659Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:00:25 -0400<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/seiQmXmuITQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/seiQmXmuITQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seiQmXmuITQ&feature=player_embedded">WrestleTrocity ‘86</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/weaknights">weaknights</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/895249061http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/895249061Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:27:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6cr0qTB3P1qzdid3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The two coolest people on earth, pretty much.</em> (via <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/16/article-1266583-0928C646000005DC-970_468x623.jpg">dailymail.co.uk</a>)</p>http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/878092231http://notebook.whelliston.com/post/878092231Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:58:00 -0400