A Rick Roll
Flying Spaghetti Monster
Keyboard Cat
Double Rainbow Guy
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Internet Meme Halloween costumes
A Rick Roll
Flying Spaghetti Monster
Keyboard Cat
Double Rainbow Guy
Universal Truths I Have Learned in Nursing
Thisis the face we make at you when you say something stupid. "You cannot be serious."
Nobody wants to drink water. Except patients on fluid restrictions. Those are the thirstiest people on earth.
Everybody loves pudding.
Wash your hands.
Being on a clear liquid diet will make you hate jell-o forever.
If pee is the worst body fluid you got on yourself today, you had a good day.
I fully apologize for complaining about school cafeteria food for all those years. I have now had hospital cafeteria food.
Nursing Students are easy to spot on Campus. They are usually dressed in either their uniform, or they are wearing sweat pants and an exhausted look.
The “lethal” level of caffeine is just a helpful guideline.
Wash your hands.
First graders are right, poop is funny.
If it's wet, and it's not yours, don't touch it!
A call light is NOT a toy.
All bleeding stops. Eventually.
To be right is only half the battle, to convince the patient is the harder part.
Wash your hands!
When you're sick, take heart. Nurses are there because we truly care about people. And yes, we ARE laughing at you.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Letters from Dracula
I know it's little early for Halloween, but it's one of my most favorite of holidays, so I just couldn't wait. Now that Dracula has his own stationery, he has comoplaints to register! Here is one reposted:
Dearest Emmy Judges,
I have weathered what seems like a thousand seasons of mediocre TV and I will weather a thousand more. In all those toilsome years I have glimpsed true art but once. That you should forsake "Two and a Half Men" and leave its cast bereft of award statuette sickens me to my blackened core. Who else but the unassailable Charlie Sheen could portray such a nuanced and whimsical character? And yet he receives no nomination? This betrayal is most egregious, and I shall not hesitate to subject any and all of you to my unnatural thirst. Your children, too, shall come to know my taste for blood.
I have started a Facebook fan page in protest. Already my friend and associate, the Mummy, has "liked" it. That is two powerful enemies you have made in record time.
Be warned!
Yours forever,
P.S. What do you think of my stationery letterhead? After what seems like centuries, I am finally embracing the dark and wondrous frontiers of desktop publishing
See them all here.
Dearest Emmy Judges,
I have weathered what seems like a thousand seasons of mediocre TV and I will weather a thousand more. In all those toilsome years I have glimpsed true art but once. That you should forsake "Two and a Half Men" and leave its cast bereft of award statuette sickens me to my blackened core. Who else but the unassailable Charlie Sheen could portray such a nuanced and whimsical character? And yet he receives no nomination? This betrayal is most egregious, and I shall not hesitate to subject any and all of you to my unnatural thirst. Your children, too, shall come to know my taste for blood.
I have started a Facebook fan page in protest. Already my friend and associate, the Mummy, has "liked" it. That is two powerful enemies you have made in record time.
Be warned!
Yours forever,
P.S. What do you think of my stationery letterhead? After what seems like centuries, I am finally embracing the dark and wondrous frontiers of desktop publishing
See them all here.
Monday, September 13, 2010
7 Latin Phrases You Pretend to Understand
1. Caveat Emptor
“Let the buyer beware”
Before money-back guarantees and 20-year warranties, caveat emptor was indispensable advice for the consumer. These days, it’d be more fitting to have it tattooed on the foreheads of used-car salesmen, infomercial actors, and prostitutes. For extra credit points, remember that caveat often makes solo appearances at cocktail parties as a fancy term for a warning or caution. Oh, and just so you know, caveat lector means “let the reader beware.”
2. Persona Non Grata
“An unacceptable person”
Remember your old buddy, the one everybody called Tank? Now picture him at a debutante ball, and you’ll start to get a sense of someone with persona non grata status. The term is most commonly used in diplomatic circles to indicate that a person is unwelcome due to ideological differences or a breach of trust. Sometimes, the tag refers to a pariah, a ne’er-do-well, or a killjoy, but it’s always subjective.
3. Habeas Corpus
“You have the body”
When you wake up in the New Orleans Parish Prison after a foggy night at Mardi Gras, remember this one. In a nutshell, habeas corpus is what separates us from savages. It’s the legal principle that guarantees an inmate the right to appear before a judge in court, so it can be determined whether or not that person is being lawfully imprisoned. It’s also one of the cornerstones of the American and British legal systems. Without it, tyrannical and unjust imprisonments would be possible. In situations where national security is at risk, however, habeas corpus can be suspended.
4. Cogito Ergo Sum
“I think, therefore I am”
When all those spirited mental wrestling matches you have about existentialism start growing old (yeah, right!), you can always put an end to the debate with cogito ergo sum. Descartes, the 17th-century French philosopher, coined the phrase as a means of justifying reality. According to him, nothing in life could be proven except one’s thoughts. That makes sense, right?
5. Quid Pro Quo
“You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”
Given that quid pro quo refers to a deal or trade, it’s no wonder the Brits nicknamed their almighty pound the “quid.” And if you give someone some quid, you’re going to expect some quo. The phrase often lives in the courtroom, where guilt and innocence are the currency. It’s the oil that lubricates our legal system.
6. Ad Hominem
“To attack the man”
In the world of public discourse, ad hominem is a means of attacking one’s rhetorical opponent by questioning his or her reputation or expertise rather than sticking to the issue at hand. Translation: Politicians are really good at it. People who resort to ad hominem techniques are usually derided as having a diluted argument or lack of discipline. If pressed, they’ll brandish it like a saber and refuse to get back to the heart of the matter. Who said the debate team doesn’t have sex appeal?
7. Memento Mori
“Remember, you must die”
Carpe diem is so 20th century. If you’re going to suck the marrow out of life, trying doing it with the honest, irrefutable, and no less inspiring memento mori. You can interpret the phrase in two ways: Eat, drink, and party down. Or, less hedonistically, be good so you can get past the pearly gates. Naturally, the latter was the one preferred by the early Christian Church, which would use macabre art—including dancing skeletons and snuffed-out candles—to remind the faithful to forgo temporal pleasures in favor of eternal bliss in heaven. The phrase also served to prevent swelling heads. Some historians say that victorious, parading Roman generals would have servants stand behind them and whisper “memento mori” in their ears to keep their egos in check.
“Let the buyer beware”
Before money-back guarantees and 20-year warranties, caveat emptor was indispensable advice for the consumer. These days, it’d be more fitting to have it tattooed on the foreheads of used-car salesmen, infomercial actors, and prostitutes. For extra credit points, remember that caveat often makes solo appearances at cocktail parties as a fancy term for a warning or caution. Oh, and just so you know, caveat lector means “let the reader beware.”
2. Persona Non Grata
“An unacceptable person”
Remember your old buddy, the one everybody called Tank? Now picture him at a debutante ball, and you’ll start to get a sense of someone with persona non grata status. The term is most commonly used in diplomatic circles to indicate that a person is unwelcome due to ideological differences or a breach of trust. Sometimes, the tag refers to a pariah, a ne’er-do-well, or a killjoy, but it’s always subjective.
3. Habeas Corpus
“You have the body”
When you wake up in the New Orleans Parish Prison after a foggy night at Mardi Gras, remember this one. In a nutshell, habeas corpus is what separates us from savages. It’s the legal principle that guarantees an inmate the right to appear before a judge in court, so it can be determined whether or not that person is being lawfully imprisoned. It’s also one of the cornerstones of the American and British legal systems. Without it, tyrannical and unjust imprisonments would be possible. In situations where national security is at risk, however, habeas corpus can be suspended.
4. Cogito Ergo Sum
“I think, therefore I am”
When all those spirited mental wrestling matches you have about existentialism start growing old (yeah, right!), you can always put an end to the debate with cogito ergo sum. Descartes, the 17th-century French philosopher, coined the phrase as a means of justifying reality. According to him, nothing in life could be proven except one’s thoughts. That makes sense, right?
5. Quid Pro Quo
“You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”
Given that quid pro quo refers to a deal or trade, it’s no wonder the Brits nicknamed their almighty pound the “quid.” And if you give someone some quid, you’re going to expect some quo. The phrase often lives in the courtroom, where guilt and innocence are the currency. It’s the oil that lubricates our legal system.
6. Ad Hominem
“To attack the man”
In the world of public discourse, ad hominem is a means of attacking one’s rhetorical opponent by questioning his or her reputation or expertise rather than sticking to the issue at hand. Translation: Politicians are really good at it. People who resort to ad hominem techniques are usually derided as having a diluted argument or lack of discipline. If pressed, they’ll brandish it like a saber and refuse to get back to the heart of the matter. Who said the debate team doesn’t have sex appeal?
7. Memento Mori
“Remember, you must die”
Carpe diem is so 20th century. If you’re going to suck the marrow out of life, trying doing it with the honest, irrefutable, and no less inspiring memento mori. You can interpret the phrase in two ways: Eat, drink, and party down. Or, less hedonistically, be good so you can get past the pearly gates. Naturally, the latter was the one preferred by the early Christian Church, which would use macabre art—including dancing skeletons and snuffed-out candles—to remind the faithful to forgo temporal pleasures in favor of eternal bliss in heaven. The phrase also served to prevent swelling heads. Some historians say that victorious, parading Roman generals would have servants stand behind them and whisper “memento mori” in their ears to keep their egos in check.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Post-It Art!
Elvis Presley
By far one of the coolest ones:
“Mother Creativity” was the winner of a 3M contest to get artists to create something using only their Post-It brand notes. Two teens from Florida won with this entry, which was recreated large-scale in NYC’s Grand Central Station using 100,000 sticky notes.
Mario!
It took David Alvarez more than 10,000 notes to create Ray Charles as part of a college art project.
And this one where an entire room was covered. I really like this one.It makes the whole room look kind of fluffy and cloud-like.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
My Little Pony for Geeks
This is the coolest thing I've seen in a while! My little Pony mods for geeks. For instance, the Lady Gaga pony above!
the page takes a while to load becuase there are about 50 of these things, but they are all awesome.
Click here to see them!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Transformer Owl
If you haven't seen this, it's pretty cool. If you have seen it and you're like me, you want to see it again.
Transformer Owl
Transformer Owl
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