Facebook Flashback Friday - Games, obesity, and singing (with music!) in the rain

Want another in a series of link dump compilations including all the silly things I've found and shared elsewhere? There are lots more shared on Quirky Jessi's Facebook, but here's a bit for you:

• Disturbing .gif of American obesity issues over the years. If you catch it halfway through the gif animation, just wait it out until it starts over so you can see it all.
  
• Another Mario game. This time, hit space bar to switch between a normal Mario game and tetris to add blocks so Mario can climb through new obstacles.
• Really sketchy bunny pictures. I'm not this creepy, right? 
• Bookcases galore. Lots and lots of them shown here. 
  
• Drumbrella. This rain drum could either be really cool, or really, really annoying.
  
• 8 month old baby hears mommy for the first time after having implants put in.
• I Love Traffic game - Rush through traffic lights to beat various levels. It gets tougher with more lights to switch on and off.
  

The lava game is the best game ever

No really. Surely you've played the lava game before. Doesn't every kid play some variation of it or another?

I slid a Mario one in there, but guess what I did?  Quirky Mario Yeah, I went there. I was considering buying the url for it, but uh, who would actually do something silly like that?

~shifty eyes~

Mila's Daydreams | Fubizâ„¢ July 28, 2010 at 8:23 PM

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50 Things That Remind Us Of Childhood | Perez Solomon 2.0  July 27, 2010 at 6:30 PM

86 reviews

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27 reviews

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20 reviews

Japanese in Istanbul / Maras Dondurmasi / Turkish Ice Cream - Safeshare.TV July 27, 2010 at 6:19 PM

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Facebook Flashback Friday - Sushi cake, transformer owls, and the history of the world

One more in a series of link dump compilations including all the ridiculous things I've found and shared elsewhere. There are lots more shared on Quirky Jessi's Facebook, but here's some to catch you up:

• Where did it go? Watch closely to see evidence disappear before your eyes. I bet it's just smarties, right?
  
  
• Sushi birthday cake with full instructions and pictures of other people's versions:
  
• When beautiful actors play ordinary/real people
• Transformer owls. Don't worry, you don't need to understand what they're saying. Just watch the birds and if you want further explanation of when it gets bigger/smaller specifically, then check out the description.
  
  
  
  
• Enough Plumbers! This is a Mario-esque type game, but not. It's takes the concept of Mario (jumping around, collecting coins, funny sound effects) and turns it into a new puzzle game where as you collect each coin, you increase the number of plumbers you're playing at once. It can get really crazy, but fun. Try it out. :) 
• Ingenious label design that ensure the food you're getting is fresh. The hourglass stickers use a special ink that changes colors as ammonia is released inside, indicating when the meat gets older. Cool, huh?
  
• A brief history of pretty much everything. No really, it's all there. :D
  

Quirky Dr. Seuss inspired wedding vows - Will you love with all your heart?

I love, love, love Dr. Seuss stuff. It ranks up there with Mario, but as ironic as it seems given how goofy Dr. Seuss was, there just doesn't seem to be as much that's quirky-worthy.

These wedding vows are awesome, though, and the now Mrs. Blase was crazy not to accept these as her own vows, hehe. Okay, so I can understand why maybe she wouldn't want them, but oh my god, I'd love 'em!

Marty Blase, the author of these vows, writes: "My fiancee and I agreed a long time ago that we wanted to write our own wedding vows, and as a spur-of-the-moment idea, I suggested the following. To my disappointment, she didn't quite go for it..."

Pastor: Will you answer me right now
These questions, as your wedding vow?

Groom: Yes, I will answer right now
Your questions as my wedding vow.

Pastor: Will you take her as your wife?
Will you love her all your life?

Groom: Yes, I take her as my wife,
Yes, I'll love her all my life.

Pastor: Will you have, and also hold
Just as you have at this time told?

Groom: Yes, I will have, and I will hold,
Just as I have at this time told,
Yes, I will love her all my life
As I now take her as my wife.

Pastor: Will you love through good and bad?
Whether you're happy or sad?

Groom: Yes, I'll love through good and bad,
Whether we're happy or sad,
Yes, I will have and I will hold
Just as I have already told,
Yes, I will love her all my life,
Yes, I will take her as my wife!

Pastor: Will you love her if you're rich?
Or if you're poor, and in a ditch?

Groom: Yes, I'll love her if we're rich,
And I will love her in a ditch,
I'll love her through good times and bad,
Whether we are happy or sad,
Yes, I will have, and I will hold
(I could have sworn this has been told!)
I promise to love all my life
This woman, as my lawful wife!

Pastor: Will you love her when you're fit,
And also when you're feeling sick?

Groom: Yes, I'll love her when we're fit,
And when we're hurt, and when we're sick,
And I will love her when we're rich
And I will love her in a ditch
And I will love through good and bad,
And I will love when glad or sad,
And I will have, and I will hold
Ten years from now a thousandfold,
Yes, I will love for my whole life
This lovely woman as my wife!

Pastor: Will you love with all your heart?
Will you love till death you part?

Groom: Yes, I'll love with all my heart
From now until death do us part,
And I will love her when we're rich,
And when we're broke and in a ditch,
And when we're fit, and when we're sick,
(Oh, CAN'T we get this finished quick?)
And I will love through good and bad,
And I will love when glad or sad,
And I will have, and I will hold,
And if I might now be so bold,
I'll love her my entire life,
Yes, I WILL take her as my wife!

Pastor: Then if you'll take her as your wife,
And if you'll love her all your life,
And if you'll have, and if you'll hold,
From now until the stars grow cold,
And if you'll love through good and bad,
And whether you're happy or sad,
And love in sickness, and in health,
And when you're poor, and when in wealth,
And if you'll love with all your heart,
From now until death do you part,
Yes, if you'll love her through and through,
Please answer with these words:

Pastor and Groom: I DO!

Pastor: You're married now! So kiss the bride,
But please, do keep it dignified.

Awww!!!

Picture of cake
found here.

Facebook Flashback Friday - Art, vegetarians, and mad parking skills

Here's another in a series of link dump compilations including all the strange things I've found and shared elsewhere. There are lots more shared on Quirky Jessi's Facebook, but here are some snippets:

• Any World of Warcraft players out there? This one is for you PUGers. 
• Sometimes I don't post something here because I've already posted similar stories before. There are more well-positioned photos here: When a photograph is not just a photograph.
  What a pretty "flower girl."
  
• Some very interesting illustrations on this Design War post.
  
  
  Check out those colors and ignore the fact that she's not wearing very many clothes...
• When a lion figures out he's really a vegetarian....
  
  And several other interesting reverse-perspective comics.
• On May 12th, I shared this thought of the day: "Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away. :P"
• Intense bento creations, including PlayStation, Hello Kitty, Mario (of course), Windows, Nintendo DS, and several others.
  
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• And this gem was found at gifbin. She does a better job parking than most people we see.
  
  

Through May 12

Michelangelo Nintendo remix - "Game Over"

It's been a while, right? Right!

So I like quirky art and I love original NES Mario, so of course I want this beauty in my living room. Or maybe out in the garage or something where it might actually fit, but nevermind that.



Drawing direct inspiration from the original La Pieta sculpture of Mary and Jesus by Michelangelo, Kordian Lewandowski created this piece using the Princess and Mario instead. I love that it's named "Game Over" and this quote sums it up quite nicely:

"While the sculpture may not be included in an art history book, it showcases one of the most iconic sculptural subjects of the Renaissance re-contextualized using the storyline of Mario instead of the Bible."

For the record, if I were to put together an art history book, this would totally be in there. History in the making, no?

Here's a view from before it was completed, too:

Mario saves the princess, but then....

A bit of a twist on the standard "Mario saves the princess" setup.

Reach for the stars, all of them, go Mario, go!

Hey, it's been a while since I've posted anything about Mario and this is definitely the video the break that streak. It's strangely uplifting in all its Mario evolution glory. <3

All the leftover (Mario) game stuff

Alright, it's the last day of NaBloPoMo and that means it's the thirtieth day in a row that I've posted about gaming-related things. I had several more things sitting in tabs that I could've posted, but I didn't, so I'm doing a sort of leftover post. Think of it as the weekend after Thanksgiving, but instead of getting sick of turkey, I'm going to make you sick of Mario. :P

Space Invaders ice cube tray


For the record, I think that's the only non-Mario piece in this post, so stop scrolling now if you hate Mario. Or just hate me linking to him this month. :P

Graffiti


Pixelated bedset named "Supermario"



1-UP license plate



Mario theme song played on Stepper Motors with an Arduino (technical geeks ftw, wee)

Slightly inappropriate picture

This one doesn't exactly fit with the appropriateness of this blog, so if you want to see, you'll have to click.

Mario soda



Most adorable Halloween outfit duo ever



Alright guys, that's it for now. Thanks for sticking with me, hehe.

Gaming fashion....because sometimes, you have to go outside

Gaming rocks. Going outside into the big bad world....not so cool.

But when you have to go out, why not take your gaming buddies with you? No, I'm not talking about the friends that show up at your house to play Guitar Hero with you, or the MMO avatars that help you slaughter things across the web. We're talking the in-game PacMans, Tetris blocks, etc.

Video game scarves





I have definite mushroom envy going on right now. :(

Tetris dress



Retro game ties



Animated Table Tennis Shirt




This one looks best in a dark room, so maybe you shouldn't go out into the bright sunny world afterall.

Baby outfit



Hey, the baby has to go out, too....

Pacman boxers



And if you decide to stay in instead or hey, if you're one of those weirdos who actually has to go to work everyday and game attire doesn't fit with your profession, you can just wear these underneath instead.  Amazon has other gaming boxers, too.

Nintendo controller underwear



Some for the ladies, too.

Sonic the Hedgehog shoes, Street Fighter shoes, Mario shoes






Can't forget to put on shoes! :D