The Canny Valley

Malcolm Kelly/Ronald Jenkees mashup

jakezula — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:39:56 +0000

I know a lot of you are pissed off about OU’s loss last night (yes, you…). As you well know, I could give about half a shit about that; however, in consolation to you Sooner fans, I bring you the best OU related video on the web. (Yes, even better than the OU Alpha Chi snow angel… I’m too lazy to post a link to that, so look it up if you’re so inclined.) It’s kind of old by now, but here it is anyway. Props to Ronald Jankees for the beat; this video sucks without it:

As a bonus, here’s a more recent video of Ronald Jenkees rocking the fuck out to a Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) drum beat:

Making Techno Interesting…

jakezula — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:18:13 +0000

I didn’t think it could be done, but someone’s figured out a way to make dance music fascinating. Well, not so much the music itself as much as the instrument. This is called the reactable. I fully expect to see this thing popping up in sci-fi movies soon.

Translated Rap Battle

jakezula — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:33:59 +0000

I got a kick out of this video:

I now have a new favorite “Yo’ Momma” joke:
“I once had a romantic rendezvous with your biological mother in which fellatio was performed forthwith and without explanation. The encounter lasted several hours and many unspeakable acts were implemented. I paid her for services and no subsequent contact, neither verbally or physically, has been made.”

Who wants to be a fiery corpse?

jakezula — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:19:05 +0000

The Flaming Lips are once again leading the March of 1000 Flaming Skeletons at the Ghouls Gone Wild Halloween parade in OKC on October 25. To participate, you have to get your parade gear from the Lips’ website. $35 gets you the costume, torch, and a souvenir t-shirt.

March of 1000 Flaming Skeletons – Flaming Lips Store

Rabbit, Run

jakezula — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:06:41 +0000

The short film “Rabbit” by Run Wrake is quite possibly the greatest piece of animation I’ve seen all year. The video is reminiscent of the old Dick and Jane children’s primers, but it takes on a Burtonesque moral twist that makes me happy in a sick way. Check it out:

Penny’s lunch

jakezula — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:10:16 +0000

The night before last, I ventured out into my new neighborhood hoping to find a pet shop that sells live feeder rats (PetSmart won’t sell live rats for food, and I’d rather not shop at a big box store, anyway). Luckily, I found a really nice shop less than two miles from my apartment that has everything I’ll ever need to take care of my home menagerie.

I plopped down $6 for a big fat juicy rat for my ball python, Ralph, and I also got some crickets for Sully, my bearded dragon. It’s been a couple of weeks since Ralph’s been fed, so I expected him to eat as soon as I got home. Unfortunately, he had apparently begun shedding that day, because his eye caps were already hazy when I got there. He wouldn’t eat, so I resigned myself to taking care of a “pet” rat until he regained his appetite.

Only one obstacle made this a pain in the ass: just a couple of weeks ago, I adopted a stray cat off the street. Her name’s Penny. I’ve been wary of Penny around the reptiles, but so far she seems more fascinated than predatory. That was not the case with the rat.

I knew that Penny could and would easily get into the feeding tank, so I planned to lock her in my room that night while I slept and again when I went to work in the morning. I didn’t plan on passing out cold while watching TV. When I woke up the next morning, the rat was gone. I searched the house for droppings and traces of blood, but found nothing. I determined that the rat was alive somewhere in the house, but I had to go to work.

Inevitably, I came home to a blood stain on my living room floor and a very satisfied-looking Penny. Being from the streets, she wasn’t picky like most housecats. There was nothing left. Not even the bones.

Barack O’Lantern

jakezula — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:34:49 +0000

I think I’ll have to carve more than one pumpkin this year. yeswecarve.com has a variety of cool Obama-themed pumpkin stencils. You can even create your own.

Stepping into the fray…

jakezula — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:21:12 +0000

Since I spend so much time reading blogs and telling friends and coworkers everytime I glean some amazing new factoid from the interwebs, I figured I should start my own blog so that I can post my findings.

Here goes nothin’…