the other f word

I just came across this trailer for a documentary. it's about guys from some welll known bands who are now dads (members from NOFX, Blink 182, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc), and the questions parenthood raises about anarchy and submission and rules, all while they're just trying to be good parents. It looks pretty great. 

LEGEND.

To counteract Christina's numerous posts about dogs smiling. and wearing clothes. and running in slow motion- here's a commercial from New Zealand about drunk driving. We don't know much about the Kiwi accent in the states, so if you're American, you should definitely watch it. This ad is classic and maybe you'll find yourself quoting 'you know I can't have any of your ghost chups bru'. I don't know if it will make your day more than dogs smiling, but it's worth a shot.




shown to me by brooke robinson:)

life in a day

This is killing me.  Both of the recent trailers I've posted recently are playing in Cleveland, at the Cleveland Museum of Art, in the month of November.  You can see this 'Life in a Day' on I think November 4th, and the Elmo documentary on November 18-20.  It's killing me because i was following both of these at home before they got near me and now I'm in Australiaaaaaaaaaaah!  Someone in Cleveland---please go see these. 


now, onto this trailer.  A little while ago, YouTube put out the request for people to film a day of their life and then submit the footage.  They got a ridiculous amount of footage that they edited into a full length movie.  I think i will cry when I get to watch this.  This and the Elmo one.  

elmo is voiced by someone who wanted to be a puppeteer his whole life.

I'm so excited.  The library near me is really small but it has a pretty big shelf of biographies.  Before I racked up a $40 fee in late fines, I was reading a lot of books out of that section. A few years ago i read elmos biography, written by the man who voices him. I was pretty surprised to find out that elmo is voiced by a 40 something year-old black man who dreamed of being a puppeteer his whole life.  He sees elmos as a platform to teach kids life lessons, and through sesame street, has done that all over the world.  well, someone just made a movie out of it!  watch the preview---it's so heartwarming.  

toms is giving eyesight

this might be old news now, but i'm just finding out. toms is now giving the gift of sight on a one-to-one ratio when people buy their eyewear.  The first few countries they focused on were nepal and cambodia, which warms my heart.

love it!