Pavement Patty

Slow down traffic? Not so sure...
Pavement Patty: Click!

Froggyville.com

Oh dear...
Back in the day I was quite the "frog freak" as you may note in the link below.  If you have access to this blog, you have access to me on a personal level. So might as well throw something embarrassing out there, right?


I got a Kermit the Frog puppet when I was 3 for Christmas.  He spent a year on my hand and tagging along with me wherever I went, then he hibernated for a little while.  Kermit spent around a year in the bin with the less-loved stuffed animals.  He was then re-discovered and never put back with the neglected toys.  I tied him his arms around my neck while I rode my bike... and soon enough I was raising my own tadpoles into frogs and reading all about amphibians.  All my birthday gifts and Christmas ornaments were frog/Kermit related.  


SO... when I found Froggyville, it was well, a frog lovers dream! Everyone posted about ALL the frog items they had and this and that.  I had a pet frog named Lilly at the time.  Apparently I was not quite able to curb my 5th grade enthusaism...


You will have to scroll a tad. And yes that really was my email.  And yes, the website is closed, so that post will be my permanent frog-freak footprint on the internet forever. And ever. AND ever...
Click here for a laugh at my expense

Eric Whitacre Virtual Choir

World's first virtual choir. 


Behind the scenes of the choir & Whitacre's idea:
http://www.youtube.com/EricWhitacresVrtlChr


Video of the actual "performance" of the choir:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs


Credit to Miss April Brown & Kelsie Miller 
for sharing this as singing enthusiasts :)

Social Network Documentary

Takes about an hour more or less to watch, but it is really interesting if you have some time.

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcCpEf6_Ofg

Part 2 -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1-nfySqf9M

Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61a_uTmVk0c

Part 4 -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIQfuaymmdY

Part 5 -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rCMWvFGIfM

Wind-Powered Art. Engineering.

I took a half semester course from August to mid-October on the impact of technology on emotional intelligence here at ISU.  We discussed a lot of really interesting topics and were exposed to so many new forms of social networking and media.  Since this class, I have been finding more and more cool videos and articles.  Click below! Really incredible.
Wind-Powered Beach Creatures: Engineering Meets Design Meets Imitation