PostSecret News

This is from the PostSecret newsletter I subscribe to, I'm amazed by the amount of secrets!!



This picture was taken last week. It was the first time I invited a photographer to come to where I store all the secrets. The silver case I am holding was the original container I bought for the postcards when I started the project. I never imagined I would need to store more than the 500 postcards it holds. What you see behind me is nearly a quarter of a million secrets.

Word of the Day

The word for May 19 is scraper bike

A relatively recent phenomenon from the Bay area (specifically Oakland) in which people modify bicycles to resemble (either functionally, aesthetically or philosophically) the famed "scrapers" of the hyphy movement.

Man, you see the homemade spinners on that scraper bike? Shit is tight!

Zillows

This is another cute product from the people who made the coloured flame candles, they're called Zillows and they are zoo-animal shaped pillows for children.

They come in 5 fun shapes, pig, elephant, dog, giraffe & horse. My personal favourite is the giraffe. :-) They're all so cute though!

http://www.rainbowmomentscandles.com/

Herbal One

A newish weight-loss system that works by limiting food intake to good for you things and a whole bunch of supplements. A lot of it has to do with water-weight, but I think the end result is based on the person's perseverance and determinations more than the merit of the program.

It costs about $200-$400 a month in supplements not counting any of their special food or the cost of healthy food.

http://www.herbalone.com/

Song of the Week

"4 Minutes" - Madonna
(feat. Justin Timberlake, Timbaland)

[Timbaland:]
I'm outta time and all I got is 4 minutes
(Fricki fricki)
4 minutes eh
[x8]

Ha ha
Yeah
Ha ha
Breakdown come on

[Justin Timberlake:]
Hey
Uh
Come on
Madonna

[Madonna:]
Come on boy I've been waiting for somebody to pick up my stroll

[Justin:]
Now don't waste time, give me desire, tell me how you wanna roll

[Madonna:]
I want somebody to speed it up for me then take it down slow
There's enough room for both

[Justin:]
Girl I can hit you back just gotta show me where it's at
Are you ready to go? (Are you ready to go?)

[Madonna and Justin:]
If you want it
You've already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want

If you feel it
It must be real just
Say the word and
I'm gonna give you what you want

[Madonna:]
Time is waiting

[Justin:]
We only got four minutes to save the world

[Madonna:]
No hesitating
Grab a boy

[Justin:]
Go grab your girl

[Madonna:]
Time is waiting

[Justin:]
We only got four minutes to save the world

[Madonna:]
No hesitating

[Justin:]
We only got four minutes huh four minutes
So keep it up keep it up
Don't be a prima donna

[Madonna:]
You gotta get em a heart
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

[Justin:]
That's right keep it up keep it up
Don't be a prima donna

[Madonna:]
You gotta get em a heart
Tick tock tick tock tick tock
Sometimes I think what I need is a you intervention

Yeah

[Justin:]
And I know I can tell that you like it and that it's good
By the way that you move
Oh hey

[Madonna:]
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
Yeah

[Justin:]
But if I die tonight at least I can say I did what I wanted to do
Tell me how 'bout you?

[Madonna and Justin:]
If you want it
You've already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want

If you feel it
It must be real just
Say the word and
I'm gonna give you what you want

[Madonna:]
Time is waiting

[Justin:]
We only got four minutes to save the world

[Madonna:]
No hesitating
Grab a boy

[Justin:]
Go grab your girl

[Madonna:]
Time is waiting

[Justin:]
We only got four minutes to save the world

[Madonna:]
No hesitating

[Justin:]
We only got four minutes huh four minutes
So keep it up keep it up
Don't be a prima donna

[Madonna:]
You gotta get em a heart
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

[Justin:]
That's right keep it up keep it up
Don't be a prima donna

[Madonna:]
You gotta get em a heart
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

[Timbaland:]
Breakdown
Yeah

[Madonna:]
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

[Timbaland:]
Yeah uh

[Madonna:]
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

[Timbaland:]
I've only got four minutes to save the world

5 Bullshit Stories the Whole Internet Fell For

The internet loves bullshit. While many of its denizens will brag of their skepticism, claim thousands of readers make the best fact-checkers, and say the web holds the mainstream media accountable, the fact remains that made-up bullshit still drives huge traffic, if it's marketed right. Hence, "13-year-old Steals Dad's Credit Car to Buy Hookers," a realistic-looking "news story" posted on some financial site no one had ever heard of before called monkey.co.uk. The fact that there were no sources other than this dodgy domain didn't stop the story from making the front page of Digg and Fark and racking up probably hundreds of thousands of views. Then "real" news sites began picking it up. It made the UK Sun's print edition. This tale was invented by an online marketer to boost a client's SEO ranking. And no one on Digg or anywhere else BUSTED the hoax. Nor do they bother to debunk any of the rest of the snappily headlined bullshit that makes the rounds every day. Four more examples, below.

• 2. Rememberthe twins who accidentally married each other! A classic bullshit story that probably garnered CNN millions of views.
• 3. The man regrowing his own finger story! It involved pixie dust and still everyone who linked bought it.
• 4. Aliza Shvarts violating human biology by impregnating herself a million times and then inducing abortions with magic herbal remedies. Not even the abortion pill, but herbs. Honestly.
• 5. Jenkem.

Most of these stories were eventually revealed as frauds, but usually not until days later—always well after everyone had forwarded them to everyone they knew. And this shit happens every day. Especially with almost any story involving nude people doing something outrageous, especially in far away places. (That one's on Fark!)
So. If you see egregious bullshit linked to on some high-traffic message board or blog, let us know, and we will publicly shame everyone involved.
http://gawker.com/392842/5-bullshit-stories-the-whole-internet-fell-for

Word of the Day

The word for May 24 is Early Nerd Special

Midnight showing on the day of release of a highly-anticipated film, typically of the science-fiction/fantasy genre.

"I'd like one adult ticket to the Early Nerd Special of 'Star Wars Episode 3'."

Word of the Day

The word for May 23 is staycation

A vacation that is spent at one's home enjoying all that home and one's home environs have to offer.

Even though I live and work in New York, I don't always get to enjoy all it has to offer, what with my work commitments, but I sure did have an awesome time here during my spring staycation.

Word of the Day

The word for May 22 is earlybirditude

the (often annoying to others who don't share it) overly happy attitude of early birders - often associated with a great eagerness to call 7am committee meetings and to embark on sales-related shopping trips that mimic dawn raids on enemy encampments

"it's his earlybirditude i can't stand - he doesn't seem to realize that if i'm awake at 6am it's because i'm still up from the day before, not because i had a sudden urge to go running"

"only the most manic earlybirditude could make the shopping mall seem appealing the morning after thanksgiving"

Dick King Smith author of Babe

"The Sheep-Pig" just doesn't have the same ring to it...

"Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.M.Ed. (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011),^[1] was a prolific English author of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), or Babe the Gallant Pig in the U.S. It was [[film adaptation |adapted] as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages.^[2] He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999^[3] and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.^[4][5]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_King-Smith

Teletoon Short

it's of this woman who's pregnant and stranded on a desert island and she then has the baby and sends a note out in a bottle asking for help and this guy on aother islands gets it and carves a canoe out of a tree and goes and gets her and the baby


The song in it's original French:

"J'ai Pour Toi Un Lac" - Gilles Vigneault

J'ai pour toi un lac quelque part au monde
Un beau lac tout bleu
Comme un œil ouvert sur la nuit profonde
Un cristal frileux
Qui tremble à ton nom comme tremble feuille
À brise d'automne et chanson d'hiver
S'y mire le temps, s'y meurent et s'y cueillent
Mes jours à l'endroit, mes nuits à l'envers.

J'ai pour toi, très loin
Une promenade sur un sable doux
Des milliers de pas sans bruits, sans parade
Vers on ne sait où
Et les doigts du vent des saisons entières
Y ont dessiné comme sur nos fronts
Les vagues du jour fendues des croisières
Des beaux naufragés que nous y ferons.

J'ai pour toi défait
Mais refait sans cesse les mille châteaux
D'un nuage ami qui pour ma princesse
Se ferait bateau
Se ferait pommier, se ferait couronne
Se ferait panier plein de fruits vermeils
Et moi je serai celui qui te donne
La terre et la lune avec le soleil.

J'ai pour toi l'amour quelque part au monde
Ne le laisse pas se perdre à la ronde.


roughly translated (courtesy of http://babelfish.yahoo.com)

"For You, I've a Lake"

J' have for you a lake some share in the world A beautiful very blue lake Like an eye open over the major night A sensitive to the cold crystal Who trembles with your name as trembles sheet With breeze d' autumn and song d' winter S' there reflects time, s' there die and s' there My days with l' gather; place, my nights with l' towards. J' have for you, very far A walk on a soft sand Thousands of step without noises, parade Towards one does not know where And fingers of the wind of the whole seasons Y drew as on our faces Vaguenesses of the day split of cruisings Beautiful shipwrecked men that we will make there. J' have for you demolishes But remade the thousand castles unceasingly D' a friendly cloud which for my princess Would be made boat Would be made apple tree, would be made crown Would be made basket full of fruits vermeils And me I will be that which gives you Ground and the moon with the sun. J' have for you l' love some share in the world Does not let it be lost with the round.

Solomon Kane

A relatively unknown Marvel comic character.

"Marvel Comics has published several comic books featuring Solomon Kane. He was the lead character in the six-issue limited series Sword of Solomon Kane, published 1985-6. He also appeared numerous times in the company's black and white, non-Code approved magazine format comics, most frequently in Savage Sword of Conan, starring Howard's most popular pulp character."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Kane#Film

Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense

You're going to be disappointed it's not real!

"The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (the B.P.R.D. or BPRD) is afictional organization in the comic book work of Mike Mignola, charged with protectingAmerica and the world from the occult, paranormal and supernatural. It maintains the services of several supernatural persons, including Hellboy. The B.P.R.D. originally appeared in the Hellboy comics but has also been featured in many stories under theB.P.R.D. title."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_for_Paranormal_Research_and_Defense

Girl Flashes Google Mapmakers' Cameras

An Illinois girl exposes her breasts to one of those creepy camera-bearing vans that make the "streetview" panoramas for Google Maps.

• In another Google blooper, an Australian man falls off bicycle
• A drug deal caught from every angle

http://gawker.com/5009185/girl-flashes-google-mapmakers-cameras

Zig Zigler Quote

"If you go out looking for friends, you're going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.” - Zig Zigler

LinkedIn (like facebook)

The "new Facebook" for professionals, I dunno if it's going to catch on, but it's interesting to check out:

http://www.linkedin.com/

Doo-Wop Yule Pop CD

http://www.streetgold.com/hcandjoe.htm

Song of the Week

"Nine in the Afternoon" - Panic at the Disco

Back to the street where we began
Feeling as good as lovers can, you know
Yeah we're feeling so good

Pickin’ up things we shouldn’t read
It looks like the end of history as we know
It’s just the end of the world

Back to the street where we began
Feeling as good as love, you could, you can

Into a place where thoughts can bloom
Into a room where it's nine in the afternoon
And we know that it could be
And we know that it should
And you know that you feel it too
'Cause it's nine in the afternoon

And your eyes are the size of the moon
You could 'cause you can so you do
We're feeling so good
just the way that we do
When it's nine in the afternoon

Your eyes are the size of the moon
You could 'cause you can so you do
We're feeling so good

Back to the street
Down to our feet
Losing the feeling of feeling unique
Do you know what I mean?

Back to the place
Where we used to say
Man it feels good to feel this way
Now I know what I mean

Back to the street, back to the place,
Back to the room where it all began, hey
Back to the room where it all began
'Cause it's nine in the afternoon

Your eyes are the size of the moon
You could 'cause you can so you do
We're feeling so good
Just the way that we do
When it's nine in the afternoon
[x3]

Microsoft Word Tips & Tricks

A good collection of tips to make Microsoft Word a happy place

http://word-tips-world.blogspot.com/2007/03/capitalize-words-and-sentences-easily.html

Behind the Idols

A really interesting article from Christianity Today on American Idol:

Behind the Idols
We've got an interview this week that's sure to thrill American Idol fans and hopefully even hold the interest of you non-fans. In fact, there was so much great content that I simply couldn't throw it all your way at once; I had no choice but to split it into two parts.

As you know, there have been several Christians who have not only tried out for television's biggest singing competition, but have also made it into the Top 12. A number of them were available to chat during GMA Week, including Mandisa, Chris Sligh, and Phil Stacey. While it would have been great to interview them individually, we caught a vision of the bigger picture: what if we talked to the three of them for a broader piece about their collective Idol experience? Then we started getting excited about the questions we could ask: Did they all audition for the same reason? What were they hoping to accomplish? What relationships were formed behind the scenes? Were they able to share their faith with others on the show—fellow contestants, as well as producers and staff? What life lessons did they take from the experience?

Sure enough, these three had plenty of stories to share. Hence the lengthy two-part interview, which still won't include all of their personal anecdotes.

I know from various e-mails and conversations that there are a few misconceptions about what it means to have a platform as a Christian artist. Some say that you're irrelevant unless you're a major success. Others say that unless you boldly proclaim Christ from the stage, you're not really a "Christian artist."

These three contestants have dispelled those myths. Though none of them won the top spot in the competition, they've all gone on to record deals and have indeed become relevant to niche audiences. And though they were operating in an environment that limited some of what they could say on stage, they were able to build relationships and affect lives behind the scenes—to the extent where the show now seems more receptive to Christianity with the recent performance of "Shout to the Lord."

It was truly a pleasure to chat with Mandisa, Chris, and Phil because it confirmed something that I've long been passionate about. God has placed each of us in a unique set of circumstances that allows us to serve him in our own way. Sometimes that means we affect the lives of a few; sometimes it means we affect many. The point isn't so much the platform as it is to reflect Christ to others wherever he has placed us—even if that happens to be the biggest reality show on television, and even if it means gently witnessing behind the scenes.

Speaking of Chris Sligh and Phil Stacey, their new albums are two of the reviews featured this week. We've also got some worship projects from newcomer Sheri Carr, as well as gospel artists Alvin Slaughter and Tye Tribbett & G.A. Plus, former Petra frontman John Schlitt offers his first solo project in 12 years. Last but not least, don't miss our introductory interview with acclaimed new alternative rock band After Edmund.

Have a great week, and a happy Mother's Day to all the moms!

Russ Breimeier
ChristianityToday.com

http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/

Word of the Day

The word for May 07 is uber

The ultimate, above all, the best, top, something that nothing is better than.
Also uber

I'm uber confused...

Word of the Day

The word for May 08 is handy

European slang for Cellular Telephone

While I'm out, you can reach me on my handy.

Dove's 'Real' Women: Fakes?

You know that Dove "Campaign for Real Beauty," which featured women slightly less skeletal than the average model, and therefore demonstrated that Dove is the greatest, most big-hearted company ever in the world? Well now there's a scandal about it! A new New Yorker story about Pascal Dangin, the world's "premier retoucher of fashion photographs," contains this tidbit on Dove's campaign, which ostensibly celebrates authentic, unadulterated womanhood:

"It is known that everybody does it, but they protest," Dangin said recently. "The people who complain about retouching are the first to say, 'Get this thing off my arm.' " I mentioned the Dove ad campaign that proudly featured lumpier-than-usual "real women" in their undergarments. It turned out that it was a Dangin job. "Do you know how much retouching was on that?" he asked. "But it was great to do, a challenge, to keep everyone's skin and faces showing the mileage but not looking unattractive."

Why, that would make Dove a bunch of rank hypocrites! A spokeswoman for Dove's ad agency tells Ad Age that "We are unsure right now what he did," and adds:

"There was no retouching of the women," she said. "If there was a hair that was up in the air, that might have been the kind of retouching that was done. But until I know what he actually worked on, I can't comment on it."

If only for the excessive amount of self-righteousness that accompanied the PR effort surrounding this ad campaign, let's sincerely hope these retouching allegations are true.
http://gawker.com/388507/doves-real-women-fakes

El Caminito del Rey (The King's pathway)

This is an absolutely incredible walkway built in incredibly high up and incredibly narrow, the video of it is kind of long, but worth the watch... I have no idea how the cameraman is even walking along parts of it, it is literally a steel beam over a huge fall!

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562

"El Caminito del Rey (The King's pathway) is a walkway, now fallen into disrepair, pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Álora in Málaga, Spain. The name is often shortened to El Camino del Rey.

History

In 1901 it was obvious that the workers of the Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls needed a walkway to cross between the falls, to provide transport of materials, vigilance and maintenance of the channel. Construction of the walkway lasted four years. It was finished in 1905.
In 1921 the king Alfonso XIII had to cross the walkway for the inauguration of the dam Conde del Guadalhorce, and it became known by its present name.

The walkway has now gone many years without maintenance, and is in a highly deteriorated and dangerous state. It is one meter in width over a 700-meter fall, and over time it has lost its handrail. Some parts of the walkway have completely collapsed and have been replaced by a beam and a metallic wire on the wall. Many people have lost their lives on the walkway in recent years. After four people died in two accidents in 1999 and 2000, the local government closed the entrances. However, adventurous tourists still find their way into the walkway."

Christian Book Stores Going out of Business

I haven't had the money to go buy my VeggieTales videos lately, so I hadn't really noticed how hard it would be to buy them if I did have the money, until recently when i decided I wanted to go find out what was available only to find out that both the Christian bookstores in my city had closed down. I thought how strange this was and then I was checking my e-mail and came across this article from Christianity Today:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/april/18.22.html

Trivia by Ken Tate

"Why are some things called pairs when there is only one of them? One example is a pair of pants? Or, what about a pair of scissors, not one scissor?" -- Lena

"Webster's Dictionary generally has two definitions of a "pair," Lena. 1) Two corresponding persons or items, similar in form or function and matched or associated: a pair of shoes. 2) One object composed of two joined, similar parts that are dependent upon each other: a pair of pliers.

It's easy to understand why scissors are called a "pair" -- there are two joined, similar parts that are dependent upon each other. But pants, underwear or other such clothing are similar because of the two parts making up where the left and right legs go through. The two leg openings make them all a "pair."

Now, I wonder, why don't we call a shirt a "pair of shirts" since it similarly has two parts that are dependent upon each other? Ah, the idiosyncrasies of the English language!" -- Ken Tate

List of all VeggieTales episodes

Episodes

Main article: List of VeggieTales episodes

1. "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?" (Dec. 1993) - handling fear
2. "God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!" (Oct. 1994) - forgiveness
3. "Are You My Neighbor?" (Feb. 1995) - loving your neighbor
4. "Rack, Shack and Benny" (Oct. 1995) - peer pressure
5. "Dave and the Giant Pickle" (Mar. 1996) - self-esteem
6. "The Toy that Saved Christmas" (Oct. 1996) - the true meaning of Christmas
7. "A Very Silly Sing-Along!" (Mar. 1997)
8. "Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!" (Apr. 1997) - telling the truth
9. "Josh and the Big Wall!" (Oct. 1997) - obedience
10. "Madame Blueberry" (Jul. 1998) - thankfulness
11. "Silly Sing-Along 2" (Nov. 1998)
12. "Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed" (Jul. 1999) - the power of words
13. "King George and the Ducky" (Apr. 2000) - selfishness
14. "Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen" (Oct. 2000) - courage
15. "Lyle, the Kindly Viking" (Mar. 2001) - sharing
16. "The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown" (Sept. 2001)
17. "Jonah Sing-Along Songs and More!" (June 2002)
18. "Star of Christmas" (Oct. 2002) - loving each other
19. "The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!" (May 2003)
20. "Ballad of Little Joe" (Aug. 2003) - facing hardship
21. "Easter Carol" (Feb. 2004) - the true meaning of Easter
22. "A Snoodle's Tale" (May 2004) - self-worth
23. "Bob and Larry's How to Draw!" (Nov. 2004)
24. "Sumo of the Opera" (Aug. 2004) - perseverance
25. "Princess and the Pie War" (Jan. 2005) - loving your family
26. "Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Sampson's Hairbrush" (Aug. 2005) - dealing with bullies
27. "VeggieTales: Lord of the Beans" (Nov. 2005) - using your gifts for others
28. "Sheerluck Holmes and the Case of the Missing Friendship" (Mar. 2006) - friendship
29. "LarryBoy and the Bad Apple" (Aug. 2006) - fighting temptation
30. "Gideon: A Lesson in Trusting God"(Nov. 2006) - trusting God
31. "The Lone Stranger" (Mar. 2007) - following directions
32. "God Made You Special" (Aug. 2007)
33. "The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's" (Oct. 2007) - unconditional love

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeggieTales#Music_and_audio_CDs

List of all VeggieTales CDs

Music and audio CDs

Main article: List of VeggieTales albums

1. VeggieTunes 1 (March 1995)
2. VeggieTunes 2 (October 1997)
3. Larryboy Soundtrack (July 13, 1999)
4. VeggieTunes 3: A Queen, a King, and a Very Blue Berry (November 24, 2000)
5. Silly Songs with Larry (September 15, 2001): Includes songs from Esther… The Girl Who Became Queen The Toy That Saved Christmas and The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown
6. Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Soundtrack (October 3, 2002): Features songs from Newsboys, Chris Rice and Relient K
7. A Very Veggie Christmas (October 1996)
8. The Incredible Singing Christmas Tree (July 19, 2002)
9. VeggieTunes 4 (May 10, 2004)
10. Veggie Rocks! (March 9, 2004)
11. Boyz in the Sink (2004)
12. Bob and Larry Sing The 70's (2005)
13. A Very Veggie Easter (2006)
14. VeggieTales Worship Songs (July 28, 2006)
15. Pirates Boatload of Fun (July 22, 2002): Includes such songs as "We're Vikings!" "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea" "Modern Major General" and "Erie Canal"
16. On the Road with Bob and Larry (January 31, 2003)
17. Bob and Larry's Sunday Morning Songs (July 10, 2002) with two songs with "Zaccheus" and "Love Your Neighbor"
18. Bob and Larry's Backyard Party (July 19, 2002) with two songs "You Are My Sunshine" and "I Can Be Your Friend"
19. O Veggie, Where Art Thou? (June 13, 2003)
20. Bob and Larry's Campfire Songs (July 12, 2004)
21. Junior's Bedtime Songs (July 13, 2002) with three songs with "My Day," " Think of Me" and "The Thankfulness Song"
22. Junior's Playtime Songs with two songs with "Love My Lips" and "Look, Olaf!"
23. More Sunday Morning Songs with Bob and Larry
24. Bob and Larry's Toddler Songs
25. LarryBoy: The New Soundtrack (2006) with the score of LarryBoy and the Bad Apple
26. The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything Original Movie Soundtrack (2008) including a song by Anointed entitled Second Chancesand songs by: Mandisa, Newsboys featuring Steve Taylor, and Tobymac
27. God Made You Special (2007)
28. Christian Hits Music (2007)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeggieTales#Music_and_audio_CDs

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