Get yer politickin' on

***WARNING****
Political content below, reader discretion advised
If you can't poke fun at your own politics, don't follow the links. I do mean to amuse, not offend.

In honour of the upcoming US presidential election, I thought I would post an oldie, but a goodie.
JibJab shot to fame several years ago as the debate between Kerry and Bush Jr heated up. They created a stop motion cartoon with K/B "bobblehead" characters talking smack to each-other. My friends and I got a kick out of this and much email forwarding/youtube linking occurred. Now, normally I wouldn't start a blog off with politics. Talk about alienating your audience! But what I like about this, is I don't believe they were taking sides. They focussed on the positives and negatives of both candidates - it was not about swaying votes to the right OR to the left. It was meant to unite and entertain all voters, regardless of their party lines.

What I did not realize until recently was that JibJab continues to produce political satire and has even spawned greeting cards, and a DIY section of the site where you can upload your own head onto a video. Who doesn't want their 15 minutes of fame, or presidential smacktalk? Sign me up - its free!

Here is the video which launched the company:

This Land! | Funny Jokes at JibJab

And here I am bringing some old school sexy back! I need to work on my face edging, and figure out if I can include my hair, but you get the idea.


Check em out here for more hilarity and politickin'

A local plug

My good friend Sue has been working with the Nimble Company here in Vancouver for several years. Their pilot project is now on the web in its beta phase and needs people to participate!

Rap Space is a democratic social networking site for the hip hop generation. Artists can upload their music, people can rate, vote, talk about and download it. If any revenues are created through the sale of the music, it is shared 50/50 with the artist off the top. No hidden fees, no labels, no wait. Check it out, vote for your favourites and find your beat!
They also have a strong socialist ideology, and have plans to work with NGOs in developing countries to break down the "digital divide", provide travelling access, so the youth there can participate and contribute as well. After all, rarely does the next hip hop artist come from the hallowed halls of Ivy League. This is their write-up:

RapSpace.tv is the world’s first and only broadband hangout for the global hiphop community. Whether you have rhymes to record, beats to drop, lyrics to blog or just want to check out the latest hot indie rapper, RapSpace.tv is the digital voice for all things hiphop. Our goal is to connect the Web to the streets 24/7/365. Think of our site as an online recording studio where there’s always an audience and artists ready to dive in to the action.

Let's jump right in, shall we?

Welcome to my little corner of the intraweb. Fasten your seatbelts for what will hopefully be a bumpy ride.
My goal with this is to try and share with my in-computer friends all that excites and titillates me on the net. If I find a random blog post, website, game, video or tidbit, I will share it with you here. Since I spend about 90% of my life watching TV, a good dollop of gossip and reviews may find their way onto these pages as well. I hope over the next few weeks to work out a rotating schedule of sorts. This is mostly because I am a horrible procrastinator, and if I don't have a deadline, this blog will die a painful death before it is even started.

To start us off, I will link something my good friend Kia found the other day. I can only aspire to be this absofekking brilliant.

Without further ado, 15 Minute Lunch and a trip down memory lane, or how to get your ass kicked from 6-60. (click the pic if you know whats good for you):