Saturday, April 18, 2009

Viral Videos

Mom noticed that when I posted pictures of the apartment before, I forgot to put up any good ones of the kitchen. So here are a few pictures showing the new space.


Despite the rest of our apartment being smaller than the last one, the kitchen is now bigger! Now when dishes are drying we still have enough counter room to cook.

Unfortunately, my tests have arrived and I am doomed to spend the next week and a half studying like a madman. Of course, anyone who knows how to study hard also knows how to procrastinate. So I offer this website I stumbled upon while browsing Digg.com, a compilation of the 100 most iconic viral Internet videos. In case you aren't really up with the whole "Internet" thing, these will help give you a glimpse into its pop culture, and what a weird culture it is. I remember most of these videos by the year in college that they were made popular. I recommend:

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18, and 30.

If you can only watch one, the "David after dentist" came out at the beginning of this year and is quite funny. The commentary on this site for each video is good, as it explains why each one became popular and adds some extra insight. While each of these are kind of fun to watch the first time, I promise you that after everyone around you has been saying "charlie bit me" or "I like turtles" for a few weeks, they get old.

Ok back to the brain.

1 comment:

Bryan said...

Hmm... I had seen 14 of the top 20.

Some of them I had forgotten. For example, upon seeing the awkward sportscaster/"boom goes the dynamite" video I instantly remembered it, but I had totally forgotten about it before now. Despite that, I still say "boom goes the dynamite" all the time. I believe I said it to Phil when he was here the other weekend.

If I were to recommend a single item, I'd recommend #19, maze scare pranks.