the spice of life
Activity #6: …try this at home, if you’re game.
I wasn’t there, didn’t see it, haven’t done it, don’t plan on doing it anytime soon.
In the light of that, this post may be bending the rules of the blog a bit.
I’m not sure.
But seriously, that ridiculous rainbow, invented as a geeky outlet for sheer boredom, looks impressive.
I saw this photo and thought it was a brilliant idea for anyone with access to a technological junk yard!
I’d love to know if PCs are a viable substitute for building blocks, because… well, why wouldn’t you?
So I’m putting it out there… give this a go yourself and let us know how it goes- or find 14 spare desktop computers lying around and invite me over!
Activity #5: Kidnap A Friend, Make A Vlog So this video won’t exactly show the kidnapping part, which involved the boy in question inviting himself over and virtually hijacking my apartment. I survived- mostly by making this vlog. I’d actually never heard of vlogs in my life before, but it turns out they’re one of the most brilliant time wasters I’ve ever met. The process? Step 1. Find a camera. Or a webcam. Step 2. Turn it on. Step 3. whatever comes into your head. “If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense.” Step 4. Turn OFF device. Or the vlog won’t be interesting to anyone- not even you. I promise. Step 5. Upload it somewhere. Step 6. Credit me. Alway, always, always credit me. Because you can. So this is probably the most awesome time waster yet. We ended up procrastinating for over an hour, but even though I had to go to work the next day and as exhausted as I was, I didn’t regret a thing. I actually think I’m addicted- if we’re not careful, I might become a productive vlogger.*Shudder* …we’ll have to work on that. On the H&C Spiciness Scale: Preparation: 0. Seriously. Unless you count turning on a computer… Difficulty: 0. It’s not hard to be yourself. Or a moron who talks to themselves. Either will do! Humiliation Level: 0-5. It’s completely up to you. I wash my hands of your shame. If it’s me, I guarantee the blame rests with Jason. I am perpetually innocent. Repeatability: 5 … why wouldn’t you? There isn’t a single reason why not to. Not one. Entertainment value for self: 5. Has to be. I am the most interesting person in the world to myself, and such wonderful company that I sometimes wonder why I ever bother with anyone else. You may not enjoy yourself quite so much, but I’m still fairly certain you’re the most interesting person in your own world too. I know these things. Entertainment value for others: 0-5. If you fall asleep, the effect might not be quite so glorious. If you do your best Donald Duck impersonation, you may find yourself as famous as Justin Bieber. Who knows? NOTE: Video features random Asian girl and a sister watching via Skype. You have been warned.
Activity #4: Randomly post propose to someone
This little activity was Charlotte’s genius. I received a package at 7am one morning as I was leaving for work, and left it to open that night when I returned home. I came back to find the funniest, most thoughtful proposal I’ve ever received!
She should have been a man.
I laughed for about ten minutes straight. Then I packed the whole box back up, put it in my bag, and carried the joke around with me for two weeks and showed everyone who would look. The fun didn’t wear off- this one is definitely up there as one of my top faves! I absolutely recommend you try it… on the right person, of course.
On The H&C Spiciness Scale:
Preparation: Ask her.
Difficulty: Ask her. Opening the package wasn’t too hard. Me + scissors= invincible!
Humiliation Level: 0. Can’t possibly think of a way this could damage your ego unless you were epically careless about who you proposed to- and they took you seriously or rejected you! Actually, that would be quite funny, come to think of it…
Repeatability: 0. If you need an explanation, you’re an idiot.
Entertainment value for self: Again, ask her. I can imagine her chortling to herself, quite self-contentedly…
Entertainment value for others: 5- provided you show them, naturally.
I was googling a technical problem just now and as I typed into Google ‘what do I do if…’, the popular searches menu dropped down and showed me a list of most popular search options. To my amusement, and astonishment, the very first one on the list was ‘what do i do if a ginger kid bites me’!!!!
I decided to search it, and checked out the very first website on the list. It’s priceless!!!!!
Bored.com →
If you have time to waste and you’d prefer to spend it destroying your eyesight, creativity and brain cells rather than getting Vitamin D and sleeping in the sun, this site is for you. With free online games, videos and a smorgasbord of “humour sites”, Bored.com has something for everyone..
except me. In case of an emergency, you’ll find me lying in the park near the lake, doing absolutely nothing.
The Credits: (In case you’re slightly slower than us…)
On the H&C Spiciness Scale:
Preparation: 0 (unless you count getting dressed and leaving the house, which we recognise is hard for some…)
Difficulty: 0-5 (too many variables to predict; e.g. excessively efficient waiters, annoying people who actually eat, spastic children, teacups…)
Humiliation Level: 3-5 (We’ll admit it: there’s no way to do this discreetly!)
Repeatability: 5 …absolutely, why not? Provided you have no sense of shame and don’t value your reputation as either a disease-free individual or a dinner date companion- or simply someone who can be taken out in public at all…ever…
Entertainment value for self: 3-5 (correlates directly to your level of bravado. Some may also call it maturity, but we believe this term to be discriminatory against those who find this activity highly amusing).
Entertainment value for others: 5, because seriously- what’s better than watching someone make a total idiot of themselves?
NOTE: Video features an actual local specimen of an onlooker- a shocked and unsuspecting Taiwanese girl.
