Gangnam Style has about a billion views, recently surpassing Justin Bieber to become the number one most-viewed YouTube video of all time.
So, of course, JibJab got in the game. They’ve launched a Gangnam Style video that you can personalize with your face (or a friend’s face). Here's what it looks like.
Hope you are having a happy and fun holiday season.
I had the perfect holiday gift planned. We were going to go to Cirque du Soleil's 'Kooza' show. Jennifer and Zach both missed an earlier show because they were out of town. Cirque is magical enough that I didn't mind seeing it again. So, when I saw a daily deal touting "Kazoo La La' at the Cirque Theater, I jumped on it.
On the day of the show, we got dressed up and drove downtown. Our GPS told us to go one way;
but I remembered where the show was ... only it wasn't there. Since it was
approaching curtain time and we were feeling the time pressure, I followed the GPS to its destination and tried not to argue.
There was a huge line, and very little organization or process (which we thought was very unlike our prior experiences with Cirque du Soleil). Nonetheless, we get to our seats, the curtain rises, and we laugh that someone struggling to do a circus act. Then we start to
look at each other, because it dawns on us that the person struggling is not a clown pretending to struggle, is truly someone who's not very good at what they're doing.
To make a long story short, we bought a ticket to see Kazoo La La, which in no shape or form is related to Cirque du Soleil's Kooza.
Yes, it was disappointing, and we left at the intermission. However, we had a great time. We laughed at the show and ourselves. Then we took the extra time we had
went to
marble slab creamery for ice cream.
The point is, it's not what
happens,
it's what you do.
This is true in trading, in business, and in life. All you can control is how you show up, what you focus on, and what you make something mean. The quality of the experience is still up to you.
I wish you peace and happiness for the holiday season.
Here is a clip of Jimmy Fallon and Christina Aguilera using office supplies and used them as instruments to perform Christina's "Your Body."
Here is the "Instrument" list:
stapler, iPhone keypad, coffee pots with pencil drumsticks, roll of sticky tape, water cooler jug, tissue box & elastic band guitar, spiral notebook (a.k.a. the "tear snare"), keyboard washboard, paper clip shaker, and scissors.
Innovative, talented, and pretty cool.
There is no escaping "Gangnam Style," the meteoric dance craze performed by South Korean rapper Psy.
OK, it has a catchy tune and fun dance moves ... but how do you explain the incredible global response to "Gangnam Style," a song that's almost entirely in Korean?
Someone put a camera on a Hula Hoop and decided to call it a Hula Cam.
They let a bunch of people at the Burning Man event try it ...
Basically, a bunch of women at Burning Man are shown hula hooping from the hoop’s point of view.
Needless to say the video went viral.
It is a little bit "trippy" ... but somehow strangely interesting.
Imagine being a performing artist who has a song what's on the top of the charts. Now imagine how much time and effort you put in to getting that song "just perfect." The perfect phrasing; when to breathe just a little bit deeper in order to hit that note; the gestures and dance steps to make it even that much more special ...
Now imagine the other side of artistry ... The fact that it's "perfect" means that it's no longer challenging. How do you convey something special if it's no longer special to you?
It's just as true for business person is it is for a performing artist; there's always something new -- and there is always a possibility of something more.
Below is a music video put together by the artist called Gotye. You probably know him from his “Somebody That I Used To Know” video, which has now been played more than 300 million times.
The version below isn't the music video that made him famous. Instead, he put this video together solely from clips that he found on the Internet of people either imitating, innovating, or parodying his original work of art.
Watch Gotye's "Somebodies" ... In some ways, it may be better than the original.
What a great reminder that you can always find "just a little bit more" if you're committed to searching for it hard enough.
As a trader, I'm surprised by how different the market can look on different time-frames.
Getting a sense of scale is important. Sometimes the difference is bigger than you think.
Click the picture to launch a fascinating data visualisation created by Michael and Cary Huang. It is an interactive virtual scale of our universe that allows you to zoom in and out through space comparing the size and scale of everything from the smallest particles to immense nebulae.
Very Cool. Puts things in perspective.
Sometimes normal isn't enough.
Playing safe is often a good strategy ... But, sometimes you have to expect the extraordinary.
Did you see the strange guy doing a modified tight-rope circus routine during Madonna's Super Bowl half-time performance.
Well, it was more than that ... did you see the guy bounce up and down as though that little rope was a trampoline?
What in the world was going on?
Well, the short answer is: slacklining. Or, if you want to get technical and specific, tricklining. According to California's Adventure Sports Journal , slacklining was invented in the early 1980s by two rock climbers.
As you may have guessed, the Super Bowl halftime cameo was a big moment for the young sport of slacklining—and for the talented, curly-haired slackliner who got the spotlight: Andy Lewis, aka Sketchy Andy . You've got to watch what he can really do!
Imagine what went into developing this skill. Was it thought ... or something you forgot you could exercise?
What are you committed to expecting extraordinary about ... starting now?
From Charlie Sheen's #winning tweets, to the debt ceiling crisis, and global protests ... it seems the whole world went nuts in 2011. Let's reminisce about the most notorious moments of the year!
Here is the video.
Oh well ... crazy how fast time flies. Best wishes for a great day and an even better year in 2012.
