Wednesday, March 31, 2010

"With Great Blogging Comes Great Responsibility" -anonymous

Warning: This post is made up of of undiluted joy. Read on if you can handle it.

First, a rousing anthem! This is a song by They Might be Giants, a band of with lots of famous songs. Most notably, the "Malcolm in the Middle" theme song. (Remember Malcolm in the Middle? What was up with that show? Literally the only thing I remember about it was this extreme close up of Frankie Muniz's face in the credits.) (Also maybe that's not most notably, but come on, we all remember that song)

Officially this is from a kids' album, but, um, read the title of this blog. We're taking it back, bitches. In the place of all of the happy smiling kids jumping around in this spectacular music video masterpiece, imagine you and your college-aged peers.




Admit it, you totally knew it was a Pachycephalosaurus before all those dumbass kids did. We are college students, here us roar. With knowledge!



Secondofly, the second most magical blog in the world, close on the heels of this one.


This is an entire blog of pictures of the singer Michael Buble being stalked by velociraptors, and it is exactly as amazing as it sounds. We have all felt at some point like a velociraptor is following us through our daily motions, just waiting for us to make a false move, but Michael Buble is actually living in such a reality. Or it's photoshopped. I am keeping an open mind.

It is something I didn't know I needed in my life until I had one, much like a snuggie or a giant stuffed T-rex. Although I did have a premonition about the giant stuffed T-rex.




Lastly, and speaking of things you don't know you needed until the exist, I am doing a final project for one of my classes on what I am calling Dinosaur Culture. Yes, loyal fans (all 7 of you!) we are creating a new culture. A better culture. One about the multi-faceted, dangerous yet sexy appeal of dinosaurs. We are Paleontologists!

Also, I strongly recommend having lengthy academic conversations about Dinosaur Culture. Just drop it into any area of study, your professors will surely be delighted.






Monday, March 22, 2010

Rawr Rawr Rah Ah Ah



Happy Spring time! So the weather is warm, the sun is shining, and we all want to hear about some dinosaurs. Some of you more than others. You know who you are.

So I'm bringing you some comics about dinosaurs!


This one I found on reddit, and I would say it's delightful, but I think that would be redundant. I would like to think there is a place deep inside of me that believes this is how a dinosaur with a tophat would act, but that part of me is actually right there on the surface. You can't wreak havoc wearing a top hat! It would be so classless!




I found this through reddit, at http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2010/03/19/rarr-imma-dinosaur/, and I love it.




This blog isn't all fun and games, sometimes it's about provoking thought. This is a comic that really made me think. I'm going to assume you've all seen the cinematic masterpiece Jurassic Park, and perhaps read the book, and were scared out of your minds of velociraptors. They can open doors! That's human kind's last defense!

Paleoenthusiasts, what would you do/ will you do when the raptors attack? Presumably we could create some sort of door handle that would be impenetrable to the noble beasts, but will it be in time? The kids in Jurassic Park hid inside some sort of metal box thing (...right? I could be wrong about that) but we don't all have a convenient metal box thing handy. I don't fit into my dorm room fridge, it's useless against velociraptors. Useless!


Found at www.xkcd.com


And I leave you with a random thought: what if Lady Gaga did a music video that featured dinosaurs?



Just think about it. Would we as a society be able to handle it? (hint: I would not?)