Where I’ve been

I’ve found this map on the internet that enables you to mark down all the countries you’ve been to and lived in… it’s pretty cool but it just shows how little of the world I’ve seen… and what I’ve yet to explore!

Key:

Blue – Places I’ve been                Red – Places I’ve Lived                 Green – Places I want to go

Celebrity Two Word Tango… The Drinking Game

Celebrity Two Word Tango (CTWT) was made famous a few years ago on the ‘Chris Moyles Show’ on BBC Radio 1. I actually used the game in my gap year before university, and found it to be a very good ice-breaker.

However the other night when my housemates and I had cracked open a few beers after work, we were looking for a new drinking game when I remembered CTWT. We were able to find a stream on the internet and started playing with much hilarity!

The link for the CTWT is hosted on Chris Moyles’ own website (chrismoyles.net) and can be found here.

So here’s the Kaluuja guide to:

The Celebrity Two Word Tango Drinking Game!

1. The rules for the normal CTWT game still apply, a group or people each takes it in turn to say the name of a celebrity in the gap in the music. No repeats!
2. Here’s where the drinking comes in… After your go, you have to take a sip of your drink (or do a finger… or a shot, depending on how hardcore you are). This can get quite hectic when the music speeds up towards the end!
3. If you make a mistake… you pause the music, drink your forfeit (whatever you decide upon, we did 2 fingers worth, for example) and begin again, starting with the ‘forfeitee’.

Well that’s basically it for the normal game… obviously when you get good at it then you can add additional rules, or any that you make up on your own! (We found the no-pointing rule was an effective one for the more excitable in the group!)

Other optional rules to get you going

• If your group is big enough then you can play the knock-out version, if you mess up, then you’re out of the game! (and have to do a large drinking forfeit)
• Introduce some of the ‘international rules of drinking’ whilst playing the game.
• Add a thumb-master to the game, whilst naming the celebrities.

If you can think of any others then please comment and I’ll add the good ones! Other than that… give it a try, and have fun!

The link again for the CTWT jingle can be located here and all credit goes to the Chris Moyles team and chrismoyles.net for creating it!

ToneMatrix

This is something that a friend of mine introduced to me a while ago and that I have recently rediscovered. The premise of it is very simple, basically you click on the squares and create a audible tone, different patterns of squares combine to create different tunes. The best way to understand it however,

is to experience it. I do have to warn you however that it is highly addictive, and you will probably be playing around for hours!

Here is the link:  http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix

What kind of music will you make?

The Tone Matrix

Here is a link to Andre Michelle’s blog for those interested.

This Too Shall Pass

I’m a fan of OK Go’s music videos, they’re always innovative and enjoyable, this one included!

If you’re never seen any of their other videos, then check them out on Youtube, I’d recommend especially ‘Here it goes again’ and ‘A million ways’.

Anyway, enjoy and just imagine how long it must have taken to get this right!

Vector Art

Now I’m usually not that into visual art, not that I can’t appreciate the time and talent that goes into it. It’s just that most of it just doesn’t resonate with me for some reason.

However I’ve come across a type of art recently that I actually really like, and I’ve never liked most of a particular genre before, it’s usually just the odd piece of art here and there. From what I gather and have seen so far it’s mainly done on computers and is called ‘Vector Art’, it’s actually what I based the banner at the top of my blog on, and what I’ve been using as my desktop backgrounds for a while now. Anyway here’s a few examples, let me know what you think, maybe it will resonate with you as well.

(26th Feb 2012) UPDATE: Have added a few more wallpapers and art I’ve found recently. Also Links to some awesome brushes for making you own vector art! (Links mainly taken from DeviantArt, which is an awesome place for vectors and art in general, highly recommended.)

• Vector Curves by IHEA (Photoshop)
• Vector Line Brushes by PhysicalMagic (Photoshop)
• Vector Brush Pack by 1deadpixel (Photoshop)
• Vector Brush Set by Spekta (Photoshop)
• Vector Foliage-Plants Brushes by redheadstock (Photoshop and GIMP)
• Gimp Vector Brushes by tycity (GIMP)

 

(26th Aug 2011) UPDATE: After ages of scouring the internet for a GIMP tutorial on how to ‘vectorise’ your pictures, I’ve found a great one! This is originally done for renders, but I’ve tried it on photos and it works just as well… and it’s so simple! Huge credit goes to ‘Curly Haired Boy’ for this awesome tutorial! Vector Your Renders! A tutorial by Curly

 

The Known Universe

More, and better quality posts of Canada coming soon (the last one was a bit rushed), and I’ll be making a lot more updates to the blog in the near future, so stay tuned!  But first I wanted to share something with you.

I have recently rediscovered this video it’s still incredibly mind-blowing and just incomprehensible to me, but equally thought-provokingly beautiful. Check it out, stick it on HD and full screen, and enjoy!

The Hunger Site

Have you ever met one of those people who are always doing good things, raising money for people in need, saving the rainforest etc. ?

I’m sure most people have come across someone like this in their life, and although I admire what they are doing, and wish i had their drive and passion to ‘make a difference’, there is something i just don’t like about these people… they make me feel guilty.

So I had a little look around on the internet and discovered this little gem of a website: “The Hunger Site“.

All you have to do, is visit the website everyday (or whenever you can) and click on the button to ‘do your bit’. There are many great causes that you can give to, and it even shows you how much you have contributed; for example after you click the button on the ‘hunger section’ you recieve this message:

“Today, you have given the value of 1.1 cups of food to the hungry.”

Great eh? Now imagine being able to start off your day, everyday, in the knowledge that you have made a difference to someone’s life, just by clicking a couple of links on a website… I’ll tell you… it feels pretty damn good…

Go and check it out from the link below.

http://www.thehungersite.com/