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You Love Farmville
A blast from the past. Don’t you still want some Farmville cash!
Split Perspective
Life works out better when we realize that everything is perceived through split perspective. Here’s a great reminder of that from the talented folks at LifeUp! Productions. You can see more great #48hfp movies by subscribing to Facebook groups for the competition in your city. Here are two that are certain to have great information […]
To Influence People, First Crack a Book
To paraphrase Carl Sagan who once said, “If you want to create an Apple Pie from scratch, you must first invent the Universe,” the path to meeting people as an adult is a difficult one and requires that you start at the beginning. A book seems like a good place to start… We hope that […]
Just 207 Words
We haven’t had a lot of chances to watch Louis CK work a crowd, but this seemed like a good time. Nerdwriter1 decided to illustrate the anatomy of both a Louis CK joke, and his masterful delivery. We thought it wise to watch some of his work before studying this analysis, and were delighted by […]
Tears Don’t Always Hurt
We believe that tears have many uses. (You can use them to lubricate a door hinge if you collect enough. And they also make a great salad dressing, if you mix them with whiskey and remorse.) We challenge you to watch this clip to the end, and if you don’t experience tears, we’ll send you an AED […]
Stipulations
Ovation Pictures creates something almost every year for the San Jose 48 Hour Film Project. Fans of Be My Guest and of this blog have seen many of their contributions to the 48HFP catalog. This entry won them the Producers’ Choice Award, their second such award in a row for San Jose. We think you’ll like […]
Motor-Mouthin’ with the King
For all the memorable and iconic things George Carlin brought to comedy, his bits that involved lengthy complex gags delivered at machine gun speed was one of the best. From the early days with “Al Sleed, the Hippy Dippy Weatherman” to this gem from late in his career, the motor-mouthed bits were possibly our favorites. Of course […]
Learning Enters a New Realm
We’ve seen a lot of talk about where video belongs in modern learning. The #edchat and #edtech communities argue endlessly about how to use the tool effectively. Leave it to Lewis Haast to show us just what to do! It may not be a #modernlearning approach for all uses, but we can see how this […]
Behind the Drunk Dialing
Of course you’ve never done it, but sometimes people drink a little too much and make a call late at night to tell someone how they really feel. (Hint Alert!) It’s usually a bad idea. What we can learn from this charming song is: If you do choose to engage in a little drunk dialing or […]