Zoomdoggle: More fun than work!

Long story short, yesterday’s outage was due in part to some logistical catastrophe JetBlue was suffering. Sunday morning I woke up in Orlando to a simple email informing me that the flight that was set to take me home had been canceled and I was to dial JetBlue’s 800 number to re-schedule or get a refund. No explanation given. After an hour and half on hold, I’d still yet to speak to a human about my flight (I now know it was due to weather on the East Coast). After complaining to anyone and everyone who would listen, and booking a Monday flight on another airline, I did was any sensible 30-something would do: I went to SeaWorld solo.

If you haven’t in a while, I highly recommend taking a personal fun-day. It does the body good.

Office supplies = Office surprise. Amazingly, the movie, shot completely on a scanner, makes more sense than the little caption I just wrote. No really, have a look.

LINK: via Gizmodo.

WHEN: March 17th, 9:30PM
WHERE: Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, NYC
WHAT: Really? This still needs explanation? Dubbed “Best Oddball Night” by New York Magazine, the World Record Appreciation Society features an ever-changing lineup of eclectic performers setting unique world records. This time around:

* Writer/Performer OPUS MORESCHI (The Colbert Report) – Record TBD
* Juggler STEPHEN BENT (The Flying Karamazov Brothers) – (Record TBD but will likely involve drinking a pint of Guinness while juggling)
* World Record YouTube Superstars THE RECORD COLLECTION – (these guys are flying in from Toronto and will be in the midst of setting a world record for Longest Hug (24+ hours), which will be revealed the following night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon)
* Actress/Performer ELLA MORTON (host of The World Record Show) – Longest Time Hula Hooping On One Leg
* Drummer ALEX ALEXANDER (Eminiem, Dido, Chaka Khan) – Most Sounds Made From A Drum In Four Minutes
* Producer JIM JUVONEN (Late Night With Jimmy Fallon) – Fastest Recitation, in Order, of Every Prime Number Between 0 And 200
* Writer/Performer ELNA BAKER (The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance) – Record TBD
* Writer/Comedian ELIOT GLAZER – Most Bench Presses Of A Live Dog In One Minute
* PATRICK SAUER (Dad) and PATRICK SAUER (Son) – Fastest Time For Two People Named Patrick To Name 50 Famous Patricks on St. Patrick’s Day (the dad will be joining from Billings, Montana via Skype)
* Operations Specialist DIEGO MEDINA – Most Acronyms Devised In One Minute

It’s $12 at the door, but it’s all going to charity.

LINK: PublicTheater.

Prepare to have you mind blown. One click from now, five seconds after download, anytime you click on someone in Gmail the right column is going to show you everything they’re up to on their various social networks. There’s even a little private box where you can make notes. Organization, time wasting, and simplicity all rolled into one simple Firefox add-on; How fun is that?

LINK: Rapportive.

This, via the UK’s Telegraph:

Miss Roberts, 46, leaves out two coconuts a week and suspends them on pieces of string from her washing line and watches her furry friends dig in.

She said: “The first time I saw them feeding I nearly died laughing, they looked like a pair of astronauts and even now I can not stop chuckling every time I see them. I make a large hole in the coconut so they can get to the flesh. They cannot get enough of them.”

Reminds me of a Squirrel A Whirl.

LINK: Telegraph via Popbitch.

WHERE: New York’s Radio City Music Hall (plus spots in 29 other cities)
WHEN: June 1st, 8PM (dates and times vary by location – check local listings)
WHAT: A night of music, comedy, hugging, and the occasional awkward silence. Just because he legally can’t do it on TV, doesn’t mean he’s not doing it at all. See it live and in person. Tickets look to be sold out in NYC – though I snagged two on Stubhub – but additional dates and times were added just yesterday. Complete details after the jump.

LINK: Teamcoco.

And in related news, Galactica: Sabotage.

First person to make me Jon & Kate plus Alf wins a set of Buckyballs.

A chew toy for your dog that gives him (or her) an old timey stache? Sign me up. NOTE: Midway through ordering my ever-grumpy office-mate Craig referred to it as a ball gag that robs dogs of their dignity. That’s just his way of saying it’s fun though.

LINK: Muttropolis.

Sure, Chatroulette might be anon, but putting screengrabs geo-targeted by IP on a map pretty much pulls the mask off. How fun is that? Click zoom and scroll to see what your neighbors are up to. Just know that it might be hard to look them in the eye on the street.

LINK: Chatroulettemap via Metafilter.

You are a shark in Miami. Tear it up Rampage-style. The more damage you do, the more points you get. In related news, I’m flying solo in Orlando this weekend. If anyone’s in the area, holler at me. In the meantime, click the pic to get the game.

LINK: Armorgames.