Thursday, July 09, 2009

A Rainbow of Polar Bears

I feel like this post has been guest edited and produced by Ranger Rick magazine.

After seeing another picture of a bright purple polar bear last night (temporarily discolored by a topical medicinal ointment) I decided to see what other colors polar bears come in these days. Turns out that there is a full spectrum of the little dudes out there. Take a look:

Purple!
Green!
Pink!
Blue!
and sometimes, in the right light, and under the right conditions,
Yellow!
One last little fun fact: did you know that Polar Bears have bright blue tongues? It's true!

Monday, July 06, 2009

Favorite!

"Tom, what is your all-time favorite pop song?" no one asked. A quick answer is "Vanishing Girl" by the Dukes of Stratosphear (really XTC in a Clark Kent-like disguise).

What's so special about it? Clever lyrics, catchy, catchy music. It works like a pocket watch. Listen for yourself:

Vanishing Girl

Sunday, July 05, 2009

A Jonathan Coulton Sample Pack


I've had some of his music buried in my Itunes folder for a couple of years without realizing that it was all performed by the same guy. Ladies and Gentlemen, the geeky musical stylings of Jonathan Coulton.

Big Bad World One - currently my favorite song in the tri state area.

Still Alive -the music that plays over the end credits of the game "Portal"

Code Monkey -this was used as the theme song to G4's cartoon series Code Monkeys.

A funny cover of Baby Got Back

Skullcrusher Mountain