The casual Web log of Matt Gunn. Musings. Predilections. Wonder and merriment. Items of interest to an average samaritan. var sc_project=4507060; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=55; var sc_click_stat=1; var sc_security="09235cd0"; Tumblr (3.0; @mattgunn)http://whistlingsoftly.com/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l86gyq87tT1qzs13io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Although it is impressive that you currently hold 38 mayorships on Foursquare, that does not count as job qualification.</p> <p><a href="http://www.agent-x.com.au/comic/the-interview/" target="_blank">The Interview | Agent-X Comics</a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1058903455http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1058903455Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:42:26 -0400comicfoursquaresocial mediamayorjob interview<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MlciGKIAdhE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MlciGKIAdhE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Instant good mood… Toots and the Maytals - <em>Pressure Drop</em></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1053472219http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1053472219Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:30:28 -0400musicskareggaetoots hibberttoots and the maytalspressure drop<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jWQocqOABYw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jWQocqOABYw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Arcade Fire: <em>Born on a Train</em> (Magnetic Fields cover)</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1048362328http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1048362328Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:31 -0400musicvideomagnetic fieldsarcade firestephin merrittborn on a train<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/mc5gunn/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1283083200">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-29)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Air">Air (5)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Blur">Blur (4)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies">Pixies (4)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Eels">Eels (3)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ladytron">Ladytron (2)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1045094262http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1045094262Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:55:36 -0400“I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, “If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.””<br/><br/> - <em>Kurt Vonnegut</em>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1043041332http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1043041332Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:45:08 -0400quotevonnegut<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l80undILz01qzs13io1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Theme Bars (via <a title="Toothpaste for Dinner" target="_blank" href="http://toothpastefordinner.com/">Toothpaste for Dinner</a>)</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1042670266http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1042670266Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:52:25 -0400comicbartoothpaste for dinner<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://whistlingsoftly.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/1037343979/tumblr_l7z37nL7og1qzs13i&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>DJ Zebra - <em>Break Through Love</em> (Led Zeppelin vs. The Doors)</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1037343979http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1037343979Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:02:11 -0400musicmashupmashup mondayled zeppelinthe doors<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l5zFsy9VIdM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l5zFsy9VIdM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Qu’est-ce que c’est?</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1020438651http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1020438651Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:47:29 -0400talking headsmusicvideodavid byrnepsycho killer<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p5cxzHqlGB0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p5cxzHqlGB0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Stop-motion tour of the University of York campus.</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1020315402http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1020315402Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:14:26 -0400stop motionvideouniversity of yorkmusickenny rogersjust dropped in<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/mc5gunn/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1282478400">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-22)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Eels">Eels (11)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Blur">Blur (8)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies">Pixies (8)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Joy+Division">Joy Division (7)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Black+Rebel+Motorcycle+Club">Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (6)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1010265524http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1010265524Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:58:26 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7nzliks4f1qzs13io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Don’t like the idea of this costing $130 a month.</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1003971631http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/1003971631Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:10:00 -0400nycNew York Citymtametrocardsubwaybuspublic transportationphoto<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b11Pp56FcuQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b11Pp56FcuQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I like this song, but c’mon, NYC ain’t that bad… Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs: <em>New York City’s Killing Me</em></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/999875753http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/999875753Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:41:29 -0400nycnew york citymusicray lamontagnevideo<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://whistlingsoftly.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/999461985/tumblr_l7mfnwHb7V1qzs13i&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Mighty Mike - <em>Imagine Jump </em>(John Lennon vs. Van Halen)</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/999461985http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/999461985Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:02:20 -0400mashupmusicmashup mondayjohn lennonimaginevan halenjump“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it’s forever.”<br/><br/> - <em>Carl Sagan</em>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/983824878http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/983824878Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:19:50 -0400quotecarl sagan<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VsZ1SagUPb4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VsZ1SagUPb4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsZ1SagUPb4" target="_blank">INEBRIATION (Inception Parody/Spoof)</a> </p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/978308395http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/978308395Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:01:13 -0400videoinceptionparodyinebriationbooze<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vBnxZpNcBWc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vBnxZpNcBWc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Time-lapse of last night’s sunset over New York.</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/977526260http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/977526260Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:26:08 -0400videotime-lapsenew yorksunset<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://whistlingsoftly.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/972659101/tumblr_l7cx7zU2ba1qzs13i&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>The most-played song on my iTunes of all time. Eels - <em>Your Lucky Day in Hell</em></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/972659101http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/972659101Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:45:35 -0400musiceelslucky dayin hell<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7crh7DGWN1qzs13io1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>International Get Off the Internet Day.   </p> <p>via <a href="http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/081310/get-off-the-internet-day.gif" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.toothpastefordinner.com" target="_blank">www.toothpastefordinner.com</a></a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/972263143http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/972263143Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:41:29 -0400comicinternet<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LyaU9JKnKiQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LyaU9JKnKiQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Humboldt penguins chasing a butterfly.</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/967854426http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/967854426Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:41:33 -0400penguinsbutterflyzoovideo<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxkUNVGYGcE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxkUNVGYGcE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Ukulele & Melodica: <em>Baby I Love You So</em></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/967214348http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/967214348Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:01:05 -0400musicvideoukulelemelodicaalternative instruments