Oh, how I desperately wish that this sign actually existed somewhere in the world…

Care and I watched a (recorded) episode of SNL the other night, one from a week or two previous that featuered Hugh Laurie as the host (Dr. House to some, and I’ve previously mentioned him as a Blackadder co-star) and Beck as the musical guest. Whenever I do bother with watching SNL, which isn’t very frequently these days unless I’m really quite bored on a Saturday night, then I invariably take advantage of the musical numbers to go fix a snack, run to the loo, or stare sullenly out the window at the building across the street. I’m watching for comedy, not a music video. There’s a joke there to be made, claiming if I were actually watching for comedy I wouldn’t be watching SNL to begin with, but that’s a digression. The point is that I’ve never been a particular fan of Beck, but after watching him perform I’m starting to think twice about that. The second song they did was called “Clap Hands”, and is a really catchy percussion-centric tune. The presentation is also very snappy and put together quite well; from the look of the set up on the table, to the puppets (which are a part of Beck’s world tour this year, according to Wikipedia). Of course, someone has uploaded a video of the performance to YouTube, which I recommend you go check out.

An alternate title might have been, “When in Doubt, post some links”. For the records, both of them were discovered via MonkeyFilter.

I know people who have been to Africa for extended periods of time, and from the sound of it I won’t be going any time soon, simply because of the large volume of insects that invariably make their way into food during the cooking process. You can always spot the newbies to the continent, so the story goes, as the ones who are still picking the bugs out of their stew. The old hands just dig in, and count it as extra nourishment. So it was with some excitement that I came upon this live audio/video feed of an honest-to-goodness watering hole in Africa somewhere. It was well after sunset when I first tuned in, as the crickets were out in full force (actually, full force and then some; I’ve never heard such a loud night-time video when there was nothing actually on the screen), but every now and again I could hear something roaring in the distance. All the excitement of camping in the African bush, without the danger of being eaten by lions. Win-win, I say.
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