Socially Awkward Penguin

Came across these funny memes from www.quickmeme.com and was instantly intrigued because I the memes are not only funny, but are sometimes very close to what I experience on a daily basis. So, here are some classic ‘Socially Awkward’ memes – and I mean we all have some degree of social awkwardness – some more than others.

Social DNA

According to the folks at Energy Diamond, these are the keys, well in terms of balancing them, to achieve positive/optimal social DNA. I think they may be onto something because having your social network full of one set of people does not really do much in giving you a balance viewpoint on things. I know many people that only want to surround their world with similar thinking people – I think this is an attempt to lessen arguments & protect their sense of self (the overly religious do this a lot).

Contractors Hyperbole

I find the Home Improvement Industry to be a very challenging field, its either ‘Do-It Yourself’ or hire a Contractor. This post will focus on the latter, and their interesting rhetoric. Recently had to ‘monitor’ (be present) at my Mother’s house while several contractors vied for a chance to complete a floor tiling project; and I have noticed several ‘Talking Points’ that ALL Contractors seem to have. So here are some Talking Points that I have observed, and my interpretation of what they really mean:

Tragedy Fatigue

Tragedy Fatigue is a concept that suggests repeated exposure to catastrophic events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, war, and other events where there is a loss of life, can wear down the spirit and psyche of a society.

The Long Visual Road

via Demonflame

The Long Road to ….

The most importance thing of the Long Road is not necessarily the destination, but the journey, and what you learn during your travels.  One’s outlook and perspective can greatly influence if the…

Prolonged Chapter

Managing Doubt and your own Expectations

Self-doubt is a real bitch; and its a tricky issue because usually the self-doubt comes from others. Or better yet, it comes from how you perceive how others think of you. Then its…

All music is ‘Emo’

An interesting dialogue by Joe Budden and his first-person perspective video as they talk about music being emotional – regardless of how shallow or deep your favorite artist may be, at the end of the day, all music brings an emotion. Joe Budden may bring some real life/struggle emotion, while Soulja Boy may make you feel like getting up and dance in the club – either way, it all comes down to the feelings.

‘This’ is Hip-Hop

‘This’ is Hip-Hop

This must be from the late 80′s or early 90′s, but it is a video that teaches ‘hip-hop’ to white america. Now, ‘yes’ this is a badly produced video, but honestly, I think they had the…

The Nerd Venn Diagram

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Augmented Reality from GM

Augment the Reality for your Windshield

GM seems to be gaining back market share from Toyota and their constant bad press about their runaway vehicles, as GM is testing augmented reality in windshields; essentially GM has teamed up with…

Funny Double Entendre, pt 2

Part 2 of the ‘Funny Double Entendre’ series, this time these are some funny newspaper headlines that are in a desperate need for an edit. The main literal problem with these headlines is the ambiguity in some of the word(s) – without the proper context, the headlines have multiple meanings.