Queenkv’s Brainpickings

So, I always wanted to check out Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines. I had no idea they had a spa out there. Happy Slip take us behind the scenes of the volcanic pampering experience.

I stumbled on this clever Wall Street Journal wrap on the Webbys from Lost Remote.

Naturally, I thought Colbert’s 5 words were brilliant. I also dug Zagat’s five words.

What would be your 5-word Webby acceptance speech?

My speech: “Do you love me now?”

More scenes from last weekend’s Asparagus Festival in Stockton. My station was a big sponsor of the event.

That pooch loves his board.

This week - I stumbled on this funny food video on Serious Eats: ‘Waiters Who Are Nauseated by Food’
The skit is from the Dana Carvey Show and it features my two favorite funny men on TV: Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell.

They’re outrageous without being ridiculous. I love checking out old school video with these comedians. It’s interesting to compare their comedy origins to their current stints on NBC and Comedy Central.

I stumbled on this video about a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather.com from Laughing Squid. I think he’s insane.

I wonder how he treats tornadoes, flash floods and potentially life-threatening conditions in his weather forecast. I wonder.

Serious Eats pointed out this cute SNL parody on Top Chef. I suppose I’m getting a kick out of it since I’m a fan of the Bravo reality series. As far SNL skits go, this was OK.

s n l - t o p c h e f from seriouseats on Vimeo.

Still, Christopher Walken makes some spot-on observations about Top Chef challenges.

The cast of BSG reads the “Top Ten Reasons to Watch the New Season of ‘Battlestar Galactica’” in “The Late Show with David Letterman.”


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I’m tickled they did the the Top Ten in character…Some in uniform and others in barely-there-dresses. Hot!

Sometimes people’s dysfunctions end up on live TV. A NYC Anchor gets into a verbal tussle with his live reporter and it’s all caught on tape. Andrea e-mailed this link out to the live shot on glumber. I also watched a clip on the Soup earlier this week.

There were points during the anchor/reporter Q/A when I started feeling uncomfortable watching the exchange…It’s like walking into a closed door meeting. Or something.

This weekend, BuzzMachine blogs about: Finally covering Obamedia. Jeff makes some scathing points about the media’s treatment of the Illinois Senator on the campaign trail.

And SNL steps up with another parody of the Democratic Debates.

Friends and family I’ve talk to say this is the first time folks have been interested in following a Presidential Primary. It’s been an exciting ride so far.

I’m tickled SNL has kicked off another round of new shows. Gov. Huckabee was cute….but why? Why is he still in the race?