rePLANET

You probably know by now I am the L.A. Sightseeing Examiner for examiner.com.  I also write another blog, CaliforniVacation: SoCal Style.  I love writing about things that I would imagine most tourists to SoCal wouldn't normally know about the area, like California's C.R.V.  In writing about this, I was amazed at what I found out and things I'd assumed about the program.

With that in mind, I am going to start my search with rePLANET and see what happens.  LET's PLAY!

Video #1,green planet



Video #2,  Save the Earth - one clip at a time



Video #3,  Save our earth animation!



Video #4, Waste Recycle and Management e-learning animation



Video #5, Recycle - My Green Film



Video #6, The Tall, The Small and The Ugly: Recycle Everything?

Project Warmth: Giving A Little Warmth This Winter To Those Living on the Street

You may or may not know but I write another blog, CaliforniVacation: SoCal Style, which also tracks with my duties as the LA Sightseeing Examiner for examiner.com.  I've sort of given myself the self-imposed rule that I write only about events I intend to attend or places I've been...sights I've seen.

I was invited to the Project Warmth event by a Facebook friend and would have attended if I wasn't going to be celebrating my Uncle Larry's birthday and the attempt to break the dreidel spinning record at the lighting of the third menorah candle at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica.

That's when the light bulb clicked on.  We all know there is more than one path to reach just about any destination.  So, in order to write about this event I am going to start today's game by searching for YouTube videos tagged with "uWink", which is the Hollywood and Highland in Hollywood venue for the Project Warmth fundraiser.

Let's Play!

Video #1, uWink - High Tech restaurant in Hollywood



Video #2, Apple Store Stune - Eat an Apple and Freeze



Video #3,  Best Funeral Ever (Faked for April Fools 2009)



Video #4, The Camera Flash Experiment



Video #5, The California Stereotype Experiment



Video #6, Smosh - Sparky Goes To A Club

Tuani

I had a request after my last post to start my search with "tuani", which is espanol for super.  So, let's give it a whirl.

Let's Play!

Video #1, Tuani



Video #2,  Thanksgiving Whiskey (Hooch) Apples



Video #3,  Winter is a beach - Dan Traveling in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina



Video #4,  Extreme Sunrise in Myrtle Beach



Video #5,  Snowstorm in Myrtle Beach



Video #6, New Hard Rock Theme Park...Myrtle Beach, SC

¿Qué?

I learned a new word today.  It is "berm".  It is in honor of the inspiration for my new knowledge, I choose video #1.

Let's Play!

Video #1, VeniceSandHill December Fun



Video #2,  Pinks70Celebration 111209



Video #3,  Pink Floyd, Another Brick In The Wall



 Video #4, Time, Pink Floyd



Video #5,  Pink Floyd - 1973 - Dark Side of the Moon



"Matter of fact, it's all dark."  I love that line.

Video #6, Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here



Okay, I chose video #6 just for the picture representing the video.  Ah, Pink Floyd.  Who knew berm would lead to Pink Floyd.  BTW, which one is Pink?  ¿Qué?

P.S.  In case you do not habla, ¿Qué? is Spanish for what.

Sand Sledding

I was quite tickled to spy a dad and his son using one of those sledding saucers to slide down the mini hills they erect along the beach in the winter as sort of bagless sand dikes.

I start today's game with the digital images of this event.  Let's Play!

Video #1, Venice Beach Sand Sliding



 Video #2, RIDEbmx - 2008 Venice Beach Anytime Jam



Video #3, Late Session at The Cove Skatepark, Santa Monica, CA



Video #4, Ryan Guettler Vans Ad



Video #5, Hollywood 16 Frontside Flip Dan Roberts



Video #6,  Tre Bombs at Hollywood High 16

Tapping Into Gratitude

Thanks...appreciation...gratitude...all synonyms.  In honor of Thanksgiving I start my play here today.

Let's Play!

Video #1, Tapping into Gratitude



Video #2,  Guitar Hero 5 - Gratitude - 100% Expert FC



Video #3, The Beatles - Do You Want To Know A Secret



Video #4, The Beatles - All My Lovin'



Video #5, Baby Can I Hold You - Tracy Chapman



Video #6, "Give Me One Reason" Tracy Chapman

What is it about the Grove?

I love this to me, shopping venue, even though I am really not much of a shopper.  The Grove's website refers to it as your ultimate entertainment destination.  Maybe because it is so clean.  Maybe because it seems so peaceful.  Maybe because it has one of the most kick-butt Barnes and Nobles I've ever been to.  Who knows?  What I do know is I'm proud of my own little Grove/Holiday photo montage video.  And since this is my game... na na na boo boo ...this is where I start today's game.

Let's Play!

Video #1, Grove Announces Holiday Tree Lighting 112209



Video #2, The Grove Tree Lighting 2008



Video #3, Katharine McPhee at the Grove Tree Lighting



Video #4, Katharine McPhee



Video #5, Katharine McPhee - Red Dress Fashion Show



Video #6, Katharine McPhee & Rumor Willis - Hollywood Happens eps.#176

StarBruce

I watched a couple of more related videos after playing yesterday's game.  One was Bruce Willis taking about his new coffee company.  So, today I am sort of going to cheat 'cuz I am going to have that video be my first video.

Let's Play!

Video #1, Bruce Willis and his new coffee on Letterman



Video #2, bruce willis drunk



Video #3,  Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis on DS (Daily Show)



Video #4,  Matthew Perry about final Friends and Courtney



Video #5, Matthew Perry emmy's 2006



Video #6, Forrest Gump moment is back at the Emmy's

Where Have I Been?

Whew!  Did you hear that escape of breath from my lips?  It's been a whirlwind week, including my 50th birthday last Tuesday. 

Since "I'm Baaaaaack!" Let's start with, "where have I been"

Let's Play!

I picked video #1 'cuz it was the first one listed under two minutes.

Video #1, I Could Have Been A Contender



not sure what that had to do with "where have I been?" but...

Video #2, Obama Does Brando



Video #3, Johnny Depp Impersonates Brando and Walken


Video #4, Johnny Depp doing Walk of Fame Ceremony

Two days ago, I was on the Walk of Fame and saw his star. I'm a fan. I almost took a photog, but resisted.



Video #5, A walk on the Hollywood Walk of Fame



Video #6, Bruce Willis gets his star on the Walk of Fame

I love Bruce Willis (10/16/2006) ever since Moonlighting. 



Sort of can't believe it took as long as it did for him to get one.

Thanks for playing and waiting until today to play another game.

Start Raving Zen

Thanks to my blogging buddy, who writes an awesome blog titled "Stark Raving Zen", for inspiring me with today's search.

In your honor, my title's typo and zen today I search "raving zen".

Let's play!

Video #1, Hffm co uk Raving In The Zen Gardens



Can I just say, "I don't get it?"  Okay, I just wrote it.  Here's the other part.  I'm sure this had some sort of deep and profound meaning for the creator, but I don't really care enough about it to find out what that was.  So, let's move on.

Video #2, hffm.co.uk :)



Video #3,  I like Big Butts



Who doesn't?  I don't know how this guy kept a straight face during the performance.  OMG!  I loved this.

Video #4, i like big butts!  You may want to never mind this one as the audio has been disabled.



Video #5, I Like Big Buds and I Can Not Lie



Video #6, Happy Hippo sings I Like Big Butts with Dancing Dog

Oh, boo hoo.  The embedding was disabled.  If you want to watch, you have to click here.

Thanks for playing.

Hi, Kristy.

Drawing A Blank

Missed yesterday.  Geez!  What the heck was I doing all day?  How could I forget?  Who cares?

Did YouTube merge with Funny or Die?

Aaaaaaggghhhhh!  All these questions.  So how to start today's game?

Then I spied something that piqued my interest? HERM's PERM.

Let's Play!

Video #1, Tim Floyd Breaks Up At the Morongo Casino



Wow!  How Jerry Springer-esque.

Video #2, Tim Floyd talks about USC's Demar Rozan's growth



Video #3,  Demar Derozan at Nike Say No Classic



Video #4, Compton 76 Lakewood 75 (Demar Derozan Alley-oop to himself)



Video #5, Romeo Miller & Demar Derozan Sign to Play Basketball at USC



Video #6, Lil Romeo and Lil Bow Wow Slam Dunking Playing Baseball

Big Bang

I love the CBS show, The Big Bang Theory.  I ended yesterday's game with a bonus of a great schtick they had on the show.  At least in my mind.

I wanted to start with them today hoping I'd find a YouTube video that shows one of my favorite "all time" sitcom moments (so far, of course).  It appears they do.  With that...

...Let's Play!

Video #1, Big Bang Theory, Penny's Christmas Gift to Sheldon
P.S.  This is but a snippet.  It is worthwhile if you ever get the chance to view the entire episode.  Enjoy!
P.P.S.  The hug at the end...priceless!



Video #2,  Leonard Nimoy in the Big Bang Theory
P.P.P.S.  Sometimes this is bound to happen in the game.  Even though these two videos have different names they are basically the same video.



Video #3, Big Bang Theory Jim Parsons



Video #4,  Why I Love Jim Parsons



Video #5,  On the road with Judas on AFI Fest 2007 Red Carpet



Video #6, Jonathan Sale - Arby's Commercial
Apparently today is just one Big Bang Jim Parsons Fest.  Enjoy!

Searching for Albert Einstein

So, Brian Cox's book:

has got me learning about Uncle Al's theory of relativity.  Okay, so I'm only up to page 100.

Still, it has inspired me to start today's game by searching for Albert Einstein.

Let's Play!

Video #1,

E=mc²: Einstein explains his famous formula

 

 Video #2, Albert Einstein

Video #3, Are you the next Einstein?  Take the IQ Test



Video #4,  The IQ Test



Video #5, Funny Test.  Which way is the bus going?



Video #6, Freaky Math Trick



If there was a video #7, I would have chosen one titled, "rock, paper, scissors".  This reminded me of a schtick that was in an episode of one of my current favorite shows, "The Big Bang Theory".  The bit is called, "rock, paper, scissors, lizard, spock".  Enjoy it below.

Bonus Video:

Saints

In case you didn't know, Hallow (another word for saints) een (day before) was the night to play before you had to be good on All Saints Day or All Hallow Day.

Today I search for saints.

Let's Play!

Video #1, Motley Crue Saints of Los Angeles official music video



Video #2,  Motley Crue Dr. Feel Good

the embedding code was deleted.  Instead, click here if you wish to see this video.

Video #3, Warrant Cherry Pie

hmmmmmm, I'm noticing a pattern.  the embedding code for this video is also unavailable.  Click here if you wish to see this video.

Video #4, Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams

Okay, I chose the cherry pie video hoping it would show a related video that had something to do with actual cherry pies.  Nada!  I chose sweet dreams instead.  This video also had the embedding code unavailable.  Click here if you wish to see this video.

Video #5,
Okay, I don't know what I did but now I have an error and I don't know how to fix it.
Tilt!
Game over for now.

I'll be back.

P.S.  I know.  How original?

Halloween

I know how original since as I write this it is Halloween.  My blog.  My rules.

Let's Play!

Video #1, Halloween Display in Green Bay yard



Video #2, Trick or Treating on the Deck



Video #3, Doing Reverse Trick or Treating



Video #4, Steve's Halloween Trick or Treat Prank



Video #5, The Ultimate Halloween Prank 2007



Video #6,  Halloween Pranks

Red Head

Since I missed yesterday and
SURPRISE SURPRISE
tomorrow I am going to search Halloween...
...this post is in honor of my aunt, the red head, who is like a second mom to me.

Let's Play!

Video #1, red head big booty slap

You can't make this stuff up.  This was the first video suggestion for red head in the search box.



Video #2,  Dancing Red Head Kid



Video #3,  Redhead Manwhore 2



Video #4, Arianna dancing to Beyonce



Video #5,  SNL Beyonce and Justin Timberlake



Video #6,  Don Lake Dances to Beyonce's "Single Ladies"



I love you, Aunt Loretta, and your wonderful hubby too!
Hi, Uncle Larry!

Mom

That's my search for today.  My first blogging income came from my mommy.  She's still awesome.  I appreciate the support.

Let's play!

Video #1, The Mom Song with lyrics



Video #2,  The Kids' Version of the Mom Song

the embedded code was disabled, so here's the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhpeGGlgXyY

Video #3,  Dad's Song



Video #4, Al Bundy, Psycho Dad Song



Video #5, The Ballad of No Maam



Video #6, Al Bundy 1 Rap



I love you mommy!

Surprise!

This past weekend my oldest son and his wife-to-be surprised me by visiting.  Before your mind starts wandering too much about this, they live in Minnesota and I live in L.A.

One of the places we went to served tater tots with their breakfast.  I'll be writing about it in one of my other blogs.  In their honor, today I start my search with "tater tots".

Let's play!

Video #1, Tater Tot Casserole (if you are from Minnesota you know we call it "Tater Tot Hot Dish")



Video #2, The Tater Tot Song



Video #3, Tater Tot Rap



Video #4,  The Last Tater Tot



Video #5, The Day of Randomness



Video #6,  The Very First Pivot Guitar Hero Battle



SURPRISE!!!  Today we have a bonus video #7.  Enjoy!

Because I Can

Today, since technically I am the game creator, player and maker of the rules; I choose to start with this Brad Yates video.  What he mentions about our bodies is what I truly believe would be more of a help to all of those who struggle with body image.  Not just the overweight, but the anorexic and bulimic alike.

I know!  This is supposed to be fun.  It still will be when we see from where we started; where we end up.

Let's play!

Video #1  Love Your Body



 Video #2, Your True Value



Video #3,  You Are Rich - Money Beyond Belief



Video #4, EFT to remove blocks to money



Video #5, Divine Light - Can It Be Measured?



Video #6, Lakshmi Money Blessing



May your day be filled full today with blessings, joy and play.  Namaste.

New Position

Last I posted, I mentioned starting my search with "new position".  I like to think I am a blogger of my word.

Let's Play!

Video #1, Blue Tries A New Position



Video #2, Crazy Frog Song



Video #3, Gotta Stay Flyiiiiii Papiiiiiii



Video #4, surprisee!



Video #5, Power of the Spoon!



Video #6,motorboat

Sightseeing Examiner

So guess who is the newest LA Sightseeing Examiner?  That's right.  Yours truly. 

In honor of my new position (no, I'm not going to search "new position".  Maybe tomorrow.), I search the words of this title.

Let's Play!

Video #1, Okay, my own video came up.  So...



Video #2,  The Ultimate Lax Bro



Video #3,  If I Were A Bro



 Video #4, Stop Carlos Mencia: A Rock Ballad



Video #5,  Carlos Mencia's BEST moment



Video #6,  George Lopez fast food
I've actually seen this before, but it's funny.  At least I think so.



Makes me hungry for Taco Bell.

Soaring With Eagles

No. This is not my new Indian name.

Today's game starts from a link I clicked on from one of my new Twitter followers tweets.

Let's play!

Video #1, My Journey with Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G Allen


Video #2,  Mark Victor Hansen, Perseverance



Video #3,  Mark Victor Hansen Inspires You To Think Big



Video #4, This MORON says Personal Development is a Scam



Video #5, The Difference Between the Rich and the Poor



Video #6, YouTubeChats1







 

Let's Get Our Spanglish On

BTW, I'm not proud but I cried during Spanglish when I saw it in the theatre.

Today is my man's Feliz Compleanos.  In his honor, "Hi Honey", I am going to start my search with Feliz Compleanos.

Let's Play!

Video #1, Happy Birthday Feliz Compleanos Salsa Song



 Video #2, Happy Birthday - The Beatles



 Video #3, Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday



Video #4, Kid scared to sing Happy Birthday on Kimmel



Video #5,  Kid singing Britney Spears scared to death by his mom (this has over 7 million views)



Video #6, kid singing my humps



Kids are so darned cute.  Almost as cute as my man.  Feliz Compleanos, Manny.

Did you know...

...you can go to converse.com and create your own signature pair of Chuck Taylor All-Stars?  Buy them? And have them delivered right to your doorstep?  And the only place you can buy Converse One Star '74 style shoes now is online at converse.com?  And no they didn't pay me to say this.  I simply love Chuck Taylor All-Star shoes.

So...why not search for Chuck Taylor to start off today's exciting game of...well...you know what it's called.

Here goes.

Video #1, How to Rock Your Chuck Taylor's



Video #2, Converse Commercial - Love - Chuck Taylors



Okay, seriously, the commercial would make me not want to buy them.  Sorry, Converse.

Video #3, Converse [ConvxShoes] Girlfreind



Video #4,  Converse "Secret" Spot



Video #5, thenewno2 snow



Video #6, Dhani Harrison, We're All Stars



Wow!  Why didn't I know George Harrison (you know, from the Beatles) has (had? since George has left his physical body behind already) a son who is musical?  Probably 'cuz I listen to KLOS and am mostly happy to lounge in my classic rock roots.  Never mind!

Free Wi Fi

So, I'm so excited to find out Borders Books has free wi fi, I'm starting with that today.

Let's play!

Video #1, How to get Free WiFi access anytime, anywhere
Note: this video is three years old now and we know what that is like in technology years. So...



Video #2, How to make Hot Ice, Crazy (almost ten million views crazy)



Video #3, Watch Beer Freeze (and yes, one not so lucky Corona beer was harmed in the making of this video)



Video #4,  Larry and Lee do the Mentos Challenge (and yes, one not so lucky Budweiser was harmed in the making of this video)



Video #5, Rocket 2 Liters! No Mentos Required.



Video #6, HOWTO: Open a Beer Bottle with a Piece of Paper



Since I couldn't decide between what I chose for video #6 and the video below AND the video below is ONLY 8 seconds long, I decided to inclulde both.

Fastest Gatorade Chugger Ever


From free wi fi to opening a beer bottle with a piece of paper.  That's how you play.

Who's Watching Whom?

The following video is one of my own. I went to the Manhattan Beach Pier to get some filler video for some blog posts I am doing for my CaliforniVacation: SoCal Style Blog.  Imagine my surprise to see paparazzi in action, especially just having blogged about paparazzi here.

Truth is I don't think it's actual paparazzi.  I think it's some sort of photo shoot thing.  It makes me wonder though, what if paparazzi started stalking the paparazzi?  How would they like it?  Where would it end?  The watched becoming the watcher.  Too deep?  Okay, enjoy the video and then let's play.



In honor of the above video, I searched "who's watching whom" and voila:
Video #1,  Look Who's Watching Whom?



Video #2, Say No To Porn - TAMMpON Song



Video #3, Carrots Bad 4 Babies Eyes!?!



Video #4, Laughing Baby (Wow!  This video has over 26 million views)



Video #5, Baby Break Dance



Video #6, fingers breakdance 2



I don't know why, but that fingers thing made me laugh.  What's next?

Okay, today I am making a special 7th (or is it 8) video exception since when you watch the above video it gives you the option to see it in animated form and so I did and I liked it and here it is:

State of Play

I feel a true game player is flexible, adaptable and shakes things up a bit to make the game more interesting.

I said I was going to keep going with yesterday's round and see how long it takes to get back to my cousin, Eric. I changed my mind.  I decided now if I see a video somewhere (like one of my Facebook Friends posted it), then I will use that as a starting point since I am going to watch it anyway.  With that in mind, I start today's game.

Video #1, Tibetan buddhist in hollywood



Video #2, Bridget Fonda July 2001



Video #3, Gators, Crocs and Bridget Fonda



Video #4, Paparazzi



Okay, this is the first time I've seen a hotforwords video (which the above video is).  I love how she just puts it out there at the end.  Homework.  Great Idea.  Rate her video.  Subscribe to her channel.  You know what they say about asking?  Probably why over five million views.
 
Video #5, Paparazzi - Lady Gaga (this video has over ten million viewings)



She probably wishes ten million people bought a download of the song instead.

Video #6, Lady Gaga - Paparazzi (this video has over 11 million views)



This game is like a box of chocolates--you never know what you're gonna get!

Today, I am glad the game is over 'cuz I'm not sure how many more Lady Gaga videos I want to view.

Thanks for playing.