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Dragostea din tei
2004: Gary Brolsma releases his “Numa Numa Dance” video on Newgrounds.com, starting an internet phenomenon and introducing millions of people to the band O-Zone. 2008: Pop-rapper T.I. releases yet another “hit single” featuring Rihanna, titled Live Your Life. The song samples the opening sequence from O-Zone’s song, Dragostea din tei. The funny thing for me…
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Don’t Bother Signalling
Apparently drivers in the Baltimore-Washington area have decided to simply disable their turn signals to prevent accidently activating them when they are doing things on the road, such as, for example, turning. You’d think an action would be completely intuitive, but no—apparently it’s not a requirement, but a courtesy in the same vein as standing…
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Left 4 Dead
Last month three of my buddies/former roommates got together to give me a spectacular Christmas present: my own copy of Valve Software’s latest hit computer game, Left 4 Dead. Of course, the move wasn’t entirely altruistic as the game is designed for four-player co-op. Since then, I’ve been having a grand time blowing a motley…
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Button-Fly Jeans
I have been searching for new pairs of jeans for a while now, a quest that yesterday brought me into H & M in Towson Mall (they have a pretty extensive men’s section compared to their other store instances I have encountered). Yet in the fitting room I was surprised and dismayed to discover that…
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Things That Make Me Feel Dumb: Forgetting to Attach
I know for a fact that this one isn’t unique to me. I spend some time crafting a wonderfully professional email, usually to somebody rather important, of course referencing an attached file. After reviewing the fruits of my labor, I happily click “send”—only to realize a moment too late that I have neglected to attach…
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Things That Make Me Feel Dumb: Turning Things Inside Out
I always feel extremely stupid when I grab a piece of clothing that’s a little twisted around because it always appears to be inside out. Being the experienced clothing-wearer that I am, I quickly and expertly reverse the garment…only to find out that in actuality, I have just turned it inside out. I then have…
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The Substitution Effect
Many times in movies a hero retrieves a desired object through a clever substitution, in which the object is replaced with a worthless but similar item. I seem to fall prey to similar scenarios of my own making, in which I will fail to realize the number of objects in my possession has, in fact,…
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I Love Gloves
Working in a lab means I have to wear exam gloves for just about everything I do during the day. Since it’s a global policy that gloves cannot be worn outside the lab (for safety reasons), I am constantly gloving and de-gloving. One of the coolest things about wearing exam gloves is that you can…
Matter, Energy, and Life of Michaela A. Castello.