Tumblr (3.0; @mentalscratchpad)http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1h92ozGk1qbvpfoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/17220903845http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/17220903845Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07:50 -0500<a href="http://tinysong.com/Lby1">Nuclear Seasons by Charli xcx</a>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16861319829http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16861319829Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:35:39 -0500<a href="http://theuniblog.evilspacerobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Mascot-falls-slow.gif">And the last one. Mascots are fun. Especially when falling.</a>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16695843132http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16695843132Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:38:21 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Veg63B8ofnQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Music is critical for this.</p>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16695730720http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16695730720Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:35:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykdgxbxto1qbvpfoo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>The next several GIFs are all from this Reddit thread.  God bless you, <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/p0t5a/what_is_the_funniest_gif_youve_seen/">Reddit</a>.</p>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16695482888http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16695482888Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:26:57 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyb2x1LYfp1qbvpfoo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16406600014http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16406600014Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:36 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YKi45Mad6rM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Love them beats.</p>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16185019500http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16185019500Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:50:26 -0500<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYLnxksC.html?p=1" width="400" height="250" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I am America!</p>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16112892275http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16112892275Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:46:39 -0500<a href="http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/1dnl9L12OjA/multicellular-life-evolves-in-months-in-a-lab">Multicellular Life Evolves In Months, In a Lab</a>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16072355129http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16072355129Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:52:37 -0500<p><strong>Why do you always wear an earring?</strong></p> <p><strong><br/></strong></p> <p><strong>Morgan Freeman:</strong> When I was a kid, I saw a pirate movie with Burt Lancaster, who wore an earring. I thought that was sexy. Then I learned that sailors wore gold earrings to pay for funerals if they died in foreign lands. I&#8217;m a sailor, so that nailed it.</p>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16058515531http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16058515531Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:03:01 -0500<p><span>A very interesting topic was presented on </span><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/454/mr-daisey-and-the-apple-factory">This American Life</a><span> a couple weeks ago; labor and electronics manufacturing in China.  Whether you are interested in the topic or not, the story is presented by a master story teller.  Its worth a listen just to hear how he presents the ideas.</span></p>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16005693085http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/16005693085Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:39:13 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwoisy6G91qbvpfoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Not sure, but I’m intrigued…</p>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/15959824779http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/15959824779Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:23:16 -0500<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://newsfrom.theonion.com/post/15401134533/boy-scouts-celebrate-proud-history-of-preparing">theonion</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/boy-scouts-celebrate-proud-history-of-preparing-te,26937/">Boy Scouts Celebrate Proud History Of Preparing Teens For Not Having Cool Friends</a></h2> <blockquote> <p><span>IRVING, TX—At a gala event last weekend, the Boy Scouts of America celebrated its century-long legacy of preparing young men for lifetimes devoid of friendships with their cool, respected peers.</span></p> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/15402007554http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/15402007554Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:30:28 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8tmuyeJ01qzhkvho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/15399041750http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/15399041750Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:48:59 -0500<object width="400" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fbagustin2%2Fbirdy-the-district-sleeps-tonight-postal-service-cover%2F&embed_uuid=33fb32b6-0235-4abe-9eb8-1bc07106226b&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fbagustin2%2Fbirdy-the-district-sleeps-tonight-postal-service-cover%2F&embed_uuid=33fb32b6-0235-4abe-9eb8-1bc07106226b&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="400"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I stumbled onto this when I was listening to hypem on my phone.  Its a fantastic cover, especially if you love the original song.</p>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/15398977934http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/15398977934Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:46:26 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcuqbLmV31qbvpfoo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/15377167984http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/15377167984Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:25:23 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwzpxsRhfh1qbvpfoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/14994932327http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/14994932327Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:13:04 -0500<p>I had no idea The Black Keys had 7 albums. Embarrassing.</p>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/14914477051http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/14914477051Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:07:35 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YXh9RQCvxmg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is the intersection of easy to listen to and extremely interesting. Skip to minute 6:15 to bypass the intro speaker. </p>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/14487951776http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/14487951776Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:14:20 -0500<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/aGYKob2sQc8/what-its-like-to-base-jump-into-a-crowded-city-street">An Insane First-Person BASE Jump into a Crowded City Street [Video]</a>http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/11554904966http://mentalscratchpad.tumblr.com/post/11554904966Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:57:48 -0400