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Rhythmic Songs and Games and Stuff

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Hello, Fluffsters!

Can you believe we’ve been in 2014 for a week now? And I think I’ve yet to actually write the correct year on anything. Woops.

But enough about me. I have some video (and comments) for your daily procrastination does!

One of my favorite things when I was younger, which I still enjoy, are rhythm games.

For example, I’m sure you’re aware of “The Cup Song.” It’s a cutesy little song over a fun rhythm game that you can do with a cup. Here’s a video, in case you haven’t seen it yet.

Yes, that one. It’s not bad. However, I raise you by Gaelic.

…What? Can you do that?

I most certainly can. For, you see, I have found a version in Gaelic, I believe. It is also fairly impressive. In fact, I’d say more impressive than the original.

Ok. Even if your intro didn’t make any sense, I guess that is pretty cool. Possibly even cooler than the one I found.

Well, yes. That’s why I shared it, Webmaster…

Oh, so this has turned into a competition, has it?

Well, then. As another alternative game, I found a slightly more challenging one. You see, it’s got multiple patterns, and tosses thrown in. And it’s played with two stick-ish things, instead of a single cup.

Oh, yes. I remember seeing that one a while ago. That is definitely cooler than the Cup Song, in terms of difficulty. Possibly even than the Celtic version I found.

Why, Thank yo-

-But there’s also the video from the Polynesian Cultural Center, which has a slightly different tune, but some even cooler patterns.

… I’m not going to win this one, am I?

Not likely.

Hmpf. Well, Happy Wednesday, Readers! I hope you enjoy the rest of your week.

A Favorite Piece of Christmas Music

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Hello, Fluffsters! HAPPY DECEMBER!!

Do you know what that means?

That according to the root of the word, it should technically be the tenth month of the year, but it’s not because of craziness in your calendar?

NO!

Well, maybe. You might be right. But that’s not what I was going for.

No. It’s December, which is the same month as CHRISTMAS!! That means that CHRISTMAS MUSIC IS HERE! And it’s also permissible for it to be here. Thanksgiving is well behind us, which means that there is no other (real) holiday before Christmas. At least where I am. And so, in honor of this wonderful day, I’d like to share with you a favorite Christmas YouTube video of mine. I’m realize that you may have seen this before, but it’s still worth watching. (Or listening to, at the very least.)

Enjoy.

Redoing Star Wars: Phantom Menace

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Greetings, readers! Welcome to this Saturday’s edition of TotalFluff’s Daily Fluff.

This week, I came across a rather interesting YouTube video. It was a different version of Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace.

The fellow in the video talks about what he would have done differently if he was in charge of the Star Wars prequels. (Warning, I don’t remember if there’s any “language” involved.) The video is a bit long, but his description of what he would turn Phantom Menace into makes it sound like an amazing movie. I wish I could see this actually happen.

The fact of the matter is that the way this fellow presents his ideas, it looks like it would be a good movie. The interplay of light and dark, the development of jealousies, temptation, all of those go into the classic story. I also approve of removing the Gungan from the movie.

What about you, readers? What did you think of this fellow’s suggestions?

Epic Violin & Cello Music

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Hello, Fluffsters!

Have you ever heard of the Piano Guys? Or Lindsey Stirling? If you have, you’re in for a treat. If not, you’re still in for a treat.

The Piano Guys are probably the best pianists / cellists I know of. They make lots of YouTube videos and variations on popular (and classical) music and stuff. They’re amazing and I highly recommend anything they do. With very minimal restrictions on that.

Lindsey Stirling is another very popular YouTube musician. She does very impressive videos, and plays the violin amazingly well. Her videos normally tell some sort of story, or illustrate things from the video games / movies / stories she’s taken her variations from the music on. (Did that sentence even make sense?)

Well, back to my current topic. These two sensations have teamed up, and they’ve created a Mission Impossible themed music video. Not only is the music a lot of fun (who doesn’t like the MI theme music?) but it also shows a very fun story. It starts off with Her getting a mission, and it goes on from there. I highly recommend watching it.

I think one of my favorite parts is that the video managed to work in most of the most famous elements from the Mission Impossible series. (Spoiler alerts.) There’s a person dropping from the ceiling without being seen, there’s a face-removal, and there’s a ridiculously complicated laser obstacle course they need to get through.

In other words, I really enjoyed this video. Have a great Thursday, and a wonderful rest of your week!

Maps.

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Greetings, Readers.

To start your work week off, I am providing you with another YouTube video. This one gives a miniature lecture on the art of drawing borders. It is worth watching.

I think my personal favorite part is about the lighthouses, tourists, and lobster fishermen. Either that, or the fact that members from both Canada and the United States need to cross the border multiple times a day in order to receive higher education.

My country does things very differently.

I hope your week is less bizarre, but as amusing as, the Canadian / United States border.

A “cheesey love song”

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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Sunday.

Before I get to the main purpose of the post, I am going to rant. Christmas music. Is. Taking. Over.

Why do people need to start playing Christmas music by the end of the FIRST FLIPPING WEEK OF NOVEMBER?

…Do you not like Christmas?

It’s not Christmas that I’m ranting about. It’s the music that gets played non-stop from November through the end of January that is absolutely obnoxious.

Seriously. We only just finished Halloween. In America, we’ve got Thanksgiving coming up. Why can’t we give the holidays the time they deserve, and wait on the Christmas music? And other Christmas stuff?

Ok, rant over. That actually provides a nice transition into the topic I’m wanting to talk about.

You see, I figure that if we’re starting to discuss holidays too early, why not jump on the bandwagon? So today, I’m presenting:

A Love Song for Valentine’s Day.

All ranting aside, this is actually a really cute song. Disclaimer: A friend’s friend wrote it. But it’s still amusing. It’s slightly (okay, more than slightly) cheesy. But that makes it charming. You have to see to understand.

In the singer’s defense, she didn’t tag it as a Valentine’s day thing. And from what I understand, love songs can be popular throughout the entire year. (Unlike Christmas songs, I might add…)

So, without further ado, the Cheesy Love Song I mentioned.

Happy Sunday, Fluffsters! I hope you have a good week.

Words that should be used more frequently

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Salutations, readers all! I hope that you are doing well on this day.

Today, I will be discussing a problem concerning wording in your language. More to the point, the lack of the use of certain expressions and phrases. There are words that English has that are not used frequently enough.

Top Words that should be used more frequently

1) Sesquipedalian. This was the best word to start with that I could think of. I am writing this post because I have discovered that I am one. A Sesquipedalian, for those who don’t know, is one who loves long words. This should not be confused with hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, or the supposed word that means “fear of long words.”

It’s not just a “supposed” word, Fluffy, it’s real.

Oh? Why do you say that?

There’s a YouTube song about that word.

That’s… slightly disturbing. But I digress.

2) Enigma. It’s puzzling to me why this one is not used more frequently. This word, after all, has the potential to cause confusion. At the very least, it can describe the confusion. “The confusion was enigmatic.” Yes, that may be redundant. It is still descriptive.

3) Alacritous / alacrity. If you get this definition quickly, you’ve gotten this word. Yes, alacrity means speed and quickness. It also has a musical tone to it. Why say “speedy” when you can say alacritous? Why use the phrase “with great haste” when you can say “with alacrity?” Using alacrity is alacritious.

4) Penultimate. This is a marvelous word. Penultimate. It means “next to last.” You’ll notice that I’ve placed it in the appropriate location, to further demonstrate my point.

5) Perspicacity. If you use this word, you’re sure to sound perspicacious. This word means keen and shrewd. Discourse everywhere would improve with more perspicacity in the arguments.

Have a good day, fluffsters.

“Life Hacks.”

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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Tuesday!

So, funny story about this post… I was originally going to be writing about effective ways to get to sleep. And then I instead followed my own advice about avoiding going to bed. You see, I was researching topics, and came across a marvelous “life hack” video.

For those of you not familiar with that term, here’s a fairly typical “life hack” list. You wouldn’t believe how long it took me to choose to finally go with this link.

The one I found last night was this one. I highly recommend watching it.

There you go, fluffsters! Some random Life Hacks that may or may not help your life be better. At the very least, I hope they added some amusement value to your life. Have a great day!

Be Prepared for Creepy Disney…

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Greetings, Readers! I bid you a joyous weekend!

Since there’s not much else for me to do, I’ve been exploring my new world (what you call the internet) again.

I ended up at my dear friend YouTube’s place, and came across a lovely gem.

It’s a surprisingly creepy deleted scene from Disney’s Lion King. There are several aspects of it that I like.

1) It includes extra information for why Nala left her family. Why would she leave the pridelands to seek probably nonexistent help, instead of just fighting against the tyranny? This scene explains that.

2) It ties The Lion King in with the Hamlet tradition even more strongly. There are some differences, of course, but I’ll let you watch the deleted scene before analyzing it further.

Isn’t that interesting?

Now, a bit of further analysis on the Hamlet tradition. Did you catch the line in there that was very close to “kill a king and marry his brother”? I concede, it’s a bit of a stretch. The line was actually “it’s like any other to murder a brother…” and then I missed the next several words. Given that Lion King is just Hamlet with Lions, though, I am seeing references even when they might not exist.

Another way in that the scene differs from traditional Hamlet: Scar should be more interested in Sarabi than Nala. I’m guessing that there would have been more of a problem with plot if Scar were, in fact, interested in Sarabi though.

But that deleted scene adds an interesting aspect, doesn’t it?

More Cats!

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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Sunday! I hope you have a fantastic week coming up.

I think I’ve mentioned “Simon’s Cat” before. If not, it’s a series of absolutely amazing animated cat videos. Whoever this artist is has captured essence of “cat” so well. You need to check out his other videos.

But I just discovered last night that there was a very amusing one that I hadn’t seen yet!

…Oh, the horror.

I know, isn’t it? But anyways, here it is. I found it very amusing. (The cat tries to help his human pack.) It’s completely worth watching. Enjoy!