Here's another classic Christmas skit from SNL. Enjoy and Happy Holidays from MindComet!





If you never saw the original Alec Baldwin speech you can find it here on YouTube.

A big "Thanks" to Jennifer who decorated our Office this Holiday Season. This particular tree is actually in the middle of our main work area so we decided to use it as a collection spot for whatever we could give to Toys for Tots. It's a great case and if you want to help out, click here for details.





Cheers!

Check out this great video from Marshall Miller and his insane footage of paraglide skiing down Mt. Superior, Utah earlier this month.

Looks like fun, right?

Superior, Speed Fly from Marshall Miller on Vimeo.

Cool tune by K'Naan also .

In celebration of the upcoming holiday weekend, we thought you'd enjoy this classic from Saturday Night Live:





Dig that Tracy Morgan dance!

Have a camera? Good at lying face down? Good! This game is for you. What game you might ask? The Lying Down Game of course!

The rules are quite simple, lie face down, arms to your side, body stiff as a board. Have someone take a picture and post it on the internet.

Here's MindComet's entry into the game:


Andrew under the tree.


Andrew doing paperwork (notice the nice form with his hands).


Carney on his way to the loo.


David working on his Mac.


Danko is dead (or not).


James after fighting off three vikings.


P.S. We didn't make this up, it's a real game.

Here are more pictures of crazy blokes from around the net. (Disclaimer: Some pictures are rated PG)

Courtesy of Betty Crocker's Flickr Account. Click on the image for the recipe, just make sure you send us some.

Several MindCometeers and I were having a discussion about “the worst Christmas song ever” and we’ve reached a stalemate. In our discussions, there emerged five really strong competitors and now we need you to help us name “The Worst Ever”.

Here are your choices...

David already wrote a great post on his Christmas present, but check out the video of him seeing it for the first time. Like a kid in a candy store





Enjoy!

No, it's not the residual affects of last night's Holiday Party, those dogs really have hands.





Enjoy!

James, Steph, Daissy, Kenny, Sara, and Jeremy surprised me today with an xmas gift like no other. I am truly appreciative to not only have a combination of the most talented people I've ever worked with, but also to be presented with a new working GREEN LIGHTSABER!!! Learn more about lightsaber colors and meaning here: light saber colors & meaning and more on lightsabers. After playing with it all morning, I finally feel ready to post this awesomeness in appreciation. But I dare to ask you... am I Jedi or am I Sith?

Truly, truly, from one Jedi to the rest on my creative team, thank you!!!!





More info below provided from: Stray at swtor.com

Green

Following the sequence of the films when they were released, we see our first green lightsaber in Return of the Jedi. It is interesting to note here that originally Luke's lightsaber was to be blue. It is rumored to have been seen in early film trailers, but because it was hard to see against the blue sky of what would be the rescue of Han Solo from Jabba on Tatooine, it was changed to green to be more easily seen. If this is true, then this could be the point of departure associating the color of lightsabers to a classification. However, I'd like to believe that Lucas gave some thought into if not blue then what would make sense for Luke's character. I think you'll find the attributes of green fit very well.

Green is the color of a living thriving environment or nature if you will. There is a balance to nature and well balanced people tend to favor green. New growth in nature is typically green, so it can represent learning new things, growing and maturity in oneself. Often safety is associated with green when we talk about providing a safe environment to work and play in as well as keeping our environment safe for future generations. To the human eye, it is the most restful of all colors, so it can represent peace and harmony (such as the offering of an olive branch). Of course there are other associations with the color green. It's often quoted to be the color of money, which brings to mind greed and jealousy of those that have it. Green is the second most favorite color (blue is the first).

Our bodies react to green both physically and mentally. It can be soothing and can help to alleviate depression as well as nervousness and anxiety. Not only does it help to relax us physically, but it also helps to relax our mind. It can give one a sense of renewal and harmony.

The web's been filled with Kinect hacks lately, but we thought this was too cool to pass up. And now courtesy of TakayukiFukatsu, enjoy "Optical Camouflage":





Dig the soundtrack Daddy-o.

What better way to spend 1:48 minutes:





Enjoy!

This is just amazing!

To get the full effect, use headphones and close your eyes while listening. Trust me when I say it's well worth the time.

It's a sad but happy day, one of our own, Dean Proctor is leaving MindComet. While we're sad to see him go we wish him well and thank him for his years of awesome service and his zaney antics.

Dean started off as a systems administrator and moved up the ladder to become our Director of IT. While many people would have been content bossing around the Akiba-kei from afar. Not Dean. He enjoyed getting things done, weather that means ripping out code from third party modules, selling to the client or figuring out why a server keeps dumping every half hour. This is why we give Dean three cheers and will gladly raise a glass to him tonight.

Dean, in your honor, I'll continue adjusting peoples chairs and messing with Sara's desk after you leave.

P.S. I'm seeing how many clieche's I can have in one post.

As we gear up for 2011, MindComet has a couple of new faces walking around the floor. One of them is Jeremy Carrus who recently joined us as an Art Director.

We're happy to have you Buddy, Welcome!

In this video, Jeremy talks about the new MindComet posters he just completed.