It's All About the Kids

Ever since Clark was born I've been thinking more and more about how to make children want to be hard workers and smart. Considering I'm neither of those two things, I hope this video will in some way inspire the children of tomorrow to be better than me. Yes, I know, that's a fairly low bar.

New Video: The GeekDad Interview

GeekDad found my videos and asked if they could interview me for their blog and here's my answers to their questions:

Happy Father's Day!

This year is a special year for me, as it's my first "I actually have fathered a child" Father's Day. Being around Clark for the last five+ months has made me love him more and more, and it's also made me appreciate my father a lot more. I can't believe that he spent so much time cleaning my bum and wiping away my drool (or at least took the time to hand him over to mom to do those things).

Dad, I love you. Thanks for being such a great example and friend. So much of who I am is because of you (and that's mostly a good thing...).

And now a few someecards that made me laugh, but are in no way inspired by my father:

AEM Mother's Day Video

My mom is nothing like the mother I talk about in the video. She's actually really cool and I've blogged about how great she is before. Nevertheless, here's my take on an engineer's Mother's Day wishes:

Engineers Can't Catch Swine Flu

Nice try, Swine Flu.

Marketing Defined

This felt very much like a Sesame Street sketch, and I like it.

Getting Ahead of the News

So my boss' boss recently found out that I was in a commercial for a local karaoke bar a few months ago, and before he gets any crazy ideas about how to ruin me with the footage...




I swear I sing better than that.

Best Ad Ever?

So I've already written about my love for Japanese humor and TV, but I found this video on Videogum today and I have to think that this is the most amazing ad in the history of the world:



Does anyone have contacts with a Japanese production company? Please? I would pay them to work there.

New Video: My Beef with Mythbusters

Don't get me wrong, those guys are awesome. They have the coolest jobs in the world. Don't believe me? Watch this.

But why do they tell me "don't try this at home?" Aside from zero budget, I'm just as qualified to blow crap up. Right?

New Engineering Mind Video: Working with Legal

It's been a while, and I'm actually pleased how this one turned out. If you haven't already, check out our brand new website:

www.anengineeringmind.com

Great Tribute to My Grandpa

My Grandpa, Harry Simmons, died when I was 10. He was a wonderful grandpa and what few memories I do have of him are great. The following video is a tribute to a part of his life I never knew as a kid, but have been slowly learning about over time.

Note to Self...

Never hold Clark like this:

Ouch!

Thanks to my friend, Little Johnny Hottenroth, for sending me this.

Very Cool

A new family moved into our ward (congregation) a few weeks ago, and yesterday I learned that they were the coolest people.

Ever.


Exhibit #1: Check out Vince's amazing commercial photography site.

Exhibit #2: Check out Rachel's sweet child/infant/mommy photography site.

Exhibit #3: They're from Alaska. That's pretty cool in and of itself. They drove here. That's also pretty cool. What throws it over the top? THEY MADE A MOVIE USING PICTURES FROM EVERY 30 SECONDS OF THE DRIVE:


From Anchorage to Austin from Vince Penman on Vimeo.
Click here to view embedded video.



So much for my hopes of being the coolest kid at school.

The Next Time I Buy Diapers...

I'm looking for these!!!

Must-Watch of the Week

I like to think of myself as a pretty funny guy, so it pains me to see someone WAY out-funny me in a low-budget video. These are genius:






Why didn't I think of this!?!?

Great Additional Content

E*Trade wins for best follow up content after their great run of Super Bowl ads this year.

Mustache 2.0

Just when you thought this blog had become another proud parent blog, behold:

The most amazing facial hair ever grown on my face!!!

This is the second time I've tried growing a mustache, and represents no shaving for over a week from when Clark was born until now. This time I decided to turn down the creepy by growing a chin warmer as well. Since I don't have the hair to connect the two, my facial hair is in the "Van Dyke" style, typical of the Dutch Renaissance. Classy, I know.

Katie has finally pressured me into shaving it, but for 10 days I was literally the sexiest man the world.

See what I mean?

Clark: Day Five

Holy cow, has the Blournal really become another proud parent blog?!? I know I need to stop, but I'm in love with my baby, my baby-momma, and my sweet camera that makes me look like a professional. Eventually the cutesy will turn down and the funny will go back up to 11. Promise.

100th Post: My Latest An Engineering Mind Video!!!

I filmed this last week ahead of Clark's birth. Needless to say there won't be one this coming week. Let me know what you think.