I’m an ersatz instructional designer and trainer. I have been a professional actor. I own a mac.Tumblr (3.0; @bjchecket)http://www.checket.com/<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2012-super-bowl/2012/2/5/2774158/ahmad-bradshaw-touchdown-gif" title="Ahmad Bradshaw and his touchdown of...doom? " target="_self"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2012-super-bowl/2012/2/5/2774158/ahmad-bradshaw-touchdown-gif">http://www.sbnation.com/2012-super-bowl/2012/2/5/2774158/ahmad-bradshaw-touchdown-gif</a></a></p>http://www.checket.com/post/17134216809http://www.checket.com/post/17134216809Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:05:46 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylav8SLpL1qz7ymyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylav8SLpL1qz7ymyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylav8SLpL1qz7ymyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.photojojo.com/post/16782994589/jocelyne-grivaud-recreates-barbie-as-famous-works">photojojo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.barbiemamuse.com/">Jocelyne Grivaud</a> recreates Barbie as famous works of art, we love these!</p> <p><em><a href="http://beautifuldecay.com/2012/01/27/barbie-as-famous-works-of-art/">Via Beautiful Decay.</a></em></p> </blockquote>http://www.checket.com/post/16792948254http://www.checket.com/post/16792948254Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:32:18 -0500<embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:video:colbertnation.com:406904" width="400" height="225" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" base="." flashvars=""></embed><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/post/16519006032/terry-was-on-the-colbert-report-last-night-if-you">nprfreshair</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Terry was on The Colbert Report last night. If you missed it, you can watch the video here. Also, here’s a list of the interviews Stephen mentioned during their chat:</p> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1452983">Grover Norquist on Fresh Air</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1459090">Bill O’Reilly on Fresh Air</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/12/30/144083514/stephen-colbert-a-company-man-on-broadway">Stephen Colbert on Fresh Air</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.checket.com/post/16520613302http://www.checket.com/post/16520613302Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:14:22 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxybltCGMG1qahciuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Scary long hallway picture of the day. I walk this way several times each day and always feel a little claustrophobic.</p>http://www.checket.com/post/16010720844http://www.checket.com/post/16010720844Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:39:29 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxno42dRnC1qav5oho1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Couldn’t resist reblogging.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://newyorker.tumblr.com/post/15910580555/cartoon-of-the-day-for-more-http-nyr-kr-yvuoom">newyorker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Cartoon of the day. For more: <a href="http://nyr.kr/yVUOOM"><a href="http://nyr.kr/yVUOOM">http://nyr.kr/yVUOOM</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://www.checket.com/post/15944062062http://www.checket.com/post/15944062062Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:07:31 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxtbxoC6NK1qz7ymyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxtbxoC6NK1qz7ymyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxtbxoC6NK1qz7ymyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxtbxoC6NK1qz7ymyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>These are just awesome.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.photojojo.com/post/15912868931/i-watch-the-sky-and-imagine-what-patterns-the">photojojo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>I watch the sky and imagine what patterns the clouds and stars will make on my film.</p> <p>I watch the water, the leaves on the trees, passing cars, changing shadows, smoke from chimneys, whatever is around. Wind, rain, mist, etc., all have effects on the eventual image.</p> <p>We live pretty fast-paced lives so it is a luxury to be able to slow down and better appreciate some of the more subtle effects of nature that we can so easily miss or take for granted.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.michaelkenna.net/">Michael Kenna</a>. See more of his photos from <a href="http://www.michaelkenna.net/gallery_group.php?id=42">Hokkaido, Japan</a>.</p> <p><small><em>via <a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com">nevver</a>; <a href="http://ayounghare.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/the-experience-which-i-am-attempting-to-describe-by-one-tentative-approach-after-another-is-very-precise-and-is-immediately-recognizable-but-it-exists-at-a-level-of-perception-and-feeling-which-is/">A Young Hare</a></em></small></p> </blockquote>http://www.checket.com/post/15913244733http://www.checket.com/post/15913244733Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:47:13 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxap3dgtou1qz7ymyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.photojojo.com/post/15311810396/look-whos-on-instagram-president-obama-joined">photojojo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Look who’s on Instagram! </p> <p>President Obama joined yesterday at @BarackObama. Wonder what Obama & co’s favorite filters will be.</p> <p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/03/on-the-day-of-the-iowa-caucus-barack-obama-joins-instagram/"><strong>President Obama Joins Instagram</strong></a></p> <p><small><em>via <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/03/on-the-day-of-the-iowa-caucus-barack-obama-joins-instagram/">TechCrunch</a></em></small></p> </blockquote>http://www.checket.com/post/15325108056http://www.checket.com/post/15325108056Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:43:13 -0500<a href="http://www.fourcornerstore.com/collections/frontpage/products/gizmon-ica-iphone-case">Aw, hell yeah</a>: <p><img height="240" src="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0029/0772/products/photo1_medium.jpg?100763" width="240"/></p> <p>An iPhone case that turns your phone into a rockin’ old school camera.</p>http://www.checket.com/post/15136339040http://www.checket.com/post/15136339040Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:38:53 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx38a8waau1qahciuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Our lovely new wind chimes that we got for Christmas. Thanks, mom & dad. They may move to different locations til I can find the right spot with just enough of a breeze.</p>http://www.checket.com/post/15098906096http://www.checket.com/post/15098906096Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:42:08 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx155laFb61qzhkvho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://barackobama.tumblr.com/post/15036027046/matt-romney-says-his-dad-mitt-will-release-his-tax">barackobama</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Matt Romney says his dad Mitt will release his tax returns “as soon as” President Obama releases his birth certificate. Guess he hasn’t seen <a href="http://store.barackobama.com/featured/made-in-the-usa-mug.html?utm_source=BO&utm_medium=TM&utm_term=20111230&utm_campaign=MugBOTM20111230">our mugs</a>?</p> </blockquote> <p>I love this because the mugs are an awesome, tongue-in-cheek way for the campaign to raise money. But it’s also an incredible example of how spot-on the Obama campaign is at using social media.</p>http://www.checket.com/post/15086053019http://www.checket.com/post/15086053019Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:50:15 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2ulwZX8R1qahciuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Looks awesome. Uncomfortable. But awesome.</p>http://www.checket.com/post/15085914195http://www.checket.com/post/15085914195Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:46:43 -0500<p>Hilarious.</p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/3wl3N_nI46I">http://youtu.be/3wl3N_nI46I</a></p>http://www.checket.com/post/14400539209http://www.checket.com/post/14400539209Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:55:33 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LjxaK-dVugs?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><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://soupsoup.tumblr.com/post/14102035437/the-most-intense-taekwondo-fight-ever-by-clsmz">soupsoup</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The most intense taekwondo fight ever (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjxaK-dVugs&feature=share">clsmz</a>) via <a href="http://twitter.com/pbump/statuses/146073043238793216">@pbump</a> and <a href="http://t.co/Jj1PJvxQ">boing boing</a></p> </blockquote> <p>You must watch this! Funniest thing I’ve seen in a long, long time.</p>http://www.checket.com/post/14124627090http://www.checket.com/post/14124627090Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:47:33 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvyprwcbMg1qahciuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Somebody’s excited about Christmas.</p>http://www.checket.com/post/13990378595http://www.checket.com/post/13990378595Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:38:20 -0500<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/13477428288/the-true-cost-of-christmas">mentalflossr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvedfoxqgD1qeaqak.jpg"/></p> <p>Each year PNC Wealth Management calculates the total cost of all 364 items mentioned/repeated in <a href="http://content.pncmc.com/live/pnc/microsite/CPI/2011/index.html">“The Twelve Days of Christmas.”</a> This year it topped $100,000 for the first time.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is more or less useless data (what do I really care about the cost of maids-a-milking anyway except that I’d say, for the work they do, they’re kind of under paid) but it’s so much fun to watch.</p>http://www.checket.com/post/13479850291http://www.checket.com/post/13479850291Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:47:20 -0500<a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Ask-an-Expert-What-was-on-the-menu-at-the-first-Thanksgiving.html?utm_source=smithsoniantravandcult&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=201111-Travel">What was on the Menu at the First Thanksgiving?</a>: <p>Fun and interesting article from Smithsonian magazine.</p> <p>Happy Thanksgiving!</p>http://www.checket.com/post/13250344727http://www.checket.com/post/13250344727Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:23:13 -0500<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/13224226612/the-string-on-boxes-of-animal-crackers-was-originally">mentalflossr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv4ye7vEd61qeaqak.jpg"/></p> </blockquote> <p>No way?! That does it. I’m hanging animal crackers on the tree this year.</p>http://www.checket.com/post/13232667094http://www.checket.com/post/13232667094Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:58:23 -0500<a href="http://g.co/doodle/ab23hc">Google's fun Thanksgiving Doodle</a>http://www.checket.com/post/13168589285http://www.checket.com/post/13168589285Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:28:54 -0500<a href="http://www.minimallyminimal.com/journal/2011/11/16/coffee-time-market-share-vs-profit.html">Interesting visual</a>: <p>And that’s only Samsung. What about the other handset manufacturers?</p>http://www.checket.com/post/13057963970http://www.checket.com/post/13057963970Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:33:05 -0500<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-teacher-suspended-after-showing-daily-show-in-class-20111116,0,4733683.story">Teacher suspended after showing 'Daily Show' in class - chicagotribune.com</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/12927128772/teacher-suspended-after-showing-daily-show-in-class">comedycentral</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>You guys misspelled “commended.”</p> </blockquote>http://www.checket.com/post/12927849953http://www.checket.com/post/12927849953Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:25:28 -0500