Eve Collins

Eve Collins
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I'm a west coast girl in New England. I'm doing graduate school course work but I'll be going back to California for the summer. Right now, I'm on east coast time.

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Harry Potter's millions of readers will have an online home. J.K. Rowling has announced the launch of Pottermore.

 
MAY 4, 2011 8:20PM

Little Thor Goes Viral [Video]

This video is a spoof of a Volkswagen commercial that was a huge hit during the Super Bowl. Catherine did a post on that commercial on Open Salon. Here is a spoof, with a surprise ending. The Little Thor video has gone viral, with close to 2 million views.

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This ice cream vendor just has fun. He spreads a bit of cheer, along with ice cream in a cone. With such a show, the customer will be back.

This thief-in-training might want to rethink his choice in pants. The baggy pants looks isn't a good choice for a quick get-away. This happened in Lake Wales, Florida.

In a recent NBA game, Kobe Bryant was caught on tape, as he was making a sexual slur. The comment was directed at a referee and the NBA fined Bryant $100,000. For further damage control, Bryant has released a Public Service Announcement. Here's the video with Kobe Bryant and some of… Read full post »

This transporter is powered by a lithium ion battery. The prototype is only 22 pounds and just very cool. If you can shift your weight and lean, the U3-X will respond.

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This is an ad for T-Mobile. It has gone viral. Jill and Kevin's wedding on YouTube has over 64 million hits. This Royal Wedding spoof has almost 5 million views in three days.

It seems Josh Groban has a sense of humor to match his terrific vocals. On Jimmy Kimmel's show, Josh Groban takes a poke at Kanye West's tweets and his famous ego.

APRIL 12, 2011 10:48AM

Legal Groping of a Six Year Old Girl

As a parent, you tell your kids never to allow such touching. Now, in order for a six year old girl to clear airport security, this has to happen. 

Austin Hendrix is a student athlete at Eastern Michigan. Austin is a runner/track athlete. He has made his sexual preference known. It has not made a difference to his teammates or his track coach. There has been acceptance. No active player in baseball, basketball, hockey or baseball has had the cou… Read full post »

Is it real? Is it fake? You decide. 

Talk radio is suppose to reflect the pulse of the country. It's where the common citizen, without an internet blog, can reach thousands of people with a personal viewpoint. In this east coast area, the focus this morning isn't about the possible government shutdown, the conflict in Libya or the devas… Read full post »

Congressman Sean Duffy represents the 7th District of Wisconsin. He's struggling with a $174,000 salary. His constituents may not be struggling at that level.

Alye Pollack is just thirteen and unhappy. She's bullied at school. Her response is a video on YouTube that's receiving media attention.

 
Words hurt and rob kids of their self esteem. The pain becomes unbearable. In the case of Phoebe Prince, the bullying led to her suicide. &nbs… Read full post »

This is a viral video on YouTube. The number of views is reaching 2 million at the moment; and no one knows what these twin boys are saying. They are so cute and oh so engrossed in their conversation! Mom may long for a coherent sentence.

Paul Newman did this short tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. This was done for Turner Classic Movies. That channel will be presenting Elizabeth Taylor films on April 10. Here is the video where Paul Newman salutes his friend, Elizabeth Taylor -

MARCH 18, 2011 10:55AM

Jennifer Aniston Has a Viral Video

Jennifer Aniston tries everything she can to have a viral video. There are puppies and rainbows. She's even funny. Keena Cahill and Brad Wollack are in the video too. She kicks Brad Wollack in the groin. Maybe it's the name "Brad". The whole video is a slick advertising spot for Smartwater.… Read full post »

MARCH 17, 2011 7:42PM

A Flash Mob for St. Patrick's Day

This was a surprise for people at Central Station in Sydney, Australia. It's a dancing flash mob. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

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Following a viral video posted on YouTube, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block has a tough decision. He has to decide whether any disciplinary action has to be taken for a video posted by a student from UCLA. Alexandra Wallace posted a video that went viral. It is grossly insensitive but the question is… Read full post »

Alexandra Wallace is having her few days of internet fame. Some people will say it's a student expressing herself. It's free speech. Others may consider it racism, intolerance and hate. You can decide. Alexandra Wallance's video is now viral. It's about manners.

 

 

Alexandra better… Read full post »

OCTOBER 19, 2010 10:51AM

Over $2,200 Spent on Text Books

Yesterday, the university bookstore called and said the last text book I needed had arrived. Sixteen copies had been ordered. It's a small class. It had arrived and was being held for me.

I bought the book. I had to buy the book for the course. Then comes the job… Read full post »
I love stories like this. My friends and I have furnished parts of our students' quarters with garage sale castoffs. With a bit of cleaning, the buys are nice and functional. There are some great bargains to be found. One example is our coffee maker which has heavy use throughout the… Read full post »
Usually, I travel back to California to a summer job. I had intended to leave as soon as all the school papers and exams were done. I even had a Greyhound trip planned. I was going to travel coast to coast on the bus to save some money and to see… Read full post »
It was another trip to the Apple store today. I now have the third version of the iPad. I'm happy that Apple does all these exchanges with me but I'm not thrilled with the product. 

The first one had wi-fi issues. That one was purchased on the first day iPads… Read full post »
The sale of reusable water bottles will climb in Concord, Massachusetts soon. The town "has banned the sale of bottled drinking water in town beginning in 2011". 

The legislation says that refillable containers are allowed. Aren't all containers theoretically recyclable and reusable?  Read full post »