Entries for July, 2009

Photobombing

Photobombing – the fine art of spoiling a stranger’s photograph, secretly horning in on the action after lurking in the background and stealthily inserting yourself into the picture as an unintended (and usually hilarious) intruder.
Ever checked the pictures from your cousin’s wedding or your trip to Las Vegas, only to discover a gesticulating idjit in the background? You, [...]

Spacelocker: Summer Songs

Summer’s here and here at Spacelocker we’re smack dab in the middle of it.
Sun, sand, surf, roadtrips, and summer romance, and every summer has its own signature song–the one song that captures the essence of that particular summer and makes it its own. The song that, every time you hear it, it takes you and [...]

Space Invaders From Spacelocker

It’s been a long time . . . a very long time . . .
The other day I was wandering through the Spacelocker Widget Gallery (click on Get Widgets on your Locker Page, then click on Games), when I chanced to meet an old friend. It had been many years since we’d last seen each [...]

Spacelocker: Beach Volleyball

Summer’s here, the heat’s on, and nowhere is the heat on more than at the beach. And with beach volleyball an official Olympic sport, even the beach gets hotter.
In Vancouver, the 2010 Olympics are less than a year away, and beach volleyball athletes are heading to the beaches in droves to hone their best moves. [...]

Spacelocker Guide to Guys

We’ve been hearing about some pretty strange stuff in the news lately. It’s about guys, mostly. It seems that some guys bore more easily than others and are driven to absurd extremes to deal with it.
First thing is about this race they have every year in Spain—through the streets of Pamplona—in the company of stampeding [...]

What Makes You Happy?

Do you know what makes you happy?
Sharing a moonlit walk on the beach with some special someone? Would that make you happy? You may think it would, but if you really want to know, ask a complete stranger.
According to a recent study, the best way to find out how much you’ll enjoy an experience is to [...]

David Marsden: Radio Legend Stays Curious

Radio’s not dead—at least not as long as David Marsden’s around—it’s alive and kicking, and you can listen in right here on Spacelocker.
For those of us who may not be intimately familiar with him, David Marsden, aka Dave Mickie, aka The Mars Bar, is about as close as anyone could ever get to the spirit [...]

Spacelocker Night Out

I just returned from a concert with the rock group Cracker, a band whose music I’ve listened to and admired for many years. Tickets for the show were a birthday gift, and I couldn’t imagine a better way to celebrate.
Cracker was first formed as Camper Van Beethoven in 1984, the year they released a song [...]

Spacelocker and Summertime

 
School’s out—it’s summertime . . .
Time to kick back, make sure your friends list is up to date and invite more friends too; get on down to the beach, and catch some rays. Play games. Watch videos. Sit under a tree and read a trashy novel.
Think about questions that have no answers:
1. If money doesn’t grow on trees, [...]