Jess and All-Star Lauren - Hiphop

Jess LeProtto and All-Star Lauren Gottlieb (season 3) danced hiphop choreographed by NappyTabs. Music: Take a Bow by Rihanna



What Can I Say?
I love Nappytabs. However, I feel that this particular routine isn't as memorable as their other routines. As for Jess, I like him. I think he's a great guy and a great dancer. But there's just something missing. Whenever I see him do hiphop, he reminds me so much of Evan (season 5). They're both Broadway dancers and just very sweet guys. But for reasons I don't know, I can't seem to remove that image of their sweet, smiling faces even when they're dancing different styles. And I think it has something to do with their height as well. Most times, their partners are noticeably taller than them.

The So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 top 8 performances originally aired on July 27, 2011. Judges were Lady Gaga, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and Rob Marshall.

Melanie and All-Star Neil - Contemporary

Melanie Moore and All-Star Neil Haskell (season 3) danced a contemporary routine choreographed by Mandy Moore. Music: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler.



What Can I Say?
Wow! Mandy Moore is fast becoming one of my favorite contemporary choreographers on SYTYCD. She's been doing some great choreographies lately. I've forgotten how good Neil is. He's very strong and reliable. Melanie is like a different person when she's dancing. There are no traces of the playful and somewhat impish girl. I really love Melanie. However, I feel that I'm getting a little tired of seeing her do almost the same things every week. She's done contemporary a lot of times already. I don't think she's being challenged much and she isn't given the chance to show what else she can offer.

I just have to give a shoutout to that fearless jump she made. Really awesome!

The So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 top 8 performances originally aired on July 27, 2011. Judges were Lady Gaga, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and Rob Marshall.

Caitlynn and All-Star Ivan - Hiphop

Caitlynn Lawson and All-Star Ivan Koumaev (season 2) danced a hiphop routine choreographed by Marty Kudelka. Music: Let Me Love You by Mario



What Can I Say?
I loved Ivan in season 2. I had this sort of schoolgirl crush on him. Who wouldn't? He's such a cutie. Anyway, about Caitlynn, I'm not a big fan of her but I think she did a decent job here. Although, I personally think the dance didn't really stand out. It's not their fault. The choreography was smooth and decent but not very memorable. It was good but not excitingly good.

The So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 top 8 performances originally aired on July 27, 2011. Judges were Lady Gaga, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and Rob Marshall.

So You Think You Can Dance

I'm a dance addict. Dance is a big part of me. It is, for me, a way of life. So I'm creating a whole label for dance and for my favorite dance show So You Think You Can Dance.

I'm a big fan of So You Think You Can Dance, and I know it's a little bit late to start posting about the earlier seasons. So I'll just go on and start with the current one, which is season 8. And along the way, I might post about some of my favorites from previous season.

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The World's Thinnest House... So Far

It's a given fact that very little space is left for constructing decent houses in the city, especially with all the commercial buildings and establishments greatly increasing in number

Let's leave it to the experts to find a solution to this problem, and they did! The solution? A very thin house that will be built in between two buildings.

Hard to imagine? Well, just look down there.

From this:

Seriously? They want to fit a house in there?

To this:

And they seriously did!

And the world's thinnest house was conceived! Here's how it looks like inside.

There's surprisingly a lot more room than I thought!

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PS. I wonder how architects are gonna surpass this in the future.

Is hell exothermic or endothermic?

An excerpt from this site.

Dr. Schambaugh, of the University of Oklahoma School of Chemical Engineering, Final Exam question for May of 1997.

Dr. Schambaugh is known for asking questions such as "why do airplanes fly?" on his final exams. His one and only final exam question in May 1997 for his Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer II class was the following:

"Is hell exothermic or endothermic? Support your answer with proof."

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following:

"First, We postulate that if souls exist, then they must have some mass. If they do, then a mole of souls can also have a mass. So, at what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are souls leaving? I think we can safely assume that once a soul gets to hell, it will not leave.

Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for souls entering hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, then you will go to hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all people and souls go to hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in hell to increase exponentially.

Now, we look at the rate of change in volume in hell. Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass of souls and volume needs to stay constant. Two options exist:

1. If hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter hell, then the temperature and pressure in hell will increase until all hell breaks loose.

2. If hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until hell freezes over.

The student got the only A.

Britney's "Hold It Against Me" Without Autotune

Just like any bored human being on a Saturday afternoon, I turned to my computer for company. After doing the usual routine of checking e-mails, logging on to social networks, and reading whatever news comes up online, I ended up on PerezHilton.com, more specifically on a write-up about Britney Spears. Perez posted a version of Britney's Hold It Against Me without autotune.

I was very, very curious how it sounds. Listen to it below.



To be honest, I did not know what to expect. But it was interesting to hear that she doesn't really sound that bad. Well, yes, her vocals isn't as powerful but it was decent enough for me. And I think I like this better than the album version. This is refreshing to hear and it actually sounds clean. There aren't any disturbing sounds like those distorted vocals and echoes. Well done, Britney!

Link to Perez Hilton write-up.

Welcoming Myself on Google+

I've just started using Google+ (pronounced are Google Plus) yesterday. I don't know much about it yet. I'm just starting and trying out the features. But here are some of my initial impressions:

1. It looks very easy to navigate. Everything you need, you can easily see on the interface.
2. The "circles" are very interesting. It's like the "groups" but cooler and easier. It's an easy drag-and-drop process.
3. I like that when you post a status or share something, you will be asked who you'd like to share it with. This way you won't have to set general restrictions by going over the "Settings" or anything. I think that's too tiresome, especially if you have a lot of friends to go over.
4. So far my only problem is the "invitation" process. I am confused on how to invite friends.
5. I still haven't tried the chat feature but one friend told me the experience is quite better than that of Facebook's.

That's it for now! I'll have to explore it some more.

How to Post Your Tweets on Facebook

This afternoon, while watching the Azkals game against Sri Lanka, I was also tweeting the whole time. One friend asked me how I was able to post my tweets on Facebook. That's where I got the idea of making a tutorial on how to post your tweets on Facebook.

First of all, you have to have a Twitter account. If you don't, you'll have to sign up on Twitter. Once you have a Twitter account setup, you're ready to connect to Facebook.

1. Sign in to your Facebook account.
2. On the search box on the upper part of the Facebook page, search for the Twitter application or you can just access it here.
3. On the Twitter App page, click the "Sign in with twitter" button.

4. You will be redirected to a page where you will be asked to connect your Twitter and Facebook accounts.
5. If you are logged in to your Twitter account while setting up the connection, you will just have to confirm by choosing "Allow."
6. If you are not logged in to your Twitter account, you will be asked to enter your login information, and then confirm the authorization by choosing "Allow."

7. You will be redirected to another page where you will be asked to grant Twitter permission. Click the "Allow" button.

That's it! You're done. You can start sending tweets to be automatically posted on your Facebook wall.

Amazing Bike Bus

Saw this while browsing the Internet.

Ain't it great?

Read more about it here.

Science Misconceptions

While researching for a topic, I saw this blog post about the most annoying misconception about your field. This would be an interesting topic. I think I'm gonna write about it some time.