Haaaaaaappy Chinese New Year! This is the year of the dragon , so be sure to get out there and fly around breathing fireballs to your heart’s content. Maybe even stockpile a big ol’ mound of gold and then just sit on it in a cave. Man, I would totally do that. This is a video of the China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe performing the Thousand-Arm Guan Yin . It’s extra impressive because all the performers in the troupe are deaf. You? You can hear just fine but you dance like you’re drowning. Hit the jump for two worthwhile videos.

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Happy Chinese New Year!: The 1,000-Arm Dance

? Todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay is the greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatest daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay I’ve ever knoooooooooooooooooooooown ? See what I did there? It f***ing sucked, I know. This is a video of a bunch of pumpkins being smashed shot at 1,000 FPS set to some creepy-ass music. It’s Halloween weekend, so I thought it would be appropriate . Also: making a lot of fake blood , getting drunk, then passing out in it on the kitchen floor to scare my roommate when he got home. Long story short I got way too drunk, was unresponsive, he freaked out, called the police, they came, woke me up with smelling salts and busted me for weed. So yeah, Halloween’s off to a great start. For everyone celebrating this weekend INSTEAD OF ON ACTUAL HALLOWEEN, have fun, be safe, rot your teeth out with candy and I hope you all go home with the Harley Quinn of your dreams/ Ninja Turtle of your fantasies . I should be around in between witch’s brews so I might throw a couple posts up. Ooooooor just a bunch of mini candy bars (probably Snickers & Kit-Kats). Hit the jump for the damn I need that song on my iTunes.

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Smashing Pumpkins At 1,000 Frames/Second

Today, May the 4th, is Star Wars Day . Why? Because of the popularity of the pun, ” may the fourth be with you.” Embarrassing as shit, I know. Kidding, I’m just jealous I didn’t come up with it. Or did I? *firing up time machine* “Go back and kill Jar Jar while you’re at it!” The one in the picture? “That’s Yoda.” You sure? I thought that was a gremlin and I was being ironic. “Ha — you wouldn’t know irony if you licked a skillet!” What you did there: I see it, and I approve . HAPPY STAR WARS DAY YOU DIRTY WAMPAS! Thanks to Julian, c-nast, gina, Captain McHargue, Toka and everyone else who sent this who I might have missed — may the cinco de Mayo . Amidoinitrite?

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Obligitory ‘Happy Star Wars Day!’ Post

This is the (Abu Dhabi) Emirates Palace hotel’s $11 million Christmas tree. Well, technically the tree only cost $10K, it’s just covered in $11 million of gold and diamond tackery. It’s a marketing effort to drum up interest in the hotel . Right, like I’m rich enough to fly to the UAE and stay in a $400 - $7,000/night hotel. Just sayin’, I had to ask a friend to spot me bus-fare yesterday. Plus I stole two packs of Ramen when he was in the bathroom! The vast majority of the population of the oil-rich UAE are Muslim. But Mr Olbertz said he did not think the tree would offend local sensibilities. “It’s a very liberal country,” he said, according to AFP. Asked what security measures were in place to prevent theft of jewellery from the tree, assistant director of marketing Hazem Harfoush said the tree was “good proof that Abu Dhabi is a safe destination”. And the hotel was even safer, Mr Harfoush told the BBC. “We have 24/7 security, four security guards closely monitoring the space plus security cameras.” “Very liberal country” aside, did that just say FOUR security guards? Can you excuse me for just a sec? *dialing* Hello, Grinch? Tie Max’s antler back on, it’s time to steal another Christmas. UAE hotel boasts ‘most expensive Christmas tree ever’ [bbcnews] Thanks to Liz, who doesn’t like trees and decided to decorate a shrub instead. What the — WHO DOESN’T LIKE TREES?!

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Definitely NOT The True Meaning Of Christmas: Hotel’s $11 Million Tree

In the spirit of Halloween I’ll forgive the father responsible for dressing his young, impressionable child up like Robocop and taking pictures of him patrolling around Detroit. But just for the weekend. Come Monday this sort of thing isn’t cool anymore. And speaking of not cool anymore — I’m pretty sure the air conditioner in my bedroom broke back in June. I still turn it on though because I like the rattling sound it makes. Helps me sleep at night. Also, drinking a lot right before bed. Sorry if I’m not making any sense right now I drank a fat man’s weight in booze last night and I’m hair of the dogging it this morning to make my head stop pounding. I might have already had too much. Just kidding, there’s no such thing. You know how much Halloween candy I’m gonna eat this weekend? All of it. Hit the jump for several more, and a link to even more of the candy magnet in action.

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The Cutest Lil Robocop You Ever Did See

Readers, I though I’d take a second out of my busy schedule laying in bed to wish you all a happy and safe fourth of July. So get out there and grill something or whatever the hell people do to celebrate. And before you goobers begin the America trolling, remember: some countries don’t even have fireworks. Have a great fourth everybody and I’ll be back tomorrow. Possibly from the hospital! Be safe (you only get 10 fingers), The Geekologie Writer

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Yay, Independence: Happy Fourth Of July!

I’d like to take this time to thank all the servicemen and women who have given their lives so that I can write without fear or censorship. And to those still serving: keep up the good work, and come home safe. Here’s to you, The Geekologie Writer

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Freedom Isn’t Free: Happy Memorial Day

Today marks the 25th birthday of Tetris . In its quarter century of service it has been responsible for thirty googlejillion man hours of gameplay and countless drops in productivity. I know I got fired for playing at work once. You here that, the man? YOU CAN’T HOLD ME DOWN! Happy Birthday, Tetris, this long piece is for you. And by long piece I mean 40. A GLUGLULGLULAGLUG! At 25, `Tetris’ drops into place as gaming icon [yahoonews] Thanks to Pat, Watch-303, catch22 and /Eyeroll, who don’t even bother working at work anymore.

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Screw Productivity: Happy Birthday, Tetris!