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Chris Anderson, Peanut Catcher Extraordinaire
I can’t play any instruments. I can’t juggle. I’m not a particularly good dancer, though I sometimes ignore that fact when out with friends. I can’t do back flips.
Everyone, however, has at least one talent, even if that talent may not be useful or interesting. My talent is catching food in my mouth. Toss a grape my way from across the room, launch a fuzzy peach candy while I’m watching a hockey game on TV, fire jellybeans at my head when I’m sitting at the breakfast table. I’ll happily attempt to catch all of them, and more often than not, I’ll succeed.
Somehow, while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo with MSF, my colleagues found out about this talent and decided to put me to the test. After taking five small sips of watery Ugandan lager to counter the expected salt build-up in my mouth and throat, I caught 48 out of 52 peanuts thrown my way by three peanut-throwers over the course of 57 seconds. Dr Alan Gonzalez filmed it, so that we could share it online. Enjoy:
Chris Anderson, Peanut Catcher Extraordinaire from Chris Anderson on Vimeo.
Years of training at the Vancouver Aquarium taught Chris Anderson to mimic the Harbour Seal. This footage, filmed in Faradje, Democratic Republic of Congo, demonstrates the result of that training.Filmed by Alan Gonzalez
Peanuts thrown by Rachel Marsden, Emilie Castaignet, and Alan Gonzalez
Posted in Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Humour
Also tagged Faradje, Harbour seal, Peanuts
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My first (and probably last) cute kitten video
These days, everyone seems to have a cute kitten or sneezing panda video on the internets. Surprised Kitty is one of the most famous. This kitty may not be quite as cute, but she is relatively amusing to watch:
UBC LipDub feat. the Banana Dance
While taking some time to relax in Vancouver with family and friends, I went out to my alma mater and participated in a little video project which has been somewhat popular on the interwebs since it first went online three days ago: UBC LipDub.
You can see me in my banana costume dancing beside another guy in a banana costume, in the background at 4:26 and in the foreground at 4:55. My sister is seen spinning glow poi in the dark room a few seconds later (well, the glow poi are visible, she’s somewhat hidden).
Check it out:
And the award for Best Director goes to… Josephine Anderson!
My sister Josephine is an up-and-coming filmmaker and, as with all four of my siblings, I’m extremely proud of her. Back in mid-December, Josephine got an invitation from Nokia to participate in their Nokia N8: Direct and Project 1 minute film competition after Nokia saw her website: JosephineAnderson.ca, which I helped her build and maintain (yes, I’m bragging).
So, on January 19th, my sister headed downtown to the Vancouver Art Gallery where all the film entries were to be screened. The room was filled to capacity, over two dozen short films were shown, and people were amazed over and over by what can be accomplished when working with only 60 seconds.
Then, the host announced the winner: Josephine Anderson.
Check out her creative video below. Then, if you’re interested to see some of her other projects, head over to her website and take a look!
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Now, if you enjoyed watching any of her films, how about sharing the love by sharing this here link with a few of your friends?
If you’re curious about the Nokia film competition itself, check out this informative article.
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Also tagged Cool people, Josephine Anderson, Nokia N8: Direct and Project
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