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There's nothing worse than starting the day realising you've just fucked something up at work... Happy Friday y'all. The first video for this week's FRIV was sent to me by Wade who says of the video: "[my friend's] Brazilian sister in law swears that she got it from her cousin whose cat it was. In other words: urban legend!!" Whether it's true or not, it's certainly pretty amusing. The backstory has the owners of the cat wondering why their water bill had been so high for some time... The second offering is something a little more contemplative than usual. As I've mentioned previously, I loves me some good photography, and this stop-motion video is just beautiful (and can be enjoyed without the sound Helen ). And finally, a couple of external video links. This is a gold short film about Robin attempting to go on a date without Batman. And this is the trailer for the new Bond film . It look good. I excite. That is all. I shall now retu...

The charmingly named Sarah Smiles reports in today's Age that "the Prime Minister has dismissed parts of a US intelligence report that link the Iraq war with spreading global terrorism". I love this. Apparently John Howard knows better than 16 combined US intelligence agencies. The National Intelligence Estimate report is generated by the most highly organised, heavily funded intelligence community that has ever existed. But John Howard doesn't trust them. Why? "Intelligence agencies have different views at different times," he told ABC radio. "Some of the intelligence agencies that were involved in this assessment were telling us … that Iraq in 2003 had weapons of mass destruction." That's right, John Howard knows better than these intelligence agencies, because some of them provided the information that he chose to believe sufficiently to send our Defence Forces off to war in Iraq. So if these agencies provide you with information that w...

I mean seriously. The NRL has lost its championship trophy five days before the Grand Final. Apart from the fact that it's barely a game (or perhaps for that very reason), they could only manage an average crowd attendance of 17,336 this year (compared to the AFLs 32,250) and they can't even keep hold of the sport's major prize. I just... honestly. What do Northerners see in it? And bad luck Scotty West. It should have been you .

I don't want to be at work. Wah. Why is no one updating their blogs!? Don't they realise they have a duty to entertain me when I have nothing to do!?! WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN!! Oh Dawn, I know how you feel.

It's time for Friday's Random Interweb Video! Hooray!! But first... Separated at birth? Above is Beavis of Beavis and Butthead fame. Below is the Right Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson MP, Federal Defence Minister and Liberal Member for Bradfield as depicted in this morning's Age newspaper by Matt Golding. The truly frightening thing is that neither of them seems capable of moving their faces above the mouth... And on to today's videos. This kid is four years old. Dude. And if you haven't had the pleasure of meeting Borat before, or even if you have, here he is on Conan O'Brien. Hee hee. This just in courtesy of Virginia . OK, that was just getting annoying - I've taken the video off 'cos it keeps playing every time this blog gets loaded. If you want to get your kitten fix, go here .

After getting home from work yesterday evening, I turned on the telly for my usual bout of post-work laziness and encountered the tail end of the Steve Irwin memorial service at Australia Zoo. To be honest, after watching a parade of quintessentially "aussie" celebrities strut their stuff, I had to turn it off as our Great and Noble Leader took the microphone to wax lyrical about the Australian-ness of the Crocodile Hunter. It was tragic. Not because of the forced sentiment of the performers, but because it seemed to reinforce Irwin's cult of celebrity, and take from the family the intensely personal experience of the death of a loved one. Nowhere was this more evident than the speech of Bindi Irwin, Steve's eight year-old daughter. I speak from experience as someone who has been on the wrong end of a parent's death. Bindi's speech , while remarkable for it's apparent composure, was a performance for an international television audience. It was not t...

Who the fuck is Sam Brett and why must The Age expose us to her insufferable cliche-ridden tripe. Am I the only one with a burning desire to stab blunt knitting needles through her eyes? I mean seriously, " girls, hold on to your men " - FUCK OFF! For the economic geeks out there, or for those who just enjoy some serious graphical representation, have a look at this awesome graph of the US budget. Just amazing. Bookshelves made of random shapes that you can simply stick to your walls in any shape. I want them . [last two things via Boing Boing ] UPDATE: Oooh, ooh. How on earth did I not notice that CC has joined the world of the interwebbers ! Welcome.