My son had to do stories to go along with vocabulary words when he was in 4th grade, and one time he had something like “ebullient”. He chose to write about Dancing Matt.
Initially, I was saddened by Damascus, Syria–my first thought was “the women there felt so threatened they had to have their identities blurred out”… by the end, my much more optimistic thought was that the Syrian women felt the Syrian equivalent of “fuck this, I’m dancing, and we can just blur out my identity!”
Here’s to the women of Damascus! (and here’s to Matt)
Every single one of these videos makes me tear up. it’s the liberal’s utopian dream – all people, from all walks of life, anywhere on the planet, all dancing together.
I’m tearing up again. Pass the tissues and something fuzzy to hug!
Stephanie Zvan is an analyst by trade, but she's paid not to talk about it. She also writes science fiction and fantasy, so she knows firsthand that the impact of a story is usually unrelated to its truth. As though that weren't enough to keep her busy, Stephanie is also one of the hosts for Atheists Talk, a radio show and podcast produced by the Minnesota Atheists. She speaks on science and skepticism in a number of venues, including science fiction and fantasy conventions.
Stephanie has been called a science blogger and a sex blogger, but if it means she has to choose just one thing to be or blog about, she's decided she's never going to grow up. In addition to science and sex and the science of sex, you'll find quite a bit of politics here, some economics, a regular short fiction feature, and the occasional bit of concentrated weird.
Oh, and arguments. She sometimes indulges in those as well. But I'm sure everything will be just fine. Nothing to worry about. Nothing at all.
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carlie
June 20, 2012 at 7:12 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
He’s still doing them? That’s awesome.
My son had to do stories to go along with vocabulary words when he was in 4th grade, and one time he had something like “ebullient”. He chose to write about Dancing Matt.
Cuttlefish
June 20, 2012 at 7:26 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
That was surprisingly tear-inducing.
Well, maybe not, if you know me.
Initially, I was saddened by Damascus, Syria–my first thought was “the women there felt so threatened they had to have their identities blurred out”… by the end, my much more optimistic thought was that the Syrian women felt the Syrian equivalent of “fuck this, I’m dancing, and we can just blur out my identity!”
Here’s to the women of Damascus! (and here’s to Matt)
dogeared, spotted and foxed
June 20, 2012 at 8:04 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Matt’s videos always makes me cry. In the best way possible.
Weemaryanne
June 21, 2012 at 6:34 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Goldangit, FtB needs a “like” button.
Yellow Thursday
June 21, 2012 at 7:14 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
This is beautiful. I don’t know what else to say. It’s just beautiful.
Joven
June 21, 2012 at 9:36 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Kinda disappointing he learned to dance now, but still good.
Eskeptrical Engineer
June 21, 2012 at 11:48 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’m really glad that I’m not the only one who teared up watching this. What a wonderful video.
WMDKitty
June 21, 2012 at 1:27 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’m not one to tear up, but this… yeah. Pass the kleenex, plz.
Illuminata, Genie in the Beer Bottle
June 21, 2012 at 2:03 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Every single one of these videos makes me tear up. it’s the liberal’s utopian dream – all people, from all walks of life, anywhere on the planet, all dancing together.
I’m tearing up again. Pass the tissues and something fuzzy to hug!
WMDKitty
June 21, 2012 at 3:26 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
@Illuminata — I know, I’ve been looking high and low for Gracie (‘cuz a kitty-snuggle would be awesome right about now) and I can’t find her.
WMDKitty
June 21, 2012 at 3:32 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Oh, well. Here’s a picture of me and my floofy baby-girl.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/wmdkitty/Gracie/gracieandme.jpg
*purrs and head-bonks everyone in the thread*
Robert B.
June 22, 2012 at 12:32 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
*cries*
*thumbs up*