Barron of Blog

Hilarious Clean/Simple Comedy

Mike B. — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:26:27 +0000

"Clean" comedy is incredibly hard; these guys pull of a great and simple comedy act without saying a single word:

“We Are Young” Acapella

Mike B. — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:28:24 +0000

The Hat Trick

Mike B. — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:39:16 +0000

Back in 2003 we were able to pull off a rare feat; within the course of a couple months we had a baby (Libby), bought a new house, and I started a new job.

I am very happy and proud to say: we have done it again!

The new baby is a girl (yes!) and we are looking forward to having our final child join the family. We moved into our new house (same city) in February and are feeling settled in. Finally, I just started my new position a few weeks ago and am happy where I am.

I apologize to those loyal readers who continued to check this blog for updates over the past few weeks - hopefully, now that most of the dust has settled, you will be seeing a bit more activity here.

Fourth Grade Girl’s First Ski Jump

Mike B. — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:18:40 +0000

The emotion in her voice is incredible, especially the internal back and forth that she feels when hesitating and feeling the full weight of fear.

Beautiful!

Mike B. — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:58:52 +0000

Oh hi there! Why yes, you are right - I have not blogged for some time. My sincere apologies.

No, wait. Screw the typical apologies. I'm not really sorry; life is busy, and wonderful, and full. And this blog is just one small piece of life's kick-ass puzzle. There are a few exciting posts on their way... at some time. In the future. But not now.

Now it's time to enjoy this video of Neil deGrasse Tyson talking about "the most astounding fact" that he knows - that we are all made from star-stuff (a meme first made popular by Sagan):

Ciao!

Rendered Assembly of Lego Millennium Falcon

Mike B. — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:03:14 +0000

Assembly of the Lego set 10179 from Star Wars Ultimate collector series in stop motion in 3d. Created using 3ds max and V-ray. A very long work over 3 years, modelling all the pieces by myself. and rendered frame by frame:

Lego Millennium Falcon Stop Motion Assembly 3d from Francisco Prieto on Vimeo.

Rolling Down a Pillow Mountain

Mike B. — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:58 +0000

The kids wanted to do this for a loooong time - it was fun!

Rockin’ the Wireless Headphones

Mike B. — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:01:32 +0000

Libby and Cooper typing letters and drawing stuff on my computer. Libby insisted they both listen to "The Wizard of Oz" soundtrack while "working" on the computer:

Go Hoosiers!

Mike B. — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:06:43 +0000

Dressed up and ready to go before this past weekend's IU vs. Purdue game:

And The Angel Said Unto Him…

Mike B. — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:44:41 +0000

Back to the Future Project (2011)

Mike B. — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:44:15 +0000

It's been around for a while, but I still get a kick out of this "Back to the Future" project (warning: one image has boobies). The premise is to re-capture an identical image from your youth as a grown-up:

Watching the Game in Laundry Baskets

Mike B. — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:10:47 +0000

Pillow-lined laundry baskets make perfect seats for little kids (Libby's legs were sticking out the end, but she looked comfortable enough). Here they are watching the Patriots beat the Ravens:

“Walking Through Steel” Magic Trick

Mike B. — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:10:27 +0000

Oh man, I am definitely NOT the "coolest" Michael Barron on this beautiful planet. Ladies and gentlemen, I present a jaw-dropping rehearsal video of Michael Barron (the magician) doing his thing:

Busy, Busy, Busy

Mike B. — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:41:07 +0000

Apologies for the recent dearth of posts. Lots of (good) things happening these days. Expect scarcity of posts to continue well into February. Until then please enjoy this picture of my imaginary secretary and a metaphorical pile of things I must do:

Jobs Progression

Mike B. — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:52:31 +0000

I received the first three images in a chain e-mail then added the fourth panel myself. I love political season and so far 2012 is not disappointing!