Things I Think Are Kinda Cool

Behold the first kiss ever captured on film.  It happened in 1896 thanks to Thomas Edison (yes, that Thomas Edison), and it’s as racy as you’d expect!

-via Brain Picker

This year was sort of crazy, right?  Try not to think too much about it…Happy NYE!

For the sleepy geek in your life – a floppy disk pillow!

-Buy is HERE for $18.  (via Jaz Jaz)

Artist Guy Laramee creates stunning landscapes out of ordinary books. Wow:

This little guy wasn’t trained to an amazing dish washer – he learned it by closely studying a human every day.  I don’t want to talk trash about such a hard worker, but he might be a little OCD.

You might ask, why is a studly monkey like Pete spending his days babysitting and doing chores? Read the full story of Pete the Monkey here and find out.

-via Boing Boing

The next time you’re in a boring meeting, instead of physically forcing your eyelids open, or chugging a cup of coffee, just give in to the waves of sleepiness by blowing up your Pillow Tie and catch some Z’s! For $20, you can’t really go wrong – just don’t drool on it, ok?
- Link via Presurfer

Is it possible to get an adrenaline rush while sitting at your computer? Press play and find out…

-via @brainpicker

A stylishly edited ski trek through the burbs:

-via Kottke

Not to be too over-dramatic about things, but when this spray is released in early 2012, life as we know it will never be the same again!  Wow.

-via @JeriRyan

* Check out NeverWet.com to learn more…

Awwww….yeah.