Thing 21
28 October 2008
Ahh, YouTube . . . that site is truly a black hole of procrastination. Click on one YouTube video, and you will inevitably come up for air an hour later, wondering where all your time went. I usually try to stay away from YouTube, since I’m so busy right now, but I will wander once more into the digital abyss for the sake of Thing 21.
I have actually used YouTube for scholarly purposes before. When I was writing my thesis on burlesque, I watched a lot of videos of burlesque performers on YouTube, either to see new acts or to refresh my memory about performances I’d seen in person. This is a video of Miss Immodesty Blaize, Miss Exotic World 2007 (I was there when she won the pageant):
I watched this video and others over and over again, analyzing every detail, when I was writing the section of my thesis on the divine Miss Blaize. I wish the video quality were a little better, but something is far better than nothing in this case.
Mostly, though, I use YouTube for viewing frivolous things such as movie trailers, music videos, and cute\funny\stupid “viral videos.” Here just a few for your viewing\procrastinating enjoyment.
“Business Time” by Flight of the Conchords:
The new Harry Potter trailer:
And finally, an adorable sleepy bear cub:
