Why do I love this song so much?

I’ve never had an office job, but it’s good to know that those who do can still have fun with it. OfficeLipDub got its start with this video:

Lip Dub – Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo.

People liked it so much that they made their own, here’s one more:

LipDub – Sofrecom from Trinh on Vimeo.

These actually make me wish I had an office job with cool people just so I could make one of these videos.

Another, um, interesting “office” site is Office Sweded which has their own renditions of movies such as Pulp Fiction (please note there is some offensive words in this video):

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Those who follow me on twitter already knew, this week Multimedia Monday had to be Multimedia Tuesday. I’m having some medical issues and found out yesterday I’m going to have to have more tests done, so I wasn’t really in the mood for posting. If I hadn’t already started this post before this week I probably wouldn’t make it at all because it’s really hard to think about anything right now. I have reviews I need to write and emails I need to answer, but those things probably won’t get done until this weekend at the earliest. And if you’re the sender of one of the emails I need to answer or if I haven’t responded to your comment on this site, I’m really sorry!

Anyway, on with the show!

Sorry if you expected this week’s multimedia post to be about the Olympics, it is not. I am not afraid to be the first one to admit that as a kid the Olympics were my very least favorite thing on television. They took over everything, all of the good shows were put off and postponed, leaving me with nothing to watch while I ate my happy meal on a bed sheet thrown on the floor no more than two feet from the TV.

So while I did enjoy this photo essay of the opening ceremonies on TIME.com, I’m not going to let the Olympics take over another multimedia opportunity.

This week I’ve made you (yes, you!) a mix. This is something I hope to do again in the future, so please let me know what you think. All of the tracks in this mix are songs from albums released in 2008 that I’ve been enjoying lately, for a full and regularly updated list of my favorite albums of 2008 check out my list on Lists of Bests. If there’s an album you think should be represented here but is not, let me know what I’m missing in the comments. [...]

I missed multimedia Monday yesterday, so here are some things you may have missed.

John Mayer had a TV show, appropriately titled “John Mayer has a TV Show.” Watch John Mayer talk to his fans undercover in a bear suit, discuss country and hip-hop music, and talk about boobies. (while it is censored for cable, it’s still on the PG-13 side)

While you may know that actress Scarlett Johansson released a Tom Waits cover album, you may have missed the fact that it’s actually pretty good. And that’s coming from a trained vocalist (you may have missed that I’m a trained—or as we say, tamed—vocalist as well, bonus!) who is very critical of fellow female singers. Listen to “Anywhere I Lay My Head” here.

You’ve probably heard it a thousand times without even realizing it, the Wihelm Scream is probably the most commonly used sound effect. Here’s a compilation:

And now, the final and most fantastic thing you may have missed. There is now an official release date for Woven Hand’s upcoming album, “Ten Stones.” September 9 it is!

You’re thrilled I can tell. More info and a song on the Sounds Familyre blog.

I’ve actually been meaning to write about the water crisis for several months, but have put it off repeatedly. Today I found this video on Virb°, it’s a public service announcement from Charity:Water, that puts everyday Americans in the situation (to an extent, that is) that many in Africa face daily; it pushed me to make this Multimedia Monday’s post on water. (If you’re viewing this post in a feed reader, click over to see the video.)

Other videos, photos, and media on the Charity:Water website are worth your time as well.

One of the things that I wanted to post when I originally decided to post about the water crisis was this photo essay from TIME, which includes photographs from the book Blue Planet Run: The Race to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the World. Right now you can download the book for free, in pdf form, from that Amazon page. Though, if you can afford to, you can purchase the book from Charity:Water and $70 of the purchase goes to the charity.

While Charity:Water is a great organization, I know more, and feel more strongly about giving to Blood:Water Mission (yes, the charity started by members of Jars of Clay). Blood:Water exists to provide sustainable water sources in Africa by building wells with emphasis on reducing the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Check out the site for information on what they’ve already done, what they’re doing now, and how you can help.