Up the Tree » Video http://upthetree.com swing low Thu, 12 May 2011 22:59:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Lonely Island – We’re Back! http://upthetree.com/2011/04/the-lonely-island-were-back/ http://upthetree.com/2011/04/the-lonely-island-were-back/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:05:19 +0000 Funtime Ben http://upthetree.com/?p=882 Continue reading →]]> My guilty pleasure for today. This just shows when you to commit to something hard enough, it’s hilarious.

The song is available now at iTunes. The full album Turtleneck & Chain comes out 5/10 via Universal Republic.

PS – This is NOT safe for blaring on your speakers at work — but it does feature CGI Garfield.

]]> http://upthetree.com/2011/04/the-lonely-island-were-back/feed/ 0 On the Subject of Business Cards… http://upthetree.com/2011/03/on-the-subject-of-business-cards%e2%80%a6/ http://upthetree.com/2011/03/on-the-subject-of-business-cards%e2%80%a6/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:17:24 +0000 Funtime Ben http://upthetree.com/?p=854 Continue reading →]]> As a designer, I know how hard it can be to talk about your work. I have tried to create the 10 second elevator pitch and usually I feel like a total d-bag. Then I see this guy and realize, perhaps I can learn something from his philosophy?

And by philosophy, I mean snorting cocaine off of a picture of myself, while standing front of a mirror admiring my ‘guns’.

I love it when he looks into the camera.

]]> http://upthetree.com/2011/03/on-the-subject-of-business-cards%e2%80%a6/feed/ 4 The Turtle Puppet & The Particle Collider http://upthetree.com/2008/09/the-turtle-puppet/ http://upthetree.com/2008/09/the-turtle-puppet/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:31:33 +0000 Funtime Ben http://www.upthetree.com/?p=728 Continue reading →]]> So occasionally, someone in my improv group LD & The Scientist gets an idea and we make a video. Dave, the voice behind the puppet, literally said “I have a puppet idea about a particle accelerator.” Everything from the particle accelerator information to my horrible German accent was improvised on the spot — the only thing not improvised were the chairs.

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