Wednesday? Break time!!!

After slogging through half number one of 2015’s Week 50, you have earned a soothing and relaxing respite, better known as the world-famous Hump Day Hiatus, and forsooth, herewith it is presented in all its autumnal glory: Watch it in couch mode/full screen for best results.

Ready for a nice break?

Here it is. This Hump Day Hiatus is all over the map, with images from settings as diverse as ESPN’s Sports Center to a train yard under the stars. Taken together their sum is further proof that Planet Earth is one colossal and beautiful playground, (especially where humans haven’t messed it up). It’s a nice soundtrack from Ten Years After, …

Hump Day Hiatus

Feeling stressed? It is a common malady of today’s world. I hope this soothing video of the beautiful Swiss Alps will release all the day’s tension and leave you refreshed and ready to tackle the remainder of the day. Have a great rest of the day!

Hump Day Hiatus

This video is a splendid reminder that there are still wild and untamed and beautiful places out there waiting for us to visit, whether in person or only through the mind. We may exist in a world dominated by a cubicle, a long and dreary commute, mind-numbing routine, or unrelenting stress and pressure. With that in mind it’s nice every …

Hump Day Hiatus

Since it’s hump day, you might be interested in a taking a little hiatus to recharge your batteries and get that all-important second wind to finish the remainder of the week in grand style. To accomplish that, I offer two quite worthy options. First, a kid with an absolutely spectacular outlook on life. He has a rare medical condition he …

It’s the Hump Day Hiatus

As you can tell if you take a hiatus here often, I’m a sucker for spectacular scenery, clouds in particular… their infinite variety of shape, size, height, and color. This fits the bill rather well. Journey Part 1 from Andrew Walker on Vimeo. And this is a whole other kind of beauty. You, by Keaton Henson as read by Sir …

Hump Day Hiatus II

I think most of what’s really, really important in life takes place slowly and quietly – if not in complete silence. Think about the soothing power of quiet as you watch this masterfully written video poem. SOMEWHERE U.S.A. from Vitùc on Vimeo.

Time for a Hump Day Hiatus

If this video says anything, it’s what a spectacular planet we live on. And beyond that, what an awe-inspiring universe too – at least the tiny fraction of it that can be seen with the naked eye. Relax, take a deep breath and enjoy (in full screen mode). Purely Pacific Northwest from John Eklund on Vimeo.