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If your job is at all like the one in the video above, then yes, it truly does suck. But there's an easy to remedy that fact...let Italian streetwear brand 55DSL adopt you as their Junior Lucky Bastard, and you'll be flown around the world for free to the coolest parties and events for two months! All you have to do is send your video application to 55DSL and creatively tell them how you live your life "55 seconds per day." See the full page video's description for more details.

Probably the hardest thing to do when creating a video is writing naturalistic dialog. Either the lines come out stilted, or artifically slangy, or just plain bad. But you don't have to be Stephen King to write how people really talk. Here are some excellent tips from the folks at Indy Mogul for making your characters sound like everyday people. Check out the full page version here.

The Guild is a web series for gamers, about gamers and by a gamer -- but you definitely don't have to be a gamer to enjoy it. Created by and starring Felicia Day (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame), the series follows the exploits of a guild of warriors playing a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It's smart, funny, and one of the most professionally-produced web series around. Check out the full page version of the video here. 

This is, hands down, the best office prank ever pulled. It requires a ton of work, as you can see in the video, but the payoff simply can't be beat. Granted, most people would probably get fired for doing this, but it's still probably worth it. Watch the full page version here.

Every year, green activists ask us to curb our energy usage in an attempt to "save the planet" from "impending doom." Whether it's Earth Hour 2008 or another cause, the plan is always to reduce energy consumption. This year, there's a Plan B, and it calls for you to "do your bit for energy wasting day." Ok, now in all seriousness, we do not endorse wasting energy. We all need to do our part by leading greener lifestyles. But this video is just too funny not to feature. Watch the full page version here.

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, here's a quick and tasty way to get you and your friends liquored up. Blending Irish Cream and Hazelnut liqueur with ice, the Nutty Irishman is sure to leave a smile on your face and make you the toast of the party. And best of all, it won't stain your mouth like the green beer down at the pub.

When the right idea is put in the right hands, amazing things can happen. Directed by Laurent Briet and submitted by the folks at lickicon, Little Minx Exquisite Corpse is part one of a five-part film series based on the surrealist parlour game "The Exquisite Corpse." The rules are simple: each director must respond only to the signifier "little minx" and the last line of the previous film's dialogue. The result speaks for itself. Watch and enjoy!

The folks at Indy Mogul know that many of you aspiring filmmakers out there don't have the money to attend a fancy-pants film school. That's why every week, they teach the tricks of the trade FOR FREE on their uber-useful show, "4 Minute Film School." This week, learn about the importance of storyboarding your video and get a template for blocking out scenes to boot! Check out the full page video here.

An event is coming up that's so big, it arrives only once every four years. That's right folks, this February 29th, Leap Day is upon us once again. But this year is different. This year, Metacafe is asking you to submit your craziest (legal) video creations to the Leap (Don't Look) Day Challenge. Then on February 29th, we'll feature the submissions on Metacafe. For more info, check out the video above and the official blog post. Remember: Make sure to tag your video “LeapYear08” so we know it’s for our Leap (Don’t Look) Day extravaganza.

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In this month's episode, Hersheymagic2 gives a summary of the recent changes to Producer Rewards and how they affect producers. If you haven't heard about the changes yet, check out the original announcement on the Metacafe blog. To watch the full page video, click here.