If you are a gamer (video games specifically) and you haven't heard of this yet, then I think you're going to love it!
http://gamesdonequick.com/

"AGDQ" stands for Awesome Games Done Quick. It is a speedrunning marathon where some of the best video game speed runners around the country and even parts of the globe come together for one whole week nonstop to speedrun LIVE some of your favorite video games and some of the best video games of all time, as well as some of the worst. :P
And why are they doing this? For charity. During the marathon they will be taking donations for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. People watching the stream are free to donate however much they want and as often as they want and 100% of the donations go to charity to aid in research for cancer prevention. I'm sure we all have had someone we know come down with some sort of cancer and this will help towards making sure future generations will have the treatment they need to fight and eliminate cancer.
I first discovered this event last year, and I may have mentioned it before, but I figured I'd spread the word about it this time. While the best part about this marathon is the cause, the speedruns themselves are very entertaining. It's a blast seeing these guys dash through these games with incredible speed and precision; utilizing their natural talents, lots of practice, and some pretty precise glitches. The runs are one time through, with some possible conditions (not killing enemies, using only starting gear, races with other runners, 100% completion, etc) and without the use of tools (AKA programs, codes, and cheats). So, it's possible the run could get completely messed up by a mistimed move, the runner getting too gutsy and taking a hug risk that doesn't pan out, or a simple case of bad RNG (random number generator, which is used to figure out any randomization within the game to determine enemy spawns, items, spawns, and enemy attack patterns). Or something that never happens during any of the runners previous runs of the game happens, which is usually refered to as "marathon luck". Moments like these often make for pretty hilarious moments. Or it's possible everything could go right and you get to see a world record run happen live before your eyes.
Aside from the games, the runners, commentators, and even those watching via the stream can make the event pretty entertaining.
Not convinced? Check out some of these runs, which are a few of my favorites: (warning some of these are vary from 30 minutes to several hours in length, but they are well worth the watch ;) )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scT9n0C0Hxc&feature=share&list=FLjopYX2DFYbiDXvx1mXn_aA&index=1 (Mega Man 8: good game, but BAD voice acting; Capcom does it again XD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bcwOiesWF4&feature=share&list=FLjopYX2DFYbiDXvx1mXn_aA&index=9 (PJ, favorite runner, running one of my all time favorite games, Super Ghouls 'N' Ghosts with some hilarious moments and proof of "marathon luck")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoXaRPyvJyM&feature=share&list=FLjopYX2DFYbiDXvx1mXn_aA&index=22 (Super Mario Sunshine and the Doo-doo-doo crew...classic!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpXRe-GyKEk&feature=share&list=FLjopYX2DFYbiDXvx1mXn_aA&index=23 (Double Dragon Neon with the programmers watching and giving commentary; their reactions to how the runner butchers their game is hilarious!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHw9I15HVrU&feature=share&list=FLjopYX2DFYbiDXvx1mXn_aA&index=25 (Brilliant Super Metroid run)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7IINwTFVw&feature=share&list=FLjopYX2DFYbiDXvx1mXn_aA&index=54 (One word: Cosmo )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ebFqyr41H0&feature=share&list=FLjopYX2DFYbiDXvx1mXn_aA&index=48 (Blindfolded run with the Daniel-san headband, classic!)

Please take a look at couple of these and if any of them have caught your interest, check out the live stream of the marathon and donate if you can.
The marathon goes from today (Sunday Jan. 5) at 9am PST to Saturday, Jan. 11 at 9pm. Here's the stream link again as well as the schedule with the list of games they will be running as well as what prizes they will be raffling off during certain segments of the marathon:
http://gamesdonequick.com/
http://gamesdonequick.com/schedule

Lockhart, out! ;)