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 Here are a few links to start off the week:

How to pass time on the train.

What your dog's really thinking.

For all of you who work in retail.

Zoo lets you have a tug-a-war with tigers.

Made me laugh.

What security cameras also catch (try not to tear up).

Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron was a topic of discussion among my co-workers and I this weekend. The story takes about 15 minutes to read, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

                                                       Have a wonderful week!


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British guy does baseball commentary. I was dying.


Lauren Bacall talking about Humphrey Bogart (which just reaffirms my love for Rick Blaine.)


How to make your own galaxy print shirt.


A mobile office.


Thug Kitchen cracks me up (may be offensive if you don't like foul language).


Surprising literary one-hit wonders.


I love the idea of this love letter kit. (Perhaps putting it back in the tube and throwing it out to sea the next time I'm at the beach.)


this book looks like it would be crammed full of wisdom.


Anti-pervert leggings. What.


Absolutely gorgeous Ombre wall paint


'Funniest friend ever' award goes to...


Would you read a Downton Abbey-inspired book?


                                                       Hope you all have a great weekend!

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People who look like paintings.


Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is back! I'm so excited!


It's always nice to have an excuse on hand, just in case.


Replacing babies and phones with sandwiches.


I need this shirt.


The typewriters of famous authors.


If WWII had CliffsNotes it would probably look like this.


Six modern uses for the Yellow Pages.


Beautiful book covers.


Successful people who lived with their parents. (made me think of this.)


                                  Hope you all have a wonderful weekend (and father's day!)


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Photographer does photo shoot of daughter as inspirational women.


The Bluth brothers strolling the streets of NYC.


Beautiful abandoned places.


Hilarious door mats.


A book to inspire good deeds.


Awesome book ends.


Can I be here, please?


Steve Madden has a 25% off sale going on right now with the code FRIENDSFOREVER. Love these simple sandals.


Since May is skin cancer awareness month here is my story, again.


                                                      Have a wonderful weekend!

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Today in 1869 the Transcontinental railroad was completed. There's something about trains that's so exciting and romantic, isn't there? I think it can be summed up in this Ports 1961 train station campaign from 2011.


The Clip Bag.


The Great Gatsby, condensed. (Contains spoilers)


Unrelated movies that are basically the same when described in one sentence.


Russian dash cams always catch cool things like meteors and people being nice.


Just watching the trailer of Honor Flight, a documentary about flying veterans to Washington, DC to see the WWII memorial, had me in tears.


Cute clothes for a good cause.


I want to make these bubble print cards.


Not Becoming My Mother: a book about learning from your mom.


I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and happy mother's day to all you moms out there!

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I apologize for the lack of substantial posts the past couple weeks-- last week I had a severe case of acid reflux that I thought permanently damaged my vocal chords (my voice is still hoarse). And this week I came down with bronchitis. Just my luck. So in between hacking up vital organs, here are some things I found around the internet:

Barbie without makeup. Pretty much what I look like all the time.


Julianne Moore as "Famous Works of Art".


Syria sends Boston their condolences, Boston responds.


Wondering what to read next? Use this flowchart to find out.


Mixed CDs of mixed emotions.

I watched Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close finally and I have to say, it was just okay. The best part about it was the renter's notes. For a book that was so well written in my opinion, I just don't think the movie did it justice. It lacked not just events from the book, but the whole underlying humor that the book had. How do you guys think the movie rated compared to the book?


But speaking of books,  I read Kelly Oxford's Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar this week which is a collection of humorous essays, and it did not disappoint. I found myself laughing out loud more than once. Have any of you read it?

So those are just a few things from around the web this week. I think I'm going to go take some cough syrup and drink 50 more Capri Suns now. Hope you all have a great weekend. 

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This day in 1861 the Civil War started, see the Faces of the Civil War. I guess this would be a good time to rent Lincoln.


Today also marks the 68th anniversary of FDR's death. Listen to his tear-jerking prayer on D-Day.


Pedestrians' footsteps getting turned into leaves.

I need to get this tag for my dogs.


This crayon art looks really cool (and easy!).


You are not Carrie Bradshaw.


What a great way to remember things.


Finally, a shirt made just for me.


With all this warm weather, I can't wait to start making my own frozen yogurt.

This week I re-read The Great Gatsby (I read it in high school but who actually read anything from high school? Probably everyone but me.) just in time for the movie coming out next month. Are you guys excited to see it? I have mixed feelings just based off of the trailer, but I think it will be interesting to watch, regardless. What do you guys think?

                                                    Hope you all have a great weekend!


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This song has been on repeat all week. 


A great way to put your worries into perspective.


So I guess putting panty hose on your dog is a thing now.


Photographer's girlfriend leads him around the world. Such a fun idea, it reminds me of the Feet First couple. 


Ernest Hemingway and Frank Capra hanging out together, because, well, why the hell not?


Netflix should have checked on me after my binge-marathon of Downton Abbey.


An art student tilt-shifts some of Van Gogh's famous paintings. So awesome.


The Dalai Lama answers a question.


                                                  Hope you all have a great week!

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    Finally a website where you can publicly shame your dog (but still not be able to get mad at them because look at that face!)

50 ways to tie a scarf  just in time for fall.

Some great pictures of Endeavour's final flyover over LA. (I admit, I cried watching the live news coverage of it SO SUE ME.)

More historical footage that made me cry this week. 

The Key to Parenting: Not Wanting Kids

My sister emailed me this at one in the morning where I proceeded to laugh hysterically by myself in bed.

Places my heart would be content.

A compilation of people walking into things.

I have an on-going joke on my instagram where I take candid pictures of my brother doing ridiculous things. I call it Look at this A-hole. It now has a Twitter.

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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is my new favorite web series. Does it get any better than Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David?

Winning the Olympic vault, 56 years apart.

 I'm a woman but not, like, a proper adult or anything.

Celebrities read mean tweets about themselves. Matt LeBlanc had me cracking up.

 If you've ever wondered what it's like to go to the Westminster Dog show... on acid.

What you've always wanted to say to people who respond to texts with "K."

Why Ryan Lochte is the best Olympian on Twitter. (6 & 18 had me dying)


Mr. Wizard being a dick to kids. 

I may or may not have bought this shirt, but this one is just as accurate.

If you wanted a mental image of Olympic divers on the toilet: here you go.

                                            Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Image: High divers from the 1908 London Olympics

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Happy October! Can you believe it's already October? It's probably my favorite month, so I couldn't be more excited. Here are some goodies from around the web in celebration:

How awesome is this Woody hanging onto a car idea?

How to make a heart-shaped egg

I want to be neighbors with these people

Revenge of a Disney Employee

Amazing lip art

This video of a little girl seeing herself for the first time after cleft lip surgery is so heartwarming*

An honest to God love letter

Perfect fall outfits

*you can donate to Operation Smile here.

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I haven't done a TFATW (is that too long for an acronym?) in awhile, so some of these are old news, but still, I'm clearing out my bookmarks. Enjoy!


A beautiful video of Irene in NYC.

These pencil flats are so perfect for back-to-school.

Did you hear Jimmy Fallon will host SNL in December? Did you also hear that he predicted it, to the month, back in 1998? Crazy, right?

Love these social media propaganda posters.

I LOL'd so hard at this Justin Beiber tumblr thread.

The women who voice Belle, Ariel, Mulan and Tiana sang "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" together. It's so cool to see.

Christin Porter is running a half-marathon to support The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Having my grandma pass away from lymphoma, this is a very personal cause to me, and any small donation to Christin would be appreciated.

and lastly, today is the last day to vote in the Shoptopia contest I'm in. If you could just vote one last time, I promise I will stop bugging you guys about it! :)

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I've watched this Black Keys interview at least 50 times this week. It makes me laugh every. single. time.

3 videos of what traveling around the world looks like in one minute. Pretty amazing, and the guy's not too hard on the eyes.

Free positive thoughts.

How to make a Starbucks frappuccino for $0.32.

I guess the internet wasn't that hoppin' this week. You guys find anything good?

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I think all of our dads were original hipsters.

This seriously made me laugh out loud. It's so true.

I love these piercings.

An amazing UP cake!

This post on the ridiculousness of parades made me crack up.

I think all horoscopes should be like this.

Did your dad ever give you a memorable book? Mine gave me James and the Giant Peach when I was 9, and drove me back to school on a Friday when I accidentally left it in my desk and couldn't bear the thought of going the weekend without having it.



Happy Father's Day, Dad!

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One of the cutest proposals ever.

It's so nice to know that even people in the Civil War had a sense of humor.

What a powerful image.

The coolest iphone charger ever?

The birds of Angry Birds, defined. It's pretty accurate.

How disappointed are you that you woke up today?

What a fun doodle cake!

I am so excited that Jimmy Fallon's Thank You Notes has been made into a book. It's one of my favorite bits he does.

This blog answers the age old question: your house is on fire, what do you grab?

These pictures are oh so lovely.

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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, then and now.

President Obama (as a pirate) with his mother. Too stinkin' cute.

Ain't this the truth?

Amazing makeup from the Met Gala

I thought this was so sweet.

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there, mine especially. Thank you for everything you've done and everything you do. I don't know what I'd do without you. Love you. xo Emily

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How awesome are this girl's food-inspired scarves?

Would you guys ever give up washing your hair for six months?

I need to add "roof-top lunch" on my List-Of-Things-To-Do-This-Summer.

On the heels of the royal wedding, and Kate's amazing dress (are you sick of hearing about it yet?), here are some other iconic wedding dress moments

This picture is like a real life Where's Waldo, look at the people in the fountain!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

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How awesome would it be if William and Kate actually did this? (Harry FTW, by the way.)

The perfect house slippers for a lazy spring day.

I want this kitchen.

Did you know I dressed up as the Easter Bunny? It was really fun, but I'm thinking of trying something different next year.

My sister sent me an email of an article about a cat that mysteriously showed up on Governor's Island that they think swam across the New York Harbor. The cat in the photo looks IDENTICAL to our cat that went missing years ago. I wonder if she made it all the way to New York...


"You just won the Copa del Rey trophy! What are you going to do now?!" I'm going to drop it and then have a bus run over it! Tough luck.


Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful day! :)

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I wish I could host a fresh air kid, how fun to get out of the city and play outside.

Jen from Jenloveskev is running a marathon to help raise money for Love146, a great charity to help end child slavery and exploitation. You can help support her and donate here.

"What if he was getting chased by a bear, or robbed, and he just started doing this?" --my brother, on Polish gymnast Jozef Wadecki's super-human abilities.

With Easter just around the corner, and crossing "be the Easter Bunny" off my bucket list, Sketchy Bunnies has me absolutely cracking up. (Thanks Sara for the heads-up!)

Coachella fashion is already rolling in! It reminds me of my Palm Springs trip last year, it makes me happy to live in California. I can't wait to see more festival photos!

A sad, but beautiful video about  the power of words.

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How precious is this photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean?

Making celebrities into baked goods? All I have to say is: Benicio Del Churro.

An adorable video of Audrey Tautou getting her famous Amelie haircut.


This is a place I'd love to sit and do my makeup at in the morning.

I always knew whales were big, but this just puts it in perspective.

Such beautiful pictures. I need to find the nearest botanical garden, stat!