I'll bet you didn't know most of these

Gah, I love stuff like this. So many useful little tips to help us get through our days...

The one that absolutely blows my mind is the fact that the plastic tabs on bread loaves are color-coded by date. I mean, it totally makes sense, but how many of us even stop to notice that every day the tabs are different colors? Crazy stuff, man.



http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/2011/10/did-you-know.html

Philosophy according to the cool guy

On the rare occasions when my classes have covered philosophy, it's never made much sense to me. While I haven't poked around on this blog very much, I feel that it would make an otherwise complex topic easier to absorb. Have a look!



http://www.philosophybro.com/

Because women over 30 are awesome!

I am way behind in reading this relatively new blog, but I very much intend to catch up. It's written by actress Kim Rhodes, who I've come to admire on Supernatural, who turns out to be a great writer as well.

Ladies, if you need something worthwhile to read, come check this out!



http://rhodeside.vuxe.com/

Vloggers who are together forever

I don't follow either of these guys closely, but this is an adorable music video never the less.



Forever Yours
By charlieissocoollike

http://youtu.be/qOW2eEz9cYk

Why would you throw bananas on the floor?

If you like bananas, weird things, vloggers, or any combination thereof, you should watch these videos. I got to listen to my friend sing the song dozens of times before I finally saw the original version(s) for myself.




http://youtu.be/N43qs79He2U





http://youtu.be/N7hkNsmNNRM

Flower petal pillow (#2?)

I know that I've posted something similar to this before... huh, I should start an arts 'n' crafts pillow collection.

Or you could, too.



http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2008/09/petal-pillow-tutorial.html

Gay children are NOT a threat to America

Amelia words this post so eloquently that I really don't feel that I need to add anything... all I can do is ask that you read it and seriously give it some thought.

And in case you need something to draw you in--

"The reality is they are pounding these words of ignorance and hate into the ears and minds of gay children every day. And those children are hearing them. I know because many of those kids are now writing to me. Kids as young as 14 have sent me messages. So many are scared children, who sure as hell did not choose this for themselves, living in fear of their family finding out because they know full well what their mom and dad will say. And they tell me they wish I was their mom."

Now please click and read the rest.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/Amelia/gay-children_b_954350.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

How to feel more productive

THIS:



http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-stick-to-your-new-years.html



Hey, I didn't say that you would BE more producive.

Although if I looked outside and saw wild turkeys, I'd definitely consider it an accomplishment. Wild turkeys don't live here.

Dear photograph...

This is a very cool art project, which reminds me a bit of Post Secret. Take a picture of a picture from the past and post it with a brief story.

I'd love to try this sometime!



http://dearphotograph.com/

Help your pillow grow some hair

I'm not all that much of an arts-and-crafts type, but this looks doable, even to me. And the resulting masterpiece is stylish as well as fun to play with.

Pillow!!!



http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2011/04/v-and-co-how-to-shag-pillow.html

Bent Objects creator takes on a world of art

I believe I may have directed you to the Bent Objects blog before. Artist Terry Border uses food, wire, and other little things to create humorous characters and scenes, and released a book a while back. (Anyway, in case you've forgotten-- bentobjects.blogspot.com.)

He's just started on a new project in which he interprets other pieces of art in his own, epically twisted way. Oh I am so looking forward to all his future posts!



http://myresponseproject.blogspot.com/



And actually, I wouldn't mind trying my own version of this, too. Hmmm...

Moving = sad dogs

Bahaha. If you liked the spider rant, you should like this. It's another piece by Hyperbole and a Half! I've never had to deal with dogs this neurotic before, but maaan... what an adventure that would be. I'm curious now, and want a follow-up report!



http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/11/dogs-dont-understand-basic-concepts.html

Does school spirit have a gender?

School mascots can be awesome or ridiculously lame, but regardless, students across the country adopt their new symbols and they become a part of their identity. For instance, in Washington, the big question is, "Are you a Husky or a Coug?" And people even sell apples with little doggies and kitties on them during bowl season.

Here's an interesting aspect to mascots, though... do they have genders? For many, it seems irrelevant, say in the case of animal mascots. (Although, the person wearing the costume and running around the field? I think we tend to assume that it's a guy.)

I don't know the full story-- or there's even much of a story behind this-- but the University of Toledo is trying to establish a female mascot, and has asked students to pick her name. Because, well... the rocket mascot, Rocky, is apparently a boy. Never mind the fact that a rocket is, well, a rocket. With no gender to begin with.

This isn't very long, but yeah, I'm finding the whole stink pretty interesting.



http://journals.utoledo.edu/justin/2011/07/06/is-rocky-really-a-boy/

Stained glass, pop art style

Dare I say that this is beyond epic? Can I... buy this place and live there??









For this and more epic wins and fails, check out http://wins.failblog.org/2011/07/07/epic-win-photos-stined-glass-windows-win

I... suddenly feel like creating an insane amount of art. Trippy.

Spiders are evil!!!

I am terrified of those horrid things. Yes, I know that I am bigger than they are. Yes, I know that they keep the insect population in check. Yes, I am aware that their webs are works of art.

But that's all beside the point.

They have eight long legs. Some have fangs. Some are poisonous.

Most of all, they are... spiders.

And that's that.



http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/03/spiders-are-scary-its-okay-to-be-afraid.html

Be a man and camp with other men who are men

Hehehe. Craigslist can be a very useful resource, as well as a good place to find a laugh. For instance, go check out photos of couches and love seats in the Free section... oi, some of those things are awful.

I didn't know this, but there's this "Best of Craigslist" page with the craziest posts to date. The one that my friend posted a link to is here--



http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sdo/2370048082.html



Hey, if the guys want to do a manly camping trip, sounds awesome. Putting stuff in all-caps made me giggle. And, of course, led me to the rest of the "Best of" selections.

Enjoy!

Can I be reborn as a tree?

I like to consider myself something of a modern-day hippie, although I definitely don't live in a geodesic dome or grow a garden. But, I love me some oldies, classic rock, and floral prints in hues of burnt orange and yellow. Oh, and trees. I love trees.

So, I found this collection of tree photos to be very deep. Pause and ask yourself, what would you be if you were a tree?...



http://pinterest.com/jenny_doss/if-i-was-a-tree/



If I was a tree, I would feel the universe breathing with me. :)

Fellow blogger!

Well, not on this website, so perhaps he is not an actual "Blogger". Although, it's like saying that a cotton swab that isn't a Q-tip isn't a...

WTF, analogies.

Anyway!

A friend of mine, Taylor, has started his very own blog. I've known him since fourth grade, and I seem to recall that we picked on each other in the early days. He's a good guy now though. I'm interested to see what he does with said blog, and so I am promoting him so strangers everywhere can follow the fun, haha.



http://vaelaurora.wordpress.com/

Cheezburger sucks?

*Sigh*

Oh, the new moral issues that arise with the evolution of technology! One of the first blogs that I ever followed on Blogger was Bent Objects, by artist Terry Border. He's the guy who takes photos of his food/wire/everything art. I love his stuff, and recommend that you check it out.


http://bentobjects.blogspot.com/


Anyway, his most recent blog post is a complaint about Cheezburger and similar websites. You know, the "i can has cheezburgr" cat, etc. People submit photos from everywhere, and the photographer never gets any credit, and this has happened to his own work.


http://bentobjects.blogspot.com/2011/05/cheezburger-network-of-sites-sucks.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BentObjects+%28Bent+Objects%29


After reading his post and scrolling through comments left by his followers, I'm feeling a bit like I should be taking a step back to think. You've seen the stuff that I've posted, and so far this is barely even a fraction of all the awesome links and e-mails that I've received over the past seven years. Yeah, I've got links that take you right back to the source, and you can see the author, artist, publisher, etc. But I've also got uncredited things. I receieve tons and tons of e-mails with uncredited photos. And hell, if I like them enough, I'll save them to my computer or forward them onward into cyberspace. Never once thought about the photographer.

Sooo... hmm. I'm not really sure what to do at this point. Only post and pass on things that I can actually credit to people? It's only fair. Honestly, I've taken tons of pictures that I'd love to post to Flickr or someplace where they could be enjoyed, but I never have out of fear of having my work stolen.

I guess I'll be working a bit harder now to find out where what I post came from. Less convenient, but perhaps if we all tried a bit harder, more people would be getting credit for their talents.