Your school photos were never THIS bad...

Bahahaha. Here is one of those websites that eats your life. But I love it.

Woooooot mullets! Laser backgrounds! Bad quotes! Prom queens posing with farm animals!



http://www.awkwardschoolpictures.com/



I love how it looks like a time capsule... until you see a lame photo from last year. YES. Bahahaha again.

Apparently the Brits own English

God, this annoyed me so much as I read it. Although, I'd say that this list is quite telling.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14201796



It would seem that the British don't like American English. As someone who hates most cliches, I agree that a lot of these phrases are terrible. "I could care less" definitely needs to burn. And actually, poster #48, there are a lot of people who commit the ghastly sin of "I got it for cheap". Believe me, I'd like to smack some of those people, too. (And why didn't "pitch dark" make the list?)

But I also find some comments here irritating, such as #38-- "My worst horror is expiration, as in 'expiration date'. Whatever happened to expiry?" Uhh... who says "expiry"? Oh, the British! Some of their phrases are equally laughable to Americans.

I've never been to England (or am I supposed to call it Britain or the UK?), but all this is leading me to believe that we English-speakers on opposite ends of the ocean view our language differently on a fundamental level. I think that Americans are more experimental and less like purists, because we're a mutt nation with a short history and a knack for borrowing traditions from the rest of the world.

Sorry, Brits, but that's just how it is.


PS- How are we supposed to be pronouncing the letter Z, anyway?

Paintballs send the feathers flyin'!

There are some things that I absolutely love about rednecks. One is their creative spirit, which they will exercise whenever they need to, no matter who's laughing at them.

Because hey, the people who are laughing are totally missing out on a good time!



http://youtu.be/d9mb8zrXzRQ
(Sorry, couldn't embed this one.)

Nothing says "thank you" like alcohol

You know, this is actually a pretty cool idea. I'm sure it's not new by any means, but I like that this guy has mapped out a ranking system for the amount of thanks (or beer) that a friend deserves.

And this makes Iowa look kinda awesome. Or well, I think it does.



http://www.adventure-journal.com/2011/06/the-beer-based-gratitude-scale-for-outdoor-people/

State stereotypes!!

I love these. Stereotypes can be horrible, and people should by no means be judged using them as we're each individuals, but to an extent they're true. I'm a big fan of anything showing off the fifty unique chunks of the US, so I think this video is great. I haven't looked into the book that the guy's promoting at the end, though... hmm, probably should do that.




http://youtu.be/h68UJaHvG_c

Let's shoot anvils!!

"What's an anvil shoot?

"It's a guy thing you have to witness.
The younger generation says, 'What's an anvil?'
This guy is one of us wrinkled, gray headed old farts who remembers anvils.
He lives in Farmington, Missouri."



http://www.coolestone.com/media/895/Anvils_Away/



(To tell you the truth, as a girl, I would love to try this. Or at least be there to watch. Epic!!)

Denim picnic blanket

This is a cute project for those who love arts or crafts, and are capable of quilting. Since I fail in the third area, I'd probably do a horrible job at this, but it looks pretty awesome.

I recommend that you make two blankets-- one for yourself, and one to send to me!


http://www.readymade.com/projects/denim_picnic_blanket

Ballad of Timothy Geithner

Oooooh politics and money. What an ugly combo.

People need to watch stuff like this.



http://youtu.be/MAdJLLmpWBU

What variety of American English do you speak?

Ze linguistic nut speaks. This survey will tell you where much of your pronunciation of American English comes from. It would probably be most revelent if you're an American, I'm guessing. Anyway, I think this stuff so super cool. Like, I could fangirl over it.


http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html


I'm absolutely fascinated by the ways in which our language differs. Like, have you ever googled a US map of soda-vs-pop-vs-coke? That's an interesting one, which is mentioned in this survey. The funny thing for me personally is, I'm from the Pacific Northwest, where we allegedly say "pop"... except that my sister and I have been saying "soda" our entire lives without even noticing. Go figure. Plus, I can remember, as a little kid, arguing with the neighbor kid over whether the little grey bug was called a pillbug or a roly-poly.

Enjoy! And comment if you want to share your score... I'm interested in hearing how people speak! :)

I blame Jared Padalecki for everything

I'm a big Supernatural fan, and recently came across a grassroots charity effort by a few fans looking for a little payback. (Apparently Jared Padalecki, who pays Sam Winchester on the series, made fun of one of the ladies' heights... he's like, 6'4".)

They've been collecting autographed posters, t-shirts, scripts, and other awesome things from people who have guest starred on SPN for an online auction, which will be held on Friday, May 20th, during and after the season finale. Proceeds will benefit A Dog's Life, a rescue endorsed by Jared himself, as well as Random Acts, actor Misha Collins' charity.

You can participate in the auction if you 'like' the Facebook page. So come join the fun!


http://www.facebook.com/IBlameJared



For more info on A Dog's Life and Random Acts, here are a couple of sites to check out.


http://www.adogsliferescue.org/


and


http://youtu.be/hfLrCmm1ej8

Don't You Wanna Stay?

Just a nice country song that my friend sent me.

I know that a lot of people don't like country, but give it a shot anyway?

Plus, there are lyrics! What more could you ask for? Haha.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIjkVn_ro0g