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There's something marvellous in the simplicity of this gal's Etsy shop. Find it (and heck, buy it) here.
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inspiration! write hard and clear about what hurts
A great quote from Ernest Hemingway to get us ready to make something out of this here life, typed onto paper by the lovely Etsy purveyor WritersWire.
There's something marvellous in the simplicity of this gal's Etsy shop. Find it (and heck, buy it) here.
There's something marvellous in the simplicity of this gal's Etsy shop. Find it (and heck, buy it) here.
cute! under cover kitty
This has got to be one of the cutest pictures I have ever taken of Gertie. Credit goes to my friend Jayme for putting the paper on top of her and making this adorableness possible.
singalong! hot knife by fiona apple
Fiona Apple is one of the coolest human beings on the planet. Aside from a brief stint in the centre of the spotlight in the late 90's (well-deserved), she has been just-under-the-radar incredible. I saw her play Central Park in New York a while back, and was blown away at how excellent her voice is live and her cool demeanour. She seems like she would be the best person to be friends with. Then, much later, she slipped into the recesses of my mind. Until this video popped up one day in my Facebook feed. It's glorious!
HOT KNIFE
by Fiona Apple
If I'm butter, if I'm butter,
If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife,
He makes my heart a cinemascope screen
Showing the dancing bird of paradise.
He excites me
Must be like a genesis of rhythm
I get feisty
Whenever I'm with him
If I'm butter, if I'm butter,
If I’m butter, then he's a hot knife,
He makes my heart a cinemascope screen
Showing the dancing bird of paradise.
I'm a hot knife, I'm a hot knife,
I'm a hot knife, he's a pat of butter.
If I get a chance, I'm gonna show him that
He's never gonna need another, never need another.
learning! selfies by the city
Time Magazine has compiled a fun little interactive map ranking cities by the number of selfies taken there!
Check it out, look at your city, compare it to other cities, have fun!
Check it out, look at your city, compare it to other cities, have fun!
me & ryan gosling
I just realized it's been a while since I shared a picture documenting my long-term relationship with Ryan Gosling. Well! Let's fix that. Here he is at my university graduation in 2007. He was so excited for me, although a bit overdressed, considering. Still, it was great to have him there! Thanks for coming out, Ry-ry!
cute! cat after a rough night out
Gertie likes to pass out on top of my notebooks with her legs all sticking up, like an old drunkard.
singalong! monster by you say party
My sister's band, You Say Party! just released an album celebrating their tenth anniversary, so I'm celebrating with them by posting my favourite song of theirs. This one actually makes me get all teary most of the time, because I'm sappy like that.
MONSTER
You Say Party!
Dressed up in your outsides,
Inside you’re in nighttime,
Everywhere is frightening
There’s something you are needing to find,
The pressure is pressing you down
That raging monster pulling you around
It wants to rip our skins apart
Tear out the strings connected to our hearts
Our hearts, our hearts,
Evil glare under her eyelids
Rudely wears us on her mouth
Trembling when we see her
Run and hide, she’s coming around to
Tear out the strings (x3)
Connected to our heart
Tear out the strings (x3)
Connected to our heart, our hearts, our hearts,
Our hearts,
You were in the way of yourself, crowded you in, dark clouds hung around, in the hope of a home,
Your body grew wider, your movements slowed down, delusions of dying made sense in your head,
The hair grew in thick,
Your talons reached in,
The venom fought hard,
To poison our hearts,
Delusions of dying made sense in your head,
But you're better than that, you're better than that
Tear out, tear out.
The way we’re made protects us
The bones, the muscles shelter
But it’s our blood that mends us
It’s our blood that mends us
learning! homeopathy is bunk
Science has finally confirmed it. Homeopathy is bunk!
If you didn't know, homeopathy is based on the idea that like can treat like. It's not a crazy idea - that's how vaccines work - the difference is that homeopathy dilutes the "treatments" so much that they essentially are not in there at all. And it also isn't based on anything even remotely proven effective.
Normally I would throw my hands to the wind and proclaim that the placebo effect is truly magical and if people get better that's great. Except that people are buying what they think are "vaccines" for things like HIV! HIV! There are no vaccines for HIV! This is actually dangerous. People are going around thinking that they're vaccinated for HIV when they are NOT.
Of course, people who are into homeopathy also don't care about what scientific research says.
Alas, read the article for yourself here and then get all up-in-arms about it if you so desire.
inspiration! john patrick shantey says it all
I am friends with John Patrick Shanley on Facebook. It is pretty much a dream come true for every theatre nerd, despite the fact that he will friend anyone. Being buds with JPS is great for many reasons, one of them being his lovely poetic status updates. Like this one.
Of course, technically we also likely don't know half the pain and unfortunate incidents we've caused, so maybe it's a wash. Honestly though, it's good to know that we are little gifts in the universe, while realizing that we are not gifts to the universe. Thanks Johnny.
Of course, technically we also likely don't know half the pain and unfortunate incidents we've caused, so maybe it's a wash. Honestly though, it's good to know that we are little gifts in the universe, while realizing that we are not gifts to the universe. Thanks Johnny.
cute! gertie rocks the suitcase
Like all cats, Gertie loves a good suitcase. And she rocks it, don't you think?
singalong! where have all the cowboys gone paula cole
I instantly loved this song when it came out in (eep!) 1996. I distinctly remember Teen Magazine having a little blurb criticizing the song for promoting old fashioned gender values, and feeling very high-and-mighty, at the tender age of 12, that I understood the song as a commentary, not an endorsement.
WHERE HAVE ALL THE COWBOYS GONE
by Paula Cole
Oh you get me ready
In your '56 Chevy
Why don't we go sit down in the shade
Take shelter on my front porch
The dandelion sun scorching
Like a glass of cold lemonade
I will do the laundry
If you pay all the bills
Where is my John Wayne
Where is my prairie song
Where is my happy ending
Where have all the cowboys gone
Why don't you stay the evening
Kick back and watch the T.V.
And I'll fix a little something to eat
Ohh I know your back hurts
From working on the tractor
How do you take your coffee my sweet
I will raise the children
If you pay all the bills
Where is my John Wayne
Where is my prairie song
Where is my happy ending
Where have all the cowboys gone
I am wearing my new dress tonight
But you don't, but you don't even notice me
Say our goodbyes
Say our goodbyes
Say our goodbyes
We finally sell the Chevy
When we had another baby
And you took that job in Tennessee
You made friends at the farm
And you join them at the bar
Almost every single day of the week
I will wash the dishes
While you go have a beer
Where is my John Wayne
Where is my prairie song
Where is my happy ending
Where have all the cowboys gone
Where is my Marlboro Man
Where is his shiny gun
Where is my lonely ranger
Where have all the cowboys gone
learning! 11 big lies about nutrition
This week's learning post is another article from Business Insider (all of a sudden everyone on my Facebook is posting Business Insider stuff, and it's really good. Who would have thought?) What I like about this article is that it basically says "Hey, Andrea, everything you learned about ayurvedic nutrition is finally being backed by science." Which is nice, because now instead of telling people that conventional nutritional notions are maybe wrong because "ayurveda says so" I can now say it's because "science says so."
For this of you who don't know, ayurveda is the ancient Indian medicine, that takes every aspect of a person into account.
My favourites are one and two. Eggs are unhealthy (they're not! Dietary cholesterol doesn't raise your blood cholesterol.) Also, did you know that saturated fat isn't bad for you? It's true! We all were told for ages that saturated fat leads to heart disease, but both ayurveda and the evidence seems to show that sugar is the main issue.
Read the whole article here.
For this of you who don't know, ayurveda is the ancient Indian medicine, that takes every aspect of a person into account.
My favourites are one and two. Eggs are unhealthy (they're not! Dietary cholesterol doesn't raise your blood cholesterol.) Also, did you know that saturated fat isn't bad for you? It's true! We all were told for ages that saturated fat leads to heart disease, but both ayurveda and the evidence seems to show that sugar is the main issue.
Read the whole article here.
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