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Archive for February, 2014

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Monday, February 24th, 2014

It’s no secret that I’m a crazy cat lady cat person. I think everyone would be happier with a kitteh in their life! Nancy Mitchell over at Apartment Therapy has compiled a lovely list of reasons you should have a cat in your life, too. Make sure to watch the video at the end…it contains a most lovely ginger!

I am a little weirded out that one of my favorite flicks, Reality Bites is a whopping 20 years old! How do these things happen?? Luckily, this list of reasons why Vickie Miner rocks helps.

I just saw Dallas Buyers Club as part of our annual ritual of watching all the best picture nominees right before the Oscars. As a film, it was mostly so-so. However, the acting was excellent, and the looks were pretty authentic. Thus, I was blown away to find out that the entire make-up budget was two hundred fifty dollars. Two Benjamins and an Ullyses S. Grant. Definitely rooting for them to win the Oscar for make-up!!

I couldn’t let you go without a little Olympic action. The closing ceremonies are over, but I needed to keep the excitement going for just a little longer! I loved this piece by Will Leitch on the ladies free skate. He watched them all, and it is awesome to know what we don’t see on prime time.

Finally as Jon Stewart might say, your moment of zen. You will want to be sitting down when you watch this bunny show.

squirrely sunday: fun in the snow

Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

So, much like the rest of the United States, we in Minnesota Minne-SNOW-ta are getting a fair amount of snow. I don’t feel like it’s any worse than usual here, but to hear folks talk, the apocalypse is nigh.

I’ve seen some impressive snow buildings and sculptures while out and about this winter. It’s been years since I’ve done any snowman or snowfort or snow-anything building. However, seeing the cool things people are building, or seeing them out playing in the snow makes it tempting! I’m even more tempted after stumbling upon a blog with some photographs of their impressive snow sculpting. Of course, I have to share the squirrel!

Snow Squirrel

Check out the blog post at Random Charm to see the rest of their snow creations!

Happy Sunday! Keep warm, even when out playing in the snow! xoxox

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Monday, February 17th, 2014

It seems most of my free time of late has been split between watching the Winter Olympics and reading. I’ve still managed to find some interesting things around the interwebs…even though some of it is still Olympic related. I’ll try to mix them up today to really stretch the Olympic magic.

I’ll begin with a peek at one of my favorite people of all time, and whom I would love to be when I grow up, Tilda Swinton. She marches to the beat of her own drum, and manages to look fantastic doing it!

It turns out that the disciplined Evgenie Plushenko, famed Russian figure skater, has a wife that, um, maybe doesn’t march to the beat of any drum. She stirred up some drama at the Olympics, only loosely related to her husband. You will want to take the link in the article to see her banner. The description of it just doesn’t do it justice.

Speaking of stirring things up, it turns out George Clooney is quite the prankster. Does he take it too far, or just far enough?

My beloved Johnny Weir and I have even more in common than I thought! I’m glad I’m not the only one who keeps a perfect mental record of what I wear, needs to have a debut of my new things, and doesn’t want to repeat at events. Come have a drink with me, Johnny!

So often on the internet, whether it’s on pinterest or blogs, I see people redo furniture. While most people applud or repin these redos, many of them seem to just be for the sake of redoing a piece of furniture. The pieces aren’t necessarily improved, and the person doesn’t always save money over just buying what they really wanted. However, this redo is amazing! I must find a rusty metal cabinet of my own to make magic with!

I’ve long been a fan of Chuck Close. His work is impressive and fascinating. His words on inspiration versus hard work in creating art is so motivating!

Finally, an epic Olympic moment was recreated. Torvill and Dean, who made history on ice with their scores in the 1984 winter Olympics in Sarajevo recently performed their famous “Bolero” routine in the arena where they first performed. This piece is perhaps my all time favorite ice routine. Though it would break the rules of ice dancing competition today, it is still stunning 30 years later.

Have a golden week, friends!! xoxox

squirrely sunday: i less than three you

Sunday, February 16th, 2014

two squirrels

It was just Valentine’s Day. I have no problem with the holiday, and like to celebrate and dress up and all that just because I like having a reason to get dressed up and celebrate and all that. The thing is that when you’ve been with someone for *gulp* fifteen years, sometimes the dressing up and celebrating happens randomly, and the holidays and things fall by the wayside. So, this year, V-Day was low key.

Yet, just like these two cuddly squirrels, we still love each other, even on sappy holidays that are kind of made to sell cards and gifts and food at restaurants.

And, if you are reading this, I love you, too. Because even though I mostly am trying to get dedicated to my blog more and more for myself, knowing that even one person is reading this makes it more worth it. xoxox

squirrely sunday: i <3 NY

Sunday, February 9th, 2014

Apparently, NYC is a squirrely paradise. Here’s is another of their squirrels, with thanks to Proptart!

NYC Squirrel Statue

Have a wonderful Sunday! xoxox

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Monday, February 3rd, 2014

This Monday hit me like a freight train! My introduction to snowboarding yesterday has left me sleepy and sore. Luckily, there are lots of links to distract me!

I am a little obsessed with American Horror Story. This list of sites to see from the latest installment has my vacation planning gears turning!

My grandparents had a reprint of a Sears catalog from the 1920s. I was so fascinated by it, and would find it whenever I went for a visit to look at all the great things from days gone by. Hence, this shopping list based on a Victorian era Sears catalog kind of caught my eye.

I love looking at book cover art anyway, but these side-by-side comparisons of UK vs. US cover art are even more amazing. I think some have a clear winner in my mind, but some are a toss up.

Olympic fever is hitting me hard! Mental Floss rounded up all the countries that have only a single representative in the winter games. There are more than you might think!

This response from a pediatrician for why you should vaccinate your children is fantastic. If I had children of the two-legged variety, I would take them to her.

Finally, a little bit of a heartbreaker. This story about a child who is fighting for life after a suicide attempt over bullying about his bronyhood moved me to tears. Our differences make this world interesting. You can disagree on interests without being cruel.

Hope this Monday is treating you well! xoxox

squirrely sunday: downhill all the way

Monday, February 3rd, 2014

EEK! I am barely getting this guy up before the day is done. I meant to do it first thing this morning, as we were heading out skiing. Alas, in getting things ready, we were most of the way to the ski hill before I remembered my to do list. It’s been a while since we’ve been skiing, and silly me thought that today would be the day I would learn to snowboard.

That didn’t go as I had hoped. I’m not giving up, but I learned what I need to do for next time: Try using a board with the bindings set for goofy stance, bring my wristguards, and hire an instructor. I got in a couple of runs with my skiboards, so I didn’t feel like a total loser. In fact, there was a moment when I did resemble this guy!

2.2.14 Skiing Squirrel

(Special thanks to Proptart for scoring me a photo of this guy while she’s adventuring in NYC! Does she know me or what???)

It was still a nice day, and I barely had to see any sportsball.