Books in Books - 12 novels that mention lots of other books. I think I want to read Among Others just based on its hidden reading list.
Subway to Nowhere - If this was in the U.S. within a couple of months there would be a 7-11 and half a dozen fast food places nearby. In America if you build it they will come.
Ingo and Friends - Gorgeous photos of a German shepherd and his owl friend. Seriously, I can't tell you how much I LOVE these.
Clouds - This guy says we should spend more time talking about clouds. It does seem like a better topic for conversation than most I have been hearing lately.
Spiritual Perception - A beautiful surreal art Tumblr. Beautiful! I am so in love with this site!
I came across a word that I don't remember seeing before even though it is an old word, probably considered outdated which would be why I hadn't noticed it before. (And it does seem sort of odd that I had never seen it so maybe I had and just forgot about it?) The word is botheration. This seems like a useful word. The way it's used in the book I'm reading, Helliconia Summer, it's an understatement. All kinds of big, really bad events are just botheration. With all the hyperbole we have in the world today I think more understatement would be healthy.
Here is a list that I actually, totally agree with: Top 20 Things No Woman Should Wear After 30. No, really. You have to go read it. I'll admit though, I might be tempted by the cursed amulet. Or maybe I'm trying hard to find something on the list that I would wear, just to be contrary.
I thought of an idea for a Criminal Minds episode. Disturbed blogger who never gets any comments hunts down lurkers and tortures and murders them after forcing them to comment on every single post on his (or her) blog. No, no! Not me! I would never do that. I wouldn't know how to find you anyway. But it would make a good creepy story, wouldn't it?
Fake fur in a spring fashion show seems a bit odd. Well, that's not the only odd thing about this collection but my inner child wants to pet these clothes and maybe even wear them. At home, alone, where no one can see me.
A nice post about body image. You know, body image is sort of important to me but not important enough to ever make me want to wear long sleeves in the summer. But then, I live in Oklahoma, not New York.
There are several books in this list, How to Escape in 9 Books, that I might want to read. It's not often that you see a general list of books that starts with a science fiction novel so I was immediately encouraged.
Finally, here's another one of those cool Animusic videos, because I simply can't resist.
I know it's extremely early for this but my cat Dax (named after a character on ST:DS9) would like announce that she will be running for President of the United States in 2020.
I know there will be some questions but I assure you that she is qualified. She was born in the United States though I admit there might be a problem if anyone demands that she present a birth certificate. Her equivalent age in human years will be 68 in 2020.
More importantly, she has no ties to any foreign governments or to any large corporations. She is, for the most part, quite honest. She has literally never told a lie. She has on a few occasions tried to steal the dog's food and she has been seen licking her own butt but she has never tried to hide these habits and we do not think they will interfere with her ability to serve the nation as President, especially when you consider the habits of some former and soon to be Presidents.
Dax is a peace lover but she does believe in self-defense when necessary. She is in favor of universal health care and enough food for everyone (as long as she gets hers first) so, at heart, she's a Democrat but, as her chief advisor has observed, labels are what is most important to people and since it has recently been demonstrated that Republican voters will vote for anyone as long as he or she is Republican, after much soul searching Dax has decided to run as a Republican.
We hope that she can count on your enthusiastic support.
I don't actually watch a lot of "reality" TV so I could only come up with five and a couple of these might be stretching the definition of reality TV slightly but they're all people who appear as themselves so I think that's close enough.
5. Larry the Cable Guy - Because he would tell Congress to "Git 'r done!"
4. Troy Landry (Swamp People) - A family man who isn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Literally. And he wrestles alligators. Sounds like presidential material to me.
3. Danielle (American Pickers) - She spends lots of time on the phone and she knows how to negotiate.
2. Nicole Curtis (Rehab Addict HGTV) - A frugal, hyperactive, sometimes abrasive, workaholic. Those seem like excellent qualifications.
1. Jamie Hyneman (Mythbusters) - It would be great to have a scientifically literate, no BS president. Of the two main Mythbusters stars I actually like Adam Savage better but I think Jamie's serious, somewhat grumpy demeanor might be more advantageous in a president.
That's all I've got. Please post your nominations in the comments.
