Links of the Week 6/30/13

Links of the Week

Here's where I'm going to post for you my favorite links of the week. They may be videos, photos, other blog posts, online articles, whatever. Just the stuff I enjoyed.

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Marriage Equality signs at the Supreme Court on Wednesday

Forced Perspective, pretty awesome!

Hahahaha...dog sneaks his shelter buddies out at night

14 Books to Read Before They Hit the Big Screen

Lessons I Learned From Horror Movies (reblogged from thebloggess.com)

I'm Comic Sans, Asshole

(aren't you just loving all the colors this week?!?!?)

Classical Sculptures dressed as hipsters

How Not to Be Alone

"Imagine The Band" - pretty sweet Beatles mashup!

Old Book Smell: Why Do We Love It?

Watermelon Bombe Recipe...Who's gonna make this for me????

Hierarchy of a Disagreement

Bob Mankoff picks his 11 favorite New Yorker cartoons ever (TED Blog)

Links of the Week 6/25/13

Links of the Week

Here's where I'm going to post for you my favorite links of the week. They may be videos, photos, other blog posts, online articles, whatever. Just the stuff I enjoyed.

Last week was insanely busy. I'ts fiscal year-end at work and i was recovering from a camping trip while getting ready for my Mom to visit for a few days. I didn't get to read and browse much, but here is what I did find...

This is why I encourage people to choose local level organizations to make donations, your monies are much better spent.  HERE is the actual list. 

Do you love bikes and wine?

A great list of books for older children or my teachers or my children at heart friends, that includes Neil Gaiman and Black Beauty...who wouldn't want to tackle this list?

Why Does Everything Taste Bad After You Brush Your Teeth?

Prison Tattoos and Their Secret Meanings

OMG...A Periodic Table of the Muppetts. Thank You, The Nerdist, you'll forever be my favorite podcast :)

Awesome rescue story. The revolving shelter door problem. 

50 Facebook pages that might change your life

A summer playlist from NPR. Some questionable choices, but some really good ones too!

You know that made you laugh!!!!!

Links of the Week 6/13/13

Links of the Week

Here's where I'm going to post for you my favorite links of the week. They may be videos, photos, other blog posts, online articles, whatever. Just the stuff I enjoyed.

I'm heading out tomorrow to the beach to camp for the weekend, so you get your weekly links a day early!

An eleven year-old tells us what's wrong with our food systems.

TRAUMA QUEEN...haters gonna hate, but you know I love me some SVU

New Single by my man, Jack Johnson

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOGS AND CATS

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose... This is supposed to be a 1st recording. I don't care whether it is or not. Love JJ and this is by far one of my favorite songs ever. I just listened to this about 5 times on replay at my desk.

I like this article, not because I'm a vegan, but because it talks on all points of exclusionary humor. As a pit bull/animal rights advocate, it happens all the time. And it's usually not intended harm, people just don't know. Read: Just a Joke

This video is awesome! Read the brief accompanying article too and pay note the mention of a Green Day diss comment that was made. Of course Green Day can pull a huge show, those boys Rock!

How to Pull Good Things Out of Others

An Ernest Hemingway Facebook Status Hijacker...

20 Things You Might Not Have Known About Jurassic Park

***putting a mature audience disclaimer on this one because of my rage filled reaction below***
THIS has to be one of the most poorly written articles, and not just because of the completely heinious comment about pit bulls. Really Assholes???? Heartbreaking for this family and those involved that are blaming a (now dead) dog for the adults mistakes. Would you leave your child alone with a strange person, okay then don't leave them alone with a strange dog. Why...because all dogs bite. Fucking Geniuses. People are freaking stupid. Rant over.

20 Hilarious Charts

101 Best Written Television Series (most of my favorites are at the top, yours?)

If you're on Tumblr, follow this blog, #awesomepeoplereading

Links of the Week 6/7/13

Links of the Week

Here's where I'm going to post for you my favorite links of the week. They may be videos, photos, other blog posts, online articles, whatever. Just the stuff I enjoyed.

All hail the slap bet. HIMYM Season 9 Spoilers HERE!

Chicken and Asparagus with Melted Guyere

New Colum McCann novel, TransAtlantic: The Novel

Yummy post workout smoothie

I could have posted the popular article going around about the disasters of retractable leashes, instead I offer you this reddit awesomness!

Some MentalFloss for you

Paula Abdul vs. MC Skat Kat, pretty comical I think

a recipe for creativity from John Cleese

25 Signs You're Addicted to Books!

Zooey Deschanel as Amelia Bedelia - YES!

Beer's taste alone gets you a little high. I'll cheers to that!

I think I'd like to read this one, Cinnamon and Gundpowder by Eli Brown

PostSecret is an outstandingi project. Thank You, Frank Warren! Check out this great, and short, TED Talk that he did about PostSecret. 

Another super amazing children's book to movie adaptation, and who doesn't love Franco, McAdams, and Bridges???? Seriuosly...

Are You Willing to be Wrong? Wonderful article on pet parenting/training. Must Read For EVERYONE!

And, because there is clearly not enough dog stuff on this list...here is an older but very well written post that I saw someone share on the Facebook today and I remembered how much I enjoyed it. It's Not How They're Raised, It's How Dogs Are Managed That Matters Most

Enjoy the weekend moms, pops, kids, and playas!

xoxo

Book Review: "You Killed Wesley Payne" by Sean Beaudoin

You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin

Book Review: You Killed Wesley Payne is a truly original and darkly hilarious update of classic pulp noir, in which hard-boiled seventeen-year-old Dalton Rev transfers to the mean hallways of Salt River High to take on the toughest case of his life. The question isn't whether Dalton's going to get paid. He always gest paid. Or whether he's gonna get the girl. He always sometimes gets the girl. The real question is whether Dalton Rev can outwit crooked cops and power-hungry cliques in time to solve the mystery of "The Body" before it solves him. 

Thoughts: Definitely not a book I would usually pick up. A good friend was moving and let me raid the book shelves because she needed to down size. She used to work for a publisher in NYC, so this was an advanced copy book and I thought, what the heck, let's try something new. 

 

It's pulp noir, something I wasn't much familiar with. It was YA, which is also a new genre for me of late. The murder mystery factor is also something I don't usually spring for. It was enjoyable though.

I liked it because it was "new." It didn't have any shock factor, but it wasn't exactly predictable either. 

Funny? Yes. The names of the cliques and the dry humor was exciting. There is a flow chart at the start and description of all the cliques. There's also a highly enjoyable and ironic glossary at the end. It made the inner nerd in my quite excited!

Recommendation: If you need something different that's quick and easy. This is a good choice. If you're into intense mysteries and can't appreciate the "pulp" I'd say skip this one. It wasn't a waste of time, it's a quick easy read. I won't read it again, but I would consider recommending it to someone that would appreciate the humor in everything. 

Book Review: "A Visit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

Book Review: Bennie is an aging former punk rocker and record executive. Sasha is the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, along with the inner lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs. With music pulsing on every page, A Visit from the Good Squad is a startling, exhilarating novel of self-destruction and redemption.

Thoughts: I devoured this book. Earned a nice shiny sunburn for it too. After the first few chapters I thought it was going to be a bunch of stories of deviants and love triangles. I was pleasantly surprised when all the stories started connecting. It kept me anxious to read the next story and figure out where it would fit into the picture. 

Each chapter is written in varying narrative styles told by the characters. This made the book that much more enjoyable. It made me feel like I was really listening to them tell a story. The chapters jumped around in time as well. It is my favorite style of writing. I get bored with fiction, and this type of novel sucks me in until the very end. 

The characters, oh the characters. I think I loved each one as much as the next. Without having to read chapters of character introduction, you learn about them from their stories and the stories of others. You have to think and make correlations, it was very intriguing. The most surprising character connection being Dolly's daughter, Lulu. To avoid spoilers that's all you get. 

Recommendation: This is a must read for me. A friend suggested it a couple years ago after it came out. I've wanted to read it since. It just kept getting pushed to the bottom of the pile while I was trying to catch up on book club books I missed while I was in grad school.

*I spent three and half years working full time and getting a master's part time. Since my book club (until recently) was reading a book every two weeks I fell behind only being able to read about every other book. Because of my OCD I've spend the past year playing catch up and reading a missed book in between each new book club book. Happily, after I read a great article on Book Riot about successful book clubs, we have changed our book schedule. 

I definitely recommend this book. It's for the wanna be punk rocker, like me! It's for the literary risk takers. It's for anyone that appreciates unique styles and not-so-perfect book characters. Put this one on your list, it's officially one of my favorites. I'm just sorry i waited so long to read this one. 

Links of the Week: 6/1/13

Links of the Week

Here's where I'm going to post for you my favorite links of the week. They may be videos, photos, other blog posts, online articles, whatever. Just the stuff I enjoyed the most and felt like I should share.

Add this to my Christmas list please

If you're like me and nothing beats a great memoir of fiction any day, here are some suggestions

A F*cking Short History of the F-Word

50 Movie Characters You Won't Belive are Real People

"If you are in the middle of your working life, you may be ready for a radical change and be looking for a way of making a living that truly resonates with who you are." - I NEED TO READ THIS BOOK, see an excert here from Finding Your Element

Interesting perspective on Leadership. I may have to anonymously leave this with a few people I know who call themselves a leader. HA

I think animals grieve, do you? 

Awesome advice, hits home too.

If your dog isn’t listening to you, ask yourself whether you’ve worked up to this level of distraction or whether you’re asking too much of your dog.

THE CURSE OF READING AND FORGETTING ( Guilty, i am)

50 Things only '80's Kids Can Understand