Amalgamation (or It's Been a While and I've Been Meaning to Blog About This.)

Totally random things I felt important enough to bookmark and comment on later. Well later is finally now.

1) Ten Craziest Job Perks
As someone in the market for permanent employment, I read the article above with hope that maybe my new job would offer one or two of these things. But when Google hands out free, chef-prepared lunches (they spend an estimated $72 million dollars a year on food for their employees!), Microsoft campus has it's own mall and IT firms start providing free-of-charge housekeeping, any company would be hard pressed to compete. And here I was super-excited last week when the office I was working at had chocolate covered cherries. While it wasn't free lunch, those cherries were quite tasty.

2) The Dehydration Myth
This article is linked for all those times someone told you, you don't drink nearly enough water. You need at least eight cups a day! They're right. But more importantly, they're WRONG. And for someone like myself who would choose apple or cranberry juice over water any day, it is gonna be AWESOME the next time someone tries to tell me my daily water quotient is a little low and I show them this article.

3) The World's Most Underrated Cities
Ever since my ex-boyfriend broke up with me after his semester abroad, Italy and I have had a love-hate relationship. I love it because it's beautiful and romantic and dreamy. I hate it because I can't think about it without immediately remembering that he thought so too. Ugh. And while that relationship ended years ago, I still feel like Italy's tainted. Well no more. As soon as I can get my fanny over there, I'm going to gorge myself on spaghetti Bolognese with fresh grated Parmesan and every kind of gelato I can manage. Bologna, Italy: I'm coming for you! (There are 25 great cities on this list, so be sure to flip through all the slides!)

4) BBC Dimensions
Have you ever wondered just how large the Gulf oil spill was? Or how many people were in Athens during the Peloponnisan War? Or better yet, just how big the pyramids of Giza really are? No? Well I have, because I am a NERD. If you have entertained these thoughts, then look no further than BBC Dimensions for the answer. This website allows you to input your area code and see how much space the Great Wall of China takes up in a familiar landscape. Not gonna lie, I spent like an hour on this website one day. WHEN I DID NOT HAVE THE TIME. Ah, well. Such is the way of the internet.

5) ABSURDITY
I can't even begin to tell you how crazy this was or the fact that, according to the letter sent in reply, this sort of thing happens all the time. Ridiculous. Interest piqued? Just go ahead and click. You know you want to. Hint: Copyright law totally applies here!

6) ANIMALS TALKING IN ALL CAPS and Animals Being Dicks and When Parents Text
You know when you come across a gem on the interweb and it's so good you want to share it immediately while at the same time keep it for your own laugh-out-loud pleasure? These three websites are GEMS. I laughed OUT LOUD (LOL for realz) for like TWO FULL HOURS on the parent's texting website. Dude, even my mother thought it was hilarious. You must go there and see for yourself. You must. They're so funny, they even have a book out.

:) Hope you enjoyed!

I'm, I'm Just Being Honest...

Saw this the other day and almost died of cuteness overload. Apparently this video's been out for a while and I'm late, but I just had to share. (The channel on YouTube has more videos of them too.)


Hey Ya! OH, OH!

Recent (ish) Thoughts

On The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl: I know I'm late ya'll, but wasn't J's date with White Jay going so well until the arrival of "Slutty Nurse"?

On Halloween: Also what is with the introduction of the word Slutty in front of female Halloween costumes? Can't women just be regular nurses, pumpkins and witches? I mean, I pretty much hate Halloween with a hot and fiery passion, but it wouldn't suck as much if there wasn't an overabundance of random cleavage. And Also, I hate to break it to you (and by you, I'm referring to some random woman on a website I came across) there is no such thing as a Slutty Leaf. LEAVES ARE NOT SEXY. And neither is spider-web pantyhose. SPIDERS ARE NOT SEXY.

On Facebook: (status update) "Hey Facebook. You know what's really annoying? When the same person keeps popping up in my "People You May Know" section. Yes, I do know them. Yes, we have 91 friends in common. However, WE are NOT friends, which is why I clicked the little "X" on the right the last THREE times they popped up there. Please remember this time, k? Thanks."

On In Time: Horrible Title. Best Movie Premise Ever. Well worth a trip to the theater. P.S. Justin's pretty hott in this one guys.

On Tower Heist: Ben Stiller did not disappoint :)

On going to the movies and making it a double feature: Seeing two movies, back to back actually saves you money; you only need to buy one bucket of popcorn. Also, twice the previews. Now I know about another 36 movies I want to see. It's a vicious cycle.

On Google+: Waste of time? Oh, I think so.

On my Father's willingness to go see Breaking Dawn with me: Priceless.

What Part of My Body Do I Love the Most?

So this is a tough one.

Not because I can't think of a part of my body I like--- I pretty much think my body's hott stuff!--- but because I honestly don't think about my body all that much. I mean sometimes I wish my stomach was flatter, or when I'm in a good dress, I smile at myself in the mirror, but that's about it. I don't know if that's because I have good self-esteem or better things to worry about. Probably both, lol.

But to answer LRob's question (from last post's comments), I will say that, in terms of what part of my body I like the most, there is a clear frontrunner:

the small of my back.

My lower back has this ridiculous arch?/curve?/convex section right above my derriere and I love it! (When I try on dresses, it is somewhat annoying because seldom do they fit correctly in that area, but then, cute jackets are my back's best friend, so it evens out, lol. )

I'm not quite sure why I like it so much, but I will say that it's the one part of my body I never complain about, have never been embarrassed over, or ever been made to feel ashamed about. And for a woman to feel that she has even one part of her body that is simply right, JUST THE WAY IT IS, is pretty freaking remarkable.

Do any of you have a favorite part of your body? Is it the small of your back too? :)
If you're up for it, share your answer in the comment section; I'd love to hear what you guys think! And if you have more questions for me, ask away!

Two Things... Well Three Things Really

Numero Uno:
I have some fun ideas for the next couple of blog posts, one of them being the actual completion of at least one show synopsis in my FtLoTV (For the Love of TV) series. YAY!! Another one is a poem I've been working on when I can't sleep at night (like now). And last but not least, it is definitely time for another hotnessincelebrityform entry. I'm going to do a few of those since there's a LOT of hott guys on TV in the summer :)

So watch out for those entries!

Numero Dos:
Another entry is going to be a little more personal---- think love life, people! But to do this, I need to have a more accurate list of who I've dated/crushed on in the many years I've been alive. SO, I need your HELP. Call/text/email/facebook/carve it in stone/write in the comment section (only if you feel I won't be TOO embarrassed) the NAMES of the random people I've crushed on SINCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Yeah, that's right. I'm going ALL THE WAY BACK.

I've crushed on a lot of people so I need you guys to rack your brain and sus out some names, especially some obscure ones you think I may have forgotten :)

Numero Tres:
I've decided to do a little honest Q & A. So here's your chance to ask me anything. And as long as it's within sight distance of reasonable, I'll answer it in a blog post. This is for all those people who've been wondering about the intricacies of my life (i.e. thedeepstuff) but haven't had the nerve to ask me any questions. You know, because my life is SO interesting. Right. LOL. But seriously, ask away (in the comment section)!

So there you have it. Expect some updates soon. Now do your homework and leave me some comments people!

Love :)

Should I or Should I Not...

...get Twitter?

I have to admit that I am a creepy stalker and love to find out what people are thinking through facebook statuses, wall posts and such. And isn't Twitter like the same thing?

I'm really asking this question because I went to twitter-stalk somebody and I couldn't because their tweets were protected :( SAD. So I kinda wanted to sign-up and send a request just so I could see what they were tweeting about. But then I though, yeah, I don't care THAT much.

Also too, as of right now, I do not have a smart phone which is 1) sad and 2) really the best way to tweet right?

So I think, until I can get one of those fancy new phones from T-Mob, that I will go with

NO.

Have an opinion? Sound off below.

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On another note, I shall be in E-town tomorrow and Saturday hanging with the family. My cousin Diamon is having her open house and I am super excited for her! Yay! She is so beautiful and smart and I am so proud of her :)

SO,

if anyone wants to hang out for a bit, call/text me and I will see what I can do. My sister's the one that's driving, but I will do my best!

On my way to bed but had to post this! (Inside-joke alert!)

Saw this on a comment board about nerdy, hott actors:

Nathan Fillion is like maple syrup: excellent with pancakes.

SUCH AN AWESOME QUOTE!

And guess who posted it?
Somebody named JOY.

Am I missing something here, Ary?
J/K!

Toodles!

RANDOM interruption in regularly scheduled blogging

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS???


I mean this is the craziest ish I have seen in a long time.
I don't even know what's going on.

And I was scared. I couldn't even watch the whole thing.

What was with the POWDER?
And did she really just give BIRTH to doll babies?
(Also why are her doll babies not creepy like her too?)
I DID NOT see that one coming!!

100,000 points for anyone who either a) watches the whole thing and tell me what happened (cuz I can't do it, or b) tell me if you were as frightened as I was.


via ihatesomuch

"Write 400 words (or less) on your ideal place [to live]."

So, a friend of mine prompted the readers of her blog to write about their ideal place to live after the subject came up in her life--twice in one week. So here goes. It's probably very different than what she intended, but one must go where the words takes them.

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There are no sad and quiet people here.

The air is clear and clean, the water calm and warm. The temperature always matches the light of the sun. Trees find themselves green without trying. Flowers bloom without challenge; bees don't sting.

Seasons are so crisp here. The changing of the colors is a vibrant affair. The snow melts on the tongues of children and falls in flakes the size of closed eyelids. Summer comes often. Heat and breeze are in consummate harmony. Spring brings back birds of every color that algor took away.

It's soft. Light is temperate. All noise, dulcet. Movement, unpretentious and rhythmical. No sense is ever harmed, no practice overwhelms. But the people are loud and happy, full of life and purpose.

Night is conclusive to day. Darkness holds no sinister plans; no egregious dealings go on in dusk. Darkness is not the absence of light, but the rest of it. The balance of dark and light for rests’ sake.

No true measure of time exists here, only the sensation of moments both here and then, now and always. This does not bother the loud and happy people. They rejoice. For they knew it once when it was different, when it was worse and they were sad and quiet.

And there are no sad and quiet people here.

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1000 points if you let me know what you think.

"things that make me squeal in delight and collapse into a fit of giggles"

Lately I've been reading this blog that is so funny, I actually laugh out loud, like for reals. BUT I can't share it with you just yet. I gotta keep it secret a while longer until I can catch up with the 4, 837 entries she's written already. I'm only 1/3 of the way through 2010.

Anyway, she inspired me to come up with my own list of things that makemehappie, like the kind of happy where I laugh, clap my hands and fall over. Hotchkiss people know what that looks like, lol.

brunch, horseback riding, baby animals - especially baby kittens :( I miss Buttons, funny blogs, Jimmy Choo shoes, small children (when they behave), a good book, TELEVISION, hotnessincelebrityform, crisp hotel sheets, comedy central joke of the day's, black stiletto boots, random information, warm apple pie with crumb topping (also known as streusel), reading, my grandmother's baked macaroni and cheese, that main street chocolate shop's raspberry animals, pretending to be sex-and-the-city cool with my girls, dressing up for fancy events, crushing on guys, guys' arm muscles (it's insane how much I love them, really), making fun of books I love (like Twilight), anything related to or can even be remotely labeled as science fiction, talking about religion (except Scientology), finding recipes online, baking, researching/dreaming about the things I could do if I won the lottery, going out to eat, looking up random words on dictionary.com (it used to use oed.com, but I no longer get it for free from NU… sad.), poetry, writing silly things that no one will ever read, making lists, guys who are talldarkhairedandskinny, keeping track of books I'll probably never read, when someone asks me "who was that guy in that one movie?", knowing the answer, wikipedia, corny television shows like Tower Prep (speaking of which, Drew Van Acker… pretty cute. He's my third blonde celebrity crush. Is it no longer the exception?), talking about legal things, laying down in my bed, random dance parties, girls' night-in, Poggio del Moscato wine, whiskey sours, grapes, red dirt (found in AL, GA, etc.), when little girls wear pigtails (so adorable), computer games (from Freecell to Age of Empires), theatre, inside jokes, having money in the bank, castles, rereading stuff I wrote when I was younger (it's hilarious how little I knew then, though I thought I knew a lot), Wal-Mart and Target (I refuse to choose between the two. They're both good for different things), strawberry ice cream, black knee-length socks, sleeping

Speaking of which… I think I might do that now.

Oh, and just for fun:

Okay, now I'm done.

Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet

So I don't exactly know why, perhaps it is because I am a true romantic at heart, but this Disney? video made me smile. Who doesn't dream one day that she might be Alice Bluebonnet?

Ah, love, romance and fashion accessories!

Watch it :)

Short Post - AWESOME SONG

This is all I want to post today, this epic love song, a duet with Kat McPhee and hottie ZACHARY LEVI. Can you believe he is a CHRISTIAN?! When does that ever happen in Hollywood these days? Anyway, enjoy :)

Random Post - Pay It No Attention

So I'm sitting here in my apartment and I've just killed the smallest bug I've ever seen, save for a gnat. I'm hoping it wasn't a bed bug-- a lady on the third floor had them and she had to get her apartment fumigated. I know I'm overreacting but, ewwwwww. I hate bugs and anything creepy crawly. I'm most girly in that way.

Anyway so, I'm supposed to be getting up, showering and all that, to go to a fabulous dinner with two of my favorite people. I kind of want to dress up in something fabulous, you know to match the dinner, but I'm afraid I have too many dirty clothes to really do that, so I'll settle for "significantly better than average."

I'm not really sure why I am writing this blog today, other than that I'm procrastinating and such, I just felt like, I dunno, EXPANDING... and writing is the only way I know how to do that.

I guess I will focus on what I want to do right now, so as to make this post not be a complete waste of time. What I really want to do right now is be fully dressed, on my way to Chicago with the girls in some fabulous outfit (as noted above).

Dinner, drinks? (didn't eat that much today, so probably not a good idea), dancing.
I want to wear high heels, preferably the $20, 4-inch platforms I got downtown. I haven't worn them yet and they are AWESOME!

Weirdly too, I want to go out, on a date. With a specific person? Haven't decided yet. Yes and no. Ugh, why is my love life so UN-complicated? Haha. I doubt he realizes I exist as a romantic option. Oh well, such is life. (Ooh, if that came out as bitter, that was not my reaction at all. I was actually amused when I wrote that. I even chuckled a bit.)

Ah! I have to get up and get ready now. We are actually going to dinner-- Bravo, I think. Not dressing up anymore, though. Sad. But at least I get to chill with the girls :)