Danielle's Letter To The Blogosphere

Danielle writes one of my number one favorite blogs; Sometimes Sweet. In this post of hers, she really hits the nail on the head regarding what it is about blogging that keeps us all coming back. It's not all narcissism and confessions after all.

Anyway, I think it's a must read for bloggers and non-bloggers.

Enjoy, and you should follow her blog if you don't already, she's fantastic.

(image source: the damn post you should go read)

Walking to work. A morning in film photos.

And later that (rainy) evening:

Things I Love Thursday

 Deciphering ancient secret codes.

If I had a macbook I'd buy this cover for sure!

Watching stuff in slo mo. Here's a match lighting on fire.

Lemon Water. Mm! Maybe I'm an old lady but I love hot water with just a little lemon thrown in there. 

via

 These photos of Gary Indiana by David Tribby. 

I love city names that make me smile!

 Found here.

 Photos of NYC and Las Vegas from above.

 via The Big Picture 

 Playful ladybugs on a little cute playground made of paper. Aww!

Guess Poo 

by Elliot Quince. 

That's right. Guess...POO. Ha!

I'd play it.

Click here for more pictures. It's hilarious.

Animal noises in other languages. 

via

And click here for a pretty extensive chart of animal noises, 

how to call animals in other languages, and the  pet names of animals in other languages.

And click here for mp3s of children saying animal noises in different languages.

It's hours of entertainment.

people I've been tattooed by

I updated the "people you should get tattooed by" page, 

and changed it to a "people I've been tattooed by" page instead.

Click the picture to check it out. 

I added a few photos of tattoos I've gotten from them

and a few interesting things about the tattooers, 

as well as links to their portfolios or websites.

You'll notice I said my boss is a "cool dude". 

I have no idea what drugs I was on when I typed that but

I think I'm going to leave it there because it's so

stupid it's kind of funny.

I left the comments section open on that post,

so if you have any recommendations, questions or comments

about these guys or other tattooers I should know about

let me know there or in the comments section here on this post!

I love to hear my readers' opinions.

**note** Nothing like this please, 

if it doesn't have black in it, I don't like it.

 

Also, I really think a $300 minimum and doing bloodline "tattoos" is a straight-up scam.

My Favorite Movie Moment From 2010

You know the movie FUBAR right?

You DON'T? Well if you care about me at all you will go illegally download it this moment and watch it. It's a "documentary" about some uh, metal rocker dudes in Calgary, Alberta. Canada. Their names are Terry and Deaner and they're um...awesome losers. It's impossible to explain, but just know that these are the guys I grew up with. (Not literally, but, I mean, if I squint I'm pretty sure I recognize them from that party that one time in the field where what's his name broke his leg...)

Here's the trailer for FUBAR.

And then when you've fully digested the hilarity and genius that is FUBAR, you must watch FUBAR 2, in which they leave Calgary and get a job in Fort McMurray.


These movies are especially good if you're from Northern Alberta, or, like me, grew up in a rig town and/or personally know people who have worked in Fort McMurray, aka the Mordor of Canada.

Here is my very favorite moment from FUBAR 2, (spoiler alert) after Dean loses his other testicle. Don't worry, I won't tell you how it happened. In this scene he is pretty much contemplating suicide. It's Christmas and him and the family are all playing a nice karaoke-based game where you pick the song you're going to sing out of a hat. Earlier in the movie it is established that Dean is a terrible mumbly singer.

P.S., This is totally NSFW or kids because of shouting swearwords.

CASTRATI! hahahahahaha oh it's magical, I tell you.

Images from here here here here here and here, which I think are all either "work in the oil sands" job postings or environmental websites protesting working in the oil sands.

Welp, I think I've enriched your lives just about enough for one day. 

finally...my blogroll is ready

Thank you to everybody who had their own buttons already made. *whew*

The first round of photos from my grandma's old camera.

A few months ago my grandma sent me her old Canon AE-1 camera. 

It's big and heavy and takes 35mm film, and it is so fun to use. 

Here are a few of my favorites that I took at the end of December and the beginning of January. 

Needless to say, I will be using this camera all the damn time. Even my mistakes look cool.

And um, I'm never scanning them so sloppily again, haha.