HULLO EVERYONE! I'm back with another edition of #thisisathing Tuesday!
So, I normally keep my fingernails pretty short because a) they break way too easily and b) typing with long nails ends up with lots of typos. But, here's another situation I hadn't thought of: using a touch screen with long nails. Oy, that must be annoying! (cue the #firstworldproblems hashtag).
And finally for this week's Friday Favorites: tweets that might provide you with a bit of inspiration, 'cos I know they did for me. :)
Do not be embarrassed about any facet of yourself, you are a child of God, you have nothing to be ashamed of.
— Spiritual Truths (@TheGodLight) February 15, 2013
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.“ James Neil Hollingworth
— Spiritual Seeker(@sparklekaz) February 16, 2013
Here's a new spiritual practice for you: when you're out having fun, sit back and take a moment to realize just how good life actually is.
— Jordan Bach (@JordanBach) February 16, 2013
Tonight I decided to believe in god. No more definition than that. No more rules than that. Just... Belief in a divinity of love.
— Fire Lyte (@IncitingARiot) February 17, 2013
If you never listen to yourself, do not be surprised if life becomes confusing, for your deepest needs will go unheard.
— Spiritual Truths (@TheGodLight) February 17, 2013
Remember life is to be enjoyed, it is a spiritual journey, it is not a competition or a journey towards materialism.
— Spiritual Truths (@TheGodLight) February 17, 2013
Folks, the Year of the Snake is here. It will strike. The fangs are truth. The venom is love.
— Shae Cottar (@theshaeman) February 18, 2013
"A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved." Kurt Vonnegut
— the daily zen (@dailyzen) February 19, 2013
Psychoanalyst Carl Jung said, "The gold is in the dark." Your greatest gifts may be hidden in the quality which you most are ashamed of.
— Jordan Bach (@JordanBach) February 19, 2013
The biggest risk you can ever take is not taking one at all.
— Kendrick Lamar (@MrKendrickLamar) February 19, 2013
Grief and pain can bring endless heartache, yet they are also messengers of wisdom, for they make you listen to yourself.
— Spiritual Truths (@TheGodLight) February 19, 2013
You may have lost your way temporarily, but do no lose sight of what matters most, on your journey back to happiness.
— Spiritual Truths (@TheGodLight) February 19, 2013
Why make things complicated, after all simplicity is the answer to most problems.
— Spiritual Truths (@TheGodLight) February 19, 2013
When you truly want life.. you MUST go where the living is at.. Isolation is sickness.. Be happy > #GoForward!!!
— Rev Run (@RevRunWisdom) February 19, 2013
If Lindsay Lohan made it through her cracked-out bleached-blonde lesbian jailbird phase, you can make it through this week.
— Grumpy Cat (@ExtraGrumpyCat) February 20, 2013
Gender is overrated. Why does it matter? What matters is who you are. Strip the labels and shine, my friends! ♥ {◕ ◡ ◕}
— Sha of Happiness (@ShaofHappiness) February 20, 2013
In the end you get what you deserve, the amount of effort you put in determines the amount of joy that you receive.
— Spiritual Truths (@TheGodLight) February 20, 2013
The wise person doesn't ask, "What have I achieved?" but rather, "What have I contributed?"
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) February 20, 2013
Your community is a direct reflection of who you are. Surround yourself with people that inspire you to be your most authentic self.
— Dougall Fraser (@DougallFraser) February 20, 2013
One day you will realise that for your life to change for the better, you must first change for the better.
— Spiritual Truths (@TheGodLight) February 22, 2013
The simplest gift you can offer someone is to just be kind to them without any incentive or underlying reason behind your kindness.
— ヾ(*´ω`*)ﾉ (@reiley) February 22, 2013
And now, for the humor edition of Friday Favorites! Funny tweets, inc!
A nymphomaniac worm controls Riker’s mind and body to seduce the Enterprise's female crew. Nobody notices, it eventually dies of old age.
— TNG Season 8 (@TNG_S8) February 15, 2013
Diablo goes to the doctor for with some congestion. Doctor tells him he's got a buildup of nephalem in his lungs.
— Scott Johnson (@scottjohnson) February 15, 2013
<facebook friend> is listening to Nickelback on Spotify. <facebook friend> has been unfriended.
— Rush#1976 (@Seraph1337) February 16, 2013
Uh. Oh. Stuck improvising the sleep wear for tonight. Help me Laundry-Wan Kenobi, you're my only spring-fresh hope. #LaundryDay
— Marc (@shamanrongar) February 16, 2013
Dear JJ Abrams,If you screw up the new Star Wars movie, I will start calling you Jar Jar Abrams.Sincerely,Darth.
— Darth Vader (@DepressedDarth) February 16, 2013
And now listening to Snap! "I've Got The Power" - that song is essentially the soundtrack of a pounding headache.
— Marc (@shamanrongar) February 18, 2013
When the Hulu guy says, "The following program is brought to you by The Following.", i.e. the drama on FOX, I laugh.
— Scott Johnson (@scottjohnson) February 18, 2013
I want to wake up tomorrow and have this same meal again for the rest of all time like Groundhog Day
— Ryon_D (@Ryon_D) February 19, 2013
Giving this kid a bath is like washing a car as it drives down the street.
— Jason (@fenjayminor) February 20, 2013
When the cat lies down next to you and you think he wants to snuggle but instead he starts loudly cleaning his genitals.
— Jennifer de Guzman (@Jennifer_deG) February 20, 2013
Just had a quadruple shot latte. Coffee has no HOLY JESUS I’M FLYING! I’M FLYING! WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
— FoosieMoosie (@dreamwatch) February 20, 2013
In my day Harlem Shake cost fifteen dollars and was mainly stems and seeds.
— alan tudyk (@alan_tudyk) February 20, 2013
I think I just figured out what the difference between my 10 year old self and my now self is: I no longer want to get dizzy on purpose.
— Scott Johnson (@scottjohnson) February 20, 2013
I've been waiting 2 days for the dirty dishes fairy to come in and clean up the mess but she still hasn't arrived. Bitch.
— Anne Wheaton (@AnneWheaton) February 21, 2013
Cat has apparently decided he's needy tonight after knocking over the trash can three fucking times today. Naturally I'm petting him.
— Folami (@CasualFolami) February 21, 2013
I just realized most of my day revolves around liquids. Tea, pee. Water, pee. Kombucha, pee. Tea, pee. Wine, pee. Water, pee.
— Skylar Grey (@SkylarGrey) February 21, 2013
Took a three hour nap. Woke up at 9pm. Had soda. Estimated bed time: never.
— Jasmine Hruschak (@irljasmine) February 22, 2013
It's Friiidaaay! Time for some Friday Favorites, where I will share some of my favorite Twitter posts from the week. First up: Warcraft-related tweets!
IM AT A BAR WHERE ALL THEY ARE PLAYING IS WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A MIXTURE OF KLAXXI SINGING TO A FEL REAVER #WARCRAFT
— AngryOrc (@AngryOrc1) February 16, 2013
can IRL be like an MMO and i can just go grind low level mobs so i can buy groceries
— anarcho-haderach (@umuad) February 19, 2013
Blizzcon Pro-Tip: Book room. End up not getting tickets? Go to Disneyland instead. Meet with WoW friends at a local hangout :)
— Anna (@NotAnna) February 19, 2013
The next time anyone sees me trying to do LFR on a Monday night, please yell at me.
— Z (@zerena_hoofs) February 19, 2013
You will never have to poop as badly as you do 30 seconds after joining a dungeon queue. #truestory#warcraft
— Eva Conti (@tardbunny) February 21, 2013
It's awesome how therapeutic #Warcraft can be :) Herbing in Jade Forest & I'm calm and relaxed ♥
— Anna (@NotAnna) February 22, 2013
I'd like to write about my current town for you: Williamsburg, Virginia.
Before I moved here, I had visited once as a child. I've been living here about 7-8 years now and realize the tourist idea of Williamsburg is a lot different than the reality of living here! But I had noooo idea before moving here what the differences could have even been.
So, I'm opening up the forum for you to ask me questions about the area. What do you want to know about Williamsburg?
I'll start off by telling you the biggest secret I've learned about living here: Williamsburg is a small town, spread over a big area. Once you've lived here awhile, it's hard to get away with going somewhere and not seeing someone you know. Forget getting away with going to Walmart in your PJs because there's a 90% chance you'll run into someone, even if you're just going in for one thing! However, even though it's a small town and everyone knows someone that knows someone else that turns into the six degrees of Kevin Bacon, it still takes a half hour (or more!) to get from one side of Williamsburg to the other. The area stretches from York County, to the City of Williamsburg, through James City County, and I'd even say some of the other outlying counties can be thrown in there too just because a lot of people commute for jobs so the community overlaps. We're smooshed between the Newport News area and the Richmond area, which makes it so pretty much anything fun to do requires a bit of travel one way or the other. But, one benefit to the area is that it's really hard to get lost: there are so many roads and side roads and backroads that all lead to the same place, or lead to some main road that will have plenty of signs to someplace familiar. While there's an area of town called Confusion Corner due to the "ahhhhhh where am I going?!" reactions once you get there, it's not like you're stuck going 20 miles down a road without any turn-offs if you get turned around. This pleases me, since I can get lost pretty easily if I'm not careful! But, when you're visiting, it can make things really confusing because you can ask how to get somewhere and get directions on 10 different ways to get to one place.
Here's a video about Confusion Corner that I found pretty amusing. This is just one little intersection in the Colonial Williamsburg area of town, but it's the intersection of a bunch of main roads and in between buildings for William & Mary college and the Merchant's Square shopping area, so it can get pretty busy!
Alrighty folks, ask away! I'd love to try to answer your questions and share my experiences with you about living in this beautiful little spot of the world. :) More on this topic next week! :D
I've never understood the appeal for Chicken and Waffles. However, if I was going to put that flavor in my mouth, I'd make the recipe Carla Hall demonstrated on The Chew because it looks way more amazing than any kind of potato chip flavoring ever could be.
What do you think? Would you buy any of these funky potato chip flavors? Do you like chicken and waffles? Can you believe this is actually a thing?!
If you find anything out there in the wilds of Real Life that you think is as entertaining that it actually is a thing, use the hashtag on Twitter #thisisathing and tweet me @xandara! I'd love to see what random things you come across that amuse you. Or, comment on this post! :D
Have you ever checked out the Warcraft-related crafts for sale on etsy? Here are some of the ones that caught my eye while browsing that I found adorable enough to want to share.
Fair warning: I've never ordered from any of these sellers, so I can't vouch for them personally. But if I had the extra $$$, I would totally splurge on any of these!
I love how people can take their hobby and combine it with another hobby and make something awesome like this. Here are examples of crocheting, cooking, candle making, drawing, sewing, glass etching, and those are just this handful I've picked out here... if you search etsy for "warcraft" you will find all kinds of goodies up for grabs.
Warcraft players: Have you ever made something Warcraft-related? Or purchased something made by a player like this? I've bought t-shirts from Jinx.com, but these are on a whole 'nother level if you ask me. :)
I haven't tried chia seeds, or anything with them in (that I can recall, anyway), but the thought of eating that slimy seed goop from my childhood trying-to-make-Chia-Pets-sprout days is entirely unappealing to me. And yet, with all the hype about them lately, I feel compelled to try them. I mean, I don't know if I like them until I try them! But... still. I can't disassociate them from the slimy pet goo.
Today marks the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. You can think of it as "midwinter," especially if you're in a climate where there's not really any good sign of Spring yet. But for me, this is what really marks Imbolc-time:
Daffodils starting to come up, even through the snow! Yaaaaaaaaaay, greeeeeeeeeen!
Today is also Groundhog Day, which is a PA Dutch tradition and nowadays popularized by the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil! And WOOOO, he's predicting an early Spring for us this year! mental_floss has a great article about not only Groundhog Day, but Imbolc and other holidays that fall around this time of year, too. And I found this video today on the YouTube machine of an adorable witch explaining the holiday as well:
I find the correlation between the story of the Cailleach and that of the groundhog's shadow prediction fascinating!
So, what am I doing to celebrate? My house is always in need of cleaning, so that's getting worked on! haha. But seasonally, I will start to plan my garden for this year, looking at what I want to plant and planners to decide when to start seeds and whatnot. I'll light a bunch of candles, especially once it gets dark out. Another idea to "celebrate" is to plan your summer travels, especially if you're still snowed in! And of course, cooking and getting ready for the Super Bowl is another good idea for today. Even if you don't celebrate Imbolc or Groundhog Day, you might celebrate the Super Bowl, which might be considered a modern American holiday. ;)
So, what are you doing today to celebrate? I'll leave you with some beautiful songs of Imbolc to enjoy while you think about it...!
