There’s a lot of stuff I share on the Internet every day. Here’s a weekly round up of the things I most enjoyed last week by category. 

Inspiration

• Bill is a Fucking Jackass. “Bill continues to campaign, and management continues to ask the employees, and every time, the answer is in favor of the soda machine. This happens, lets say… 35 times. Eventually, Bill says “OK, I’M NOT PROCESSING PAYROLL ANYMORE UNTIL THE SODA MACHINE IS REMOVED”, so nobody will get paid unless management removes the machine.”
• 15 TED talks that will change your life. I haven’t watched them all but judging by the ones on this list I have seen (1/2), I’d say I agree with the title. 

Nifty

• Guy makes every other proposal in the history of proposals look like a joke. But can I make a snarky comment anyway? DUDE, they are sooooo young. Babies. Doe-eyed, fairytale Koolaid drinkers. I hope he maintains that thoughtful, creative energy. Because he set the bar very high right from the get-go. 
• Why did this kid eat so much? S/he is very disheartened over the amount of poop happening. Precious.
• I whined on Twitter and was rewarded with a Fiddle Faddle delivery Thanks again, 858-ToGo. They are a restaurant food delivery service and will likely not bring you Fiddle Faddle. But depending on where you are in OKC, they can bring you cupcakes and I don’t think that’s the least bit terrible.

Music

• Patty Griffin – Truth No. 2 I saw her Friday night at Cains Ballroom in Tulsa. She led with this song that I thought I’d never heard before and I loved it. Turns out, I had heard it. Proof? Here’s a video I just stumbled upon from my first Patty Griffin Show in 2007. What a cool find!
• Patty Griffin – No Bad News One of my top five Patty songs. “You can’t have my fear, I’ve got nothin’ to lose. You can’t have my fear, I’m not gettin’ out of here alive anyway.” It was nice to see this show with several of my friends who are DEVOUT Patty fans. In an intimate setting. Perfect.
• Blind Pilot – New York Could not get enough this song this week for some reason. It’s one of those slow-build dramatic songs with the sad guy voice and haunting music. Wistful lyrics. A virtual Sheri-jackpot. “And don’t keep me like you have me. And don’t kiss me like you don’t.” ::swoon::

There’s a lot of stuff I share on the Internet every day. Here’s a weekly round up of the things I most enjoyed last week by category. 

Inspiration

• Fox News defends ObamaCare That this article appeared on this site made me really hopeful for our future.
  
• Boulder man plays piano in flooded home I haven’t mentioned the flooding on the blog yet, but I’ve been reading about it and feeling feelings. This is a poignant video and my heart is with the state of Colorado. I can’t imagine the nightmare of the folks in Lyons, in particular. Lyons is where I went to the spur-of-the-moment road trip in August. It’s heartbreaking to think of Lyons in its current state. I wish them and the surrounding area a speedy recovery from this devastation.
• 25 things every woman needs to know “New people won’t stop coming into your life and opportunities won’t stop knocking on the door but you need to have the space for them. In all you currently have– be them relationships or obligations– step back and ask yourself “why.” If you can find the answer, hold tighter. If the answer escapes you, it’s time to let something go.” But all of this, really. All. 
  

Nifty

• Isolated tracks from The Beatles “That medley is such an impressive demonstration of The Beatles’ range of voice and sensibility that it almost functions as a capsule for the sound of their whole later career—all the weird narratives, blues, ballads, and gorgeously lush hymns and lullabies.”
• Illustrator draws faces, lets 4-year-old draw bodies, ends up with adorably weird art “Hendricks now regularly draws faces for her daughter to finish. After the younger artist completes her confident pen strokes, the older then fills them in with color and and their collaborative work is done.”
• Brownie Husband “The perfect blend of rich fudge and emotional intimacy.”

Music

• Janelle Monae – Tightrope “Some call me a sinner. Some call me a sinner. I’m callin’ you to dinner.” There’s a reason this is in my run mix. 
  
• The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby When they sing ‘I look at the lonely people’ I want to lay down and die. And the strings. ::sigh::
• The Rural Alberta Advantage – Don’t Haunt this Place That cello. That percussion. Those chords and harmonies and lyrics. I never get tired of this song. I scrubbed my iPhone of all music except my Beatles homework and running mixes. Was tickled to find that I forgot to remove my RAA albums.

There’s a lot of stuff I share on the Internet every day. Here’s a weekly round up of the things I most enjoyed last week by category. 

Inspiration

• We all choose our feelings. And which ones do you choose? Do they make the world a better place?
• Neko Case mentions inspiration for a song. “That song is a verbatim conversation I heard,” Case says. “You can survive and you’re an awesome, plucky little kid, but you have to take care of yourself because your mom’s a fucking asshole, but you’re gonna have to pay for that later; the fact that you can turn around and start singing again, you’re gonna pay for that later, also. It’s really fucking unfair.”
• I won an award here in OKC. And this is how I acknowledged it: Instagrammed the photo op. Life is a series of meta moments around here. 

Nifty

• What Real Men Look Like in Underwear Ads Love it. I think its easy to assume only women have body issues. I’m glad someone is acknowledge the pressure on real dudes. And just to be clear, I’d totally put pressure on these real dudes, ifyouknowwhatimean.
• How well do you see color? I scored an 8 (0 is best), which I was perfectly satisfied with. I had FB friends score in the 40s. I totally win at color. 
• Husky loves to play in the leaves. That dog likes leaves like I like music festivals. 

Music

• Van Halen – 5150 David (from Dr. Pants) mentioned this album on Twitter the other day and I’ve been listening ever since. There was a time if you’d asked me what my favorite bands were, you’d likely get this answer, “Journey, Van Halen and The Black Crowes.” The Van Hagar version of this band was my favorite version and this was one of my favorite songs. 
• Dr. Pants – If I Were John Cusack This song was played in my living room.
• Marian Call – Shark Week This song was also played in my living room.