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

Inspiration

• Paste Magazine’s best photos of 2013. If I woke up tomorrow and knew how to shoot a pic like that Wayne Coyne or Jim James one, I wouldn’t be sad.
• This is how I’ll lose you. “You’ll point to reasons for your fear, like my emotions, even though I handle them well, or my insecurity, even though it requires little of you, or my sexual appetite, even though I’m happy with how things are between us. You’ll tell yourself you’re justified, and you’ll begin to shut me out. I’ll feel it in an instant.” Another thoughtful piece from Thought Catalog. This site popped onto my radar this year and I’m glad for it.
• Cinnamon Rolls 101 from The Pioneer Woman. I made these for Christmas morning breakfast. FROM SCRATCH. I cut the recipe in half then saved 1/3 of the dough for hot rolls. And I *still* had a full pan of them to put in the freezer for later in the week. And leftovers for the fridge. So. Damn. Good.

Nifty

• The best of Karen Walker. Another Thought Catalog piece. “You’ll do it like every self-respecting woman does. Get on your back, point your heels to Jesus and think of hand bags.”

Music

• John Fullbright – Me Wanting You Still obsessed with this guy. That last show at the Blue Door really got him into my DNA. All the songs I want to hear are either in a holding pattern for the next album or so old they are only on YouTube. I hope I’m wrong about the latter.
• John Fullbright – Paranoid Heart “Maybe wreckless hearts come in pairs. Maybe that’s the only shake we’ll ever get to call fair.” Jesus, John Fullbright. You give me all the feelings to feel. I hope you keep that art coming for the next 40 years or so.

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

Inspiration

• Cancer patients get ridiculous makeovers.
• Two years after she passed away, a woman gives her family an unforgettable Christmas.
• 37 things you’ll regret when you’re old There are several things on this list that I chronically struggle with or am currently, acutely struggling with. Well timed, this list is. 

Nifty

• Guy replaces realtor photos with his photo on bus benches. So creepy and creative and wonderful.
• Badass backyard igloo. 
• Captain Picard’s sings “Let it snow!”
• Jennifer Lawrence and Jack Nicholson at the Oscars. I can’t believe I’m just now seeing this glorious moment.
• House of Cards Season 2 Trailer. Oh, the glory. I hope I don’t sit and watch them all in one weekend.

Music

• When You’re Here by John Fullbright. Of course. “Some are silent ’til the chances are all gone.”
• Murder of One by Counting Crows. I found this CD in a box recently and have kept it in playing constantly in my car. This band just doesn’t get old for, even after ::gulp:: 20+ years. “I am feathered by the moonlight.”

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

Inspiration

• Brene Brown on critics. This was her talk at last year’s 99u conference. Just one little nugget of wisdom: “If you’re going to show up and be seen there is only one guarantee and that is: You will get your ass kicked.” Furthermore, “If you’re not also in the arena getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback. Period.”
• Korean artist transforms her small studio into dreamlike worlds without Photoshop.
• 10 reasons you need at least 8 hugs a day to be healthy. If you ever wonder why I hug everyone, it’s because… health!

Nifty

• When the rest of Spanish class made songs, this student made her own Spanish soap opera. Viva la creativity!
  
• Bill Murray is delightful.
• Vandals are landscaping dicks into at a sculpture park. Lay off him, man. He’s just SCULPTING. 

Music

• White Christmas by The Drifters
  
• Baby It’s Cold Outside by Rosemary Clooney and Hoagy Carmichael
• All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey