In honor of the world’s best Cry Face Ambassador and the world’s most famous squirrel, I present to you this week’s HDCF:
Squirrelize your own image here, and good luck getting through the rest of your Wednesday!
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Author Archives: Mallory
all grown up and buying domains.
Readers, we’ve gone legitimate! That’s right, SWTCTW now has its very own domain name. We are free of the shackles of the unwieldy .wordpress! HOORAY! Visit us now at www.sixwordstochangetheworld.com. (Don’t worry, www.sixwordstochangetheworld.wordpress.com will still work, but that’s just SO much typing.)
[Posted by Mallory and Kathleen]
Filed under blogging, news, six word memoirs
and i need you now tonight.
This is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen on the Internets:
For a better understanding of “Total Eclipse of the Heart”:
Thank you, Koufukuron. Click here for a larger, easier-to-read version.
True story: at my high school, seniors were allowed to go off campus for lunch. When you drove back into campus from your sweet ass lunch at Quizno’s or the cheap Mexican place, you would drive by all of the lowly underclassmen eating outside. Most seniors would take this opportunity to blare some sort of rap muuuuusick (what was popular then? Usher? Outkast?) and my friends and I vowed that we would never be that obnoxious (or at least not that particular brand of obnoxious). Instead, we would blare ridiculous, embarrassing music, like — you guessed it — Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Those were the days.
Let’s all reminisce, shall we?
Or check out the literal video version, because it’s amazing.
[Posted by Mallory]
Filed under adventures, humor, music, YouTube
youtube clip of today: wedding film.
Again, with the warm-and-fuzzies! I can’t stop! The lovely Miss Potter sent this video along, and I don’t think it needs much of an introduction, except to say that it goes along this set of photos:
What a LOVELY wedding. (Lovely is the warm-and-fuzzy word of the week.) And could this couple BE any cuter?! She makes me want to chop off my hair and dye it platinum blonde, and he makes me actually sort of almost like seersucker. Needless to say, around about 2:15 in that video, the tears began a-flowin’. An enormous kudos to photographer/videographer Josh Goleman. You done good, Josh. You done good.
[Posted by Mallory]
mysterious letters: a lovely (creepy?) project.
People, I don’t know what’s come over me, but I can’t stop posting about warm-and-fuzzy stuff. Yesterday I had a slow day at work and organized the shit out of my Google Reader, adding tons and tons of blogs, mostly courtesy of the lovely and tiny Susnan. It was via one of these blogs (thanks, design*sponge!) that I stumbled upon the Mysterious Letters project. The people who started the project, Lenka Clayton and Michael Crowe, explain it as such:
In April 2009, we sent a personal, handwritten letter to each of the 467 households in the small Irish village of Cushendall. We hoped these unsolicited letters would prompt neighbourly discussion, spreading across the town, promoting community curiosity.
Lenka and Michael saw this as an art project, and that’s it. Pretty simple. Here are a few sample letters that they sent to the people of Cushendall:
And my favorite:
Perhaps it’s all the warm-and-fuzziness taking over, but I thought this project was nothing but adorable. This clip from a local news program (worth watching if only for the accents, eee!) shows that locals had a different reaction to the mysterious letters. In fact, most of them were at best confused and at worst creeped out and concerned for their safety. I see their point, though I do love the idea in theory. As the anchors say at the end of the clip, Lenka and Michael plan to expand their project and eventually write these letters to everyone in the world. A bit ambitious, maybe, but I’ll be looking out for mine!
What do you think, dear readers? Lovely or creepy? What would you do if you got an unsolicited handwritten letter from a stranger?
[Posted by Mallory]
Filed under adventures, random, the arts
don’t let people happen to you.
If you don’t already read www.leloveimage.blogspot.com, you must start immediately. It’s all happy lovey photos and text. I’m a single person and I STILL love it, so everyone can love it, and everyone should love it. Love love love-ity love love. This text was posted the other day (can’t find the original source):
Another favorite:
Don’t you feel happier now? Good. Great. Happy Friday!
[Posted by Mallory]
today is a google holiday, hooray!
Man, two Google Holidays in one week! I can hardly believe our luck. I think this means I am going to win the lottery tomorrow. (I did buy a ticket. If I get the $213 million, I’ll send you each a $20. You’re welcome.)
Today’s Google Holiday: Hans Christian Ørsted’s birthday. (Um, YAY?) Basically he began the study of electromagnetism, which means we can thank him for the fact that there’s light when we flick a light switch. Thanks, Hans!
What I was Googling: tube TV
And really…if anyone knows what a tube TV is, please let me know. Google kind of failed me on that one.
[Posted by Mallory]
c’mon baby let’s go boot scootin’.
At the risk of alientating some readers…
Y’all, Brooks and Dunn broke up! According to the AP, the duo talked about their decision to call it quits yesterday at the taping of a CMT (Country Music Television, dur…best country music video marathons ever) show. Don’t get excited about Destiny’s Child-style drama, though: this is an amicable split because they basically ran out of ideas. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn say they “remain good friends and have never had a ‘good fight’ or even yelled at each other.” Aww.
Now, I think country music is awesome in pretty much all its forms. I know some people don’t agree, but I say those people are missing out. (Plus, I’m from Colorado, so cowboys are my people. I have genuine respect for men who can unironically pull off tight jeans, cowboy boots and hat, and a bolo tie.) Country music makes me feel safe and warm and cozy inside, and this song is one of my favorites:
Bye, boys! We — and by “we” I mean “I,” as I don’t think Kathleen would support the sentiments of this post — will miss you.
[Posted by Mallory]
hump day cry face, super sized.
Guys, did you think I forgot the Hump Day Cry Face??? That could be because I almost did, but it’s only before midnight here in fair D.C., so there’s still time! And I’ve got a good one for you. Here’s the description this week’s Cry Facer sent along with her photo:
This gem was captured via iPhone in a McDonald’s I had to drive TWENTY min off the highway to because I was lost but NEEDED it.
There’s more to that story, but I’m a good friend and will keep that to myself. Onto the photo:
She’s phenomenal, right? I planned to link to another photo of this fine lady doing another excellent CF, but turns out I haven’t posted it yet! I’m both ashamed of myself and thrilled that I have another gem to post, maybe next week. It’s like a double cheeseburger, but of CRY FACES.
[Update: Never mind, FOUND IT!]
In other news, I smashed my thumb rull hard with a hammer today while doing a little Bob Villa-ing around the apartment. Please join me in praying that my thumbnail doesn’t fall off.
[Posted by Mallory]
Filed under adventures, cry face, food, humor
today is a google holiday, hooray!
I love Google Holidays a LOT, so I’m starting a new regular feature where I get to tell you all when it’s a Google Holiday! I know, I know…you can figure it out yourself. But every time it’s a Google Holiday, I get really excited and want to tell everyone I know, just in case they haven’t seen it yet.
Today’s Google Holiday: The Perseid Meteor Shower (Up to 80 falling stars per hour! Viewing tips here.)
What I was Googling: come down the pike
[Posted by Mallory]
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six words to change the world. 