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today is a google holiday, hooray!

Today’s Google Holiday: The 71st Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz. This is a fun one, no? I loved that movie so much as a child, but I was also completely and utterly terrified by it. I have distinct memories of sitting in the basement of my old house, hiding under blankets whenever the Wicked Witch or those horrible monkeys were onscreen. Not much has changed; on the rare occasion that I watch a scary movie as an “adult” (HAHAHA), I just cover my eyes and plug my ears and then have nightmares for years. (Speaking of which, read this.)

What I was Googling: jordan. Why, you ask? BECAUSE I’M GOING THERE IN A WEEK! I’m like, really excited. I definitely want to blog while I’m there, though I haven’t decided whether I should do that here or make a new blog. Kathleen has a different blog for her travels, but I’m lazy, so do I want to do that? It’s not like we have much going on at Six Words these days. Any thoughts on the subject?

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there’s no one here to save.

Girl crush number one million. So talented and so delightfully poppy, all at once:

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because everyone loves looking at puppies.

First, puppies casually being perfect:

And, second:

Oh, yeah, that’s just an adorable monkey carrying an adorable puppy away from a fire after a pipeline explosion in China. My heart can’t take that shit!

Speaking of shit, the girl next to me at work listens to the radio during the day. When you listen to the radio during the day, you hear some of the same songs over and over, like Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” [Ed. Note: really, with the “gurls”? How does that add to the song?]. I have heard “California Gurls” at least four times today, and while I used to enjoy the song for its airy pop wonderfulness, I’m starting to hate it. Four times in eight hours is way too many times. (But ask me again when I’ve been drinking, and dancing.) You really should read this, though.

I’m trying to blog more, kids. I really am! Send me good, motivational vibes. And funny things.

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i never wanted anything from you.

I cannot get enough of this song, and I loved it well before it was in the Eat, Pray, Love preview, thankyouverymuch:

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just six words and a link.

Um, websites like this actually exist.

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youtube clip of today: girl crush.

EA over at and then its perfect introduced me to the following video, a cover of Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness,” and I can’t stop listening to it (and yes, I’m aware that I say that about everything). This girl is amazing, and if anyone ever wanted me to sing in public, I’d totally take shots of tequila on stage too:

Enjoy! And sorry for the lack of substantial posting these days. I have no real excuse, but Kathleen just started what is basically her dream job, so she’s a leetle busy with that.

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today is a google holiday, hooray!

Today’s Google Holiday: Happy 125th Birthday Josef Frank! Now, like you, as of about 8:30 a.m. today, I had no idea who Josef Frank was. Naturally, I Wikipedia-ed him and found a surprisingly short entry that was only three lines long and told me that Herr Frank was a famous Austrian-Swedish architect who also did a lot of cool design stuff (evidenced in the funkiness on Google’s homepage). And just a few minutes ago, as I prepared to post this entry, I discovered that Herr Frank’s Wikipedia page had gotten a lot longer. I doubt that’s a coincidence. The Google rules the world.

I think I might be in love with Frank’s work. Color and fun patterns are exactly what I look for in interior design, and I think I’d be pretty darn happy if my home were filled with things like this:

What I was Googling: flow yoga dc.

It’s almost the weekend, woo!

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holy hotness: jon hamm in w.

Need I say more?:

See more photos at Jezebel.

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today is a google holiday, hooray!

    

Today’s Google Holiday: 2010 FIFA World Cup. As you no doubt have noticed, there’s been a pretty popular soccer tournament going on for the past few weeks. Today was the final, which I faithfully watched (read: pretended to watch while I read a book and took mini naps). I decided I was rooting for the Netherlands, because they wear orange, and because they seemed a little more like the underdogs. Unfortunately, my arbitrarily-chosen team lost 1-0 in overtime. I’m clearly devastated, and I’d like to make it known that I’m happy to comfort the Netherlands’ goalie in any way he sees fit:   

    

UPDATE:  So Iker Casillas, Spain’s goalie, didn’t seem as attractive to me during the game (though he did earn major points for being all weepy after they won. Oh, SPORTS). Turns out I might have jumped the gun. I think I like him better now, based on this adorable video embedded in a Gawker post. In the video, he gets emotional and then kisses his girlfriend who happens to be the reporter interviewing him. Um, hi. Perfect.

What I was Googling: josh ritter. Phenomenal singer/songwriter. I’ve known a few of his songs for a while now, but I’m starting to get more into him courtesy of Heather Browne over at I Am Fuel, You Are Friends. It’s my new favorite source for all things music, and this interview made me love both Josh and Heather even more. Take a listen to Josh’s “Good Man”:

 

   

And speaking of Google Holidays, I missed one a few days back: 

   

July 6’s Google Holiday: Frida Khalo’s 103rd Birthday. Again, with the celebrating birthdays of dead people. Stop that, Google. 

What I was Googling: rick steves. Love the man. 

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youtube clip of today: teeth, live.

Yesterday, Lady Gaga performed “Teeth” (among other songs) live on The Today Show. As you might expect, she was phenomenal. I hope she never ever stops performing:

Thanks to E.Lee (of course) for finding this first.

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