omg. The last one happens to me almost weekly at work! and then I feel the need to do it to other people or else I wonder if they think I’m being rude if I don’t. vicious cycle.

Wow, I finally remembered to write up a Friday Links post!! Enjoy.

Girl gets bumped on her bike by a car – turns out she’s a cop and the guy who bumped her is a really dumb drug dealer. good read!
Okie noodling (fishing with your hands) – I had NO idea this was a pasttime in OK! random note: the blogger is the wife of my hs class president and she’s super famous in the blogging world! weird!
Transparent kayak – wow, this is so awesome. all kayaks should be transparent!!
Clockbusters (guess the movie based on 3 pictures) – pretty fun if you’re a movie buff
Best Oprah emails to Opera the browser – a little late but worth reading still!
Far side comics reenacted in real life – one of my favorite comics :)

Anybody else have this problem…???

One of the things I was supposed to do this month was to clean my sink. Did you know the sink is one of the dirtiest places in your entire house? It is filled with bacteria and other gross stuff that could make you sick. I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve never actually cleaned my sink before! I had to google how to do it ha ha. It’s at the top of my list of things to do this week! For all of you who would like to clean your sink, just follow these easy steps:

1. Fill you sink with hot water (do only 1 side at a time if you have dual sinks)
2. Pour in 1 C of bleach (or vinegar if you don’t like using chemicals/toxins)
3. Let sit for 1 hour
4. Use tongs to pull the stopper and drain all of the water
5. Rinse well
6. Scrub sink with Bar Keeper’s Friend (or baking soda) and rinse dry
7. Then use Windex (or olive oil) to make your sink all shiny!

This post is for my friend Mike (you better subscribe to my blog!!).

Coning is the new planking

this has been making the rounds but my friend Mike complains about missing out on these popular vids so this one is for him

This video of a boy catching his first fish is ADORABLE.

So I just read about this social initiative encouraging people to make something every day of June…

30 Days of Creativity

I’m inspired. But I don’t think I’m creative enough to make something every day for a whole month! I do have some craft projects that I would like to attempt, some recipes I want to try, and a list of “to dos” (many that involve cleaning something for some reason! hehe) that I would like to finally get around to doing. I think this is a good way to force me to do/make stuff. I haven’t completely narrowed down my list yet so I will just share it as I do them. Most days I’m content with just vegging out and relaxing. In reality, I could definitely get something done in the evenings. For a whole month, I’m going to stop being lazy….starting tomorrow! Can’t wait to see what I come up with :)

For those of you who are actually interested in the 30 Days Of Creativity Movement, here is their inspiration calendar to inspire you to make stuff. Warning….it’s VERY random hehe.

Summer is quickly approaching and honestly it can’t come soon enough for me. I am ready for days of sunshine and warm weather. BBQs at the beach and eating fresh fruit! One problem I always have is I never really know how to pick my fruits. Here are some tips to help you next time you are at the grocery store:

melons – sweet smell, pale skin (if there are green veins, then it is not ripe), and the tapping rule: look for a deep hollow sound
watermelons – feel heavy for its size, underbelly should have a splotch of creamy yellow

stone fruits (peaches and nectarines) – tender but not soft, good smell, stay away from green-tinted peaches and look for a full color

cherries – deep rich burgandy color, not too soft, and have stem attached

berries – color, avoid strawberries with white shoulders (picked too early), for blueberries the bigger the better

apples – look for a tight, hard skin, and firm

oranges – bright color and firm

pears – sweet aroma and slightly tender (not firm!)

I love these wallpapers!

I used this giraffe one for my computer at work and it seriously puts a smile on my face every time I see it!

I know I’ve posted cool wedding proposals before but I promise…this one tops them all. SO AMAZING.

A little background: The video is shot by Michael Justin Films for a guy named John proposing to his gf. It tells the story of his unlucky life and how he became the luckiest man after meeting his fiance. It starts with reenactments from his childhood to hired actors playing them in old age and is all stitched together with real footage of the two of them. It’s sooooooooooooooooo good. I admit it, I teared up.

LUCK – NYC Wedding Propsal from Aria Melody DJ on Vimeo.

This is cool!

Stolen Camera Finder

Drag one of your photos into the website and it will auto find the serial # of your camera. Then it will scour the internet for other pictures with the same serial #. I once lost (or was it stolen?) my digital camera…this sure would have been handy to have back then!

This is so cute and hilarious!

“He’s not from Pakistan”
“Whaaa?”