Wednesday wishes + Halloween costumes

There was a plan this year to dress up as a polygamist family, but that fell through, and we all scrambled for costumes at the last minute. I ended up throwing on a mask and some beads and called myself a Mardi Gras party-goer when anyone asked. Hopefully, I'll be more creative next year (I say this every year).

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Have a very happy Halloween everyone!

Monday morning links + A scary week ahead

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How to discover which M&M is a champion. (via imgur)

Love these before and afters. (via Design*Sponge)

Someone please text me as Abraham Lincoln. (via Time)

Fox eating marshmallows. I thought the guy was pretty ugly at first, but I was kind of in love by the end of the video. (via Youtube)

Simple and tasty. (via Just One Cookbook)

I can't decide...is this dress cute? (via tobi)

Jimmy Kimmel does it again with a video about the first lady debate. (via NY Mag)

Emergency compliments. (via emergency compliment)

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Felix + Flying

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This free fall took over four minutes. Would you do it?

Friday night links + A serene weekend

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Homemade Nutella. (via reclaiming provincial)

Gorgeous gorgeous ceilings and walls. (via flavorpill)

Cute boob necklace that also supports The Breast Cancer Foundation. (via Bonadrag)

Love the hair. (via everyday's a weekend)

If you're a chess player, enjoy this gif showing how a knight can move anywhere on the board. (via imgur)

I really want to make this hanging pot DIY. (via Design*Sponge)

Cute new dinosaur remains found. (via National Geographic)

SCOTUS is back in session. (via The Atlantic)

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Hopefully, we'll all get some rest this weekend. Have a good one ♥.

Safety + The dark

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Saturday Special + Autumn is here

It's been a very, very long week, and I definitely have the bruises (both literal and figurative) to show for it. I hope this weekend lasts for a while longer.

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Time to move on from kale chips, and get to lotus root! (via Just One Cookbook)

Documentary about happiness. I want to watch it, but what do you think--are we too fixated with the idea of happiness? (via A CUP OF JO)

Interactive cloud. (via Colossal)

Kaleido trays. (via Design*Sponge)

NYFW trends. (via Refinery29)

Love this heart braid. (via A CUP OF JO)

"Blueberries" on Mars. (via Life Scientist)

Candy corn Oreos. Yay or nay? (via Washington Post blog)

Community is coming back soon. (via Entertainment Weekly)

Britney and Ellen dance to Psy's Gangnam Style. "Dress classy and dance cheesy." (via Youtube)

What law school feels like. Except with 99% more studying. (via Nedroid)

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Watching The Master tonight! Have a great rest of the weekend, everyone!

Wednesday wishes + Secret Shelves

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It opens with magnetic keys. Nifty.

Unusual tests + Intelligent trolls

"Tyler [Cowen] once walked into class the day of the final exam and he said. "Here is the exam. Write your own questions. Write your own answers. Harder questions and better answers get more points." Then he walked out."

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If I was a student in his class, I would be simultaneously impressed and annoyed. What question would you ask?

Slice of tea + Slice of life

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More tea-related items to lust after. This one, unfortunately, is just a design by Anne Ouellete, but I can easily imagine this taking off with the right promotion.

The packaging is beautiful, and you know what a sucker I am for that. I hope the designer makes this a reality!

Saturday Special + A restful weekend

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Is this art? Known as the Sleeping Beauty Art Installation, patrons (over 18) can sign a contract and kiss the woman sleeping. If she opens her eyes, they have to get married...WHAT. (via Gawker)

10 things created over a couple of beers. (via mental_floss)

10 water tower-turned homes. (via Flavorwire)

3-D printer creates prosthetic arms. (via Explore)

These look amazingly delicious. Why am I always tempted to buy things from Etsy? (via Sweet Sarah)

It's amazing how much money is being raised online and independently these days with sites like Kickstarter. The Oatmeal, for example, just raised over one million dollars for a Tesla Museum. (via The Oatmeal)

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RIP Neil Armstrong. Have a great weekend everyone.

National Geographic photo contest 2012 + People

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Sunday Special + An amazing week ahead

So my best and worst suspicions are confirmed: law school is definitely an adventure. More on this later when I can be coherent about this, but I'm glad it's lazy Sunday after such an eventful week.

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I have succumbed to the culture around here and got a bike to get to class! It has a cute basket for my heavy casebooks. And on the way, I saw these cool-looking domes. Davis hippies. (via Davis Wiki)

What good posture can do for you. I'm still working on mine. (via Time)

100 phone booths given a new look. (via Colossal)

35 animals and their miniatures. (via imgur)

How shark week got its start. (via Atlantic)

Chocolate goodness. I honestly bought some chocolate chip cookies after I saw these pictures. (via Creature Comforts)

Yum. Butterbeer jelly shots. (via Rock UR Party)

Some of the world's most expensive dishes. (via Business Insider)

Did you know Etsy hosts craft parties all around the world? Someone go with me! (via Etsy)

Liu Xiang is one of many great Olympic inspirations. (via Buzzfeed)

Calvin & Hobbes gifs. (via Calvin & Hobbes gifs)

Calvin & Hobbes also inspire people to come up with these interesting questions. (via reddit)

Have a good one ♥.

Saturday special + A hot weekend

I didn't get a chance to finish this post yesterday, so here is a weekend update! (And just a heads up, I might not be able to blog as regularly once school starts.)

Great collection of photos from the first nine days of the London Olympics. (via Atlantic)

Kale chips. Easy to make and they feel healthier than regular chips. I've been making these all week. (via Spice Ame Cooks)

Gross. Why do I still want to try it? (via Firebox)

This is a nice way of looking at accomplishment and compromise. (via swissmiss)

There's this running joke that I'm in love with birds. I'm not. But I think this salt bowl is super adorable. I'M NOT. (via Our Workshop)

I always forget if peeing on a jellyfish sting helps or is just a myth created to make people pee on their loved ones. The answer: don't do it. (via mental_floss)

What does the Mars rover landing and Community have in common? Stars. (via flavorpill)

Before/afters are always so inspiring. (via Design*Sponge)

Love love the kumquat centerpieces. (via Creative Comforts)

I got to amble in some sunflower fields this past week! It was beautiful and bee-filled.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Wednesday wishes + Women's gymnastics

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Did you know I did gymnastics for around 5 years when I was...much much younger? These days, I trip when walking on even ground. Watching the Fab Five at the London Olympics makes be want to get back on the balance beam, but it's probably more realistic to continue living vicariously through these amazing gymnasts.

Congrats to all the Olympians!

Friday night links + An Olympic weekend

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Here is an extra long list of links accumulated over the week:

Carmadgeddon is coming back. (via LA County)

Want. (via Herschel Supply)

The challenges of making friends as adults. (via NY Times)

Breaking Bad's hairstylist. (via Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick)

Seals are dog mermaids. (via I Raff I Ruse)

These balloon lights. (via Voltex Store)

Scientists have made artificial jellyfish from rat hearts. (via Nature)

Oops. Scientists have also doomed us all. (via Disclose)

Trailer for The Master is out. (via Youtube)

Hidden NYC subway. I love this kind of stuff. (via Fast Co.design)

If I wasn't so lazy, I would try to win this. (via flavorpill)

Lenovo's CEO gives his bonus to 10,000 employees. Now I'm extra glad I just bought their laptop. (via Dailytech)

Bill Murray  Kaiser Soze is now party-crashing all over the United States. (via Super Official News)

Have a fantastic weekend! And remember the Opening Ceremony is tonight!

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Weather + Clothing

This website tells you the temperature and gives you clothing suggestions. The only thing I'm iffy about is how similar/random the outfits are in each city, but maybe it's just hot everywhere right now.

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On competition + Other insights on how to succeed

“Competing with yourself is more difficult, requires more bravery and leads to more insight.”
- Seth Godin

Competition as a Crutch, by Seth Godin (via swissmiss)

50 things every creative (and everybody else) should know. (via #The50)

Why hanging out with (fill-in-the-blank) people will make you (fill-in-the-blank). (via Lifehacker)

Friday night links + A cheery weekend

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This would have been more appropriate last Friday, but it still makes me laugh. A darker character for Where's Waldo?. (via This isn't happiness)

Four animals that are mayors. (via mental_floss)

Rat snatching milk from a cat. Exactly as described. (via Youtube)

My kind of twitter war. (via Buzzfeed)

Pretty salad bowls. (via swissmiss)

A video of the very popular Michelle Jenneke set to music. (via Vimeo)

Marissa Mayer is Yahoo's new CEO. (via CNN)

Blurring lines. (via swissmiss)

I agree with this. (via Lainey Gossip)

Have a great week everyone. And stay safe.

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Team eXtreme + LA vs. SF car rally

In college, several friends and I started this silly, unofficial club called Team eXtreme (name to be taken extremely seriously) and went bungee jumping, sky diving, white-water rafting, and laser-tagging (also to be taken seriously) together every couple of semesters.

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A few weekends ago, we met up again for a car rally. Six friends and I drove from 11:30PM until 6PM the next day to look for the checkpoints (abandoned oil refineries, old missile bases, beautiful chapels) the organizers had entrusted us to find. Once we arrived, we had to hike, hop fences, climb over barbed wire, etc. to take a picture as proof. Along the way, there were vicious (but ultimately friendly) egg/condiment fights with other teams. And at the end, we met up with some friends from SF, who also had had their own checkpoints to complete. Needless to say, it was a lot of fun, and I probably won't do something so nonsensical again for a long time.

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One of the things I most appreciated was the enthusiasm most of these participants had. There were more than 50 teams and many of them spent weeks preparing their costumes, decorating their cars, and matching their supplies with their themes (examples: Mario Kart team threw bananas, Ice Cream truck team left sundaes on everyone's cars). A couple of teams even bought an old limo and bus to compete in.

Shandon Chapel (one of the checkpoints) via gather

Although this wasn't the most dignified or intellectual event, the participants of the rally inspired me, and I could definitely learn something from them. Seeing these people in full costumes and ecstatically completing tasks even after several hours on the road, I felt as if this is the way life is meant to be lived. They signed up for something and committed 100% to it. Better yet, they stayed positive and cheerful the whole time.Whether my idea of a good time is eating my way through a seven-course meal, spending the night playing Taboo, signing up for a crazy car rally, or all of the above, this is how I want to live: fully, excitedly, and a little bit foolishly.

Denim shirts + Boots

Tastemakers with the Bing Summer of Doing via thewishfuldreamer