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It’s Cupcake O’clock Somewhere!

May 28, 2015 — 21 Comments

cupcake

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Day 148 / 365

Today I bought a cupcake without sprinkles. Diets are hard!     🙂

Interesting Fact: The world record for eating cupcakes in one sitting is 29 cupcakes in 30 seconds. ( http://cucpake.weebly.com/fun-facts.html )

Can You Complete My Puzzle?

May 27, 2015 — 14 Comments

jigsaw puzzle

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Day 147 / 365

Life is like a Puzzle, only you have all the missing pieces and only you can put it all together.    🙂

Interesting Fact: The first jigsaw puzzle was created in 1767 when John Spilsbury, an English cartographer, chopped up a wooden map of Britain and challenged the public to reassemble it. He called it a “dissected puzzle.” ( http://blog.melissaanddoug.com/2013/05/14/5-fun-facts-puzzling-over-puzzles/ )

Challenge Yourself.

May 26, 2015 — 20 Comments

Rubik’s Cube

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Day 146 / 365

All problems can be solved!     🙂

Interesting Fact: Invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and architecture professor Erno Rubik, the Rubik’s cube has challenged and frustrated countless numbers of players who have ever picked up the 3-D toy puzzle. While the Rubik’s Cube reached its peak popularity in the 1980s, the more than 350 million cubes sold since then make it one of the best-selling toys of all time. ( http://www.ibtimes.com/rubiks-cube-40th-anniversary-9-facts-behind-famous-3-d-toy-puzzle-1576562 )

So Nice Outside And The Wimpy Kid Is Stuck Inside.

May 24, 2015 — Leave a comment

 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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Day 144 / 365

“You can’t expect everyone to have the same dedication as you.”
― Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Interesting Fact:  In 2005, FunBrain and Jeff Kinney released an online version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The website made daily entries until June 2005.[3] The book became an instant hit and the online version received about 20 million views as of 2007.[2] Many online readers requested a printed version. At the 2006 New York Comic-Con and Kinney proposed Diary, to Charles Kochman, Editorial Director of the ComicArts division of Abrams Books, who purchased the rights to the book. According to Kochman, the two initially conceived it as a book for adults, believing it would have an appeal to audiences similar to that of the TV series The Wonder Years. Kochman brought it before the Abrams publishing board, which convinced Kinney and Kochman that it would be better aimed toward children.[4][5] In 2007, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, an abridged version of the original online book, was published.  ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid )

There Is A Kid In All Of Us!

May 23, 2015 — 17 Comments

crayons

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Day 143 / 365

Life is not perfect, color outside the lines.       🙂

Interesting Fact: The largest crayon in the world, Big Blue, weighs 1500 pounds, is 15 feet long and 16 inches in diameter.  It was made from 123,000 old blue crayons that were gathered from kids around the country.  It would color an entire football field. ( http://www.crayola.com/crayolaexperience/landing-page/easton/about/fun-facts.aspx )

This Is Where The Magic Happens.

May 22, 2015 — 22 Comments

book

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Day 142 / 365

Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be.

Interesting Fact: The most expensive printed book in the world is the 1640 Bay Psalm book from America. It sold in November 2013 for $14.2 million. ( http://interestingliterature.com/2015/03/05/30-interesting-facts-about-books/ )

Damn I Look Good!

May 21, 2015 — 31 Comments

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Day 141 / 365

What do you call a heron at the North Pole?
Lost!

Interesting Fact:  Occasionally it will prey on small turtles; its stomach secretes an acid capable of dissolving the shells. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/53/_/Yellow-crowned_Night-Heron.aspx )

Paparazzi!

May 20, 2015 — 8 Comments

Paparazzi

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Day 140 / 365

Pants: Anthropologie

Sweatshirt: Abercrombie and Fitch

Necklaces: J.Crew

Shoes: INC

Bag: Zara

Sunglasses: Le Specs

Model-Joanna

Interesting Fact:  In the 1500s, fashion designers showed off their clothing by putting it on miniature dolls. There were no such thing as models until 1853. ( http://www.younghollywood.com/scene/15-amazing-fashion-facts.html )

Listen To Me!

May 19, 2015 — 4 Comments

Headphones 1

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Day 139 / 365

Headphones on! World off!   🙂

Interesting Fact: In 1910, the first working headphones were created by Nathaniel Baldwin, a professor, among other things, but he didn’t patent his invention. ( http://tenrandomfacts.com/headphone/ )

You Put Them On The Brightness Is Gone!

May 18, 2015 — 18 Comments

sunglasses

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Day 138 / 365

Sunglasses allowing you to stare at people without getting caught. It’s like Facebook in real life.    🙂

Interesting Fact: It is said that the Roman emperor Nero liked to watch gladiator fights with emeralds. These, however, appear to have worked rather like mirrors.[5] Sunglasses made from flat panes of smoky quartz, which offered no corrective powers but did protect the eyes from glare were used in China in the 12th century or possibly earlier. Ancient documents describe the use of such crystal sunglasses by judges in ancient Chinese courts to conceal their facial expressions while questioning witnesses. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunglasses )