Mom Says

“Before getting married, it is bad luck to buy your significant other a watch, as it symbolizes that the time of the relationship is running out.”

River - Joni Mitchell

I know this isn't technically a Christmas song - but wait, it mentions Christmas in it SO I GUESS IT IS. Play this for someone who says they hate Christmas music - and if they still stand by that opinion? Walk away.

I'm so thankful that my brother Robbie brought this beautiful woman's voice into my life.

“We like to be out in nature so much because it has no opinion about us.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Mr. Rogers

I've never seen a Mr. Rogers screen-grab I didn't love.

Eat A Snack Commercial

I'm not saying that I think everyone should be on Weight Watchers - I am saying that this commercial made me laugh. 

Pledge of Allegiance

Tip - How To Save Any Video Online

Umm, this is insane? It's similar to that other link I told you about that converts YouTube links into MP3 files. 

“If you fill your ice cube tray with boiling hot water, you won’t get cloudy ice cubes - you’ll get clear ones. You know, if you’re into that sort of thing.”

— #lizadvice

Holiday Nails

My rule about nail art? It can be great, as long as it's not aggressive. And by that I mean that only one nail on each hand should have said art. Otherwise it's way too distracting. So this week, I decided to give this pin (below) a try.

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Pinterest nails

And here's how mine turned out.

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My nails

Pretty good, yeah? One tip: if you do give this a try, put that white coat on and then let it dry for at least eight hours before you add the overtop coat with tape. 

It's pretty shocking how easy this was to do considering how many bad pins there are to try on Pinterest.

Jon Stewart on Eric Garner

All of this.