schweppes happiness

I saw this cool ad today (which is by the people who made the superbowl sock monkey commercial for kia that i loved) that is being stubborn but heres the link:

http://creativity-online.com/work/martini-rossi-balloons/21861

but it reminded me of an even better one...an oldie but a goodie.

by George Papperson Y&R, Melbourne

It makes me happy.

Scary Mary

I've been catching up on my YouTube videos, so this may be the first of many. Here's a recut trailer of Mary Poppins turned Horror movie. 

hot holiday toys!!

My dad was on the news today in arkansas to talk about Hot Holiday Toys available at the one and only Walmart. Toys have really advanced in the last 15 or so since I was a young gal. 

On a side note, I was also thinking how weird it is that I can say, 

"remember when i tipped over the shopping cart my newborn brother was in bc i was a jealous brat 22 years ago?" or  "I moved to arkansas 15 years ago." It's weird that life has been that long already. Anyways, the video is below. Click to see!

http://nwahomepage.com/hot-holiday-toys-details/?nxd_id=197496&shr=addthis

seaside

I've always loved this song, but I've been freakishly obsessed with it the last couple days. I think it's a sign.

Ratssss

Thought for the day. Good to apply to ourselves. Good to apply when dating.

"When I come to my evening prayers and try to reckon up the sins of the day, nine times out of ten the most obvious one is some sin against charity; I have sulked or snapped or sneered or snubbed or stormed. And the excuse that immediately springs to my mind is that the provocation was so sudden and unexpected: I was caught off my guard, I had not time to collect myself. Now that may be an extenuating circumstance as regards those particular acts: they would obviously be worse if they had been deliberate and premeditated. On the other hand, surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is?
Surely what pops out before the man has time to put on a disguise is the truth?
If there are rats in a cellar you are most likely to see them if you go in very suddenly. But the suddenness does not create the rats: it only prevents them from hiding. In the same way the suddenness of the provocation does not make me an ill-tempered man: it only shows me what an ill-tempered man I am. The rats are always in the cellar, but if you go in shouting and noisily they will have taken cover before you switch on the light."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

some advice worth reading

I'm a bit of a skeptic when it comes to "health advice". There are so many opinions out there and I see so many people believe whatever anyone tells them when it comes to health, diet and exercise without thinking logically or doing any of there own research. I'm a full believer in logic and simplicity when it comes to health, but thats a whole other topic. With cold and flu season upon us I thought I'd share this interesting tidbit of information from Mercola.com (which seems to be a pretty good resource).

"There are a number of ways to ensure you won't end up with a cold. One of the most important is to make sure you optimize your vitamin D levels year-round.

In addition, there's compelling evidence that seasonal influenza is little more than a symptom of vitamin D deficiency!"

I think it makes sense. Hello, flu season is during the part of the year the sun shines the least. Even more interesting was this video:

I have never gotten a flu shot and I honestly cannot remember the last time I had the flu. In fact, usually tons of people I know that get the flu shot end up getting the flu. I swear these companies inflate the truth and spread it through the media to get everybody hyped up for nothing. Anyways don't get the flu shot because its really just a painful, annoying joke. 

ps. literally everytime i wrote the word "flu" i wrote "flue"

why I need a million dollars

(or a job) I checked the mail today and found this waiting for me:

The new jcrew catalog. It makes me happy. Unfortunately i'm just a poor little unemployed college student with no trust fund, so for now, i'll just have to wish. Here's some of my favs:

 that shirt looks heavenly

i love all the tights...mmm

pumpkin time

I LOVE PUMPKINS. October is one of my favorite months for so many reasons, but one in particular is pumpkin season. I believe in pumpkin year round, but unfortunately, in the business world, they do not. I love it when other little restaurant and shops start selling pumpkin goodies. It really just makes the world a better place.