Finally!! Same-Sex Marriage in NYC, Meet the Lovely 1st Couple

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Oh friends, I hope one day very very soon same-sex marriage will be accepted everywhere, but for right now I want to celebrate NYC’s step towards equality and the beautiful couple who were the first in line to receive a marriage license and who will be wed in New York City this Sunday, the first official day same-sex couples can be married in NYC: Mimi Brown and Carol Anastasio. This beautiful couple have been together for almost 20 years and… View Post

Smile File-My New Tattoo and Thoughts on Giving

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Hello friends, I told you I really wanted a tattoo from Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree (post here) because my brother played the Giving Tree in grammar school and the memory of my mama and aunt making his costume out of poster board has really stuck with me  all these years. Well, I got it! I looooove my new tattoo.  The story of The Giving Tree is a beautiful one of love, generosity without limits, time and kindness. It actually… View Post

Smile File-HELLO!

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Mental Floss did a fun list of literal translations for greetings in different languages. I kind of love how these little phrases reveal a bit about the cultures. Here are my faves quoted from Mental Floss’ list. 1. Victory to you! Gamarjoba! Language: Georgian Where it comes from: Georgia, a tiny nation in the South Caucasus, a region that over the last two thousand years has been invaded, conquered and subjugated dozens of times. 2. Have you eaten rice? 喂,… View Post

Smile File-Where the Sky Meets the Earth

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So our planet is pretty amazing. While stumblin’ the other day I came across the Salar de Uyuni on Daily Random Facts and it really took my breath away. Salar De Uyuni in Bolivia is the world’s largest salt flat. This is what the Salar De Uyuni looks like typically. Already gorgeous, but during the rainy season in winter Salar De Uyuni turns into the world’s largest mirror blurring the distinction between sky and Earth. Can you believe this is… View Post

Smile File-What’s Your Doggelganger?

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I saw this site in New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix a couple weeks back and could NOT resist! Maybe the BEST marketing tool I’ve seen in a long while. The Pedigree Adoption Center in New Zealand created this fantastic site to raise awareness of the thousands of dogs that need a home. Super simple and fun site, promoting a fantastic cause. You can either upload a picture or take one, I just took one with my laptop. Then they do… View Post

Smile File-Oh These Words

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I came across a post on Dumb Little Man titled “Little Words with Absolutely Huge Meaning: Use Them,” and it got me thinking. I tend to be really careful with my words because I really think they are immensely powerful. The worst things and the kindest things that have been said to me I could recite to you verbatim. How about you? Here are the top 5 little phrases to use more quoted from Dumb Little Man’s post. Thank you… View Post

Smile File-When Things Come to Life

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I am constantly inspired by people being creative. This has GOT to be the most extraordinarily beautiful stage designs I’ve ever seen. Discovered on Storage Geek this image from the Bregenz Festival in Austria on The Telegraph. The Bergenz Festival is a performance art festival held during July and August in Bregenz and they have become very famous for the Seebühne (or floating stage). The image above is from the 1999 production of Verdi’s A Masked Ball. Here are some… View Post

Smile File-Animal Joy

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Big book crush alert! I stumbled on a Q &A with Jonathan Peter Balcombe the author of The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure on Wired (article here) and was clicking away to find out more and more about this book. Above is an image from The Exultant Ark; beluga whales and dolphins have been seen blowing bubble rings in the water and swimming through them. Balcombe says that this has been mainly observed in captivity and provides… View Post

Smile File-What Should I Read Next!?

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When I think of Summer, I think of reading and I discovered this fantastic site via Stacy Igel to help you decide what to read next! Friends, I give you Book Seer. I typed in Green Grass Running Water, by Thomas King. LOVE this book by the way. Then they recommended! Hi, I LOVE YOU! Enjoy and best of luck finding your next good read :). P.S.-If you have a book recommendation send it!!! I read everything! View Post
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Smile File-Junk Mail

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I love art made of unexpected material. Talk about upcyling! Sandhi Schimmel Gold makes these pop-art materpieces out of junk mail. Spotted on Flavorwire. I honestly can not believe the expressions Gold is able to coax out of paper. Amazing what people are able to see and do with really simple materials. I mean these scraps of paper were probably destined for the recycling bin! I can not imagine the vision you need to create these things. People are rad.… View Post

Smile File-Uncommonly Beautiful

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Letter to all of you, friends. I guarantee that someone thinks this of you right now whether that is your lover, your friend, a cousin, a niece, a nephew, aunts, an uncle, a parent. Someone is thinking that you are uncommonly beautiful and YOU ARE. Letter found on Design Crush. View Post
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Smile File-Props!

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Free(!) props for your next photo-op or partaaaay. From Oh Happy Day. Get your free download here. I can not even pick a favorite they are all so good!! Ok, maybe monocles and aviators are my faves. See, how much I adore you guys!? Go have some fun with this! View Post
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