Thursday, February 27, 2014

Things That Are "Things"


Somewhere along the line, things become things.
 
Like the #latergram or LMFAO 
(both the music duo and the acronym) 
or people writing “I literally died” 
when this couldn't possibly be true 
if they’re still capable of posting that shit.
  
Somewhere along the line, things become things.

Like Throwback Thursday or 
“that’s what she said” or the Twizzle.

You catch wind of these breezy bits and tilt your head like a confused puppy to be all like, “Wait, whaaa -- is that really a thing?” And even your bestie, who lives life under rock, bites his lower lip and unabashedly says, “Yeah, that’s definitely a thing.”

Some things are agenda setters and live short, in-your-face, shelf lives -- while other things may go undiscussed and fly under the radar for years.  Some things are only things for some people -- things I’ll never subscribe to -- like being a DICKHEAD Arizona lawmaker or giving up cheese fries for Lent
(to think of two off the top of my head).

And with that, I welcome you to the February edition of
{insert drum roll here}
THINGS THAT ARE “THINGS”

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THINGS I COULD’VE DONE WITHOUT THIS MONTH

Thundersnow (yet again) here in CHIberia.

Not gonna lie though, Jim Cantore's coverage provided an epic and oh-so-worthy belt of laughter. So we got that goin' for us, which is nice.



THINGS THAT MADE ME SMILE THIS MONTH


A CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE

THINGS THAT ARE REAL THINGS
NOW THAT WE’RE LIVING IN THE FUTURE

Rockin' a selfie with a GoPro while surfing =
"The Surfie"


Beautifully brilliant, young, fun-loving, female Science role models. Thanks for all you do, Emily Graslie!


GOOD THINGS THAT COME FROM BAD THINGS

#SochiProblems #SocialFail

As as result of Vladimir Putin being a total fucking nightmare, Stoli donated $150,000 to the Russia Freedom Fund and $300,000 to the L.A Gay & Lesbian Center in efforts to fight homophobia and to publicly promote their proud stance in support of gay rights. As a result of that, bars here in Chicago's Boystown lifted their bans on the Vodka brand.

Vashe Zdorovie!


THIS.IS.EVERYTHING

Johnny Weir & Tara Lipinski

THIS OLD THING?
Clintees is where it's at :)

THINGS THAT SHOULD NOT BE THINGS

Gizoogle. Apparently there's a way for people with waaaay too much time on their hands to gangster their slang... 

Cruggs (aka: evidence that Hell exists)

THINGS THAT LOOK LIKE OTHER THINGS

A BEAUTIFUL THING

Pete Seeger's gem of a life :)


"YOU ARE THE BEST THING"
{said in the voice of Ray LaMontagne}

Bill Nye for President!

An enthusiastic, kind, prodigenous man capable of reassuring us all that we know very little, and that this is a good thing. There is so much more to learn.
Watch the full debate by clicking here

WILD THINGS

SOMETHING TAKEN TOO SOON

Chicago's beloved Alchemist of comedy
Harold Ramis 1944-2014

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Previously, on "Things That Are Things"
{said as the voice over from HOMELAND}


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

this is so AWESOME!