Sunday Stuff

I'm honestly bummed that the royal baby is named George. You too? Play with this royal name generator and feel a deep sense of relief at the much much better name you end up with. I'm Her Highness Isabel the Lioness. via Go Fug Yourself

I want to press the button!  via Shutterbean

We used to listen to podcasts all the time in Japan. I miss This American Life. via Dooce

Attempted cake pan reuse. (Mildly NSFW.) via Dooce

A visual love letter to the fog of the San Francisco Bay Area. via Dooce

Frank Rich on the controversial Rolling Stone cover. via Sassy Radish

These two articles on geography and social mobility. via Sassy Radish

So so good:
"So to my daughter who sees my every move, I want to say;
Ivy, my love, may I live a life that’s worth copying and be the sort of woman that’s worthy of being mirrored. May I humbling admit to you my errors so you can see that real strength shows itself in vulnerability. I hope you see me growing, changing and evolving too. Learn from my mistakes and learn from yours too. Accept them and be, dare I say happy with them because without mistakes there aren’t the lessons learned that are really worth learning."

Get some headspace. via Shutterbean

Sunday Stuff

The issue with "leaning in."

I like the idea of balance, but I also like cranky, shouty posts about the impossibility of balance. via Shutterbean

Success after 30.  Yes. via Shutterbean

"...what are you going to do with it?
And I’m confused by what that question means.
I’m not going to DO anything with it.
It exists.  Therefore it is mine." via 101 Cookbooks

From a dear fabulous friend. I love this! I'm still trying to figure out what my song is. What's yours?


In honor of my MIL -  a gorgeous short film about giraffes  via Dooce

I love a brand with a sense of humor. via Dooce

Allegedly, Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston have had a friend break-up. Say it ain't so! via Go Fug Yourself

I'm not into Mad Men. But re-envisioned as The OC? That I can get behind. via Go Fug Yourself