10 things: 10 fun, time wasting websites.

I know I missed last weeks 10 things post..im sorry! Wont happen again (soon).

Also, I am still working on the 10 things: breakup songs series. We've got the angry songs coming up soon, which are always fun! Hopefully next week!

When I need to just relax and zone out, sometimes you can find me on one or more of these sites. They are all great for wasting time, relaxing, waking up with your coffee and for when you need a smile.
Im not even going to mentioon Facebook, the ultimate time waster(/stalker's aid) or youtube because I am sure you all already spend enough time on those!

1. FML

site where people can write, in a line or two, something that happened to them. These can be sad sometimes, others are hard to believe and many of them have made me laugh out loud. Great time waster! The format is always the same.. Today_____something happeneds___. FML. Fml= f my life. Im sure you can figure that out.

An example from this site:
Today, I went on a date with a guy for the first time. We went to Starbucks and got coffee. We talked for awhile, and we weere joking and having a good time. Suddenly, he put his hand on my stomach and said, "soon, this will be plump with my seed." FML


2. Stuff white people like

A blog format site listing stuff white people like, obviously. It pokes fun at middle/upper middle class white society and it is very funny. Examples of stuff white people like: vegan/vegitarianism, david sedaris, awarness, gifted children, yoga.


3. Texts from last night

Ever woken up from a crazy, alcohol filled night to find a weird text on your phone that you dont remember? Maybe from someone you dont know? Or maybe you sent one that made no sense? Or, you may have sent one to your friend when you were a little out of it..hopefully they dont know about this site yet. If they do, you might want to check and see if its on there! This is the site for you. Each text shows the are codes of the phones they were sent from. If the texts are between two people in one are code, the 2nd number will have a 1 before the area code.
I once laughed so hard while (time wasting) on this site that diet coke came out my nose..ouch. Be careful!

Examples from the site:

(201): I'm smoking weed out of a trumpet
(908): I just did a slip and slide down the hall way of my apartment building
(201): Tie

(570): why did i make a hit list last night containing only McDonalds?
(1-570): you tried to order a magarita mcflurry and when they said they didnt make those you tried to call 911

(818): I can only speak casual parseltoungue, im not bad though. just the general, "wheres the bathroom?" "open the chamber of secrets" that type of stuff


4. Stumble Upon

Click here for details. This is a great site. It can also be added to firefox as part of your web browser. Basically, you fill out information on things you like (fashion, design, movies, cooking, politics etc) and you click the "stumble" button and it stumbled you around the internet taking you to pages it thinks you will like. You can then give feedback on wether of not you liked this site which helps to further specialize what the program finds for you. I've found great recipes, fun blogs, design ideas, music and more unsing stumble!


5. Psychotic Letters From Men

A hilarious blog containting..you guessed it...psychotic letters from men! The one posted right now is about blogging, read it! This site is run by a man actually, and he only picks the best crazy-men stories. Also, he varifies them so they are definitely real! If you have any crazy letters from men..send them in to him!


6. Free Rice

Free Rice is a vocabulary game site. It will show you a word and you will have to choose (from a list) the one word that describes the meaning of the word you were given. For every word you get right, the site sponseers will pay for 10 grains of rice to be given to help end hunger. 10 grains of rice is not much, but if you play a few minutes each day while tons of others are doing the same, it could make a difference. Through this site, 43,942,622,700 grains of rice were donated in 2008.


7. The Best of Craigslist

Craigslist is great for apartment hunting, buying pets, buying furniture...dating, um not so much. It's actually pretty creepy to look through the personals and I wouldnt recommend it. The "best of craigslist" are pretty funny though. Careful, you will want to stop and then you will see another heading that looks to god to pass up..this trend can go on for hours!


8. Found Magazine

A site full of letters, notes, lists, signs etc that people found on the street, in library books, grocery carts (all over really). Some of these random things from random people can convey such emotion. I have laughed and been deeply touched when looking around this site. Also, sometimes its just weird..which can be fun too! I find it so interesting to get a glimpse into some anonymous persons life.
To see something of theirs that they thought no one else would see. It can be funny, but sometimes its heartbreaking. Even the most simple ones, like this:


I picture a soon to be divorced woman tearfully putting this post it on a pot of chili and leaving it for her husband. Maybe he threw it away and thats how it was found. I hope not.


Im not sure who I picture writing this one...any ideas?

9. Fail Blog

A blog showing fails. Epic fails. This site will make you laugh and will probably make you lose faith in humanity a little..but whatev. It's funny ya'll!


10. Post Secret Im sure mose people know about post secret by now. There are books full of post secrets. All started by a man who had people anonomously mail in a secret on a post card. Some of them are published on the site. I would totally recommend getting one of the books..i can look through them for hours! I sent my own post secret in once. So far, I havent seen it on the website or the book! Here is one from the site.

Let me know if you visit any of these sites and what you think! What are your fav time wasting internet stops?

Style Inspiration- Emma Watson

Emma Watson first captured audiences as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies. The world quickly took note of this beauty's fresh, sweet style. She is both unique and classic.

Emma tends to wear elegantly dramatic looks for red carpet events and wears a stylish but more subdued look for her day-to-day. This girl is not just another pretty face with a good stylist. She is fashionable herself, she is smart, articulate and humble. A much needed positive role model for younger girls. She just may be a fashion icon for the younger generation of girls..we shall see!

We never want to completely copy someone else's look, but I think it is great to appreciate and take pieces from the styles of those we admire. a lot of dramatic That's what style inspiration is! Below you will see a few pics of some of Emma's great looks and ways you can emulate her style.

Emma mixes very girly pieces with more masculine ones, dramatic with classic, and frilly with structured.

A classic white skirt goes beautifully with this very structured leather top.

Asos. $58.85

Banana Republic. $80

Nordstrom. $38

This light and very feminine dress is so classic. When paired with a leather studded cuff the look is reinvented and inspired.

F21. $27.80

Betsey Johnson. $365

For the bracelet, i suggest you search for one on Etsy and get something one of a kind. When I searched "leather cuff" there were more than 4,000 results!

This is a great casual look for when the weather starts getting cooler.


Grab a jacket like this one from Urban Outfitters which is a steal at $138. Put it together with some dark wash skinny leg jeans, flats and a scarf.


Here are a few more pics of Emma looking fab. If any of these looks really strikes you, let me know (email me at callmedorothy@gmail.com) and I would be more than happy to take the time find the specific pieces or look alikes for you :)

Kreativ Blogger Award

Thank you Clare (at Clarabelle) for the Kreativ Blogger award! (I put the pic of it on the right side of the page, my 2nd award so far!)

Those of you who do not know this girls blog need to check it out! She is very witty, a great writer, has fab style and comes up with the best posts!

I would like to pass this on to:

Haute World

Under Lock and Key

and

Always Carried Away

who all really do have lovely and creative blogs.

Sweet nostalgia

Okay, school just restarted for me and with that and work I have been so swamped this week. Im so sorry for the lack of posts, but I am working out a system...regular blogging will pick up again very shortly. Please, please, please keep checking back..I dont want to lose any of you wonderful readers and your fab comments!

As I've said before, I'm a big reader. I loved reading when I was young too. I was recently going through some boxes and found a box of books from my childhood book shelf. I have to admit, I got a little misty ya'll...

Looking at those books brought back some of my first memories..of being read to by my parents, reading to my younger siblings while laying in our bunk beds, of books that I read over and over. I've already posted about Eloise, so here are some others.

I'm sure some of you have connections to a few of these books as well. If not, I would love to hear about your favorite childhood books!

The Giving Tree- Shel Silverstein

"Once there was a tree
and she loved a little boy.

And the boy loved the tree
very much.
And the tree was happy."

This book teaches a lesson about selfishness and also about unconditional love. It is sad, but it is honest and true. It is sad in the same way that life is sad yet there is still joy in this story

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Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

I loved reading about Mr. & Mrs. Mallard and their children and I really loved the drawings.

Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

“I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always
As long as I’m living my baby you’ll be.”

My mom used to read this to us and I loved this book.

When I got older I realized it got a little weird and creepy when the drives over to her adult son's house to sneak into his room (through the window, note the latter on the car!) to hold him and sing to him like she did when he was a baby. But..because of the overall sweet message of this book, and the memories, I'm willing to over look that creepy-overbearing thing.

The BFG by Roald Dahl

"The matter with human beans
is that they is absolutely refusing to believe in anything
unless they is actually seeing it right in front of their own schnozzles."

I was a big Roald Dahl fan and read all of his kids books. This one was one of my favorites. I so badly wanted to believe that there was a BFG who would blow good dreams into my ear at night and take away all the bad ones. Actually, I still want to believe that.

“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally worth reading at the age of fifty.”
-CS Lewis

Longing for fall.

I love autumn. It is my favorite season. I love the crisp smell in the air, leaves crackling beneath my feet, the mountains changing color. I love fall clothes...scarves, jackets, boots, layering. I love Halloween and Thanksgiving, love knowing Christmas is right around the corner.

It has been hot and humid lately and my car AC recently broke. So, as I drive around sweating, I keep reminding myself that autumn will be here soon.

Come soon!

Looks under $50

I do love buying great designer pieces, but I also love a good bargain. I searched through some sale items to find complete looks for $50 and under. These are great steals! When you are bargain shopping, its important to remember that the things you buy probably wont last very long. The quality definitely wont be as good as higher priced items...but you can find some really cute stuff. If you can get a couple of looks (or even one) off of cheaply prices items, they have fulfilled their purposes. It's great for the i-have-nothing-to-wear-but-i'm-broke dilemma! The only problem is that you can quickly run out of closet space when stocking up on all of these deals!

For A Girls Night Out


f21 $13.50f21 $19.50

f21 $7.50 f21 $6.80

Total= $47.30




For A Casual Lunch Date or a Trip to the Park

f21 $12.00f21 $7.50

f21 $11.50 f21 $4.80

f21 $4.80

Total= $40.60



I used forever 21 for this post, but I can play this under 50 game with a few different stores. Let me know what you guys think of the look, and if you like this kind of post I would be happy to do more of them! I am also working on another fashion icon/style inspiration post and it should be up sometime this week! Have a wonderful weekend!

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10 things: Break Up Songs Series pt.1

Okay, I have been working in this post for what seems like forever. This past year I have been going through a really tough break up (broke up just weeks before my wedding actually).

I am a music lover and have deemed myself the Queen of Break Up Music. (hopefully, i wont need to use my powers much more..so i would like to pass it on to all of you!)

This is this week's 10 things post. It is broken up into multiple posts to be my 10 things posts for the next couple of weeks.

This week we will be going over "classic" break up songs and songs for right at the time of break up, when everything just happened, when you are still reeling.
In the next couple weeks I will cover the following stages:

• sad

• angry

• acceptance

• im single!

for all of your break up stage needs. It does come in stages.

As an added bonus, we will cover some songs for you if you are the dumper instead of the dumpee.

If you, or anyone you know is going through a tough break up make them a CD of these songs for all the range of their emotions. So, without further ado...



Classics

Love Is A Battlefield- Pat Benetar

"We are young, heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield"

These Boots Are Made For Walking- Nancy Sinatra

"These boots are made for walking,
and that's just what they'll do
one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you."

I Will Survive- Aretha Franklin

"Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbyes
Do you think I'd crumble?
Do you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no not I.
I will survive"

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover- Paul Simon

" 'The problem is all inside your head', she said to me
The answer is easy if you take it logically
I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover "

Wild World- Cat Stevens

"Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'
Baby, I'm grievin'
But if you wanna leave, take good care
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there"

You Give Love A Bad Name- Bon Jovi

"Shot through the heart
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name"

You're So Vain- Carly Simon

"You had me several years ago
When I was still quite naive
Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you loved
And one of them was me"

You're Gonna Miss Me- 13th Floor Elevators

"Oh! You're gonna miss me, child, yeah, yeah.
I gave you the warning,
But you never heeded it.
How can you say you miss my lovin,
When you never needed it?"

Heartbreak Hotel- Elvis Presley

"Well, since my baby left me,
I found a new place to dwell.
Its down at the end of lonely street
At heartbreak hotel."

The Winner Takes It All- Abba

"But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you"

The first stage post-break up is the "oh my god, what just happened?" phase. Even if you know its coming, if this was an important relationship that feeling is inevitable.

This was a hard stage to compile songs for, as you feel so many emotions. Regret, sadness, anger, disbelief, shock. This is like the seconds after a bomb blast when you realize you are still here, but everything is different and you don't know where to go from here. Sometimes you're relieved, sometimes is the last thing you want. In my case, it was both. I tried to make this a diverse list.


What Just Happened?


If It's The Beaches- The Avett Brothers

"Don't say it's over
Cause that's the worst news I could hear
I swear that I will
Do my best to be here just the way you like it
Even though its hard to hide
Push my feelings all aside
I will rearrange my plans and change for you"

All Hail The Heartbreaker- Spill Canvas

"So tonight I'll sit and pick apart your pictures
And overanalyze your words
But the truth is that I've never fallen so hard
It's taking everything in me
Just to forget your sweater so far "

Fight Song- Appleseed Cast

"This is the end, there's nothing to keep.
This is the end of you and me.
As the ice comes down it's the end,
As the lies come out it's the end,
As the tears flow out it's the end."

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go- Bob Dylan

"Dragon clouds so high above
I've only known careless love,
It's always hit me from below.
This time around it's more correct
Right on target, so direct,
Yer gonna make me lonesome when you go."

Sharp Hint Of New Tears- Dashboard Confessionals

"My sighs they ring victorious

And fog this tinted glass
And it’s clouded
And so is my head.
The hint of these new tears are sharp.
I try to choke them back
But it’s useless.
I'm useless against them.
They're beating me with ease."

Nothing Better- The Postal Service

"Will someone please call a surgeon
Who can crack my ribs and repair this broken heart
That you're deserting for better company?
I can't accept that it's over...
I will block the door like a goalie tending the net
In the third quarter of a tied-game rivalry."

Where Does The Good Go?- Tegan and Sara.

"Where do you go with your broken heart in tow

What do you do with the left over you
and how do you know when to let go
where does the good go?
where does the good go?"

Love Is Hell- Ryan Adams

"God, what have I been drinking?
I could be serious but I'm just kiddin' around
I could be anything, anything but sticking around
Love is hell Love is hell"

Keep Breathing- Indrig Michaelson (this song is actually good whenever you are overwhelmed.)

"The storm is coming but I don't mind.
People are dying, I close my blinds.
All that i know is I'm breathing... now."

Goodbye My Lover- James Blunt

"I've kissed your lips and held your hand.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend."