It's just been my state of mind this week

But I've needed lots and lots of cute animal photos. These should be the last since I'm leaving on vacation in just a couple hours!

No joke, y'all: it's a puppy christmas

Recently discovered and obscene

But also wonderful! Check out Disney Ladies from Last Night:

More Photos for Your Enjoyment!

These are from the National Geographic Photo of the Year Contest (places, people, nature).

Beluga Whales in the Arctic - Dafna Ben Nun

Zebra in Tanzania - Marius Coetzee

Jellyfish Cotylorhiza tuberculata - Angel Fitor

Rainbow over Onuk Islands (Philippines) - George Tapan

Monsoon in Nepal - Anuar Patiane

Baaahahahaa

Well this looks familiar

Switzerland, anyone?

All the places I'd rather be

From National Geographic's Photo of the Day series:

New York from Above

Octopus near Mt. Vesuvius

Night at Yosemite Falls

Blue Pond in Japan

Girl in Tibet

Clown fish in Indonesia

Zebra in Tanzania

Deer in Japan

Sea Stars

Buddhist Festival in Myanmar

Elephants in Kenya

German Forest in Autumn

Underwater Air Bubble

Kyoto Geisha

50 Best Photos from the Natural World

Find them all here. Below, a selection of my favorites.

How Knitting Behind Bars Transformed Maryland Convicts

"Each week the men eagerly await the women's arrival, then promptly get to work. 'It takes you away a little,' Horton says. 'You have to watch what you’re doing, otherwise your stitches will become loose or tight or you’ll skip stitches. It almost makes you feel like you don't have to be anything. You’re all sitting there knitting. You can just be yourself.'"


Read the rest here. 


What a cool idea! I wonder if they made their own hats?

Photo by Lynn Zwerling, found here.

I want to steal this adorable dog.

via Boo's fb page here.

It's just about the most precious thing in the world. A puppy that looks like a bear cub? Want!

Or this, which made me cry

Actually, not even sure if I like this

Like, it's adorable and I can't look away, but also I want to rescue the baby. Hello, Mom, your baby is crying and having it's ear chewed off by a tiny animal with sharp teeth. But, also, puppies and babies.

I have a great idea!

Why don't I just start posting all the things I like from the interwebs! ALL THE THINGS!

via the genius

the happiness i receive will overpower this episode of diarrhea i am currently undergoing

"Claire Anrie: what we have in common is love

Teddy Wayne: yes. love, and your age being the age when i developed chronic diarrhea.

Claire Anrie: – and i will always be there for you my love
         – honey when are you sending me the money i asked you?"

Read the rest here. I promise, it's worth it. 

Muggings in DC

From Prince of Petworth

"Hi PoPville,
I was mugged tonight around 9pm on 11th St between Columbia Rd and Harvard St. A teenage boy dressed in all black with a black mask came up behind me. I heard footsteps getting closer so I walked from the sidwalk into the road/bikelane area but when he saw me do that he started running. I turned around and he put me in a chokehold. Two teenage girls (one in a yellow jacket, one in a periwinkle colored jacket) were trailing and grabbed my bags while the guy held me in the chokehold as I tried to fight back. I think they ran north on 11th, possibly down the alley on the west side of 11th between Columbia and Harvard. I called 9-1-1 and also was able to flag down a police officer who drove around the neighborhood but we did not see anything. 


I was not listening to music or on my phone. I was walking home from the Columbia Heights Metro after a work night meeting. I was aware of my surroundings and heard the guy approaching/sensed something was about to happen but could not do anything to stop it at that point. A heads up for others out and about in this neighborhood. 


If anyone sees a small brown leather purse, a yellow wallet, or the contents of my wallet (all cards have been canceled), please let me know.
Thanks,
Brooke"

This is LESS THAN TWO BLOCKS from where I live. 

White Hair

This Fall has screwed me in so many ways, but I guess I got final confirmation of that this morning when I found my first white hairs. So now, I would just like to say one thing:

Fuck you, world.

FUCK. YOU.

True Words - Now How to Execute?

What would you tell a young woman who wants your job someday?

That’s easy — the good jobs are ones you have to create yourself. I’ve found the most interesting entry-level jobs inevitably dead-end, and the ones with the most aggressive career path are, at core, boring. If you want to have your cake and eat it too, you have to bake it yourself.

-Tereza Nemessanyi, CEO Of Honestly Now (via Jane Dough)

Swelles

Oh Wellesley, I feel like I was told life was going to be difficult, but I wasn't listening very carefully at the time.

Dreams

Last night, I had a very detailed, vivid dream that I experienced open heart surgery. Then I biked through the lushest fields and woods I've ever imagined. When I woke up, I literally checked my chest for the scar.