Gone Nuts...Everybody's Nuts!

Okay, so they're pistachios, hehe. And yes, those are real googly eyes that will move and wiggle. For 10 bucks, that cutie is all yours! Maybe "cutie" isn't the right word, of course, but you get the idea.

You can also get him on t-shirts, hats, and in a viewfinder toy.....and they also sell pistachios in various varieties, but that's the least quirky part about it. Check out the rest of the site to see flying martian pistachios and read really weird answers to simple questions.

Lolinator--turn your site into an LolCat

Yep, type in your website and it'll take your base template, turn it into LolCat format, and change your text into lolz and iz's, etc.

And of course it adds a few pictures chosen just for you....like the one above. How did it know I was so obsessed with food!?!

Try it out!

~Edit~ I almost forgot! This was found by someone over on Bloggeries a long time back (at this point, more than 6 months ago, ha!) and I still had it saved. I wanted to throw her name out there for everyone because she's pretty cool....and hey, if she discovers things like this, she deserves some linky love, hehe. You can find Eve over at Confessions of a Housewife or Caffeine-Overload.

Cakesicles....what were they thinking?

Cakesicles.

Who the heck thinks of this sort of thing?

Really? Cake on a stick? Come on! lol

But hey, that sort of stuff is what this place is all about, right? Maybe I should rename this place "quirky kitchen items" or "quirky products people come up with when they're really, really weird."

Well maybe that's a little bit too long, but it seems like I just keep coming across things like this!

I do think it's a cute idea and a great alternative to traditional cakes or popsicles. I can see this being a hit at a birthday party....or a fun treat to decorate at a slumber party, etc.

J-meme

J-meme -- Sounds like a rapper's name to me, lol.

Anywho, here's a quick meme to pass on:

Rules: Use the first intial of your name to answer these questions. Don't repeat words in a different question and do not pick your own name for a girl/boy name.

(J is sometimes a tough one for things like this because choices are limited, but oh well)

1. What is your name? Jessi

2. A 4 letter word. June

3. A vehicle: Jaguar (Rawr!)

4. A city: Jersey

5. A boy's name: Jay

6. A girl's name: Jennifer (That's what a ton of people end up calling me anyway. Oops!)

7. Alcoholic drink: Jim Bean

8. An occupation: Janitor

9. Something you wear: Jeans!! (My favorite!)

10. A celebrity: Uh...can't use Jennifer or Jay....um, Ja Rule....I knew I'd work the rapper bit back in here somewhere!!

11. A food: Jelly

12. Something found in a bathroom: The "John" (lol, I skipped this one originally and asked a friend the question without any background info....he came up with this, so I cheated a little bit, but yay for a good answer!)

13. Reason for being late: Jabbed myself in the jugular (Can you tell that I'm halfway decent at Scattegories?)

14. Something you shout: Jumping Jehosaphat!! (Okay, so I don't yell it, but some people do, hehe)

15. An animal: Jackrabbit (only because I couldn't do jaguar again. I think it shows that I didn't actually read this meme before starting it, lol)

16. A body part: Joint

17. Word to describe yourself: I usually say something like "jaguar" or "juicy" to throw people off when this question is used as an icebreaker. Something about "jubilant" or "joyous" just aren't silly enough for me.

6 year old will blow you away

Link

This is 6 year old Teresa Nguyen. All you need is 20 seconds of the video to know why I posted this. If you're expecting an amazing piano player, then you won't be disappointed, but you'll still be surprised by this clip.

And if any of you watch Britain's Got Talent, this is the little girl who appeared on there at one point, but here's her playing a full song.

~Edit~ The previous link was removed, so here's a clip of what she did on BGT. It's still pretty good, but I preferred the longer version.

Gather -- It's time to share with you

Keep in touch.
And discover something new.
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Okay, so I've been meaning to write this post and I'm just now getting to it. I wanted to "do it right," but somehow, I never get around to writing posts like that, so here's my thrown together version....and no, this isn't post dated.

I've been spending a little more time over on Gather than I probably should simply because I'm having fun with it.....and I'm getting paid a little bit of pocket change for it, too, but shhh, that's not the important part. It's basically a social networking site of sorts, but for writers....a place where writers come together and share their work, but it has expanded over the years and also includes photographers, artists, and people who just want to share odd jokes, random thoughts, vents, rants, elations, stories -- just whatever!

Now you'd think that's what I have this place for, but I've been posting stuff there that I wouldn't necessarily post here. Over the weekend, I went to the zoo with some family I was visiting, and you can see tons of pictures over there that I uploaded -- those are things I wouldn't post here because they're personal, but they're perfect for there. There are also articles and randomness that I've posted that just don't seem quirky enough for here.

Some things I cross-post, but most content is different. I'm sharing this with you guys for a few different reasons:

• I don't want to distract you from reading my blog, but there's some stuff I've been writing and sharing there that you guys might like
• Several of you have mentioned that getting more personal would be okay here, but it still doesn't seem like the place to do it. Gather is, though.
• A lot of you are writers....or photographers...or artists....or talkers. You'd have fun there (as long as you don't forget about my blog in the process, hehe)
• You can earn gift cards (or money) for browsing around there and enjoying yourself. It's not a ton, but it adds up rather quickly once you get the hang of it.
• I feel guilty for sharing some of my work over there, but not including my regular readers. I want to share it with you, but wasn't sure how much I wanted to distract from what was happening here.
• Once I introduce the site, I'll be able to link you guys some of the stuff I find there or write over there without it seeming weird.
  

I'm including the "invitation page" link because if you sign up through it, it'll let me know you joined and I can add you as a friend right away.....that way I know you made it over there. You certainly don't have to sign up through that, but I thought it'd be neat if some of my regular viewers signed up.

And if not, that's cool....I still like the idea of being able to mix the places, so don't be surprised if I link to stuff over there. I already have a folder of links that I've saved of things I've found that you guys would like. There are some amazing people there, so I'd love to share some linky love with them. I had to get an intro post made before I could start doing it, though.

So for now, you guys can click through and just see some of the stories about my weekend at the zoo -- like my little sister getting bitten by an ostrich and the baby giraffe that was only 7 days old. <3

Ice cream made easy

This is one of those gadgets that would be sitting in someone's kitchen and you'd have no idea what it was. It's actually kinda neat, though, and with the push of the handle, it scoops up ice cream in the perfect size for stacking.

Blocky stacks are the new "traditional round scoops"! Still, at about $15 for one, it's really not a bad price if you find yourself serving ice cream at parties often or have little kids that would get a real kick out of this. Just in time for summer, too. Check out the site to see other pictures of how it works or get quick preview here:

You guys should be so proud of me!!

With all the stuff that's going on right now, I was beginning to wonder if I'd be able to post ahead like I was hoping to.

Well wonder no more! A couple nights ago, I spent a few hours getting posts made up. Yes, I should've been packing or writing papers or preparing for the summer or doing all sorts of other things.

But I didn't. I sat down, opened up my folder of "things to blog," and went at it. I wrote up 15 posts (still shocked I got through that many!) and spaced them out so that I have posts no more than 5 days apart (they're 2 or 3 days apart in June, and more spaced in July in case I have some time to make up more posts).

I'm quite happy with all the stuff I got posted about, but now I'm antsy because I want you guys to see some of it 'now', not 2 months from now, lol. If you want a sneak peek, you can get a taste of the pictures I'm using for some of them in QJ's photobucket account.

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