Sniff up some fumes and get ready for a brain cell party. Yes, those sleeping memories from long ago will wake up and bounce and crash around your head as you close your eyes and let that salty-sweetness take you back to Kindergarten. Fade to black and remember slightly greasy ha … | Continue reading
It’s late, it’s quiet, and you’re stuck at a red light. Casually, you glance to your left and notice a muted explosion of furious head bopping, furrowed eyebrows, and silent wailing inside, as the driver rocks out alone and in the zone. And there’s just something worth smiling ab … | Continue reading
Sometimes there isn’t much time for the Lunchtime Scoot. Whether it’s during lunch period in senior year, between double shifts at the hospital, or wedged amongst meetings at the office, you’ve really got to get your move on and get your groove on if you’re going to fill that bel … | Continue reading
Crisp breezes chip at your cheeks as you shiver and slide to school. Blades of grass are stiff with frosted dew on their tips, your breath puffs in cold clouds in front of you, and little puddles on the sidewalk get that thin film of ice across the tops, just waiting for you to d … | Continue reading
Thick and muggy, hot and humid, the sweltering summer sun beats down on your lazy day. Yes, you lay sprawled on your sweaty couch, pleading with your open windows to blow a breeze across the room. Instead, the dusty air hangs heavy and every breath you take feels like sucking win … | Continue reading
Sure, it’s a little bit extremely disgusting, but the gross out factor pales in comparison to the massive release you feel when a waxy boulder comes tumbling out of a cave on the side of Head Mountain. Remember: there’s nothing to be embarrassed about because this is just The Mag … | Continue reading
Walk into an old hardware store and take a big whiff. Come on now, just tip that head, sniff those fumes, and bring back a big brainful of love and memories with these gems: • Hot, rubbery tires. Chinese chemical plants, hot vials of liquid rubber, and the musty stench of ocean l … | Continue reading
Give yourself a break and peel them off a bit early. AWESOME! Photo from: here The post #743 Taking your high heels off at the end of the night and walking home in bare feet appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things. | Continue reading
Picture a loud, clanging factory with assembly lines zig-zagging all over the place, steam bursting out of pipes, and slick oil spills laying on cold, concrete floors. Then add blaring sirens, honking forklifts, and scraggly guys in cargo shorts and workboots trudging by with bro … | Continue reading
When someone offers to crack that final white chicklet out of their crinkly plastic checkerboard, it just sort of dawns on you: you’ve got a new best friend. AWESOME! (Please click here for an exciting message from 1000 Awesome Things.) Photo from: here The post #745 When someone … | Continue reading
I’m a mess in the morning. Drool drips down my cheeks, my mouth hangs open like a mailbox, and my eyeballs roll around their sockets in slow motion. Hair scraped sideways, underwear bunched up and twisted, I dry-swallow and slowly stumble out of bed while trying to form my first … | Continue reading
Congrats, everybody! Our peppy little community of eyes-to-the-skies optimists accepted the Best Culture/Personal Blog award at the Webbies this past Monday in New York City. We chatted before about how getting recognized for doing something you love is awesome and we’re so grate … | Continue reading
Because now you’re finally tall and can look down at the world below you. Gone are those constant views of ankles, coffee table legs, and your family cat’s hollow, piercing eyes. Now you’re zooming up and over gardens, sandlots, and your baby brother’s distant, fading cries. Stom … | Continue reading
Gut busting with chicken chow mein, nursing a fried rice hangover, your frenzied hour of pillaging the steam trays quickly dissolves into a table full of sticky-smeared plates, bloated bellies, and quiet groaning. Folks, if you’re like me this scene is called The End of The Buffe … | Continue reading
Feet need to breathe. People, people, we’ve discussed this before. Those corny paws sure are sitting ugly at the bottom of the You Chain. Stepped on, squished on, dripping with sweat, they’re down low all day long getting no damn respect. So once in a while give them a well deser … | Continue reading
Fire trickles and drips across the sky, old folks huddle and cuddle and babies cry, teenagers squeeze sweaty palms and look up, up way high. Because light fills the night, kabooms bang in the air, conversation stops, jaws drop, we all crane our necks up … and stare. Yes, when tho … | Continue reading
No pools, no puddles, no hairs, no mess, no worries, no shudders, no cringing, no stress. AWESOME! The post #752 When the public toilet seat is clean appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things. | Continue reading
Your head is a machine. Honestly, just face it: your face and scalp are really just oily gift wrap over the giant, whirring Skull Factory running full-throttle inside your coconut. Just think about what’s going on up there. First you’ve got sound waves constantly navigating your … | Continue reading
Here’s how it all goes down. Well-dressed fatcats sit around a dark, mahogany table in the boardroom of a nondescript highrise deep in a dense metropolis on the coast of an exotic country. Anonymous and alone, they sip scotch, share pictures of new yachts, and make plans to jack … | Continue reading
Thin, flimsy plastic sheets propped up on wobbly rods shudder in the wind as the sleet shoots sideways and you shiver and shake in the dark and lonely bus shelter. Wrapped in thin gloves and a thick, wet scarf, you stand patiently as your book-filled backpack silently jabs your s … | Continue reading
Whip by the seats near the bathroom, skip past the table in the middle of the floor, and score that nice private pad in the corner. Plump, squishy boothseat on one side and hard, plastic chair on the other. You know what to do. AWESOME! Photos from: here The post #756 Getting the … | Continue reading
Treat your feet. Come on, just look at them laying there in front of you as you relax in the backseat of the car. Sure, you’re just loving it back there, your shaggy locks whipping with the wind, your hand sailing carelessly out the window, and your head lightly bopping to the fa … | Continue reading
All they know is everybody’s snapping photos of them in a party hat and there’s a slice of cake in the food dish. AWESOME! Photo from: here The post #758 Celebrating your pet’s birthday even though they have no idea what’s going on appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things. | Continue reading
Hey, now instead of a sharp, dangerous mess on your kitchen tiles, you’ve got a couple bruised toes, a complete drink set, and a giant, swelling feeling of AWESOME! Photo from: here The post #759 Dropping a glass and then sticking your foot out so it hits your foot and doesn’t br … | Continue reading
That thick, smoky barbecue smell floats through the yard and everybody starts salivating for dinner. Yes, sizzling sides of beef and black-burnt weiners are coming right up when the sun’s dropping, the party’s hopping, and your friends are all chilling with ice-clinking drinks on … | Continue reading
Hey, eating in the car is tough. Weaving that big, bulky clunk of metal through highway traffic, off off-ramps, over speed bumps, and into parallel parking spots is no small feat. And you know what makes it even tougher? Having a hot, crumpled bag of steamy Drive-Thru riding shot … | Continue reading
Somebody shushes, conversation hushes, and all eyes flicker with delight as you watch your sizzling, glistening meals cruise out of the kitchen and slowly descend in front of you. AWESOME! Photo from: here The post #762 The moment at a restaurant after you see your food coming fr … | Continue reading
There’s something therapeutic about finger-peeling that dark-gray-with-red-flecks fuzz patch off the trap, rolling it into a ball, and tossing it in the trash. Yes, after you ditch that hot, furry blanket both you and your dryer can finally breathe again. AWESOME! Photo from: her … | Continue reading
Sure, anybody can wake up with some serious bedhead. Tangled dreads, pillow-dented part, static-flared bangs — whatever you got, we’ll take it. Much like rain hair, bedhead is your temporary ticket to Cowlick Country, a place where looks just don’t matter. It’s fun to take a trip … | Continue reading
Because you’re going to figure it out eventually. AWESOME! Photo from: here The post #765 Thinking it’s Thursday when it’s Friday appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things. | Continue reading
It all starts with The Hunt. Mall-walking, clothes-shopping, you’re searching for cute tops and a new pair of jeans. You pop into stores, you do the Figure-8 Walk Around, you pop right out. You pinch fabrics, peek at wash instructions, and hold pants in front of mirrors, bending … | Continue reading
Oh look, shoot, there’s a giant empty wall of Dark Knight DVD cases. Wait, wait, there’s one left in the corner! AWESOME! Photo from: here The post #767 Getting the last copy of the video at the video store appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things. | Continue reading
Okay, who’s the smart one who brought an umbrella? Because I know it’s not me. No, when the sky cracks up and the rain smacks down, I’m the one wearing heavy jeans and a thick, spongy sweater that soaks up everything and turns me into swampy slab of peat bog. Yes, I’m drenched, I … | Continue reading
Advertisers eat me up. Honestly, whenever I leave the grocery store I feel like I’ve just been had by the lot of them. I fully confess it, too. I wheel in for toilet paper and wheel out with a fat cart loaded to the gills with super-size salsa, half a dozen danishes, and two new … | Continue reading
When the cereal’s done but that shiny, off-white milk puddle remains, it’s time to drop the spoon, grab the bowl, and tilt back like there’s no tomorrow. It’s espresso for kids, it’s breakfast dessert, and it’s completely and totally AWESOME! Photo from: here The post #770 Grabbi … | Continue reading
Dark windows, dead silence, dim moonlight dancing on the walls. The night is calm and quiet and peaceful. And then BOOM: your eyes burst open and you bust out of bed in an adrenaline-gushing, brain-rushing, heart-crushing state of emergency. Dizzy and blind, you urgently stumble … | Continue reading
We’ve all been there. Mustard-mayo swirls drip from the back of the hot-dog, coffee cups splash on the drive to work, and spoonfuls of lumpy ice cream crumble and go for a ride. Yes, we’re all familiar with the classic Day-Long Shirt Stain, also known as the International Symbol … | Continue reading
We’ve all been there. Mustard-mayo swirls drip from the back of the hot-dog, coffee cups splash on the drive to work, and spoonfuls of lumpy ice cream crumble and go for a ride. Yes, we’re all familiar with the classic Day-Long Shirt Stain, also known as the International Symbol … | Continue reading
When your bucket of bolts clicks over a major milestone you can’t help but smile and feel proud. “We made it, rusty lady,” you say out loud, slapping the dash and honking the horn as you sit jammed in the KFC drive-thru. “Happy birthday, you ol’ highway roller. Never thought we’d … | Continue reading
When your bucket of bolts clicks over a major milestone you can’t help but smile and feel proud. “We made it, rusty lady,” you say out loud, slapping the dash and honking the horn as you sit jammed in the KFC drive-thru. “Happy birthday, you ol’ highway roller. Never thought we’d … | Continue reading
[digg=http://digg.com/educational/Kitchen_Secrets_Those_little_tabs_on_the_aluminum_foil_box] Put your hand up if you’ve ever accidentally yanked the entire roll of aluminum foil out of the box when you were trying to swipe a small slice? My brother, if your hand is up right now, … | Continue reading
[digg=http://digg.com/educational/Kitchen_Secrets_Those_little_tabs_on_the_aluminum_foil_box] Put your hand up if you’ve ever accidentally yanked the entire roll of aluminum foil out of the box when you were trying to swipe a small slice? My brother, if your hand is up right now, … | Continue reading
Hey, nobody likes walking around with big bulging pockets. So today let’s give thanks to the Bag Ladies of the World for their giant purses and free storage. AWESOME! Photo from: here | Continue reading
Hey, nobody likes walking around with big bulging pockets. So today let’s give thanks to the Bag Ladies of the World for their giant purses and free storage. AWESOME! Photo from: here The post #775 When someone holds your keys and wallet in their purse appeared first on 1000 Awes … | Continue reading
You know the feeling. Your favorite characters are introduced, the story kicks off, but then a couple plot twists and turns seem a bit unfamiliar. Suddenly it dawns on you: you have no clue how the movie wraps up. No, you can’t remember who the killer is, who dies, or if the cats … | Continue reading
You know the feeling. Your favorite characters are introduced, the story kicks off, but then a couple plot twists and turns seem a bit unfamiliar. Suddenly it dawns on you: you have no clue how the movie wraps up. No, you can’t remember who the killer is, who dies, or if the cats … | Continue reading
Sometimes you just gotta peek. As you unwrap the Lindt truffle, peel open the McDonald’s cheeseburger, or scoop that second bowl of ice cream, you can’t help turn the package around to glance at the nutritional information panel on the back. And guess what’s waiting for you over … | Continue reading
Sometimes you just gotta peek. As you unwrap the Lindt truffle, peel open the McDonald’s cheeseburger, or scoop that second bowl of ice cream, you can’t help turn the package around to glance at the nutritional information panel on the back. And guess what’s waiting for you over … | Continue reading