♥ Dumb Little Man did a two-part series on Amazing Life Lessons You Can Learn From Albert Einstein

♥ The Barefoot Philosophy from Zen Habits; also, Mindful Eating

♥ Le Love: This is gorgeous. Also: when your always the one that's alone

When they ask you whether you have a boyfriend, or lament at how a young and pretty girl like you could possibly be single, its hard. Hard to bring together what you know about yourself - that you're worth it, that your good the way you are - and the fear that maybe you are doing something wrong.

♥ From Violet Blue's Tiny Nibbles, Info on Penis Sizes! Blog is NSFW. I suggest checking out her most popular/shared posts. They are all definite must-reads! Also, for some Christina Aguilera eye-candy check out Deconstructing Christina Aguilera's sex accessories.

♥ Cute Chekov/Cupcake. Who knew I'd ship it?

♥ _Sam linked me to PARTY CAT. Omg this is full of so much awesome!

♥ From Scientific American, Rethinking Human Sexuality. This was a fascinating read! It is about bestiality and animal-human relationships though, so if you find that uncomfortable stay away.

♥ Some Brief Responses to Google Queries from Yesterday

♥ OBB has an interesting piece from one reader about why her husband doesn't wear wedding ring. It's very thought provoking!

♥ Chris Pirillo had a funny, honest, and thought-provoking interview with Violet Blue

♥ One thing that always upset me during Halloween at PC would be the mothers coming to me complaining that their daughters wanted to be superheroes, doctors, police officers, and dinosaurs. So many of them were seemingly devasted that their daughters had no desire to be pretty pretty princesses. What's so wrong with a girl wanting to save the day, save lives, or be the hero? Why should they be confined to towers to wait for Prince Charming to rescue them? TIME features an article about the Pinkstinks Campaign, and while I love pink I think the message is a good one. When I was growing up my parents pushed me to be whatever I wanted. I took dance, gymnastics, and ten very memorable years of karate. I wrote bad poetry, took acting classes, and went for four months without washing or brushing my hair because I was "goth punk" (don't ask). She let me wear baggy black t-shirts, Mardi Gras beads during August, long scarves, and blue hair. And I love myself. I believe every girl (and boy!) deserves that same love and opportunity.

When I was nine, I asked my Dad, ‘Can I have your movie camera? That old, wind-up 8-millimeter movie camera that’s in your drawer?’ And he goes, ‘Sure, take it.’ And I took it, and I started making movies with it, and I started being as creative as I could, and never once in my life did my parents ever say, ’ What you’re doing is a waste of time.’ Never….. I know there are kids out there that don’t have that support system. So, if you’re out there and you’re listening, listen to me: If you wanna be creative, get out there and do it. It’s not a waste of time.

- Michael Giacchino's Oscar acceptance speech

♥ talking with Beth ♥ seeing long-lost friends ♥ Robo hamsters ♥ role-playing ♥ sexy shoes ♥ dressing up ♥ dressing down ♥ azaleas ♥ Sarah-child ♥ grattitude ♥ pokemon ♥