I know, I know — it’s Taylor Swift and Zac Efron, objets de tween obsessions, and they aren’t actually together, but it’s fun to imagine they are, isn’t it? Watch this video and you’ll agree with me.
I readily admit, singing couples have the same effect on my musical-loving, dweeb self that this has on most of the population.
Here’s hoping for TayZac, ZacLor, LorZac? (You know, like Lorax.) They all kind of sound like a prescription pill. Maybe it’s just not meant to be.
Nothing scandalous here. Just an incredible love story of a man and woman told by their son via Tweets (on last year’s Valentine’s Day). If you’d like to read/listen to the whole story of John Fugelsang‘s parents, it’s here on NPR.org.
I honestly don’t ever expect spectacular things on Valentine’s Day (maybe one too many romcoms?), but it does feel special to me, even if it’s just a tingle in my toes.
I hope this gives you a little tingle, too:
Click on the card for a little surprise from me to you!
Also, this is a GREAT last-minute reminder that even if you weren’t planning on getting anything for the great people in your life, you can still send them an adorable digital card (I know, they exist?!) via email with Paperless Post.
It’s a currency-based invite/card service, but you get 100-something coins just for registering, which you have to do anyways.
Any Valentine’s plans? Tell me about it! And have an unforgettable Valentine’s Day!
I don’t mean to make this blog all morbid, but it is unfortunate that both Etta James and Whitney Houston have passed on during the production of this very young blog. And it’s Whitney Houston — tribute must be paid.
There are so many Whitney Houston songs I never even realized I knew by heart because it was such a large part of my early childhood when she was in her heyday, and one Whitney moment I clearly remember is watching The Preacher’s Wife multiple times every year during the holiday season. I remember how warm and comfortable everything felt when I buried myself in a blanket to watch her on ABC Family. And I can never, ever forget her singing this song:
That voice! If you want more on the life of Whitney Houston, check out Biography‘s special on her life playing on Hulu.
I noticed you guys took a liking to quotes, so I’ve been trying to leave you with a good one every Friday. I mean, who doesn’t love a good quote about love?
I’ve been slowly (and I mean like two years slowly) making my way through Roland Barthes’ A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments, which is understandable since it’s basically a dictionary on the language/actions/history (or as Barthes would argue, a lack of one) of love. And many scholars would argue it’s the only one we’ll ever need. Interestingly enough, I never read anything by Barthes in undergrad and he was barelyreferenced, but now, I’m slowly becoming more and more of a Barthes fan-girl, or at the very least, I want to know more. His thoughts are definitely worth more than a pretty penny, and I now have Camera Lucida and The Pleasure of the Text lined up on my (extensive and not shrinking) reading list.
This excerpt, like many others I bookmarked, was great because I knew exactly what he was talking about and could name about fifty people off the top of my head that could empathize as well.
The book! If you weren’t aware, the book-baby of this awesome site was recently released, and while we’re on the subject of Valentine’s gifts, perfect timing, right? (Yes, a little shameless self-promotion never hurt anyone.) Seriously though. If you’re looking for something sentimental and economical, it completely fits the bill.
Get it for yourself, your honey or your friends right here.
