What a difference chocolate chips make!
This morning my breakfast included a bowl of Flax-Z-Snax butter pecan hot cereal. I stirred in a tablespoon of cocoa powder and sprinkled the bowl with chocolate chips before digging in.
Though there weren’t a bazillion chocolate chips in the bowl, the small amount added some seriously rich and indulgent flavor to the bowl. I need to do this more often!
Along with the hot cereal, I also ate some mixed nuts and a cup of fresh blueberries.
My mom bought two huge cartons of blueberries from Costco, so we’ve been going to town on the fresh berries in our house throughout the past few days.
Now it’s time for some random and mindless fun…
Internet Amusement
I must admit, when I quit my full-time job, I was worried that I would totally miss out on internet sensations. Working in an office environment inevitably exposes you to chain emails that include links to hysterical YouTube videos and creative websites.
I’m not gonna lie, these random emails were often the highlight of my day.
Fortunately my friends still send me emails from their office jobs and my Twitter buddies tweet links to some hilarious websites, so my craving for internet hilarity is still satisfied.
Now I’d like to share with you some internet finds that have been greatly amusing me lately…
As a former diver in high school, I only wish we learned dives that were this cool.
2. Planking
I’m going to try to talk Ryan into “planking” all over Sarasota with me this weekend.
3. The Blogess’ Blog
Some of her more recent posts have made me just about die laughing.
4. How To Do Everything Faster (Video)
This video blew my mind. I’ve been wasting SO MUCH TIME!!!
5. Sasha and Twitch’s Amazing Routine from So You Think You Can Dance
By far my favorite routine of the season!
Question of the Morning
- What website or video has provided you with some much-needed internet amusement lately?
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My brother in law has been planking like CRAAAAAZY! He even got me to do it one day! 🙂 It’s hilarious.
Planking is the new craze! I work at a summer camp and the kids are doing it all day long haha
really!? oh i would LOVE to see that! i find it so hysterical for some reason!
Have you heard of owling yet? Apparently even Hillary Duff is doing it.
Owling? I am intrigued!
these links are hilarious!
I LOVE PLANKING! ahaa idk how and where that started but its hilarious!!
Oh youtube always has some great videos ; )
Plankin one is hilarious you posted!
Happy weekend girl!!
Butter pecan hot cereal with chocolate chips? Oh my.
Seriously Julie and other commenters, Planking is the dumbest thing ever. So you lay down on stuff. It is not funny at all, you all just look like a bunch of tools. Julie, please dont catch onto this!
i think that’s the beauty of it… it really is the dumbest thing ever. totally pointless.
It really is, but I’ll be honest – it does make me crack up.
so angry… it’s just a joke.
JULIE:
animalsbeingdicks.com i can’t not cry from laughing when i visit this.
Thank God there is another normal person!
Planking, owling, seriously, people in other countries are worried about where clean water or their next meal will come from and we’re all like “duh-yup, look at me Pa, I’m gonna lie down on this here grass and you take my pic-tcher and we’ll put it on that there compoooter. We’re sooo cool.” God forbid we actually do something useful with our lives.
Just realized my comment makes me look like I’m anti-humor.
I’m not saying that looking at the lighter things every now and then is bad, but we all need to think more about how we can change the world for the better and not just always jumping on every Internet fad. We get such a short time in this world and we should make the most of it!
While yes, there are things that we should be focusing on to change this world, but you might as well laugh and be happy. You can change more in the world with a smile, than you can being a serious activist. Might as well find humor in silly things and be chipper!
Finding humor is definitely good for the soul, but unfortunately too many people are focused on doing JUST that.
I just finished Think by Lisa Bloom and I can’t stop comparing it to everything. People really need to take more time to THINK!
I wish my comment didn’t sound so harsh! Rereading again I sound so bitter, lol. And I’m not at all! It just comes across differently on the webpage than in my head I guess.
Holy Crap that ‘Would you like to buy a monkey’ had me crying with laughter!
SO FUNNY!
Love your blog by the way!
“He smells like what I would imagine syphilis smells like.” 😀
Hahaha
“The only thing missing is you… and part of my face”
Haha oh my gosh, planking. This post made my morning so much brighter 😉
Chocolate chips did as well – might shove some in ma pancakes!
Anytime I need a pick me up, I laugh at this cute little kid!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8aprCNnecU
Planking is stupid and dangerous! People have died planking. Certainly not something you should be laughing about or promoting on your blog!
relaxxxxx jeesshh
I understand the need for internet amusement! Luckily my high school students keep me in the loop with the funny youtube videos. This is an old one but it still cracks me up…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtX8nswnUKU
I know it’s old but that “new haircut” video never fails to make me crack up!
The Blogess is hilarious!!! Such weird humor.. I love it!
Oh and you only die while planking if you’re dumb enough to do it on a high-story balcony… Otherwise it’s funny!:)
That has been my fave dance on SYTYCD thus far this season!
Their chemistry was amazing!!!!!! I watched it 3 times in a row on my DVR!
I’m obsessed with the auto correct text messages, they’re always a good laugh.
http://damnyouautocorrect.com/10484/the-top-15-most-popular-dyac-texts-of-all-time/
oh i loveeee that site!
OMG, I can’t stop laughing right now!!!
HAHA! My coworkers and I read these at the end of the day, I always end up crying from laughing so hard! The inappropriate ones between parents and kids are my fave! 🙂
I’ve spent all summer at a desk… looking at Pinterest.com! It is girl crack fo sho.
OMG, I am a you tube FIEND! Look up David After Dentist, or Twin Boys Talk to Each Other… I have so many more funny ones. My friend planked in her wedding dress and her friend won a ton of money for getting the best pic of someone planking!
omg I loved the “would you like to buy a monkey?”
LMFAO. Oh my god, that Monkey Post just made me burst out laughing at work. Woops!
Thank you for introducing me to that hilarious blog!
http://youtu.be/f-Kt_kuYVtU
This video of talking animals is so cute and funny! If the link doesn’t work its called Funny Talking Animals- Best Of
Planking is ridiculous. I hadn’t heard of it until I was in Australia a couple of months ago. It’s really controversial because someone fell off a building and died while planking so it was in the papers. Don’t give in Julie! I don’t want you to hurt yourself!
hahaha, I loved that you tweeted the link to that post on the monkey this morning. I died laughing reading the convo between her and her husband.
Ok I’ve only seen the planking thing but I’m checking out the other ones you have listed here.
http://iwastesomuchtime.com/ is my current fave for down time at the office!
I just creepily laughed out loud at work at the Bloggess chicken post. I want that chicken! Thanks for the links!
the chicken one is my FAVORITE!
hahaha @ all of this stuff! I still don’t understand “planking”, I mean I do, but it’s so odd and I want to know who came up with this phenomenon!
I agree though, working in an office is great for chain emails and funny videos, it always is a nice break from all the emails I’m doing!
I love looking for funny baby youtube videos! They always bring smiles to my face. Babies are too cute!
That is SO funny, Julie. Planking really is becoming quite the phenomenon. Apparently, “owling” is now becoming a thing– I have NO idea how one would “owl” but just hearing it out loud makes me laugh hysterically.
If you’ve ever heard of Comic-Con, there’s a great video from the one in London.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KmoKOrKJvk&feature=player_embedded
Everyone dressed up in costumes, rocking out to Pink’s Raise Your Glass. I especially love the Joker saying “Why so Serious?”
I never got into these viral videos, and it always seems that I’m the last to know! My boyfriend did find this hilarious video from Comic Con that the creators of Lost put together as a joke. Good stuff!
Haha, as of this morning, YOURS! I love the Leisure Dive photos and I think I saw one that you tweeted earlier this week. So funny!
I love SYTYCD and Twitch! This is one of my favorite routines featuring Twitch and Alex Wong (a ballet dancer…): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLtSfYX8tJk
On that do everything quicker video – I’m impressed with myself that I already do my bananas like that. haha
I always love looking up animal videos on youtube. They crack me up!
The bloggess post is HILARIOUS! I almost peed my pants when she put the big chicken in front of the door. HA!
omyy gosh.. planking was massive in australia a few months ago…and they actually started banning it because someone died from it (they did it on a balcony and fell..). it was on the news almost everyday, someone seriously injuring themselves or getting arrested for doing it in stupid places (on a cop car). crazyy
Haha those dive photos are hilarious! And good call on adding choc chips to breakfast!
GAH those leisure dives are HYSTERICAL!
Haha love the planking!
My girlfriends and I watched the Sasha and Twitch routine back to back about 6 times ithis weekend. We were obsessed! Thanks for the hilarious links!
i did the same thing! it’s amazing!
Hilarious links on a perfect day! I love Blogess’! She is so witty! 😀
I think planking is so weird!! I don’t get it at ALL! But one youtube video “series” I love is Sassy Gay Friend. Have you seen this guy?! He’s hilarious! It’s not new by any means, but I just shared it with Courtney (STSL) yesterday so it’s fresh in my mind. His Romeo + Juliette is by far my favorite. Let me know if you look it up! 🙂
omg, my friends and i met a guy JUST like him during my bachelorette party and we called him our “sassy gay friend.” he was awesome.
Oh My Gawd. Bloggess is amazing. Planking is amazing. That SYTYCD routine was insane!! Thank you for sharing all that amazing cyber-goodness! It was quite hilarious attempting to explain planking to my mom and showing her the photos. I still don’t think she gets it…
The how to do everything faster video blew my mind. Especially the folding clothes part. I need to learn that ASAP!
have you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gspaoaecNAg
it kills me every time!!!
LOL i love that video!
Hey Julie
Just wanted to let you know that the words LeisureDive.com actually link to the blogess blog site. Just FYI!
just fixed it!! thank you!
Hahahah awesome 🙂 Check this out…it made me crack up!
http://pophangover.com/2011/07/15/funny-harry-potter-pics/
Look up ‘Emerson–mommy’s nose is scary’ on YouTube –cracks me up!!
Introducing…. Glozell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzVi-hCac8c
Julie, this is perfect, just what I need to get me though the workday!
I’m already planning a seriously awesome leisuredive for later tonight!