There are certain things, especially on the internet, that I wish I could just remove from my memory entirely. Things where I can really just think... WHY?! Things that are shockingly awful. Those things that you're just so surprised to see, that you have to show everyone. Kind of like the show Hoarders. No one likes to ACTUALLY watch Hoarders. You just find it so shocking that you weirdly enjoy it...
These were a few of my favourite things...
Do you really? Because the thought of doing this makes the taste bile just happen.
WHY?! OH MY GOODNESS, WHY?!
I feel bad for the guy... But this is just so funny!
And the piece de resistance!
I can't imagine my first kiss being caught on video camera, going viral on the internet and it looking that painful. ALL AT ONCE. So embarrassing.
I have been taking the bus for the past week and a half after getting into a bit of an accident with my mom's car. (I'm posting more details on this later this week or next week... Even though I hate talking about it...) I get really anxious when my stop comes up and get in a bit of a rush every time it's approaching. Missing my stop would mean not catching my transfer and subsequently, not making it to work on time. Which according to my boss can lead to termination. UH OH! Don't want any of that.
So in my rush yesterday to get to work on time and not to miss my transfer, I left my gloves on the bus in the chair next to me. I had placed them under my backpack when I sat down originally and hadn't noticed them there when I stood up to get off.
Now for the past couple of days, it has been FREEZING. The thought of going without my gloves makes me cringe. But luckily for me, there was a very kind heart on my bus yesterday. She was getting off at my stop and came up behind me and handed me my gloves. She just said, "You left these on the bus." And walked away. I was completely awestruck. "Oh my gosh! Thank you!" I had nothing else I could say before she ran off to catch her bus.
To the woman who returned my gloves and made my day, thank you! For restoring my faith in humanity. That there are still good people out there and that I'm not alone in my efforts to be a good person.
To everyone else, I saw a video yesterday that has been resonating within me since I saw it. Anyone who has any kind of social networking account knows the name Kony. That everyone is trying to make him famous. But why? To find out, please watch the video I'm posting below. Whether you feel that these efforts are a day late and a dollar short or that they are exactly what this world needs. It is never too late to educate yourself.
I've seen many people concerned that the issue is no longer prevalent... Well, guess what? This is history repeating itself. We took too long to act in Poland, too long to act in Rwanda, too long in Russia, too long to act too many times. Too often citizens of this planet were too late to offer their resources to aid another. There is even the Black War which has been considered by many to be the most effectively executed genocide. Because it happened and to this day, few people know about it.
This time there are people active and willing to help those affected by this group. There are people who will listen. There are ways to get the news out there. While we can't all devote our lives to this cause, we can make change by supporting those who are working to make the difference.
The thing that I loved most about this video was that through the eyes of Gavin, the young boy, there is absolutely no reason that we shouldn't stop this man. I could not agree with him more. We need to be anxiously engaged in a good cause. And if you didn't have one before, why not take on this one?
I've bought my action kit and I'm waiting for it in the mail. I hope that you'll all do the same. Buy it here.
Now, I do not approve of just being a jerk for no reason. I work in customer service. But sometimes, to make a really funny joke... You come across as a meanie. Sometimes, not on purpose and sometimes on purpose.
This leads to our funny friday for today. And to why I love being Canadian. SO MUCH.
The lighthouse station called Arctowski is probably the most southerly lighthouse in the world. Built at the Polish research station in Antarctica named after Henryk Arctowski, the famous 19th century Polish geographer and Antarctic explorer. Situated on King George Island in the South Shetlands group, its geographical position is 62o10'S, 58o28'W.
The following is the transcript of the actual radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland:
Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees the South to avoid a collision. Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees the North to avoid a collision. Canadians: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision. Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course. Canadians: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course. Americans: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH, I SAY AGAIN, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP. Canadians: This is a lighthouse. It's your call, over...
How fantastic is that?!
Now this next one... Sigh. Is just so my job. I work with these jerks all the time. But I have to admit, they're quite funny. So I just laugh it off. After yelling about how stupid they are!
I am so glad I only work with inbound calls. No one goes out of their way to do this to people when they're calling to complain about their cars!
Finally, the last funny friday of the day. Don't even reply. Also known as e-mails from an a-hole. He just finds ads on craigslist, replies to them, and just tries to disturb people to their very core. It usually ends up with a lot of swearing. You've been warned.
But for my lovely and clean funny fridays, I have picked one out that has no such vulgarity.
I can say nothing to preface the amazing content of this video.
Watch now.
I watched this at 8am this morning after two friends shared it on facebook... I don't know if it was the lack of good sleep last night, Josh Groban's beautiful voice, or the great message. But I was borderline hysterical. I'm sure it would have been hilarious to watch me as I groggily pressed play on my iPhone and proceeded to bawl like a crazy person in my room... by myself.
I just love his dad. How freaking sweet is that man? It just made me think of my dad and how much I love him. He's probably one of my best friends and I know that if this happened to me, this is exactly how he would act.
Tell your dads you love them today, because who knows how difficult it is for them to support you. They have struggles just like every other human being, but they place you first. He loves you more than you will ever know!
P.S. How do we all feel about my "okay, summer, come NOW!" blog layout?
