Hello, everyone!
I just saw one of the best. things. ever. Seriously. You need to watch this:
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Wow. I don’t know what to say…
I know! Amazing, right?
Actually, I was thinking more “and you judge me for liking Pad Thai videos?”
Hey! Sheep, at least, are fluffy. Pad Thai isn’t very.
Oh, fine. I guess that there is more visible fluff in shepherding.
Thank you.
So, readers, what did you think? Have you ever seen extreme shepherding before? Or a fluffy extreme sport of any sort?
So, I’m reading a book-
How wonderful!
Not funny, Fluffy.
Anyways, as I was saying, I’m reading a book about World War 2. The authors just wrote about why the relationship between Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin started to get very anxious. And then, at the beginning of a paragraph, the authors present this gem: “It is almost impossible to underestimate the importance of this moment in the history of the Alliance.” Yes. Underestimate.
Friends, if you ever write a book, make sure you don’t accidentally use the antonym of the word you meant. That can, like, totally undermine the meaning of what you’re trying to say.
So, just to clarify two things… a) the authors just said that nothing is less important than what they just wrote about…
Right. They clearly meant to say “overestimate”.
Second, you actually posted something almost useful?
Hey!
Anyways, have you come across any unintentionally hilarious books recently?
Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday!
I hope that, despite the evils of the spring time-change, your week is going well.
Anyways, one of my friends and I were chatting at one point, and something she said stuck with me. “People steal good money for a mugshot.”
…What does that mean again?
Well, there are two ways to take it.
First, people would pay a lot of money to get a beautiful photo of a mug:
People steal good money for a mugshot. Not like this one.
Not like that one, of course. The only good thing about that one is the obvious existence of hot coffee in the mug. Or maybe hot chocolate. Either way, I hope nobody would steal good money for it.
Anyways, the other definition of a mugshot is a picture of people who’ve been arrested. For things like, you know, stealing.
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Word play is moderately annoying, you know that?
Of course! Why do you think I do things like this?
A friend just sent me the link to one of the other coolest things ever.
Let me guess: More cute owl photos?
No. And those qualify as cute, anyways, not “coolest thing ever.”
Rather, the link is to a 3D version of a hexaflexagon. So it’s, like, got dimensionality and stuff. It’s a toy called a Kaleidocycle. And they are really cool. You should definitely check it out! I definitely want to make one.
So… how does this qualify as “fluff”, exactly?
Uh, no discernible use?
…I guess that works.
As with hexaflexagons, if you get one working, do let me know?
Just to make sure I don’t make a tradition, I’m reviewing one of my favorite books today. 🙂
That sounds dangerous…
Dealing with Dragons is actually well written! And intentionally funny.
As opposed to…?
Alibi Jr. High, for example. Basically, books that are so bad that they are funny.
Ah.
But yes. Dealing with Dragon, by Patricia C. Wrede, is intentionally whimsical. It starts off with Princess Cimorene becoming a dragon’s princess.
I should have known. Let me guess, some knight in shining armor comes and rescues her? Typical fairy-tale fluff?
Well, sort of. Actually, Cimorene volunteers to be the Dragon’s princess. It’s a way for her to escape being normal. So the knights come, but she sends them away. And other stuff. It’s brilliant!
I guess I’ll take your word for it…
No, really! And there are amazing characters. For example, there’s the princes Alianora who’s also a dragon’s princess, but also not quite normal. For example, apparently at Alianora’s christening, an evil fairy comes-
-and curses her? That’s actually fairly common.
No. She doesn’t. And things keep on going not-quite-normally for that princess. It’s amusing.
Also, the Society of Wizards are the badguys. And Wtiches are the goodguys. (Not evil witches, of course, which do exist. No, there are some that are just magically inclined, and have their own natural magic which makes them witches. They’re nice.) And furthermore, witches can’t be melted but- Oh, I’m not going to spoil it for you. You should totally read it. And the sequels. Basically, Wrede does a masterful job of taking fairy-tale elements and twisting them. In other words I highly recommend it.
It twists traditional fairy-tales? I might actually like it, then… Maybe some day I’ll be able to read it.
If you can, you should!
Anyways, have a great day!
A few minutes ago, I couldn’t find Fluffy anywhere, and I was having trouble thinking of a decent post. So naturally, when I saw a friend of mine, I asked him if he had any ideas for something totally fluffy, not related to animals.
His answer?
Pad Thai. Not just Pad Thai. Videos of Pad Thai being cooked. By street venders. (He was quite emphatic on that point.)
I don’t know quite what I expected, but that certainly was not it.
You know. Personally, when I think fluffy, I think of Google Image Searching either “cute owls“, “pygmy owls“, kittens, or puppies. (Seriously, you should try this.)
Anywho, have a great day!
Do you want to know something that’s been slightly bothering me?
Probably no-
Good! Reflections. And deepness.
People who reflect on things appear to be deep, right?
Probably…
Certainly in some cases. Anyways, that got me thinking… How did that happen? Because I mean, let’s face it. Deep things don’t always reflect things as clearly.
Bwa?
Think about mirrors. Mirrors reflect as close to perfectly as is possible, right? But how many truly deep mirrors do we see? And think about the atmosphere. When looking into space, that’s one of the deepest things we see. And that doesn’t reflect well at all.
So this leaves me with one conclusion. And I’ll work up to it:
Oh dear… I don’t think I want to know
“Deepness” as a person is determined by ability to reflect. Shallow things are able to reflect better than “deeper” things. So the only logical conclusion is that the only truly deep people are shallow people.
Yup, definitely didn’t want to know. How do you even come up with these ideas?
I’m just talented, I guess!
Anyways, here’s a nice shallow/deep/reflective picture just to finish matters:
The shallow deepness of a tree reflection
I’ve mentioned that I like fantasy, right?
A few times, yes. Please don’t tell me we’re going to get a rundown on what the “anti-mermaid” is or something like that.
Ooh, I hadn’t even thought of that!
But no. Not this post. No, this post, I’m just showing off a bit.
You see, a couple of summers ago, I decided that my room needed to have a fantasy theme to it. So I made some really easy banners.
Phoenix red & white banner
Crown Banner
As you can see, they add a nice fantasy flair into the room. (I have several others, but they’re either not hung, or they’re in areas of my room that aren’t quite photo-worthy in terms of tidiness…)
Anyways, they’re really easy, and fairly cheap too.
I will hopefully upload a more complete tutorial soon, but here are the basic instructions:
How to get a green-banner-like shape
Cut along the dotted line to get a shape similar to the white banner’s.
Yay! You’ve now made a banner.
I used blue-tack to stick mine to the wall. Hypothetically it’ll come off without too much trouble, and it’s working for right now. The banners, after all, aren’t too heavy. Just some fabric and stitching.
Happy decorating!
I did it! I made a Hexaflexagon!
Pictures, or it didn’t happen.
Will wonders never cease? Fluffy is actually asking for pictures?
Well, as you wish!
Closed green hexaflexagon
Hexaflexagon about to be opened
Look! It opens!
Flexed Hexaflexagon
Isn’t it purdy?
You are easily amused, aren’t you?
You have no idea…
Oh dear…
Well, happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you have a phenomenal week. 🙂
As I write this post, it is a dark and stormy night. The wind is howling in the leaves, and (Lord willing) I will NEVER AGAIN NEED TO EXIT THE CAFETERIA INTO A HAILSTORM. Seriously. That was an absolute nuisance. And I GOT ICE IN MY HAIR. And it melted before I got a chance to see it!
Wow…
Isn’t that a little dramatic for you, Webmaster?
I’ll blame it on the weather.
But anyways, that is a marvelous segue.
One of my favorite forms of procrastination is looking at amusing websites. One that I absolutely love visiting annually is the Bulwer-Lytton Bad Opening Sentence contest.
You admire people who can write badly? That explains so much!
Hush, Fluffy.
Anyways, the contest is in “honor” of Bulwer-Lytton, the infamous author who first published a book with an opening sentence that contained the phrase “It was a dark and stormy night”.
This is definitely one of my favorite re-read websites. The sentences are so delightfully badly written! And actually, some of them look like they’d be the start of some very amusing books.
If you’re bored, or looking for a laugh, I highly recommend checking out the winners.