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My Most Comfortable Movie: Star Wars

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Hello, Fluffsters! Mind if I call you that? Anyways. Happy Star Wars Day!

“Star Wars Day”?

And what happened to the NaBloPoMo thing you were doing?

Yes, Star Wars Day. “May the 4th be with you.”

…Seriously? A day is devoted to a mispronunciation?

I think we use the term “word play.”

And yes, I’m still doing the blogHer thing. And here’s why this topic is relevant.

Star Wars as Tradition

When I was young, my Mom & Dad declared Sunday Afternoons to be the time they would take a nap, and my older sister and I would be quiet. That often meant playing outside or watching a movie. More frequently the latter, sometimes both.

So we would get back from lunch after church, Mom & Dad would go to take a nap, and my sister and I would a video.

I don’t quite remember how we decided what movie to watch, but I feel like I probably got my choice movie accepted more often than she did.

Anywho. My favorite movies were Star Wars, and Return of the Jedi. Especially Return of the Jedi. Seriously, I loved that movie and made my sister watch it so often. I think she can still quote the movie. Like, the entire movie. From start to finish. With only a word or two missing.

Even now, there’s something so comfortable about watching Star Wars on a Sunday afternoon.

So as you can see, both the theme of the month and Star Wars Day go together quite nicely. It would be perfect if this were a Sunday and my sister was here. But this still works.

So how about you, Fluffsters? Do you have any favorite movies? Favorite stories about Star Wars? Or anything you’d like to share?

Five uses for blankets

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Hello, everyone! Happy Friday! How has your week gone?

Anywho, as you probably recall, I’m participating in a Blogher Month-long challenge. And apparently Fluffy wasn’t being overly honest yesterday when she claimed I was “sleep-typing”. I thought that didn’t make sense!

I didn’t expect you to actually believe it.

Hmpf. Anyways, it’s the Third of May. And I’m participating in the challenge. So that means that it’s time for the prompt:

Which would you rather have: a super-soft pillow or a warm, fuzzy blanket?

Oh. That’s really easy. The Blanket, without even a shadow of doubt.

Uh, that was emphatic. Why? I’d probably have gone for the pillow. They’re so squishable!

Because, Webmaster dear, blankets essentially are pillows. They’re just waiting to happen.

…What? That made, like, no sense.

Oh. Sorry. You can use a blanket in a lot more ways than a pillow. Does that make more sense?

I suppose, but I’m still not buying it.

No, seriously. Blankets are basically just like pillows, only better.

What? You don’t have any proof of that.

Sure I do. Here are:

Five ways blankets are better than pillows.

1) Soft covering for going to sleep. Pillows can’t do that.

Sure they can! Haven’t you seen full-sized body pillows? Those things are amazing!

They still don’t cover you as well as blankets. And they’re usually not as fuzzy.

…Ok, maybe.

Thankyou. Moving on…

2) Props for children of actors. There’s nothing like a fluffy blanket to imitate a cloak of invisibility.

And it keeps them out of trouble. After all, you can’t do anything naughty or your cloak of invisibility gets taken away.

That, Fluffy, sounds like the voice of experience talking…

My blanket only got taken away once. But anyways, pillows can’t be cloaks of invisibility. I’ve tried.

3) Protection from the elements. It’s much more flexible than a pillow, and it makes a lot more sense to place a protection spell on something that is more flexible.

Wait a second. What elements are you referring to?

Fire, water, and earth, primarily. For some reason, because blankets like to flap in the wind they aren’t as effective against the air. It can still be done, but it also doesn’t look as impressive. Why do you ask?

…You come from such a different world from mine. We think of the elements very differently. And there isn’t magic to worry about.

Oh. That must be sorrowful for you.

But I digress.

4) Using as a rope. All you need to do is twist it up, and tie it. Voila, instant rope.

5) As a pillow.

Ok, now that is definitely something that a pillow can do better.

No. A pillow comes predefined as to how fluffy it is. And it’s big and bulky. A blanket can be turned into a pillow, just by filling it with other fuzzy blankets and rolling them up together.

And that, dear Webmaster, is why blankets are superior to pillows. Anything you can do with a pillow, you can do with a blanket. Because blankets are just larger, easier to manage, unformed-pillows.

…Maybe. I still think I’d take a super soft pillow. Depending on the circumstance.

And I think you’re just arguing for the sake of arguing.

And you’re not?

…

Anyways, have a great weekend, everyone! I hope to see you tomorrow.

I guess I’m sleep-typing (NaBloPoMo 2)

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Hello again, everyone!

And if you’re here from the BlogHer challenge, Hi! Welcome! I’m glad you’re here. If you want to comment below to let me know you’re here, I’d love to meet you via the Interwebz!

Anywho, I know that you’re here for the content. So I’d like to get there. But I’m actually a bit confused by today’s prompt. You see, it’s:

Do you still sleep with a stuffed animal now?

And now? I’m writing this blog post. So how can I still be asleep?

Simple. This is a dream. You’re sleep-typing.

…Oh. Why didn’t I think of that?

…Nevermind.

So, if you are sleep-typing, are you sleeping with a stuffed animal?

Technically, no. At least probably not. I can’t quite tell; it feels so much like I’m awake! But if I am asleep, I’m either using my bright orange squish pillow, my absolute favorite doll of all time (that once again my sister gave me; the doll’s been mine since before I can remember) or maybe the felt superhero one of my really good friends sewed for me. Or maybe nothing. As I said it all depends.

That sounds comfortable.

It is. So, Fluffy, what about you?

I’m sort of trapped in the internet, remember? I’m your website’s personality?

But if I’m sleep-typing, I must be in the land of dreams, right? That means that you’re also here, in the land of dreams. So you can’t be in the internet.

That… almost made sense.

Well, back home, Peeves would normally cuddle. I haven’t really slept with a fake animal for a while. Not since Peeves grew sturdy enough to sleep in bed with me. So, after dinner I guess I slept with a stuffed animal!

Aww, that sound’s cute!

Well, if I’m dream typing, I may as well wish you all a happy Thursday anyways. Who knows, maybe this will actually be a genuine blog post for Thursday morning?

And how about you, readers? Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? Or something comfortable?

Favorite Stuffed Animal (NaBloPoMo 1)

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Hello, everyone! Happy May!

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m going to be trying to participate in a NaBloPoMo thingamabop. So if you’re here from that, welcome! I hope you enjoy this site!

Anywho. Today’s prompt is

“Did you have a favorite stuffed animal or lovey as a child? Tell us about it.”

Before I answer… Fluffy, did you?

…Of course you’re having me answer this before answering it yourself.

As it happens, I’m not entirely sure what your world means by stuffed animals… Peeves was a bit stuffed after she ate too much. But is that really what you mean?

Oh. I can see where that would be confusing!

But no. Stuffed animals are animal toys, usually fairly soft. Actually, I’m surprised I haven’t featured more of them; they fit Total Fluff perfectly!

When I was younger, for example, I used to have a lot of stuffed animals. Beanie Babies, Disney character animals, other miscellaneous stuffed animals, I loved them.

It made me so happy when I got my first horse stuffed animals one Christmas, shortly after I started horseback riding lessons. One was from my sister. It was a fairly big appaloosa stuffed animal, with a lovely red scarf around its neck. Because I was so original, his name was Apple.

Sometime shortly after that, one of my really good friends from that time got me a smaller appaloosa.

One of my two absolute favorite stuffed animals, though, is a GIGANTIC PINK UNICORN. Again, my sister got that one for me!

One of my other favorite stuffed animals was Chip the Cat. He’s an example of a pillow-pal, I believe, by TY. He was a birthday gift one year from a very good friend. When I got him, he was the softest thing in the world. At this point, he’s a little worn. But he’s still one of my other favorites.

But I got distracted. Does that explanation of “stuffed animals” make more sense?

Ok. I know what you’re talking about, now! And yes, I had one. And it was my favorite.

My parents, on my fifth birthday, gave me a toy that looked exactly like Peeves. I loved it, and brought it with me everywhere. I eventually outgrew it, of course. But I think my parents still have it somewhere. It might still even be used as one of the props in their performances sometimes.

Aww, that’s sweet!

You didn’t tell me you were going to get sentimental on me. Otherwise, I might not have said anything!

Why do you think I didn’t warn you about sentimentality?

… Good point.

But anywho. How about you, readers? Did you have a favorite stuffed animal when you were growing up?

Heads Up-date: NaBloPoMo

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Hello, everyone! Just letting you know, I signed this blog up for a “challenge” thing.

…You did what?

I signed up for a themed “National Blog Post Month” (NaBloPoMo) Challenge thingamabop.

So, are you going to elaborate on that? Or are you leaving us in suspense as to what that means?

Oh, explanations! Right! Sorry!

Basically, what this means is that I’m supposed to write a blog post every day for the month of May. And hypothetically, the blog posts are supposed to relate to the theme of “comfort”. It’s sponsored through a group called BlogHer, and, well, instructions for the challenge can be found here.

Now, hypothetically this won’t impact your reading experience that much. I may use their prompts, I may not. If I do, it will be because the prompt seems fairly fluffy. If I don’t, it’s because I wanted to do something different. But I thought you might want to know anyways. The challenge starts tomorrow, so that should be fun!

You and I may have a different sense of the word “fun”…

What? I’m looking forward to asking some of the questions in the prompts!

Oh. Dear. Yup, you have a very different definition of the word “fun”.

Well, tough. Live with it.

Anyways, happy Tuesday, everyone! I hope your week goes well.

5 Things that Amuse Me

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Hello, readers! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Now that the week has started again, I’m sure you’re looking for new ways to procrastinate! Or at least looking for things to amuse.

Seriously? You’re waiting until after the weekend to give some time wasters?

Of course. People are more likely to be outside and stuff on the weekend. But during the week? Looking at things on the internet is fair game. And anyways, don’t they need something to look forward to for the next weekend?

So, without further ado:

5 things that amuse me

1) I know that I’ve mentioned it before, but cakewrecks.com is one of my favorite blogs. Ever. (Not including this one, of course.) Jen Yates, the creator of the site, has an amazing sense of humor. Seriously, I think she’s one of my role-models in the blog sphere!

2) Looking at dessert recipes. And trying to figure out how to change them. One of my favorite recipe sites is allrecipes.com The dessert section has some inspiring ideas! And then after you get some ideas, you can do a Google search, and find other recipes and ideas. I came across recipes for ganache and flourless chocolate cake that are amazing. And now I’ve slightly modified them. And those are also fantastic. So you should check it out! Who knows what wonderful desserts you might find?

4) Pushing random buttons on my computer, and seeing what happens. Especially in different programs. I’ve actually discovered a lot of hotkeys this way! For example, do not press ctrl+w, ctrl+shift+w, or alt+f4 right now. Those would exit you out of this window/program, and that would make me sad.
Of course, one of the problems is that I not infrequently forget what I did to get a result… That led to an annoying time when I was using a word processor, and somehow got into “draft mode” and couldn’t figure out what I’d done, what combination of keys I pressed, or how to escape. I think I randomly got out of there, finally. But even now, I don’t know what I did. But seriously! It’s a lot of fun!

5) Darths & Droids. Once again, I’ve already mentioned this. But it’s hilarious. Especially if you’re at all aware of RPG culture and mechanics, and if you’re a Star Wars fan. Both parts are essential if you want to enjoy it. And be sure to read the description down at the bottom. It never ceases to amuse me. The authors have such an amazing sense of humor!

3) Trying to play with people’s minds in general. Did you notice that the lists is out of order? You can play with people’s minds in a variety of ways. One way is by figuring out odd ways of listing things. Another way is by coming up with random questions. And then asking people those questions. You really should see people’s expressions when I ask them “How would you respond if I made some sort of comment about pickle-headed stinkradishes of doom, death, and destruction right now?” It’s not dissimilar to the time I went around asking people about muffin-flavored shrimp. But playing with people’s minds is quite fun! You get some of the oddest looks.

Anyways, Happy Monday! I hope this provides some useful ways to amuse yourself for the week. These methods normally amuse me!

Elephant-like Animals: An Infographic

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Hello, readers! Happy Sunday!

For your perusal today, I created another infographic-

-Oh dear…

-This time about animals that are just like elephants!

Seriously? I think I’m leaving now. Since I apparently know more about the wildlife on your world than you do, this can’t end well.

Ooh, I finally got rid of Fluffy? Wonderful!

I saw that! No, I’m still here. I’m just going to try to ignore your ~~monstrosity~~ “infographic.”

Darn. Well, anyways. Here it is!

4 animals that are just like elephants!

Happy Sunday!

Cute Owl Taking a Bath!!

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Oh my, I just found one of the cutest videos EVER.

…It’s an owl taking a bath. So?

No. I don’t think you understand. There is no “so”. It’s an owl. A young fluffy owl. Taking a bath.

Ok… And?

“And” what? How can you say “and” to something so amazingly adorable as that?

Easily. Really, what’s the point?

Did you honestly ask me what the point is? It’s an amazingly darling owl, and you’re asking me about the point?

Oh. Right. I forgot; the more pointless, the better for you.

Oh come on. At least admit it’s cute?

It’s certainly fluffy. I’ll grant you that.

…I guess I’ll take what I can get.

Anyways, happy Friday! It’s the weekend!

Two Worthwhile Webpages

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Hello, everyone! I hope your middle-of-the-week goes quite well.

In order to help ensure that it does, I have decided to share a link with you, a link of mind-blowing cuteness. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. But one of my favorite blogs, Epbot.com, has just shared a whole lot of totally adorable art that you have to check out. Seriously. Did you go yet? I mean, YODA! Look at him. I can’t get over it!

…Really? Two over-the-top fluffs in a row?

Well, I guess I need to balance out the “adorableness” of this one, too. I think I have lost all hope for humanity, due to some people fanning over nonexistent bands. Although I do have to admit, it’s an amusing video. You would enjoy watching it.

Yeah, whatever, Fluffy.

Anyways, readers, I hope you have a wonderful day!

As a random-question-of-the-moment, what would you do with a purple orange?

Five Uses for Feather Boas (Alright, Ten)

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Happy Tuesday, folks! I hope your week started off well.

Well, with Irish music like what I found yesterday, how could it not have?

My, aren’t we full of ourselves today?

Oh, you are too?

…

Anyways, I’m here today to talk to you about one of the most delightfully fluffy fashion accessories on the face of the earth:

The Feather Boa

A Feather Boa? Snakes on your world have feathers?

Oh. No. Not that type of boa. No, Feather boas are a fashion accessory! They look a bit like this:

Purple Fluff, in Accessory Form!

How GHASTLY!

Uh, what?

So. Flippin. Fuzzy. What do you even do with it?

Ah, how convenient! That leads me to the topic of:

Top Five Things to do with a Feather Boa

1) Wear it around your neck. It’s sort of like a big long feathery scarf.

That… would clash with everything. And it would get itchy.

Hush, Fluffy! Will you let me finish? Please?

Ok, ok, sorry. Finish your list…

Thank you. So as I was saying, if you wear it around your neck, it’s like a really long feather scarf. And really warm! After all, that fluff traps a lot of heat. It’s great for cold winter days.

2) Cut it to an appropriate length, and use it as a headband. Like with the scarf, it will keep your head warm. And be quite the daring look!

3) Give it to a child for dress-up. It adds instant class to any child’s wardrobe, and will let her have a lot of fun. The boas come in all sorts of colors! Hot Pink? Instant princess! Black? You’re princess Batman! Lime Green? Celebrity. And there are so many more!

4) Give to a child as a toy. And now the child can use it with her stuffed puppy as a leash! And that leash has such class.

5) Decorating. I haven’t actually tried this, but I imagine Red and Green Feather Boas can so easily be used to add festive cheer. Put them on the walls, around the windowsill, or anywhere where you’d normally use tinsel. This would provide a softer look. Let me know if that works? I imagine you can use pastel colors for a spring look. And so many more!

Well, there you go! Happy Tuesday!

I think this is where my main purpose comes into play… That was WAY to fluffy to be healthy. So, here we go:

Top 5 Things Fluffy Would Like to See Feather Boas Used For

1) fire-starters. Assuming they’re not made of non-flammable or toxic material, all that fuzz looks like it would start a fire amazingly. At the very least, it would get rid of the boa.

2) Fluffifier Decoys. Wanting to know who in the room is way too obsessed with fluff and fuzz? Pull out the feather boa. Toss it in some random direction. Watch and see how many people in the room go after it. Congratulations, you’ve now found all the Fluffifiers in the room!

3) Cleaning rag. Hopefully, by the time you’ve used it to wash enough greasy dishes, it will no longer be so… fluffy. At the very least, it will probably be a lot grungier, and therefore slightly less obnoxious.

4) A slingshot. And if you use sharp enough rocks or other projectiles, the fuzz will start to wear off. No more Feather Boa! Yay!

5) A rope Ladder. To a tree-house. Eventually, all that will be left is the base. And who knows, it might even attract more birds! And once again, you achieve the purpose of “no more feather boa.” And besides, what tree-house doesn’t need a snake-like creature hanging down from it?

And with that, readers, happy Tuesday!