September Favorites

Lady Gaga - Applause: No it wasn't Gaga's weird face paint & sea shell-filled music video or her disturbing VMA performance that finally got me hooked on this song. It was a car commercial featuring adorable hamsters trying to get fit. I mean, come on. That's just fantastic.

Justin Timberlake - Take Back the Night: No explanation needed, right?

Selena Gomez - Birthday: This might be the epitome of throw-away pop, but I just don't really care. Tell 'em that it's my birthday.

The Newsroom - Election Night, Part 2: I know a lot of people thought the season finale wrapped everything up too nicely and I agree the montage at the end felt very rom-commy, but several moments left me too happy to care. Mainly I just hate that this series has such short seasons.

New Girl - All In: This was the perfect season premiere for me. I know the writers will make Nick and Jess' relationship crash and burn at some point (to reignite tension and draw plots out a la Friends, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, on and on and on) but I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts. Winston and his puzzle struggles were a highlight of the episode (see below). Side note: can't wait for some Winston/Coach action in the upcoming weeks. COACH!

New York City Ballet - YPC

Vlogbrothers - Syria in 5 Minutes

TED - Everyday Cybercrime & What You Can Do about It

Vlogbrothers - 42 Amazing Maps

Oscars - Bryan Cranston's Advice to Aspiring Actors

Mental Floss - Crazy (but creative) Film Interpretations

Relevant Magazine - Lies Every 20something Needs to Stop Believing

BuzzFeed - The 14 Saddest Moments of Futurama

Thomas Ward - One Fell Swoop

Jayson Bradley - 3 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying

Huff Post - 6 Words You Should Say Today

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Endless fantastic names in the style of everyone's favorite Sherlock.

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Ever wonder how I feed my photo collage addiction habit? Welcome to my crack cocaine.

Say Yes to Grapefruits's Even Skin Tone Moisturizer with SPF 15 - I really like the "Say Yes to" company. Their products are paraben and cruelty free and I'm always up for putting more SPF on my face.

Society6 Up iPhone Case - A new phone upgrade means a new phone case. I was giddy when I stumbled upon one of my favorite images from cinema.

To many new London favorites to come!

August Favorites

Jesse McCartney - Back Together: The 9th grade girl that lingers inside me won't let this one go.

Ryan O'Shaughnessy - No Name: Ryan finished 5th during the 6th season of Britain's Got Talent and this is the original song he auditioned with. It's gorgeous.

Conor Maynard - Vegas Girl: Ignore the incredibly awkward music video and just dance instead.

Bastille - Pompeii: This should have been a "song of the summer" contender.

The Band Perry - Done: We all have someone we'd sing this to in our heads.

The Piano Guys - Begin Again: You can't really go wrong with the cello/piano combo.

SYTYCD - Top 8: I loved the concept of All Stars also as choreographers. It's amazing how much talent has run through that show. My two favorite numbers of the night:

The Newsroom - Red Team III: I really don't care what the critics continue to say about this show- I love it. The ep's promo:

It also had the best last two seconds of an show I've seen in a while, delivered perfectly by Jane Fonda.

Pretty Little Liars - Now You See Me, Now You Don't: Ahh, PLL. We meet again. You've become my favorite guilty pleasure no matter how many loose ends you leave dangling. The summer finale was full of #WorldWarA ridiculousness with the biggest reveal that (spoilers) Ezra is A!...or one of the A's...or on the A team...or was just following the girls trying to keep them safe? See what I mean about dangling ends? So many questions; about 99.4% of them unanswered.

My favorite thing the internets have given us so far concerning this episode:

HISHE (How It Should Have Ended) - Pacific Rim

New York City Ballet - Dancing Peter Martins' Swan Lake

Jasmine Meakin - "Talk Dirty" choreo

John Green - Why Are American Health Care Costs So High? (High five for the nerdfighter readers! Anyone out there? Anyone??)

NBC Sports - An American Coach in London

Jezebel.com - Racial implications of Miley Cyrus' VMA performance

ArtsUSA - How the arts teach 21st Century success skills

Church is Messy - Calling out Joel Osteen and Joyce Meyer

Austin Statesman - Finally! A clothing line for girls who aren't defined by pink & purple.

Boston Globe - Did Shakespeare really make up all those words?

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One of the top songs this summer that's been asking for it so badly.

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Lies told via top notch graphic design.

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Chic Graphique's Customized Laptop Sleeve - I'm a sucker when it comes to monograms. Mine is en route now:

L'Oreal BB Cream - Evidently there's a whole wealth of things you can put on your face that I didn't even know about. (What the heck is primer, amirite?) BB Cream is like all that good stuff combined. This is my first to every try (so I don't claim to be an expert) but I pretty much love it. Lightweight, non-greasy, and (best of all) CHEAP. 

Vera Bradley's Laptop Backpack - Since I'd been slugging around the same one for over five years, I decided to use my Vera birthday coupon this year on a new backpack. The laptop compartment is super handy and I of course know it's great quality.

What did I miss??

To many new September favorites!