Friday Distractions -- Random Links & Recipes Bookmarked

Ready for the weekend? To help you pass your Friday here are the highlights of what distracted me this week online, what I bookmarked that I hope to one day eat, and a picture.  

Karma sounds like a great concept for (business) travel. $79 for the device and then pay as you go WiFi that you can share socially.

25 Things You Don't Have To Justify To Anyone (via Motivation Into Habit)

"I think what makes people ill a lot of the time is the belief that your thoughts are concrete and that you're responsible for your thoughts. Whereas actually — the way I see it — your thoughts are what the wind blows through your mind." a very zen Thom Yorke: What I've Learned

"Success and failure speak only to the validity of actions, not personalities." It's Not Who You Are, It's What You Do

Cameron Russell: Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model. (via Coach Jason, Crossfit Full Circle)

Recipes Bookmarked
Ginger Crunch at David Lebovitz
Molasses-Ginger Stout Cake with Ginger Glaze at Culinate
Super Chewy Ginger Cookies at Always Order Dessert

VCU, Richmond, Virginia, 2013

Here's hoping Juvonte Reddic kicks off another game with a dunk like this one when VCU plays Xavier Saturday. If not, then when we return home for Butler the following weekend!

Friday Distractions -- Random Links & Recipes Bookmarked

Ready for the weekend? To help you pass your Friday here are the highlights of what distracted me this week online, what I bookmarked that I hope to one day eat, and a picture.   

"Women’s historical willingness to endure horrible dangers, to submit to extreme and prolonged pain, to risk grave injury and death rather than remain pregnant, tells us something important about female desperation and determination, and the price women were — and still are — willing to pay to control their own bodies. What it tells us is that women will always find ways to end an unwanted pregnancy, no matter what the law says, no matter the risks to themselves."  Leeches, Lye and Spanish Fly

A Day in India that makes me want to visit there. (via 101 Cookbooks)

“ '[Alcohol] decreases your ADH and you are producing more fluid. So when you produce more fluid and you fill your bladder more, you suppress more ADH,' Moore says. And within 20 minutes of drinking, alcohol irritates the bladder, leading to that uncomfortable feeling of a full bladder, even if it isn’t." A happy hour urban myth: Is 'breaking the seal' a real thing?

Yes, Target, I would like to get to know stylist Kate Young. I specifically want to see the star dress with the peter pan collar brought to life, so I can consider buying it. 

"There’s no ideal stratagem for figuring out whom any one of us should be with and how to chart a course to that person, no fail-safe process for determining whether a twosome will endure. The act of getting together, whether brokered by yenta or Yahoo, is one of willed credulousness and wishful thinking as much as anything else, the triumph of optimism over morning breath. And it’s a wager, because people have hidden layers, hidden intentions. Your beloved could switch political parties. Your hookup could insist on a soundtrack of Celine Dion. Not knowing what’s in store is the very soul of romance: what makes it so scary, and what makes it so thrilling." Manti and the Mating Game

Recipes Bookmarked
Almond Croissant Oatmeal (Frangipane Oatmeal) at Always Order Dessert
Coconut Snowballs at Everybody Loves Sandwiches
Magic Mineral Broth at NPR

Brooklyn Promenade, New York, December 2012

Friday Distractions -- Random Links & Recipes Bookmarked

Ready for the weekend? To help you pass your Friday here are the highlights of what distracted me this week online, what I bookmarked that I hope to one day eat, and a picture.   

"...the lessons of Lincoln seem as fresh as ever. They demonstrate the importance of resilience, forbearance, emotional intelligence, thoughtful listening and the consideration of all sides of an argument. They also show the value of staying true to a larger mission." [Abraham] Lincoln’s School of Management or yet another reason I should read Team of Rivals already. 

I also need to reread The Great Gatsby prior to its return to the theaters this May. Leslie sent me the First Look at Miuccia Prada's Great Gatsby costumes last week. The Miu Miu one is my favorite and I can't wait to see the rest. 

"Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final." Rainer Maria Rilke (quote found here)

13 Ways to Spend Less Time Online and Reclaim Your Real Life

New York Times' The Red Carpet Project covers Oscar looks from 1997 to 2012. So much pretty.

Recipes Bookmarked
Latin Spice Roast Chicken with Chimichurri at Always Order Dessert
Orange Salad with Fresh Orange-Smoked Paprika Vinaigrette, Iced Onions and Cilantro - Recipe adapted from "Modern Sauces" by Martha Holmberg (Chronicle Books) via PureWow
Low-Sodium Lo Mein at Sodium Girl

Blueberry Cake Doughnut, Doughnut Plant in Chelsea, NYC, December 2012