tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494821291768744492024-02-07T14:58:14.575-05:00BoredAdminAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-87923100653913242602014-04-01T13:30:00.000-04:002014-04-01T13:40:25.624-04:00Post-it® Menu PlannerA new post! Bet you thought I was dead or some-such. I haven't had time to update here lately, but that doesn't mean I'm gone forever. It does mean I probably won't be back for a while though... We'll see.<br />
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In any case, I made a thing, and this seemed like the best place to share it! Mr. BoredAdmin and I have decided to start making weekly meal plans. This should help us be more healthy and frugal, not to mention save us from that awful feeling when you come home too tired to decide what's for dinner. I have given up and ordered pizza more times than I'd like to admit. So here is my solution:<br />
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If you print it on legal paper, the squares should be the perfect size for standard Post-it<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">®</span> Notes! (The teapot image is public domain and comes from <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/retro-clip-art-tea-time-silhouettes/" target="_blank">Graphics Fairy</a>.) If you prefer, here's a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2LNfDRj5mM4Y0lESXpJXy1rcFU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">pdf version</a>.<br />
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Enjoy, and happy planning! I hope to see you again soon.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-67956519197594328462013-07-01T15:56:00.003-04:002013-07-03T11:29:15.212-04:00July Calendar Round-UpSorry for the lack of updates folks. Times have been tough. I won't leave you hangin' without your calendars though.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-71480796673988963492013-06-05T08:51:00.000-04:002013-06-05T08:53:04.249-04:00June Calendar Round-UpHere it is! (A bit late... sorry...) But just as fun and free as ever.<br />
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From their email: "We've rolled back to the (Italian) wild west, and our spaghetti-toting cowboy is ready to let the fettucini [sic] fly! Loaded up with an extra helping of meatballs, he's prepared to battle it out against all corners for cutest June calendar."</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-3837910735076642772013-05-10T16:21:00.003-04:002013-05-10T16:23:46.739-04:00Friday Link DumpHello again. Here's a cute, and then some links:<br />
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One of the members of the band <a href="http://okgo.net/" target="_blank">OkGo</a> (of which I'm a fan) made this phone game.</div>
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It's about 17 minutes long. It was made by Cambridge University. And it is fascinating!</div>
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This is a 5 1/2 minute compilation of footage from car cams in Russia. </div>
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Seriously, I was smiling for hours after watching this! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Via: <a href="http://www.upworthy.com/what-do-hidden-cameras-reveal-about-humanity-something-amazing-2" target="_blank">Upworthy</a>)</span></div>
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Well, new to me. My friend Kira recommended this to me after I said that my husband and I would make great super-villains. I plan to spend the rest of my rainy afternoon reading this and smiling maniacally.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-29875796159120951612013-05-03T15:00:00.000-04:002013-05-03T15:00:01.084-04:00Friday Link DumpI know, it's been <b>forever</b>. But it's not you, it's me. Really. Anyway, here we go:<br />
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Mind-blowing home-grown special effects!</div>
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A meditation guide for the modern age.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-90611539537867608872013-05-02T16:15:00.002-04:002013-05-06T14:12:52.893-04:00May Calendar Round-UpOh! The spring weather is <i>finally</i> here! Thank God for sunshine! (and for sunscreen...)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theinknest.com/desktop-wallpaper-calendar-may-2013/" target="_blank">The Ink Nest</a></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-30959928422061964652013-04-25T15:16:00.002-04:002013-04-25T15:16:59.304-04:00Our Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-25188898797309971312013-04-02T14:59:00.003-04:002013-05-02T22:34:36.535-04:00April Calendar Round-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April!! Here's hoping the "spring" brings warm weather soon. And with it, maybe I'll get some extra inspiration and motivation. Fingers crossed.... On with the calendars!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rebekkamannseale.com/blog/2013/4/1/april" target="_blank">Rebekka Seale</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://hellocuteness.com/2012/10/free-version-april-2013-calendar/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_FuWhoUDH3Ryga7uyfOQbGS-1EoFwS5SgoC-yF1gooVFTOGd0z2Asdzkoqm6pihew48c_QNwtZ9tq3uUQgWrppeNTOcLKB7Nkb3AT9touvZNLQpURKdlO79jaV5_bm5H1tVreGr_aNuL/s1600/HelloCuteness.png" height="265" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hellocuteness.com/2012/10/free-version-april-2013-calendar/" target="_blank">Hello, Cuteness!</a></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-66469652983471117132013-03-01T15:51:00.001-05:002013-04-02T15:01:30.185-04:00March Calendar Round-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yay! February is gone! Let's usher out that lion and bring on the lamb. (I am desperate for some solid days of sunshine.) To help us get into the spirit of spring, here are whole bunch of free March calendars:<br />
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I really like Valentine's Day! It's when I had my first date with my husband. But I understand many of you do not. (I didn't always love it either.) Don't worry, there's some stuff for you here too.</div>
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First: good news for those who aren't into hearts so much. The Lunar New Year began last Sunday. It’s now the year of the snake! Here are two paper craft snakes to celebrate:<br />
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Don’t love papercraft? Is your Valentine far away? Printer broken? Ruche can rescue you with some fun, free e-cards:</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-46744258245385514982013-02-05T16:36:00.001-05:002013-03-05T17:07:56.550-05:00The Bloggess<br />
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Jenny Lawson is also known as “The Bloggess”. It’s an auspicious title, but I think she’s earned it. For one thing, she spends her life making other people feel like this:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her blog is <a href="http://thebloggess.com/2012/07/the-man-deserves-a-damn-medal/" target="_blank">fantastic</a>, but it is more likely you've heard about the very funny book she wrote. “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir” came out in April 2012, and debuted at #1 on the NYT Bestseller List. It is coming out in paperback soon, and there’s a lovely <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ytIyiAjynTI" target="_blank">trailer on YouTube</a>.</div>
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I’m nearly done listening to the audiobook, and I think I’m in love. We have a lot in common; except she’s more extreme in every way. For example: Yes, that is a real mouse. <a href="http://thebloggess.com/page/2/?s=Hamlet+von+Schnitzel" target="_blank">She owns it</a>. His name is Hamlet von Schnitzel! <a href="http://thebloggess.com/2012/07/i-dub-thee-jefferson-peabody-the-easily-excited/" target="_blank">She collects odd taxidermy</a>, and tells the world about it. And when it’s especially good, she sells merch in <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/thebloggess" target="_blank">her store</a> based on her odd taxidermy.</div>
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What’s that? It’s a giant metal rooster named Beyoncé at her front door. Why? Well, before I started reading <a href="http://thebloggess.com/" target="_blank">The Bloggess</a>, I would have had trouble answering that question. Now I know the answer is: because it’s funny. You may need to read the story for yourself to truly understand. I think that’s where the brilliance of Lawson’s comedy comes from. The spontaneous and random things she does often incite puzzlement, embarrassment, or worse. But when she explains them from her own perspective you can’t help but laugh with her. Sometimes, they even begin to make sense.</div>
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Just like last month, this is available in many forms including wallpaper and a pattern for tiling.</div>
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It is run by Andrea who posts crafts, DIY ideas, and fun vintage image mash-ups.</div>
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Her 2013 calendar is all sweet pastries.</div>
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I’m odd. I like to give compliments. And I’m not always great at thinking up unique ones. So I really appreciate <a href="https://twitter.com/LoganRhoades" target="_blank">Logan Rhoades</a> doing that for me. He makes them into neat, easy to share images too. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I finally feel recovered from holiday shenanigans and I have
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off the shelves. I suggest starting with the </span><a href="http://awfullibrarybooks.net/?p=22711" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Best of 2012</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Rated PG13 </span></div>
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“faith in humanity” thing today, this will be a great way to lift yourself up.
Most of the video has no words, but there are some at the end, and the link
above is not in English. (It sounds like Russian to me…?) YouTube has the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH90a_nJUAE" target="_blank">English version</a> of that
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some changes have arrived with the new year, and I'm afraid I only have two calendars to share today. I'll be keeping my eye out for more though. First, a very fresh cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Did you know premium text-editable versions of Hello Cuteness calendars are available in their shop? Also, 2013 is the last year they plan to release a free version, so enjoy them while you can!</span></div>
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Rebekka of Dear Friend has re-located. She's now bloging and artsy-ing at <a href="http://rebekkamannseale.com/">rebekkamannseale.com</a>. I have every confidence that she'll release a pretty January calendar soon, but it looks like she had a busy New Year's celebration. <strike>I'll update this post if/when she does.</strike></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><strike>Scout Creative has mysteriously disappeared. Their website has become just a single page with this lonely image. This morning, it included a link to a general email address; but now that's gone too. This makes me sad because I was a big fan. I hope they get things sorted and start making awesome papercraft again soon!</strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Scout Creative is now <a href="http://www.fotocrush.com/" target="_blank">Foto Crush</a>. They just sent out an email. They say:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I celebrate Christmas. Like many folks who do, my family has traditions. We eat <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lefse" target="_blank">potato tortillas</a>, dance in a circle around the tree, and take naps. Also, we're told that Santa leaves coal instead of presents for bad children. In my wanderings on the internet I've discovered a couple of coal alternatives I found amusing. As ever, I'd like to share!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year, I discovered The legend of Jólakötturinn, or the Yule Cat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In short, since at least the 1800's, folks in Iceland have been telling their children that an evil cat will eat them if they don't receive a new set of clothes for Christmas. According to the link above, it was to keep them from being lazy when making wool. Darn lazy child laborers... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The cat is actually just an old accessory to a larger group of folk characters still widely celebrated in Iceland today: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Lads" target="_blank">Yule Lads</a>. But I wanted you to have something fun to think about the next time you look at that <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/santa_jester_cat_christmas_cards-137283030566557566" target="_blank">cheesy holiday card</a> from your aunt with a cat on the front.</span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last year, I discovered Krampus. He travels with Saint Nicholas in "Alpine Countries" (Wikipedia's words). Like the Yule Cat, Krampus takes naughty children away. What's more, he's very scary to look at and he doesn't eat them. They just go away. To his lair. Also unlike the obscure feline, the Krampus legend is still alive and well. Traditionally, young men <i>dress up as Krampus</i> in early December and " roam the streets frightening children with rusty chains and bells".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks to the magic of the internet, you can cover both bases this year by giving your child(ren) this lovely evil-cat-repelling sweater.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I hate to end on a serious note, but this is a rough time of year for lots of people. With that in mind, I'm going to leave this here. Her Highness, the Bloggess <a href="http://thebloggess.com/2012/12/today-and-forever-2/" target="_blank">suggested it</a>, and I quite agree with her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been hanging on to this cute for a while now <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: center;">(Via </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/151715081168362581/" style="text-align: center;">Pinterest</a><span style="text-align: center;">)</span></span>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This site is in Dutch, but there's a big "Download" button<br />at the top which will give you the <a href="http://www.studiomomoki.nl/o/Papertoy_Kerst_StudioMomoki.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a>. (source: <a href="http://www.paper-toy.fr/2012/11/22/papertoys-de-noel-by-studio-momoki-x-4/" target="_blank">Paper Toy</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From Mollie at <a href="http://wildolive.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wild Olive</a> (who makes awesome calendars too)<br />There's also a nativity set!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've made a few of these this year. I <i>highly</i> recommend an X-Acto knife.<br />They are kind of tough, but they look super cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The actors who played Cory and Topanga on the 90's show "Boy Meets World"<br />(Danielle Fishel and Ben Savage) have signed up to do a new spin-off show.<br />It's called "Girl Meets World" and will be about their daughter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Oxford English Dictionary has named "omnishambles" the word of the year for 2012.<br />It originated on a BBC political satire I've never seen, but I'm still super excited.<br />This is one word of the year I plan to put to good use!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-79507530017109261962012-12-03T13:23:00.000-05:002013-01-31T13:48:04.820-05:00December Calendar Round-Up<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Where the heck did November go? Seriously. That month flew by! Here's a very December cute followed by this month's free printable calendars:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Did you know Puerto Rico voted to be the 51st state in the union!? <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20238272" target="_blank">Now you do</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It looks like it's going to get approved by Congress too! History in the present, folks!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Finally! Science has created </span><a href="http://fashionablygeek.com/handwear/luke-skywalkers-robotic-hand-made-real-video/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">a bionic hand worth having</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. It writes and cracks eggs. Eggs!</span></div>
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I meant to share this with you before Halloween, but I think it's still worth a look.</div>
"<a href="http://fluxmachine.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Flux Machine</a>" is a tumblr of old photos made into awesome/creepy animations by Kevin Weir.<br />
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I found this site called "<a href="http://www.foliosociety.com/" target="_blank">The Folio Society</a>". They make REALLY <a href="http://www.foliosociety.com/book/HOB/hobbit" target="_blank">pretty</a> <a href="http://www.foliosociety.com/book/DZA0/rainbow-fairy-books" target="_blank">books</a>. (I like pretty books.)</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-55696703555740720022012-11-05T17:33:00.001-05:002012-11-09T17:11:35.553-05:00November Calendars<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729398783016124414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449482129176874449.post-21244060699026085502012-10-01T15:34:00.000-04:002012-10-01T15:34:11.777-04:00October Calendars<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy October!<br />I didn't have time for a link dump last Friday, but I don't want to leave you without a way to mark the passage of time this month. Also, I found another site with free calendars! Mollie at Wild Olive makes hers available as wallpaper images <i>and</i> printable pdfs!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Dumb cable TV got you down? Welcome to the future! The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is modern take on the Jane Austen novel “Pride and Prejudice”. It was created by <a href="https://twitter.com/hankgreen" target="_blank">Hank Green</a> (of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers" target="_blank">Vlog Brothers</a> fame) and <a href="https://twitter.com/BernieSu" target="_blank">Bernie Su</a>. It’s real, professional actors and writers posting two episodes a week on YouTube. Most of the story stays true to the original 1813 text, but the attitudes and the perspective are all new. That said, you don’t need to know the source material to follow along. Lots of folks are being introduced to Pride and Prejudice through these videos and loving it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“We are not attempting to re-create the story word for word…we’re trying to re-create the spirit of the story, to imagine what the characters would be like in a modern situation that is completely different in specifics, but surprisingly similar with a broader view.”</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">~<a href="http://www.lizziebennet.com/bts-three-bennet-sisters-from-hank/" target="_blank">Hank Green</a></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The first episode was posted to YouTube on April 9 of this year and has received (at the time of this post) 382,601 views. The series now boasts 43 cannon episodes and 4 Q&A sessions, each running between 3 and 6 minutes long. The creators estimate it will take about a year to tell Lizzie’s whole story. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(My favorite episode so far is #37.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet is a grad student who still lives in her family home, and decides to start a video blog. Her best friend, Charlotte, handles her editing etc. She tends to talk mostly about her sisters, Jane and Lydia, who also live at home and make occasional appearances. Scenes involving some other characters, like Lizzie’s parents, are shared with the viewer via hilarious costumed reenactments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">But that’s not all, folks! The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is a full multi-media online experience! Characters are constantly breaking the fourth wall with </span><a href="http://lizziebennetdiaries.tumblr.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" target="_blank">Tumblr</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheLizzieBennet" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, </span><a href="http://lookbook.nu/look/3885926-Flower-Child" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" target="_blank">Lookbook</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/looksbyjane/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, and even </span><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/mrrickcollins" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> accounts. What I find most interesting is the </span><a href="http://www.lizziebennet.com/story/twitter/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> accounts. Even characters we haven’t seen yet, like </span><a href="https://twitter.com/wmdarcy" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" target="_blank">Darcy</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> and his little sister </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ggdarcy" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" target="_blank">Gigi</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, are active on Twitter. It really fleshes out the parts of the story Lizzie wouldn't know, or wouldn't want to share in her personal videos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">It’s a clunky site in <s>barfy</s> really girly shades of pink. But the content is awesome, and it’s great to have it all in one place. The feed also includes behind the scenes posts from the show’s creators! Then again, if you just want to watch the videos, check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/LizzieBennet/videos" target="_blank">YouTube uploads list</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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