Have a Wonderful Weekend.

What are you up to this weekend? We are going to our friends’ house tonight to play poker (it’s my first time ever:) and tomorrow is supposed to be in the 50s! Finally! Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web…

French socks.

Crows playing in the winter!

How Merv Griffin came up with that weird question-answer format for Jeopardy.

This hot chocolate is famous in NYC.

Always inspired by this home shop.

Would you go without mascara?

Japanese travel tips when visiting America. (The laughing part was fascinating.)

Finland is spray painting reindeer so they glow in the dark.

Spanx now has a bra for your booty. Thoughts?

Pretty shirt (and haircut).

Jimmy Fallon and Jonah Hill are awesome.

Brand minimalism.

When taking photos, do you have a good side?

Tinder makes its first match in Antarctica.

Was Olympics figure skating rigged?

Send a hug!

Plus, three posts you may have you missed:
* Laughter yoga.
* Do you kiss your babies on the mouth?
* My fashion uniform.

(Photo of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong)

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January 29, 2017 9:32 am

I find laughter yoga weird and fascinating!

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Nancy Hamling

February 26, 2014 11:48 am

Jo I cant find the post about it now but felt super inspired about heart elbow pads and remembered you had posted about them as well – found some more here! http://whatnancydid.blogspot.co.uk/2014_02_23_archive.html

Elaina Mishu

February 24, 2014 12:02 pm

Great Blog! Using it as inspiration for my blog! Chocolate or Cheese

Natalie - The Senses Five

February 24, 2014 11:35 am

Those good side photos freak me out. I totally want to do one for myself.

Guide for Ladies

February 23, 2014 3:53 pm

ooo its my first time on this blog. I must say I LOVE your blog. Just the perfect mix of what I need and enjoy reading. You know what your blog reminds me about? A bunch of friends hanging out with a bottle of wine at a friends place. This is what we talk about.

Also, the blogpost on how to blow dry your hair like a hairdresser! *_* oh how I needed that! Anyhow, I will go continue browsing on your blog and check some more of the links you posted on this post now and gosh I am such a talker. So. I stop here. thank you for what seems to be an amazing blog!

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mrs. cugliani

February 23, 2014 2:07 pm

i’m blonde and have “barely there” lashes, but i haven’t worn mascara for years! i got tired of wiping it from under my eyes all the time. i just use an eyelash curler. it feels very liberating not to wear make-up everyday. i admit though, it’s no big whoop because i live in a small village in italy.

Sophie

February 23, 2014 1:07 pm

Hope you had a good one. I ended up flying to Norway to visit family… unexpected!

Sophie x

http://your-girl-is-lovely.blogspot.co.uk

entropyalwayswinsblog.com

February 23, 2014 12:15 am

LOVE that pic of Ella and Louis! Makes me smile :)

Rosie

February 22, 2014 7:48 pm

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Courtney

February 22, 2014 1:20 pm

I had a crazy allergic reaction to my mascara in June, so I haven’t worn any since. Relieved to know now it can be a fashion statement ;)

Katherine "Katie"

February 22, 2014 11:46 am

The Ice Dancing was certainly rigged.

lexi

February 22, 2014 11:05 am

Wow, the question “WOULD YOU GO WITHOUT MASCARA?” really says a lot about who you think your readership is.

kellie

February 21, 2014 11:45 pm

I’ve been listening to a LOT of Ella and Louis lately. Such a great pair.
Hope you’re having a great weekend. Thanks for the fun links to visit!
-Kellie
polkadotsandphotographs.blogspot.com

NotesFromAbroad

February 21, 2014 9:19 pm

Weekend guests and the snow is melting and I have a new kitten so the weekend looks promising :) have fun !

Maywyn Studio

February 21, 2014 8:02 pm

No mascara…I call it the going out raw look…either my pale need to see the doctor face or prancing through the woods in gauzy clothes that will prob end me up at doctor’s office anyway.

Hayley

February 21, 2014 6:41 pm

In regards to the figure skating controversy, here’s another interesting article that explains why Sotnikova won over Kim: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/sochi/2014/02/20/winter-games-women-figure-skating-yuna-kim-gracie-gold-ashley-wagner/5635671/

It’s very hard to come up with a scoring system that accurately rewards beautiful dance/movement. It’s much easier to create a scoring system that focuses on specific skills. For example, if you look at the 2012 Olympic gymnastics routines from Aly Raisman (the floor exercise gold medallist) and Aliya Mustafina (the floor exercise bronze medallist) Mustafina inarguably has the more beautiful routine, her dance/choreography is far superior to Raisman’s, but Raisman has the more difficult tumbling and in the end that’s what the sport rewards. Same thing goes with figure skating.

Joanna Goddard

February 21, 2014 5:43 pm

jkaye, thank you!!

laurasaurus

February 21, 2014 5:01 pm

The post about Japanese tourists had me cracking up. I always wonder what other cultures think of us…. As for the mascara post: I’ve always used mascara as a perfect example of American consumerism. Any given drugstore has 20 different kinds of black paste in brightly colored tubes all claiming to do something earth shatteringly different to your eyelashes! It’s like we’ve all taken crazy pills and just accepted that this is a thing that is important. I can’t believe intelligent women all over the country devote that much time, energy and thought to something SO inconsequential! And then they write blog posts about it and we read them!! Why?!

Katy Jones

February 21, 2014 4:14 pm

Love them all!
Here’s mine!
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Harley/Katy

Shelley Musleh

February 21, 2014 4:11 pm

always always always my left side haha. I try to switch it up but never like the picture as much!

Caitlyn

February 21, 2014 3:05 pm

Shouldn’t the article regarding how Jeopardy was created be titled “How Merv Griffins WIFE came up with the answer/question format of Jeopardy”? I realize you didn’t write the article, but it seems rather ridiculous to ask how Merv Griffin came up with it and then answer that his wife gave him the idea. I get so sick of the wives of famous men being just the background and any of their contributions being attributed to their men.

702parkproject.com

February 21, 2014 2:52 pm

The Japanese guide to Americans had me cracking up! So funny! And I loved the piece on facial symmetry. Happy weekend! :)

Jesse

February 21, 2014 2:47 pm

i’m so ready for warmish weather. we walked outside yesterday and my two-year old said, “nice day, mama.” i couldn’t agree more:)

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Kevin | Thou Swell

February 21, 2014 2:37 pm

This picture is awesome! I love Louis and Ella :)

jkaye

February 21, 2014 2:31 pm

Those are actually crows (pigeons would never do that). Crows and other corvids are incredibly intelligent. :)

jessica rose

February 21, 2014 2:28 pm

Have a great weekend yourself. x

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CinthyaG

February 21, 2014 2:27 pm

I’ve noticed that going without mascara makes the actual shape of your eyes larger; what I like about it is the deepening and lifting effect; not the fake “thickening (gross) and lengthening”. I wish there were a good, green, eco version of “eyelash gel”: something to darken and ‘set’ one’s lashes in place. Most days, I just brush a bit of almond or olive oil on the tips to make them shiny and then press them with a curler.

The home store is beautiful; I want one of each :)

Maj-Britt

February 21, 2014 2:07 pm

The pigeons are actually crows. Crows are one of the few animals that enjoy playing, and are known to use sticks to play as well.

Jacob Phelps

February 21, 2014 2:00 pm

wishing you and yours the happiest of weekends!

Mary

February 21, 2014 1:52 pm

Happy weekend Joanna! Great links! Loved the one about the ice-skating (was watching and did think Kim Yu-na and Carolina Kostner gave more refined and elegant performances!) and the link about the Japanese was funny! The person’s thoughts on waiting in queues and traffic were amusing and the last point was sweet-about trying and being more accepting about failing. Never thought a Japanese person would write the word damn down though! x

Lauren Knight

February 21, 2014 1:41 pm

Have a great weekend! I hope the weather is nice enough to spend some time outdoors- I know we’ve all felt so cooped up lately!

Also, that home store is amazing!

collette

February 21, 2014 1:41 pm

Omigosh, the Japanese think we only like high fat and sugary foods? And we are polite drivers! So interesting.

Sarah Spitz

February 21, 2014 1:22 pm

I find laughter yoga weird and fascinating!

Have a wonderful weekend:
http://lasagnolove.blogspot.de/2014/02/have-wonderful-weekend.html

Love from Germany,

Bambi

Kimberly Merritt

February 21, 2014 1:17 pm

Practice your poker face and bluff with the best of them. Have fun!

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