Alrighty then – soooo, I don’t know about you guys, but I am SICK AND TIRED (can you read my subtle emphasis on those words there??) of turning on the radio and hearing for the one hundred billionth time either Timberlake, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Demi Lovato or Pink! As much as I loved those songs the first 60 times they were played over a 3 day period, enough is ENOUGH!! I mean, comeON! It’s not like there aren’t hundreds of other super awesome, catchy songs that they can mix things up with!

Anywho, in order to alleviate the insane frustration from the lack of joy that music normally fills me with, I’ve gone back to my own mixes and have really been burrowing deep in the 90s – almost like a cleanse, I’d say. That said, it’s been a while since I’ve tried to expand your musical horizons, so here’s some way back playbacks of the 90s – Enjoy!! =D

BOOM!!!! And there’s more where that came from!!

Heya peoples! So, this was something I came across a little while back and it really is super amazing – real words of wisdom.

I remember when I was a kid and then later when I was a teen that I was always wondering about how things would be when I ‘grew up’. Would I magically know everything that adults supposedly knew? Would my brain suddenly switch gears and be all “Ohhhhh, now I get it”? Well, let’s just say that none of that happened. Something did, but I think it was more of just a gradual process than any magical day or age that did it…

Anywho, if you’ve got the time, I highly recommend you watch this – positively astounding and definitely one of the best graduation speeches ever given. This is water.

Hey guys!  Soooo, considering the fact that today may be making history in the world of hockey for Maple Leaf fans I feel I must first begin this post with a hup hup horrrrrrrrrrrrahhhhhhh!!!  And a GO LEAFS GO!!!!  Fingers crossed they beat the Bruins in game 7!!

Annnnnnnd, back to what I wanted to talk about for today cause it is living, breathing, epic awesomeness.

Yesterday marked the final day of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s command of the International Space Station.  For those of you who have been all “Meh, space.  yeah, we’ve been to the moon.  Whatevs”, I’m afraid you’ve been sadly mislead.

While all the space agencies around the world have been trying to figure out ways to encourage the worlds’ interest once more in space, all they had to do was get a 53 year old Canadian with a boss mustache and away we go!

Hadfield left Earth on December 19. 2012, arrived at the ISS – meaning International Space Station for those of you who can’t read awesome – on December 21, and became the first Canadian to command the ISS.  And over the next few months he did what all the fancy space agencies have been trying to do – he made space cool.

Clickie HERE to read a cool article about stuff that Hadfield’s done and get your GO CANADA vibe on.

And to be even more cool, Hadfield has also shared with us his final goodbye from space in a glorious video:

Chris is returning to Earth today, with live coverage starting at 3:50pm….seriously people – he is going to be burning through our atmosphere in a few short hours. Could this be any more epic?? I think not. More news on Hadfield and his awesomeness HERE

And if this has got anyone in the mood for space books:
172 Hours on the Moon, Ender’s Game, Old Man’s War, Starship Troopers, Across the Universe

Heya buck-Os! (and buck-Es, don’t worry, I didn’t forget you!)
Well, for those of you who are up and current with all the news and buzz about the Hollywood-side of our beloved YA books, Divergent has released its cast along with the first few stills of the upcoming movie. Read more here.

And for those who of you aren’t that in the know with modern happenings, the final book in the trilogy has been named – Allegiant will conclude the dystopian trilogy and is supposed to hit the shelves on October 22nd…not that long a wait, but still.

Hopefully the final book redeems itself as I was sorely disappointed with book 2 – more specifically, with Tris.  That girl took a downward turn that spiraled waaaaaayyyy down into the lower depths of pathetic charaters.  I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Tris has now gotten some sense knocked into her.  We shall see.

Anywho, to ends things on a fun note, look at this!!

Hola! Alrighty then, so I was a browsin for some pics to entertain you lovely folk, and came across a loverly little .gif that made me remember a super awesome movie that a lot of people probably don’t remember/know about these days…

I give you, Anastasia!

What a great flick! And what a cast! Considering when this came out (1997), those were pretty big names. Anywho, that awesome little line that our dear friend Bartok the bat – Rasputin’s right hand..bat? – just kills me. And also happens to be top comment for the .gif that sparked this post!

And to bring stuff back to the library, for those of you who are not familiar with the true story that has lead to many what-if’s, check out:

The Fetch by Laura Whitcomb, Anastasia’s Secret by Susanne Dunlap, The Lost Crown by Sarah Miller, The Diamond Secret by Suzanne Weyn, and if you want a different take – more in the stylings of The Da Vinci Code – The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Barry is a fun/gripping read, too! Enjoy!