Elementary, Dear Blue!

MelBivDevoe

Trying to figure out how to convince your friend/loved one/coworker to watch your favorite show?  Maybe this guide can help.  (Pleated Jeans)

Look, I'm proud of being a woman and I celebrate the beauty of my ladybits and all that, but this t-shirt is just weird.  It's WEIRD.  (Bridgette Raes)

Here's a fun DIY project that can bring some color to your walls - a paint chip calendar!  (Maple & Magnolia)

I thought finding a pregnancy test for sale at the dollar store was odd, but this is even stranger.  Would you take a pregnancy test from a vending machine at a bar??  (The Mary Sue)

Joo Heng Tan makes incredible sand sculptures that must be seen to be believed.  (HuffPo)

Friday: TIME TO GET KRUNK! Is That Still A Thing?

Kolby

You guys!  It's Friday!  And it's nearly Spring!  There are robins crapping all over my backyard!  Links!!!

Looking for love in all the wrong places?  You've got company.  (The Awl)

I'm linking to this story about the rediscovery of some gigantic insects because it's fascinating.  But seriously, if you value my advice at all, don't watch the accompanying video.  For the love of your lunch.  (NPR)

It's nice to know we're not all huge assholes.  I mean, we're totally assholes, as evidenced by this article, but we're not huge assholes.  Big diff.  (Mother Board)

Love camping but hate the idea of sleeping on the ground?  The Tenstile may be just what you're looking for.  Yes, this is a real thing.  (Boing Boing)

Wednesdays Are For The Dogs. Sorry.

Kolby

Well, a good day to you all!  I hope you're having a halfway decent week.  Onto the links!

A horribly ugly Pekingnese was named Best In Show at Westminster last night.  Seriously, those dogs are scary.  (ESPN)

Well, okay, dying your old white Macbook is one do-it-yourself project I don't recommend trying, but I'm linking to it anyway, just in case following advice ain't your bag.  (BrainDeadLock Labs)

Hey, maybe it's the background that makes all those formal prom photos look so awkward.  Then again, maybe not.  (imgur)

Happy Day Before Valentine's Day. Here, Have Some Jamie Dornan. That's Better!

Kolby

Well, it's Monday AND the day before Valentine's Day.  Say it with me:  Double UGH.  If you're looking to today's Hot Links to help you escape from tomorrow's onslaught of luv, I'll just apologize now, before your disgust sets in.  Enjoy?

It's kind of adorable when young people agonize over what to do for Valentine's Day.  Rookies.  (xkcd)

Like Pinterest?  Love porn?  Well, then have I got the website for you (you piggy).  (Business Insider)

These tragic love stories would give Nicholas Sparks a run for his millions.  And they're all true.  (Live Science)

I was halfway through this story on the stigma attached to postcoital contraception before I realized it was written in 1993.  What does that say about our society's views on the reproductive health of women, and how far it hasn't come in the last twenty years? (The New York Times)