Internet Magic, Amazing Dads, Funny Animals AND Body Acceptance? Best Thursday Ever

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Its Thursday, that magical day where the weekend's so close, there's a spring in your step and ice cream just tastes better.  Okay, maybe that's not true, but you should probably have some ice cream anyways.  Have you tried that stuff? Its delicious!   

As if the internet conjured them up through sheer force of will: Shakespeare Cats are here (The Mary Sue)

These vintage pictures of animals are adorable and occasionally kind of disturbing.  I dub them adorsturbing (Buzzfeed)

(The Day Before) Friday, Friday...

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Nothing like a reference to a weird internet joke from a year ago to get the party started. Woooooot!

Well let's show, um, me from a sentence ago and get that party started anyways.  Hopefully your parties mostly have to do with weird grab bags of internet stuff.  They do? Excellent!

Hot Links: The Simpsons Are The Nostradamus Of Our Time

Kolby and Pinky

In case you're out there looking for a new job, here's a quick study on How To Be a Dictator.  (The Economist)

If your evening's free tonight (or tomorrow night), take a few moments to stand outside and observe the Quandrantids meteor shower.  I don't know if there's anything on TV tonight, but if there is, I doubt it will be better than this.  (spacedex)

This was posted yesterday, but it would do all of us well to read it and take it to heart.  So many of us suffer from depression, and suffer in silence, and it's both refreshing and reassuring to know that we are not alone.  (The Bloggess)