var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-5489480-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Once upon a time, a pair of loving parents planted a few rainbow sprinkles, a jar of Nutella, a lock of Marcy’s fur, a pouch of magical dust, and a sunflower seed in the earth. For twenty-odd years they nourished the soil with Diet Coke and Propel water, and eventually a little girl sprouted from the ground. It was me! Yaaay! var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5489480-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @plantingplanets)http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/<p>Hello. How have you been? It&#8217;s been a while, I know. Should we catch up, or should we just resume where we left off like a long lost VHS as if we&#8217;ve never been replaced by DVDs or Netflix or WiiU&#8217;s or whatever we&#8217;re replaced with now.</p> <p>I vote we press play.</p> <p>Let&#8217;s talk about Ben Howard. Do you know him? Let me introduce you: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzzCthKw_C0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzzCthKw_C0</a></p> <p></p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/43536520932http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/43536520932Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:57:26 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_17977871748" src="http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17977871748/audio_player_iframe/plantingplanets/tumblr_lzput71AiB1qane3l?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fplantingplanets%2F17977871748%2Ftumblr_lzput71AiB1qane3l" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Billie Holiday- Good Morning Heartache</p> <blockquote> <p>Good morning heartache, sit down.</p> </blockquote>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17977871748http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17977871748Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:03:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzgya4eaXn1qane3lo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A stranger gave me bunny ears. </p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17698032035http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17698032035Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:39:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OvngNE9iDdI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.thedailywh.at/post/17401661444/adorable-animals-being-adorable-of-the-day" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Adorable Animals Being Adorable of the Day:</strong> Shenbing the Panda is nothing but a big, fat bamboo thief.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2012/02/rude-panda-steals-his-friends-snack.html" target="_blank">tastefullyoff</a>.]</p> </blockquote>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17587951443http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17587951443Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:52:19 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_17513253413" src="http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17513253413/audio_player_iframe/plantingplanets/tumblr_lzawf1GpLB1qane3l?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fplantingplanets%2F17513253413%2Ftumblr_lzawf1GpLB1qane3l" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lisa Mitchell- Neopolitan Dreams</p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17513253413http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17513253413Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:13:49 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3D5o3PYcJoM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.thedailywh.at/post/16940944506/ticklish-achilles-heel-of-the-day-have-you-ever" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Ticklish Achilles’ Heel of the Day:</strong> Have you ever been tickled so hard that you passed out?</p> <p>[<a href="http://boston.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/does-passing-out-from-getting-tickled-get-this-bro-laid/" target="_blank">barstool</a>.]</p> </blockquote> <p>Whoa, this is weird. </p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17434644375http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17434644375Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:55:42 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_17305515342" src="http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17305515342/audio_player_iframe/plantingplanets/tumblr_ljz0a0yFpZ1qdj1te?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fplantingplanets%2F17305515342%2Ftumblr_ljz0a0yFpZ1qdj1te" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nijimei.tumblr.com/post/4786335724" target="_blank">nijimei</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Chris Pureka—Wrecking Ball</p> </blockquote> <p>ZE IS COMING TO OBERLIN AH MAH GAHD SO EXCITE</p> </blockquote>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17305515342http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17305515342Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:44:18 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzxhsOBBM1qzqvm2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lickypickystickyfree.tumblr.com/post/17179037685/mom-dad-just-be-happy-she-still-loves-you-or" target="_blank">lickypickystickyfree</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Mom, dad. Just be happy she still loves you.<br/>Or you will not be so lucky anymore!</p> </blockquote>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17180964020http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/17180964020Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:33:10 -0500<p>6th grader: Where do you work?</p> <p>Me: I work at the Veterans Hospital.</p> <p>6th grader: Cool! You get to work with animals!</p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/16100439718http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/16100439718Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:09:59 -0500<p>Tiffany: Can I have a smiley face cookie, please?</p> <p>Server: We only have the Stillers kind.</p> <p>Tiffany: The what?</p> <p>Me: The <em>Steelers</em> kind.</p> <p>Tiffany: Haha oh I thought he said &#8220;stillers&#8221;.</p> <p>Me: He did!</p> <p>Matt (to the server): She&#8217;s not from around here!</p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15759740512http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15759740512Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:59:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Gk5rJFvlyLE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I took my cold medicine just in time for Pittsburgh Dad to read me a bedtime story.</p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15759608316http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15759608316Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:57:04 -0500<embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:vh1.com:723258/cp~vid%3D723258%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Avh1.com%3A723258" width="400" height="225" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" base="." flashvars=""></embed><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.thedailywh.at/post/15370801772/beauty-pageant-kids-these-days-of-the-day-i-have" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Beauty Pageant Kids These Days of the Day:</strong> I have a theory about <em><a href="http://thedailywh.at/tag/toddlers-tiaras/" target="_blank">Toddlers & Tiaras</a></em> that involves TLC working with Child Services to lure unfit parents into a trap a la <a href="http://thedailywh.at/2011/08/05/simpsons-did-it-of-the-day-3/" target="_blank">police station lotteries</a>.</p> <p>It has to be that. It just has to.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.bestweekever.tv/2012-01-05/meet-alana-the-most-spectacular-toddlers-tiaras-contestant-ever/" target="_blank">bwe</a>.]</p> </blockquote> <p>Once you get past how terrifying this is, this show is absolutely hilarious. </p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15384949876http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15384949876Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:58:08 -0500<p>Though she doesn&#8217;t like to admit it, my mother loves baskets. So this Christmas, I gave my mother a hilarious top hat-shaped basket filled with things she likes and things she doesn&#8217;t like, just for laughs. Anyway, today I received this picture:</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx4vqgQK7S1qa5awz.jpg"/></p> <p>&#8230;oh, Mom. You are simply delightful.</p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15134881742http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15134881742Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:07:00 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_15094804433" src="http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15094804433/audio_player_iframe/plantingplanets/tumblr_luoxmveXGY1qzsj8o?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fplantingplanets%2F15094804433%2Ftumblr_luoxmveXGY1qzsj8o" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://permisadventure.tumblr.com/post/12828822833" target="_blank">permisadventure</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Warmest Part of the Winter</em> by Voxtrot</p> </blockquote> <p>Kristie, you’re my favorite. </p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15094804433http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15094804433Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:09:12 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_15094607284" src="http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15094607284/audio_player_iframe/plantingplanets/tumblr_ldg95sJ5NI1qzsj8o?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fplantingplanets%2F15094607284%2Ftumblr_ldg95sJ5NI1qzsj8o" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://permisadventure.tumblr.com/post/2320308524" target="_blank">permisadventure</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Between the Lines</em> by <strong>Mason Jennings</strong></p> </blockquote>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15094607284http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15094607284Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:04:54 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_15094103981" src="http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15094103981/audio_player_iframe/plantingplanets/tumblr_lx339pTFNL1qane3l?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fplantingplanets%2F15094103981%2Ftumblr_lx339pTFNL1qane3l" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Drive-by Truckers- Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife</p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15094103981http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15094103981Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:53:49 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yIE6unjkXmc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Stevie Wonder- Heaven is 10 Zillion Light Years Away</p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15093482253http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/15093482253Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:40:08 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0dOrdg7mXtQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.thedailywh.at/post/14675011000/oddbins-odd-bins-of-the-day-earth-huggers-in" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Oddbins’ Odd Bins of the Day:</strong> Earth-huggers in Central London were caught off-guard when a free bottle of wine was handed to them <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/12/21/no-headline-115875-23652382/" target="_blank">by their friendly neighborhood recycling bin</a>.</p> <p>UK-based liquor store chain <a href="http://www.oddbins.com/" target="_blank">Oddbins</a> sought to spread some Christmas spirits by (literally) extending a bottle of Oddbins Errazuriz Cabernet Sauvignon to ecofriendly passersby as part of a campaign to encourage wine drinkers to recycle their used bottles.</p> <p>Question of the Day: Would you take a mysterious gift-wrapped bottle from a stranger stuffed inside a recycling bin?</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/12/21/no-headline-115875-23652382/" target="_blank">mirror</a> / <a href="http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2011/12/recycling-rewarded-with-bottles-of-wine.html" target="_blank">arbroath</a>.]</p> </blockquote> <p>I feel like taking wine from a dumpster is the adult version of taking candy from a stranger. You shouldn’t do it. </p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/14677212274http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/14677212274Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:54:57 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_14540910313" src="http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/14540910313/audio_player_iframe/plantingplanets/tumblr_lwj06w9Ii81qebets?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fplantingplanets%2F14540910313%2Ftumblr_lwj06w9Ii81qebets" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://coffeeandkitsch.tumblr.com/post/14532716196/ive-had-this-on-repeat-all-weekend-and-all-day" target="_blank">coffeeandkitsch</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>i’ve had this on repeat all weekend…..and all day today</p> </blockquote>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/14540910313http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/14540910313Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:10:03 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lobo18DWHd1qkpgx8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.1000notes.com/post/14199840158" target="_blank">the-absolute-best-posts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Submitted by <a href="http://dayanatuna.tumblr.com" target="_blank">dayanatuna</a></p> <p class="gone"><a href="http://goo.gl/5Jvlm" target="_blank">Click to <strong>follow</strong> this blog, you will be so glad you did!</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Disposable shoes. Wear them once, make a salad. </p>http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/14200230926http://plantingplanets.tumblr.com/post/14200230926Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:44:30 -0500