Think Out Loud #114: Alphabet Aerobics

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Welcome to Think Out Loud!

The following video will blow your mind...

especially if you like Harry Potter!!

LOL

Let's just say Daniel Radcliffe

has some mad rappin skills!

The always awesome...

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Daniel Radcliffe raps Alphabet Aerobics

Hope you enjoyed!

Think Out Loud #113: All About That Bass

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I have STILL been neglecting my blog

and haven't written a review since like July!

I know no one probably still checks out this blog,

but I am still going to try to get back in the blogging groove.

I was happier when I connected with bloggers/authors/people.

Lately, I have been a true hermit.

Not leaving the house and sleeping constantly.

Even avoiding the internet.

Sounds fun, but it's really not...

Anyways, I am trying to inject some joy into my life.

For some reason, this silly song makes me so happy.

I am including the Original music video and then

a video of kids reacting to the song/video.

Very interesting...

All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor

Kids React to All About That Bass

FUN BONUS!!

Jimmy Fallon, Meghan Trainor and The Roots Sing

 "All About That Bass" (w/ Classroom Instruments)

Think Out Loud #112: What's Underneath?

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A fun time to do anything you want!!

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To be totally honest, I have never heard of Meredith Graves.

She is evidently the lead singer of a punk band, with a name

I just can't bring myself to put into print on my blog. LOL

However, this video shows a very vulnerable side of her,

and it is absolutely beautiful. You should check it out.

The What's Underneath Project: Meredith Graves

I originally found this HERE.

The following is the exact text that accompanied this video.

~"I have no idea where this guy got off thinking it was acceptable devoting one paragraph to my politics and three to my appearance."

This video is just a hit parade of quotable sound bites. Her stories of growing up as "the smart one" (3:00), telling off a music critic, struggling with major body image issues (5:15), and learning to take up space as a tall, emotional, complex woman are so, so great. Beauty, honesty, and wisdom abound — just press play!

So why is a woman in her underwear to talk about the difficulty of being judged on her appearance? The makers of this video are interested in exploring how style really comes from within. And I think it's an act of bravery and vulnerability to bare and share her body in the process of discussing how much shame and doubt she's suffered in relationship to her physical self. What do you think? How do we build a world more comfortable with bodies — by showing more or showing less?~

HERE is more from the What's Underneath Project by StyleLikeU.

Think Out Loud #111: Sandwich Thief

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Welcome to my meme, Think Out Loud!

Glad you could stop by and hope you enjoy!

I found this on Facebook and thought it was hilarious!!

Check out these pics...

Oh wow! I laughed so hard at that!

Hope everyone is doing well!!

Think Out Loud #110: Akira Nagaya

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The perfect time for you to express yourself!

I found this story at ViralNova.

HERE is the link!

Here is the info copied from that site!

Akira Nagaya, a self-taught Japenese Kirie (literally "cut paper" in Japanese) artist has spent the past 30 years of his life learning one of the most ancient and beautiful arts in the world. 

It requires patience, and brilliance, but most importantly... a willingness to endure years of paper cuts!

But what he creates though is nothing short of the brilliance you'd expect from a true master. 

When Akira first started as a sushi chef over 30 years ago, he first learned the art of delicate paper cutting through food preparation.

He would continue the art of using paper and a utility knife as he enjoyed the work.

Eventually increasing his skill to sheer mastery level.

Later, this 47 year old would eventually open his own restaurant and even decorate the walls with his creations.

It didn't take long for others in the community to discover his work and spread it to the world.

Amazingly enough, TV crews eventually showed up to learn about this amazing art and Akira's work spread even further than he could ever imagine.  “That was the first time I even considered what I had been doing as art,” recalls Nagaya.

If you'd like to see more of Akira's beautiful work, head over to his Facebook page.

Here are examples of Nagaya's art!!

And finally...my favorite!

This is all so amazing and beautiful!!

What talent and skill!

Think Out Loud #109: Hyper-Realistic Art

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I think I found this whilst trolling Facebook. LoL

The link to the original story at ViralNova is HERE!

The following is quoted from that article..

"This is the kind of work that will seriously make you second-guess what you're seeing.

Gustavo Silva Nuñez is a hyperrealistic painter. He specializes in creating scenes of people floating, swimming, or even just sitting in water. The level of realism in his paintings is pretty darned amazing, but Nuñez likes to take his art a step further.

When he's finished with his paintings, Nuñez poses with them to create an optical illusion of sorts. The result is that it looks like he's actually interacting with the people on the canvass. It's pretty amazing, and works because his paintings are so realistic. Just check them out."

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All of these are so. just... WOW!

This guy is incredibly talented.