Funny video: Marcel The Shell

<div align="center"><iframe width="400" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VF9-sEbqDvU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>During lunch with my friend Lexi last week, she introduced me to the most adorable stop motion animated short film. Meet Marcel The Shell: The little guy who wears oversized shoes, hand glides on Doritos and whose choice of bean bag chair is a raisin. <br /><br />The voice behind Marcel? Saturday Night Live alum <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/03/jenny-slate-conan-marcel-the-shell_n_1252936.html">Jenny Slate</a>, who originally made the video just for fun with her boyfriend. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdHHpgLnKfVMVT2foLM53VwIBIpaMbqfyjlHkKy3WvWR7a2AyOPOBDjr1aknRl_iE42Q53xD_8MUXgHmLWt2mXQ0m_m4xdH4iRUJLdTuHlk8eNHbwpjRrXXCAsZ7Pl-mSinVlOAK7aqY/s1600/aa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719158533789103650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdHHpgLnKfVMVT2foLM53VwIBIpaMbqfyjlHkKy3WvWR7a2AyOPOBDjr1aknRl_iE42Q53xD_8MUXgHmLWt2mXQ0m_m4xdH4iRUJLdTuHlk8eNHbwpjRrXXCAsZ7Pl-mSinVlOAK7aqY/s400/aa.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a>They've even released a book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Marcel-Shell-With-Shoes-On/dp/1595144552/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331595078&sr=1-1">Marcel The Shell With Shoes On: Things About Me</a>. Isn't he cute, friends? xoxo<br /><br />P.S. Follow more of Marcel's adventures in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta9K22D0o5Q">Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, Two</a>! :)

Funny video: Marcel The Shell

During lunch with my friend Lexi last week, she introduced me to the most adorable stop motion animated short film. Meet Marcel The Shell: T...

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My 100-Word Love Story: On being able to laugh at yourself

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghR-lZnNCMuFpSJ7o63A-ItXmQLSNMQ7IQ_Yyxi0wm2ZVb1LUKjWKd1cdwaZLBznKxaYdBXfPTh7cKMB6DFzYV3BLXSjob8A-C1TnRoIGgBHDFGo5MtJy-knpbAKuPJzDGzERy7MziOx0/s1600/00"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707183495743607250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghR-lZnNCMuFpSJ7o63A-ItXmQLSNMQ7IQ_Yyxi0wm2ZVb1LUKjWKd1cdwaZLBznKxaYdBXfPTh7cKMB6DFzYV3BLXSjob8A-C1TnRoIGgBHDFGo5MtJy-knpbAKuPJzDGzERy7MziOx0/s400/00" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>In college, I got involved in a week-long charity event. I fancied the leader of the group so much that I did something I had never done before: Sing in public! But not just any singing -- karaoke singing of a Karen Carpenter song. Couldn’t have picked something more difficult, could I?! For years, I looked back in horror and embarrassment, especially since he chose another girl from the charity group instead of me. Now I can’t even remember his name. Moral of the story: No matter how bad it seems now, in 10 years, you won’t even remember his name.<br /><br /><strong>--By Roanna from <a href="http://www.lavaligiadiroanna.blogspot.com/">La valigia di Roanna</a></strong><br /><br /><em>P.S. Congrats, Roanna, on the little one on the way! :)</em>

My 100-Word Love Story: On being able to laugh at yourself

In college, I got involved in a week-long charity event. I fancied the leader of the group so much that I did something I had never done bef...

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Three funny holiday charts

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lR7Jo4b9-LflFVaA0QjAf4LhZOl-hVRWACYvaLmDx50FQdxWIHyVdM2J-3qpexEm98eBeK_Wpman0BbQUh-mH5nHSmsgXLpwMa3Gi4RdVgsGPoHLCLfBU377s9tPVUE0VmZu8_ORWT3k/s1600/aa.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688656060371209906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lR7Jo4b9-LflFVaA0QjAf4LhZOl-hVRWACYvaLmDx50FQdxWIHyVdM2J-3qpexEm98eBeK_Wpman0BbQUh-mH5nHSmsgXLpwMa3Gi4RdVgsGPoHLCLfBU377s9tPVUE0VmZu8_ORWT3k/s400/aa.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 356px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGxraGVgkzT87I0yAmo2teqIaNYqdczEwKM7tSFpU-CHxwuAXVfEWX2PNX9VI-j9tq1QxgLrBbfH9mrv3W92IN-iRsOX7Beli-56WSVZOXDhMa9N_e6pHKcbK60CPnXljtrLMaORzNlj_/s1600/aa2.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688656492716176674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGxraGVgkzT87I0yAmo2teqIaNYqdczEwKM7tSFpU-CHxwuAXVfEWX2PNX9VI-j9tq1QxgLrBbfH9mrv3W92IN-iRsOX7Beli-56WSVZOXDhMa9N_e6pHKcbK60CPnXljtrLMaORzNlj_/s400/aa2.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 359px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6550151207_7405bf5cdc_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6550151207_7405bf5cdc_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 569px;" /></a>To make you smile so you don't become a grinch... :)<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/">I Love Charts</a>, via <a href="http://toomuchnick.com/">Nick Douglas</a>]

Three funny holiday charts

To make you smile so you don't become a grinch... :) [Via I Love Charts , via Nick Douglas ]

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Awkward Family Photos

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu2E_ZE-2ezMWzhQxaKQv7yXCtLrlDrE7xGlXbJBXd_crK-jvpKbGwrPiuQCXE3t04mkuqELGzZyozvZ-ZyoIYLHa8A3Uiy-diBCxlIcCLHxFy0r8wE8yOJax2iGjNS1usmOLA2LgYngp/s1600/awk3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675220255985885730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu2E_ZE-2ezMWzhQxaKQv7yXCtLrlDrE7xGlXbJBXd_crK-jvpKbGwrPiuQCXE3t04mkuqELGzZyozvZ-ZyoIYLHa8A3Uiy-diBCxlIcCLHxFy0r8wE8yOJax2iGjNS1usmOLA2LgYngp/s400/awk3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSacYomZ9prWdT6tns_uy6Q_v5WzhLTAsLpPp-XYjN5lRAKkUe0ieQmc_Lvd_eWJq_PGNwnOeOsLMNO-nZdkXxirV-YArh-BwAPV-njKb6UP9isu9Maf2VKtxad40ganyPf-AwiIiugDu/s1600/awk2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675220987552587202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSacYomZ9prWdT6tns_uy6Q_v5WzhLTAsLpPp-XYjN5lRAKkUe0ieQmc_Lvd_eWJq_PGNwnOeOsLMNO-nZdkXxirV-YArh-BwAPV-njKb6UP9isu9Maf2VKtxad40ganyPf-AwiIiugDu/s400/awk2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72KkS-UyUhq533fo9ztApEt-RtvcDF3ntigiO0m9SutQPbGJpDm6j5oys_D570AgonNyxb93o_PG9QfY6wNAhY-wQcWY4Cn9XxlzXUc0mxQu8T47v4V7K9kYtRwJyG3qy0c7ix4iFRulJ/s1600/awk.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675220245701234194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72KkS-UyUhq533fo9ztApEt-RtvcDF3ntigiO0m9SutQPbGJpDm6j5oys_D570AgonNyxb93o_PG9QfY6wNAhY-wQcWY4Cn9XxlzXUc0mxQu8T47v4V7K9kYtRwJyG3qy0c7ix4iFRulJ/s400/awk.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" /></a>I feel so lame, friends: I'm just now discovering the pure awesomeness that is <a href="http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/">Awkward Family Photos</a>. Where has this Web site been all my life? I broke out in laughter last night as I began scrolling through all the photos! And now, the awkwardness has blossomed to include...<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6232/6346807317_52717af24d_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6232/6346807317_52717af24d_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 404px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcC1-fNVmKLraMMb4m6VfwuX6Au6eFEN0QN29ALWKJAs1JKSeRlf1tH289ewPFETuvWKKYiPpbSirYHnxn1CKiVgQ16Q6kXTdLrJL0iUZwxi2P9i7HMr8Nnh1x1O11S5A11xHspKda4Wgc/s1600/awkpet2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675220251483531858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcC1-fNVmKLraMMb4m6VfwuX6Au6eFEN0QN29ALWKJAs1JKSeRlf1tH289ewPFETuvWKKYiPpbSirYHnxn1CKiVgQ16Q6kXTdLrJL0iUZwxi2P9i7HMr8Nnh1x1O11S5A11xHspKda4Wgc/s400/awkpet2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" /></a><a href="http://awkwardfamilypetphotos.com/">Awkward Family Pet Photos</a>: My mom has always said that she wants to include our cats in our <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-cards.html">holiday cards</a>. I think I'm going to have to show her this site. Now there's a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Awkward-Family-Photos-Mike-Bender/dp/0307888126/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321363418&sr=1-1">book</a>!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_0bdz1Hk70Mwdlv1FFtsLK9VbYuKPqpJ_ZFB2LPxvzPrD2BHVBoAy9OrRqBC1ZmWiDHWAQpPadGuZsrs3eTALAQSXD3oAMOTBP4jBHHB8vzh7vwsCJytjmZmq1WZxpmSj8mWOlIeO1Hu/s1600/71t30LueViL__AA1000_.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675218934110977010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_0bdz1Hk70Mwdlv1FFtsLK9VbYuKPqpJ_ZFB2LPxvzPrD2BHVBoAy9OrRqBC1ZmWiDHWAQpPadGuZsrs3eTALAQSXD3oAMOTBP4jBHHB8vzh7vwsCJytjmZmq1WZxpmSj8mWOlIeO1Hu/s400/71t30LueViL__AA1000_.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a>And there's even a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-Things-Equal-Inc-7111/dp/B004W280V8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1321364065&sr=8-4">board game</a> full of fun questions and new photos.!<br /><br />Oh my goodness! How hilarious are these? I should dig out some <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/10/childhood-photos.html">family photos</a>. After all, I grew up in the '80s. There's bound to be an awkward photo or two somewhere in the mix, right? <br /><br /><strong>What about you, friends? Are there any photos of yourself or your family that you look at and immediately say, "What was I thinking?" Or do you embrace the awkwardness? xoxo</strong>

Awkward Family Photos

I feel so lame, friends: I'm just now discovering the pure awesomeness that is Awkward Family Photos . Where has this Web site been all ...

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