10 Ways To Have Fun At Christmas If You’re Single

21 December 2011  shellysowl, 2 Comments

We all know Christmas is a time to share with your family and loved ones. Growing up I had a somewhat large immediate as well as extended family so Christmas was especially magical every year. I’d look forward to it for months and once it came I never felt disappointed. Now that I’m older the [...]

There’s Nothing Cooler Than A Flash Mob

14 December 2011  shellysowl, Comments Off

It’s the latest thing, and just so COOL. A flash mob is a large group of people who plan to dance, sing, or perform something simultaneously at the specific time in a very public place. They take place in malls, train stations, in the middle of the street, grocery stores. The trick is to never [...]

Learning To Love People You Don’t Understand

8 December 2011  shellysowl, Comments Off

How can you love people when you don’t know them? Every once in a while I make a new friend very easily. I’m sure you’ve experienced the same thing before. You make small talk only a few times and within weeks you have inside jokes and talk to them more than anyone else around. In [...]

Taking Photos Of Black Friday

29 November 2011  shellysowl, 1 Comment

Ever since I experienced the madness of Black Friday while working at a Shopko in my early 20′s I’ve wanted to witness the insanity again, this time simply as an observer, rather than a stressed out employee fleeing to the break room to escape monster shoppers. I finally got my chance late Thursday night. After [...]

Lazy Spammers: You CAN’T Be Serious

14 November 2011  shellysowl, Comments Off

Perhaps I’m just asking for a massive army of professional spammers to attack me with the best they’ve got, but I just have to tell all you spammers out there that your attempts to fill my blog with irrelevant links is just plain sad. It’s obvious you’re not even trying when I go through and [...]

Stress Reliever: Hilarious Videos

10 November 2011  shellysowl, Comments Off

Do you ever feel so burnt out that all you want to do is watch funny videos on YouTube all day? That’s exactly how I feel right now. I’ve had a lot of stress lately with the Oireachtas coming up and when I need a break, the first thing I want to do is laugh. [...]

The Muppets: Proof That Wholesome Family Entertainment Is Still Popular

3 November 2011  shellysowl, 2 Comments

I grew up loving The Muppets. When I was a kid I assumed they were only interesting to kids. Then as the years went by and I became an adult, they were still really cool! At 29 years old I still laugh out loud watching Miss Piggy beat up a group of thugs. I’m not [...]