My OBT

What if you spent every day looking for One Beautiful Thing?


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Poppies for Remembrance

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“In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

“We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

“Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.”

In Flanders Fields by Maj. John M. McCrae, 1915

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Etsomnia™ 184: Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette monkey doll. Only on Etsy. (I hope.)

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Etsomnia™ 183: Going Bust!

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That’s one way to get him to love you for your brains!

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Friday Afternoon Adventure

This popped up on my feed this morning, and I just couldn’t resist sharing it. These are the TNT Boys, three Filipino boys who do very good covers of other artists.

This one is pretty bizarre, but they’re clearly very talented singers and mimics. I think it’s the hair that’s freaking me out. That and the fact that I was always annoyed by the Bee Gees’ voices.

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Etsomnia™ 182: Cutting Up

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Carmar Denim

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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