Things that make me go "hmm."

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Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! Here are some interesting links I found this week:

If you learn one thing today, let it be this: It’s St. Paddy’s Day, not St. Patty’s Day!

Check out this magical combination of two of my favorite things: geography and college basketball. This game is addicting!

Types of books found in a bookstore. (If you like Letters or Note, you will love Lists of Note!)

In case you were wondering what the heck the Ides of March is and why we still recognize it. 

Have you always wondered what a hipster was? Now you know. (Essay from my favorite recent addition to my Google Reader: Thought Catalog.)

Chop Suey: Culinary history’s greatest prank?

These aren't photographs; they're paintings. Say what?!

Talk about a poor sport. What sort of example are we setting for our children? Sheesh.

What are you up to this weekend? Any fun plans for the holiday? I'm spending the weekend in Vail, Colorado, on a staff retreat. I can't wait to share my pictures with you when I get back! 

P.S. — In case you missed it yesterday, check out my outfit inspiration for St. Paddy's festivities.

Friday's Fancies: Week 8

Welcome to another edition of Friday's Fancies! I created an Ireland-themed outfit a few weeks ago for {av}'s "Let's Fly Away" link-up, for which I found these awesome green jeans. Of course I had to use them again for a St. Patrick's Day outfit! This time, I decided to do a one piece, two ways post (a la my Valentine's Day outfit), so here's two different ways to wear green jeans this weekend during your St. Paddy's Day partying:

For each outfit, I picked a fun spring purse/clutch because I was afraid the sweaters I chose made the outfits seem too autumn-y. I'm also a sucker for tacky holiday jewelry, hence the shamrock earrings on the left. I picked a gold Claddagh ring this week to match the earrings, and I chose some more costume-y pieces for the evening jewelry. Finally, I went with flats for the evening because—let's be real—you're going to want to be as close to the ground as possible.

See more details about each piece below:

Friday's Fancies: Week 4

I absolutely love {av}'s theme for today's Friday's Fancies. As an avid traveler with a whole slew of places I want to go one day, the hardest part about this was picking the destination! When I originally decided on Ireland, I thought today was St. Patrick's Day. It wasn't until I was actually writing this blog post that I realized I'm a month ahead of myself! (Oops.) I decided to stick with Ireland anyway because it's pretty close to the top of my to-visit list.

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If I were to go to Ireland, I would want to spend all day hiking among the gorgeous hills and all evening kicking back in a pub. With a utilitarian (but still cute!) outfit like this, I could do just that without ever having to stop by my hotel for a clothing change!

1. I've wanted a military shirt ever since I saw Angelina Jolie wearing that green one at the end of Tomb Raider. I think they're tough yet feminine.
2. Green jeans! I just had to.
3. Any outdoorsy girl knows the importance of layers! The review for this jacket even mentioned that it will keep you warm on "a blustery Scottish cliff." Pretty perfect.
4. I fell in love with this San Francisco map cuff on Pinterest, and now I'm pretending like it really shows the streets of Dublin.
5. A Claddagh ring. Need I say more?
6. I think these hiking boots are cute enough to walk off the hills and into a pub, right?

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Oh, the places I could go!