Maybe one of these will provide fluffy distraction today:
-- Don't you hate it when you accidentally demolish a house you were supposed to renovate? All joking aside, the thought of that chateau being destroyed makes me kind of sick. (Time)
-- Gawker ranks the fruits and blueberry is number one?! YOU ARE INSANE, GAWKER. There is NO WAY a BLUEBERRY is a better than the noble nectarine. (Gawker)
-- You know how they told us that the Brontosaurus never existed? I had no idea it was made up in the course of an PALAEONTOLOGIST FEUD. A feud so bitter it has A NAME. (The Slideshow)
-- I love this stuff: a mashup of 50 of 2012's best pop songs. I can't imagine how long it took to make this. (YouTube -- video, obviously)
-- These photos of gay and lesbian couples getting married on the first day it was legal in Washington State made me cry. (Buzzfeed)
-- This article about New York's best -- and oldest -- neon signs, and neon signs in general -- is totally fascinating. (Collector's Weekly)
-- I never get tired of reading about how legitimately awesome Hugh Jackman is. (Lainey)
-- The University of Chicago got a mystery package! ABOUT INDIANA JONES. It is AWESOME. Who made this?! (U of Chicago Admissions)
-- Rumor has it that Chastain is dating her hot hot hot Zero Dark Thirty co-star. Good on you, lady. (Celebitchy)
-- This article about Barneys is flat-out fascinating. (New York Times Magazine)
-- Can we offer you some gifts for cultural icons? I HAVE been wondering what to buy Anna Wintour....(Flavorwire)