The week in travel: July 30, 2010

Everything has been a little off this week.

I suspect the full-moon was partially to blame. Or maybe it’s that summer just doesn’t seem to be coming to Seattle this year, and we’re a little upset about it. Or perhaps it’s that every single person I know (myself included) just hasn’t been getting enough sleep and is a little cranky. This would certainly explain the behavior of my friend’s two year-old-daughter, who I babysat this week. She alternated between laughing, crying, and running around like a child possessed for four hours.

I knew exactly how she felt.

Why are things so off? Why are we so cranky? And how is it that my links for the round-up reflect this, even though I didn’t mean for them to? It’s clearly a mystery. Read on, while I go get a snack.

————–

Only the dead have seen the end of war. Hee hee. I am clearly warped for finding that as funny as I do. (via reddit.com)

————–

More proof of my warped mind? I found this not only hilarious, but relatable. Stupid Florida school system.

————–

This, too, rung a bit familiar. Rand, thank you for putting up with all my crazy. You’re the best.

————–

When all else fails, take your angst out on major credit companies and junk mailers, using the convenient pre-paid envelopes they provide you.

————–

“Your Karma is Leaking.”

————–

A t-shirt inspired by the most common cause of death in the Oregon Trail video game? Yes, please.

————–

The Matador Network has a great photo essay on wreck diving in The Great Lakes. It’s haunting and fantastic. (via Candice Walsh).

————–

I’m evil and hate team sports. Consequently, I found this gif of the Raptors mascot falling flat on his face to be delightful.

————–

Artist Dalton Ghetti carves amazing sculptures into the graphite of pencils. It’s both random and delightfully weird.

————–

See you next week, folks. Hopefully by then the weirdness will have settled. But don’t count on it.