The Best Stuff on the Internet: Lip-Dubbing, JCPenney's, "Heroes," and Doritos

Some people have jobs where they are always up and about. Always moving, never sitting still, and definitely never sitting at a computer screen for hours.

I envy those people. More often than not, you can find me sitting at a computer screen pretending to work. I know, I know, I ought to be working. They pay me to do a job and I should be doing it. But, I like to work under pressure. It's the college student in me. Don't give me something with a completion date two weeks from now because I will wait until two days before you need it to start.

And, despite my work's best efforts to block most of the Internet, I still manage to stumble upon fantastic-ness online.

So, here are the highlights, in no particular order:

1. Lip-Dub Proposal. Do yourself a favor and watch this. In a time where real-life humans are literally eating the faces off other humans, videos like this find a way to make you smile. Not only is the proposal incredibly well thought-out and thoughtful, you've gotta love seeing a group of family and friends come together just out of the kindness of their hearts. I sat at my desk and cried a stream of happy tears a minute into this. You might just do the same.

2. JCPenney's Gay-Friendly Ads. I have a mother that loves JCPenney's. She loves the place. Shops there all the time. Was abnormally upset when they closed the location nearest her house. As for me, I think the last thing I bought there was my Jessica McClintock senior prom dress. But, JCPenney's may just earn a few more dollars from me. In addition to seeking out Ellen as a spokeswoman, they've come out with these incredibly awesome, incredibly progressive Mother's Day and Father's Day advertisements that feature same-sex couples. 

3. On Calling All Soldiers "Heroes." My place of employment blocks about 99.2% of all websites that provide any ounce of fun. However, Thought Catalog has somehow slipped under the radar of our web filter. (Hope I didn't just jinx myself.) Well Thought Catalog is full of entertaining, but kinda pointless articles. So, when I came across this article, the title was initially off-putting. It seemed to assert that our country's courageous soldiers maybe shouldn't all be called heroes. Um, what? Can you say that? Isn't that like, really bad? But the article's author makes really good points about not cheapening the word "hero" and using it in for individuals and circumstances that really are heroic. It's definitely worth the read. 

4. Doritos have MSG?! So, this may be kind of ignorant / naive, but I thought that food ceased to contain MSG. I thought we were done with all that. So, imagine my surprise when I saw THIS tweet: 

You learn something new everyday! By the way, the day that I read this, I went to Target during lunch, and got a bad of Doritos to accompany (and negate) my Lean Cuisine lunch. 

Well, there you have it. 

It's not an exclusive list of all Internet goodies, but it's stuff I think is pretty cool. 

Have a good week everyone!