a study in pink planets

There is a pink planet! YES! The planet is totally pink!

Finally! A world that will match all of my outfits!

Not only is it pink, it's GLOWING PINK! Because it's still hot from its formation. So, yes, it is literally a hot pink planet.

I can't describe how excited this makes me. But I will try. Think of the most exciting thing ever. Then add frosting and sprinkles. Then another layer of frosting. Then cookies. A third layer of frosting and more sprinkles. THAT is how excited I am. (Maybe some gummy worms on top, too!)

It's actually a pretty incredible find. The planet is about as big a Jupiter, four times as massive, and about nine times farther away from its central star (like our sun) than our Jupiter is from ours!

This is literally blowing the minds of pink planet researchers (also known as "NASA") because it seems impossible!

And yet, having a hot pink planet with candy clouds also seemed impossible. Until now!

I'm going to climb into my glitter-ship and fly over to Pinkopia. (That's what I named it.) I have a glitter-ship because I also fight evil space creatures all the time. It's a thing I do.

I'll probably live in Pinkopolis because the sugar-pink beaches are nice there. And when it snows pink in the winter, the mountains look beautiful.

I will also have a pet pegasus, also pink, because cars are lame...when you own a pegasus.

And if any evil monsters try to attack my planet, I will call upon the power of Pinkskull and save the day.

Because, you know, it's a thing I do.

I'm off to glow pink.

Enjoy Everything.

-dj

one secure pole position

Have you ever seen a telephone pole? Well...I guess they are technically called "utility" poles because they do a lot more than hold telephones! Like Batman's utility belt, which does more than hold up his pants. 

Utility poles hold cable, electricity, internet, sprinkles, fairy dust, phone, squirrels, and everything else!

Some of them have support cables attached. I guess to make sure they don't fall down.

It's okay. We all need support sometimes. It's healthy to admit that.

I saw one of these fancy utility poles with SEVEN support cables! SEVEN!!! That's a lot of support! That's, like, Snow Pole and the Seven Cables!

The best part? This pole is near my apartment! So even if a boulder comes rolling down the street, I will not lose my electricity!

Not that I can afford to pay my electric bill, but it's still nice to know that if I COULD pay it, I WOULD have electricity.

I also saw a bunch of puddles when I saw this heavily-cabled pole. I don't know where they came from. Maybe ducks are bored of using ponds and want to relocate. But without rain, they had to bring some of their own water.

I would like a baby duck for a pet. I would name him Olaf.

I'm off to check my meter.

Enjoy Everything.

-dj

magic with sprinkles

People in 1936 were very spoiled. And I'm SO glad they were!

Toast was not good enough for them. Toast is one of the most magical foods EVER. It's not just "cooked bread." Nope, bread goes through a complete genetic change and becomes toast in a magical machine called a "toaster."

It's the only food I eat that changes its name when heated.

Well...magic wasn't enough for people in 1936. NOPE! They said, "Wow...this toast is pretty magical, but wouldn't it be more magical with sprinkles?"

And the world said YES!

They created chocolate sprinkles to put on toast. You got it! THAT is the reason we have chocolate sprinkles today.

So the next time you get some ice cream with chocolate sprinkles, stare deeply at the sprinkles settling on that mound of ice cream and say, "Thank you toast. Without you, these scoops of ice cream would be less sprinkly and more melty."

Say it really loudly, too. It will be funny. And educational to all the people who do not know the history of the chocolate sprinkle.

I think if I were a pony, I would like to change my name to Chocolate Sprinkle. Or Toast.

Both are pretty awesome.

I'm off to sprinkle my toast.

Enjoy Everything.

-dj