Pop Culture Junk Mail was one of the first blogs I ever read. My earliest post referencing it was this one from 2001, and I remember being super excited two years later to get a link back from Gael. (The archives of the current PCJM only go back to 2005, so I had to hit the Wayback Machine to see the actual post.) Anyway, Gael recently did a “Where are they now?” post about all the old-school blogs she used to read, and it’s like revisiting my own blog roll from those days. And yay, I’m on it! I’m actually a little surprised at how many of those sites are still going.

Unflattering Pictures of Ben Wyatt – It’s a Parks & Rec day, evidently.

Lil Sebastian Interview – Meet Gideon, the Mini-Horse Actor From ‘Parks and Recreation’ – Now I’ve got the song stuck in my head.

• America’s hair-removal insanity

• The Heat Map Microwave uses IR cameras to show how hot your food is
• Astronauts can now drink espresso from a cup in space, because everyone deserves caffeine
• 24 Historic Photos That’ll Make You Want To Be An Astronaut
• The contagious thought that could kill you
• Seven Habits of Optimistic People
• Tim Cook: Our Objective With Apple Watch Is to Change the Way People Live Their Lives

50 Years of Women in Space. Very cool and inspiring, though “First Lady Astronaut Trainees” makes me cringe.

Madam C.E.O., Get Me a Coffee – NYTimes.com – Bookmarking so I can finish reading it when this RAGE BLACKOUT has passed.