Link Love: 08.03.13

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• I'm not a huge beach person (it's hot, I burn like a lobster, and sand gets in awkward places) but this beach library is the best idea ever.
• Be prepared to feel extra lazy after you watch this amazing video of a paralyzed man dancing like a pro with the help of crutches.
• Pixar is crafting another masterpiece that reminds me a lot of this old Disney cartoon short.
• George H. W. Bush did the most awesome thing ever.
• This is major news for those of us that use bikes as one of our principal means of transportation: Groundbreaking court case convicts careless (and highly insensitive) cyclist of manslaughter for killing pedestrian.
• I'm not sure what to think about the woman who rode her horse into a McDonald's after being denied service at the drive thru. I mean, why didn't she just tie the horse up outside?
• This article reflects a lot of my feelings on the craft beer movement. (Just a hint, beer snobs suck.)
• Want to put your commute into perspective? Watch this video of the rush hour from hell er in Beijing.
• Considering we now live on the other side of the country from most of our family, this high speed transport would be awesome if it happened soonish.
• I've become mildly obsessed with the best podcast ever, also know as Welcome to Night Vale.
• Okay, Zonkeys are frickin' adorable.
• These honeycomb sculptures are pretty amazing.
• Which of my Seattle blogging buddies wants to check out the new Habitat cocktail lounge in Nordstrom with me?
• Sweden is so good at recycling that they now have to import waste.
• Literary coffee? Yes, please!
• I will never be fully domesticated, but I do love some Martha Stewart and I really like this article about the (non-domestic) lesson we can learn from her.
• Summer feet blues? Here's some help.
• A digital detox is something we should all give a try.
• As if being tall wasn't awkward enough sometimes, now I find out I'm more likely to get cancer because of it. Just great.
• Speaking of tall girls: Hayley Campbell is hilarious and totally understands what being tall in a world of petite women and short men feels like.
• I need this Deborah Lippmann punk nail trio. Two of the shades are straight from the runway.
• Here's a graphic reminder to be safe at the lake or on the river this summer.
• So, apparently our healthcare costs are way out of control if the royal birth, with all of the special treatment Kate received, cost less than the average American birth.
• Ruslan Khasanov new Pacific Light art video is amazing to look at.