Link Love: 08.17.13

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• Have you ever committed any of these common makeup mistakes? I know I sure have.
• I think this might be my favorite story of the year: A Russian man counter offered a sweet credit agreement with a major bank, they accepted without reading/noticing the changes, and now that they have noticed, they're a might upset. Only problem is, it all looks legal. Go Dmitry! 
• The abandoned Walmart in McAllen, Texas has been turned into an amazing public library. I do love it when the things I hate are replaced with the things I love.
• If you really want to depress yourself, you can use this online calculator to figure out how many more times you will see your parents before they die. Yeah, depressed.
• Love Amanda's translations for things that book snobs notoriously say.
• Maybe it's the fact that I catch my bus at the train depot everyday, but I've been fantasizing about taking a train trip somewhere for our next vacation and this list of iconic train trips is not helping things.
• Prepare to be awed by these elderly women who really know how to embrace life. #MyNewIdols
• In case you don't know why you shouldn't text and drive, a little reminder.
• Kaleidoscopic art!
• I am all for this anti-date rape glassware. How to we make this happen everywhere?
• Facebook may not be struggling as much as some predicted, but it's still losing popularity and I am fascinated by this article written by a 13 year old about why she and her friends don't use it.
• I may be a little late to the game here, but I just discovered Tatty Devine jewelry and I'm in love.
• Meet the two real life candidates for the inspiration behind Snow White.
• And while we're on the subject of fairy tales: Some of the weirder Grimm's fairy tales you've forgotten all about.
• These 16 gorgeous bookstores are now on my bucket list of places to visit.
• JTT!!!!! (Sorry for the squealing, but he was my first celeb crush and I wondered where he'd gone to.)