Happy 10th Birthday FlyingPurpleHippos.com!

Over the weekend I baked some strawberry cupcakes in honor of my site's 10th birthday; my plan was to have a cute little photoshoot with them yesterday so I could post a cute little birthday cupcake photo today. Things went awry almost right away, so, instead of a "cute birthday cupcake" photo, you have this. It somehow seems appropriate.

P.S. Is it weird that I am more excited about this birthday then I am my own birthday?

Tenth Day of Hippos - Trenchmaker's Illustrations

On the tenth day of "10 Days of Hippos" for my site's 10th birthday, I present to you, ten hippo illustrations by Trenchmaker. I definitely saved the best for last! Trenchmaker is my new favorite artist for the obvious reason shown below. You can also find Trenchmaker on DeviantArt.

If you love hippos as much as I do, "Follow" my Hippo Pinterest board.

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Ninth Day of Hippos - Apparel

On the ninth day of "10 Days of Hippos" for my site's 10th birthday, I present to you, ten pieces of hippo apparel.

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Audiences performance September 21

Chicago, have you heard of Audiences? Timmy and I discovered Audiences at a Reddit meetup. Audiences is playing at the Hard Rock Cafe on Friday, September 21.

The show starts at 10:00 pm, with Audiences performing at midnight. Admission is $10. For more info, you can view the Facebook page for the event.




One of the things Timmy and I are most excited about is the release of Audience's album on these awesome, handmade (IE one of a kind) USB drives. We will have to get to the show a little late since Timmy has to work, so, I am hoping we will still be able to buy one by the time we get there. (EDIT: They are currently unsure if the USB drives will be completed before this gig.)




You can find Audiences on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Here is a video from their YouTube Channel so you can get a taste of their music if you aren't already familiar with them...





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Eighth Day of Hippos - Pastries

On the eighth day of "10 Days of Hippos" for my site's 10th birthday, I present to you, ten hippo pastries.

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Seventh Day of Hippos - Photos

On the seventh day of "10 Days of Hippos" for my site's 10th birthday, I present to you, ten cute hippo photos.

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Sixth Day of Hippos - Illustrations

On the sixth day of "10 Days of Hippos" for my site's 10th birthday, I present to you, ten hippo illustrations.

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