• Lianne Mosely is not your average, ordinary make-up artist. Oh, she can make you look good for your wedding, but she can also turn you into a comic book superhero!

• Go to Google. Type in: a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. You’re welcome.

• I really love these Star Wars themed floormats.

• Speaking of space adventures, it’s pretty neat to see these amazing photos NASA released from the Apollo Moon missions.

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• What Floats Your Boat?

• Best Twenty Bucks I Ever Spent

• Love this Adultitis-free holiday tradition of Tacoma Self Storage.

• Ikea is selling toys based on the drawings of kids. It’s a great idea for a great cause.

• I could be wrong, but I suspect that people who compete in the World Beard & Mustache championship are relatively Adultitis-free.

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• Self-Made Successes are Exactly Like Unicorn-Riding Leprechauns

• Expect to Be Amazed and You Will Be

• It’s a dandelion preserved in paperweight form! (Hat tip to Cristy Ward)

• These amazing murals only appear on roads when it rains.

• Here are some Disney Princesses reimagined as hot dogs. Yes, you read that right.

• Artist Stan Herd doesn’t use paper or canvas. He uses 1.2 acre fields. His interpretation of Van Gogh’s painting “Olive Trees” involved weeks of “mowing, digging, planting, and earthscaping to create the piece viewable from the air near the Minneapolis airport.” Just wow.

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• The Art of Little Things

• The Danger of Eating Dessert First

• Every year since 2012, this group of girls pick a different famous actor and create Halloween costumes based off the roles that person played. This year was Robin Williams. So cool!

• You can now buy a 70 mph adult version of the Little Tikes toy car. Finally.

• Deer photobombs a baby’s photoshoot. Pure magic.

• Really enjoyed the perspective from this artist who had her work insulted by a kid.

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• The Best Thing About Art School

• How to Be a Millionaire

• Here’s an old ebook featuring some Halloween-themed Kim & Jason comics!

• This bowl of Jello worms is as brilliant as it is disgusting.

• Looking for a good horror movie to watch tonight? Here’s a list of 31.

• What will you do with leftover Halloween candy? Consult this list of recipes for ideas.

• This hilarious guide to Candy Trading by Ze Frank is just the best.

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• The Magic of Unscheduling

• You’re Better Than Einstein

• The Geeky Hooker (Not THAT kind of hooker. The kind armed with a crochet hook.) crochets little superheroes and pop culture icons and leaves them out in public for “adoption.” So neat. She considers herself “a healthcare professional by day, crochet ninja by night.” A good reminder that you don’t always have to make a job out of your passions. (Hat tip to Demilked)

• How would you react if you stopped to smell the roses and found this?

• Just love this quote from artist Dallas Clayton:

Most of these animals are insane. An elephant? have a look at it! What a calamity. What an absolute myth. An ostrich? An alligator? A hairless cat? A manatee? A panda bear? An albino boa constrictor? A giraffe? A giraffe? A giraffe!! How can anybody be expected to get up for work at 6am and drive to a job they don’t love knowing a giraffe exists.

• One of the rules in Penguins Can’t Fly +39 Other Rules That Don’t Exist is “Thou shalt not let them see you car dancing.” This Uber driver not only breaks this rule like a boss, he invites strangers to join him!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=IM-F-zPFfHk

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• #Notarule Tour Visits the Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota

• Laura Ingalls Wilder and My Broken Remote

• I had no idea that there was such a thing as competitive aquarium decorating. There is. Check out the finalists from 2015 here. And I thought the bubbling treasure chest was cool.

• Cheetahs are my daughter’s favorite animal. The Cubs are my favorite baseball team. Needless to say, this is pretty much awesome.

• This is a very useful article by Jenn Aubert: 5 Uncommon Ways to Keep Burnout at Bay. It’s especially helpful for entrepreneurs, but applicable for for everyone. “Find Your 3” was the one I most needed to be reminded about. I tend to try to “Find my 13.”

• Further proof that kids have wisdom that adults often don’t. A group of kids were brought together and asked a few “would you rather” questions. Find out what happened when they were asked wether they’d rather be happy or rich:

Personally, I don’t like how it insinuates that you can’t be both, but I do conceded that too many adults think that money will make them happy.

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• Como Zoo in St. Paul Hosts #Notarule Tour

• Beware the Flow

• I am an advocate for Adultitis-free socks. This fun selection from ChattyFeet is right up my alley!

• Here’s Bernie DeKoven with an important reminder of how easy (and important) it is to incorporate a little fun in the workplace.

• A Critic’s Guide to New York City’s Best Climbing Trees by Hallie Bateman. Super cool. Should be one for every city!

• Same for this: Traffic Light That Lets You Play Pong with Person on the Other Side Officially Installed in Germany

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• Time for a Knock Knock Party

• The Shocking Truth About Your So-Called Priorities

• Toru Iwatani shows his original designs for Pac-Man

• I wish there was a superhero cafe like this in my neighborhood.

• This post from juice-maker extraordinaire Innocent that lists all of Jay-Z’s 99 problems cracked me up.

• I love that even Sesame Street has been telling kids that we don’t have to do the same thing everyone else is doing. I think more adults need to watch this video:

(Hat tip to Chris Guillebeau)

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• Lessons from Lucy’s Pancake Stand

• Wanna Help Us Hide Marty?

• With summer in its final days and school back in session, it may too late to be talking about sandcastles. No matter, because I’m pretty sure these sandcastles by Calvin Seibert are impossible.

• Speaking of school, I enjoyed this article from Boston magazine detailing how more and more of Boston’s smartest families are opting out of the education system to homeschool their children. (Hat tip to Penelope)

• School Bans Wonder Woman Lunchbox – Superheroes Too ‘Violent’ Good grief. More proof that adults are ruining everything.

• Hopefully there are enough grown-ups like this dad to balance them out.

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• House Party: Escape Adulthood Edition

• How to Deal with Difficult, Adultitis-Ridden People

• Did you know unicorn poop was edible? It is. It’s hard to come by, but if you ever did, you could seriously just pick it up and eat it. Fortunately, Sweet Insanity Bake Shop has provided a recipe so you can make your own. Magically delicious!

• These absurd and whimsical water faucets remind me that there can never be too much whimsy.

• Rules always seem permanent. It’s easy to forget that they often change. Seth Godin reminds us:

We’ve changed the rules of football and baseball, many times. We’ve recognized that women ought to have the right to vote. We’ve become allies with countries we fought in World Wars. We’ve changed policies, procedures and the way we interpret documents and timeless books.

So if you come upon a rule that might need to be changed, first remember that it’s possible. In fact, it happens all the time.

• What does it look like when 850 people break the Human Mattress Dominoes world record? A lot like this, actually:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmav4RmVNG4

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• What I Learned From Driving 2,300 Miles with My Kids

• Highlights from the #Notarule Tour: Ice Cream Socials

• This is the coolest book store ever. The Last Bookstore is California’s largest used and new book and record store. I want to go there. Has anyone been?

• Wanna hang out with us online this Wednesday night? Join us on Facebook for Escape Adulthood LIVE.

• My friend Michelle sent me this link to a DIY Kids Hotel Activity Pack. Wish we would have had it on our trip to Florida, but we will make good use of it on our upcoming journey through Minnesota and South Dakota!

• Woah, you guys. This fascinating TEDx talk by Peter Gray discusses the alarming correlation between the decline of play and the rise of mental illness in children over the past 50 years. Anyone who cares about kids should watch this:

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• The Complete Guide to Raising Your Kids to Be Rulebreakers without Ruining Their Lives (or Yours)

• Diagnosis Adultitis

• This Craigslist post just made me chuckle. (Hat tip to Jenna)

• Follow this link and you will have what it takes to fold the world’s best paper airplane. You’re welcome.

• Kim and I have toyed with the idea of getting “couple’s tattoos.” I am one part undecided about what to get, and two parts chicken. This dad gets tatts made of his son’s doodles. Hmmm…I have often commented on how adorable Lucy’s little drawings are…

• This great article from FastCompany by Harvey Deutschendorf covers all the bases: 7 Habits of People Who Have Achieved Work-Life Balance. Achieving balance is actually quite simple, although it’s certainly not easy.

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• The What the Hell Approach to Living a Great Story

• Anticipate Edits

• Lance Curran is a dad who turns his kids into superheroes using coffee mugs. So cool.

• With every American suburb filled with houses colored various shades of brown and grey, I think this would be a refreshing (and colorful!) change.

• Here is a canvas utility bag we can get behind. Made in the USA, too!

• These First World Problem pills are just the most clever way to raise money for a good cause. No Adultitis here.

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• How to host your very own Escape Adulthood Party

• Contrary to Popular Belief, You are not an Octopus

• Notifly is a calendar notification device that sits on your desk and lets you know when you have a meeting, by blowing a bubble. So cool.

• Also thought this tweak on the traditional nametag was clever.

• I’ll be honest. Lots of people sent me a link to this adult preschool and I’m not sure how I feel about it. On one hand, it feels a little more childish than childlike, but on the other, I appreciate the fact that sometimes you need to push the envelope in order to beat Adultitis.

• Kim and I love us some Jimmy Fallon. Here’s a fun video on #MyCrazyFamily tweets:

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• #Notarule Tour Drops into Dream Bank in Madison
• Contrary to Popular Belief, You are not an Octopus

• At first I thought a hunter shot Cookie Monster and turned him into a rug. Turns out you can make one without harming any Muppets. Phew!

• At long last, coloring books for adults are here. When was the last time you held a crayon in your hand?

• Hmmm….Is the secret of happiness contained in this Danish word?

• I suspect most Star Wars nerds have already seen the behind-the-scenes footage from Episode 7 they showed at the San Diego Comic-Con. (Checked that event off my bucket list a few years ago, btw!) But just in case you wanted to watch it again…

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• Breaking rules can help you be ah-mazing
• Adultitis-free audio

• They say you shouldn’t cry over spilled milk. Giulia Bernardelli takes things to a whole new level, making art out of her spills. Fantastic.

• 8 Great Lessons from Mr. Rogers That Are Still True When You’re an Adult

• 4 Ways to Get A 15 Minute Vacation Every Day. Good reminders from Mike Foster!

• I’d love to have a future Escape Adulthood Summit at this Legoland Hotel that recently opened. My favorite thing? You get free Legos with your stay!

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• To be continued
• #Notarule Tour Stop at NEW Zoo in Green Bay

• Look, I don’t know how LEGO enthusiast Bangooh creates these ridiculous ships inside tiny bottles. All I know is that they are awesome.

• Thought these were neat: Bookmarks That Look Like Tiny Legs Sticking Out Of Your Book

• Did you know that you can buy cases for your smartphone that feature Marty the Penguin (the little guy on the cover of my new book)?

• My friend Judson (also the dude from the Evolution of Dance video, which is one of the most popular YouTube videos of all time) was recently featured in this new safety video from Delta, which has a whole bunch of fun internet sensations. How many do you recognize?

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• #notarule tour kicks off in ottawa
• what this author is doing on launch day

• How about this epic Millennium Falcon bed a creative dad made for his son?

• Speaking of Star Wars, my aunt told me about this new Star Wars themed Disney Cruise. I may or may not have peed my pants a little. Featuring “Night clubs decked out as the Mos Eisley cantina with music, characters, cocktails and more” …are you kidding me!?!

• Yes, please and thank you: A New Preschool in Japan Designed to Accumulate Large Puddles When it Rains (hat tip to Jenna)

• This video message from my friend Geoff is the best book birthday gift ever!

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• A public declaration
• #notarule: winning at business and life by breaking rules that don’t exist

• Love this! From Booooooom.com: LATA 65 is introducing older citizens of Lisbon to graffiti. With the help of established street artists, attendees of the workshop learn the history of street art, create their own stencils/tags, and are taken out into the city to make their mark. The project aims to create a sense of solidarity and dispel the assumptions that tend to surround street art and graffiti culture. More images of the participants and their work below.

• Only on the internet: Food Hats.

• Finally! Edible and Stackable DIY LEGO Gummy Candy!

• Love this fun Cubs/Sox rivalry commercial with Nick Offerman and Craig Robinson. My favorite line: “Cubs are the strong foundation from which grows a mighty beast.” (And here’s round 2)

Finally, some posts from around here you may have missed:

• Answering the what-ifs
• Our unconventional book tour