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Tumblr Tuesday will never be the same! Now, every Tuesday, you can add your favorite blogs to the Tumblr Directory. Click here to make your recommendation!

Here are a few recommendations from our beta testers that caught my eye:

Letterheady
An homage to fine letterhead design throughout history.

Vizualize
A handpicked selection of cool infographics.

Kid Casting
You know when movies have flashbacks and you see characters as kids? They’re cataloged here.

My Jokes Are Bad
I didn’t find this in the Humor section of the directory.

Those Aren’t Pants
If you’re not wearing pants, they’ll point it out.

Head over to the new Tumblr Directory for more!

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• Create drafts, queued posts, and submissions.
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• Send custom messages to Twitter with new posts.

See the API documentation for details.

It’s Tuesday, which means I’m back with another five awesome Tumblr blogs.

You see the Golden Globes on Sunday? My favorite part of these award shows is when the winners’ acceptance speeches go on too long and the music fades in to scoot the person offstage. What’s striking is how effective this technique is! This music should be used to disperse crowds in riot situations, help marathon runners keep up a quick pace, and…

♫ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♫ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬…

Also, please consider making a donation to aid relief efforts in Haiti if you haven’t already.

Hello, I’m from the internet.
This Tumblr blog collects audio files of people from all over the world saying “Hello, I’m from the internet” in their native accent and language. Contribute your own!

Fake NYC Restaurant Reviews
These funny fake restaurant reviews are making me fake hungry. It’s like a hot new diet craze.

One Step Inside, Doesn’t Mean You Understand
This personal Tumblr blog by Karen A. is filled with many of the happy things that she enjoys, like filmmaking, photography, and illustrations. Awesome theme, too!

Dads on Vacation
Photos of dads on vacation may not sound like much, but it works on a profound level that may or may not have anything to do with never having a positive father figure in my life. But seriously, the shots of dads going parasailing are all win.

Distracted by Star Wars
What really needs to be said here? Star Wars is awesome and anything about it is equally awesome.

Who do you nominate for the next episode of Tumblr Tuesday?

This ever happen to you? I dreamt in Tumblr last night.

I walked around the city, covered in little hearts and reblog buttons. I showed my appreciation for a beautiful sunset by reaching out and poking its like button. I saw some delicious tacos, hit reblog, and had some of my very own. This was a world I could live in.

Fast-forward to this morning: I was tired, disheveled, and there was a really pretty girl on the subway. To show my appreciation, I went to push her like button. Didn’t work. Hit it again. Nothing. I tried and tried, but nothing was working right.

Long story short, now I’m in jail. I used my phone call to select today’s five picks:

Gödel, Escher, Bach, Tumblr
GEBT is a book group dedicated to reading one chapter a week of Douglas Hofstadter’s 1979 masterpiece book about artificial intelligence, mathematics, consciousness, puzzles, music, and language. I know what three of those are!

Growing up Heroes
I thought this was going to be something like a teenage Clark Kent blogging about how horrible puberty is, but Growing up Heroes is in fact much cuter and much less annoying than that.

The Butter Room
The Butter Room is built to spread a passion for live music. This ten-person group posts a ton of great content, including reviews, daily features, interviews with musicians, photos from the road, and of course, some music.

The Tickr
The Tickr covers the culture of professional sports fandom. Less about the scores than the athletes themselves, this Tumblr blog focuses on the sights and sounds that make it fun to be a sports fan. Don’t miss their guide to throwing a Super Bowl party.

Fuck Yeah Dioramas!
While it’s true that the whole “Fuck Yeah” thing might be getting old, I can’t just sit by and let something as awesome as a bunch of dioramas all gathered together go unnoticed. It’s time to take a stand! Say it with me: Fuck Yeah Dioramas!

Who do you nominate for the next episode of Tumblr Tuesday?

It’s come to my attention that there are some serious complaints about Tumblr Tuesday. I know this sounds ridiculous, but it’s true. I’m a professional, so I’m going to face these criticisms head on, right now.

Several readers have pointed out that I simply don’t use enough random exclamations. I see your point. Others have noted that I don’t give badgers enough respect. Guilty as charged. Finally, there have been heartfelt protests over the fact that I haven’t replaced my description of one of the blogs with a Lady Gaga lyric. I see where you’re coming from, and I stand corrected.

You’ve spoken, and I’ve listened. And now, my favorite Tumblrs of the moment…

Write One Leaf
Write One Leaf is about making you a better writer, and that means writing every day. This Tumblr blog gives you helpful nuggets of inspiration to help you get started with this process. Huzzah!

People Talking on Bananas
People Talking on Bananas features tragic photos of confused individuals with bananas who believe they’re actually using a telephone. Yee-haw!

deviantFinds
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh! Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh! Caught in a bad romance. Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah! Mum-mum-mum-mum-mah! Gaga-oo-la-la! Want your bad romance. Holy mackerel!

Sagatrope
Sagatrope aims to provide an interesting forum about how fiction exists within the context of metamedia and exponential train-of-thought trending. I have no idea what that means. Great googly moogly!

Jenyffer Maria
Jenyffer is a talented artist and doodler. You know who else are great doodlers? Badgers!

Who do you nominate for the next episode of Tumblr Tuesday?