Calgary was added to the list of cities used by Foursquare today. Foursquare is a social networking tool that goes beyond the simple ‘what are you doing?’ idea used by Twitter and Facebook status updates to ask ‘where are you?’ My experience with Foursquare, so far, has been via Twitter where I see my friends stating things like “I am at [this store] at [this address]” and it lists the exact address of where you are. I have even seen people become the ‘Mayor’ of a store/coffee shop/whereever they are, which, as I found by reading this…
Twenty Something
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Cannot live without
19 Nov 2009 | 8:56 amWhich girl, in this day and age, doesn’t own at least one fabulous scarf? I love scarves, especially ones that are cute and colourful and add a ‘punch’ to an otherwise boring outfit. In Calgary’s cold and often unpredictable climate, scarves are especially necessary. This particular scarf I cannot live without, and have gotten tons of compliments on, from the most unexpected people. Can you believe that it’s from Smart Set, and was under $20? (Is Smart Set a Canadian thing? Do you Americans have Smart Set in your malls?) It’s a gorgeous scarf, and unlike… -
31 weeks
18 Nov 2009 | 4:27 pm31 weeks and exactly 2 months left! Feeling pretty good this week, well except for yesterday morning when I made the mistake of looking at food and the next thing I knew I was puking in the sink. Grosssss. This morning I took the glocuse tolerance test. It really tasted like orange pop and wasn’t that bad until I got to the bottom and it felt like my throat was burning. I finished it all though! I got my blood taken at the lab at the hospital and then had my doctors appointment. Where I waited for an hour, which didn’t impress me, or Scott. We found out that I gained… -
What I believe today.
17 Nov 2009 | 5:51 pmI’m feeling MUCH better now. Looking back on last week I see now that every day was filled with small letdowns that just added up and weighed me down. I like how we measure things in days; weeks; months, so that you always feel like you have the opportunity for a fresh start. Today I believe: That if you can count on a few fingers the people you could call anytime, with no plan or conversation in mind, then that’s enough. That the world would be a better place if every girl had four sisters. That sometimes you have to know when to give up on something that hasn’t been… -
Optimism vs Pessimism
16 Nov 2009 | 4:50 pmThe optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose. — Khalil Gibran Photo by Darwin Bell I realized long ago that I was an optimist. At least, I try to be. I think it comes with having a supportive family who are always encouraging you and willing to lend a helping hand. My husband, however, is a bit of a pessimist. I discovered our inherent difference a few years ago at the ATM machine, of all places. After withdrawing some cash, he would always count it very carefully. One day he commented to me that he did this to “make sure…
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LFar Blog
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On blogging with your real name
11 Nov 2009 | 8:42 pmI really left the blogging grid for three months this summer while I was in Africa, and I've been having a hard time returning. Part of this is because I wanted to debrief on my experience in private, and part of it is because I was travelling for about a month upon my return back to North America. But largely this is because of an influx in links to this site that cite my full real name.I've never been shy about my full real name in emailing or otherwise communicating with readers and fellow bloggers. I think I'm shying away from all the people I know vaguely in real life, or people who know… -
Rejection letter
9 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pmThank you for your interest in [-------].We have received a remarkable number of applications. We know that there is no possible way to evaluate a “whole person” just by reviewing a cover letter and resume and we realize you have many great attributes to offer and a bright future ahead. As much as we’d like to follow up with every talented and dedicated candidate such as you, we can accept only a limited number of applicants. At this time we’re sorry to say that we are not able to invite you for further consideration.We really do wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits and… -
I'm a betting girl, I guess
26 Oct 2009 | 3:05 pmOther than some family trips to Reno and Vegas, I've only been to a casino once. I didn't spend a cent, and I just left feeling depressed with humanity.But that's because organized gambling is BORING. I like under-the-table bets, whispered during class:"That's not a correct usage of the phrase 'begging the question.'""Yes it is.""5 bucks says its not."I like pompous challenge bets, yelled while standing on a chair, swearing. I like bets with dangerous consequences, or based on trivial pieces of trivia. I like bets where the winner gets money, a favour, food, or just gloating privileges.My… -
Options Schmoptions
15 Oct 2009 | 2:35 pmSometimes I wish I had fewer options. Maybe if I had a dream from when I was little, like being an astronaut, then it would be easier to plan my life. I could just use this handy flow chart:And all life's problems would be solved.My issue is that I don't know what I want to do, and I have way-too-many-million options. Such options include: go to law school, go to masters in policy, try a parliamentary internship, get a one-year BA (i.e., stall), or live in a box.These options then have subset follow-up questions. I have this really smug little person sitting in my brain that punches every… -
Choosing 4B year courses
8 Oct 2009 | 6:22 pmSo, enrolment for next term opens next week. This means I have but several days to decide on 5 technical electives (TE) and one complimentary studies elective (CSE) (that is, non-engineering).Now the problem is that a bunch of mechanical profs seem to have gone on sabbatical this year, leaving us with hardly any technical electives from which to choose! By hardly any, I mean 13. But we have to choose 5! And more than 8 are awful! And two that I want to take overlap each other!This is how I make my course selections. I choose a course with an interesting sound name, and then:(click to…
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Jurgen Nation . Com
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On Time, Always Too Early
17 Nov 2009 | 3:08 pmThere’s a depressing lack of sidewalks where we live, and the ones we do have are cracked, pitted; they end as quickly and randomly as they begin. They’re not unlike a pile of spokes but with no wheel to connect them. They’re pointless. Jürgen and I spend most of our walk in [...] -
An Open Letter to Myself (Written Twenty Years in the Future)
14 Nov 2009 | 3:56 pmDear Stacy, I’m you, twenty years from now. No matter how mightily you may wish otherwise, you will be here in twenty years. Sometimes you will want to die. You will think about pain and suffering and that you’ve had enough, you’re just done with it. And you’ll think of taking your [...] -
Push
13 Nov 2009 | 9:16 pmSeven, he on me almost every night. First it’s just in my mouth. Then it’s more more. He is intercoursing me. Say I can take it. Look you don’t even bleed, virgin girls bleed. You not virgin. I’m seven. Sapphire, “Push,” p. 39. We’re seeing Precious tomorrow. [...] -
Old Dog, Same Old Tricks.
10 Nov 2009 | 10:07 pmLike a dog on her hindquarters waiting patiently for the treat held just out of reach, I wait patiently for affirmation. Acceptance. I’ll roll over just so, being careful not to get fur on the carpet. I’ll walk gingerly around mud so I don’t track it through the house. I want [...] -
Something Missing, Something Found
8 Nov 2009 | 10:41 pmUnder the influence of vodka and doubt last night I text messaged a friend or seven on a bullet point in the list of the meanings of life. “Do you ever get bored,” I wrote, a general question if there ever was one. I don’t know what I expected in return as I [...]
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Generation Y Examiner: Sharalyn Hartwell
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Friday Face-off: She says be yourself, but follow a few guidelines at my house for Thanksgiving
20 Nov 2009 | 5:52 amIn today's Friday Face-off he asks for tips on meeting the fam at Thanksgiving. (Image: Sundiep Arora) Meeting the family can be a make it or break it situation. Guy or girl, it’s a big deal. Being the guest or bringing a guest, it’s a... -
Gen Y Gives Thanks: A parent's unfailing support
20 Nov 2009 | 4:51 amGen Y'ers are grateful to develop loving, adult relationships with their parents. (Photo: Photoxpress.com) Most members of Generation Y are finally getting out of that typical teenager stage of disliking their parents. As they move out on their ow... -
Friday Face-off Teaser: She invited me home for Thanksgiving, now what?
19 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pmMeeting the family, at a major holiday no less, is the focus of this week's Friday Face-off. (Image: Sundiep Arora) One week. That's all you've got left. Thanksgiving is just a week away and some of you may be sweating bullets already.... -
Gen Y Gives Thanks: Shattered glass ceilings
19 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pmGen Y women are grateful for the women, and men, who helped shatter glass ceilings. (Photo: Photoxpress.com) Gen Y women have heard the tales of the women’s liberation movement, but haven’t necessarily experienced it for themselves. In... -
Twilight: The one word Gen Y men hate more than anything
19 Nov 2009 | 6:36 amGen Y men typically aren't fans of Twilight, to put it mildly. (Image: Summit Entertainment) For centuries it has always been assumed the most feared/hated word for any man is “commitment.” That has certainly changed. I have a new theory...
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dshan.me
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Homeless
18 Nov 2009 | 11:07 amI rolled off the highway into the neighborhood that’s the only one in Chicago that’s ever felt like a hood to me, and I was at the tail end of a trip downtown to likely spend as much time parking as I’d spend sitting at the restaurant with three or four old friends for an hour catching up. I’d been frantically juggling scheduled and unscheduled phone calls for an hour and having gotten in the car on the phone, called my father upon hanging up, and parked while updating him on my somewhat unpredictable life-landscape, I got out of the car to pay the ridiculously… -
The Blogger Is Not Real
5 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am“it’s an opportunity to explain that the blog is built from your life – life as inspiration – but that in fact it’s a construct. truth in a fictional form. or a fiction that’s built from truth.” - a quote from a reader at this blog. Every blog is its own little world. Some are little worlds; written for the author’s enjoyment or a compulsion to keep a running tab on events and fleeting thoughts attached to those events. I think nearly every personal blog lives an early life this way, unless its author was an avid paper diarist. Some are conversations, and… -
I Can’t Live Without It
4 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am“This post is a part of 20SB’s Blog Carnival: Can’t Live Without, and Alice.com is awarding prizes to lucky bloggers and readers!” This little piece of writing is intended to convey something I just can’t live without. The concepts of need and want, intertwined as they are with the process of determining what it is you really don’t want to wake up without tomorrow, have significance beyond their somewhat negative connotations. I do think we all have a handful of pillars that make us who we are against the backdrop of a pretty transferable human experience. We all have a… -
Music Hunting
19 Oct 2009 | 6:56 amIf you’re ever wondering what people are feeling at the moment you can find out by music hunting and using whatever’s popular at the moment as a decent barameter. Seriously, look at any digital music popularity tool on a Monday morning, and then take a look at it on Friday afternoon…it’s basically an A to Z reflection of human disparity and jubilation. I was a rap freak as a teenager. I remember middle school, when I actually went out of my way to purchase every record that the Barenaked Ladies were putting out. Those sentences are related; promise. So if… -
[twenty-nine] nomadic
8 Oct 2009 | 8:25 amThe new mixtape is up! It’s a long time coming, and I know some of you probably forgot that I send out music periodically, but here it is! It’s shiny! It’s made with real music! Get yours now! Click here to check it out. (There’s a bonus and everything)
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The Incomprehensible Alaina
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Suggestions?
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Quote of the day
19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 amHumor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.~Aristotle -
Plans
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Planning?
16 Nov 2009 | 12:00 amPlanning? What's that?
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Gals' Guide
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First Time Hostess: How to get YOU ready for your party
18 Nov 2009 | 7:04 amMuch is written about party planning from a standpoint of what food to serve and how to decorate. It takes a lot of preparation and in all that prep, you might for get an key element - YOU! So how to make sure that you are ready for your party? Follow this guide.... One week before: Decide what you're going to wear Get a hair cut and color, if it's time for that Day before: Get a manicure, or at the very least, make sure your nails are free from chipped polish. That includes toes, if you plan to wear open-toed shoes! Day of: Do any dirty work early in the day. … -
The Big Apartment Clean-Up: A Gals’ Guide to Putting Order Back in Your Life
15 Nov 2009 | 7:49 pmSo, where have I been? With the Big Baby Day looming in mid-January, I’ve been spending my nights organizing every corner of my condo. I can’t express how tired and elated I feel at the same time. There are things that me and the hubby should have done back when we were married, but never got around to doing. I’ve always been a lover of organization and using/keeping only those items that I needed. Blame it on living in France temporarily and seeing the beauty of efficient spaces or blame it on this great Oprah special on how the Danish live. Bottom line, I think we can… -
Facebook, just let it go. We have.
15 Nov 2009 | 11:48 amFacebook recently added something to their suggestions box on the righthand side of the page: "Reconnect with xxxxxx" Stop! Do NOT click and reconnect with that person who has fallen out of your life. It's perfectly ok to lose touch with people from our (not-so distant) past. In fact, there's probably a very good reason you don't talk to them anymore. Either you actually talk in person, on the phone or through email or they just don't make the cut anymore. It's not that you actively stop liking them, but other people are just more important to you. And you know what? That's ok. I know I… -
Why you DO need work/life balance
14 Nov 2009 | 10:58 amWork/life balance seems to be such a hot topic for twentysomethings. I read a post a couple of days ago that argued that you should forget about work/life balance and create a lifestyle; it argued that you should love your job so much that you don't NEED the fabled "work/life balance." That post is worth a read, but for the record, I think it's wrong. And I think especially in your twenties, the importance of striving to build a balance between work and life should never be underestimated. You may spend 40 (or 60) hours a week at work, but it shouldn't become the only priority in life -- it… -
Dear Carrie Prejean: Please Give It Up
13 Nov 2009 | 7:47 amThat is all. You have no argument, aside from the fact that yes, you DID have a right to answer that infamous question any which way you chose. The fact that you decided to run for Miss California and not CONSIDER what you did in the past to come back to haunt you is just silly. You're not my kinda gal.
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This? Is Not the Life I Ordered!
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A Nice, Smooth Glass of Wine
4 Nov 2009 | 9:48 amSome of you have expressed concern that I have died. Fear not, I still live. I am currently in Seville enjoying my siesta (what would make it better: if I were enjoying my siesta at a sidewalk cafe with a glass of wine and a book but i decided to spend it with you people.). I love Spain. I really do. The culture here is amazing; everyone greets each other, friend and stranger alike, with kisses on both cheeks, everyone is very animated when they talk and the siesta is the best invention ever! The days here can be lazied away sitting in a cafe with a good cappucino or a glass of wine reading… -
Hostel IV: Barcelona
20 Oct 2009 | 2:52 amSo as you´ve probably guessed, the saga continues with The Messenger. Last time I saw him he was tripping pretty badly in Amsterdam off of a very strong special brownie and I had to babysit him for two days because of this. A week later and I am in Barcelona, where we meet up, YET AGAIN. I have continued couch surfing since my awesome experience in Amsterdam and got to stay with 4 really talented and super generous jazz musicians in San Sebastian, a gorgeous seaside town in northern Spain. I stayed in a hostel my first night in Barcelona but the 2nd night I decided to continue couch… -
Hostel III: Amsterdam
11 Oct 2009 | 12:15 pmSo. A lot has happened that I can´t possibly elaborate all in one post so i´m going to summarize on the one thing you all are dying to know: What the hell is going on with this stalker?? Maybe you´re not dying to know. Maybe you´ve forgotten. Let me refresh your memory. So the story picks up about a week later in Edinburgh. Its my last day and I finally get an email from the Messenger. Turns out, he was playing a prank but hadn´t meant to freak me out. After a lot of yelling at him and threatening to kick his ass, I tell him he owes me a drink. The story is this: he met Roy in a… -
A Real Life Scary Story (Alternative Title: Hostel II: The Messenger)
29 Sep 2009 | 3:09 amSo I’ve never seen the movie Hostel. In fact, I’ve refused seeing it since I backpack around europe on a yearly basis. Without seeing it, I have had what constitutes as the beginning to the sequel happen to me. I have been in scotland around 2 weeks now, but at the time of this story I was just 5 days into my trip. I had been in a small town for a few days and when I arrived in Glencoe, the most remote village I’ve ever been to, I was ready for some good hiking, pretty views and peace and quiet. The hostel I stayed at was a mile and a half outside the village which consisted… -
My Tour Begins of the World’s Most Expensive Countries
8 Sep 2009 | 1:26 pmI’m currently sprawled out on my bed in one of the worst hostels I’ve ever stayed at (and one of the most expensive, at that) in Copenhagen. The horrendous conditions include: i can’t sit up in my bed, theres no pillow and no blankets either–and its cold in here!–with a communal shower (no joke, everyone takes one together) and walls that fall over if you lean into them. Not that I’m really complaining, I’ve spent a wonderful past week in Berlin, Schwerin, and Hamburg and Copenhagen is beautiful, if not extremely expensive. Its only the…
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Chelsea Talks Smack
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I've been having consistent sex for a year- Yay me.
18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amIt was a year ago last week, that My Love and I decided to "make it official" to stamp a label on it and stop drunkenly (er, desperately?) kissing strangers and flirting with fuglies for a little admiration....we met, I say, "accidentally." I had a little "Glee" in my step, had just returned aimlessly from Europe and thought next I'd be India bound, or sipping caipirinha's in Brazil, or living in Santa Barbara with "Luca" who I'd met on a train ride (he could've been a figment of my imagination, he looked like an Italian Jude Law, 6'4 and was a personal chef- why we didn't bone, I have no… -
I'm gonna lose my shit for FIVE SECONDS
16 Nov 2009 | 10:10 am"TALKS SMACK" that is in my name- and since I rarely, GO THERE, I decided I should. Also, I'm writing for SmakNews.com, twice a day you can see smack talking of mine on all things pop culture, sex, relationships- all that good stuff. As well as articles like THESE. If you like TMZPerezHiltonPinkisthenewblog.com- you'll love Smaknews. Without out further adieu.......I’d like to take a few minutes to cry, out loud for Miss. Carrie Prejean, for the conservative party (since she’s making you all look even more terrible) and, for blonde people ( though I love you, she’s making all you hot… -
Well, I'm DRINKING THE KOOL-AID.
13 Nov 2009 | 8:02 amDenver, is officially my home. The manager at Starbucks knows my name, he even makes nice comments on my hair when it's different (he's trying to pedal me pumpkin scones, but I forgive him), i.e. messy bun, unshowered. My yoga instructors know me, "NIIIIICE adjustments Chelsea" and the guy at Brakes Plus remembered my name when I went in for a routine oil change yesterday. I have "favorite" bars, breakfast joints and driving paths. It's creeped up on me like a stretch mark and sure enough, there it is- Denver is HOME.Yesterday was brilliant. If you haven't read 4 Hr. Work Week, you absolutely… -
Thoughts are things and my THING is a massive panic attack.
9 Nov 2009 | 10:08 pmRight now, this is the only thing keeping me going. And I'm hardly inspired to write.I am in between jobs, in between shows, in between homes, in between being incredibly being busy and then having absolutely nothing but the promise of peppermint flavored coffee and a good Hot Topics on The View to wake up to. Papers are waiting to be signed, masters are waiting to be completed and then I'm here, just waiting. We're in the middle of mastering our new album, so it's a lot of sitting around and waiting until we can push it. There's not a l other than thinking about the FUTURE that's inspiring… -
Calling ALL bloggers- I'm a needy bitch with a cause.
5 Nov 2009 | 8:30 amI don't recoil easily. I've made people cry, then looked at them stone-faced. I've perfected the "eye roll" and the "I'm going to make you feel like a total dumb fuck if you cross me" look. I'm fiercely loyal, have the memory of a fucking tyrant and generally, "I'm always right." I've hurt people that I love by being too proud and mericless. I'm compassionate, but more often than not, the compassion is going to those/that which is less close to me and those that remain the closest endure my misdirected judgement and cavalier attitude......I'm terrible at saying "I'm sorry" or "I was wrong."…
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and there’s NOTHING on TV
5 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pmI’m only writing this because I think I have to, not because I want to. I mean, I want to stop seeing the last post at the top of this blog, but I don’t want to write. I don’t want to do much of anything. Everything- and I do mean everything- is kind of boring, sort of frustrating, and insanely tedious… Maybe I’ll just hibernate all winter, hiding from the swine flu and the holiday spirit and all the irritating fucking things I have to do that I really rather not. -
How to get vagina off the coffee table
21 Oct 2009 | 10:44 pmThe other day Jason and I were hanging out in the living room, playing on our different laptops. Absently, he picked up the silly putty I always keep on my coffee table and constructed a small phallus. Not to be outdone in turning childrens’ playthings into sculptures of genitals, I squashed the putty penis and constructed (an uncannily accurate) vagina. I narrated while I worked in my best Bob Ross accent about the ‘happy little clitoral hoods’ and ‘peacefully lapping labias’. Jason asked me if I needed him to Google a picture for me to work from. I told him no, my mirror was… -
With the simplicity of a carnival
16 Oct 2009 | 3:00 pmEli commented, with some amusement, how often I insist on doing things the hard way… he’s probably right. But it’s as much humility as it is vanity, I swear: yes, I want to be fucking fantastic and not because I’ve mastered the small things but because I attempted the large, but knowing that, I still want to strive for the simple (even if I usually end up somewhere near a circus tent). (aren’t they adorable? I love the giggle at the end of the scene, so feminine. The one kinda reminds me of Soko…) -
clean the crumbles out of my cleavage
9 Oct 2009 | 1:38 pmThere’s a weird wind in the weather today turning everything solid to spun sugar and shit. It’s a little too salty, a little too loud, a little too suggestive… But it’s the perfect amount of sinister. Because Sinister, my friends, always arrives with a smile and leaves with a pocket full of coin and you feeling used but not too sorry. -
uck all.
30 Sep 2009 | 7:08 pmI’ve seen this episode before, but I’m tired and my eyes hurt and if I write one more sentence I later delete it just might kill me. It’s almost better that I know all the words and the next scene and the next time the laugh track would have played if these shows had been filmed a decade earlier, it’s easier to pretend I enjoy this recycled crap if I don’t have to concentrate. the “F” key flew off the keyboard yesterday. I thought I could deal with it, but it’s driving me fucking crazy- it makes cursing so much more difficult than it needs to be. If the dirt…
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Rhi in Pink
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In Which It Was Worth It
17 Nov 2009 | 7:30 pm18 months after a super painful surgery, and 6 months after a pretty freaking horrific course of Lupron treatments, I’m super excited to tell you guys that I am COMPLETELY CYST FREE! This means, no surgeries for the foreseeable future and also NO MORE LUPRON. Thank you all for listening to me whine… xoxoxo Healthy Uterus Rhi -
Update on my Noveau Riche Wedding*
16 Nov 2009 | 6:21 amAs far away as my wedding is, I’m quite proud of the things we’ve been able to accomplish thus far. I take great pride in marking the little tasks on TheKnot.com as DONE. But, for as much as we’ve been able to accomplish, there’s obviously still so much to be done. So, I thought I’d periodically provide a little update as to what’s going on in the world of Rhiannon’s Noveau Riche Wedding. *Title courtesy of the lovely Pippi who came over here to rain on my parade a few days ago. I can only assume that someone peed in Pippi’s Cheerios, as the… -
Things I currently can’t get enough of
12 Nov 2009 | 7:49 pmPW’s Sherried Tomato Soup – I made this soup about a week ago, froze half of it and then ate the rest of it for the next several days. I’ve since taken frozen soup out of the freezer and am eating it again. It’s the best soup ever. My new driving moccasins, which I purchased at J.Crew in Chicago after trying on bridal gowns with Kristabella. (seriously, I’ve been looking for the perfect pair for a year. My closet, which has been recently entirely made over thanks to my Mom. (Huggable Hangers, you guys, GET THEM). The Etsy wedding section. So many lovely things… -
Confessions
29 Oct 2009 | 7:01 amI have voice crushes. My original voice crush was Ira Glass. Now, I have a voice crush on Peter Sagal and Kai Rysdall. (The Ira voice crush remains) I want to elope. I’m so sick of wedding input from random people. My wedding budget is none of your business. If you’re worried that my wedding budget is preventing me from buying a house, worry about something else, because IT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. We have a potluck at work today and I want to call in sick. Unless I know you very well and I know your general kitchen cleanliness well, I don’t want to eat something you made… -
Friday Bullets: Very, Very Sick Edition
16 Oct 2009 | 6:38 amI’m fairly certain that for the past 4 days I’ve been suffering from a little something the world likes to call H1N1. Here’s something that’s REALLY stupid: if you’re an otherwise healthy adult, you’re not supposed to go to the doctor unless you have “complications,” so if you’re an an otherwise healthy adult you can count on suffering through this for four (and counting) days. Your doctors office might pretend that they can help you, but mainly they’ll just make you wait 5 hours for a phone call back and when you finally get sick of…
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I’m pretty sure fan girls don’t say fuck
18 Nov 2009 | 7:17 pmIt is pretty obvious that I’m a big Twilight geek. I just can’t help it. Those of you who have read it know that it is like crack. Moody, glittery vampire crack that I distributed and pushed on you all. My own copy has made some rounds and converted quite a few here in Chicago. And to those of you who scoff and say you don’t like angsty teen vampire novels, I was the same way. NOW LOOK AT ME. Then when you add RPattz to the picture? I’m done for. So when Katelin got to meet and interview the cast, I pretty much was freaking out all weekend for her with each text I received and that… -
The girl that cried Blog
18 Nov 2009 | 7:43 amI’m sitting on my couch reading your comments and marveling in your pleas for me to stick around. I’m floored. I mention this to my husband, and he informs me that I am a LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE and will not, in actuality, be able to stop blogging for an entire month. He might be right. UGH. I did say the minute I hit publish I would regret it, no? But I AM taking a break. I just don’t know if setting a goal for an entire month was all that realistic. So maybe I’ll see you next week? Or the week after that? Yeah. I’m off to find a fire extinguisher for my pants. -
Hiatus
17 Nov 2009 | 9:08 amI need blogging break. I’ve been struggling with this decision for a while, because part of me thinks the minute I hit Publish on this post, I’m going to regret it. I’ll come crawling back to the interwebs begging you to take me back. But there’s another part of me that thinks this is a good decision. Not an end, just a break. A few weeks without the self-imposed pressure of writing a blog post. Because, I’m tired. I’m tired of being told that my writing is going downhill, or that I’m boring. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say, it’s more like I just don’t feel… -
“My gay best friend. It’s so cliche I wanna puke.”
16 Nov 2009 | 6:56 amNew Secret Project: Crush Edition! (I may be using a lot of exclamation marks today because holy geez! The Colts! Won! In an intense game! *And I almost peed my pants!) 1. My crush is on my physiotherapist. I’m not sure what it is – whether it’s just that he’s the only man to touch me right now - or that he can make me cry with pain but sometimes afterwards I finally experience a few pain-free hours. I talk “properly” to him more than I ever did with my last boyfriend and he keeps on joking that I need to be able to run again so we can play tennis, but I suspect he’s… -
thanks, going back to school and hey you hire me!
13 Nov 2009 | 6:45 amYesterday’s post had been brewing for a very long time. It was definitely time to get it out regardless of who reads it. Maybe some felt it was out of line or mean but this is my place to write and I refuse to censor myself. And sometimes you just need to vent. Thank you to those who commented, I appreciate it more than you know. That aside, when the hell did it become November? Seriously? 2009 is absolutely flying by. I’m kind of okay with that though. I think in January I will be returning to school. Clearly the no degree thing isn’t really helping me out regardless of my extreme…
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Learn Something New Everyday
9 Nov 2009 | 8:31 amAbout a year ago I decided to dedicate an entire month of my life to consciously learning something new every day. To track my learning I blogged about my daily learnings. Today, via one of my favorite bloggers (swissmiss) I found a site completely dedicated to the concept of Learning Something New Everyday. I love the simplistic visuals of this site and of course the bright colors. Here’s today’s lesson: And a few of my favs from previous days: -
PR for Gen Y Entrepreneurs
3 Nov 2009 | 7:52 pmthe following guest post was written by Matt Wilson of Under 30 CEO With the hype of Twitter everyone wants to know–how do I use this tool to successfully grow my business? The answer is public relations. As described by Wikipedia “Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing the flow of information between an organization and its publics.” What better tool to have than a platform where you can send messages out to the publics on behalf of the company? But I’m a startup, nobody cares about my company So, let’s start at stage one, it’s time to get press… -
The world bursts at the seams
23 Oct 2009 | 7:32 amThis morning inspiration is brought to you by Starbucks, well actually a photo of a Starbucks cup. You can see other “The Way I See It” Starbucks photo contributions in this Flickr Group. -
Following Your Passion
18 Oct 2009 | 5:27 pmI have a confession … I subscribe to Oprah’s E-Newsletter. For shame, yes I know, I’m not a stay at home housewife and as a career women I hate the which jeans look best on your butt articles but ya know I do find a lot of quality stuff in the vast media that is Team Oprah. On this lazy Sunday, I particularly enjoyed reading Celebrities Discuss Following Their Passion. I’m not a celebrity gossip fan but I do love life lessons of people doing what they love to do. Here’s a great quote from Aisha Tyler. Check out the rest if you’re interested. Nothing really… -
For the Love of Books: Social Networking for Bookworms
17 Oct 2009 | 6:43 pmUp until age 25 I always thought I wasn’t really into books. I read the books I was required to read for school and that was about it. At 25, things changed, perhaps it was a quarterlife crisis or becoming single again but for some reason I discovered that I really am a book person. Now, I’m not a typical girl when it comes to my book interests. I am a non-fiction, business and development book kinda reader. To give you an idea, the last few books I’ve read were Trust Agents, Outliers, and Tipping Point. I think in the past 2 years I’ve only read one stereotypical…
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Half Deserted Streets
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Book Review: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
16 Nov 2009 | 3:34 pmThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianBy Sherman AlexieLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: April 1, 2009ISBN:978-0316013697When The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian begins, Junior (Arnold) Spirit, a Native American teenager living on a reservation, is about to start high school. After being disappointed with his school’s inability to purchase new materials, as well as his community’s lack of desire to better itself, he decides to travel outside the reservation and attend an all white high school. He believes that hope lies with white people. In… -
Carrying the Banner
15 Nov 2009 | 6:10 amA short article I wrote a bit ago about my trip to Milan was published today! For those in Orlando, it's in the Orlando Sentinel's travel & arts section. For those not, it's here: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/os-being-there-milan-111509-20091112,0,2796048.storyWe're still in Miami, so I haven't seen the print version yet. But there's a paper waiting for us when we get home. As for now, I'm going to go call my grandparents and tell them to open the paper. They'll be so proud! -
Exciting!
10 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pmIt's been a rather exciting week. For starters, HDS has BlogHer ads! Woo! If anyone else is using them, please let me know how you like them. Incidentally, the first one I saw was for Legos. Yes, I think we'll get along just well...Second, this upcoming Sunday I'm going to be published in the Orlando Sentinel! I wrote a short piece a while ago on my trip to Milan and submitted it for their travel section. I just found out that this Sunday they're publishing it. I'm pretty excited because, of all the local newspapers and magazines, this isthe one I've been trying to get into for a bit… -
I Heart Friends
3 Nov 2009 | 5:28 pmI've got great friends. I mean, really amazing, we're going to grow old together, to die for friends. And although I've always known that, Sunday led me to believe it a bit more. Sunday was my birthday. I'm officially 26. I wanted to do that "26 things to do before you turn 26" list, but life got in the way and I think I'm okay with that. Anyway, after a long night of Halloween, Samir gave me my birthday presents. Here's what he got me:High Fidelity by Nick HornbyThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Wordy Shipmates by Sarah VowellNow, you might be thinking "wait, don't you… -
This is Halloween
2 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pmAnd so, another Halloween has come and gone. Let's see what I was up to this year, shall we? Once again, Jetta competed in the pet costume contest. He was up against over 100 other adorable dogs and sadly did not win (like he did last year). He did, however, look absolutely adorable as a mechanic. (Of course we had to match. I wore my younger brother's mechanic outfit and we both had fake tools and tool belts.) Friday night, Samir and I went to two parties. I let him decide what we'd dress up as, since I had (slightly embarrassing) plans for us for Saturday night (more on that later). (Samir…
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Young Upstarts
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JamiQ – Monitoring Social Media Across Languages
18 Nov 2009 | 7:48 amThe JamiQ team (from left to right) - employee No. 2 Li JiaYi, employee No. 1 Kelvin Quee, and employee No.3 Benjamin Koe. Just as social media has been growing and will continue to grow at an incredible rate for the foreseeable future, social media monitoring services – those that measure such online buzz and conversations on blogs, forums, news and social networking sites – are increasingly coming into demand. Companies like Syndacast, Media Monitors and Dow Jones have developed solutions to service this need, and even Singapore startups such as Brandtology and ThoughtBuzz… -
Learn From Young Upstarts
17 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pmUpstarts, by Donna Fenn. I’d love to get my hands on a copy of “Upstarts!: How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business and 8 Ways You Can Profit from Their Success” by author and journalist Donna Fenn. Simply because it’ll make perfect sense for this blog. =) Dear Donna, I’d be ecstatic if you can send me an autographed copy for review. I’ll even list it here. PS: Here’s a free manifesto on Upstarts, if you’re wondering what the book is about. -
Get Your Questions Answered On Startups.com
17 Nov 2009 | 7:53 amStartups.com works with entrepreneurs, small business owners, academics, and seasoned business people to help answer your questions. Startups.com Network, Inc. earlier this month announced the launch of Startups.com, a collaborative startup community that lets aspiring and experienced startup entrepreneurs share information and answers concerning their businesses. “We’ve finally found what was missing from the business resource landscape: a place for entrepreneurs, business people and small business owners to ask their business questions, respond to the ones they know, and create the… -
Entrepreneurship For Professionals
13 Nov 2009 | 6:51 amIf you’re a professional, manager or executive who’s aspiring to be your own boss, you may want to check out Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE)’s BlueSky Exchange networking event – Entrepreneurship For Professionals. On 25 November 2009, catch professional-turned-entrepreneurs CEO of Asiatel Yeo Poh Seng who grew his start-up into an established telecommunications solutions provider across Asia, and XMI’s CEO Ryan Lee, a multiple award winner for his innovation behind the X-mini speakers, as they share their experience in managing their business. You… -
New York Entrepreneur Week
11 Nov 2009 | 11:50 pmGary W. Whitehill, founder of New York Entrepreneur Week. New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) is taking place in New York during the week of 16-20 November – that’s five full days worth of top-notch entrepreneur-focused events ranging from keynote speeches from recognized business leaders, inspired panel sessions to the NYEW Relentless business plan competition. NYEW is a 501c(3) non-profit organization started in July this year by 26 year-old Gary W. Whitehill, who wanted to pull together the many disparate resources available in New York for entrepreneurs. “There are…
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Sweats in the City
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Made Up My Mind.
5 Nov 2009 | 9:18 amI am throwing in the towel, here, folks. I have really enjoyed writing here over the past few years, but 1) the number of people whom I actually know who read this blog has grown pretty dramatically, 2) I just don’t have that much to write about, and 3) I had an Internet-related issue a few weeks ago related to my ongoing job hunt that made me really paranoid. HOWEVER. You still can catch me at Twitter: if you don’t Twitter, you are missing out. It’s more than FB status updates, more than what you had for breakfast. It’s a community of really freaking funny… -
Song(s) of the Day.
3 Nov 2009 | 9:42 amI’m sorry, but that just cracks me up. And I also kind of love the sentiment, kind of like with the Glamour photo of the chick with a belly. “It’s the right love at the wrong time Guess we’ll have to wait until the summertime ‘Cause it’s the right love at the wrong time Why’d we have to meet each other in our prime ‘Cause it’s the right love at the wrong time…” I don’t believe in timing anymore, I don’t think. For a long time, I did– was positive that certain people could have, would have been right for… -
Still Thinking.
30 Oct 2009 | 12:07 pmHi, there, Internet. You’re all so sweet. I still haven’t decided what precisely I’m going to do. I might Tumblog, I don’t know. I’m thinking about it, and I’ll keep you all posted. In the meantime, I ran outside today. Longer than I’ve gone even on the treadmill, and also up over the Hayes Street Hill. I left my apartment before seven, which was a victory in and of itself. It was dark, and I was like, you know what, foot? WE ARE GOING TO RUN MY FAVORITE ROUTE, SO SUCK IT UP. I ran the mile to Alamo Square pretty quickly, but the hill… -
A Few Changes.
28 Oct 2009 | 1:00 pmAs you may or may not have noticed, I deleted my archives here today. There are a lot of changes in progress over here, and none of them are conducive to keeping my personal life on the Internet. I’m sorry, Internet. I still love you. This doesn’t mean that I’m done, but I’m leaning that way. I’ll post an update when I’ve given it a little more thought. -
Random Music Wednesday.
28 Oct 2009 | 10:24 amI was released from PT this morning, nearly 10 months post-injury. Dude, I almost hugged my PT, except that he’s this older, slightly hardass guy. So I didn’t. And then I went straight to the gym and did another treadmill run, even though I just did one yesterday, and it felt so so good. On the way to PT and the way from PT to the gym, I listened to a little John Mayer, “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room,” a song on which I am completely and totally hooked at the moment. It’s not a silly little moment It’s not the storm before the calm This is the deep…
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Schaefer's Blog
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Great Books and Wine: Announcing My E-mail Newsletter
16 Nov 2009 | 11:15 pmBelow is a copy of an e-mail I sent out to several friends and family this weekend announcing the e-mail newsletter I’m creating covering great books and wine. Since I don’t have a lot of your e-mail addresses and I know that I missed a lot of people in my initial round of e-mails, here is my attempt to reach everyone. If you want to receive the quarterly newsletter send an e-mail with “subscribe” somewhere in the body to: cameron.schaefer@gmail.com — Friends, **Total Reading Time: 3-5 min** I hope this note finds you enjoying your Fall, my favorite time of year. -
Friday Video: Nose-High C-17 Takeoff
13 Nov 2009 | 6:38 amHaven’t done a Friday video in a while, so here you go: Very Close C-17 Take-off from Goobie55 on Vimeo. Related posts:Friday Video: C-17 Departure in Afghanistan A C-17 taking off from a remote location in Afghanistan.... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. -
10 Steps to Increasing Your Financial Resilience
9 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pmNow that the global economy seems to have settled down a bit, most people are rubbing the financial slumber from their eyes and trying to figure out what happened and how to better prepare for the future. As I’ve thought about the economy and personal finance in the past few months I’ve continually come back to the idea of becoming more financially resilient – basically, becoming better able to withstand and even thrive during future economic downturns. It’s nearly impossible to become completely independent of the world markets, but the following are a few ways to… -
A Response to E-mail Forwards Blasting Obama, Environmentalists, Etc.
2 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pmThe following is an e-mail written recently by my friend’s dad, a university professor and respected author. He is not a liberal, in fact he is quite conservative. After discussing the following with him over pumpkin carving and wine the other night, it became apparent that he wrote this as a response to some of the ridiculous e-mail forwards he had been receiving as of late from his conservative bretheren. He, like many of us, has been the recipient of numerous emotionally-charged forwards blasting President Obama, librerals, environmentalists and various other groups… -
Matthew Hoh’s Letter of Resignation Regarding Afghanistan
28 Oct 2009 | 10:33 amMany have now heard the news of the first U.S. government official resigning his position in protest of our continued presence in Afghanistan. I was alerted to this development by a fellow officer and blogger, Matt Bader, and was immediately intrigued by the background of this State Department employee. The Washington Post’s Karen DeYoung reported on Tuesday, “When Matthew Hoh joined the Foreign Service early this year, he was exactly the kind of smart civil-military hybrid the administration was looking for to help expand its development efforts in Afghanistan. A former…
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The Typing Makes Me Sound Busy
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Bottle of Red, Bottle of White
16 Nov 2009 | 4:26 amBelieve it or not, last night a friend invited me into his home for dinner, despite knowing that the conversation would be peppered with Psychedelic Furs lyrics and that I'd no doubt find some way to soil the furnishings. As I was debating which t-shirt to wear, I somehow shook loose some Emily Post-style etiquette from the deeper recesses of my brain and realized I should probably take something to thank him for his hospitality.I called him an hour or so before I'd be apologizing for staining the tablecloth to ask what would best accompany the meal. "Just bring whatever you'd want to me to… -
OK, Well, Call Me
6 Nov 2009 | 7:01 am1) Maybe it's because he knows I'm going out of town, that he's unsettled by my own anxiety. Maybe he can sense that I'm conflicted about my decision to upend my life. Or maybe he just chewed the eyes off of his squeaky monkey. Either way, Pigpen spent the earliest hours of Friday redecorating the living room with autumn-hued puddles of hurl. I've been following him around, double fisting bottles of Resolve and keeping a wad of paper towels tucked in the waistband of my pajama pants, gently guiding him away from the rugs and onto the more easily disinfected sections of the floor.I hate when… -
Gather Up Your Jackets, Move It To the Exits
2 Nov 2009 | 7:25 amThere used to be a band called Semisonic--I say used to be because I'm reasonably sure all the members have long since started selling real estate or detachable gutters and doing things that don't require guitars. Their big, inescapable hit was called "Closing Time" and during my freshman year of college, it was the anthem that soundtracked countless second-semester drunkfests. (Confidential to My Mother: By "Drunkfests" I mean "Endless nights spent in the library studying, taking notes, and making good use of your tuition dollars." Obviously). That song was always leaking out of the speakers… -
Like a Good Neighbor
27 Oct 2009 | 7:40 amMy apartment building used to have so much promise. I remember when the realtor cheerfully pointed out the hardwood floors and the large windows before spending an inordinate amount of time on the stainless steel kitchen fixtures, as if I'd previously lived in a place without working faucets. Her hard sell on the running water worked, though. I signed a contract and for a while everything was as delightful as it looked in the brochure.Then other people started living here.After two years, the turnover rate is higher than at even the most dismal fast food establishments and I'd bet that… -
It'll Be A Pop Publication, Tougher Than Tough
18 Oct 2009 | 9:55 pmSo that just happened.1 After a decade-plus of marveling at his songwriting, blasting Jesus of Cool loud enough to alienate my neighbors at six different addresses and wearing a Labour of Lust t-shirt that has--so far--outlasted all of my relationships, I finally FINALLY had the chance to see Nick Lowe in concert.2He and his Gibson J-45 captivated the sold-out crowd packed into the tiny Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia and it was the best seventy-five minutes I've ever spent without removing any clothing. He played twenty-one songs, each one featuring a lyric or a sentiment that will…
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...and hijinks ensued.
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I love the smell of hypocrisy in the morning
11 Nov 2009 | 9:32 pmYou ever get the feeling that some people just want to know they still have an effect on you?So. The Ex.The long and short of it- we dated for 6+ years. He was a bit of an alcoholic, and I was a bit of a pushover. We pretended that we were going to stay friends after we split up, but it mostly ended up in his new girlfriend stalking me, apologies (with seemingly ulterior motives), and awkward silences. I last saw him around a year and a half ago, and apparently we both, without saying anything, knew that despite there never being a big angry blowout, it was time for us to both stop… -
Things I do that may or may not be really odd
4 Nov 2009 | 6:06 pmYelling at my boyfriend while I'm sleeping.So a few nights ago, I got home rather late from a concert, and the Duke was hard at work studying for the GREs. He wanted a little tutoring on some of the math concepts, so we chatted for about an hour. When I crawled into bed, I cursed in my head a little, because I realized I was going to less sleep than I had planned before my early morning and long workday. Not too big of a deal, though, as I have functioned on far less sleep.... or maybe it was a bigger deal than I realized, as about an hour later, I started sleep-chastising my boyfriend. I… -
The psychology of leaving
1 Nov 2009 | 2:24 pmI have a friend who has always dreamed of going to work in Australia. It was, of course, after she'd fallen in love that all the sudden the pieces, seemingly out of nowhere, fell together. She is leaving in a matter of months. I saw them on Friday, and although they are trying to just be together until she goes, there is this wall that has grown out of nowhere. It is like neither of them want to risk falling any harder, with the end so in sight. I think she would stay if he asked her to. But he will never ask.***I sent off my first application on Wednesday. I thought it would feel cathartic,… -
And more words.
27 Oct 2009 | 2:40 pmOkay, it's official-- I miss writing.Well, that’s a bit of a deceptive statement. It’s not like my fingers have exactly become unfamiliar with the keyboard. It’s more that my writing as of late has been of the “why-I-am-going-to-be-the-most-fabulous-intern-ever” genre (or, you know, the neuropsych report I am technically writing in my office as we speak… if anyone asks). So much self-promotion gets a little tiresome. Perhaps I just miss being a little more honest, verbose, jaded, sarcastic, and more flexible on my use of punctuation.Of course, this is about the least convenient… -
Why me pre-coffee and noxious chemicals don't get along
6 Oct 2009 | 11:26 am6:42 am.I'm staring at myself bleary-eyed in the mirror.I notice the remnants of yesterday's mascara smudged around my eye, so I grab a cotton pad, douse it in liquid, and press it against my right eye.IT BURNS.Wincing, I manage to pry open my eye, and splash some water into. I turn my good eye to the counter to see not a small blue bottle of eye make-up remover, but a large pink bottle.I have just put nail polish remover in my eye.I've never been so happy to not read "Please avoid contact with eyes" in my life.
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It's like I'm... mmmagic!
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“My gay best friend. It’s so cliche I wanna puke.”
16 Nov 2009 | 6:56 amNew Secret Project: Crush Edition! (I may be using a lot of exclamation marks today because holy geez! The Colts! Won! In an intense game! *And I almost peed my pants!) 1. My crush is on my physiotherapist. I’m not sure what it is – whether it’s just that he’s the only man to touch me right now - or that he can make me cry with pain but sometimes afterwards I finally experience a few pain-free hours. I talk “properly” to him more than I ever did with my last boyfriend and he keeps on joking that I need to be able to run again so we can play tennis,… -
Here’s what they didn’t tell you
12 Nov 2009 | 7:02 pmThey didn’t tell you how fun blogging could be. How excited you would be when you got your first comment, when you saw your name on someone’s blogroll, when you plucked out a handful of words from the vast English language to make sentence you were proud to write. A sentence that you would re-read because you loved it so much, a sentence that would ring in your head and roll off your tongue like poetry. No, they didn’t tell you that. They didn’t tell you about the community. My word, the community. The people you would meet, the friends you would make. The ones who… -
My lips are sealed. Kind of. Not really
8 Nov 2009 | 7:05 pmYou know, for all my waxing about love and like and movies starring both Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks- I’m not easily wooed. I tend to be the girl who is not impressed when a dude comes over to talk because he’s usually cutting in to the great time I’m already having with my friends. (Real life friends who read the blog? Feel free to chime in and confirm this bitchy behavior I exhibit). And when a guy manages to get into a conversation? I’m easy to cut him loose if I feel like he’s not quality. (For the record, “quality” doesn’t have anything to do… -
“I have a crush on Ben at No Ordinary Rollercoaster. Unfortunately I have a boyfriend and a vagina and he has the Newf so clearly things will never work out.”
2 Nov 2009 | 4:44 pmThe Secret Project: Crush Edition can continue to exist because of the awesome emails you all continue to send me. That, and the fact that I fought back from the edge of death boredom and survived almost a week in bed, with *only an unhealthy addiction to cold medicine and a truckload of self pity to entertain me . ANYWAY. As always, I must gush about how much I’m loving what you are confessing! Confession #7 of this week had me all swoony. Who doesn’t wish to be in that situation? Email me at brandyismagic@gmail.com if you have one to share! As always, I’m still taking… -
fevah Part II
28 Oct 2009 | 8:20 pmOh, hi. I’m dying. Okay maybe not but *whatever the hell I’m battling, it’s currently kicking my ass. Like, if me and this sickness were in a boxing ring, I’d be pinned to the mat yelling “SWEET MOTHER OF GOD, I GIVE UP, YOU WIN- TAKE EVERY SEASON OF THE WEST WING! TAKE MY VINTAGE WRANGLERS FROM THE 70′S THAT DO WONDERS FOR MY BUM! TAKE AWAY SWEET POTATO FRIES FROM THE EARTH! “, the second the starting bell was heard. I was feeling tremendously sorry for myself while watching ** Lecture 3 in Game Theory (sexily titled “Iterative Deletion and…
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i hate so much...
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Weekly Update.
19 Nov 2009 | 6:40 amI closed my Eden Fantasys giveaway last night and the winner of the $50 gift card is sarahk. Congrats! Send me your address and we’ll get that right out to you. Some of my bloggy buds have started a anon group blog called Behind the Curtain. Ever wonder what “out” bloggers would say if they could keep their identities a secret? Then you should check it out. Alexa, the finest plum in all of the land, is hosting a giveaway for a FREE LAPTOP. Yep– you read that right. FREE. LAPTOP. Go enter. Now. I am officially taking all recommendations for places to shop for cheap… -
Would You Rather Wednesday
18 Nov 2009 | 6:44 amWould you rather… have a “save game” feature on your life? or win the lottery? things to consider: money doesn’t buy happiness (lie). the butterfly effect. -
time warp
17 Nov 2009 | 6:56 amThis morning I wrote a check for my very first apartment. An apartment I saw while I was hungover as shit on Sunday. Part of me barely remembers what the place looks like because my brain was fuzzy from downing too much vodka and jumbo slice with katie, brad, and lexa. katie, brad, lusty reader, and i ventured all the way to kensington, md to see rocky horror picture show. It was patrick’s last show, and my first time seeing RHPS in full, a fact that I hid from everyone as to not get called out by the actors. The play was great, but by the time we got back to brad and katie’s… -
would you rather friday and a rant.
13 Nov 2009 | 7:26 amThis apartment search thing is killing me, y’all. You know how I posted on Tuesday that I’d found a place and it was all good and I was so excited to be in the dc area? Well fuck all of that. I was supposed to sign a lease this weekend. The girl at the apartment last week told me that I had the place. She was going to call my references and send me the lease on monday– DONE DEAL. Let me stress that. She said she wasn’t even going to show it anymore. So tune to Tuesday when I start to get freaked out because none of my references had received a call. I email her. No… -
How I Trick AT&T Into Giving me 15 Dollars Each Month
12 Nov 2009 | 4:30 amThere is something peculiar going on with my phone bill. I can’t explain it, but every other month it’s 30 dollars higher than normal. I’ve looked on the bill. I’ve scoured it for random charges for fly ringtones and channing tatum wallpapers. Not like I’d ever spend money on those… AGAIN. I call AT&T, and every time the same fucking thing happens. ATT Idiot: … Can I have your cell phone number, address, mother’s maiden name, social security number, underwear color, favorite cereal (frosted flakes, if you were wondering), and number of…
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No Ordinary Rollercoaster
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The Poolside Miracle
19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am[Lesson learned: if you tempt fate by mentioning a particular favourite story of someone who created you through the marvel of genetics, you will receive said story by email and be expected to post it. So...without further ado...I give you....a story written by my Dad. With interjections by me of course. It's MY blog, goddamnit.] The Setup: Ben was a young boy expressing his first interest in having a swimmer’s body with a six pack and tight buns...No wait, Ben was a young boy whose parents thought that swimming lessons would be a good activity to prepare him for life – maybe it was… -
One for the Canadian King
18 Nov 2009 | 3:39 am[A word doodle today to celebrate the George Clooney of blogging: It's Peter DeWolf's birthday. Go. Show him with love. Like you do everyday. Not that I'm jealous...]Most days I wake up(That's a lieI wake up every day)Thinking of RedUnderwearWomen's underwearThinking ofStolen glancesOfWomen's underwearAnd incredibleSexWith lips flutteringFrom ankleTo hipboneTo women's underwearThen I thinkWhatTheFuckMy first thoughts shouldn'tGo straight to straightRomanceSexHeartacheHotel roomsLoveGilmore GirlsOrMost of allMeg Ryan moviesBut they doAnd they willAnd you know who is to blameHis people will be… -
Boob Tuesday #4
17 Nov 2009 | 4:00 amBoob cupcakes. Final orders needed next Wednesday (Nov.25).Get on it. -
Basketcase.
15 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pmOn Sunday, November 15 at about 5pm, I came home and asked my boyfriend of three years with whom I own a home and am responsible for two living creatures if we should break up now or in three year's time.But I'm getting ahead of myself...---Hi. My name is Ben. I have the career I set out to get when I was in tenth grade. I have the house I set out to purchase when I was unemployed in 2007. I have the committed relationship I set out to get when I was reeling from a breakup in 2006. I have the dogs I set out to adopt when I met my first four-legged friend when I could barely walk.I have -… -
Boob Tuesday #3
10 Nov 2009 | 4:00 amFirst off, great news! Thanks to your wonderful generosity, my team for Bust a Move has officially raised its first $1,000 to support breast health in Atlantic Canada. This is huge and I can't thank everyone who donated enough.The really amazing part that all that money came from just 25 people. Incredible! You don't have to donate much...every little bit helps us reach our goal of $7,000.Second, I'm stepping this bitch into high gear. Buckle up your chastity belts and prepare to have your world rocked! It's time to bring my public embarrassment to the public with...RETRO TELL-O-GRAMS!Now…
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Du Wax Loolu
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You know you miss your dog when...
20 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am(Alternatively titled "I am such a sappy wimp.")You find yourself thinking nostalgically of the time earlier this week when you were talking to an important client on your BlackBerry while it was plugged in, and the dog tripped over the charger wire, knocking your phone out of your hand and sending it flying across the room with a crash.You keep starting to say, "WHO'S a cute doggy?!" only to realize nobody is there to answer. Well, not that the dog actually answers, normally, but I think the pricked ears and wagging tail qualify.You keep catching sight of her empty water bowl on the floor… -
Work vs. work out
19 Nov 2009 | 6:02 amDo you get physical symptoms of stress? I normally don't, but things have been super crazy busy at work and I've been getting up early to deal with is and am still feeling snowed under and, well, my right eyelid has started twitching sporadically, which only seems to happen to me when I'm extra stressed.I suppose it could be worse. I mean, I'd rather my eyelid twitch every now and then than have my entire face break out with stress-induced acne, for example.But still. No eyelid twitch is preferable to yes eyelid twitch, you know?Luckily this weekend I should be able to take an actual work… -
Silver and gold
18 Nov 2009 | 6:02 amOK, first of all, I'm feeling better about the whole dog boarding thing, mostly because the director finally emailed me back. She agreed to honor the $200 quoted price (apparently they increased their rates recently), and answered some of my other questions. We are still trying to figure out if we'll be able to do an early pick-up or not, but most of the other issues have been resolved.Still, I look forward to the day when we might have dog-friendly friends close by who could dogsit for us. There are a few people in town that we've started to become friends with, and I love them and I'm sure… -
Dog boarding complaints
17 Nov 2009 | 6:02 amI am feeling a little ranty about everything that's going on with our plans to board Montana while we are at my parents' house for Thanksgiving next week.First of all, we always board Montana when we leave town. We don't have any friends here who we are close enough with to ask them to take her in, and plus I'd be nervous about that, what with her tendency to run away if she sees an open door. We don't want to leave her alone in the house all day, especially when she's used to us being there most of the time, so hiring a caretaker is out. And we are definitely not flying across the country… -
In concert
16 Nov 2009 | 6:01 amI don't really think of myself as being particularly into concerts. I like live music, and I like going to concerts, but I don't do it that often and I'm not clued into the scene, really, so I'm sure I've missed local tour stops from some of my favorite musicians.Over the years, though, the artists I've seen in concert have started to add up. I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but here's a partial list of artists I've seen live, some more than once (coughBenFoldscough).Squirrel Nut ZippersCatie CurtisDar WilliamsKT TunstallBen FoldsDavid GrayAerosmithRufus WainwrightMissy HigginsKyo (French band,…
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These Little Moments
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The girl that cried Blog
18 Nov 2009 | 7:43 amI’m sitting on my couch reading your comments and marveling in your pleas for me to stick around. I’m floored. I mention this to my husband, and he informs me that I am a LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE and will not, in actuality, be able to stop blogging for an entire month. He might be right. UGH. I did say the minute I hit publish I would regret it, no? But I AM taking a break. I just don’t know if setting a goal for an entire month was all that realistic. So maybe I’ll see you next week? Or the week after that? Yeah. I’m off to find a fire extinguisher for my… -
Hiatus
17 Nov 2009 | 9:08 amI need blogging break. I’ve been struggling with this decision for a while, because part of me thinks the minute I hit Publish on this post, I’m going to regret it. I’ll come crawling back to the interwebs begging you to take me back. But there’s another part of me that thinks this is a good decision. Not an end, just a break. A few weeks without the self-imposed pressure of writing a blog post. Because, I’m tired. I’m tired of being told that my writing is going downhill, or that I’m boring. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say,… -
My life is really exciting
12 Nov 2009 | 7:28 amYesterday I decided to make microwave popcorn. Simple, right? We’ve all done it before. I had a craving for it when I was grocery shopping so I picked up a box of Newman’s Own Light Butter and headed home. When it was popcorn o’clock, I opened up the bag, and looked to see how long I should microwave it. I couldn’t find it. Not on the bag, not on the box, nowhere. Instead, there was some message on the packaging about how all microwaves heat at different temperatures, so I should refer to my manual, or use the Popcorn button. Huh. Well, here’s the thing. Our… -
Smile Tuesday
10 Nov 2009 | 10:09 amBecause I don’t feel like waiting for Friday. Kodiak loves his Dad. A lot! -
I feel as though I’ve told this story before…
9 Nov 2009 | 6:43 amIn fourth grade I proudly wore my favorite outfit to school. It was a red and white striped boatneck top with a matching skirt and attached black bike shorts. I thought it was the most awesome fashion invention since puff paint and snap bracelets. I put effort into dressing up that day. I brushed my hair. I picked out my matching scrunch socks. My Keds were white as snow. My enjoyment over that outfit lasted approximately two hours, before a boy in my class — Aaron — asked me why my legs looked shiny. My legs looked shiny? I didn’t know. I didn’t make them look shiny…
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Oh! How Lovely! { jamieann dot net }
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I’m pretty sure fan girls don’t say fuck
18 Nov 2009 | 7:17 pmIt is pretty obvious that I’m a big Twilight geek. I just can’t help it. Those of you who have read it know that it is like crack. Moody, glittery vampire crack that I distributed and pushed on you all. My own copy has made some rounds and converted quite a few here in Chicago. And to those of you who scoff and say you don’t like angsty teen vampire novels, I was the same way. NOW LOOK AT ME. Then when you add RPattz to the picture? I’m done for. So when Katelin got to meet and interview the cast, I pretty much was freaking out all weekend for her with each text I… -
thanks, going back to school and hey you hire me!
13 Nov 2009 | 6:45 amYesterday’s post had been brewing for a very long time. It was definitely time to get it out regardless of who reads it. Maybe some felt it was out of line or mean but this is my place to write and I refuse to censor myself. And sometimes you just need to vent. Thank you to those who commented, I appreciate it more than you know. That aside, when the hell did it become November? Seriously? 2009 is absolutely flying by. I’m kind of okay with that though. I think in January I will be returning to school. Clearly the no degree thing isn’t really helping me out regardless of my… -
i cannot deal with your midlife crisis
11 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pmI’ve never had a huggy, super close relationship with my mom. And I’m perfectly okay with that. Things have been especially rocky since she decided to spring a divorce on my father out of the blue days after Christmas, while I was out of town and somehow forgot to mention that when she welcomed me back home. Then proceeded to act like everything was fine, ignore what she did and that she didn’t completely throw our family for a loop. She just went on about her business acting like nothing was happening. And when anyone called her out on it, well, we were the selfish ones. -
lady gaga’s bad romance
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honey-apple brie bites
10 Nov 2009 | 7:40 amA couple weeks ago, I was invited to tour The Pampered Chef’s kitchens along with the rest of Chicagonista. We got to meet their chefs, check out new products, learn some new and yummy recipes and eat! (Hopefully I’ll be posting more on that soonish and have some goodies for you guys too over on my review blog) But I literally raved on and on about one of the appetizers we helped make all over twitter and to many people I talked to because it was just that good. And when I mentioned the name of it, a lot of you were like OMG WANT! so I thought I’d share the recipe. What I…
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Beyond Megapixels
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Portfolio Tips
20 Nov 2009 | 8:19 amThe possession of a portfolio is an integral part of selling your photographs – whether you are selling your own prints, or selling your skills as a photographer. Creating a collection of the work that you are the most proud of establishes your skills in a visual way that will draw potential clients and customers. Start by determining which of your shots you consider to be the best. If you are specializing in a specific kind of photography (portraits, weddings, landscapes, flowers, etc.), choose a selection of photos of that type, but choose a variety of compositions – black and… -
Inspiring Emotion – Technical or Talent?
19 Nov 2009 | 8:27 amEvery bit of the knowledge that I have about photography and post-processing is self-taught. I learned by reading, by watching, by doing, by trying, by failing, and by trying again. I’ve often wondered about how much my photography might be improved if I pursued a formal education in the subject. Would my photography actually be better, or would I just learn what I need to know faster than I would if I continued on the self-taught route? How much is innate talent, and how much is knowledge and education? Surely it’s a combination of both. How do you explain art? How do you define… -
On-Line Photography Collaborations
18 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amParticipate in one (or all!) of the following on-line photography collaborations, open to all! - Shutter Sisters hosts a Flickr pool where participants submit their favorite shots. One photo per day is selected to be featured on the daily click. They also sponsor The One Word Project, where participants submit their interpretation of the “word of the month”. Check out picture hope and one sweet shot as well – Shutter Sisters is all about sharing your great photographic creations! - Digital Photography Assignments are provided by the Digital Photography School. Post your… -
Share Your Photos
16 Nov 2009 | 8:01 amThis is one of my own photographs that I am the most proud of, at the moment: This is a picture of the Lower Falls at Yellowstone National Park, where my husband and I vacationed last summer. I feel that the photo is composed well, gives a nice perspective with the teeny, tiny people standing on the lookout point to the right, and it’s tack-sharp all the way through the size spectrum. So, I’m pretty proud of it! I would love for our readers here at Beyond Megapixels to share one photograph that you are currently the most proud of, and why you’re proud of it. Please submit… -
Creating a Photo Montage
13 Nov 2009 | 8:20 amRecently I was invited to join the F.O.A.M. group on Flickr. F.O.A.M. stands for: Food Outside Abstract Myself Participants in the group take daily photos of food, outside, an abstract shot, and a shot of themselves, then arrange the shots into a montage (a term often used interchangeably with “collage” and “mosaic”, but they’re really all quite different) and post to the Flickr group. Something like this: Now, this montage was created very easily, using the free Mosaic Maker tool provided by Big Huge Labs. It’s a very fun site and gives you the…
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Discussion Forum - 20 Something Bloggers
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Should I reply comments ?
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What's your last post about?
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Introduce Yourself (part two)
I'm Jolene from Singapore. I studied Visual Communications and now freelancing! I like cats, astrology and taking pictures. I just started a new blog and looking for new blogs to read! http://www.twelvepx.wordpress.com :) Follow me @hyperoma.
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LoganTwedt -Dot- Com
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The Story of 11/19
20 Nov 2009 | 7:40 amIf you hang around with my group of friends, you might have heard us say, “eleven nineteen” in response to a question once in a while. If you are left wondering what that means, especially after asking what it means and being told, “eleven nineteen” as a response to that inquiry as well, you are not alone. In fact, you’re probably in the majority. This will probably anger Keeny (amongst others) quite a bit, but thats just too bad, he should 11/19. Long, long ago, in a college dorm room far away (St Peter, MN), Keeny updated his AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) profile… -
The #Twins Take the Field
20 Sep 2009 | 11:17 amDownload now or watch on posterous video-2009-09-20-13-04-20.3gp (2853 KB) At the 4th to last metrodome game. I had to get this on video so nobody forgets the dome after the twins head outside next year. Posted via email from Logan’s posterous -
Ummmmm
12 Sep 2009 | 12:26 amYeah… shawn johnson (sp?) And some of the SMU guys Posted via email from Logan’s posterous -
Switching to Weekend Mode
11 Sep 2009 | 2:53 pmTransformation complete! Ok, this is try number 2 on the picture attachment… Posted via email from Logan’s posterous -
Beatles Rockband!
9 Sep 2009 | 10:28 amMust play game… but must go back to work and not get fired for leaving to play game… Posted via email from Logan’s posterous
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OMG. OMG! OMFG! Digital Meets Analog, by AV Flox
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The Web Moves Toward Inclusion
1 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pmThe Associated Press is reporting that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved the use of scripts other than the standard Latin characters for web domains. After years of debate, the decision to make the web more inclusive in this way by the nonprofit board’s 15 voting members received a standing ovation after a week-long series of meetings in Seoul, Korea. This will allow governments to submit requests for specific non-Latin domain names, as soon as mid-November, and we’ll start seeing them used early next year. Non-Latin versions of… -
Internet! You’re OLD!
30 Oct 2009 | 9:05 amThe question of when the internet was born is a matter of some debate, but if you go by PC World’s version of things, then the web turned 40 yesterday: On October 29, 1969, the Internet came in not with a bang, but with a “lo.” Letter by letter, UCLA computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock sent a message from his school’s host computer to another computer at Stanford Research Institute. Kleinrock was trying to write “login,” starting up a remote time-sharing system, but the system crashed after two letters, and lo! The Internet was born with the first… -
When Digital And Analog Don’t Coincide
25 Oct 2009 | 3:43 pmAli: Are you usually this friendly with strangers? She: Always. Ali: Any particular reason? She: A stranger is a safe place. You can tell a stranger anything. Ali: Suppose I put it in my book. She: You write fiction. Ali: So? She: So you won’t tie me to the facts. Ali: But I might tell the truth. She: Facts never tell the truth. Even the simplest facts are misleading. Ali: Like the times of the trains. She: And how many lovers you’ve had. Jeanette Winterson, The Powerbook If there is any phrase that summarizes what enabled us to advance as far as we have, it’s… -
Life After Print: Journalists Crawl to Digital
25 Oct 2009 | 4:38 amThe Media Management Center recently released a study of journalists’ attitudes in regard to digital media. The verdict? Journalists in a cross-section of 79 newsrooms across the nation feel the transition from print to digital is too slow. Many of the nearly 3,800 responders said the shift was taking too long, with only 20 percent longing for the good old days of print. The breakdown looks like this: 12 percent are “digitals”, meaning they spend most of their time online. They are the youngest group, with an average age of 38. 11 percent want a more major shift, and could… -
Asking A Lot: Diary of a Trust Fund
19 Oct 2009 | 7:07 pmI remember the first time I ran for office. I was in junior high and I wanted to be vice president of the student council (Why vice and not outright president? Because while I will lead if I have to, I am a much happier right-hand woman to someone who shares my vision). That campaign highlighted the importance of being conservative with how often you ask people to support you. THE BALLOON BOY INCIDENT On October 15, 2009, news broke that six-year-old Falcon Heene had floated away in a balloon made by his father in Fort Collins, Colorado. The media and public were stirred into a panicked…
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Blog by Jon Bishop
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Get More ReTweets Out Of Your ReTweet Button
3 Nov 2009 | 7:38 pmMost of the time when talking about RTs, we discuss the best times to post to Twitter and the number of characters you should be using and so on and so forth. But let’s step back a second and talk about how people RT from our blogs. Do you know how many people are RTing your content from your blog vs on Twitter? A lot of bloggers don’t even realize that they are potentially preventing their readers from RTing their content by not having functional RT buttons. I see a lot of buttons that do any one of the following: Post to Twitter with only an unshortened link (example) Post to… -
Opening Links In A New Window
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Thesis & WordPress Plugins
2 Nov 2009 | 11:35 amAs I submerse myself more and more into the world of Thesis from DIYthemes, I am gaining a huge appreciation for all of the enhancements it provides to the WordPress platform. Furthermore, I have developed a new found appreciation for developers who have taken the time to create WordPress plugins that integrate easily with the Thesis theme. If you don’t know about Thesis yet, check out my post about why I am such a fan. The following plugins all make use of the Thesis framework to make their installations extremely painless. Most make use of Thesis additional WordPress hooks to display… -
WordPress As a CMS
12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 amRather than reinvent the wheel here I’m going to share some articles I both agree with and have found helpful in the past. WordPress is extremely powerful in it’s simplicity but is made more powerful by it’s loyal users. The future of this platform is very exciting as we stretch the possibilities of traditional websites. First off, we have an excellent article by Devlounge which poses some great questions: Things To Consider When Using WordPress as a CMS Next we have a series of articles from Noupe convering some excellent WordPress as a CMS plugins, techniques and unique… -
31 WordPress CMS Plugins
8 Oct 2009 | 4:00 amWordPress is what you make of it. For some it is a simple blogging platform no different than Tumblr or Blogger. For others it is an all inclusive content management system for their corporate website. Developers continue to recommend WordPress as a CMS because of all the extended functionality contributed by the community as well as it’s raw simplicity. So I decided to put together a list of plugins that can help you turn WordPress into pretty much whatever you want it to be. All plugins link to the WordPress plugin repository and have been updated within the year. This list…
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crazy miracle called * life *
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My non-clinical journal entry
20 Nov 2009 | 12:59 pmToday was clinical, but we got off early because my instructor had to go out of town. Instead of seizing the day and getting things done, I've been thinking. And I've come up with this. It's my favorite time of the year, and I don't have a spare second to enjoy a minute of it. I don't have time to enjoy the stress of shopping, make special gifts for my loved ones, or decorate my room insanely early just to enjoy my pink tree a little longer. I am miserable. And I know exactly why.Even worse, I know what will make it better, but I also know the cure comes with an entire… -
Sections, Circs & Stiletto Heels :: N30010 Clinical Journal Entry #23
13 Nov 2009 | 6:21 pmI am not in the least way superstitous, but it is Friday the 13th, and today’s clinical was insane. Remember I am in Obstetric/Women’s Health clinical, and we spread out among several units - Labor & Delivery, Triage, Post-partum, and Nursery. Today, I decided to go to the nursery since L&D was pretty much empty, and Post-partum is boring. I went into the nursery, and 3 babies were there. The hospital has 3 nurseries, and there were apparently 8 babies in this one, but hospital policy is huge on mom-baby bonding so they try to keep the babies with their moms as much as… -
Our fridge
12 Nov 2009 | 5:21 pmOur refridgerator is a sorry piece of equipment. It works great, gives us ice and water, keeps our food nice and cold or frozen, but there is one problem. It's covered in wood panels to match the wood in the kitchen. Wood panels are not magnetic. I've hated this fact since the day we moved in, well over a decade ago. So around here, if you have something amazing like a report card you want the entire household and guests to see, or perhaps that school picture you look especially nice in, or like lately, the picture from the newspaper of LeBron, Shaq, and MO… -
You’ll someday see the truth for lies
11 Nov 2009 | 1:46 pmWe all need to be held tight, reassured, and watched over. Life isn't easy, but we absolutely cannot be fatalities. That's why it's nice to be safe in someone's arms. Well, more than nice... more like imperative, essential. Everyone needs someone to hold their hand sometimes, andOften, someone to hold us for an hour or two as we cry. Praying for us and never judging.Go find that person and be safe in their arms. Or if you're doing okay, thank the Lord andThen go find someone and let them be safe in yours. "Your baby blues So full of wonder Your curly que's Your… -
Heaven is the face
10 Nov 2009 | 1:23 pmHeaven is the face of a little girl With dark brown eyes That disappear when she smiles. Heaven is the place Where she calls my name Says, “Daddy please come play with me for awhile.” God, I know, it’s all of this and so much more, But God, You know, that this is what I’m aching for. God, you know, I just can’t see beyond the door. So right now... Heaven is the sound of her breathing deep, Lying on my chest, falling fast asleep while I sing. And Heaven is the weight of her in my arms, Being there to keep her safe from harm while she dreams And God, I know,…
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Weekly Way
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Who Knew Voting Could Be So Much Fun?
3 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pmWhat were you all doing last year at this time? It's probably easy to conjure up images of election parties past, since presidential elections (especially the most recent one) tend to be pretty memorable.However, every election is important, especially since many local policies eventually filter up to the state and even the national level.Granted, it's hard to get fired up about some of the measures on the ballot like whether or not to amend the King County Charter, which apparently was so poorly written that it gets amended every year. Lucky for me and my fellow voters, the funny folks at… -
Yellow Books and Halloween - I can tell you how to get rid of one.
30 Oct 2009 | 11:47 amAh, the yellow pages. No matter how many times I move, those hefty tomes seem to follow me everywhere I go. I moved into a new place last month, and I was rejoicing over the fact that the previous owner hadn't left stacks of old ones hidden in a drawer somewhere. But just when I thought I was safe, it happened. A Yellow Book. On my doorstep. In a plastic bag.The funny thing is that I don't even have a landline, but apparently that doesn't make a difference.However, with a bit of effort, it turns out that I can rid myself of them forever. You can go to YellowPagesGoesGreen and enter your… -
What Are You Doing Tomorrow?
23 Oct 2009 | 5:44 pmNo matter your whereabouts or plans, chances are you can find an International Day of Climate Action sponsored by 350.org near you. I've written about 350 before, and one of the founders is featured in my book. They are doing incredible work to raise awareness about climate change, and tomorrow's day of action is one that you can easily be involved in.4500 events will be held in 181 countries to "call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis." You can locate an event near you by visiting the 350 website. Remember, the Barcelona Climate Change talks are the first week of… -
Visit a National Park (For Free!) Next Weekend
4 Aug 2009 | 6:34 pmTime spent in National Parks allows us to experience nature's majesty by ourselves or with family and friends. Last July, I was visiting Glacier National Park for the first time and having my first encounter with a Grizzly Bear. Just to back up my assertion, The Huffington Post recently published a post by Barbara Fenig titled "Top Ten Best National Parks You Don't Know About," and Glacier was #1 on the list.In case you need any additional incentive, next weekend, August 15th and 16th, entry to many of the parks is free! Here is a list by state of all of the parks that will be fee-free next… -
Vote Yes on Referendum 1
27 Jul 2009 | 7:38 pmSeattle residents will soon be receiving their August ballots in the mail, and one of the most closely watched votes is Referendum 1, which decides whether or not to place a fee on plastic and paper bags.As I wrote in my previous post on this topic, the fee was already passed by the city council, but then it was forced to a referendum. Keep in mind that a large portion of the funding to oppose the fee is coming from The American Chemistry Council (which lobbies for companies like Exxon and Dow Chemical and makes money from the sale of disposable plastics). The lobby has poured hundreds of…
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ThrillingHeroics.com
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10 Reasons to Take a Sabbatical Now
19 Nov 2009 | 6:45 amFeature photo by Mr. Theklan This guest post is from Corbett Barr, an entrepreneur and blogger who lives in San Francisco and Mexico. He writes about lifestyle design at Free Pursuits and started a new Q&A community about online business called Gatejumper. Taking a sabbatical was easily one of the most life-changing experiences I’ve ever had. My wife and I spent the first half of this year on a road trip through Mexico with our dog (an 11 year-old Vizsla named Kinsey). We both returned with fresh outlooks and a deeper understanding of what’s really important to us in life. I… -
49 Tools for Living the Location Independent Lifestyle
17 Nov 2009 | 8:05 amFour years ago, I was a nobody. I was working an office job I generally despised. Then I started toiling away, working at home, trying to earn a living as a freelancer, but mostly going broke in a city with one of the highest costs-of-living in the States and about the least exciting things to do. When I decided to create my own footprint on the web, though, things started to change. I started sharing my ideas and my experiences with the world, and soon I had friends around the globe, influential colleagues running innovative businesses, and fantastic mentors who were doing the things I… -
The James Bond Guide to Wealth, Style, Exotic Travel & Pulling Beautiful Women
12 Nov 2009 | 7:12 amSeveral months back, Derek Johanson interviewed me for his MI6 Weekly Report, a buyer-only newsletter for folks who purchase his kickass 007 Lifestyle product. I always wanted to write some witty piece on living like James Bond, and well, Derek had already done it. And well! The 007 Lifestyle guide is a really slick, nicely-packaged 3-part program aimed at young guys like Derek and myself who also want to learn to live an amazing lifestyle, travel freely around the world, make a living on the road, improve their style and their health, and be successful with women. Might sound a little corny… -
The Road “Most” Traveled Is Frickin’ Dangerous Man
5 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amFeature photo by Diego Cupolo. This guest post comes from Jonny Gibaud, who writes at TheLifeThing.com School – Work – Eat Some Strawberry Pie – Die. Surely there is more to life and living than this? because if not then I want out. Shall we just take a moment to remind ourselves of the road “most traveled” and why getting out of the un-winnable rat race, whether by leaving the track completely or just moving to the outside lane where the views are better, should be high on our life goal list? This Beautiful Thing Called Life Life is not simply about surviving, for making do… -
Ramit Sethi Shows You How to Negotiate, Automate & Perspirate Your Way to Financial Success
3 Nov 2009 | 7:55 amRamit Sethi was one of the earliest bloggers to inspire me when I first started writing Thrilling Heroics and building my online network. He was a graduate of Stanford University who’d studied technology and psychology, co-founded Silicon Valley startup PBworks, and was writing the hugely successful I Will Teach You To Be Rich blog to show college students and young professionals how to take control of their personal finances and get into entrepreneurship. Although he’s based in the Bay Area, I reached out to him and learned that he’s originally from my hometown in Northern…
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Elizabeth Knox Photography Blog
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Pick-me-up gratitudes
19 Nov 2009 | 7:35 pmHonestly, if it were not for NaBloPoMo, I probably wouldn’t be posting today. It’s been kind of a glum day for a few reasons, and I don’t want to bore you with them here. Sometimes when either Eric or I are feeling down and want to snap out of it, we’ll exchange a list of ten things we’re currently grateful for, so instead of focusing on the glumness, I am going to make a list of happiness. I am grateful for: having the freedom to move to Maine this spring—I know we’re so very fortunate to even have a choice about where we want to live. wonderful… -
Confessions of an internetaholic
18 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pmI cannot do just one thing at a time. It’s true. Ask Eric. Really. Well, I suppose I could, but it’d be mighty tough for me. As I type this, I have 18 (yeah, I’m cringing too) tabs of who knows what open in Firefox, as well as Lightroom, Photoshop and TweetDeck windows open. When I read a post that has links to other posts or products (templates in tonight’s case), I’ll just open everything in a new tab. By the time I get to looking at the tabs, I may have forgotten where it came from, but if it has links too, the cycle continues. ADD much? All those tabs work… -
Beauty abounds
17 Nov 2009 | 9:35 pmI had the chance to take some pictures of Abigail a while back, and she is just a gorgeous kid. I had such a great time hanging out with her and her family, and we cannot wait to go back. Here are a few of the pictures: You can’t tell here, but she is looking at one of her dogs. That’s love! I wonder what she is thinking about here. We were talking about school and her teachers, but I’m not sure what elicited this smile. Classic, and with such style too! She is a cheerleader and barrel racer with tons of spunk. __________________________________ Follow me on Twitter, here. @… -
Is this corn?
16 Nov 2009 | 9:10 pmI took this picture while I was trying to capture the blurry picture from a few days ago. Like that one, this is somewhere between Chicago and Memphis. Here are the stats: ISO 100, 30mm, f/2, 1/4000 sec. Today just rushed by, so I didn’t have time to get in a decent post, but I still love the colors in this one, so here you go! What’s keeping you busy? -
A girl and her dog
15 Nov 2009 | 6:44 pmA while ago I decided to stop writing on my personal blog, with the intent of making this a personal blog too. I’ve done that for the most part, but I have also neglected posting up sessions on here too. I like having more personal things on here, but I do need to get better at keeping it a business blog too! So, to keep up with that, here is one of my favorite sessions from a while ago. Remember this guy? Tyler? Yup. I’m finally getting around to blogging the rest of the images from the session I did with him and Meghan. They have the sweetest relationship, and he was easily one…
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Thoughts from Meggie Poo
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New Google Blogger Features?
7 Nov 2009 | 9:07 amSo I haven't done maintenance on my blog in a WHILE. It needs a good makeover. Not a total revamp though. Does anyone like any Google Blogger features in particular? I'd love to hear your feedback. Also, any feedback about my blog? I know I need to post more. Other than that, whatcha got?RSS to Meggie Poo. -
What did the ocean say to the sand?
7 Nov 2009 | 9:02 amNothing. It just waved. (wokka wokka wokka) My fantastic brother-in-law gave me my much coveted invite to Google Wave. I started "waving" at work, but my Firefox hasn't been updated yet so I could only write in hyperlinks (note: not effective). Now that I'm visiting home and on my mother's computer with the enormous space monitor (it's amazing) I checked out Google Wave. I'm not gonna lie: it's pretty cool looking. Problem: I don't have anyone to "wave" with. And I haven't learned how to send invites yet. But when I get to send invites, put your address and I'll invite you and we can wave. -
Working When You’re Not at Work
6 Oct 2009 | 5:12 pmThis is re-posted from its original entry on the New Media Strategies BlogWorking When You’re Not at WorkAn NMSer talks about being a Millennial in DC and getting involved in PR organizationsBy: Meghan SagerJust about a year ago I moved to the Washington D.C. area to work at a boutique PR firm. Obviously, a great network of communications professionals exists in the city and I decided to join Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) so I could meet more people. I was hell bent on finding my way in this industry and in this city, and I knew I had to branch out beyond my 9-6 job to do… -
A Cab Ride Story
28 Sep 2009 | 8:37 amRandom e-mails from friends like this area amazing. Here's an excerpt of an e-mail I received this morning, outlining a late night cab ride in D.C.This type of scenario is why my friends should be followed around with cameras..."I don't know who said it first nor how long it took for this interaction to begin, but the cab we jumped into was one of the best smelling cabs I have ever been in and we couldn't help but say something to the driver. He was gracious for the compliment and proud of this achievement, but the excitement seemed to carry over more into myself and C. We couldn't stop… -
Working at/ breaking into the PR and Communications Agency Field
16 Sep 2009 | 12:42 pmMary Fletcher Jones has posted the last segment from my interview with her for Conversations in Public Relations. Check it out below. Again, I'll say the disclaimer that my thoughts may not be perfect or complete, so if you have anything to add leave it in the comments!And just in case you were wondering: yes, that is me in HD.RSS to Meggie Poo.
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DNC Worldwide
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Book Review – Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential
20 Nov 2009 | 10:46 amIf you’re heard the name Anthony Bourdain only ecently, chances are that you know him from his popular show on the Travel Channel, No Reservations, where he travels the world seeking to sample local cuisine and culture. As a fan of No Reservations, I’ve come to see ‘Tony’ as one of the rare unpretentious, down-to-earth type [...] -
Becoming a Dad – Racing to the Finish Line!
9 Nov 2009 | 10:07 amDue Date – December 1st: 3 weeks and 1 day to go. Don’t let the due date fool you, the day after Thanksgiving is my prediction. I fully expect our baby boy to arrive sooner rather than later! Mom-to-be and I had our 36-week OB appointment last Friday and saw our son for the first-time since August. Prior [...] -
Chatting with Ricardo Talavera on the Eve of his Fight at Legacy Fighting Championships
6 Nov 2009 | 8:50 amDNC Members, Houstonians, and MMA Fans everywhere, We’re sitting here with our very dear friend and fellow ninja, Ricardo Talavera, who is finishing up final preparations for his Mixed Martial Arts fight at the Legacy Fighting Championships, this Saturday at the Arena Theater in Houston. Ricardo, how are you feeling heading up to this fight? Oh man, I [...] -
Movie Review: John Woo’s Red Cliff
1 Nov 2009 | 8:01 amI’ve posted some amazing pictures before. I’ve even spoken about an opportunity to tour with a good friend of mine. But when it comes to exploring the vast history of the Chinese empire, I haven’t had a great opportunity to highlight this amazingly interesting subject matter until now. Think about it… Unless you focused specifically on [...] -
DNC Happy Halloween 2009
30 Oct 2009 | 9:28 amThe ninjas would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Halloween this 2009! When your event planner becomes a baby planner, the holiday tends to get a little quiet so I apologize to the ninjas in Houston for the lack of group festivities in 2009. Nonetheless, we wish you all an insane and safe Halloween this [...]
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Jen-ology
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Twilight Party
18 Nov 2009 | 9:56 pmThe girls got together tonight for a "Twilight Party." We brought a ridiculous amount of yummy food and desserts (mainly desserts) and watched the first Twilight movie to refresh our memories and to prepare to see New Moon tomorrow at midnight! We're really excited.L to R (top row): Brandi, Lindsay, Krista, Me, Lechelle and Ana(bottom row): Anne, Amber, Ruth, Milli, Rachel and TrishaThe food table...awesome.The lovely gigantic wet spot on my sweatshirt is not leakage (but that has happened to me too, possibly more that once, oh the joys of nursing) it would be from carrying my bean… -
Adelyn got arrested
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How much does yours cost?
17 Nov 2009 | 1:53 pm***Disclaimer- This gas station is actually closed down. Based on the last posted gas price, it happened quite some time ago. -
Remember how I used to be a real blogger?
14 Nov 2009 | 12:16 amIt's like 2am and even though I have one happily sleeping husband, one peacefully sleeping toddler and one miraculously sleeping newborn (at 7 weeks he's already sleeping 6-8 hour nights!!!!) my insomnia is kicking in and I can't sleep. I've read all of your blogs, checked facebook like 3 times, played a few games of minesweeper (more like 20) and when I ran out of ideas I decided to go back and read my old blog posts. What I found out is that I used to be a semi-decent blogger...and now I completely suck. I've decided that I seriously need to up my game, or my former… -
Family Pictures ~ October 2009
6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amThe 1st official Romney Family Pictures with our new addition! Thanks to Krista Shawcroft for doing an amazing job!
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Michelle Woo
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The Dress
15 Nov 2009 | 9:56 amI got my dress. Wait, what? Yes. I got my dress. Oh my God. I can’t believe I got my dress. I didn’t mean to buy a dress (or rather, have Mommy buy it, thanks Mommy!). Yesterday, we just went to “look.” To try on different styles and get a sense of what suits me. To have girly mom-daughter time. Not to buy. I even told myself earlier that day, “No falling in love!” I wasn’t extremely picky in what I wanted in a wedding dress, but I was thinking lace and ruffles and poof and maybe chiffon. I’d like the wedding to have a romantic, whimsical feel… -
Woo! American Apparel Super Sheer Circle Scarf
10 Nov 2009 | 12:18 pmBedroom photoshoots are fun. I’ve never been a scarf person. You see, where I live, in Southern California, we don’t really do that whole cold thing. There’s something slightly awkward about busting out chunky knit accessories in 74-degree weather. (The more extreme offense, of course, is pairing miniskirts with Uggs. So not cute.) Plus, I’m prone to itchiness. A lot of neckwear is itchy. But while in New York, I came across this cool thing at the American Apparel outlet. It’s the Super Sheer Circle Scarf—a scarf that’s fully connected to make a circle. -
Just another day
9 Nov 2009 | 9:23 amYesterday was my 28th birthday. I spent much of it on a plane ride back from New York City, where we ate and drank ourselves silly for four days straight. Expandable waistbands, I’ll be seeing a lot of you in the coming days. This birthday crept up out of nowhere. I’m usually pretty dramatic about aging another year—I’ll hyperventilate a little and whine, “But I don’t wanna be old!” But this year, it was just another day. Twenty-eight. Shrug. Sounds good to me. Maybe, just maybe, it’s because … I’m where I wanna be in life? It’s such a… -
GIVEAWAY! “Name That Frame” picture frame
3 Nov 2009 | 4:39 pmMy lovely sister Carissa started a company called Name That Frame, which specializes in personalized picture frames. A delightful gift, dontcha think? She’s giving away one frame to a lucky reader. The winner will be able to choose what the frame will say, of course. Just comment here by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8 to enter. Also, if you’d like to purchase a frame, visit her site and enter the code “MICHELLE” in the voucher section for 20 percent off your total order. Good luck! -
Birds, please don’t poop here
3 Nov 2009 | 12:08 pmWe have a location! In 9.5 months, we will be married under this tree. Temescal Gateway Park in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
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Julia Roy, A Digital Girl
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American Express Twitter Case Study
17 Nov 2009 | 7:09 amI was one of the lucky attendees at the American Express sold-out Jon Bon Jovi unplugged exclusive cardmember show last night. American Express was nice enough to extend a ticket to me last minute and after hearing how they sold the rest of the tickets, I was inspired and impressed. The first and only link to purchase tickets was posted exclusively on the @AmericanExpress Twitter account and they were able to sell out the show 1 day. The tickets were $50 with all proceeds benefiting City Harvest via the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. Everyone in the audience (roughly 500 people) were tweeting,… -
British Airways November Seat Sale
13 Nov 2009 | 8:39 amThis is a sponsored post on behalf of British Airways via Izea. All the opinions expressed here are mine. I don't know about you, but I need a vacation and I'm seriously considering booking a trip after being told about the British Airways November Seat Sale. They are currently having a ‘world sale’ to promote both flights & packages from the US and Canada. Basically, if you book a flight before November 19th, for a trip between now and May 2010, British Airways is offering some SICK flight and hotel combo's for cheap, cheap, cheap to places like London, Cairo, Dubai, Hong… -
Bom Dia Brazil
28 Oct 2009 | 5:58 amA Brazilian journalist interning in NYC for the largest TV network in Latin America, GloboTV, reached out to me unexpectedly last week and asked if I would be interested in discussing my experiences with Twitter and Foursquare as it relates to establishing virtual, and real life friends. The best part of the whole thing is that my the interview is translated into Portuguese, and I can't help but how awesome it is. The segment aired yesterday on GloboTV's Bom Dia Brazil morning TV show, but you can watch the video below (my part is 1:35seconds in) and read the accompanying article in… -
My Big Announcement
21 Oct 2009 | 5:58 amI made a significant change in my professional career recently and wanted to take this opportunity to share some big news with everyone. I left my position at Undercurrent last month. Despite my departure, I have the utmost respect for Undercurrent. I am confident they will continue to do great things in the digital space. I am also incredibly grateful to have been able to work with such innovative thinkers and forward-thinking clients, giving me the opportunity to learn, grow, and become the digital diva I am today. I thank Undercurrent for the last two amazing years, and I look… -
Luxury Brands and Social Media
12 Oct 2009 | 7:00 pmLately there has been quite a bit of discussion around luxury brands and how they must adapt and innovate in this challenging economy by embracing the new media landscape. Up until now, luxury brands and their relationship with consumers has been built solely around highly controlled communication and interaction through the store, PR and advertising efforts. But today with the high end market sector facing an economic downturn, evolving luxury consumer landscape, and suffering traditional media outlets, luxury brands must embrace social media as a new way to reach consumers or risk continued…
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Cusp of Normal
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Andrew has a flavor: Episode 3
17 Nov 2009 | 10:13 amThings got a little intense around here yesterday, so let's lighten the mood with a much overdue installment of a Cusp of Normal favorite, Andrew Has a Flavor.Rae, the talented makeup/beauty enthusiast at The Notice recently posted a photo her friend took in Switzerland of a frightful bird at the zoo. (Rae, if you need me to take this photo down, I totally understand. Just say the word.)Hmmm. Yeah. That bird is a total creep, am I right?The following is a conversation that took place after I shared this creepy bird photo with the husband:Andrew: that bird sucks. it looks reeeeeeeal meanme:… -
What they should know
16 Nov 2009 | 8:46 amI have these friends...Friends that are now little more than strangers. But still, I call them friends.See, growing up, we were inseparable. We practically lived at each others' houses. We had most of the same classes with the same teachers. We were the kind of friends who could laugh and cry together. The kinds of friends who supported each other in our happiest and saddest of times. We were sisters. Each others' strengths complimented each others' weaknesses. Where one was shy, another was outgoing. Where one was falling behind, another was pulling us forward. Not everyone is so lucky to… -
Thanks, I've had enough Thursday... can we please move on?
12 Nov 2009 | 11:02 amYou know those tiny little things that happen to you now and then that make you momentarily frowny? Like when you have to pee all morning, finally have a chance to run to the office bathroom when the second you sit on the toilet the janitor begins violently knocking on the door? WHY ARE YOU INTERRUPTING ME? CAN A PERSON PLEASE PEE IN PEACE?!Or when you are beyond ready for lunch and go to the office kitchen only to find that the microwave hog is microwaving his frozen dinner on the setting that takes 15 minutes? How is the universe so precise that no matter what time I want to eat my lunch,… -
Remember...
11 Nov 2009 | 10:54 amHappy Birthday, Maddie. You would have been two-years-old today.The world misses your sunny smile.I also want to acknowledge Veterans Day. Thank you to the soldiers who have fought and continued to fight for the country. Though I do not always support the war, I continue to support the troops. -
The good, the bad, and the beautiful
11 Nov 2009 | 6:26 amAndrew and I adore our greyhound Lucas to a sickening degree. He is definitely beyond spoiled. But sometimes we harbor some seriously mixed feelings towards our boy.Don't get me wrong. He can be a total sweetheart--patient and kind. He's not at all a kissy dog, but he is more than willing to accept any love you throw his way.Luke accepting my drunken hugs as I return home from my bachelorette party.Just this weekend, we were at the vet when we met Charlie, a small three-legged dog with a big personality. I walked Luke over to Charlie to say hi, and that's when Charlie was shot by Cupid's…
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A Chase After Wind
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Moving Day
26 Oct 2009 | 8:47 amI am breaking one of the cardinal rules of successful blogging, I'M MOVING! You can now find follow my brilliant and articulate (and humble) ramblings over at chaseafterwind.blogspot.com Please remember to update all your bookmarks, links and RSS feed-readers so I don't lose you forevers! See you over there. xo -
Heap
23 Oct 2009 | 4:18 pmThis week has left me with mush for brains, so how about some Heap. As for me, I am on the couch, in my jammies, with a purring kitteh in my lap, and that is how I plan to spend the rest of the evening. -
Listen
20 Oct 2009 | 2:14 pm"The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists of listening to them. Just as love of God begins with listening to his Word, so the beginning of love for our brothers and sisters is learning to listen to them." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together -
The Pestilence Striketh
19 Oct 2009 | 9:08 amSo, I spent the weekend tending my sick husband, who I firmly believe has... TEH SWINE FLU! OMGOSH! (Unrelated aside: I think internet lingo and LOLcat speak and all that stuff is freaking hilarious, and I love using it. But my conscience won't let me use OMG and WTF, so I have to use OMGOSH or WTH or similar. Does anyone else do this?)(Oops, I just used OMG and WTF! Crap!)(ACK! I did it again! Sorry!) What was I talking about? Oh yeah. TEH SWINE FLU OMGOODNESS! My husband has not actually been tested, so I guess we can't say with all certainty that he does in fact have swine flu. But he has… -
Protect the Climate by Protecting Land
16 Oct 2009 | 8:35 pmErr, so when I signed up for Blog Action Day a few weeks ago, I didn't realize that on that particular day I would be traveling all day. So, a day late is better than never, right? Oddly enough, though, the reason I was traveling has everything to do with what I was planning on blogging about! I was traveling because I was in Portland attending a conference to do with my job. I work for a land trust. Many people don't know what a land trust is, so bare with me for a bit of a jargony explanation. A land trust is a type of non-profit organization that protects land either by owning it…
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by teresa wu
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(via hellonewyork:nicolep72) The only place left to go is up.
19 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pm(via hellonewyork:nicolep72) The only place left to go is up. -
"You know, some people say life is short and that you could get hit by a bus at any moment and that..."
19 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am“You know, some people say life is short and that you could get hit by a bus at any moment and that you have to live each day like it’s your last. Bullshit. Life is long. You’re probably not gonna get hit by a bus. And you’re gonna have to live with the choices you make for the next fifty years.” - Chris Rock -
OK, this is really the last of ‘em. I am so blessed to...
19 Nov 2009 | 12:54 amroomie dinner @ Piatti in La Jolla my laughter blew my candle out. /fail Toffee trying to get at my cupcakes "Adventures in Drinking at TGIF's" no more fake IDs! it's true - I'm over the hill I guess I get happy around food seriously drinking alone. nothing new. my roommates plus Eddy and Alex the fab (Facebook) five! OK, this is really the last of ‘em. I am so blessed to have had such a wonderful birthday weekend with my favorite people… thanks, friendsies! -
You thought the pics were over, but you were wrong. Birthday...
19 Nov 2009 | 12:52 amYou thought the pics were over, but you were wrong. Birthday outfit: American Apparel lace “guess I’m not peeing tonight” bodysuit Topshop tearstained-‘cause-I-bought-it-in-Cyprus pink ruffle skirt Forever21 faux leather jacket and also the most expensive purchase on this list at $38 Icing P.Diddy-wannabe cubic zirconia earrings Michael Kors platform pumps, pilfered from Liz’s substantial shoe collection Louis Vuitton Speedy, a classic hand-me-down from Mama Wu -
"I have noticed a severe lack of black men in your Vegas pics… Do African Americans not exist..."
18 Nov 2009 | 9:29 am“I have noticed a severe lack of black men in your Vegas pics… Do African Americans not exist in Nevada?” - Mel, on my habit of attracting black men
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Entry Level Living
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Five Problems with How We Measure Social Change
17 Nov 2009 | 11:45 amFor this month’s Nonprofit Millenial Bloggers Alliance post, we are tackling defining and measuring social impact. I think we talk about social change so much that we underestimate what it takes to bring it to fruition. Social change is inherently a societal concern with multiple layers and intersections, which makes defining it and measuring it difficult. Can you really address health care without examining income, race, and gender? Can you attribute a safer neighborhood to the efforts of a nonprofit or to changes in city legislature or both? Given the complications in simply… -
Reflecting on Service and Community on Veterans Day
11 Nov 2009 | 8:41 amWhat has always stood out to me about Veterans Day was the silence from the Veterans in my life. When I would come up with ways to celebrate I was met with appreciation, but generally frustration and some confusion over why people suddenly want to celebrate and discuss Vets. This is partly because of the way we, as a nation, look at Veterans and war. In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. ~José Narosky -
Keeping My Fire-Lessons Learned
5 Nov 2009 | 8:56 amLast week I wrote about my current struggle in maintaining the passion that brought me to the sector. The comments and feedback have been wonderful and really pushed me to reflect more on what I do and why I do it. Here are a few things I now know to keep in mind: Be deliberate about keeping and adding fire to your work: I think my biggest mistake is assuming that my passion does not need TLC. But it’s easy to get caught up in your professional work and get out of touch with your original inspiration for pursuing a career in social change. So take time to nurse your soul and get in… -
Keeping My Fire
26 Oct 2009 | 5:15 amElisa Ortiz recently wrote a great piece about her journey into the nonprofit sector. It got me thinking about mine and the challenges I am facing. So for this Nonprofit Milleninal Bloggers Alliance post, I’m reflecting on why I’m in the sector. I didn’t get into the nonprofit sector because of a desire to feel warm inside. In fact becoming a nonprofiteer was never a goal of mine. I got involved in social justice work because I was angry. I was angry at the blatant inequalities I saw every day on my way to my posh prep school in downtown Brooklyn from my family’s tiny… -
20Under40: A Week Long Conversation about Leadership Changes in the Arts
20 Oct 2009 | 1:49 pmSome time ago I posted about the call for submissions for the 20Under40 anthology which will feature 20 essays by emerging leaders in the arts about the future of arts and arts education. To follow up with this amazing project they are hosting a week-long discussion for emerging leaders in the arts to talk about generational changes in leadership and the value young people bring to the arts field: Emerging Leaders Blog Salon Join the Emerging Leaders Network of Americans for the Arts and the 20UNDER40 anthology for the Emerging Leaders Salon on ARTSblog the week of October 19-23. Nearly 20…
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Matthew Dryden
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Inconsistent
9 Nov 2009 | 10:50 pmIf I could claim to be anything, it would be inconsistent. "Shattered 5" by Philip Bitnar I can pinpoint the exact moment where the adult part of my life should have started. I believe most people wake up one day and wonder what happened, as if adulthood had snuck in and changed everything while they were sleeping. So they spend most of their newly-found life trying to figure out how to become childlike again. It was supposed to happen when I moved to Guelph, Ontario. I can’t give you specifics on what exactly went wrong. Maybe it didn’t stick, or maybe it was an outright…
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Tropophilia
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In Science, FAIL = WIN
26 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pmIn April, I wrote about a little debate some coworkers and I were having about whether politics could be studied scientifically, and whether that approach was valid (I said it could be, and that it was one among many valid approaches). One argument tendered in opposition was that we simply don’t have enough information to even make a successful politico-scientific model, let alone to test whether it works or not. Any attempt to construct such a model, or to delineate variables and units of measurement, would be in vain. I think that is incorrect, because in science, the cool thing… -
Worrying About the Real Time Web
25 Oct 2009 | 8:42 pmPaul Carr at TechCrunch as a long and thoughtful post questioning triumphialism about the real-time web. Carr ties together experiences at a recent Weezer show (similar to the mobile-phone-armed masses I wrote about in this post) as well as his discomfort watching how social media seems to be driven in the wake of disasters, and how perilous Twitter and other real-time communications can be in an environment like a jury room (an issue I’d like to see some lawyers respond to like this). It’s well worth reading the full piece, which I’ll pull a few large chunks from… -
Google Reader Gets Magical
22 Oct 2009 | 11:20 pmI try not to spend too much time pimping Google’s products in this space, but let’s face it: we make really cool stuff, and whether I work for the company or not, I absolutely adore most of our products. Fact is, our engineers and product teams cook up tools that are really useful for those who are ready to embrace the digital future. Google Reader is one of those tools, and the team has just released a set of features that have got me plain jazzed. Google Reader is a tool for pulling interesting content to a central inbox via “feeds.” Almost every website on the… -
Rebooting Justice
17 Oct 2009 | 12:52 pmYesterday, I had an envelope in the mail from my dad. I opened it up to find a photocopy of the “Opening Statement” of the Summer 2009 issue of Litigation, the official journal of that section of the American Bar Association. The Litigation Section’s chair, Lorna G. Schofield, dedicated her essay to an observation of how, like so many industries, the legal profession is being challenged by the rapid innovation of the information age. As a future lawyer (side note: I sent 12 of 15 law school applications last weekend!), it reassures me that at least the ABA’s… -
Ring Them Bells
17 Sep 2009 | 9:12 pmSometimes the only way to break the silence is by playing music at a ridiculously loud volume. Now is one of those times. I’ve been absent for the blogosphere for quite some time, tending to incredibly important things like a life that is altogether new, amazing, and fulfilling thanks to the love of my incredible wife, an affectionate puppy, and many supportive friends. I’m well, and I hope to write more now that the dust (good dust!) has settled. In hopes of making this post more than a typical “I swear I’ll blog more often….starting NOW!” vow…
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Geoff at Mount Allison
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Squamish, British Columbia New York Times Budget Travel Article
12 Nov 2009 | 12:55 pmI was surfing around and came across this article from the New York Times... I never thought I'd see Squamish on the New York Times but apparently more and more people are finding that it's an inexpensive, beautiful travel destination. Enough of me...here's the New York Times' take on Squamish. (I'm surprised to not see this article even referred to on the Squamish Tourism Website...):OCTOBER 6, 2009, 11:00 PMNear Whistler, a Place to Play for LessBy MATT GROSSMatt Gross for the New York Times Hikers reach the top of Stawamus Chief, a 2,303-foot tall mountain overlooking Howe Sound in the… -
"There will be no single rooms in Campbell Hall at Mount Allison University next year!" : a reasonable assumption.
12 Nov 2009 | 12:26 pmThe somehow ever increasing hoards of frosh that come to meal hall every night coupled with new staff training on remembrance day (where dining hours were drastically cut) resulted in a wait of almost half an hour. During this time baseless rumors were hurled about in the residence situation. Judging from the sudden and unannounced transforming of dozens of rooms all over campus to above original capacity due to higher than expected enrollment it is reasonable to not immediately disbelieve rumours the school may turn the formerly single-room Campbell Hall into all double rooms. It seems… -
"What does Mount Allison University have in common with Barack Obama, Diana Krall, and Bill Gates?" Or how Peter Mansbridge being the next Chancellor of Mount Allion University makes up for poor marketing.
12 Nov 2009 | 12:05 pmThe e-mail below was sent to students this week along with posters advertising the only major announcement of this apparent magnitude since I've been here. First off...Diana Krall? Who? Clearly they were going for name and face recognition to get students interested...so why have a relatively obscure Canadian artists next in between two of the most universally well known people in the world? It makes no sense and detracts from the interest. It reminds me of Canadian content laws that ensure that mediocre talent nobody would normally listen to is forced down our eardrums. Secondly, the fact… -
Academic Update: B.A. Honours in International Relations at Mount Allison University
20 Oct 2009 | 4:48 pmThe first round of midterms are coming to an end this week. By now students (even first year students) have an idea of how well or badly they are doing in a class. It's far too late to switch classes but unless I fail at basic counting, you should be able to drop a class without penalty until the end of next week if you so choose.I am doing fairly well considering my heavy course load and more intense 2nd and 3rd year courses...but as many others have found out there's really never enough time for everything you want. For example: there's a North Side Rez Crawl on Saturday, but I'm so cool I… -
Polaris Prize and Pat LePoidevin Concert Reviews
17 Oct 2009 | 4:01 pmThe first couple article I wrote as a Staff Writer for the Argosy are below. Being on the Arogsy has been a great opportunity to write about the variety of local music in Sackville.Polaris Prize A-Go-GoThe Argosy's entertainment crew examines the 10 finalists for the 2009 Polaris PrizeBy Neil Bonner and Geoffrey CampbellNeil's Reviews:Malajube – Labyrinthes (Dare to Care)I don't know what it is about this record. In the last twelve hours I've listened to it three times, straight through. Objectively I can say that it is a fine record: the band has a good grasp on dynamics,…
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Whoremotional
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One of us has been rescued from the Island …
30 Oct 2009 | 12:47 pmWorking in the adult entertainment industry is much like being on a deserted island with wild cannibals, crazy nomads and the occasional larger than life wildebeest. Its not unlike living in the book lord of the flies … maybe its closer to living the TV series Lost but with even less clothes and more hot women. Why do I have this analogy of a remote island full of terrors? Working in the biz can suck you into a social island. It’s not that we don’t like normal people or don’t talk to our non-industry friends … but well, the biz changes you a bit. Your vocabulary gets harsher. Your… -
Casting Couch: Mark Salling
26 Oct 2009 | 1:55 pmName: Mark Salling Age: 27 Why You Know Him: He is recently on the show Glee, but you may also recognize him from Walker Texas Ranger and Children of the Corn IV. Or you might have heard of him from the band Jericho. From: Dallas, Texas Where do I sign up for a date with him? We are just so meant to be. He plays a guitar, I love guys who can play guitar. He sings, I love to hear him sing. He is technically single, I am very single. he is from Texas, I LOVE southern boys, especially with southern manners. He has that come hither look down, I will come hither his way anytime! He wants a girl… -
“How Can I NOT Date You” Game-The Unlimited Edition
14 Oct 2009 | 1:39 pmI think that I have a problem. That’s always a good way to start, admitting right? I think I have a problem because lately I have been catching myself playing the “How Can I NOT Date You” game. I’m usually playing the “I’d like to be your girlfriend because…” game. I don’t know what has changed and I sure don’t feel any different, but let me give you a prime example of what I mean. So the other night Miss Communication, FES and I went to a little bar, which by the way was a really laid back, chill kind of place. The place was called… -
Giving up the Shelf Leads to giving up the Drawer
30 Sep 2009 | 7:39 pmI haven’t blogged in a little bit … but for good reason. Sexy Friend Turned into Sexy Boyfriend. Sexy Boyfriend turned into Live in Boyfriend. Who will now be known on the blog as Foreign Exchange Student or FES for short. You see he speaks another language and he likes to speak to me in it when he is frustrated with me so I have NO idea what he is saying and can’t argue back. Can you say sucks to be me? So I didn’t want to blog about it because … well, I didn’t want to jinx it. Lame I know! What am I 12? Mostly … I am the happiest I can remember being in a relationship in a… -
Adventure in Internet Dating: Foreigner
8 Sep 2009 | 10:13 pmI wanna know what love is…I want you to show me…. Sorry. Got carried away there. So, we all know that the internet is for everyone and we are all looking for love. I also know that most programs now a days, even text on phones, have spell check for those who are not too good in that department. Soooooo, where’s the “that doesn’t make any sense!” for the foreigner emails?!… Here are the emails. Nothing is changed or fixed. I couldn’t fix these even if I tried! There aren’t much, but I had to share these! HI I REED UR PROFILE AND U ARE A…
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Temerity Jane
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I didn’t study for this and I’m suddenly naked!
20 Nov 2009 | 11:13 amOk, Internet, with what I’m going to talk about today, I’m just going to cut you off at the pass right from the start to remove the possibility of getting comments of a certain type that I REALLY hate (and I am also telling you now that to make them anyway will not be NEARLY as clever and funny as you think it would be, because while normally being directly defiant of given instructions or requests is clever and unique and funny and completely original and oh my gosh no one has ever thought of doing that before, today it won’t be. Also, that was sarcasm. It is NEVER any of… -
You’re still busy, I’ve still got time.
19 Nov 2009 | 10:20 amSo, Internet, just like last month (actually, it wasn’t a whole month ago because I did it totally late in the month because Phil had my Cosmo in the bathroom), I have here the newest issue of Cosmo for you. You’re busy people, with jobs and kids and lives, and even Cosmo doesn’t think that you have time to read Cosmo, judging by the page in every issue that sums it up for you so that you don’t have to read that whole thing. But me, I’m always thinking, and I was even more concerned for you, so I thought, what if you don’t even have time to BUY Cosmo? And… -
Attempting to unfold myself.
18 Nov 2009 | 11:12 amInternet, even though I live here and am practically made up of Internet myself, sometimes, I find the Internet to be just crushingly horrible. I mean that I sometimes feel like I’m actually stooped forward in my chair, with my spine all crackly from the weight of how heavily the Internet is just trying to crush me up into a little ball. Lately, I am feeling extra Internet-squished. Phil comes home from work and I feel like a floppy, flailing excuse of a person, with nothing to say to him except rambling, punctuation-free diatribes on what I’ve seen on the Internet that day, with… -
November 16, doomed from the start
17 Nov 2009 | 5:51 am“It seems like NaBloPoMo is becoming basically me talking about what an asshole I am. Got any ideas for me to write about all the terrible ways I annoy you?” “Not really, no.” “Oh, yeah, right!” “Well… you know how every time I stand up, you ask me to get you a diet soda? How you’ll sit without a diet soda for like, an hour, just so you can ask me for one as soon as I stand up? That’s kind of annoying.” “Excuse me?” *5 minutes later* “So really, it’s because I’m trying to prevent global warming. -
Just Say No to Surprise Gap
16 Nov 2009 | 12:38 pmInternet, when I am trying to make sense of the world, or tell you one of my many theories on life, I often start off by saying, “There are two types of people in the world.” Either you are like me in some particular way, or you aren’t. One of those things is correct, and one of them is utterly incomprehensible. Today, we are talking about surprises. There are two kinds of people in the world – the kind who announce surprises in advance, and the kind who do things correctly. I am going to go so far as to say I would like to see a law enacted on this topic, that is how…
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Clever Girl Goes Blog
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Hot Moon.
20 Nov 2009 | 3:03 amWelcome to a very special New Moon edition of Fanged Friday! As many of you know, I saw the movie last night/this morning... and all I have to say is:HELL. YEAH.If you haven't seen it yet, well, you're in for a treat, because this movie was BEYOND my expectations. What a difference a BIG BUDGET makes. And that's all I'm going to say.Of course, since it's NEW MOON FANGED FRIDAY, our featured vampire today is my personal favorite of all favorites, Robert Pattinson, aka RPattz, aka Edward Cullen. Oh Edward... you are so lovely and broody. I want to smooth your wrinkled brow and reassure you that… -
Future BFFs.
19 Nov 2009 | 12:59 amDear RPattz,As I'm sure you're aware, your latest blockbuster hit, New Moon, opens tonight at midnight.(Cue SQUEEING heard 'round the world.)I know you're very upset that we won't be seeing the movie TOGETHER, but honestly, I think it's for the best, as I don't want you to feel self-conscious while I make inappropriate sexual comments about Taylor Lautner watch your sure-to-be incredible portrayal of Edward Cullen on the big screen.Besides, I don't think that seeing the movie with a bunch of silly fangirls who think they, like, KNOW YOU or something would be that fun for you anyway, right? -
A Poem for Peter.
18 Nov 2009 | 12:34 amToday is Peter DeWolf's birthday.If you don't know about him, well, you're missing out, cuz he's kinda a big deal.Peter my dear, I wish you the happiest of birthdays, and not just because you happen to be born during NaBloPoMonkeyOnMyBack, thus providing me with blog fodder.(But mainly because of that.)(Just kidding. Mainly because you're cute.)(And your narcissism rivals only mine. And I appreciate that in a person. Just not TOO many people.)Anyhoodle.Here is a poem for you.Ode to Peter DeWolfOnce upon a websiteThere was a blogger named Peter.He lived far away in a fictional placeWhere… -
The one where every title sounded like a euphemism.
17 Nov 2009 | 1:56 amIt's almost Thanksgiving, which means that it's been almost a year since Hubs and I said we were going to start trying to have a baby.Before you get all worried-like for me, wondering what the hell is taking so long, let me inform you that we then decided to wait a bit longer, so in reality, it's only been 2 months since we've been "trying."I'm not concerned about it, really. It'll happen when it's supposed to. I'd love to be AT LEAST newly pregnant by the end of 2010, but I'm not stressing.(Something about watched pots and boiling would probably apply here, but I don't like to think of my… -
If my life was a movie...
16 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amBecause I occasionally have time on my hands for doing whatever I want but mainly sitting around on my couch petting the dog and watching TV housework and cooking and being the best wife ever, I have time to think about random crap.You know, important stuff too. But also other things.(Mainly stuff like Edward Cullen. And this really cute purse I saw at Nordstrom yesterday but it's November so I shouldn't be buying things for myself.)(RIGHT? Right.)Anyway, one of my favorite things to think about is: What if my life was a movie?(Hello, narcissism, party of one, your table is ready.)(I'll admit…
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Wonderland or Not
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Off Which Dobbs Was the Worst I Could Think Of
19 Nov 2009 | 3:23 pmThe upscale but privately owned coffee shop is crowded. I sip the double Espresso (meant to calm my sore throat), while reading about the health care bill that covers an additional 31 million individuals, the bill the insurance companies and big pharmacy are patting themselves on the back over. I wonder what will happen in 5, maybe even 3, years when 105 million out of the middle will be choosing between food and housing or health insurance and medicine. The shame of no national health care haunts me. I don’t miss the irony. A double espresso is costly, and this is my second. I continue… -
Early Morning Wow Links
11 Nov 2009 | 10:34 pmWith my concentration needed elsewhere I post some links. Suggestions I think you will enjoy. Something for everyone. I know you all pretty well by now. The famous “Just Wow” link for the day is, Walter Reed Officials Asked: Was Hasan Psychotic?. They asked this some time ago, long enough ago to have prevented this. There is something very strange, very wrong, and completely messed up here. We live in a country where you can get kicked out of high school, or at least expelled for the term, for carrying Motrin or Tylenol, but they won’t kick you out of the military, or even do a proper… -
Red Red Wine in The Midnight Hour
7 Nov 2009 | 9:28 pmThis isn’t a pleasant thing to read after drinking a liter of an almost sweet red wine. A wine the wine-seller convinced us was meant to taste good with chocolate. The Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) amendment to the House health bill, which would bar federal funding for most abortions, has passed on a vote of 240–194. Democrats split 64–192 against the amendment, but 176 Republicans voted in favor of it while none opposed it and Jon Shadegg of Arizona voted present. As if my head wasn’t about to explode already. Now we can safely say that those without will remain without, because you know…
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She Takes On The World
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She Takes On The World in 2010
20 Nov 2009 | 10:54 amI’m currently working on a 2010 strategic plan for my business and She Takes On The World. I had a wonderful and relaxing few days in Boston and Cape Cod where I was able to shift my focus to the year ahead and start planning. Thanks to you, She Takes On The World has grown to become a top blog for women entrepreneurs and women in business, attracting tens of thousands of women from over 80 countries around the world. Thank you so much for reading! As I prepare for 2010, I want to hear your feedback on what you like -and don’t like -about She Takes On The World and how we can make… -
In Her Heels: Interview With Marketing Diva, Toby Bloomberg
18 Nov 2009 | 9:05 pmJoining me today is Toby Bloomberg. She is the founder of Bloomberg Marketing and author of the Diva Marketing Blog. She also sits on the board of the American Marketing Association. Natalie: You have been writing the extremely popular Diva Marketing Blog for 5 years now. You also help other companies develop online marketing strategies and leverage social media and blogging. What are the most important lessons you’ve learned about blogging and social media? Toby: Thanks for the opportunity to talk social media with the She Takes On The World community. I love the name! At this point in… -
Six Tips to Survive Holiday Party Schmooze Season
12 Nov 2009 | 9:17 amThis is a guest post by Debra Shigley, author of The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide. To learn more about Debra, read her interview with She Takes On The World here. As a businesswoman or entrepreneur, it’s part of your job to ‘get out there’ and network. Ever wondered how some women make it look so easy—and seem to effortlessly work a room? Well, many times, those women aren’t the most confident or outgoing in the world; they just know a few tricks for how to schmooze. The ability to charm everyone in the room can be learned. With the holiday party season right around the corner, here are… -
30 Women Entrepreneurs to Follow on Twitter
10 Nov 2009 | 7:01 amTwitter has been an incredible tool for connecting with like-minded people from around the world. I am always on the lookout for women entrepreneurs and women in business to follow, connect with, and learn from. The following 30 women entrepreneurs have excellent twitter feeds to follow: @JackieBiz -Jackie is a business owner and blogger who tweets about business resources, inspiration, and opinions. @ManishaThakor -Manisha is a personal finance expert and author on women and money. Her tweets are geared towards helping you meet financial goals. @BrandYou -Cindy is a marketing strategist who… -
Blog Carnival for Women Entrepreneurs
6 Nov 2009 | 12:36 pmWelcome to the 10th edition of the blog carnival for women entrepreneurs, a collection of posts to help you as a business owner. If you have a blog post or article that you would like to share in an upcoming edition, please use the submission form. Coree Silvera presents Simple and Easy – Are You Driving Buyers Away? posted at Market Like a Chick. Linda Smith presents The Value of Having a Blog on Your Business Website posted at Linda’s Business Blog. Lena West presents Kicking and Screaming All the Way to Facebook posted at Lipsticking. Toby Bloomberg presents The Social Media…
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Politicoholic by Nisha Chittal
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Quick hit: Mainstream Media Using Twitter Lists
9 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pmI know no one wants to read another boring post about “Top 10 ways to use Twitter lists” so I promise this isn’t that. I just wanted to highlight what I think is a very innovative use of Twitter lists by the mainstream media – probably the last people I’d expect to have found an innovative way to use Twitter lists this quickly. Several mainstream media organizations, particularly the New York Times, have been using Twitter lists to group together users live-tweeting details about a breaking news story from on-the-ground locations. Over the past weeks,… -
What will happen to books in a digital era?
1 Nov 2009 | 7:14 pmRemember CDs? I don’t think I have bought one since 2001, and now that I have an iPhone, iPod, iTunes, there’s no need to ever buy a CD again. One could argue there’s not much need to buy music either, since I spend more time listening online to Pandora or Blip.fm anyways. So what will happen to books? I wonder if the publishing industry will meet the same fate as the music industry. I still buy printed books — but many people I know have switched over to the Kindle, and Kindle readers buy two to three times as many books as book readers. Or they’re just ditching… -
A side project of mine: You’ve Come a Long Way, Maybe
24 Oct 2009 | 2:11 pmOne of the my projects outside of my job that I’ve been most excited about lately is my work on the newly released book You’ve Come a Long Way, Maybe by Leslie Sanchez. I’ve been working for the past few weeks with a great team that includes my friends Leslie Bradshaw and Erica Anderson, working on digital PR and online media efforts for this exciting book which takes a look at how the media covered Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, and Michelle Obama, and the roles of women in politics, media, and business today. And as anyone who knows me, or has read this blog, can tell you,… -
Why We Changed Our Twitter Avatars
14 Oct 2009 | 10:21 amYou may have noticed that I (and hopefully by now you’ve noticed lots of people!) changed my Twitter avatar today to the following: I’ve gotten a couple questions asking, “Why?” So I wanted to throw up a quick post answering that question. Fortunately my friend Tanya already did: I wanted to tell you about something I’m working on with some of my girlfriends – we’re mobilizing on twitter and elsewhere – and some are coming to DC – to make sure parity in cost is included in all the healthcare reform work. Tomorrow Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) is chairing a… -
Who Decided Being a Woman Is a “Pre-Existing Condition”?
12 Oct 2009 | 12:54 pmApparently, health insurance companies decided that. There’s definitely a lot of noise in the healthcare debate, but this is an issue that deserves our attention and shouldn’t be ignored. Women’s health issues are distinctly different from men, and one startling issue that has come to light as a result of the current ongoing debate on healthcare reform is that women are getting the shaft from health insurance companies in more ways than one. Having had a pregnancy is considered a “pre-existing condition” for which insurers can deny women coverage. Being a victim…
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Black Marks on Wood Pulp
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What I’ve Been Reading: The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy
17 Nov 2009 | 6:48 pmWhat I’ve read: The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy - Bill Simmons It might be a little hypocritical to slag on someone for being self-referential. As a blogger who writes primarily about his life and thoughts, most of my Internet persona is defined by self-reference. Then again, I don’t purport to any other notion. You don’t come to Black Marks on Wood Pulp and expect non-personal writing. However, when you read a book called The Book of Basketball, you expect it to be, for the most part, about basketball. Let’s get this out of the way. I loved this book. -
*cough*
16 Nov 2009 | 1:35 pm*cough* It isn’t so much the cough itself, though it’s persisted for 10 days, comes and goes as it pleases, creates excruciating bad breath and fills my throat with an occasional rattle. It’s the noise. As in, a sharp warning to all around me. “Watch out,” it says, “Sicko coming through. Take cover and hide your children.” I know the sound of a cough is lost in the din as things get colder – and, therefore, better filled with the sound of a billion additional coughs. But I still imagine others hear it as I do. Loud. Filling the room like a Labrador bark. Dripping with disease,… -
Cheese
13 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amI love cheese. Love it. LOVEIT. Kerrie asked me recently to guess the three classes of consumables she appreciated the most. I kinda sorta guessed correctly: coffee, beer, bread. And, I wholeheartedly agree – my three are nearly the same, with the only difference being my choice of cheese over bread. (Though both are crucial for the most underrated great food in the world: the grilled cheese.) Coffee. Beer. Cheese. I’m good, thanks. That being said, there are things I don’t want to know about cheese. It’s fermented. Through acid and coagulation, it’s rotted to a perfect, pungent… -
From cliques to computers
12 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pmWhen we’re in high school, the differences between cliques and social classes are evident. Striking, even, in that, once they are set, there is nothing short of a miracle that could release you from one to another. After all, barring relocation or other life-altering change, we’re in the same group as everyone our age – in fact, we’ve probably been with some of them since grade school, moving from situation to situation together, a tightly packed puzzle, all pieces ultimately fitting together for society’s sake despite their defined borders. And then, graduation. Everyone scatters. -
Wikitention deficit
10 Nov 2009 | 3:22 pmTalk about being hard to pin down. Welcome to my mind on Wikipedia. First, I look up Neanderthals (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis), primarily to make the distinction between Neanderthals and prehistoric Homo sapiens sapiens. I’m instantly distracted by the fact that, despite there have been no definite specimens younger than 30,000 years old, there is evidence of fire by Neanderthals at Gibraltar dating 24,000 years ago. My first thought: “How do they know the fire was from Neanderthals?” My second thought “OMG CLICK GIBRALTER.” Gibralter, a British territory best known for the rock…
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American Girl in Australia
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Loaded Gun, Epinephrine, Trigger Response, Adrenaline, Smoking Barrel
19 Nov 2009 | 2:55 amPicture by dp: Epinephrine – a hormone triggered during the Fight-or-Flight-Response to a threat. Adrenaline – another name for Epinephrine. Elevated heart rate, clear mind, every muscle is ready. It only takes a few words. Words. Part of the beauty of psychology is its revealing nature. Eventually, the cracks in one’s bullet proof vest are discovered. Hidden secrets, suppressed trauma can only stay protected for so long – and once a bullet makes it past our shields and armor, its full-on psychological warfare. A few words and your mind and/or body experience… -
Latest Diet Fad – I’m still gaining water
14 Nov 2009 | 3:23 amIn the last post I admitted I had started the latest diet trend: The Himalayan Pink Crystal Salt Diet and I also explained that I drank 3 liters of water and as a consequence gained 3 kilos or 6.6 lbs of water weight (because it didn’t “cleanse” like it was supposed to and I barely had to pee the entire day.) But I thought – look I saw his abs 3 weeks ago and they DEFINITELY look better now – and he’s a smart guy so maybe I just need to give it time. So this morning I brewed up another 1T of salt + 1 liter of spring water and drank it. And then because… -
Have you heard about the latest fad diet? Sign me up!
13 Nov 2009 | 6:09 amIt went a little like this… Handsome man sporting a sexy rugged new beard who I occasionally ”catch-up” with tells me about some Himalayan Rock Salt Diet. And I was like – WHATEVER – that’s hokey. And in his make-you-melt-accent of his he was like, “No seriously! I’ve been doing it and so have all of my friends.” And he had compelling evidence (*cough – great 6 pack*) so I was like – alright I’ll think about it. NEXT DAY: Sam and I go buy Himalayan Rock Salt so I can start my new diet. Yay! Hiphiphooray! So I… -
My social networking fast
8 Nov 2009 | 8:12 pmok so I have decided after much consideration that until my finals are done I will no longer be able to be reached on any social networking sites. Wish me luck!! I hope I reappear soon. -
Oh hey mom – I know it’s 3am but … email hacking
7 Nov 2009 | 4:12 amDear Email Hacker, Actually – let’s scratch that Dear Email Hacker, and instead start it this way, To the pathetic loser who decided it’d be cool to hack into my mom’s email, You suck. I hope the next thing you hack up is a lung. And then I hope you choke on that lung, die, and go to hell, I don’t appreciate getting fake/spam emails from my MOM late on a Saturday night when I KNOW SHE’S ASLEEP. I also don’t appreciate having to call her at 3am just to tell her, “Oh hey guess what mom? You’ve been hacked! And lucky you –…
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Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
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[Sam]antics: The Comeback Edition
18 Nov 2009 | 7:37 amSomehow it’s been four months since the last installment of [Sam]antics! I figured you all must be in withdrawal right now (I know I am!), so here are the latest additions to the Life’s Chocolates’ Dictionary: [Out]look: Changing our outlook on life might force us to step outside our comfort zone, but instead of looking that as a scary thing, look at is a great opportunity to challenge yourself, to learn and grow. Re[cog]nize: There’s a reason this word has the same root as cognizant. We have to fully aware of something, be totally attuned with our whole being, to… -
Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks
16 Nov 2009 | 11:23 amI know I need to change. I know I need to follow my own advice, let myself be sad, and talk about things instead of keeping them inside. I know I should put myself first more often, and be selfish every once in a while. I know I have a lot of good things going for me, and a lot of people who love me, and I am so, so lucky. I know I’ve been through a lot in the past couple of years, and it’s okay to be overwhelmed with life. I know worrying doesn’t usually help much, and I know that I don’t have to be a prisoner of my anxiety. I know that I can’t bear the weight… -
Humans Are Not Made of Stretchable Rubber
16 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amRemember Stretch Armstrong? He was a little muscle man whose appendages could be stretched to great lengths when pulled. Often the best strategy was to team up with a friend and each take a side. It was fun to see just how far you could stretch him, watching his body morph, and laughing as his short shorts got even smaller. The thing is, Stretch was a toy made of rubber, designed to be manipulated. Have you ever felt like Stretch? I know I have. Placed in the middle of something and pulled in both directions at once. The difference is that people aren’t made to endure such stretching,… -
Not All Reality TV is Crap
13 Nov 2009 | 8:16 amI know, you’re probably staring quizzically at your computer screen wondering what I’m smoking, but bear with me. My mom loves reality TV. I have sat through hours of Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, the Next Food Network Star (I could go on, but I won’t) with quizzical looks of my own. Some of these shows really make you wonder about our society. But finally, I found a reality TV show that I actually like, a show that I continue to watch on my own, even though I don’t live with my mom anymore. That show is the Biggest Loser. Stop shaking your heads, you… -
Do More Than Just Hear, Listen
9 Nov 2009 | 9:47 amHearing and listening are two totally different things. We hear a lot of things, but rarely do we actually listen to the sounds or the words. You can play a song on your iPod and tune out everything but the beat. It’s easy to hear what someone has to say and only listen to the parts that concern you. Far too often, people ask “how are you?” without waiting to hear the answer. They ask out of courtesy and habit, not because they really want to know. Have you ever noticed how much people apologize after they vent about something? Of course, we don’t want to unload…
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Call Me Corndog
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Quarantined.
11 Nov 2009 | 8:47 pmSo here’s a helpful hint. NEVER get sick in Japan. It’s finally getting to be the end of our meeting in Hiroshima, and as I’m looking forward to my first awesome vacation with my super awesome boyfriend, I start to feel the familiar tug at my throat and the shrinking of my sinuses. And bam, just [...] -
Skidmarks.
29 Oct 2009 | 1:56 pmI absolutely love dogs. Really and truly, they make life worth living for me. I hope that if I ever get enough money together I can open a retirement home for old dogs who are going to put down simply because they are of a fine vintage, and let them live out the rest of [...] -
Which Way is Up?
26 Oct 2009 | 1:40 pmA couple weeks ago I decided to go rowing and was chatting it up with my mom on the way to the aquatic park. She was talking about how I should get a lifevest in case I ever go overboard, and I spent a good deal of time explaining that the water is four feet deep and [...] -
Quick, Grab the EpiPen.
9 Oct 2009 | 10:13 amThe dog has allergies. I think I may have mentioned this before. This itchiness on the dog has cost us roughly 700 dollars now. Maybe he just likes to bite his feet, huh? Maybe there isn’t some demonic underlying issue that is plaguing him, maybe that’s just his personality. People live with allergies all the [...] -
Do Mexicans do this?
9 Oct 2009 | 10:02 amOn Saturday our friend threw a party aptly titled, “Mexican Blackout Day” in which we consumed copious amounts of Mexican food and alcohol, danced to Mariachi music, and were generally full with perfect merriment. One of the attendees of said party was a Jesuit priest in training. For real, we had a bona fide Roman [...]
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Justin Plus One
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Justin: Sarah Palin loves porn and unprotected sex
20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 amI LOVE YouTube. And I love the people who have enough time to cut together a 35-second clip taken from Sarah Palin's Oprah interview, making her say that she's unqualified, loves unprotected sex, and is pumped up on porn.I will have to do something like this sometime.Oh, and I'm sure that Sarah will cry "sexism". Well I cry in return that she can suck my nut. This shit is hilarious!More funny, weird, sexy and awesome stuff every day at http://www.justinplusone.com -
Austin: It's Time to Fast Forward
19 Nov 2009 | 2:37 pmWhat a cursed lot we are, Justin! You get work woes and go MIA yesterday. I get so caught up with work and other bureaucratic B.S. that I don’t post till now. Our day jobs are killing us softly. This has got to stop.Since I am now taking a much advised-against break to write this post, I thought it would be nice to discuss some alternate career paths that you and I can embark on together, Justin. And yes, of course they would be together. Since I never see you any more, I only have this blog to make love to you. So I can only imagine our future being together in some form or fashion. So… -
Justin: Don't you wish STDs were THIS adorable?
19 Nov 2009 | 7:03 amHIV, Gonorrhea and Syphilis are certainly nothing one would want to get... UNTIL NOW!Sounds like the beginning of a movie about a world gone all topsy-turvy... but that world is ours. Thanks to my buddies at Towleroad, I have now discovered a company called Giant Microbes. What do they do? They make stuffed animals of diseases, including the aforementioned S-T-Diseases.Can't you imagine the brunch conversations?"Oh my God! Troy gave me HIV, Gonorrhea AND Syphilis last night!"::brunch buddies blink uncomfortably::"I mean the stuffed animals, boys!"::pulls out cute animals, everyone… -
Justin: Near Naked Levi Johnston Excuses My Poor Blogging
18 Nov 2009 | 8:53 pmI was stepping out of seeing Dreamgirls tonight at The Apollo Theater with Boyfriend Joe, his friend Robert and his roommate Kaitlin when I received a text from Austin:"Where are you Plus 1?"A good question. How funny that the day after us speaking of cubicle death that I suffered my own. Work kinda came tumbling down on me, rendering me unable to blog.But I'm here now! And my apology comes in the form of some behind the scenes videos of Levi Johnston getting naked-ish.Frankly I don't care much for the Alaskan native (except for the fact that he's helping bring down Queen Sarah before she can… -
Austin: Put On Some Makeup
17 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmWell thank goodness for YouTube, Justin. And Facebook as well. I actually found an article several months ago in the Metro titled “Facebook, YouTube Increase Productivity”. I hung it up in my cube. The first time one of the higher-ups caught me on one of the two aforementioned sites, I just pointed to the article. They didn’t like it too much. *sigh* Managers. No sense of humor.Anyways, I really liked the video you posted Justin. Drag queens are fun. They have always been a big part of gay culture. I love the stories of the Stonewall Riots when they talk about drag queens leading the…
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Intersected
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Twitter Updates for 2009-11-20
20 Nov 2009 | 4:50 amread CBE's equality statement. http://bit.ly/uALsX Unconvincing. Doesn't address Ephesians 5:24, Titus 1:5-9, & 1 Timothy 3:1-7 # Powered by Twitter Tools -
10 Reasons to Partner in Planting Now
19 Nov 2009 | 7:43 amLast week was my “week with Ed Stetzer”. He spoke powerfully at the Acts 29 Network Boot Camp in Louisville and then taught Missional Missiology at Re:Train. This was the best class yet. I loved the historical and present-day analysis and the opportunities for co-hort collaboration were significant. Dr. Stetzer also wrote an article about churches partnering to plant churches. This is a fabulous idea, and even though it’s probably targeted at Southern Baptist Churches cooperating, I would love to see a church planting movement birthed in Ann Arbor that would bring together… -
Twitter Updates for 2009-11-19
19 Nov 2009 | 4:50 amRT @soapko: A local biz is forcing H1N1 sick employee back to office but not letting others work from home. Bad idea? @annarborcom #annarbor # Powered by Twitter Tools -
Twitter Updates for 2009-11-18
18 Nov 2009 | 4:50 am"Heaven's glories would only devastate us, if God's grace did not shelter us" Bryan Chapell in Christ-Centered Preaching # Powered by Twitter Tools -
Teaching the Gospel through centers
17 Nov 2009 | 10:38 amThe SojournKids.com blog is running a series of posts about using nursery centers to teach the gospel. It’s a series, so here are the links Block City & Train/City Centers Learning Centers: Kitchen, Doll House & Home Centers
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The Rest Is Still Unwritten
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How Blogging Is Like Oral Sex
20 Nov 2009 | 8:56 amI don’t read a lot of blogs.There. I said it. I’ve owned up to it.It’s not that I don’t care to, it’s just that I don’t have enough time to. So really, please don’t take this personal. If there were more hours in the day and more minutes in the hour, I would be all about blog browsing (or at least keeping up with my favorites). But you see, this thing called life gets in the way. I don’t mean that in an arrogant "I’m better than you and busier than you" kind of way. I mean that in a "I need to schedule designated blog browsing time into my life" kind of way. Between running… -
They Lack, What You Have, That I Want.
17 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pmHate myself for not telling her...They lack, what you have, that I want.But would it have even made a difference? I think not. So I’m glad she wasn’t privy to that part of my heart.Vulnerability is a weakness. And pain is weakness leaving the heart. So in the end, I’m stronger for remaining silent. -
Write Like No One Is Reading
15 Nov 2009 | 8:13 pmI have a motto. It goes like this..."I write like no one is reading. Because it's much more freeing that way!"That motto is just as true today as it was 5 years ago when I started blogging. I never really expected anyone to read what I wrote, nor did I care if they did, or didn’t. I just assumed that I would fly under the radar and my blog would be among the billions of others that are lost in cyberspace. For the first few years my voice remained anonymous and my identity unknown. I blogged for just one reason - because I enjoyed writing and felt I had something worth being said, even if it… -
I'm The New Sinatra
11 Nov 2009 | 12:13 pmAt age 8 I stood at the bus stop (AKA, my parent's driveway). I wore a muddy brown, canvas backpack strapped over my bony shoulders and held an oversized umbrella over my pint-sized skull. It shielded me from the cold November rain that had begun to fall. I waited for Old Yeller to arrive. Normally I would try to imitate the morning bird that would call to me before the sun had fully awoken. Although when it rained, the air was silent. The morning bird doesn't peep, it sleeps. The only thing I heard was the quiet hum and small crackle from the power lines that ran above the trees and… -
You're Personal Branding Yourself As A Narcissistic A-Hole
9 Nov 2009 | 4:10 amBrace yourself because some of you are about to be offended by my brutal honesty. Lately when I started to hear everyone complaining about Personal Branding and Social Media, I fully agreed with their criticism. Everyone needs to stop the ass kissing and start being real. Honestly, I've been ODing on everyone PBing themselves for sometime now! Translation = I can't take the Personal Branding craze! Seriously, this shameless self-promotion stuff has got to stop! I feel like I'm back in high school watching the social misfit, who is desperate to fit in, try every trick in the book to gain…
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Quarterlife Cafe blog - honoluluadvertiser.com
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On Vacation. Happy Thanksgiving!
19 Nov 2009 | 8:33 amWe have next week off for Thanksgiving and I'll be traveling starting tomorrow. Wishing everyone a very happy Thanksgiving and see you when I get back! -
Hapa Chinese idol sparks national debate
16 Nov 2009 | 8:42 amIf you were born and raised in Hawaii, but don't look like you're from Hawaii, can you still be "local"? If you were born and raised in Shanghai and speak fluent Mandarin, but don't look Chinese, can you still be "Chinese"? That question was thrown rather rudely in front of 20-year-old Lou Jing, whose mother is Chinese and whose father is African American, when she appeared on a Shanghai American Idol-type TV show recently. In ethnically homogeneous China -- 90 percent of people are Han Chinese -- her dark skin and unique looks drew national attention. While much of it was probably just… -
All the Single Ladies
11 Nov 2009 | 2:45 amIt's Chinese Singles' Day, a sort of anti-Valentine's Day where single people in China celebrate being free and eligible -- OR up the ante to find a mate. Word has it that the unofficial yearly celebration started in the 1990s with Nanjing University students who organized festivals and match-making events on campus. Nov. 11 was chosen because 11/11 looks like four single people standing together. Sometimes Jan. 11 and Nov. 1 are also celebrated as days for singles. The Chinese name for Singles' Day, Guāng Gùn Jié (光棍节) literally means "single stick festival." A sign was posted this… -
Walls That Haven't Fallen - a view from China
9 Nov 2009 | 2:45 amToday is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the most memorable events of the 20th century that signaled the retreat of communism and the thawing of the Cold War. I was 5 years old in 1989. Later, I remember my teacher explaining that although our maps and textbooks labeled that giant, sprawling northern country the "Soviet Union," we had to call it "Russia." Memorizing all those former Soviet states made geography quizzes a lot harder. My view of the world might have been totally different had I been born 10 or 15 years earlier. I think my generation appreciates how… -
Romance and Text Messages
3 Nov 2009 | 8:56 amDavid Brooks's Monday column was about how cell phones are changing the nature of courtship. Essentially, the column says, texting makes it easy for a person to keep multiple prospects on the line at once in search of the "best arrangement" at the end of the night. Brooks is obviously concerned about this Gen Y phenomenon. He compares the game of texting different potential partners to "an eBay auction" and writes: Once upon a time — in what we might think of as the “Happy Days” era — courtship was governed by a set of guardrails. Potential partners generally met within the context of…
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[Super Duper Fantastic]
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Like fabulous yellow roman candles…
16 Nov 2009 | 5:58 am“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Ahhh!” - Kerouac No related posts. -
Cupcaking Weekend
15 Nov 2009 | 11:58 pmI’m starting to build a routine for my Saturdays – Pilates with Chase and volunteering at the SPCA [hopefully taking photos of cats and dogs!]. This weekend, however, only one of those was scheduled in because there was a cupcake crawl in the East Bay to attend! Seeing as how this would involve sweets, I opted to pair the cupcake crawl with a workout beforehand. Well, it was more like Chase would be attending, so it just seemed easier to stick to one side of the bay for the day. We caught up with everyone at the second stop of the crawl, La Farine. Kirsten and Stephen came too! -
House Hunt
13 Nov 2009 | 11:56 amI have been on the prowl lately. There’s a house that’s caught my eye. It’s in a neighborhood not too far from the one I live in now, which for many people who want to live in San Francisco is a little out there. But I’m okay with that. If I want to afford a single family house in San Francisco, there will be sacrifices made on location, size, newness, etc. I’m currently working on getting pre-approved for a loan, and based on certain circumstances, bidding on the house will actually take place in court on some date still to be determined. I will likely not get… -
Happy
12 Nov 2009 | 7:39 pmHere are two sets of photos that make me smile when I’ve been staring at the computer screen for way too long at work. They were taken at a friend’s birthday party just last weekend. There was a photo booth with a remote set up, so you could take as many pictures as you wanted. We opted for a few shots before the party got crowded and a few shots as we were on our way out. I even went so far as to print these on the newly purchased printer. The quality was acceptable, but I’ll have to figure out how to make use of photo paper that’s 8.5″ x 11″. Most frames… -
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden – highlights
10 Nov 2009 | 10:57 pm[Related]DC – Day One Summary Arriving in DC on an evening flight, there wasn’t much...DC – Day Two Summary Exploring DC without a car is not difficult at all....
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The Everyday Adventures of Me in the City
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New Moon: it’s time!
19 Nov 2009 | 5:55 pmAs I write this, I’m struggling to contain my excitement because tonight, well actually tomorrow morning at 12:45 a.m., TC and I have tickets to see this little movie in Chicago. And I’m so excited I might actually scream out loud. But I’m an adult so I will try to contain myself. That’s right, we have early morning tickets because we’re both crazy enough to go at that ungodly time. We will be quite a pair at the theater. In fact, we’re meeting up shortly to wait in line, packed with reading material, snacks and iPods full of Glee and other TV shows. And… -
Healthy train mini-derailment
17 Nov 2009 | 6:33 pmSo you all know that three weeks ago I went to the doctor and found out that I need to get back on the healthy living train. Well, this weekend I went back to the doctor for more tests and I was actually looking forward to the dreaded weigh in, because I was DYING to see if all my recent hard work was paying off. I wasn’t expecting a major weight change, but something. One pound, maybe two, just a little something to validate my hard work. So I walk in, take the shoes and sweatshirt off (in case lead bricks magically were in them) and I step on the scale, almost anxious to see the… -
PMS cravings
16 Nov 2009 | 7:06 pmI always know when I’m beginning PMS because one of the following things happen: I want to sleep all day I become a petite little ball of rage I am attracted to candy and sweets like a moth to a flame I can handle the exhaustion and anger but I really hate the PMS cravings. I already enjoy candy in moderation but when it’s PMS time, I want sweets and chocolate day and night. And once that craving is there, the hormones must be fed. And when they are, cramps feel better, anger subsides and the hormones all go back into balance. That’s magic right there. This craving for… -
Weekend recap: Beer, football and blue eyes
15 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pmI love beer and football, even if the former isn’t exactly diet-friendly right now. And sadly, college football season is coming to a close, so to celebrate the last two games of the Badger football season I hit a Badger-bar this weekend for the Michigan game and next weekend I’m headed to Evanston to see them play Northwestern. Yes, I do love college football. That and I can’t say no to a 32 oz. beer for $7 at a bar that puts fresh duct tape on the seats before the game starts. That’s MY kind of place :) College football has a ton of rivalries but the… -
Fighting early holiday decorations with wreath and holly
12 Nov 2009 | 6:52 pmBah humbug! I love the holidays but I hate seeing Christmas decorations too early. It’s November, not even Thanksgiving and Christmas decor is suddenly EVERYWHERE. What’s up with that? When did we skip Thanksgiving and move on? IT’S TOO EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS! I haven’t even made my list yet! At my parent’s house, we don’t take out the Thanksgiving decor until after Halloween and Christmas decorations don’t come out until the first or second week of December. Heck, I don’t even put up my Charlie Brown-like tree in Chicago until the first weekend in…
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Writing to Reach You
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Really? With Ashley.
19 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amI have a confession, blog friends. This is hard for me to say, because I like you a lot and I don’t want to hurt your feelings. But, okay, here it is. My friend Lisa and I mock you on a regular basis and we have done so for more than a year now. We mock you for being so. damn. nice. to. me. I mean, I give you every reason to hate me and instead you cheer me on for being honest? Really? Did someone forget to tell you that this is the internet and you have free reign to be as mean as possible? Have you never checked out the comments section of a You Tube video? Those people… -
Blogging Through The Years: Fourth Grade
18 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amI am blogging through all of my years in school–from Kindergarten through College. If you want to participate, write a post of your own! Previously: Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade. Fourth grade was a hugely dynamic year in my life. Everything changed and I was mostly happy about that change. Very early in the school year, my mom started dating this guy named Randy. My parents had been divorced for what to me at the time seemed to be at least 10-15 years, but I now realize was less than five. My mom hadn’t dated much in that time. Life after the… -
Things You’d Hate About Me
17 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amI stole this idea from @francoBeans. The minute I read his post, I started thinking of reasons you wouldn’t like me. Not quirky things you might find adorable, but genuine reasons not to like me. It’s time for some hardcore honesty. I am incredibly selfish with my time. I like to be alone a lot. Even if I really like you, I’m going to disappoint you by not being around or not returning your calls occasionally. This may make you think that I don’t like you, but that’s not true. I’m just selfish and preoccupied with whatever I’m thinking, feeling,… -
Making It Happen
16 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amI wrote these words in my journal last week: “I am ready to meet some bloggers. Definitely in 2010.” It was a weird thing for me to write. Usually my journal is reserved for too-long paragraphs about my feelings. But, in the midst of hand writing thoughts too pathetic even for my blog, I had the sudden realization that I want to meet some bloggers. I’m ready. I might have taken the opportunity had it presented itself earlier, but I didn’t seek it out. For a few reasons. The least of which is that I’ve seen a lot of PSAs in my life on the dangers… -
Blogging Through The Years: Third Grade
11 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amI am blogging through all of my years in school. If you want to participate, write a post of your own! Previously: Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade. My third grade teacher was probably my youngest ever. I’m guessing she was in her late 20s or early 30s. She had a super good looking husband and a cute kid. She drove a convertible. And she ate Slim Fast popcorn for lunch every day. We wrote these poems where you actually wrote the verses in the shape of whatever you were talking about. I wrote mine about an umbrella, so I cut out the shape of an umbrella and wrote the words along…
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your wishcake.
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on a re-post: that one time someone stole my parking spot...
19 Nov 2009 | 8:00 amThis is a re-post because I'm on vacation! Enjoying cold weather! Wearing scarves! Praying for snow! Enjoying delicious white mochas from adorable drive-thru latte stands! Anyway. Our old apartment was full of leaky-roof, howling-cat, no-parking adventures, and the following story is one of my only moments of vindication. I figured I would share (re-share?) it with you all. This was originally posted January 16th, 2008:Last night I got home pretty late after work. I was once again faced with either automatically taking the garage since I had the gate clicker, or being a nice, selfless wife… -
on a re-post: that one time a homeless person tried to murder me...
17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 amThis is a re-post because I'm on vacation and I'm too busy snuggling with my nephew, eating too much food, being really excited about seeing New Moon with my sister (don't hate), texting my husband more than necessary because I miss him, and rediscovering a passion for World of Warcraft with my brother-in-law (again, don't hate). In any case, this story is totally ridiculous and is pretty much the reason that I'm borderline afraid of homeless people sometimes. It was originally posted on October 11, 2007:Last night I get home from work, finally find a parking spot. (A block away, but hey,… -
on a re-post: that one time I was accused of shoplifting...
16 Nov 2009 | 8:00 amThis is a re-post because I'm on vacation! (I know, I'm weird.) But this story still makes me physically angry and I thought I'd share it with you. My friend and I still talk about it to this day and although it's a little funny to think about now, we are still slightly bitter. Anyway, this was originally posted on August 4th, 2007:A couple of days ago, I was accosted by a snobby french boutique owner. Well, not accosted per se (I'm not going to lie, I'm not even exactly sure what being accosted would imply, but I just like how it sounds) but still. M and I were straight up accused of… -
on using up that vacation time...
15 Nov 2009 | 6:54 amSo, tomorrow I'm leaving on vacation for about a week. Cue the happy dance! This is going to be a sans-husband vacation, which I tend to do about once a year. (I'll miss him dearly, but sometimes it's nice to just hang out with my family and be all girly with my sisters without wondering if my husband is bored out of his skull. He and I both usually do a solo trip once a year.) Anyway, I'm going to be staying with my older sister/BFF/the woman who is entirely too small post-childbirth which makes me seriously bitter. I can't wait to have some quality time with her, my ridiculously awesome… -
on splurging...
14 Nov 2009 | 9:18 amIt's not very often that I splurge on something. And I mean splurge. My normal definition of "splurge" would usually entail buying a pair of shoes at Payless without cashing in on the BoGo promotion, paying more than $6 for a bottle of wine, or purchasing anything from Nordstrom.When I do buy something for myself, it's usually either on sale or just inexpensive in general. I love it when my husband gives me a look that says, "Oh, no. What did the loufenn buy now." I always come back with a look that says, "Calm down, nancy. $20 for a seriously cute shirt is not expensive. I'm sorry I can't…
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Our Little Apartment
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Guest Post: 6 things you may not know about Ashley.
20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amI'll be leaving in a few hours for a trip down to Columbus, Georgia for the annual School of the Americas/WHINSEC vigil and protest.While I brave the loooong bus ride and being in charge of six teenagers for three days, a few generous souls will keep you entertained!I'm really excited to kick things off with my little sister, Melanie (I wrote about my four siblings here)! She has known me almost 21 years and wrote about it. (It may have made me giggle and then get a little misty-eyed. Maybe. And I may be obsessed with the video she linked to. Maybe.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
I Just Realized I Might Be a Failed Neurotic.
19 Nov 2009 | 1:22 pmHello, my name is CRAZY.In my 20-something blogger profile (let's be friends!) I claim to be "a little ball of contradictions." I've taken the Myers-Briggs personality test half a dozen times, and each time I get slightly different "type"- never extreme, always just slightly each characteristic. The last time I took it, a few years ago, a coworker commented that my moderate characteristics meant I was "wishy washy" and, indeed, I feared it might mean I'm boring.My boss said it means I am flexible.I think I am just insanely ambiguous.The test asks a question like, "Do you like to schedule your… -
Joyful Star - an Etsy shop update.
18 Nov 2009 | 7:19 amFirst column from top: lily love 2 - choose a ring. the green pear - a perfect tote. button love - choose a ring. greens and forests - a quilted reusable coffee sleeve. aqua and olive - a quilted reusable coffee sleeve.Second column from top: maroon and mint - a perfect pair. your name here - custom business card envelope. pears and apples - a quilted reusable coffee sleeve. owls and swirls - a quilted reusable coffee sleeve. big rose post earrings in aquamarine.I've been busy trying to give my shop a little bit of a makeover - new banner, new packaging, and lots of new products! I also… -
A Tour of My Happy Place.
17 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pmWelcome to my craft room/office/closet! I always enjoy getting a little glimpse into the homes and lives of others, so I thought I'd treat you to a little voyeurism. Here is my half of the room:It very rarely looks like this. The floor is usually covered in fabric, stickers, pins, and tissue paper.Storage and sewing books!I like to surround myself with things that make me happy...like this...And this...And this...And this...My latest fabric favorites and a teensy bit of my fabric addiction.I'm sort of in love with happy tape to give a package a finishing touch. (A package with this tape is… -
I Don't Do "Balance" Well.
16 Nov 2009 | 11:25 amI began blogging as a way to keep in touch with my friends while in Hawaii for a semester.I continued blogging because I was enthralled by the idea of this world where people wrote as a way of communication. Writers spent time expressing their thoughts and readers took time to read and respond.This blogging thing seemed to encourage us to take the time to listen to each other. Sometimes we giggle together, sometimes we learn together, and sometimes we disagree. But, we’re always talking.And I love that about blogging.I love that blogging has led me to some of the sweetest, kindest, and most…
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Curly Su
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The Best Birthday Present A Triathlete Could Ask For
19 Nov 2009 | 9:12 amI know what you're thinking...Wait. She's still a triathlete?Because I don't remember any triathlons this past year...And you know what? You're totally right.I took the year off of triathlons. I was broke; I was busy; I was tired... and keeping things limited to single sports just seemed easier. I went on some bike trips, I did some running races, I kept swimming and lifting weights, and I even got certified to teach a new type of fitness class...But nope, no tris.And I definitely missed them. I miss feeling that total body fitness that you get from tri-training; I miss all the triathletes… -
Well, my eyes were bigger than my stomach...
17 Nov 2009 | 6:54 amI wanted to have a brand new site for you guys by tomorrow, but I can pretty much guarantee that's not going to happen. Soon though, that I promise.I know it seems like I should have plenty of free time considering my part-time work status, but somehow... I just don't.And that kind of gets at the root of a misunderstanding I've been encountering lately.(As a warning: This may come across as defensive, but that's precisely because I am actually feeling a little defensive...)I get the feeling that people assume that just because I don't have a 9-5 job, I just sit around all day. And, that when… -
My Grandmother's Refrigerator
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If I didn't know for a fact that I've gained 5 lbs, I might actually think I look good tonight...
10 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pmYou know? I'm actually not fishing for compliments.I just find it fascinating how numbers obsessed we all are...I mean, I know I'm not skinny, but I also know I'm strong and fit and healthy and yes, that I look... good. Maybe not perfect, maybe not amazing, but why does that matter?It shouldn't matter that I'm a size 6 and not a size 2 and that my boyfriend probably weighs less than me; I shouldn't care.But somehow, I do.The pathetic thing is that when I was actually 15-20 pounds lighter, I still wasn't happy - I still thought I needed 'work'.So, it's not about reality; it's about some weird… -
Change is good.
9 Nov 2009 | 2:09 pmWell, things around here have been pretty damn stagnant as of late.So, I'm thinking it's time for a revamping of both this site and my regular website.Overall, everything should reflect what I'm up to now, not just a slightly edited version of me in Cleveland. Cause you know, I'm different now...I'm definitely going to add some audio of yours truly playing the flute, a description of what I'm doing as a Teaching Artist and flutist, stuff about writing/researching, and of course current athletic happenings (yes, I am actually still a triathlete - more about that soon!)...But, before I get too…
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Teletwenties
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I'm using affilliate links from time to time. I wanted you to know.
3 Nov 2009 | 8:15 amI realized that I used an affiliate link in my blog post yesterday about building niche sites without telling you. As a former newspaper reporter, I couldn't live with myself without posting about it.A full disclosure policy is included in the footer of my blog. But, for those of you who don't scroll past the newest post, I thought you should know. And, for the newbies, an affiliate link is a link to a site to which I'm affiliate meaning I get paid if you sign up at the affiliate site or buy something.I started including advertising and affiliate links in the sidebar of this blog this past… -
My newest online experiment: building niche sites
2 Nov 2009 | 10:51 amI still haven't been pursuing a full-time work at home career, but instead have focused on the impending birth of my first child. Cora Mae is due December 4, and I've managed to turn being pregnant into a full-time job.I posted a couple months ago about hoping to create a passive income from home while pregnant. I've had some success at eHow. I've written about 45 articles and am averaging about $35 a month. Each article takes between 10 and 30 minutes to write so I've only put in about 8 hours of writing time there. If my earnings stay the same, I'll make about $420 this year for those 8… -
A quick and easy post about a quick and easy way to make extra money. Cloud Crowd, a new MTurk type site pays daily.
11 Oct 2009 | 10:06 amA few weeks ago, I read about a Facebook app that pays daily. I quickly filed the opportunity into my scam folder and moved on, but the buzz around this new site was too much for me to not check it out.CloudCrowd is indeed a Facebook app that pays daily. The app works a lot like Amazon Mechanical Turk. Users complete tiny jobs and are paid for job. Cloud Crowd pays anywhere from $.05 to $1.50 per task.I was especially leery, but have seen several posts with proof of payment. The application also doesn't butt into your normal Facebook stream and seems non-invasive in general.After each task is… -
Teletwenties is for sale!
10 Sep 2009 | 1:05 pmI'm selling out. The decision wasn't easy. As some of you might remember, I've been thinking of selling/stopping altogether Teletwenties for about 6 months now. I started the blog for people like me. Only, my life has changed so much in the past year, I'm no longer a person like me. Teletwenties was for the childless telecommuter in their 20s who wanted to work at home just for the hell of it. Now, I'm a momma to be and no longer work from home.Owning Teletwenties has been an awesome experience. I feel like I'm friends with some of the people I meet through blogging and whenever someone… -
I didn't wanna write this post, but I did it anyway. Work at home motivation.
1 Sep 2009 | 5:04 pmI have to admit, without a work at home job and not being on the search has made coming up with regular post material a little difficult.I am still trying to set myself up to make some residual income down the line through niche sites and a little bit of writing for some of the higher earning content sites.Since I'm not full of wisdom about the daily work at home life right now or a telecommuting job search, thought I'd share a philosophy that stuck with me: Do one thing every day that you don't want to do. Not sure where I first heard it, but it keeps coming up in my mind when I start to…
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Sydney: Unfiltered.
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People Who Get It: Unfiltered.
18 Nov 2009 | 7:11 am::fist pumping the air:: Gaaah, FINALLY! Last night goes down in history as one of the best since SXSW? Why, you ask? Because I felt… alive. There are few people who have actually seen me in my most passionate state. I mean, it goes without saying that I’m a bit more passionate and than your average person when it comes to life in general (and I think that may be reflected here…) but I can count the number of people who have seen me in my downright-giddy-about-life-won’t-shut-up-about-this-topic-and-I-can’t-stop-smiling-because-you-get-it-too state on one hand. Three are… -
Mindcrushes: Unfiltered.
16 Nov 2009 | 8:25 amSeriously, this mindcrush thing is blowing my mind. I totally ganked the term too – so don’t go rushing me with praise about how accurately it describes your feelings… I can’t take the credit. First of all, let me be crystal clear – I’m not talking about the mind crushing they do in anime or whatever cartoons you’re watching (really Urban Dictionary – get WITH IT and update your definitions). I’m talking about mindcrushes in the context that a mindcrush is when you meet someone that totally GETS IT and all of a sudden, your mind wants to… -
Family: Unfiltered.
11 Nov 2009 | 6:41 amIf there is one thing that is super-important to me, it’s family. Really. If I had to choose right now, between anything and family, family would win. We’re tight like that. So it may come as a shock to you that when it comes to me thinking about whether or not I want little Sydneys running around someday – I have this totally blank stare on my face. If you were to ask me today if I wanted kids someday, I’d think you’re nuts. Now, hold on a second. I don’t dislike kids. At all. In fact, most of them are amazing. Some aren’t, but some grownups… -
Stand up for yourself… the right way.
6 Nov 2009 | 7:28 amI’ve been hearing a lot of people talk about standing up for themselves lately. Good for you. Now let’s talk about how you’re doing it. For the record, if you ask me, passive-aggressive behavior is not standing up for yourself – in fact, it’s pretty coward-ish. Side note, is coward-ish a word? If not, go with it… you know what I’m getting at. Let’s chat about being passive-aggressive for a sec. It’s great for some things. I can’t think of any off the top of my head, but I’m sure passive-aggressive behavior is key in some… -
Sacrifices: Unfiltered.
4 Nov 2009 | 6:53 amThere are some sacrifices I just won’t make. If you know anything about my story to get here, you know what I’ve sacrificed to make it happen. A social life, friends, leaving my family 1700 miles away, blah blah blah. I’m here now. And now that I am, this career is one thing I won’t even think of jeopardizing. There are a lot of factors that could influence my career. Poor or stellar business decisions, losing or gaining clients, doing great work vs. just doing work, etc. But the one influencer on my career that I have total and complete control over? My dating life.
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I Am
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I Am a complete disaster
20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amI am a walking catastrophe. I have a friend who always claims his life is a "complete disaster," but I really think I could rival him for this claim. I mean, more than one person can be complete disasters, but I believe I am exceptionally so. Would you like some proof? Good because I'm agonna give it to you.I am now the ward choir director. For those of you who aren't Mormon, that means I conduct the choir in my church congregation. If in your head you're like, "I didn't Lauren could conduct a choir. In fact, I didn't even know Lauren had musical… -
I Am a Brunette
18 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amI am a brunette. For a brief period this fall, I tried to be really, really blonde, but it just didn't work for me. The color never looked quite right, my roots grew in fast and dark, and I realized I don't like the unnatural look. One night last week, I decided I couldn't take it anymore. I desperately wanted to wear a braided headband, but it looked ridiculous with my yellow/orange hair and black roots. I found myself writing a panicked email to my hairdresser. The next day, she brought me in for damage control. I wanted to go back to my usual… -
I Am wishing Brooke a happy birthday...in song
16 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amI am wishing Brooke a happy 21st birthday today! About a month ago, for my birthday, Brooke sent me a music book. She later told me that I "better be using it." So, for her birthday, in addition the presents I bought her (I'll give them to you when you're home for Thanksgiving, smitch), I've decided to record myself using the music book. Please feel free to not watch this as it's definitely embarrassing. My camera might have the worst sound recording capabilities ever so that just adds to the overall quality of this video. Also, don't you dare judge my… -
I Am Mormon because...
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I Am supporting the cause - A Women's Research Council
12 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pmBrooke and Billy with their WRI shirtsphoto by Macrae McDermott and found in the Daily UniverseI am deeply saddened by BYU's recent decision to close the Women's Research Institute, a 30-year-program that has provided an avenue in which professors and students alike can study and research women and gender. This program was established in 1978 and since then has been a contributing force to the academic conversation regarding women. For example, WRI has facilitated The WomenStats project, which monitors the situation of women around the world and is used by the UN. One of my…
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Painting an Everchanging Canvas
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Mental Notes and Sore Throats
13 Nov 2009 | 1:52 pmI know I’ve reached a new low when someone says to me, “Hi, I’ve met your mom [IRL] but I’ve never met you.” But then I feel slightly better when someone else exclaims, “I think I’m following you on Twitter!” (Pause, awkward turtle flails arms wildly, takes another swig, then processes thought.) I’m not sure what to make of post-2.0 social interaction anymore. In Japan, people talk business amongst rounds of sake, but here, “Let’s meet up!” entails coffee and…more coffee. Yesterday, I think I went to four different cafes,… -
From Noise to None
7 Nov 2009 | 7:08 amEvery Thursday, the gardeners pull up their pickup truck in our driveway and blaze through the front and backyards with their lawnmowers and leaf blowers. Sometimes, they shave the two towering palm trees that frame our house so that only neat tufts of green remain on top, or buzz-cut the Japanese pine my parents once artfully trimmed like those in Chinese paintings. Occasionally, they complain about the dog poop, but we see everything as fertilizer. In an obsessive-compulsive society, weeds are nonexistent. Very late Friday night (or ridiculously early Saturday morning—time is relative), I… -
Counterculture Shock but Not
3 Nov 2009 | 1:10 amWhen I still lived in Berkeley, I considered Berkeley and San Francisco “my home”—not even “my home away from home” (since the home in Fremont was only a BART ride away), but my liberal roots, my “artsy fartsy” yet geeky cove—and now my alma mater. I liked the connotations associated with names like “Berkeley” and “San Francisco”; New Yorkers believed we were all tree-hugging hippies while Southern Californians thought we were uglier and nerdier up North—and I was proud of it. I bragged about everything from the rebirth of… -
Better Days in the Bay
27 Oct 2009 | 12:43 amThe title is a reference to one of my favorite songs by the Goo Goo Dolls— the irony is that “Better Days” came out way after their top-ten hits like “Iris”, “Slide”, “Black Balloon”; the justification is that the song is [possibly] a reference to that earlier time period in their musical career. I’m talking about a generation, a decade that “Here is Gone”—replaced by one that is even better. Nobody talks about elementary school with such fond memories, but the 90s were great. We could argue about which TV shows were better… -
Learning from Successful Partners, Principals & Directors
22 Oct 2009 | 10:02 pmAquent was tabling at the Creative Confab yesterday, so I grabbed a copy of the AIGA | Aquent Survey of Design Salaries in 2008, and there was actually some pretty helpful information inside that I thought I’d share. Here are my favorite essays transcribed just for you: Trust your instincts “Before you choose a firm, you’ll want to do your homework. Make sure it has people you admire and can learn from and opportunities for growth. Understand what a day in the life is like. Know who its clients are. After you’ve drawn up your list of pros and cons, how do you decide? Think about…
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Grads: TAKE CHARGE™!
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Master that scary panel interview
6 Nov 2009 | 10:35 amSome say panel interviews feel like inquistions. Follow these steps to get through the final round. Read the entire article here on TheLadders. -
Health in a bottle? No, in your blender
6 Nov 2009 | 7:45 amYou need to be at the very top of your game at your new job...mentally and physically. Fast food, meals from a box, and last-minute concoctions at home don't cut it. Read the entire article here on Examiner. -
Got the job? It's time to circle around
6 Nov 2009 | 7:28 amThe best time to look for a job is when you have one. We all know that instinctively. Yet, when most jobseekers get a job, the first things that go out the window are the good job search strategies that won them the new job. Read the entire post here on SixFigureStart. -
What is a job posting REALLY telling you?
6 Nov 2009 | 7:18 amWhen you're searching for a job, you end up reading dozens, maybe even hundreds, of job ads. Do they all start to sound the same after a while? Here's some insider tips on what those ads are really saying. Read all about it at ClassifiedInformation here. -
Health in a bottle? No, in your blender
6 Nov 2009 | 7:11 amYou need to be at the very top of your game at your new job...mentally and physically. Fast food, meals from a box, and last-minute concoctions at home don't cut it. Read the entire article here on Examiner.
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Sydney: Unfiltered.
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People Who Get It: Unfiltered.
18 Nov 2009 | 7:11 am::fist pumping the air:: Gaaah, FINALLY! Last night goes down in history as one of the best since SXSW? Why, you ask? Because I felt… alive. There are few people who have actually seen me in my most passionate state. I mean, it goes without saying that I’m a bit more passionate and than your average person when it comes to life in general (and I think that may be reflected here…) but I can count the number of people who have seen me in my downright-giddy-about-life-won’t-shut-up-about-this-topic-and-I-can’t-stop-smiling-because-you-get-it-too state on one hand. Three are… -
Mindcrushes: Unfiltered.
16 Nov 2009 | 8:25 amSeriously, this mindcrush thing is blowing my mind. I totally ganked the term too – so don’t go rushing me with praise about how accurately it describes your feelings… I can’t take the credit. First of all, let me be crystal clear – I’m not talking about the mind crushing they do in anime or whatever cartoons you’re watching (really Urban Dictionary – get WITH IT and update your definitions). I’m talking about mindcrushes in the context that a mindcrush is when you meet someone that totally GETS IT and all of a sudden, your mind wants to… -
Family: Unfiltered.
11 Nov 2009 | 6:41 amIf there is one thing that is super-important to me, it’s family. Really. If I had to choose right now, between anything and family, family would win. We’re tight like that. So it may come as a shock to you that when it comes to me thinking about whether or not I want little Sydneys running around someday – I have this totally blank stare on my face. If you were to ask me today if I wanted kids someday, I’d think you’re nuts. Now, hold on a second. I don’t dislike kids. At all. In fact, most of them are amazing. Some aren’t, but some grownups… -
Stand up for yourself… the right way.
6 Nov 2009 | 7:28 amI’ve been hearing a lot of people talk about standing up for themselves lately. Good for you. Now let’s talk about how you’re doing it. For the record, if you ask me, passive-aggressive behavior is not standing up for yourself – in fact, it’s pretty coward-ish. Side note, is coward-ish a word? If not, go with it… you know what I’m getting at. Let’s chat about being passive-aggressive for a sec. It’s great for some things. I can’t think of any off the top of my head, but I’m sure passive-aggressive behavior is key in some… -
Sacrifices: Unfiltered.
4 Nov 2009 | 6:53 amThere are some sacrifices I just won’t make. If you know anything about my story to get here, you know what I’ve sacrificed to make it happen. A social life, friends, leaving my family 1700 miles away, blah blah blah. I’m here now. And now that I am, this career is one thing I won’t even think of jeopardizing. There are a lot of factors that could influence my career. Poor or stellar business decisions, losing or gaining clients, doing great work vs. just doing work, etc. But the one influencer on my career that I have total and complete control over? My dating life.
