I swear my husband is all about some Lin Yu Chun. While his voice makes me miss Miss Crackhead Houston, I love, love, love his bowl cut even more. And I love that he’s bringing it back in style. Because let’s face it, not many people can pull this look off.
Winne the Pooh Disney Couture Jewelry
19 OctLately whenever I go into home decorating stores, there are saying and inspiring words on everything–from picture frames to artwork to pillows. Some are beyond tacky, but some are actually kinda sweet.
And n0w this trend is on jewelry, too. I just found these awesome 14K gold Disney Couture jewelry on Karmaloop and really love them. Winnie the Pooh makes them super cute and the quotes are great. At $38, I bought four of the bracelets for holiday presents.
*Update: They’re back in stock as of 8/07/2012. Get them at Karmaloop before they sell out again!
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think.”
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think.”
“Keep me in your heart Ill stay there 4-ever.”
Korean Girls Trying To Do Hip Hop And Failing Miserably.
25 SepI don’t even get why these Korean shows are popular. Every time I go to my in-laws, they’re always watching shows like this. And every time, it makes me cringe. Am I alone here? Please tell me I’m not.
WTH. My sister-in-law just joined Facebook last week.
22 Sep
And the only reason she joined was to check out pictures of her friend’s baby. I couldn’t believe I actually know someone my age (33) who wasn’t connected or using any social media; she hasn’t joined Twitter, YouTube, or Flickr either. Heck, she only has a hotmail account and it’s the same one from college.
It just blows my mind that she’s been able to function without any social media. To be disconnected to that level like it’s 1997 is just crazy to me. I asked her how she survived so long without it. She said she emails or calls people. Imagine that.
Will Facebook change her? Will she call her friends less? Will she start sharing her life through status updates? Will she become closer with her friends? Will she and I become closer? It will be interesting to see how Facebook changes her life.
George Washington was not the 1st President of the United States?
22 Sep
This guy was. When my brother told me this recently, I swear I thought he was smoking crack. We had just gotten back from visiting James Madison’s home, Montpelier. And as we discussed Madison’s profound presidency and his influence over Washington, he throws out, “well you know, Washington wasn’t the first president.”
Now my brother has said some crazy shit before, but this time I was like, are you serious? (My brother is very paranoid and doesn’t trust the government and believes in many conspiracy theories.) Then he says, “You’ve never heard of John Hanson.”
“Who the hell is John Hanson?”
“The first president of the United States.”
“What’s wrong with you? Are you high? Um. It’s actually George Washington. You know the dude on the dollar bill.”
Then he googles John Hanson and bam! Tons of results proclaiming John Hanson as the first president of the U.S. Then he goes on to say there were actually seven presidents before George Washington took office. One guy actually served as president for a day.
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. And why wasn’t this in any of my history books. Basically, because George Washington became president after the Constitution and John Hanson and the other forgotten six presidents served before the Constitution.
John Hanson was the first president of Congress under the Articles of Confederation and for this reason, many regard him as our nation’s first President.The Articles of Confederation was our nation’s first constitution and set up the rules on how our government would run. It had tons of holes and was later replaced with the Constitution.
So this guy was allowed to sign official documents on behalf of our country. And he established the Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, and the great seal of the United States that all Presidents today use on official documents. Sounds pretty much like he was a president, but wasn’t vocal enough to get recognition.
This is a great lesson in career recognition. Even if you stay late or bend over backwards to do your job, at the end of the day, if you don’t speak up and demand to be recognized, you probably won’t be. No one will ever be a better advocate for yourself and your worth than you. Don’t be like John Hanson who.
The future of AKQA?
20 Sep
There is something to be said for being independent. Oh to be free from holding companies and the fattening of their pockets. This has always been one of the main reasons why I’ve admired AKQA. They became an incredibly successful agency without being anyone’s bitch.
Then General Atlantic took a majority stake several years ago and everyone wondered what would happen to them. AKQA proved to everyone they could keep their cool and hold their own. And the work got even better.
Now word on the street is that there are interested buyers again. But this time it’s financial giant, Morgan Stanley as well as Dentsu.
If they sell now, will their soul be lost forever? Or will they prove once again that they are a major force to be reckoned with? Only time will tell. Although, I have a pretty good feeling that nothing can stop them or their passion for creating breakthrough creative–not even a financial giant.
Every kid deserves a playground.
19 SepI used to think playgrounds were simply a way to burn my son’s endless energy and a great alternative to watching the tube or playing with the iPad and iTouch.
Then I took him to the Claude Moore Fun For All Playground in Warrenton, Virginia. Here, I discovered a playground designed entirely with compassion and fun in mind.
The Claude Moore Fun For All Playground is much more than just traditional swings and slides. It’s a modern playground designed for everybody–and I’m not just talking kids of all ages or underprivileged kids. I mean everybody from the blind to the handicapped to the fearless.
It’s like no park I have ever seen. I used to think Clemyjontri Park in McLean was the most amazing park. No more. At this playground, I saw kids of all ages, all backgrounds and handicaps playing together. Each activity was carefully thought out to make sure everybody could play. From swings with double seats to hanging bars that rotate in circles to rock climbing walls in various heights, there is truly something for everybody.
The Claude Moore Fun For All Playground is a free playground created solely from donations. How compassionate. To give the gift of play. It’s something so simple, yet something I used to take for granted.
The Claude Moore Fun For All Playground is located at 800 Waterloo Road in Warrenton, Virginia.
The Mercedes SLS AMG is one sweet ride.
16 SepLet me start off by saying, I am not a fan of Mercedes-Benz. Nothing against the fancy German engineering, but I just don’t like driving something that give off the perception that I’m a rich asshole.
But then I saw this commercial for the Mercedes SLS AMG and I swear to god, I was like, I don’t care if people think I’m a rich asshole. I mean, look at it. It is absolutely FN beautiful.
Now if only I could come up with $150K or whatever it costs to get one. (Damn you sucky housing market!) I guess I’ll just have to settle for looking at some rich asshole’s ride with envy.
Feature your brand logo in your tweets
18 AugWhen it comes to marketing your brand on Twitter, there are several ways to go about it. You can pay to have your sponsored tweets appear in the trending topics. You can come up with a clever tweet that’s worthy of being retweeted and shared among the masses. Tough, but it’s possible. Or here’s my idea. What if Twitter created a new ad model where brands pay whenever users post a tweet about their brand?
If they agree to join this ad model, whenever tweets mention their brands with a hashtag, then a logo, icon or maybe even brand favicon would appear in place of text. Users are already used to seeing symbols appear periodically in tweets. Remember the World Cup soccer ball that everyone loved? And the flags of all the countries competing?
What I like about this idea is the fact that an icon the size of the World Cup soccer ball would only take one or two characters, which is a big deal when you only have 140 characters. Plus, it’s small enough to not take over the whole tweet. But it’s visual enough to draw attention.
It’s just an idea. I’m sure this might annoy some people. Maybe lots of people. But maybe if users could share the profits with Twitter somehow they wouldn’t mind so much or based on the money generated by a user, they could donate a % to a charity of their choice. This is just something I was thinking about. Thoughts?
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