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Metal Dads
June 14 | (0)I'm posting these mostly because they're just so awesome in their own right. Another reason that I'm posting these videos is because I love how parental roles and stereotypes are being completely turned up on their ear. Enjoy and long live The Dark Lord. (sorry about the size of the first video, it's the smallest size I could embed.) …
Yay Nature!
May 19 | (0)I would occasionally see wildlife in LA. Probably the most exotic was a hawk, a coyote, or a deer. I think you're more likely to see celebrities than fauna in that town. [photo courtesy of hustle roses] Here in Vancouver we get a completely different set of urban wildlife, even among the glass skyscrapers that my husband and I live in. A few weeks ago I saw …
Vegetarian Flexible
May 12 | (2)Lately I have been trying to adhere to the Michael Pollan and Mark Bittman views on what to eat and how much meat to consume in particular. You probably know the Pollan mantra by now: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants" and in this talk by Bittman from the EG conference explains his views on why we need to eat less meat: …
Wedding Planning Secret Weapon - The Creative Brief
November 21 | (0)I got married last weekend and it was pretty awesome. [photo by the amazing Gabe & Boone Rodriguez] The wedding was in Seattle, but most of planning was done remotely in LA and Vancouver. Thanks to the internet, finding and hiring the right vendors was a breeze, but once they're on your team, if you c…
Digital Paperbacks, Collectible Hardcovers
November 10 | (0)How we consume media is changing rapidly. Digital books are downloaded to people's Kindles and Nooks instead of purchasing the paperback. I can see a day when paperbacks are no longer and we only purchase those books held most dear in hardback for our personal libraries. I think this is why Penguin is starting think of their books more as collectibles than commodities. …
Apps I Like - iFitness
November 9 | (0)When I was getting fitted for my wedding dress, I found out something unpleasant. I realized that I only had a month to tone up and lose the weight that I had gained since moving in with Dave. I had access to a pretty good gym in our building, but because I'm not working regularly so I couldn't afford a personal trainer. I suppose I could have just followed the instructional posters on the walls, but it's not the same as someone who gives you a program, helps you stick with it, and pushes you to challenge limits of what you can do. iPhone to the rescue! I did an app search on fitness and found the very well reviewed $2 iFitness app. It's pretty awesome. It comes with step by step instructions on how to do multitu…
HiTech Wedding Planning
November 6 | (0)I'm getting married next week. Holy crap I'm getting married next week! Calm down. It's okay. Everything is in order thanks to a my iPhone. I was flipping through a Real Simple Weddings magazine and I found their version of the to-do list. It was three pages long, in a small font. THREE pages! That's insane. It's just a freaking party with some paperwork people. There's no need to overdo it. I didn't get any issues of Modern Bride, Martha Stewart Weddings, or any of any of the other typical wedding magazines. I did get two wedding books, but I only read one of them once and was done. I never opened either of them again. Primarily, I used the internet and my iPhone. Early on in the planning stages, I found the iWedding iPhone…
The Blank Page of Cooking - Winter
November 4 | (0)Now that I'm living in the northern climes Vancouver, one of the things I really miss about LA is the year-round farmers markets and their fresh local produce. The funny thing is, I never took advantage of it while I lived there, but now that the opportunity isn't there at all I miss it a lot. Vancouver's farmers markets only last through the growing season, from late spring to mid-fall and then it switches to one location which for me is inconvenient since it would involve an extra commute and $5 in bus fare. A steep price when you're used to walking. …
The Internet in 5 Years
November 3 | (0)I love predictions and forecasting. Usually because that when they get it wrong, they usually get it so very wrong (anyone remember how SecondLife was going to change everything and I am still waiting for that jetpack I was promised). It's mostly because people with very little qualification to comment on a subject do so with abandon, but that is the nature of blogging and the advice to not believe everything you read has never been more true. There are a few people that I would consider actually qualified to comment on the future of the internet, and Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO is one of them. Here is an excerpt from his tak at the 2009 Gartner Symposium/IT Expo in Orlando: …
Stealth Wealth is In, Bling is Out
November 2 | (0)I was watching this PopTech video of David Rakoff doing a reading on happiness, luxury, what money can and cannot buy, and how times have changed. He's not a scientist, he's a humorist; but he's exceptionally insightful and a great storyteller. …