November 2010
“When I am assertive, I’m a bitch. When a man is assertive, he’s a boss. He...”
– — Nicki! (via sadydoyle: allthingsalishan)
She speaks the truth.
WatchJason Fried’s TED talk on “Why work doesn’t happen at work”. Interesting stuff…totally agree with Facebook/Youtube/Twitter being the modern day smoke break. Also love the manager comment on why we need offices “if I can’t see them how do I know they’re working”. Hmmmm, how about by their output?!
Entertainment Weekly's Holiday Movie Cliche... →
Yes please, I love me some cheesy holiday fare. In fact I’ll admit to being rather excited by ABC Family’s 25 days of Christmas. Feel free to judge me.
“Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future.”
– Melanie Gustafson
DIY: Cupcakes in a Jar →
So this has been on my project list for months now and I finally had a night to play in the kitchen. I present to you….cupcakes in a jar. It’s a super simple baking project that can be adapted in tons of ways.
See recipe.
“If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.”
– Carrie Fisher
Excited to hear that Wishful Drinking will be airing on HBO 12/12. I really wanted to go see it on broadway and never made it there. I’ve been intrigued by Carrie’s life since I saw Postcards from the Edge forever ago.
Scott Belsky
Last week R/GA had Scott Belsky, the author of Making Ideas Happen come into the office for a chat. Some of my favorite nuggets:
Ideas don’t happen because they’re great, they happen because there is the right mix of people involved in bringing them to life. For tips, see his site the99percent.com
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My skinny jeans fit again!
You know that pair of jeans you keep in the back of your drawer as inspiration to shed a few pounds? The ones you try on to torture yourself each month? Well today they fit! I’m down 17 lbs…which is probably the only upside to going through a break up. Apologies if this sounds like a brag, but I am super proud of myself and it’s been a lot of hard work. I hope to be at my goal...