Category Archive: Read Up: Around the Web

Around the Web: Skillshare Online Classes

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A while back,  I wrote a post about fun people to follow on Instagram and looking back, I can’t believe I didn’t include Jon Contino on that list! A self proclaimed “Alphastructaesthetitologist”, Jon is… Read More

Daily Feed: Humans of New York

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A couple of week’s ago, Dan’s mom introduced me to Humans of New York on Facebook.  Now I can’t imagine my feed without it.  What’s all the hype about, you ask? Brandon Stanton,… Read More

Weekend Reading

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Happy Friday All!  I’ve been stumbling across a bunch of interesting articles lately that I thought I’d share in case you’re looking for some weekend reading.  I have a feeling that a large… Read More

Google Glass is the Wave of the Future

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At the risk of sounding like a stereotypically privileged technophile twenty-something, I will say that one of my favorite things to do after a long day is peruse the Flipboard app on my… Read More

Time Waster: Color Schemer App

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One of my favorite blogs, Creature Comforts, regularly features “Color Inspiration” posts where she creates a color palette from a beautiful photograph or piece of artwork. A while back, I looked into online… Read More

So close to vacation…

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It’s Friday, December 21st, which means many of you are giving work one last feeble push before you take off for your holiday vacation. I’m in retail, so…I’m not one of you and… Read More

Thanksgiving: Let someone else do all the work

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We’re getting ready to gather around tables and eat turkeys and drink goblets of wine with our friends and family. Somehow, I have managed to dodge most Thanksgiving responsibilities in the kitchen over… Read More

And Now For An Amusing Follow Up

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Thanks to Jeb for pointing out this article on Gawker.  Apparently, people are taking to Amazon to share their own experiences with binders so that others can make informed shopping decisions.  Hilarious.

Why I Won’t Be Voting For Mitt Romney

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There are times when Facebook can be quite helpful.  Say, for example, that you’re sitting in your house on a Tuesday night when you hear a loud, yet muffled, bang and your whole… Read More

Blog Love: The Foxed

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I’m pretty sure one of the main purposes of reading a blog is to skip having to endlessly search the vast expanse that is the internet for interesting tidbits – you, the reader,… Read More

Blog Love: Double Takes

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Guess what? I subscribe to ONE blog via email. I don’t like to get a lot of emails because I get overwhelmed easily, but I must say, I’m delighted every time I get… Read More

Making Things Matter

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Conor and I are officially homeowners!  I am slowly emerging from moving mode but, overall things went really, really smoothly and I couldn’t be happier about the transition.  There will be more updates with… Read More

The Olympics Are Messing Up My TV Schedule: a short diatribe on why lats and glutes win the gold in 2012.

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Yes, Michael Phelps, we hear you. You don’t want to watch another race of some laps and the same stroke as the last three races? I mean, another World Record, really? Every time.… Read More

Distractions That Are More Fun Than My Mortgage

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Oh Friends.  Somehow, my apartment has gone from this: To this: This is part of the reason why I blew it on posting yesterday morning.  Gone is my lovely gallery wall.  The bookcase… Read More

Found Elsewhere: 6 Entertaining Clicks for You

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Historical Statues Get Dressed via Design Taxi Parisian Art Director Alexis Persani dresses historical statues using Photoshop. There’s even a video that shows his step by step process, if you’re into that sort of… Read More

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