February 2010
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Reuse Wine Bottles as Garden Edging [Gardening] →
Shared by Merlene
While I love the look of this… and love the “reuse/recycle” idea of this… I don’t know that I’d love advertising for my neighbours just how much wine I drink :)
If you’re…
The Social Media Effect →
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Vaginart →
Shared by Merlene
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.
I don’t think I will look at my kid’s finger painting the same ever again….
I just keep staring at it wondering: HOW!?
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Taking Stock of Your Own Photography →
A Guest Post by SusanG from Camelot Photography Forum.
We talk about things like Workflow and Task Management. Yet, how much time do we dedicate to looking, really looking, into our own work?…
Naked Apartments Attempts To Ease The Apartment... →
Anyone who has lived in New York, knows the hassle and stress of finding an apartment that fits within their budgets and has enough space to live in. New startup Naked Apartments attempts to…
Two Feet of Snow →
Obviously. Link
30 Minimal Logo Designs that Say More with Less →
A logo is the visual cornerstone of one’s branding. While some logos are complex, often the most memorable ones are those that are simplistic. Instead of relying on detailed graphics and icons,…
Tony Starch Prefers Vodka Martinis [We Love Toys] →
Iron Mr. Potato Head Man. Yes.
Toy Fair is the annual event where we get to completely regress back to childhood and check out all of the awesome toys coming out for the rest of the year….
Southwest Tweets, Blogs Apology to Kevin Smith →
Filmmaker Kevin Smith sent a series of exasperated Tweets this weekend claiming that he’d been kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for being “too fat”.
Proving, perhaps, the speed…
Pouring on the pounds? →
Shared by Merlene
I think this means I can blame Madtini.com for the extra 12 lbs I picked up over the past year.
A fellow drinker said recently, “I just discovered you should never input…
Food Photography Links and Tips →
Shared by Leigh
Shared for Merlene and Chaz…
I don’t follow too many other food blogs. Not sure exactly why. I just don’t.
But one thing I am interested in is food photography. I…
Olympics-theme cocktails and spa treatments at... →
From the Globe and Mail, “After a day of adrenaline-pumping sports action, you’re bound to be wiped.
Flash Mob Hits The Olympics With Dancing On Robson... →
After the riot in the streets of downtown Vancouver yesterday, it was nice to see a new type of mob hit the Olympics. Vancouver Improv Anywhere got 1,500 people together to perform an…
5 Fresh and Extreme Useful Fonts for Logos →
Fonts for Designers is a series of posts that proposes a selection of the best free fonts for web designers. Each new issue presents five interesting fonts you can use on your web…
#3936 - Your drink of the day from the Pegu Blog... →
Your drink of the day from the Pegu Blog this Tiki Month is Trader Vic’s version of Grog. (Still thirsty? See Liqurious)
Study Reveals Google, Yahoo & Bing Users... →
Previous blind-test studies have shown that results across different search engines are pretty much considered equal–once you remove the logo from such results.
Now, a new study from Wunderman, BrandAsset® Consulting, ZAAZ and Compete goes one step further and demonstrates how the search engine used, influences the perception of the destination brand. In other words, Walmart’s brand is...
Most bizarre sex-ed game ever →
The Middlesex-London Health Unit in Ontario decided it needed a new way to reach high schoolers when it comes to sex education. And what do teenagers like more than video games? The result is quite…
What's the Easiest Way to Share Large Files and... →
When you want to to share music, movies, photos, or other files online, you’ve got countless options. We’ve examined most, and for our money, one tool emerges on top of the heap for its ease of…
10 Tips For Boosting Team Performance →
Shared by hornbeck
great tips for managing a team
As a Project Manager, your success depends on how well your team performs. So if you want to improve your team performance, then read these:
…
How You Can Help A PR Pro Out →
A few weeks ago, Arik Hanson and Valerie Simon contacted me and a few other PR bloggers with an idea – an event where we collaborate in some way to help out those in the profession…
The Secret To Driving Blog Traffic →
The most important piece of copy you write for a blog post, an email or any other type of written communication is your headline. This is even more true now as the information overload of…
Inspirational Showcase Of Type-Based Logos →
A proper use of type is fundamental to create a good, and working, logo design. There are some logos where the typography is the essential element of the design, and where the designer works to make…
Hannibal Lecter Hello Kitty Tattoo →
This photograph of a Hello Kitty tattoo inspired by the character Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs was discovered by the man behind Kitty Hell. That blogger writes:
Despite…
Ham Dogger: No post title in the world could... →
Love the shape of hot dogs but hate the way they taste? Hate the shape of burgers but love the way they taste? You’re screwe—NO! WAIT! Pick up the Ham Dogger. It’s eight bucks. Bonus! Use promo…
How To Store & Organize Cats →
The Daily Tail has a nice round up of photos showing how to store & organize cats.
via Neatorama
This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Email, Twitter &…
The Ekokook Kitchen Actually Makes Me Want To Cook... →
Somehow it’s just not fun to work in a messy or unorganized kitchen—or at least that’s my excuse. The Ekokook kitchen concept is neither though. It’s organized, clean, eco-friendly, and…
Sustainable seafood tips for tech-savvy... →
Feel like a fish out of water when it comes to making sustainable seafood choices? From Jeremy Piven’s bout of mercury poisoning to hard-hitting documentaries about the world’s collapsing…
Katherine Heigl Is In The Money →
Shared by Merlene
I always imagined Debra Messing as Stephanie Plum. Or Sandra Bullock. Katherine Heigl? She’s not Plum-esque at all. (and a big WTF on Reese)
Does anyone even see her…
Dude has the same look on his face that dogs in... →
Dude has the same look on his face that dogs in costumes do.
Home Theater Under the Stairs Makes Perfect Sense... →
There’s nothing fancy about this idea for a home theater, but it’s a very clever way to save space in a small house, using the dead space under the stairs to store a ton of tech gear.
9 Odd But Awesome Tumblr Blogs →
In honor of the grueling work days in the immediate future and Tom Selleck’s glorious ’stache, we thought it prudent to offer up a list of single-serving Tumblr blogs that are sure to…
Super Bowl Cocktail Recipes: Team Spirits |... →
Colt 45: Similar to Red Bull and vodka, but with gin and a hit of Jagermeister … Blue Cosmo: a colorful spin on the cranberry martini: Add 2 oz Absolut® Citron vodka, … Hurricane: Add 2 oz…
Forget the gym, clothes, haircut, and car, guys. →
Forget the gym, clothes, haircut, and car, guys. Apparently this is what women find sexy. All you need are two cats and a flood.
mai hero
Picture by: dunno source Caption by: EWAdams…
Some Quick Tips for Balancing a Full Time Job... →
If I had to pick one of the most difficult aspects of freelancing, it would have to be building a freelance writing business while still working full time at my day…
Koichi Futatsumata: Cat Hammock →
If you have a cat, you’ll want this table. Sold. Via Joan Spear.
Ear wax cleaner sucks more than Q-tips →
You know what you need to clean out your ears? Tools. And not tools like Q-tips.
Real tools. Motorized, mechanized, battery-using tools. Take this Cordless ear wax cleaner, for instance. It’s…
Make Your Own Rig for Ultra-High Speed Photography... →
What do you do if you are a retired electronic and mechanical engineer with 41 years of experience, and a passion for ultra-high speed photography? Like Fotoopa, you make your own kick ass…
Sun CEO Tweets Resignation in Haiku [Blockquote] →
Jonathan Schwartz manned the CEO helm at Sun Microsystems for almost four years. But now that the company’s been sold to Oracle, he’s tweeting off into the sunset. Hey, at least he…
Failed project: goldfish in a light fixture →
Make Online is featuring a number of first-hand accounts of failed projects, big and small. The first in the series is about Sean Michael Ragan’s attempt to make a combination…
An Example of Good Park Bench Branding →
Canadian Music streaming FREE on CBC3 →
Hey fellow music lovers!
Did you know that you can listen to 100% Canadian Music on CBC 3 completely free? They have thousands of bands each of which have and assortment of music for…
I Hope He Doesn’t Have the Matching Pants →
Submitted by: dunno source via Submission Page
What do you mean “no service”? I AM wearing a shirt, goddammit! So what if it’s flesh-colored and you can see my nipples through it? I got it…
Hello Kitty Chainsaw →
The man behind the blog Kitty Hell (“one man’s life with cute overload”) has brought to our attention this marvelous/disgusting instrument of household utility. He writes:
While Hello…
Milk in a Bag →
I learned something new … and disturbing about our neighbors to the North. It turns out that you can buy milk in plastic bags in Canada.
How do you drink from plastic bags? Sheryl from Pinc…
An Sign with Ill Intentions? →
Your Move →
Submitted by: Detroit, MI via Oddly Specific
As someone originally from Michigan, I have no trouble at all believing this is in Detroit somewhere.
Rainbow Pancakes →
How can you possibly have a bad day when you start it with rainbow pancakes? Link -via Buzzfeed
10 Celebrities with Blogs Worth Reading →
Several years ago, I wrote a post for a blog called Celebrity Cowboy called 66 Celebrities Who Blog. Today, I read again for the first time in years and realized it’s a little…
What Have You Been Putting Off and What’s Holding... →
In a quiet moment yesterday I asked my Twitter network:
“what’s one thing that you have been putting off that would improve your blog? (and what’s stopping you from doing it now?)”
The answers…
Butchery Classes For Conscientious Carnivores →
Photo by Paulette Phlipot
More and more people are getting directly involved in food. Growing it, cooking it, even blogging about it. Some are going still further: plunging — literally —…