January 2012
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weekend recap: fast and slow
With the amount I’ve been working lately, I’m not surprised that I had the energy to do everything that I did this weekend. Nonetheless, this is New York City and sleep is for the weary. So, with out further ado, here’s the first segment of my new weekly series, “weekend recap.”
Friday Around 7pm, I was still at the office and texted my friend Josh one word: dinner....
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10 Reasons Running Doesn’t Suck As Much As You... →
Just what I needed to hear as I’m losing all motivation to train for this upcoming half marathon:
Non-runners will sit on the couch and call you crazy. Those folks, sadly, will never learn what their bodies are capable of. You, on the other hand, will die knowing you completely, totally, unabashedly used up the body that was loaned to you. That’s not crazy. That’s freakin’ awesome.
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Cold War Kids v Florence + The Machine
As of late, I’ve been listening to the Cold War Kids NON-STOP. Like, I can’t stop.
Circa 2006, I totally loved CWK, but they’ve fallen off my radar in the past few years. When my roommate was listening to the new Florence + the Machine album, I heard a cover of “Hospital Beds” and thus started my recent Cold War Kids bender.
Here’s a side-by-side comparison of...
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“Music is an indirect force for change, because it provides an anchor against...”
– Cold War Kids
(this is beautifully true)
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“Not one person in a thousand said that happiness accrued from working as hard as...”
– From today’s NYT article, Advice From the Graying Edge on Finishing with No Regrets. (via melissadahl)
Agreed.
(via today)
I needed to hear this today.
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Are you still rolling your eyes at Foursquare?...
I’m currently trying to consolidate things I’ve written professionally from their various presences across the Web to one main hub. I was going through the Ad+Geek blog that I contributed to while at JWT and found this little gem from Josh:
In the category of “things most people learned in 2009,” it turns out that Foursquare is only as interesting as you are. The second your check-in...
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#thankfulfor: unexpected visits from out of town...
“All I want to do is go to the gym and cry.” I told Andrea tonight as we were approaching our 10th hour of work.
Coming back to work from from the holidays is rough, especially when you’re walking into a short week with three big deliverables due. My teammate and I put in a lot of extra hours this week and by the end of the evening, I could hardly see straight. I had a lot of...
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How to Get in Shape for Surfing →
I need to get in shape for New Zealand so I can be an awesome surfer. This looks like a good plan/guide to follow! An excerpt from the article says this is a good guide:
Lateral Raises – 1 set of 35
Burpees – 1 set of 10
Crunches – 1 set of 12
Cable Straight Arm Pull Downs – 1 set of 35
Lunges – 1 set of 20
Arm Circles – 30 seconds forward/30 seconds back
Seated Abdominal Twists – 1 set...
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#thankfulfor: they way technology connects us
Something I’ll always be thankful for are the immense avenues we have available to us to communicate with people in our lives. Tonight I got to interact with three awesome people in three different ways:
I’m thankful for real face to face communication: Tonight I had dinner with Erin at Coffee Shop in Union Square. It’s a pretentious place where all the waitresses are models...
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Why New York's Life Expectancy Is the Highest in... →
Some days I think that living in NYC will kill me, but apparently, it’s actually giving me a longer life. Well, for that I’m thankful. The article is a quick, interesting read; here are a few reasons they cite that us New Yorkers (yes, I’m including myself in the “New Yorker” category) live longer:
Policy: Anti-smoking and anti-obesity campaigns, higher taxes on ...
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#thankfulfor: first of 2012
Last spring I started my #thankfulfor series and continued it through the summer. With the arriving of the new year, I thought I’d re-introduce this practice, aligning with my “recognize joy more often” goal for 2012.
Here are a few things I’m thankful for today:
Useful technology. Check out the app ZocDoc. It helps you find doctors in your area who take your insurance...
best of tumblr generator →
This is pretty neat, looking forward to diving into it a bit more and doing a bigger 2011 recap. Until now, here’s a computer generated recap of 2011.
My BEST posts of 2011
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December 2011
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Things I've learned today:
The best biscuit my dad ever had was in 1978 at a KFC in Arkansas when him and my mom were driving across country from Maine to Texas for Air Force basic training.
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i'm (going) on a boat!
Greetings from New Orleans! I’m plopped down on the lobby of the Hilton St. Charles in the French Quarter in what can only be described as a regal, opulent southern living room straight out of Southern Living. There’s a fireplace, comfy couches, christmas decorations, and an atmosphere that says, “Make yourself at home.”
A welcome change of pace.
My family is...
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“This is the thing: When you hit 28 or 30, everything begins to divide. You can...”
– Relevant magazine (via charliebravo)
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Every Child Matters: Tell Congress to Protect... →
My aunt is the coordinator for Every Child Matters and is spearheading this campaign to protect America’s most vulnerable citizens.
Did you know?
2,500 American children are killed every year as a result of child abuse. 80 percent of those killed are under the age of four. Almost half are under age one.
There is something you can do: The bi-partisan and bicameral Protect Our...
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Hey ladies! If you’re in NYC and free next Tuesday around 6pm, let me know if you’d like to come to a focus group to talk about hair care. We’ll have snacks and product goodie bags. It’ll just be an hour and it’ll be really helpful. Message me here if you’d like to participate!
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