Aug 9, 2009  •  In Books, Web

The BBC 100 Books Meme, And Why I Am a Book Nerd

I read on That Wife today that the BBC believes most people have only read 6 books of the 100 in the list below. Although I had seen the meme on Facebook before, I was intrigued, because earlier today I had spent $100 on new books and was thinking that I need to get over […]

Aug 8, 2009  •  In Funny, Geek, Star Wars

Star Wars Love Letter

I want to be Jessica. The determination. The obsession (for both Jessica and Star Wars). The desperation. What more can a girl want? Via Emails from Crazy People. You may also like: “3-CPO” Once Upon an Internet Google Translate: Star Wars Edition A Visualization of Star Wars Enthusiasm

Aug 8, 2009  •  In Entertainment, NYC

Mad Men Takes New York

Calling all Mad Men fans in the New York metropolitan area! In preparation for the Emmy Award-winning series’ Season 3 premier, next week (August 10-16) will see a host of Mad Men-themed events around the city. Click the map below for more details: Who else is excited for the return of the Sterling-Cooper gang? Via […]

Aug 6, 2009  •  In Funny, Twitter, Web

Oh Noes!

Twitter is down and Facebook is having network issues. …it’s the end of the world as we know it. You may also like: What Social Networking Was Like Before the Internet Wednesday Rewind: The 10 Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communication How Donuts Help Us Understand Social Media The Funniest Tweets of 2011

Aug 6, 2009  •  In Funny, Video Games

Video Game FML

Today, I got through an entire dungeon, had fireballs shot at me, fought a giant turtle and the princess turns out to be in another castle. FML I agree, your life sucks (53252) – you totally deserve it (3551)On 07/17/2009 at 8:24pm – love – by Mario – United States (New York) Today, I found […]

Aug 5, 2009  •  In Art/Design, Logos/Branding

2016 Olympics Candidate Logos

Two months from now the International Olympic Committee will announce the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The four finalists – Chicago, Madrid, Rio, and Tokyo – have submitted their logo designs as visual representations of their candidacies. If you were to choose the host city solely based on its logo design, who would […]

Aug 5, 2009  •  In Art/Design, Blogging, Funny, Geek

My Site Icon: A Decepticon in Disguise

When I first debuted my site redesign, J asked, “Why do you have a pink Decepticon symbol in your header?” “What are you talking about? That’s a book.” Pause. “Ohh…yeah. I see it now.” Do you think my icon looks like a Decepticon symbol? You may also like: Late to the Mobile Game Parody Posters […]

Aug 5, 2009  •  In Art/Design, Books, Geek, Infographics, Twitter, Wishlist

Information Is Beautiful

Gizmodo just featured an image from the upcoming book The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide To The World’s Most Consequential Trivia. As a lover of design, data collection, charts, and graphs, data visualization is right up my alley. I was delighted to discover that there exists a corresponding blog called Information Is Beautiful. Unfortunately, the […]

Aug 4, 2009  •  In Blogging, Web

Squarespace: SEO Gods?

I don’t know how they do it, but Squarespace never ceases to amaze me when it comes to SEO. Before switching over in September ’08, I hosted my blog on WordPress which seemed to be the de facto standard for serious bloggers. After befriending some internet marketers, I read up on numerous articles, blogs, and […]