First of all, this looks delicious. I learned some years back, and was validated by reading my friend Heather’s most excellent bacon blog, that bacon is really good with anything. Peanut butter and bacon sandwich? Check. Bacon chocolate? Check. Bacon wrapped Twinkies? Hmmm. I’m going to go ahead and say check.
My well-documented War on the Kindle continues this week, with my latest article on Media Bullseye. The comments so far are firmly on the Kindle’s side, but I did manage to recruit one person on my side to chime in. Pretty good back and forth, definitely check it out if you’re inclined to gadgetary discussions.
(Yes, I made up that word, what of it?)
(And speaking of gadgets, I had already indicated I wanted a Nintendo cake for my 30th birthday, which is looming on the horizon like a grim spectre of spinsterhood, wrinkle cream, and Ben-Gay. But now I think I want this Inspector Gadget cake. If this Ashley chick gets one for her 30th, why not me?–via Cake Wrecks.)
I’m not going to comment on the Skittle social media thing–hasn’t enough ink been spilled? If nothing else, but buzz is noteworthy. Speaking of buzzes…The best thing to come out of this is that when I went and checked out the Skittles Twitter feed while scoping out their experiment, it led me to the recipe for Skittles vodka.
Holy moly, this looks pretty sweet. If by sweet, you mean both totally toothache-inducing and also TOTALLY AWESOME.
Taste the rainbow, indeed. Who says social media doesn’t yield results? I may have to have a tasting party this weekend.
My latest column is up on Media Bullseye–Check it out!
This month, I attack needless Twitter apps, Facebook TOS Hysteria syndrome, and my favorite target for marketing mishaps: PETA. (This one somehow involves puppies and the KKK–PETA never fails to entertain.)
I am a big fan of the book “1,000 Places to See Before You Die.”
Okay, that’s not true. I don’t even own it. I do see it sitting atop my friends’ toilet every time I am at their house, and always think to myself, “Wow, what a great idea.” Which is practically the same thing, right?
Regardless, I was delighted to find this list (via the always excellent Brand Flakes for Breakfast), of 100 Things on the Internet you should have seen already (unless you’re like, my grandmother). I am not sure if I should admit this, but I have actually seen most of the list before, and it brought back some fine memories of my friends and I talking in the Charlie the Unicorn voice nonstop for about a month after first seeing that little gem.
My only objection is that the Dancing Matt video should have been way further up the list. Surely he bests the Grape Stomp lady. In comedy? No. Nothing will ever be funnier than the Grape Stomp lady taking a head-first digger. But in terms of pure awesomeness, Matt is my favorite. How can you watch this and not feel…something?
Check out the list. As a procrastination tool, I could see it really taking off.
I will have a proper post later on tonight, with very blurry camera-phone Christmas pics and perhaps a complete analysis of the relative attractiveness of the Princes William and Harry from adolesence to adulthood. In the meantime, if you’re so inclined, check out my latest article on Media Bullseye.
After struggling for weeks with the realization that my life in DC will not be as social media-focused as my life in New England, I wrote up a quick list of five ways to still stay active in the community when you’re strapped for time, and/or you’re a couch potato with no motivation to do much when you get home from work but watch all those episodes of “House” backed up on your DVR. (Not that I fall into that category, ahem.) (What?)
