The Newest Bostonian
Many of you know my lovely friend Alexa Scordato. Today I just wanted to express my excitement that she’s officially a Bostonian! Welcome home, Alexa. <3
Alexa with her Boston roomie and awakener of media Maria Thurrell
(Photo by Chris “Uncle” Brogan)
Buzzing Bees, Honey | Comment (1)eBoy Brings Us Artwork 2.0
My coworker “The Mighty Fearon” shared an interesting link with me today. Lorcan Dempsey’s blog featured two of eBoy’s posters that take reusable pixel objects and turn them into works of art. I checked out the eBoy site and found that they make posters, t-shirts, toys and some really sweet iPhone skins with their sweet artwork.
How cool is this?
Today’s Honey: June 17, 2008
Dance has always been an important part of my life. I start teaching my summer dance classes next weekend, and so the honey I’m sharing is a performance I love with a song I adore. I know half of you enjoy the dance videos I share and half of you probably don’t, but this is just beautiful and I hope everyone can appreciate it.
Music: “Swans” by Unkle Bob
Dancer: Lauren Garrett, Steps Dance Company
Choreography: Calen Kurka
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Quickie Time: Friendships Edition
Ready, set, go!
1. Have you ever lost touch with a friend but still had things to say to them?
2. Do you have a best friend?
3. Who was your best childhood friend?
4. Are you a good friend?
5. What are the key qualities you look for in a friend?
A classic example of friendship.
Honey, Storytelling | Comments (6)Congratulations, Class of 2008
As I am scrambling to get my apartment looking like something resembling the word “clean” before my family arrives today, I wanted to take a breather and give a shout out to my fellow BU 2008 grads.
I’ve made some incredible friends over the years I’ve spent at Boston University. So many people have made me laugh, inspired me, challenged me and taught me new things since September 2004 when we all arrived in Boston to start the crazy chapter in life called college.
Congratulations, my friends: Maria Thurrell, Vanessa Gerard, Tiffany Maykel, Pamela Seiple, Rebecca Corliss, Juliana Buendia, Pallavi Joshi, Maanuv Khurana, Shivna Vasavada, Ryen Robinson, Danielle Katz, Anna Rose Roisman, Ashley Haliko, Lauren Fox, Elise Kohen, Lexi Kalil, Liz Sicuso, Monica Derevjanik, Emery Markles, Allison Lavey, Natasha Patel, Cynthia Jorge, Amir Raed, Lara Quest Schmitz and countless others.
I hope the “real world” treats you well and you grab life by the balls every chance you get. W00t 2008!
Happy Mothers’ Day, Mom
My mom is amazing.
She is a wonderful example of motherhood.
She taught me big lessons about love and friendship.
She encourages me to be my best in everything I do.
She keeps me laughing all the time.
She is beautiful.
She is there as a shoulder for me to cry on whenever I need her.
She reminds me that there are always other ways to look at a problem.
She continually teaches me what true generosity means.
She is absurdly proud of my successes.
She has always stood up for me.
She reminds me that smiling makes all the difference.
She has a silly, infectious laugh.
She made me noodle soup and tuna sandwiches all the time when I was a kid.
She took me to countless dance classes and sports practices and supported all my interests.
She cheered me on in every performance and game.
She is a legend among my friends.
She loves me despite all the billions of times I was (and am) a pain in the ass.
She is a woman I will always look up to and admire.
She’s my mom, and I love her.
Holidays, Honey | Comment (1)Today’s Honey: May 8, 2008
As promised, Today’s Honey is the quilted leather edition. I can’t get enough of this, so I might just have to blog about handbags exclusively from now on. I honestly haven’t decided if that statement is serious or not yet.
Behold my favorite new purchase–the Burberry Montgomery bag in black:
A Tiny Taste of PodCamp NYC 2.0, Amandalana Style
I met Alana Taylor, of Twitter song fame, on Saturday at PodCamp NYC 2.0. She whipped out her Flip and we made a moment. Check it out:
Haagen-Dazs Helps the Honey Bees
Social Honeycomb cares about honey. Honey comes from bees. And apparently, the bees need our help.
I recently came across a campaign by Haagen Dazs called Help the Honey Bees. This didn’t sound like your typical awareness campaign so I poked around the site a little. Apparently there are a lot of forces working against honey bees, and this in turn affects many of the foods we eat, including, of course, my guilty pleasure of choice–ice cream.
A few interesting facts from the Help the Honey Bees press kit:
- Honey bees are responsible for the pollination of more than 100 crops, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds, providing 80 percent of the country’s pollination services
- Honey bee pollination directly results in about $15 billion worth of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and agricultural seeds annually in the U.S. That does not include the role that honey bee pollination plays in providing the seeds that are planted for forage (alfalfa and clover, etc.) that are eaten by our livestock and end up on our plates as meat, or as dairy products
I never knew honey bees were so important! This Haagen Dazs micro-site represents an interesting cause marketing/PR campaign for an issue most people probably never think about. You can easily learn about the bee crisis, see what’s being done, find out how you can help and play around with some fun bee-themed features at the same time. This awareness-raising campaign seems genuine, and positions Haagen Dazs as environmentally-minded and responsible beyond the brand just wanting to sell more tubs of ice cream. …Mmm, ice cream…
Even if you hate ice cream and don’t care if the foods you enjoy are ruined by the plight affecting honey bees, you may enjoy the whimsical “Make a Bee” section of the site. It’s reminiscent of the Become an M&M campaign, where you can customize a honey bee and send it through “bee-mail” to a friend.
I think this is an interesting cause-related PR campaign. So get out there, buy some ice cream and save some honey bees. …Mmm, honey…
Buzzing Bees, Helping People, Honey, I'm Buying This, Public Relations | Comments (3)Today’s Honey: April 20, 2008
I came across this video on Yianni Garcia’s blog and thought it was absolutely fantastic. Alana Taylor is definitely a rockstar in my book.
Lyrics:
When I wake up in the morning,
The first thing I see,
Is an e-mail in my Gmail,
Sayin’ you’re followin’ me.
And next thing you know,
I’m followin’ you,
Not everybody does it,
But me and Scoble do.
Chorus:
Cuz Twitter beats Facebook any day,
140 characters is all you need to say.
Cool thing ’bout Twitter is you meet new people,
You even get to stalk the famous ones too,
We’ve got Veronica Belmont from Mahalo Daily,
Barack Obama and Hugh MacLeod, too.
Chorus
Twitter’s like a family,
As long as you’re not spamming me,
We keep in touch, we share too much,
And @garyvee meets up for lunch.
Chorus
But be careful with your iPhone…
Don’t DM the whole worldddddd!
Chorus
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