Reading Round-up: Sleazy photographers and amusing infographics

Working from home can get a bit lonely, but it sounds like the trade-off is worth it. Plus, you can always post your outfit on your blog if you don’t want your cat to be the only one to see it.  The Beat Goes on, Minus the Glitz I could go on about this for days: Fashion Brands and Social Media ROI: Are the traditional measures really relevant? The ideas presented in Getting Serious About...

A very Cincy weekend

Last weekend was the first relatively nice one (read: no snow, temperatures above freezing) in a while, and even though I wasn’t feeling too hot, I was determined to enjoy it. I might have overdone it a bit… On Friday, I headed further down Main Street after work to check out the mayhem that is the Bockfest Parade. It didn’t disappoint: goats and kilts and general drunken craziness proved to be pretty darn entertaining! Afterwards,...

Current Obsessions: Lovely trench, P90X, and MSCL

The wonderful sunshine-and-rainbows almost-spring weather of the past few days means one thing–okay, two things: 1. I need to get back on the workout train and get rid of at least one of my chins. 2. It’s time for a new spring wardrobe! These are my current obsessions: Queen’s Wardrobe Lovely Burbery [sic] 2 trench I was actually drooling over what must have been the original Lovely Burbery trench, but apparently it sold out while...

Reading Roundup: Learning from old white dudes and something better than a Snuggie

The socio-economic implications associated with style of dress makes fashion a topic worth talking about in my opinion, but this post about Why Fashion is Worth Blogging About does a great job of breaking it down for those who don’t quite get it.  Be sure to check out some of the comments, too. “You should be passionate about what you do for a living, and don’t let any fool tell you otherwise.” Advertising copywriter Derek...

Social media hierarchy: I’m a Twitter ho

There’s a certain amount of intimacy associated with certain types of new media. For me, it’s sort of like dating–you know, you start out slow by meeting and getting to know someone (Twitter), then get to know one another the relationship progresses (blogs, Facebook). In my book, anyone who has my email address is practically a lover.  Here’s how it breaks down: Twitter As long as you’re not a spammer and I like what you...