Is the blogging adventure over?
My faithful gentle readers, I haven’t blogged here in a long time because I’m either going to repurpose this blog or dump it altogether. When I first started blogging, I was engaged in program/content design in the museum field, and since then I have moved to creating content strategy for social media & websites.
I know [...]
Switch on the Starlight: The World Night
There’s nothing like watching a movie under a starlit sky. Or being in a darkened theater. In my intro to media course years ago, the prof told us that celebrity watching (=star watching) has taken over as entertainment. As a society, we thrive on gazing upon celebrities’ lives, their whereabouts, clothes, and behavior. The ancients [...]
Haul Videos: Harmful or Helpful?
A haul is a video where someone talks about what they buy, usually from a particular store. They can review the items or just talk about how cute the things they bought are with no advice as to whether the buy was worth the money. Lots of people are slamming hauler Blair AKA juicystar07 because [...]
Astronomy, you & me: Night Sky Network
I’m stoked about my new job at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific as the Outreach Coordinator. We run Night Sky Network a free online service where amateur astronomy clubs and the public can find out about astronomy events and connect with each other. My priority is to get more clubs to use site. I [...]
The perfect slippers, but not like Cinderella's
Moving is hectic, especially when you’re looking for comfy slippers that fit well and aren’t frumpy. Why slippers? Because we want to keep our floors sparkly. My brother says we need to provide slippers for guests, but I can’t even find a decent pair for myself. We went to Macy’s the other day, and the [...]
If you live [or work] around fast-food places you're in danger of becoming obese
If you live or work around fast food places, you’ve gotta watch out for weight gain. The average California resident lives in a neighborhood in which fast food restaurants outnumber grocery stores and produce vendors by 4.5 to 1, according to a policy brief prepared by Policy Link, the California Center for Public Advocacy, and [...]
How to Call Pirates
BBC reporter Mary Harper was having a hard time contacting pirates on the telephone. Enter her 12-year-old daughter to lend her a hand. Isn’t it fantastic that women can have such interesting professional lives while raising kids? Witness this conversation taken from the BBC article:
It was a cold, dark, wet and miserable Sunday afternoon. I [...]
love & technology: chat, text, & tweet as often as you brush your teeth (hopefully 3-4x/day)
How much can technology help a relationship? A lot. Chatting, tweeting, and texting are fun, flirty things to do. Make your sweetheart feel loved and give them attention they’re craving. It reveals aspects of yourself and your romantic target that you didn’t know about. How are you using your computer, cell phone or any other [...]
The Sweetest Election: Media Deluge?
Yesterday, when my boyfriend and I sat down to watch the election results, I felt naked because I hadn’t brought my babygirl. So, he lent me his lush new MacBook Pro so I could settle into my media: the NYTimes blog, NYTimes election dashboard, WNYC liveblog, and Chicago Tribune blog. We surveyed online versions of [...]
No More Lonely Debate Nights
If you find yourself alone, watching the debate, and talking back to the television, it’s time to turn to the Live Debate Companion. You’ll catch John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji (The Takeaway), Andrea Bernstein (The Takeaway), Brian Lehrer (The Brian Lehrer Show), and Brooke Gladstone (On the Media) blogging from WNYC.
Essentially, it’s a moderated chat. [...]