Sale Rack, Wha??

Get ready to sing, get ready to dance, get ready to toss your cookies! It's Kidz Bop 5000 and its new friend, Kidz Bop Halloween Party...on the sale rack! Okay, okay, this is ONLY the 18th version, but hey, it might as well be. For almost 10 years, the Kidz Bop, LLC. has cranked out countless pop song covers performed by tots and  it's still going strong. 10.5 million kids party like rockstars to Nickelback, Britney Spears and even, Whitney Houston. Boy, that's quite a list of role models for today's kids to idolize. Totally dude.

Reindeer Games

Make use of those ninja skills and check out Wikileaks, The Game.
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Coco Chanel just rolled over in her grave

Meet the world's youngest fashion designer, 11-year-old Cecilia Cassini. At the ripe old age of 6, this poor soul was forced to use hair bands to tighten her dresses (?!) and out of desperate need, began designing her own winged looks.  Naming Diane von Furstenburg as an idol, Cassini has hosted her own trunk shows and appeared on the Today Show. Good heavens, someone please stop this plague. It's spreading fast! Okay, okay, let's at least hire a speech coach. And um, like, yeah, and do it fast, before that shiny thing on her head like, eats the rest of her brain.

I think I'm in love..with an app

Totally geeking-out over this ridiculous new event planning app, Super Planner. A pocket-sized event planner's dream, Super Planner is essential for industry calculations, simplifying tasks like staffing and catering, to projection and audio according to room layout. The app also offers plenty of tips and tricks from industry leader, Howard Givner, to guide one through the process. Neat. Priced at $9.99, my guess is this little investment would pay for itself 10-fold in avoiding careless mathematical mistakes and hey, may even save a few jobs.

Election Blunders and Hilarity Ensue

One week to go folks! I know, I know, you can hardly wait to get your hands on that ballot. November 2nd quickly approaches and we wonder, what will happen to our state governments? Will the good conqueror or will 4 years of doom commence? No matter how you view the good, bad or the ugly, know this: next Tuesday will come and go, but these little gems will stay forever in our hearts.

New Mexico Governor candidate Diane Denish engaged in a heated debate against her opponent Suzanne Martinez over misappropriated state funds and finds herself between a rock and a hard place.



Yeah, that happened. And in Texas, incumbent Rick Perry is engaged in a tense battle with opponent Bill White for the gubernatorial seat. In an attempt to engage voters, 'Pretty Ricky' (aka John Lewis Puff) shares his views and track record as Texas Governor.

Victoria's Secret is Recession-friendly!

Today, Victoria’s Secret unveiled this year’s extravagant holiday gift, the Bombshell Fantasy Bra, in an effort to boost PR and sales surrounding the company’s annual fashion show.  VS Veteran Adriana Lima trotted around Soho in a blue satin ball gown cut to showcase the $2 million dollar diamond, sapphire and topaz-encrusted bra that weighs a whopping 142 carats.  $2 million smackers might make jaws drop, but this season’s fantasy bra is the 2^nd least expensive offering since the product’s inception in 1996.  The price tag is down from the high in 2000 of $15 million for the  lingerie Gisele Bundchen modeled, which earned its’ place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive  lingerie ever created . The real secret is, only 2 of the 14 bras created have found buyers, but hey, at least the company is making a valiant effort to cut back in the midst of a recession.  And with such a deep discount at $2 million, why not indulge your lady?

Mid-term elections get ugly, entertaining

It's the most wonderful time of the year. A chill in the air, pumpkins on door steps and political ads rule the airwaves. As the first Tuesday in November quickly approaches, claws come out in the form of attack ads as candidates scramble to make last minute impressions upon voters. Grab some popcorn, this is getting interesting.

In Kentucky, recent attack ads against Rep. Senate candidate Rand Paul from Dem. candidate Jack Conway claim Paul was a member of a secret society in college who falsely imprisoned an annoumous source and forced her to bow to 'aqua buddha.' Conway is positioned in the ad as a 'pro-life Christian' who questions Paul's religious beliefs and background. Paul argued in a debate at the University of Kentucky Friday, the nation has far greater problems than his religious beliefs and asks for returned focus to the issues. Paul's attack ads feature an Obama impersonator voice-over proclaiming Conway is one whom he can count on for more spending, higher debt, bigger government and higher taxes. Conway is positioned as an Obama insider, one who even has a photo pop up on the president's Blackberry for incoming calls.

I wouldn't call these 'best of' by any means, but boy are they entertaining. Happy voting Kentucky!

The iPhone of Nightclubs

Funny 'cuz it's true!

http://www.icanhasinternets.com/2010/10/iphone-of-nightclubs/

Aging cheerleaders prepare for last hoorah; trips to the hospital predicted

I do, occasionally, feel a little nostalgic for my cheerleading days when watching college sports. I miss the thrill of spotlight and the roar of the crowd, but I won't squeeze into my uniform this weekend or at 60, for that matter. But hey, whatever floats your boat, but let's hope there's extra EMS on stand-by.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703673604575550340469866422.html?KEYWORDS=CHEERLEADERS

A new day, a new Facebook privacy issue.

Today, Facebook launched its temporary password service, 'one-time password,' allowing users to retrieve a one-time use password via text message to log in to shared computers. The process is simple. Users text a short code to Facebook and a temporary password is sent in reply. The password expires after 20 minutes and prevents a would-be hacker from accessing the user's account through password-stealing software. Sounds pretty nifty, right? Unfortunately, this new security feature is not air-tight. All users who have listed a mobile number on their profile (private or not) are opt-ed into the one-time password program without notification. No pin is required to receive a temporary password via mobile phone, leaving users open to account hacking if they say, leave their phone on a bar floor and it ends up in the wrong hands. It's a good thing the Facebook PR team has done such a bang up job of disseminating the details of this new feature by posting it on their blog, which I know everyone reads daily, right?
http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=436800707130

A Run for the Border

This young lady cut me off in a desperate attempt to feed her hunger for chulpas. For the scooters sake, I hope she didn't indulge in the $5 box.

This brings to mind Taco Bell's most recent campaign, but I digress as Charles tells it best. #badvertising.

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(TAP TAP TAP) is this thing on?

Hello world, checking in from a crowded Starbucks for my first blog post. I know, I know, welcome to the 21st century, right? Hey, better late than never.

For my first post, I think I'll bring you up to speed on what’s going on around here lately, in hopes that you’ll understand my future musings. The past few weeks have been filled with wondrous change and Operation Relocation from Michigan was a success. I find it hard to believe we are coming to a close on our first week back in the Lone Star State.  We're in a new city, in a new apartment, surrounded by new faces (as well as some familiar ones) and gorgeous weather. It’s rather heavenly. After only little over a week, I somehow feel at home in Austin despite my constant reliance on a GPS (or getting lost, pick your poison) and fists shaking in the reflection of my rear-view.

I'm happy, if not relieved, to be back in Texas after a 4-year hiatus. Throughout my travels and living 4 states in 4 years, Texas was always home. However, I’m not so sure about my dear friend unemployment, who came with this deal. Yes, he’s back and camped out at my place, taunting me each weekday morning as the employed prepare for work, off to accomplish the day’s tasks. Dang it all, wasn't he just here? As you may know, (actually, it's rather unlikely that you would know the daily ins and outs of my life, who am I kidding), after 8 months of searching in the doldrums of Detroit, I had a promising account executive job offer. FINALLY. And in the same beat, my fiancé was offered a killer job in Austin, a place we both wanted to be. So, I was faced with a tough choice: accept the position to the determent of our bank accounts and sanity or to decline in hopes for better opportunities closer to home. And if you've read this far, you know chose the latter. Definitely no regrets here, I am confident the right decision was made for us both and the future is bright.

Now, we are unpacked and somewhat settled in, I find myself back at square one, unemployed in new city and in search of opportunities. This week my days have consisted of trolling the job boards, agency websites, social media and apartment mailbox announcement board (kidding, sort of) for leads. I’m constantly checking and re-checking email and voicemails, sure that today is the day I’ll hear from someone. Nothing yet and I sort of expect this to be the norm for awhile, (but I do like surprises!) Nonetheless, I am hopeful and confident in my decision. I can do this, just as I have many times before.  Unemployment may hang around for awhile, but I think I’ll nickname him Opportunity, in attempt to reclaim my sanity. Webster defines opportunities as 'favorable circumstances' and that's exactly what I have. A promising job market, killer experience, lots of coffee and the drive to make it happen. Yep, I'd say the circumstances are favorable, alright.