CurT@!n$ ft. Kings of Leon & Lykke Li – Knocked Up (Killer Remix)

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February 11th, 2011 Featured, Music   

How large is your school bus?

A year and a half ago, I was conversing with media commentator and web-celeb Julia Baugher (better known as Julia Allison / @juliaallison) about the challenge of paring-down the size of your network to something manageable. In the end, we decided that it was a topic ripe for a dissertation:

Enter 2011. The indefatigable Eric Koester, a published author (his most recent book can be purchased here), well-known technology attorney, and tireless supporter of innovative non-profits, graced me with a nugget of wisdom on this topic that is so inspirational I simply must share it. Mr. Koester, the humble man that he is, would be the first to tell you that the ideas I’m about to explain are not his own, but rather came to him from his mother, who is obviously quite wise herself, so all credit goes to her.

Years (perhaps decades) ago, Mrs. Koester approached her blossoming young son Eric, and kindly asked him to sit down for a moment, for she was going to teach him about his Yellow School Bus.

“Eric,” she began, “everyone on this planet has their own school bus. Each person’s bus is of a different size, seating a different number of people.” Eric listened intently, trying to ascertain what exactly it was she was getting at.

“The people seated on your school bus are the people you interact with, the people who you respect, the people you make time for. Going through life, you’ll meet thousands of people, and if you try to stuff them all onto your bus so that you can keep in touch with them, you’ll find that invariably, some of them will be forced to stand in the aisles. If your bus gets too full, you neglect the relationships you have with the people you value most.”

“I see,” Eric said, signaling his attentiveness and politely awaiting the conclusion of the story.

“The solution,” she continued, “is to maintain a bus with the appropriate number of people on it such that nobody is left standing in the aisle, and also to have a section at the front of your bus for your closest relationships, your inner-circle. These seats at the front of your bus are permanent seats. By making it clear to these cherished people that they’ve got a permanent seat at the front of your bus, they’ll be likely to reciprocate in kind. This mutual respect will pay dividends, and together you will thrive with the help and support of the riders seated at the front of your bus.”

Eric pondered the wise words he’d just heard from his mother. He thought about the many relationships he’d built over the last few years, and the fantastic people he’d met. He realized that she was right–it would be impossible to stay in touch with all of those amazing people. It was time to be more selective, it was time to decide how many people could be safely seated on his bus, and who he would select to sit in the front.

It’s time to take a look at your own bus. Do you see anyone who has been neglected, who has been relegated to standing in the aisle? How many people can safely fit on your bus? Who is on your bus, and do each and every one of them deserve to be there?

Visit Eric Koester’s Blog / View Eric’s TED Talk from TEDxTucson

February 5th, 2011 Conversations, Featured, Philosophy, Seattle   

Soup Delivery

Cameron: “Want to run around Greenlake some night this week? Lots of meetings this week–I have availability after 11:30pm.”
Becca: “No. Wanna run _DURING THE DAY_? A revolutionary idea–I know.”
Cameron: “Running during the day went out of style five years ago.

So I’ll consider it.

Because you know how stuff that was cool last decade invariably becomes cool again, and you *KNOW* I need to be ahead of the curve on that shit.”

[We set a date to meet up.]

Cameron: “Are we still on for 7?”
Becca: “I’m going to flake. I feel and look like shit. Although I am currently accepting soup delivery.”
Cameron: “Is that what they’re calling it these days?“

February 4th, 2011 Conversations, Humor, Seattle   

Lil’ Wayne – Green & Yellow (F*** The Steelers!)

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Because nobody likes the Pittsburgh Steelers. GO PACKERS!

February 4th, 2011 Music, Sports   

Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls

February 3rd, 2011 Europe, Featured, Music   

I want this knit.

ACL found this Made in England knit by Garbstore while in Paris recently, and I cannot possibly desire anything more than I desire this knit:

January 31st, 2011 Europe, Fashion, Featured   

Concours d’Elegance – It’s Obvious

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January 7th, 2011 Music   

Cows are SO chic.

Sometimes, photo comments make my day:

January 7th, 2011 Fashion, Featured, Humor, Photography, The Web   

Captain Morgan Workout

Awesome.

Via Jordana Bruner.

January 4th, 2011 Humor, Video   

Diddy Dirty Money – Coming Home (ft. Skylar Grey)

Diddy is the ****ing man. Arguably, by sampling so many other artists in his work in the 90′s and 00′s, he brought mashup to the fore before mashup became a phenomenon post-2007. He makes bangers, and he’s got an ear for quality tracks. The female vocalist kills it here–you’ll enjoy this. I guarantee it.

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December 24th, 2010 Featured, Music   

The Classy Lady and the Jezebel

I love how the various visible elements in this photo work together.

Vanessa, seated with her legs closed, stands in contrast to the woman in the painting above her shoulder, whose legs are spread apart. Vanessa’s outfit is much more staid and formal than the hussy, as well.

My favorite part, though, is the bottle of Tanqueray seen above her opposite shoulder. Indeed, a bottle of liquor is often all it takes to turn a respectable lady into something much more sinister.

At night, do angels change into black? It seems so.

December 19th, 2010 Fashion, Featured, Out and About, Photography, Seattle   

Kanye West – Christmas In Harlem

Kanye got together with Cam’ron, Vado, Jim Jones, CyHi Da Prynce, Pusha T, Big Sean, Teyana Taylor & Musiq Soulchild, and made this undeniable banger. G.O.O.D. music, people!

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December 19th, 2010 Featured, Music   

Knaan – Take A Minute

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Via This Bonus Track.

Wise lyrics: “…any man who knows a thing knows he knows not a damn thing at all.”

December 6th, 2010 Featured, Music   

Chilly Gonzalez – BBC Radio 1 Minimix

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“When Annie Mac asked MC meets keyboarding-producer meets singer extraordinaire Chilly Gonzales to do a minimix, he decided to take things literally. That’s all you need to know.”

Some tracks included in the piano minimix:

Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Queen – Another One Bites The Dust
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
Eagles – Hotel California
USA for Africa – We Are The Children
Black Sabbath – Iron Man
Dr. Dre – Still D.R.E.
Nirvana – Come As You Are
…and many more.

Via Crazybirds.

November 22nd, 2010 Featured, Music   

Kanye West ft. John Legend – Blame Game

I can’t get enough of this.

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Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy [Explicit] – Amazon.com MP3 – $7.99

November 22nd, 2010 Featured, Music