tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258099122011-07-28T15:22:03.740-05:00Life Out Loud is the gathering place for thoughts & ideas from Christine Mortensen on Visual Design, Brand, Marketing, User-centered Design, Social Media, Websites, Running and what ever else she feel like talking about at the moment. Comments & responses welcome and appreciated! (Oh and by the way, while I may work at Vodori, the thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my co-workers or the company as a whole. We good now? ok, Carry on.)Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457113341208201552noreply@blogger.comBlogger811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25809912.post-53077708209438597342009-06-09T11:13:00.000-05:002009-06-09T11:13:31.546-05:00

It's finally happened! Long overdue, I know, but I finally got mortmort.com live! With this, I'll likely no longer update this Blogger site especially since I was able to easily port everything over to WordPress. All I need to do is find the right template, make my tweaks, get some link re-directs going, maybe add in a portfolio section if I ever find the time, and I should be good to go! I

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I love the Thrillist. I just never have time to read the daily emails and they end up clogging my inbox so this morning I finally decided to unsubscribe and was presented with this wonderful bit of wit that seriously made me think twice about clicking the "See ya" button.  In case you can't read the text here's what it says... If you're the kind of dangerous lunatic that wants to stop receiving

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Why is it that companies never (or at least very rarley) make legal copy legible? I hate to pick on Southwest because they happen to be one of my favorite airlines but this example is what promted the question... Now I know that in some cases legal copy, and  terms and conditions can be extremely long and not exactly something you'd tell a friend to check out like that last novel you devoured,

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"Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep." Fran Lebowitz I think this one resonnates because I haven't been able to sleep much lately. Or at least very regularly.

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I'm not sure what I can say about this Mountain Dew email (or Dews letter if you will) other than this is a perfect example of how NOT to create an HTML email. Keep in mind I'm much more marketer than developer but I can tell you a few things wrong with this picture. 1. Images do not download until i hit the tiny little "Download Pictures" link 2. Even worse, there's a gazillion of images here

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If so, why? If not, why not? Let me know what you think below.

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While putting together a social media (or engagement plan) for one of our clients I felt that parallels between traditional marketing and "social" marketing became abundantly clear. Curious to see what you guys think... I'll get more context around this soon but I'm pressed for time right now. Offline Platforms                   Online Platforms Tv                                            

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Seriously. Or at least stay in more and watch more movies. Out of ALL the movies nominated at this years Acedemy Awards I've seen ONE movie. At least it was a good one though...The Dark Knight. Here's hoping that Leadger gets a win here...fabulous performance! Below is a list of ALL the movies up for awards tonight...I have some catching up to do eh? AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE) AUSTRALIA The

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I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso Through brevity there’s clarity. -Brian Solis In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.   - Thomas Jefferson

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Turn you & your friends into fun SouthPark characters!http://www.sp-studio.de Me  Lloyd Joe  Amy

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This just in from the "just for fun" department... I just found this site called Wordle and to be honest I was so immediately engrossed in it I don't even remember how I found it! (I think I saw a link for it off of TweetStats but I'm not positive.) There are three ways to get started: Paste in a bunch of text Enter the URL of any blog, blog feed, or any other web page that has an Atom or RSS

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Ask most anyone and they'll likely tell you that I'm an open book. If I have something to say it's said.  If it's about someone it's said to their face. That, or it's something I have no problem saying to their face (if I already haven't :) No pun intended, but that said, it seems appropriate that I write a blog entitled "Life Online" because that's where my life is. Between Facebook, Twitter

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So Here I am, on Christmas Eve working in the comfort of my parents wonderfully fragrant kitchen. The classic sounds of Christmas stream in from iTunes radio and up on my screen pops a Tweet from Biz Stone (@biz), co-founder of Twitter that says, "debating the usefulness of having business cards created for Twitter employees—maybe it's too old fashioned?" It got me thinking...what would be

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457113341208201552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25809912.post-5991721037077230932008-12-23T23:23:00.004-06:002008-12-24T01:56:06.861-06:00

or if I were perhaps involved in building Twitter v2.0...which I'm not by the way. But if I were, this would be my wish list (in no particular order): Organize Tweets by day. Heck, throw in an option to break down Tweets by the hour! If you follow as many people as I do that are as active as the people I follow there's a ton of activity throughout the day. Don't make sign in a requirement to

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So it's that time of year again where I reflect on the year past and look forward to the coming of next year. What over zealous running plans can I shoot for this year? If you look back a year ago I had this nifty idea that in 2008 I should try running a half marathon each month! Sounded good at the time and I at least ran a half in Jan, Feb, and Aug with a race each month through at least June.

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So THAT's how you guys have been doing it this whole time? Ha! It's so simple that I stumbled across how to do this completely by accident. 1. Wait until your phone rings. 2. Make sure you have a ton of stuff in your arms. (Extra points if it's breakable) 3. Now try to answer your expensive toy, start to drop it, freak out on the inside, drop everything in your arms and button mash your (nearly

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"Earnestness is highly underestimated.  It comes from the core, while hip is trying to impress you with the surface.  Hip people love parodies.  But there's no such thing as a timeless parody, is there?  I have more respect for the earnest guy who does something that can last for generations, and that hip people feel the need to parody." R.Pausch I must say that while I like to keep up with the

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Freitag, a Swiss bag manufacturer, has nailed it! Calling them a "bag manufacturer" actually is quite a disservice but calling them Designer bag makers doesn't feel right either. These one-of-a-kind creations are made from colorful Swiss truck tarps, car seat belts, bicycle inner tubes and each have a personality all their own! It's also worth mentioning that just as you'd expect, being Swiss,

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Haven't posted a quote in a while and this one had struck me...so I kept it for an occasion such as this.Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. - Oscar Wilde

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In the coming months be on the look out for a new viral website from myself and a close friend Brian. I can't give away too many details right now as the idea just fully hatched last night but know that it'll involve questions and answers to life's little problems...not to mention mass hilarity.I'll keep you posted as we progress with the site!'Till then, Cheers!

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This was originally part of a longer forward sent to me by a co-worker. I post it here only because I never noticed many of the male influences in some of the following words and find it somewhat interesting. I hope it's obvious that I don't think there's any real connection to the male overtones in these words...keep in mind this was a forward ;) "Woman has Man in it; Mrs. has Mr. in it;

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Day 4- Monday 17th Today I slept in a bit while Katie and Nicole squeezed in a short jog before heading to Taormina this afternoon. I have to admit, I'm feeling a little cranky today probably because I really just don't feel like traveling any more. I think from now on vacations for me will include no more than two destinations. packing in 3 within a 10 day time frame is a little too much for me

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Day 3- Sunday 16th Day 3 starts out early again but only after a much needed and anticipated full nights' rest. Katie and I rise early at 6:30 to go for a light jog likely comprised more of sightseeing and exploration than an actually productive run. But this is what vacations are for. I'm glad just get some real use out of these sneaks! I'm thinking that we started out kind of quick but brush

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Manifest Digital wins PhizzPop! Even though I was out of the country while the news broke, I've been keeping an eye out for posts surrounding this amazing event. Here is a sampling of what I've been able to collect thus far. If you come across any Manifest sightings please send them my way! Watch PhizzPop Design Challenge, Chicago 2016 Olympics in News Online, Webisodes, and Game Videos  |  

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A beautiful and stunning video created for the Honda corporation that inspires and stirs the soul in only the way a great story can. The combination of brilliant story telling, gorgeous animation and captivating sound make this piece a winner in my brand book! It's a little on the long side but the all of the above keeps your eyes glued. Check it out and let me know what you think.http://

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So Italy day two is coming to a slow and winding close.  Which I must say is quite a welcome and nice way to end yet another somewhat draining day of travel. The sleeper car although nothing i was expecting was a nice respite from the bustling train station in Roma (see previous post for the scoop on that) . As I mentioned earlier, we're now in a sleepy little country town called Carina. It's

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Day 1 was only mildly interesting so I'm skipping ahead in this story right to the stream of consience writing i did while trying to keep myself sane. Keep in mind I've not re-read this yet but want to get these up as soon as possible. I'll probably go back later to write these as a more cohesive and descriptive tale. Just know that at this point I've been on a plane for 8 hours and a little

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Well with the way the economy is/has been/is going to be for some time,  I'm able to count my lucky stars because I've been more than a little busy. The only down side to that is that I haven't had time to write much as of late. Never fear! (No. Sorry, but Underdog is not here) I've got a bunch of stuff started and qued up, just need some quality time to finish up and refine. Here's a peek at

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I thought that only happens when you're having fun? Now I can't say that this year has not had it's share of fun but it's been a very difficult one for me as well. With my grandmother ill since March it's been difficult to truly enjoy much without my thoughts wandering to her, or to my mother. Up to this point I've tried my best to live a seemingly normal life...still go out with friends, play

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Just noticed this today...Blogger added a "follow" feature much like the way Twitter allows you to follow friends Tweets. I literally just noticed this now and still need to check into this more but wanted to post quickly as a reminder to self. Seems if I don't write it down these days it will get lost in the shuffle of my crazy life and I'll never get back to it. This is also probably part of

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Well it's happened. For the first time I've been asked to remove a client name from a blog entry. I was wondering when that was going to happen. It really was only a matter time. This may in fact just be a right of passage of sorts! :) After all, it's been said that you're not really in advertising if you've never had an ad pulled. I'd imagine that this is something of the same ilk.Either way, at

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457113341208201552noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25809912.post-46610426593709030102008-10-19T01:04:00.002-05:002008-10-20T17:43:15.260-05:00

As of late I've been hyper-intrigued by illustrations; particularly those with a painterly or sketchy style. So much so, that this sketchy style sparked an idea for an interface concept design (more on that in a future post...).But quickly, I just wanted to share with you the work of Sarah Hankinson which I just stumbled upon via Design is Kinky. I admire the free form feel and unfinished style

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457113341208201552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25809912.post-52482006285493441262008-10-08T13:18:00.000-05:002008-10-08T13:33:25.480-05:00

I don't really quite know what to say about this so much rushes to the front of my head. My mind is sufficiently blown. http://www.openingpage.com/ My best guess is that it's exploiting highly trafficed keywords just to get hits. I hope that it's a joke trying to show you what can happen when you keyword stuff a site with meaningless and off-topic keywords just to get hits. --------------------

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In a Client Name Removed Homepage Visual Design Concept review today natural concerns were raised about the use of graphical text and how that could have a great and negative impact on SEO their ranking. I'm currently doing my own quick research on this for my own benefit and filling out my basic knowledge but would love insights from those of you whom are greater SEO gurus than I would ever hope

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457113341208201552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25809912.post-29036747010105497302008-10-07T02:21:00.000-05:002008-10-07T02:24:51.268-05:00

or have grandparents in Florida, but I'm supporting "The Great Schlep". Check it out...aside from it's great message and underlying concept it's an entertaining video to watch at the very least. http://www.thegreatschlep.com/site/index.html The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo.

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457113341208201552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25809912.post-72789107453327251992008-09-10T01:39:00.000-05:002008-09-10T01:49:16.546-05:00

Soon (as in within the next few months) this blog as well as my other blog(s) will make the move to www.mortmort.com. I can't tell you how excited about this move i am! For the past 3 years I've tried to create my own website but to no avail, something always gets in the way. Such is life eh? Well I say NO MORE! I've got www.mortmort.com up and just waiting for (mt)media temple to point the DNS

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457113341208201552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25809912.post-67098834941937793562008-08-30T22:33:00.002-05:002008-09-09T17:37:44.877-05:00

The average person thinks he isn't.   - Father Larry Lorenzoni I was always taught to respect my elders and I've now reached the age when I don't have anybody to respect.   - George Burns

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Some of the Business Speak I've heard this week alone: Move the needle In the weeds  Riffing (meaning free form, making it up as we go) the ever popular...100,000 foot view Boil the ocean  texture around the edges get back to neutral  flip the switch on getting more religion around this Some recommended reading on the matter of Business Speak: Why Business People Speak Like Idiots On

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Design Contest Website Launches LogoBids is a site that just launched on July 25, 2008 in which design contests of all shapes and sizes are posted with cash rewards for the winning design. There's several other sites like this out there, CrowdSpring, DesignContests, Graphic Competitions, and many many more. The thing I like about this one in particular is that it's just starting out. There's a

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I use iGoogle as my homepage, and on it I've added my daily horoscope. To be honest, I barely read the thing but on occasion it's entertaining to skim. Today's I've found particularly interesting and so I ask all of you...is there something you'd like to say to me? :) "Someone may be walking on eggshells around you because they don't want to stir up difficult feelings. Unfortunately, this could

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My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared. - PJ PlaugerI couldn't agree more :)

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My gym should send out email reminders for upcoming personal training sessions so i don't keep messing up the times! My poor trainer.

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Ok, so maybe 'scams' is a bit harsh but this is pretty underhanded in my book. The service is called Intellichat and it basically acts as a sales representative for your online business via a chat-like forum. In their words an "Automated Sales Agent".To me, it's one thing to call a company's customer service number and be greeted by a machine but it's another when a computer program is posing as

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This week's theme is unknown sources"Some days you're the dog...some days you're the hydrant""Criminal Lawyer is a redundancy"

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I did it. I clicked on a banner ad. Not only that, but it was something I actually signed up for! I know...I can't believe it either!?It was an ad for QDOS, which according to them, "measures your internet status and helps you manage your online profile. To calculate your internet status, QDOS measures your digital footprint - how active, popular and impactful you are online."So basically they

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457113341208201552noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25809912.post-57813638529097542392008-07-02T09:19:00.004-05:002008-07-02T09:28:34.721-05:00

Start using an online bookmarking tool! I'm currently using the Firefox plug-in called Foxmarks and have been loving it for the past few years. Yesterday however, Photoshop took it upon itself to not only stop working but also gave me an error informing me that an error had been detected and that I'd need to reinstall the entire Creative Suite. Thanks Adobe.At least the error was actually

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People will soon tire of building new friend networks online. When you ask? My guess...within 6 months.There are so many different social network sites out there now that I'm finding a new one just about every day. And I'm not even LOOKING!?Just like OpenID there needs to be ONE place that I can store all of my "friends" so that I then have the ability to pick and choose from that list who I'd

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I'm thinking about doing a half marathon next year in Beijing!? It's part of the Great Wall marathon, I'd just be doing the half. I'm sure that will be challenging enough considering the hills, not to mention the poor air quality. I'll keep you posted as I find out more! The link below shows the information from the 2008 race. 2009 should be posted soon."'The Marathon of the Millennium' is now an

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"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little." Sydney Smith, writer & clergyman (1771-1845)

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Back in April myself and 11 other people ran in the 199 mile relay race in the San Fransico area. It was a great race to say the least. It was actually the funnest weekend I think I've had this whole year so far! (Exhausting but definitely a blast)Little did I know but some of my co-runners were keeping track of our coordinates and captured them on Google Maps as we went. You can tell by the link

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A continuation of a previous post on quotes...“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”-Benjamin Franklin"Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live."-Socrates"Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while."-Simon Fowler"If you could say it in words there would be no reason to

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Please allow me a little shameless promotion of my co-workers...Presenting at The Business To Buttons ConferenceMalmö University - June 12-13, 2008Forming a Community StrategyAfter seeing the kind of buzz that can be created among a customer base by community features and social networking, more companies than ever have been interested in incorporating similar features into their internet

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As mentioned in a previous post (B-school Bound) , at the start of the year I made a resolution to run a half marathon each month this year. I think I may have been on a runner's high because that's just non-sense (at least for me). I very much love to run but being 5 months into the year already if I continue to try doing a half marathon per month I'm going to be burnt out on running all

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Running 6 miles in the snow is just a little difficult :) But being outside and being able to enjoy the sun makes it SO worth it!

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I don't care what your political leanings are - this is a great message - and very inspiring - If you're in one of the Super Tuesday States get out and VOTE today, if you can!

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So in order to keep track of the things I need for my school applications I'm making, as I often do, a "To Do" list.Original Transcripts from undergraduate school(s):American Academy of ArtColumbia College ChicagoLetter of recommendation (1)Letter of recommendation (2)GMAT Test (550 or higher)Current ResumeStatement of PurposeApplication Fee (varies per school)As I feel these things become

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Yep...that's right. Business school. This is the latest and greatest in crazy ideas I've come up with. Second would be my plan to run a half marathon once each month this year. One down 11 to go! But I digress...Yes, Business school! Why? Why not more design schooling? Because I feel I've reached a point in my career in which in order to improve my main skill set of Design I just need to continue

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That's right! It's now possible to create your own Flash widgets for your websites without knowing a lick of code. The online application is called Sprout and it's absolutely amazing, you have to see for yourself. Below is one I was able to create in literally 5 minutes or less. (In case you couldn't tell by the looks of it ;)When I have more time I'll give you a full review.Till then...Cheers!

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Hello all! You know for being as internet savvy as I am you sure wouldn't know it by the looks of this blog or by the fact that I don't even have my own website (anymore). Well, i just don't have time to create a site of my own so I like to use tools like Blogger, MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, etc. that make it super easy to upload what I want, when I want so I can get on with my offline

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The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.Ronald ReaganAnything not worth doing is worth not doing well. Think about it.Elias SchwartzAbout the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.Herbert HooverUS mining engineer & politician (1874 - 1964) Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.Georg

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Mobile bloging here i come!

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Year in Review… So 2007 is just about over huh? People always say it but seriously…these years just go by faster and faster each time. So what did I do this year? Let’s look together shall we? Went to NYC for the first timeFor Jessica’s birthday…wish I had gone to college there…so much fun Went to Atlanta for the first timefor the HOW Design Conference, thanks work! This was also the same

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My 5 minutes of fame came a few months back when a couple friends of mine and I showed up for a Fleet Feet sponsored Fun Run just as we usually do Monday nights. To our surprise ABC's John Garcia was there to speak with those of us who had run in the Chicago marathon and were forced to stop due to the extreme heat that day and the lack of adequate water/Gatoraide.At the beginning of night the

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Thwarted Chicago Marathoners Have Found Fresh Venues For Their 26.2-Mile DreamsThe horrendous heat and humidity on October 7 in Chicago caused many runners to drop out, some to be pulled off the course when officials shut down the course, and some to decide not to start the race at all. Christine Mortensen was forced to stop after 16 miles in Chicago, her first marathon, but will assuage the

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PANTONE® 18-3943 BLUE IRISCARLSTADT, N.J., Dec. 10, 2007 - Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, selected PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris, a beautifully balanced blue-purple, as the color of the year for 2008. Combining the stable and calming aspects of blue with the mystical and spiritual qualities of purple, Blue Iris

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So it's been a while since I've posted a training update but I've not the energy in me to give you the full scoop so here's a quick update...The Soldier Field 10 mile race was flippin' great! I made my goal of completing it in under 2 hours! I'll give you full details soon.Marathon training has been great so far, a few kinks in the legs but I'll get those all worked out soon enough I'm sure.

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I'm really excited about the new album coming out in a just fewmore days! I just hope it's a lot better than the song and this video below though ;) I love my Pumpkins but I'm not quite sure what Billy was thinking on this one. The music is great but he's SOOOOO whiny (yes more than normal). I do however really like Doomsday Clock so I'm still hopeful that return of Smashing Pumpkins will be as

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So in the 5 or so months that I've been running here's a short list of some of the interesting tidbits I've learned:To lose 1lb. you burn 3,500 more calories than you take inTo lose 1 lb. per week you need a 500 calorie per day deficitFor every mile you log you burn 100 caloriesGenerally there's a 10% increase in calories burned for each degree of incline. For example a 5% incline burns 50% more

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So just a real quick update for you...I'm so pissed!!!Last Saturday (May 12)was our longest group run yet...8 miles; and what do I go and do? I injure my god blessed foot that's what. LOL, oh that figures right?! I think I sprained it but i'm not positive. It's slightly bruised and a wee puffy on the outside of my foot and only hurts when I put all of my weight on my heel.Well luckily it's

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Hola friends!I can hardly believe that I'm in week 8 of training for the Soldier Field 10 mile run coming up May 26th. That's only 17 days away...eeeeek! I have to say though that all of this running and working out has been great. Challenging, but definately an encouraging experience so far.I suppose, however, I should give those of you whom I don't get to talk to often a little background on

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Hey kidz!Yup, that's right...I'm crazy. Why you ask? Because I signed up for the Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 7th! That's 26.2 miles and I'm NOT a runner...well I wasn't anyways ;)I decided to sign up for a few reasons:#4. I've been wanting to get back into shape for a while now and figured this was the kick in the ass I needed.#3. I want to quit smoking cuz it's just gross and stupid. (

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Ok...so I waited for over 2 weeks and no one submitted any guesses as to what companies these logos may belong. Maybe they weren't as easy as I thought they were!? Well here's the answers along with the full logos.1- The Bahamas2- SonyEricson3- Unilever

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So I started researching my family tree and stumbled across this face recognition demo that tells you what celebrities you look like. No wonder why I've always felt a kinship with Drew Barrymore. Haha, never thought I looked like her though...

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As part of the aforementioned updates coming to this site I'm going to start posting random close-ups of logos for you to guess. I'm going to do my best to do this weekly so check back every Monday ;)Please use the comments for your guesses. The answers to the previous week's logos will be provided along with the new set of logos. If I can keep this up I'll try to come up with some sort of

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Pick your number one artist and then note their number one similar artist and see where you end up after 20 or so...if there's any repeats just go with the second similar artist.1. The Smashing Pumpkins2. Radiohead3. Coldplay4. Oasis (really?!)5. The Killers6. Franz Ferdinand7. The Strokes8. Arctic Monkeys (who?)9. Bloc Party10. The Arcade Fire11. Interpol12. Modest Mouse (had to go to #6 for

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I've been really getting back into music the past couple of weeks and I stumbled across Last.fm! What a great discovery. If you have not checked it out already I highly recomend you do so. There are two parts to Last.fm; the website and the standalone application.The standalone application is a "radio" player that allows you to play music from artists that you might enjoy simply by typing in an

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Check back soon because I'm working on a plan to make this blog more exciting and interactive. If you have any thoughts or suggestions please let me know!

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Photoshop automations are defined in terms of actions. Actions contain a list of recorded steps that can be applied to images on demand. The basic process requires that you complete a specific task or series of tasks on a target image. Your computer records all of your mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes so that they can be "played back" and applied to any image you work with in the future.

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Ok! Here I go! This time I'm going to do it. I'm going to get back in shape. I've got about a year before I get married, two books on how brides can get fit (each six month plans), and the weather is finally getting warmer!What I've already done...Drinking less beer! ;)Drinking more water, but still not as much as I shouldMy bike is in working condition and I'm averaging 1 2.5 mile bike ride a

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Hello all!Cindy is in town this week so I'm taking advantage of that by looking for bride's maid dresses and general wedding planning activities. Woo-Hoo! After that we're meeting up with Jessica and Jenny for dinner at Mateo's on Montrose. MMMMMMM!

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