Kenji reminded me of the many means of keeping in touch with my friends besides actual face-to-face contact, and urged me to join Twitter and start updating this blog again. As many of you know, life has been a whirlwind these past two months, including getting engaged, getting a job for when I graduate, buying a house and adopting a new dog. I'm completely ready for life to calm the eff down after this upcoming Saturday. I sincerely miss some of my closest friends and I yearn for the idle summer days of reading a good book or playing my DS on the beach.
In the meantimee, I have very little free time atm and want to fill the void with some kind of casual-enabled game. I downloaded Stubbs the Zombie on XBLA as well as the Puzzle Quest expansion (including a Rogue class, who I named Maddy :). Hope the dog doesn't mind). I have also been contemplating re-entering WoW, especially since its quiet right now. I've been really jonesing for some good Hunter play, and the pic I saw of the Engineer motorcycle mount makes me want to grind out some Engineering levels before WotLK hits.
Been watching a lot of TV recently too. We just worked through Jericho, which ended in a disappointing entire second seaosn, including outrageous over-the-top deaf-girl-shotgunning scenes and an abrubt change in tone and direction from the Season 1 finale. Now we started Alias, and I don't think I've ever been so impressed with a show's first episode. Alas, I hear Alias falls apart somewhere after the 4th season as well.
The dog is named Maddy, btw. She's half Norwegian Elkhound, which is an awesome breed of sled dogs and moose hunters. MOOSE HUNTERS! I had never seen one before, but when we took Maddy for her morning family coffee walk today we saw that the neighbor actually has a full breed Norwegian Elkhound right around the corner. Maddy, quite the timid little army-crawler, was not as excited as we were. I will have to take a nap with her on the couch to make it up to her :)
Hope people are still reading Vox. Look forward to some of my famous Potato Salad, soon-to-be-famous Buffalo Chicken Dip, hot dogs, burgers and beer. And please, bring anything you might want to eat/drink/do at the house. Also, pray/hope/bribe someone to prevent storms, or we'll all be huddling together in a hot house with not enough seats!
Gimme a V! Gimme an O! Gimme an X! What's that spell? VOX!
What better way to tell the world how much you love Vox than to announce it on Facebook? That's right: Vox now has an official Facebook page! Become a fan of Vox.com on Facebook and let your friends know what you really care about: staying connected with friends and family through blog posts, photos, videos and comments.
Once you're a fan, you can also add photos and videos to the page, write on the wall, and connect with other Voxers in ways you may not have previously. Plus, it's a great opportunity to let people know about your Vox blog, or start discussion topics. To become a fan, just visit the official Vox.com Facebook page and click the "Become a Fan" button in the upper right hand corner.
Once you've joined, why not post a response to the current discussion topic? Just post a link (and a brief description, if you'd like) to what you consider one of your all-time best Vox posts.
What are you waiting for? Become a Vox.com fan on Facebook today!
My address got a walk score of 91 out of 100.
How's yours? (click here)
I should love ID Magazine, but I don't. Somehow they take design both too seriously and not seriously enough.
[Case in point: awarding "Best in Category" in their Annual Design Review to the iPhone. The judges admit that it's a predictable move bound to inspire Onion-style headlines (i.e. "iPhone Delights, Amazes Roomful of Design Types"). But they just can't help it! Apparently they think that by pointing out their own lack of originality they can make the decision seem amusing and clever...]
However, while browsing their site, I spotted this radio by Singgih Kartono and had to share.
Although we typically post on Team Vox to let you know about things that are going on with Vox (to, uh, state the obvious), once in a while, we like to let you know about other cool things that are happening around the blogosphere. And we think the idea of four hilarious mommy bloggers traveling across the U.S. on their way to the BlogHer '08 conference - all the while blogging and video blogging the journey - is one trip you will not want to miss.
Four adventurous bloggers from the Silicon Valley Moms Group were selected to participate in the Summer Road Trip '08 and blog about their travels, hotel stays, media appearances, time away from their families, and life on the road. Six Apart helped them partner up with General Motors, who provided the blogging mommies with a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV to help make their journey comfy, safe, and a little more green.
In case you're not familiar with them, SV Moms is a group of over 200 bloggers who showcase the ups, downs, outrages, struggles, victories, and everyday humor of motherhood. There are currently nine regional and demographically tailored sites that give mothers from D.C., New Jersey, the Deep South, Rocky Mountains, L.A., and Silicon Valley a powerful voice and sense of camaraderie across the country. Whether you're a mother, a child, or just a person who enjoys a good blog, you'll really love reading the words of these amazing women.
The moms buckled into their Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV on July 11th and even got an encouraging message from Katie Couric to kick things off! They are currently somewhere in the middle of America making their way to San Francisco where they'll attend an SV Moms Group Party, as well as BlogHer '08.
You do not want to miss these entertaining and irreverent bloggers -- or their spontaneous contest giveaways! -- as they blog from the road. Experience the journey at MomRoadTrip.com.
And let us know about your summer road trip - or plane/boat/bus trip - in the comments! (I like to live vicariously.)
Do you live in or around Cincinnati, Ohio? If so, you're in luck because Scott and the Queen City Voxers Group have organized a Vox user meetup!
WHERE: Ault Park Playground. 3600 Observatory Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208. "We'll look for each other at the playground marked by the red X below. If it's raining, head for the shelter to the north of the [red] X."
To RSVP (which is not essential, but is appreciated), reply to Scott's announcement or send him a private message. All Voxers, as well as their friends and family, are welcome to attend.
If you do attend the meetup, have a great time and please take lots of pictures and send them to me so I can post them in Team Vox for everyone to see!
Thank you so much to Scott for organizing this meetup. Wish I could be there!
Yesterday, I was in my local Starbucks, reading Walter Benjamin, when Mos Def walked in.
Contrary to the musings of this infamous blog, everyone in the whole place was excited -- black and white, young and old.
Take that, Brooklyn!
(Keep an eye out for that lamp -- you're going to start seeing it everywhere)
Although almost every day at Six Apart is Take Your Dog to Work Day, Friday was extra special because it was the official Take Your Dog to Work Day! Plus, as lovers of blogs and animals, we think it's great that active blogger and Human Society's President and CEO, Wayne Pacelle, thinks having dogs around the office is a good reminder of "who we're working for."
We realize some people have it ruff and aren't lucky enough to be able to bring their dog to work, but hopefully these pictures taken at Six Apart last Friday will get your tails wagging... And let me tell you, it's harder than it looks to get all the doggies and their fetching owners in one picture.
