ellynet:

My best picks for parties, events, and art fairs for Art Basel Miami Beach.
I chose most of these events based on a set of prioritized criteria:

• Will I be able to indulge in copious amounts of free liquor?
• Will I be able to get my dance on?
• What invite-only events can I shamelessly try to…

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ellynet:

This Halloween, I decided to be an Internet meme. More specifically, I chose to be Hipster Ariel. As was made apparent by my night of confused and/or disregarded looks, this was a bad idea.

For those who are not familiar…

According to KnowYourMeme, Hipster Ariel (a.k.a Hipster Mermaid) is…

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ellynet:

The Planking Plague Strikes the Agency World

Got my 15 minutes of fame today. A photo of me planking my boss’ office was posted to our company’s Facebook page and somehow made its way onto Media Bistro. Now it’s time to fix my reputation for doing something “so 2 months ago”.

(Source: ellynet)

productivitydecreaser:

Danny Daze - Your Everything (official video)
(click through image to watch)

Over the course of the past grueling month, I directed, produced and edited the above video. It’s a great song that’s a huge hit and I’m really proud of how it came out.

Watch it all the way till the end cause it gets crazy.

Full cast and crew at Vimeo.

<3

missabba:

Posted my first nail art tutorial! This look is a little late for July 4th, but it’ll work for any other patriotic holiday.

Comment! Subscribe! Rate! Enjoy!

My friend Gaby has begun documenting her nail art, which I’m pretty excited about. I’m [not-so] secretly hoping she’ll do her Pokemon one. Check her out!

I’m really digging the new Washed Out album, particularly this song (Eyes Be Closed).

…but I think I only like it because of my teenage infatuation with Moby - Porcelain. I know it’s chillwave and all but this is THE SAME SONG.

debbieso:

The City of Montreal has approved a $108 M bailout for their bike-sharing program, Bixi, last Tuesday.

City council voted 35-25 Tuesday afternoon in favour of the package, initially proposed by mayor Gérald Tremblay.

The package includes $37-million to cover Bixi’s deficit, and another $71-million in loan guarantees to export and develop the system abroad.

The head of the the non-profit rental-service – Roger Plamondon – has insisted the company is not under threat, despite having liquidity problems.

The Bixi system was set up in Montreal, 2009. Personally, I think it’s great. There are a high number of easily accessible stations, the bikes are easy to ride (although forever stuck in that slow gear), and the price is reasonable ($5 for an unlimited day pass). I use it whenever my bike is broken or I need to go somewhere that I don’t want to ride back from.

The lack of transparency on Bixi’s financial health is disappointing. Jacques Bergeron’s office was supposed to audit the bike system, and submit a summary of that review in his annual report. However, his 2010 report, tabled Monday, does not include any Bixi audit and Bergeron says it won’t be ready until at least June.

Wow, $108M? Having Bixi stations on every corner of Montreal, 24/7 customer service, tracking chips, first 30 min free, etc., etc… would be interesting to see the details of the audit.

(via fuckyeahmontrealrs)

Summer lesson for y’all: Clean out your cooler within one day of using it.

Over two months ago we grilled some hot dogs and had a few beers with friends by the pool. We had tons of leftover food and drink.

You know the feeling you get after it’s “too late” to deal with something? You just let it go, and let it go… avoiding it as each day it gets worse and worse and you’ve realized there is no longer an easy way to “fix” it?

This is what happened. My cooler full of hot dogs and beer slowly got grosser and grosser. To the point where there was no easy way to clean it out. Especially when you live in a condominium with no backyard or hose.

Last resort? Tape it up so whatever strange growth inside could not creep out in the middle of the night and wreak havoc on this earth. Then dump it.

I’m just worried that someone will come to the dumpster in my building and say, “WOW, someone just dumped a perfectly good cooler. And it has WHEELS! And CUP HOLDERS! I’m taking this little treasure home!”

And then the end of the world will come.

I wipe my hands clean of this!

ellynet:

How Social Media Reacts to Breaking News, featuring the Osama Saga [INFOGRAPHIC]

productivitydecreaser:

Spain/France Travelogue 2011

Back from our two week trip to the Iberian peninsula and beyond, Elly and I made a short music video about our adventure (aka lots of drinking and eating.)

Vacation videos > Vacation photos

I’m back from my nearly two-week trip to Spain (and a quick detour to France)! One of the most interesting (and let’s be honest, Tumblr-worthy) places we visited was Bharma, a Lost-themed bar in Barcelona of all places.

What was most surprising was how well-made the scenery was, down to the tiniest detail. I’m talking about octagonal windows and a sweet hatch replica!

Anyway, we met the owner who was, of course, geeking out on his laptop sitting at the bar. He told us about Jorge Garcia’s visit to the bar earlier this year and what materials he used to make the bar look like a cave.

Apparently, they aired the finale at the bar at the crack of dawn and had the place packed. Sitting there listening to these stories on an incredibly slow Friday night made it sound like old war stories. If you’re a Lostie in Barcelona, make some time to check this place out before they decide to re-purpose it (but rest assured, they’ll geek it out some other way).

Happy birthday to my husband, Carlos (Productivity Decreaser), whose child I bear will inevitably look like Diego from Go Diego Go.

gissi asked: Hey Elly... because you are going to Barcelona you may want to add this bar to your list http://r3d.tumblr.com/post/4347696872/so-theres-a-bar-in-barcelona-spain-dedicated-to

OMG. This is happening. I officially added this bar to our list of spots to hit. I’ll save pictures of our Lost party to my phone to drunkenly show off to the nerdy bartenders. Thanks!!!

ellynet:

This bittersweet process of searching for hotel rooms led me to five online travel search tools I plan on using for future trip planning frenzies. I highly recommend these based on my experience with my OCD travel planning.

As most of us have done our travel planning 100% online for quite a few years now, innovation in travel-planning tools has taken a decidedly social bent. Trendy as that may seem, the collected travel experiences of a social network of like-minded people have proved pretty useful to me. Stupid About.com lists be damned!…

The concierge at my building randomly brought up that she saw my husband Carlos and I arguing in the elevator yesterday through the elevator camera. She very excitedly described a fleeting moment in my life I barely remembered as if she was watching this totally awesome reality show.

At this point, two things crossed my mind:

• Well, gosh, that’s a pretty forward thing to say to a tenant
• OMFG INSTANT FLASHBACK of every embarrassing thing I’ve ever done in this elevator in the last three years

Me: “Haha… yeah… I’m sure you see us do lots of things in there. Fight and dance and sing and whatnot..”

Concierge: “yeah dancing and whatnot…but anyway, I was TOTALLY rooting for you! Like, I was just waiting for you to smack him upside the head!”

Me: “……yeah… I totally won that one. No smacking necessary…”

Besides my complete lack of knowing how to respond in this situation, I grew increasingly red-faced on the long walk back to my apartment as I went through a long, long list of the random, inane things I do in the elevator.

• Roundhouse kick the elevator buttons Streetfighter style
• Pick my wedgie
• Make-out sesh with Carlos
• Booty dance on Carlos
• Jump as the elevator starts up to my floor
• Jump as the elevator lands on the bottom floor
• Run to each of the four corners during transit
• Make a herp derp face behind people’s back as they walk out
• Challenge Carlos to carry me like a baby during transit
• Pretend to strangle and beat my husband
• Solo dance party
• Extend my arms up to pretend to summon the elevator on the way to my apartment
• Extend my arms down to pretend to summon the elevator on the way out

You get the point. So, now, with one single comment, my private elevator fun has come to a permanent END.

No longer are these moments precious.

You’ve ruined everything sacred in life ever, lady.