"And another thing ..."
"The reason half the world feels lonely is because the other half is pretending to be perfect."
I'm Julia ...
Bounce That by Girl Talk
Perfect Friday night “getting ready to go out” song. (Also good for workouts, although I wouldn’t know, because I’ve given up even pretending that I ever consider going to the gym. I did walk around the city a lot today. Does that count?)
So … yes. Put this on and blast it while you’re applying your makeup to go on a date or to a club or whatever it is you kids do nowadays. ;) I’m happy to stay in tonight (and tomorrow too!), no makeup or heels … or men. I just spent two hours on the phone with my second-favorite ex, Dan (Dan understands he automatically cedes first place to Alex because he dumped me for a skinnier blonde girl when we were 19. And no, there’s no statute of limitations on punishment for that. haha). And now I’m looking forward to finishing my latest book, Sway: The Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior
Congratulations are in order for Miss Samantha (our talented intern) on graduating from high school. Julia gave the most BRILLIANT commencement speech, my prediction is today may be the beginning of her career as an inspirational speaker.
Congratulations, Miss S. It was an honor, and a pleasure, to speak to your class today.
Video and text of speech to come tomorrow …
What's the truest cliched life lesson you know?
Mine is “Live in the Moment.” Horribly, horribly trite, except that, damnit if it isn’t totally accurate guide for happiness.
(Unless you happen to be getting a Brazilian bikini wax, in which case you should live in the moment after that’s done.)
Please email or reblog the most cliched life lesson you actually think is really good advice!
I’ve been pretty hardened by the last seven or so months, but this song almost - almost - reduces me to tears.
Search Me Stacks
This is an incredible new way to save (or send) a group of links to someone. MUCH better than copying and pasting an emailed list of links!!
Check it out :)
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My quote from yesterday’s Page Six Magazine, where I was asked “Who is more important to NYC’s economy, Models or Geeks?”:
“I was debating this topic with my father [Silicon Valley entrepreneur], who is the ultimate tech geek, and being a man, he sided with the models. “If geeks didn’t have fantasies to someday touch a model, their productivity level would fall to zero,” he reasoned. But my perspective as a female in the field of technology is quite different. Geeks have career sustainability that models do not. Models may attract people to the city, but tech whizzes are the ones making New York prosperous. The rate at which technology is changing our lives makes geeks essential to keeping New York competitive with the rest of the world. You may think geeks are only good for hacking iPhones, but if you notice how quickly the average person has become dependent on technology, you’ll see it is not only the gadgets we rely on, but the people behind them. This is a classic brains versus beauty debate and in the end the brainalways wins. ”](http://media.tumblr.com/qfdCLT0Y9akp4joeLibRipkO_400.jpg)
My quote from yesterday’s Page Six Magazine, where I was asked “Who is more important to NYC’s economy, Models or Geeks?”:
“I was debating this topic with my father [Silicon Valley entrepreneur], who is the ultimate tech geek, and being a man, he sided with the models. “If geeks didn’t have fantasies to someday touch a model, their productivity level would fall to zero,” he reasoned. But my perspective as a female in the field of technology is quite different. Geeks have career sustainability that models do not. Models may attract people to the city, but tech whizzes are the ones making New York prosperous. The rate at which technology is changing our lives makes geeks essential to keeping New York competitive with the rest of the world. You may think geeks are only good for hacking iPhones, but if you notice how quickly the average person has become dependent on technology, you’ll see it is not only the gadgets we rely on, but the people behind them. This is a classic brains versus beauty debate and in the end the brainalways wins. ”
I'd go to a un-conference like this
If you want people to be bored and frustrated, put them in a seat in a dark auditorium and force them to listen to five people drone on about how they are great, have it tough, how the hard problems can’t be solved but we have to solve them anyway, or god knows what they’re talking about sometimes.
People go to conferences to learn. One-directional communication (a guy at the front of a dark auditorium with a powerpoint) can be a hindrance to the free flow of ideas. Thus, the un-conference: classrooms with leaders who can call on people and steer the conversation, like your college discussion sections (except this time you care). I’d go. Discussions are how I learn best.
Now THIS is a good commencement speech
I’ve always mildly disliked Conan O’Brien, but after reading this, I have to admit it: damn. He’s good.
My inbox is EVIL.
That is not a fake number. Those missives are not spam. They are all very real and very much need replies.
But it doesn’t matter how hard I work at bailing it out. The number. NEVER. GETS. SMALLER.
Here’s my favorite description of what I call “Massive Inbox Problem” (MIP!):
“Email is such a funny thing. People hand you these single little messages that are no heavier than a river pebble. But it doesn’t take long until you have acquired a pile of pebbles that’s taller than you and heavier than you could ever hope to move, even if you wanted to do it over a few dozen trips. But for the person who took the time to hand you their pebble, it seems outrageous that you can’t handle that one tiny thing. “What ‘pile’? It’s just a pebble!”
- Merlin Mann, a software usability expert, quoted in Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everyone
I don’t know what the answer is, but to everyone who I haven’t yet responded to, I’m sorry. I’ll hand you back your pebble one of these days.