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Monthly Archives: March 2013

[love] some unlikely reflections + associations that bring me back to my roots

When I was very young (we’re talking, like, elementary school), I remember one of my teachers complimenting me, saying that I had “more creativity in one pinkie than [she had] in her entire body.” Well, while that doesn’t actually make any sense because every human being on Earth has the ability and propensity to be creative — and we all create our realities through the actions we take every single day — it does point out that some people are a little more in touch with the special spark of creativity within themselves. I feel that in many…

[rant] Express corporate copywriter doesn’t deserve his job

Remember what I said about grammar errors being a telltale sign of a small company? I sincerely cannot even believe this happened, but Express — the national clothing chain, one I’ve frequented since I was 12 — sent me this e-mail this morning. The critique has nothing to do with their new points/rewards program. The fact that a huge national brand has a copywriter who was  either unskilled enough to not know the difference between your and you’re or was too “n00bish” to not proofread is just about unforgivable. A small…

[love] why facebook rules

It’s a shame WordPress isn’t much like Tumblr or Pinterest, in that it is kind of involved to post anything (still learning!) and I can’t just pin stuff whenever I feel like. But I loved this meme too much to ignore it — and this is why I love Facebook. (For a more extensive post on the subject I wrote a little while back, go here.) Don’t you think this is exactly in line with my “love over fear” theme? I curate my newsfeed very intentionally to ensure that…