Friday, March 20, 2009

Buttons against clip art!

I'm looking for cool art for buttons!

Background:
I'm the marketing specialist for MomHouston and we recently participated at the Children's Museum of Houston's expansion grand opening. I thought it would be fun to have kids make their own buttons from pre-printed designs or just designing their own buttons. Kids chose their designs and pressed their own buttons with our button machine. Our table was so popular that parents were making buttons too!

So what?
MomHouston is having a table at the Houston Children's Festival April 4 and 5 and our button machine will again be available for everyone to make buttons. Would you submit art for our buttons so I don't have to use clip art? I will pick the art that I like from all the submissions and have them printed with your name on it (and MomHouston.com). I don't have a set number I need just make sure it's your original artwork.

Interested? Of course you are!
  • Here's the .pdf template. The circle is where the art will actually be cut.
  • Tips: most of the "pretty" art ran out first but don't forget boys, girls and coed designs are needed.
  • Please send your art in a .pdf file to lina(dot)fuh(at)chron(dot)com with your full name.
  • I can't pay you but it's pretty neat to have a bunch of people wear your art.
The last day I can accept anything will be Tuesday March 31.

Please don't make Houston kids wear clip art buttons.

Monday, March 16, 2009

My renewed love of Legos

ROUND ONE


ROUND TWO


Apparently I have a fascination with hanging heads and heads on stacks and separating body parts. @mdender said he was scared and that he'd move his desk. If he doesn't, I will reproduce these to torture him.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The long life of drinks


Life span of 14 oz coke = 56 hours 41 minutes*

Life span of 23 oz Arizona tea = >56 hours 41 minutes*




*life span is has been calculated from time of first sip to time of last sip rounded to the hour and basically an estimation.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

What I wish I knew before going to SxSWi

This is my, "what to bring so I don't forget anything, don't get sick and don't starve" prep list for SxSWi. I'm supposed to be cooking and washing dishes but I'm doing this and catching up on Dancing with the Stars.

Gadgets: so you can record how ever you want, when you want the awesomeness of all that is SxSWi.
  • macbook (not sure if I'm bringing it to the panels)
  • mp3 player (no, I don't have an iPod and I don't care)
  • camera + camera charger (because Gina sucks at taking pics)
  • Gina ... aka G1 aka phone + phone charger (USB & plug in)
Food: so you stay well the whole time (panels, parties, drinks and all)
  • BREAKFAST!!! If you don't eat breakfast, ever? SxSWi is the best time to start. Breakfast is a life saver.
  • Bagels - saved me last year too. So many panels so little time to eat. I could snack on a bagel all day and be ok until dinner. Which reminds me, peanuts, granola bars, Yogos and definitely Tic Tacs. If you don't eat, your body makes this terrible smelly gas and no one will want to talk to you. Tic Tacs!
Health/Drugs - to keep you well and keep you staying well.
  • Anti-bacteria hand santizer (preferably one with aloe) to keep your hands clean as often as possible. You don't know how many hands you shake and you don't know if those people are sick.
  • Tums... AND Immodium (just in case) ... tylenol/excedrin for headaches
SxSWi Stuff - so you can get in and stay organized
  • Print out Registration
  • Set up schedule and connect to Google calendar
  • Note possible places for quick bites.
Stuff you can probably forget - your watch. Time does not exist during SxSWi. Meet new people, go where the wind takes you and have fun. Don't forget a jacket/sweater. The Austin Convention Center gets freaking cold sometimes. A small umbrella wouldn't hurt either. Austin weather forecast.

I hope I don't forget anything. So starts the dish washing since the stupid thing is flooded. But thanks to this super awesome tool the water is gone. http://phodroid.com/09/03/37qs39

And thank goodness I finally made a really good dish for dinner. Trust me, I'd be the first to tell you my cooking SUCKS but not today.

Chinese eggplant with ground pork in chili oil and fish sauce... and some other stuff. I definitely did not make enough. Hubby's favorite dish. YUMMY!

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Spring Forward

It's 7:17 a.m. ... wait 8:18 a.m.
Sleep is broken and awake I am.
Time is fast forwarded one hour 8:18 a.m.
My dogs have shat on the stairs again this a.m.
I hate picking up their dog poop in the a.m.
I turned down the a/c to 78°F at 5:57 a.m.
I don't know why I remember that, crazy I am
I'm looking forward to hanging out with my mom I am
It's funny our relationship - we've become friends yes mam
I just want to go to sleep, sleep deprived I am
I wish I could go play beach volleyball again
Thinking of Stan speeding to catch me at Main I am
Thinking of starting my taxes I am
Thinking of drinking that Coke on my stand
I'm really tired now, been up since 5:45 a.m.
Time to stop rhyming (trying) and try to sleep again.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Bad Words

"Let's Talk"

"See me"

What are your bad words?

Monday, March 2, 2009

Mickey Rourke & What not to do

For the longest time I heard about 9 1/2 Weeks. Hubby had been wanting me to watch it for a while telling me how beautiful Kim Basinger is in the movie and how many sex scenes are in it. Granted he saw this movie two decades ago so that's all he remembered. I finally broke down and played it via NetFlix Watch Instantly feature. Watching Mickey Rourke when he was HOT was "ahhhh". Hubby described him as a hotter Bruce Willis. YUM. You can tell his character really loved Kim Basinger's character. Of course, who wouldn't love a woman with perfect breasts? He just didn't know how to show her or maybe that's what I want to believe (because he was so hot). If you haven't seen it, watch a clip below.



Ok so I'm a stalker-ish type. After I watch movies that I want to know more about the story or actors, I look it up. It's easy, IMDB.com. Mickey being a hottie helped too. Apparently he burned a few bridges in his earlier career being a bit outspoken. "[He] threatened producers, raged at directors, forgot [his] agent's name." (Source IMDB.com) He also lost his first wife for reasons I don't know but he claims she was the love of his life. I'm thinking, he could have had a better career... one that was way more successful, if only? And maybe he would have been an actor I would have made an effort to watch in the 80s/90s.

I'm not perfect but I'm learning how to hold my tongue which has been a real challenge being that I'm very straight forward and I don't bull shit around. Learning how to build bridges and keep them functioning has been quite difficult for me. For a while in my late teens early twenties I didn't care what people think. I would just say what I want to say not realizing most people can't handle the harshness in truth and honesty. What I didn't realize is that there are ways to be honest and truthful without making it painful for the other person or somehow offending them unintentionally. You can say what you need to say without being so blunt. Building a bridge can take a short amount of time but burning the bridge may take a lifetime to rebuild if at all. I wish someone had taught me the art of communication and explained it to me. Even still, I
catch myself saying ridiculously mean things and trying to take it back ... well, you can't. Somtimes I care. Sometimes my bridge has been burned too many times to care anymore.

IMDB lists this as one of Mickey's personal quotes, "I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness." I thought the same thing for a while too but no one wants to work with you if you're a total bitch even if you have all your shit together. On continues the journey of thinking twice before I say something, reading emails 2x, 3x + before I send it out or often deleting, rethinking an immediate response or reaction to a comment and just giving up my pride to be the first person to just say "hello."