Geek in Heels - Page 211

Baby, Blogging, Claire, Motherhood, Personal

Keepin’ It Real

Feb 11. 2011

A couple of weeks ago, I posed the following question on Facebook and Twitter:

How do my internet mommy friends make the time to Facebook, Twitter, AND blog? I feel like I can only do one consistently without losing even more sleep.

Admittedly, I didn't get as many responses as I had hoped. (Sometimes I get paranoid that many people I consider my internet friends are not my friends, but actually dislike me and only remain in my social media circle out of pity/laziness/contempt. And one of the reasons I have been slowly pulling myself out of these sites is because I feel left out. There, I said it.) But those who did respond helped me realize that we all have different priorities. For...

Art/Design, Home

Chalkboard Wall Calendars

Feb 10. 2011

I immediately fell in love with this chalkboard wall calendar by the vinyl wall art company Simple Shapes. Oh how I wish I had an office I can decorate with inspired and functional pieces like this! You can even order the chalk ink pen through their Etsy shop. Apparently, the stuff's been around for a while but I had no idea it even existed. (But the idea of chalk without the messy white powder is simply irresistable to me!) Check out their chalkboard and dry erase page to see their other wall calendar designs. No, scratch that — check out their entire selection because you're sure to find something you like! Via Nerdlike....

Facebook, Funny, Infographics, Twitter, Web

Class of 2011: The Social Media Yearbook

Feb 09. 2011

Via Flowtown....

Personal, Toys

Monopoly Live: A (Evil) Reboot of the Classic Game

Feb 09. 2011

Coming this fall, Hasbro will release a new version of America's favorite boardgame. An electronic version. Complete with its own all-seeing evil tower (hark the Sauron references!). According to the NYTimes, the tower uses infrared light to surveil the entire board. It calculates rent, whose turn it is and where your piece is on the board, and knows exactly how much money you have. It even rolls a virtual dice for you (complete with sound!), The new version of Monopoly also has some new games like a horse race, auctions, a gas tax and the option to upgrade your utilities so they are green. There's no more paper money because everything is stored in a bank card. Gone are the days of hiding...