A series of bizarre email troubles recently have got me thinking: Why is there not a word – at least a catchy phrase that someone has thrown against the wall – for email-induced confusion? One hardly goes a week without some incidence of screwy lag time between sending and receipt (at least, supposedly), or mistaken tone of voice, or any number of things. Am I right?
The wheels keep turning. … What other words are we missing? (more…)
I just saw the movie Contraband. I absolutely love fast-paced films about intelligent, illicit activity. Plus, Mark Wahlberg is pretty convincing in criminal protagonist roles, so I have no complaints.
But there always seem to be elements of movies like this one that have gaps. You know what I’m talking about: parts of the storyline that simply seemed to be overlooked; jumps from one thing to another that don’t quite add up. I tend to leave the theater and start to get all riled up as I try to put the pieces together and recognize that a handful of them are missing.
I figure that I can write these ‘gaps’ off in one of two ways: 1) The writers and producers don’t have a clue, which is unlikely. Or 2) A number of scenes were cut out deliberately because the movie would run seven hours if all of the connections were forged, and people wouldn’t stay to the end anyway. (Sure, there’s the third option that I simply missed the connectors, but since I’m always right, that can’t possible be the case and I’m justified in overlooking it. Please sense the facetiousness here, and roll with me for the sake of argument.)
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It is bright and festive at dd|a this morning: cheerful Christmas lights draped across every possible surface, the Pandora “Michael Bublé Holiday” station serenading us from the conference room, the scent of our nine-foot Frasier Fir wafting whenever anyone walks by … plus, a few empty wine glasses, abandoned cheese trays and wrapping paper shreds from last night’s open house – evidence that good times were had by all.
We celebrated the season with clients on Wednesday evening to say “thank you!” for such a memorable year. All of us had a great time decorating our space, wrapping National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation-themed gag gifts (requiring movie-viewing research, of course) and enjoying the company of those who make our world go ‘round. (more…)
Food is delicious. Sure, that’s a blanket statement that hardly makes sense, but I know you’re thinking, “She’s right: food IS delicious.”
It seems only fitting to be consumed by such a thought with the most gluttonous day of the year fast-approaching, but that’s really not what has fueled my hunger.
Instead, I’m inspired by a website of stunning menus featuring distinctive logos and savory typography and delectable descriptions and yummy paper stocks and … sigh … It’s just too much to bear.
Just a taste of www.UnderConsideration.com/ArtoftheMenu/
