Word on the street is that NBC has ordered a pilot for a new TV series based on DC Comic’s awesomely super superhero, Wonder Woman. Apparently, writer and producer David E. Kelley of Ally McBeal fame had shopped it around to various networks last month and was turned down by each one of them. Then NBC … Continued
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Tatted up
Have you been inked? Indelibly marked? Tatted up? Perhaps you have one. Perhaps more. Made visible to others or kept discreet. Marking a fond memory, a loss; a person or favourite pet. Or done in deference to cultural or religious beliefs. I find tattoos a beautiful form of self-expression. Some are a more beautiful form … Continued
Chic (in Ottawa) for a week: 100 Strangers Project
Some of you may know that I’m co-founder of Girl Geek Dinners Ottawa (GGDOttawa) with Veronica and Kelly. Well, we had the great fortune to be included in a photography meme featuring and celebrating people of Ottawa. The meme is photographer Kimusan’s (aka @relishing) Ottawa contribution to a global photography exhibit called The 100 Strangers Project. Kimusan … Continued
Hunch recommends vampire TV and more
I was just browsing Hunch.com’s recommendation for vampire TV shows. In case you don’t know me, I heart vampire TV shows. I heart them very much. I like that Hunch knows that about me too, because the site very thoughtfully gave me a personalized list of bloody good television programs. Get it? Bloody good? Ha-ha! … Continued
Jane Austen’s Fight Club: that’s right!
While the first rule of Fight Club may be to not talk about Fight Club…I can’t resist. There is a video making the rounds on the Internet called Jane Austen’s Fight Club. Mashable.com reports the video is racking up more than 37,000 views on YouTube. I know I’ve saved it to my YouTube favorites. I’m … Continued
Promises are promises
I know I’m kind of late to the party but I’m going to see the The Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie tomorrow night. I’m going to go see it with my husband. On a real date. Something I haven’t done all that often since becoming a mother. I used to tweet and blog about the Twilight … Continued
Millennium Trilogy a knock-your-socks-off read
I recently finished books one and two of the “Millennium Trilogy” by Stieg Larsson – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire. I’m so stoked about this storyline that the release date for the final book in the series – The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest – can’t … Continued
Top Internet searches of 2009: we miss MJ and love social sites
Google and Bing released their top Internet searches of 2009 and it looks like a lot people wanted to find social sites like Twitter, Facebook, Hi5 and Hulu. Understandably, Michael Jackson was hugely searched as well. As listed on ReadWriteWeb, here are the top search queries for 2009: Google – Fastest Rising Search Queries in … Continued
The Sixent Song
Last year when I worked for Ramius Corporation, one of my interns – Shannon Harvey – wrote a song promoting Ramius’ social networking site Sixent. The song is written to the melody of Don McLean’s classic ditty, American Pie, and provides all the details of why Sixent is a great tool for managing and sharing … Continued
‘I Am T-Pain’ app gives me iPhone envy
I’m suffering from iPhone envy. It’s been going on for some time now but peaked to an intolerable level yesterday upon watching The Ellen Degeneres Show. (I’m on maternity leave and have been sucked into daytime talk shows in lieu of being able to participate in regular adult conversations during the day). Yesterday on Ellen, … Continued