My new sneaks! You like?

The following photo album was created by the Center for Creative Leadership, a nonprofit group that produces visual tools to prompt conversations at leadership training seminars. Wagner is putting the concept to unusual use as an admissions tool. “It allows us to get a deeper sense of the applicant’s passion for/commitment to an issue, and unlocks the depth of interest in a way that is not always achievable in a standard admissions essay,” says Tracey Gardner, Wagner’s chief of staff.

GPOYW: (1) Sunny weather in the 70s (2) Leaving for the beach in an hour (3) I’m on a mission to figure out how I could go tubing while I’m there

Great article!

(via rosiesiman)

juliasegal:

The Beatles

My good friend Lucy started making these incredible flowers pictured above. Because she’s gotten so many compliments on her creative accessories, she started her own mini business on Etsy. She’s offering to make headbands, bobby pins, safety pins, and anything else with her “lovely flowers” & sell them to you for super cheap!

Check them out!

“…to help people gain appreciation & place a high value on what is familiar & already existed. Social networking helps do this. It helps people share news & give trivial, everday activities badge value. It actually reduces the need to expend as much money on display & increase 3rd party enjoyment for much cheaper.”

-Rory Sutherland: Life Lessons from an Ad Man (via TED Talks)

I would be honored!

not-a-stacist:

knowyourmeme:

Not sure your geek friends will “get” your Kate Gosselin costume? Think ghosts, witches and slutty cats are for Halloween n00bs? Be the (internet) sensation of any Hallow’s Eve party with Know Your Meme’s Hallow-meme Costume Builder. Our internet scientists have crafted easy-to-follow costume recipes for your favorite memes, from Afro Ninja to Zombie McCain.

I really want Scott to go as Keyboard Cat!!

Yessssssssss!

foursquare:

Face-to-Face Socializing Starts With a Mobile Post (via Foursquare, a Social Network Site, Puts Users Face to Face - NYTimes.com)

“It’s planned serendipity,” said Emily Woolf, 24, a strategic planner living in Brooklyn who checks in on Foursquare when she wants to grab coffee or a drink with friends. “At this point, I don’t even bother texting or calling my friends. I just check Foursquare to see if they’re nearby and go meet them.”

Great piece by @jennydeluxe on foursquare in The New York Times, our first “Big Media” piece so far.

Special thx to @emii @anniemal @SugarMamas @stribs @newyorkcubic who all got shoutouts in the piece!

So jealous of everyone in NYC for delivery week. The list looks amazing!