If you guys haven’t picked up on it by now, your girl is GRADUATING!
Less posts, less commenting, etc. in this past month – it’s all because I’m gearing up for adult life and trying to make the most of my college life while I can. It will be interesting to see the direction in which Yow Yow! takes after I graduate because this blog was first created when I was just a second quarter freshman here at Seattle University. Together, we’ve grown a lot since then, but as always (and to be extremely cliche,) all things must come to an end.
Yow Yow, however, won’t.
My dear friend Megan Newell recently helped me design a graduation announcement for my big day and she did a phenomenal job at creating one that was truly me. I am very lucky to have such wonderful and talented friends in my life.
Using 873 stock images, BBDO Brazil and director Cisma created this video for their client Getty Images. Usually stock images are something to laugh at, but in this case, this video is just beautiful. The entire research and construction of this project took six months to complete.
We have officially reached a time when the geek culture has been deemed acceptable in our society. Yes. I think I’ve always been a part of the small percentage that thought geeks were cool, but it was mostly because I could never understand why they weren’t. Steve Urkel, was annoying, sure. Some may call him a little bit clumsy, but have you ever come across someone with a sense of humor like his? Minkus was somewhat of a know-it-all, but he had good intentions. After all, he loved Topanga. It didn’t matter that she was never going to share the same interest in him in the end, but that never stopped him regardless.
So I recently acquired myself a job in downtown Seattle that requires me to dress business casual every time I come in. After being in the business school for four years, you would think that I would have this down by now, but I don’t – therefore, it is on the list of things that still do not make me a complete adult. The mothership stepped in, naturally.
Now that I am so much more aware of it though, business casual wear is all that I want to shop for. No, it isn’t, really, but it’s on my radar.
This new collaborative collection between Banana Republic and Trina Turk has got me swooning.
It’s hard to believe that it was nearly two years ago that I was sitting in a theater on the opening night of Inception for my internship. I’ve watched the film maybe once or twice every year since then, but if you asked me to explain it to you, I wouldn’t be able to. Luckily, I don’t really have to because Inception Explained is kind of like an infographic that holds your hand the entire way in a manner that is visually pleasing and kind of fun!
Check it out here and prepare to be a little less lost.
Our incredible graphic designer, Alyssa Johnson, has been responsible for all of our pub for this year’s Quadstock. I thought I would be able to hold off on posting them until next week, but I just don’t want to.
The girl is a goddess and this post is dedicated to her.
For my senior project, I am currently researching social media plans for non-profits and managed to stumble upon this little gem here. Click here for the full story.
I became a little dizzy watching this short film by Daniel Mercadante and Katina Hubbard last night, but this video is simply captivating. I love how smooth the transitions were.
- Will Jeopardy host, Alex Trabek, leave the show? I sure hope not. [Source]
- Britney Spears and Demi Lovato have joined The X Factor. [Source]
- The Jonas Brothers are getting a reality show on E! y’all! [Source]
Movies
- Twilight’s Kellan Lutz has just signed on to play Tarzan in the new animated film. [Source]
- And yet another trailer for The Amazing Spider Man.
- Outkast’s Andre 3000 will begin shooting for the Jimi Hendrix biopic next month. [Source]
Seattle
- The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) lineup is up! [Source]
- A new Seattle spot is opening up and it is dedicated to one of my favorite desserts – the Molten Chocolate Cake. Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery will open up later on this month. [Source]
Other
- Demi Moore has officially changed her Twitter handle. [Source]
- Jessica Simpson finally gave birth to a baby girl named Maxwell Drew Johnson.
- RIP to the Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Youch. He passed away Friday at age 47 after battling cancer for two years.
- Kings of Leon’s Jared Followill has proposed to model Martha Patterson. The two have been dating for only a few months. [Source]
- SNL’s Taran Killam and HIMYM’s Cobie Smulders will marry this September. [Source]
Gorgeous. The lines between spring and summer here in Seattle are generally pretty blurred, but I’m ready for the best time of the year to start up again.
Since the city of Seattle is currently celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the World’s Fair, everyone is getting in on the action! Jet City Stream is a new radio broadcasting company sweeping the interwebz and I couldn’t be more excited about it. Their main focus happens to be local Seattle music and as we all know, I’m all about that. Additionally, they will feature the best of Seattle music from the past and the present.
Unless my television is on, I am almost always streaming/listening to music of some sort directly from my laptop. It’s refreshing to see though that there is something out there, like Jet City Stream, focused on highlighting local music and not just mainstream radio. Jet City Stream will also offer in-studio performances and exclusive performances straight from their roof-top deck.
Well, I think I’m sold. Here are some of my favorite Seattle bands that you will be able to listen to through their stream:
Let this video make your day. I’ve been meaning to watch this video since last week, but just now found some time to get around to it. Caine is a kid from Los Angeles who created an entire cardboard arcade filled with his favorite games. The rules are pretty simple. With a dollar, you can purchase yourself four turns, but with $2 you get the fun pass, which allows you access to 500 turns. That’s a pretty good deal. Despite this promotion though, Caine has had a difficult time finding customers willing to play his games. This hasn’t gotten him down though. He operates his shop from open to close every single day never calling it quits early.
One day an independent filmmaker by the name of Nirvan Mullick stumbled upon Caine’s arcade and realized that his project was worth knowing about. With the consent and help of his father, he publicized a flashmob over the interwebs and kept it a secret from Caine until one day Caine came back to his arcade to find a crowd waiting for him.
