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Culture, Design, Life, Style

A Collection Part 35

It used to take me over six months to go back to a blog that I haven’t visited in a while. With my new routine and schedule and the absence of homework, I am able to get through my blogs a lot quicker which frees up more time for me to be creative and to spend more time on posts that mean a lot to me instead of just posting and being done with it. Most of the photographs in this A Collection post came from one blog and go figure it’s called Thriving Twenties so of course we can relate hence why we love it.

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Tagged A Collection, A Softer World, Alexa Chung, Ashley Olsen, Culture, Disney, Drink, Fashion, GIF, Gloria Steinem, Hipster, Home Life, Humor, Jessica Alba, Karlie Kloss, Kids, Kiernan Shipka, Life, ME, Men, Mickey Mouse, Music, Photography, Prints, Quotes, Relationships, Ryan Gosling, San Francisco, Taylor Swift, This or That, Thriving Twenties, Travel, Tumblr, Wants, Weddings

Apr 14 2013

Culture, Life, People

Thought Catalog Roundup

Tagged Culture, Disney, Hipster, Humor, Kids, Life, ME, Movies, Relationships, School, Technology, This or That, Thought Catalog, Thought Catalog Roundup, Time Waster, Wants, Weddings

Feb 23 2013

Culture, Life, People

Thought Catalog Roundup

Tagged Culture, Drink, Hipster, Humor, Kids, Life, Music, Questions, Relationships, Television, This or That, Thought Catalog, Thought Catalog Roundup, Time Waster, Travel

Feb 05 2013

Culture, Music

Coachella Hipster Cred Calculator

I scored a 16. Guess I’m a Next Level Hipster.

Tagged Coachella, Hipster, Humor, Music, Music Festivals, Time Waster

Jan 18 2013

Design

Hipster Dads Like To Read Magazines Too

photo cred | Brooklyn Magazine

If this cover of Kindling Quarterly doesn’t scream hipster cuteness, then I don’t know what does. I would love to run into this piece of art at my local Barnes & Noble and next time, I’ll actually be on the hunt.

And the mission statement?

“Kindling Quarterly is an exploration of fatherhood. Through essays, interviews, editorials, art, and photography we highlight creative individuals whose work and lives are inseparable from their role as a parent. There is no shortage of familiar portrayals of dads in media yet we aim to present a thoughtful dialogue about fatherhood that is missing from our cultural landscape. Men who are active caregivers are not a novelty and we do not depict them as such. While the subjects of our stories are fathers, each issue appeals to anyone interested in art, creativity, and community. Kindling Quarterly playfully assesses and celebrates the multitude of experiences that form contemporary fatherhood.”

Loving it.

Tagged Dads, Hipster, Kindling Quarterly, Print, This or That

Dec 29 2012

Life

Yow Yow’s Yearly Recap

4 years. Can you believe it? It’s surreal to me that I’ve kept Yow Yow! going for this long, but at the same time having Yow Yow! is also kind of like my very own personal diary. It’s kind of cool! I get to look back on some bad writing, some bad photos (or photos that are no longer photos) and some really embarrassing moments in history.

At the same time, I’ve also had the opportunity to witness AMAZING things in history. This year, Yow Yow! didn’t change much, but I did. I graduated from college y’all! As a small child, that day seems so far away – light years away! I’ve got my degree. I found myself a big girl job. I fled from Seattle – never thought that would happen either, but it had to someday. 2012 was good to me and 2013 (I hope) will be even better for us – me and Yow Yow!

So let’s get to the numbers, shall we?

Stats from 2011 will be on the right and italicized while stats from 2012 will be left and bold.

750,119 total visits to Yow Yow! – – – – – – – – – – - 1,128,873+ (since the day isn’t over yet and this does not include up until New Year’s Eve) total visits to Yow Yow!

*In just 2012, there were 377,996+ visits to Yow Yow!

5,510 Posts, 1,153 Comments 8,763 Tags – – – – – – – – – - 7,067 Posts 2,187 Comments 10,229Tags (cumulative)

Top Post of 2012 – “Hipster Disney Princesses In Real Life” – 43,998

Top Post Written in 2012 – “Hipster Disney Princesses In Real Life” – 43,998

Busiest Month in Terms of Views – January 2011 (31,761 views) – – – – – – – — October 2012 (49,821 views)

Average Visits Per Day – February 20122 (1,060 views) – – – – - – – – - October 2012 (1,607 views)

*Busiest Day – October 5, 2010 (4,239 views)

Credits + References

Worked with

Vue Society
Colangelo PR – Kusmi Tea
Downtown Seattle Association
Fashion’s Night Out
City Arts Fest
Ziibra
all my friends who collaborated for guest posts

Festivals Covered

Capitol Hill Block Party
Bumbershoot

*We hit 1 million hits y’all!

*And I finally got to meet one of my interviewees in person – Miss Euna Kho (Bearbot)

*Yow Yow! also participated in the blackout back in January for SOPA

Tagged BEARBOT, Bumbershoot, Capitol Hill Block Party, City Arts Fest, Colangelo PR, Downtown Seattle Association, Euna Kho, Events, Fashion's Night Out, Hipster, Kusmi Tea, Life, ME, Meet:, Meet: Bearbot, Music Festivals, Seattle, SOPA, This or That, Vue Society, Yow Yow!, Ziibra

Dec 26 2012

Culture, Design, Life, People, Style

Yow Yow’s Top 10 Posts of 2012

You guys found these posts the most interesting. Can’t say I agree with all of it, but I don’t make up the rulez.

Tagged 2012, 2012 Golden Globe Awards, 500 Days of Summer, Design, Disney, Events, Fashion, Hipster, Humor, Movies, Nick Shea, Pretty Little Liars, Prom, School, Summer Finn, Television, This or That, Yow Yow!, Zeddie Little

Nov 27 2012

Culture, Life, Music, People

American Hipster

Created by three Seattle natives, American Hipster is a web series that tells the story of how hipsters are living in this nation in the most hipster cities including (hi. home.) Seattle, Philly, San Francisco, New York and several others. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of the hipster culture and the ones on Seattle could not speak more truly about this wonderful city.

I went to a private school that just happened to be in a very hipster neighborhood so over the last four years, I heard some backlash naturally. Let me just tell you that I’ve never loved a city more. I’ve never enjoyed living in a neighborhood more than I did in this one. The neighborhood didn’t help me figure out what my passions were. I did that back in high school bro. This neighborhood helped my passions explode – in everything that I did, all over the sidewalks, in every club and event that I participated in and most definitely on Yow Yow!

Watching former One Reel employee Kayte Olsufka invite viewers into her Bumbershoot experience was tough. After all, that was the career that I always wanted for myself. It is the best reflection of what Bumbershoot means to me though and what it means to the attendees that continue to show up to the music and arts festival year after year. My favorite segments are below:

Bumbershoot Attendee since 2006

Linda’s and Oddfellows are two of my favorite Capitol Hill spots.

To watch the entire American Hipster series, click here.

Tagged American Hipster, Bumbershoot, Capitol Hill, Culture, Design, Hipster, Kayte Olsufka, Life, Linda Derschang, Linda's, ME, Music, Oddfellows, One Reel, Seattle, Travel, Yow Yow!

Nov 14 2012

Culture

Channing Tatum is the Sexiest Man Alive

People announced on the cover of their magazine that Channing Tatum is the sexiest man alive. I respectfully disagree. While I enjoyed him in Dear John and The Vow (sorry I never saw Step Up and Magic Mike) I gotta say that there is just something that doesn’t do it enough for me. Therefore, I came up with my own list of men that I think are sexier than Chaning Tatum.

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Tagged Channing Tatum, Friends with Benefits, Hipster, Justin Timberlake, News, People, Ryan Gosling, Seth Cohen, Television, The OC

Nov 07 2012

Culture, Life

Yow Yow! Roundup

The “Boy Meets World” reboot “Girl Meets World” has some follow-up details! [Source] Hey Veronica, I know you’ve been wanting to learn more about this.

Emma Watson met her long-time friend as a child on Halloween and this is what the caption read:

“Emma Watson to 5 year old boy: ‘Excuse me, are you Harry Potter? That’s great, because I’m Hermonie Granger and we’re best of friends.’”

Capitol Hill Seattle blog featured one of my favorite shops today – Remedy Teas [Source]

32 Signs You’re Living in a Hipster Apartment… now how do I get my apartment this hipster?

Tagged Boy Meets World, Capitol Hill, Cute, Disney, Emma Watson, Girl Meets World, Halloween, Harry Potter, Hipster, Home Decor, Humor, Kids, News, Quotes, Remedy Teas, Seattle, Television, This or That, Wants, Yow Yow!

Sep 22 2012

Design

Not Your Average Rocking Horse

What up rocking zebra?! Ages 2+ – that means me, right? But seriously, the kidlets are getting this…someday…if it still exists. I’m sure it will. Hipster nation isn’t going anywhere and what’s more hipster than a rocking zebra?

Tagged Animals, Design, Hipster, Humor, Kids, This or That, Wants

Sep 21 2012

Culture, Design

Silicon Valley Geeks vs. Seattle Geeks

photo cred | Geekwire

After seeing this posted up in one of my co-worker’s cubicles, I have to say that this is one of my favorite infographics. The comparison between a Silicon Valley geek and a Seattle geek is pretty much on par – at least from the Seattle side. I’m so glad I was able to find this online to show you guys!

Tagged Culture, Design, Geek, Geekwire, Hipster, Humor, Nerd, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Technology, This or That

Sep 20 2012

Culture, Design, Style

Are You At A Hipster Wedding?

Is This My Life?

Refinery29, thanks for making my day.