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– Because Burning Man begins this weekend and it is being completely overrun by the tech industry these days. [NY Times]
– Seattle’s 2014 indie rock bands [Seattle Mag]
– 10 SF Startups to watch [Strategy Eye]
– The Burning Man packing checklist [Fest300]
– Don’t give up on your space dreamz. I love flow charts. [GOOD]
Of course, Washington would land with the smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich. This infographic is pretty tiny, so make sure you click the photo above for a more enlarged version.
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We are all notorious for this. We get into work and continue to work until the day is done. We’re so busy we don’t take a lunch, not because we’re not hungry, but because we just forget to. It becomes so routine that we completely let a whole day slip by us. In our heads, we might think this is productive, but in reality this isn’t doing our health any good. Lifehack has provided us with 10 websites that we can refer back to throughout our work day that will not only keep us calm, but boost us to become more productive than we initially were. To check them out, click here. My favorite is Simply Rain, but that’s just because it reminds me of home!
It’s no secret that Amazon is slowly taking over South Lake Union. With the company rapidly growing, Amazon is hard at work in constructing their new buildings and setting the foundation for their headquarters. GOOD Inc. got ahold of these renderings today that depict Amazon’s new developments as a Greenhouse. This isn’t so surprising since the city of Seattle is very much a “green” city.
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Cafes in Brazil are offering up some pretty great rewards for those who choose to ride their bikes to them instead of driving. If you show up on you bike, you could earn yourself a free meal or a free beer. Hi, sounds GREAT to me. When can this be implemented in the states? Also, then I can re-teach myself how to ride a bike again. This is a fantastic way for the city to become more conscious and to promote a mode of transportation that benefits everyone. Read more on how Brazil is implementing this idea here.
Today, the new freshmen students of my Alma mater are moving in. They will graduate as the class of 2016 and boy, you better believe that makes me feel old! Even though, I’ve graduated I still miss the type of posts I would write relating to school previously on Yow Yow! Like the new students and readers of Yow Yow I was advising, I, too was still taking my own advice. I was also getting just as excited for the start of the new school year. Each school year was always a form of re-invention. It was the fresh start. Most people would get into that mindset in January on the first day of the new year, but not me. That mindset started in September for me. New goals – new clothes – new perspective.
Now that I’m never going back, I won’t ever have that again, but that doesn’t mean I don’t still feel inspired by school related posts.
Happy Wedding Wednesday y’all!
Of course, it’s only really Wedding Wednesday in one place (my favorite wedding blog Style Me Pretty,) but that doesn’t make it any less important. After spending the day perusing some featured weddings on the site and taking a peek at BHLDN and the Nordstrom Suite’s latest gowns, GOOD brought something to my attention that I never really ever considered. One of this year’s latest wedding trends is having them set at historical plantations. Now, don’t get me wrong, these locations are beautiful. They are absolutely stunning with their vintage structures and a backdrop that you just can’t get anywhere else. However, are we forgetting what plantations used to be? They reminded us of that part in history where we believed slave labor was acceptable. Does having our weddings there today mean that we accept it or that enough time has passed that we can move on from that?
Something to think about huh? Who knew weddings could become this controversial?
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GOOD is a website that I look forward to reading every morning and one of my favorite regular posts is “The Rules Of:” Yesterday’s just happened to be “The Rules Of: Having a Hangover” and since we are (well everyone except me) attending holiday parties this season, a hangover might be a possibility in the near future.
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