This has been a crazy week of unfortunate and sudden deaths of some of our favorite icons.
We shot this right before it was announced that Michael Jackson had been admitted to the hospital for a cardiac arrest. Well, we all know how that tragically unfolded. Watch this week’s best of YouTube including all things fun and positive considering the recent turn of events.
The sigh of crackberry relief!
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to notice that many of us are constantly connected. Even on the weekends, time off becomes time on. Recently, I took a little staycation. What’s that you may ask? Well in these tough economic times, it’s basically a vacation that you take at home or somewhere close to home.
I took the second option and headed from my east-side hood to The Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica for a long weekend. Ok, not really a far break from reality but the hotel is having a fun promotion where they’re urging guests to take a “retweet” or “digital detox”. The cute art-deco hotel is right on the beach, which was definitely a nice change from the 7-eleven view from my apartment.
Here’s how it went down:
1) When I arrived, they asked politely for my blackberry, which they would keep locked up during my stay. (So I failed this step, but I knew I just needed it for basic communication with friends stopping by and trusted that I wouldn’t overuse it.)
2) They gave me fun offline activities- Mad libs book, tickets to pier rides. (Passed! Played mad libs with friends that night. Forgot how much I loved that game.)
3) Nothing escapes the internet, and as you can see I was guilty of tweeting over my 2 day detox (Sorry!)
Read from bottom up:
My Retweet Tweets
So while we all complain about constantly being connected, maybe disconnecting isn’t as easy as we think. Nonetheless, I challenge you all (and myself) to a little digital detox this summer. Take that break, THEN be sure to tweet & blog it up (haha!). While the interwebs are running at the speed of light, you might just realize that nothing really changed that much while you were gone.
This week we bring you the best and most wacky of the tube from Ellen Page, to sauna competitions and more keyboard cat. Plus, I give my Dad the best father’s day gift ever… kinda.
Another bad case of overpacking
I live in LA, so I basically live in the car. Besides that, I’m also constantly traveling for work- conferences, travel blogging, etc. I know I’m not alone- so here are some things I’ve learnt from living life on the go that can hopefully help you too!
1) Pack light
Yes, this should be a no-brainer, but I seem to be a master overweight packer. The best advice I have gotten about this is to try to bring the essentials or those favorite go-to outfits. Essentials: Jeans, blazers, wrap dress, heals, flats, casual/running shoes, tank tops and nicer shirts.
Also, write out your schedule and what you would wear each day and bring only that. Don’t get tempted by those pieces that are cute but you know you never wear- so why would you wear it on the go?
2) Staying healthy
The trick to living on the go is also staying healthy. If you can, get in that jog while traveling. No matter what though, I keep daily multi-vitamins and vitamin C packs with me wherever I go. If you feel a cold coming on mix Emergen-C or Eboost into your water. Staying hydrated with water and green tea (this is the super anti-oxidant) are my go to health essentials as well.
3) Freshen up
So you’ve been running around all day and now you need to head to happy hour, but you don’t have time to freshen up. Solution: keep a small toothbrush/toothpaste with you as well as makeup essentials. Bronzer, blush, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick and cover up. With a quick bathroom break, you’ll feel freshened up and ready to continue your evening!
4) A Breathe of Positivity
Even though your schedule might be tight, don’t let it get to you. Accept that things are busy now. You know you would be anxious if they weren’t as busy, so look at the glass half full instead of half empty. If you feel yourself getting anxious, take a second and take a deep breathe. You don’t know how much one simple breathe can help fill your life and your soul with positivity.
5) Sleep
In the end, the best way to stay on top of your game while living life on the go is one word: sleep. You can’t expect to stay healthy and do it all if you’re running on empty. Listen to yourself and end that night schmoozing over drinks early (it can continue tomorrow) or grab that 15-minute catnap instead of banging out 3 more emails. You’ll be able to get that and much more accomplished with some extra z’s.
PS. This post is my official entry into the Tropicana Trop50/BlogHer Guest Host The Juice contest!
No matter what age you are, you just got to love Beaker from The Muppets!
And this crazy week ends with another fun “This Week in Youtube”. What can you expect? IJustine hates on the Palm Pre, Bing goes mad, we heart the Webby Awards and Nia Vardalos is this week’s sexy female celeb… Huh?
Gettin' some love from Beaker at the 13th Annual Webby Awards
So the past ten days have been crazy but fabulous. I was in NYC as the official video blogger for Internet Week NY uploading video blogs daily, giving you access to a ton of events that were going on throughout the city.
You can see all the videos at http://video.internetweekny.com
Definitely two of my favorites included interviewing Tom Green, celeb chef Paula Deen, youtuber Kevin Nalty and Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer in the green room during Digitas’ Digital Content NewFront.
I also made a quick stop in Banff, Calgary (that’s in Canada FYI) to host the NextMEDIA 1st Annual Interactive Awards on behalf of the Banff World Television Festival.
Hosting the 1st Annual Interactive Awards during NextMEDIA
I was there for less than 24 hours, but it was great to be in my native country and meet some amazing influencers in the digital and TV space including Gary Carter, COO Fremantle Media. Oh yeah, and being put up in a castle (Banff Springs) surrounded by snow capped mountains wasn’t bad either! (Thanks to Kris Krug for the pics)
Enjoying Banff!
The week culminated with the 13th Annual Webby Awards where I was the official red carpet host. I got to chat it up with Jimmy Fallon, Trent Reznor, Sarah Silverman, Seth Myers and other huge talents in the online world. Besides posing with the oh so adorable Beaker from The Muppets, a definite highlight was interviewing Sir Tim Berners-Lee, otherwise known as the inventor of the world wide web.
To see more videos from The Webby Awards red carpet and show go to:
http://youtube.com/webby
Last but not least, a huge thanks to Dylan George for dressing me in the hottest jeans.
Also, ILUS for their beautiful dresses I wore from one event to the next.
Check out their gorgeous pieces at http://ilus-nyc.com
From Hawaii to NYC to be “the official video blogger” of Internet Week NY.
Things have been non-stop the entire week with multiple events going on all day and night around the city. I must say, it’s so cool to see a city embracing and achnowledging this space and the innovators involved.
You can check out all my video blogs shot with my Nokia N96 throughout the week on the official site:
http://video.internetweekny.com
Some recent highlights? Interviewing Jory Des Jardins from BlogHer, the premiere online community for us lady bloggers; multi-mastermind John Battelle of Federated Media, Wired, Web 2.0 and Boing Boing fame; Tom Green and his fab panel of guests director Craig Brewer, cookin’ personality Paula Deen, vlogger Kevin Nalty and actress Faith Ford.
There is so much talent around us and the internet has empowered those individuals to create without waiting around for someone to tell them to. Seeing this landscape blossom and finally receive credibility and acknowledgment is truly awesome! This is just the beginning…
Talking travel on CBS' Early Show
I was on this morning to chat with Harry Smith about how social media tools are changing the travel experience. Watch below:
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