Can we talk about these ridiculous “There’s a Headline for Everyone” t-shirts that CNN has been advertising on TV and as “latest news” links on their site? You see a headline, the video and then the little t-shirt icon so that you can purchase the ridiculous verbiage on your very own black American Apparel shirt. Really? Read More…

Very excited that the Southern Festvial of Books received some love from USA Today:

Literary festivals are in the air this fall

Nashville: Southern Festival of Books, War Memorial Plaza, Oct. 10-12, features Janis Ian, Sherman Alexie and Rick Bragg. Tn-humanities.org/festival. Read More…

If you aren’t careful, you’ll end up with random photos like this. A photo that I have no recollection of, but am told it shows me having a splendid time some diner near Atlanta’s Fox Theater around 2 a.m. -ish. Guess I was tired and needed a quick table nap?

I vaguely remember ordering bacon and pancakes. Or was it french toast? I really don’t know. Thankfully I have this photo to try to remember it by. Bless my heart. Thanks for capturing the moment, baby.

I can’t stress this enough: if you are going to be successful in PR you MUST learn how to write.

I’m not saying that I never make mistakes. No doubt you will find typos in my work from time to time (and since I’m nagging you about it you’ll probably spot one here). But a true PR pro has got to be able to crank out well-written, meaningful stuff on a moment’s notice.

I went to college at Auburn and I love that school dearly, it had a HUGE part in giving me the historical knowledge, passion for the work, and people, interviewing, and tech skills I needed… but when I graduated as a Mass Comm major I had no writing stills to speak of. Read More…

PRWeek is having a best PR blog contest. I only subscribe to about five of these but PR Squared gets my vote and also offers up a list of the competitors, which is cool since I haven’t heard of half of these and am looking forward to testing them out:

Pit bulls and Labradors
Digital Influence Mapping Project
Livingston Buzz
PR Squared
Neville Hobson
The Daily Lark
Communication Overtones
6 a.m.
Drew Kerr’s PR Rock and Roll
Micro Persuasion
What Do You Stand For?
A view on PR from Silicon Valley
Murphy’s LawIntakeA shel of my former self
Pop PR jots
Beyond the Hype
Influential Marketing Blog
The Flack
THINKing
Phil’s Blogservations
PR Measurement Blog
Measuring Up
Sage Circle
PR Blog News
Glass House
Bitemarks Down the Avenue
Voce Nation
Bad Pitch Blog
Your PR Guy

A husband who knows how to fix a hot water heater

A husband who knows how to use photoshop to add our dog’s head to people’s bodies

The sound of rain

Poodles who don’t bark

Next-day drycleaning

Blogs

Thoughtful people

Finding High School friends on Facebook

Eat that, crumbling housing market.

Okay, I understand that this article wasn’t written to sell condos downtown. BUT it sure as heck won’t help. There simply won’t be a line to get into the Encore or Icon after reading how the market is rock bottom, demand for condos is back peddling and folks who have purchased have a serious case of buyers remorse.

Dave and I move into the Encore in 48 hours. I’ve no remorse. That surprises me, especially after all the crap we’ve been through. I’m downright giddy to be moving into my condo — no matter how much realestate reporters and professionals tell us we’re crazy for doing so.

I truely believe in the investment. I truely hate that everyone seems to take so much pleasure in betting on my investment’s failure. Oh well. Come see me in five years and we’ll talk … we’ll sip wine on one of our two balconies overlooking the brand new convention center while we watch folks file into the Sommet Center to cheer on our Stanley Cup winning Nashville Predators. Hey — a girl can dream.

I never thought I’d actually see the day when we’d be moving into the Encore, but now that it’s nearly time to move in I’m just thrilled. I can’t wait to sit on my balcony and sip wine (or Coors Light) with my hubby.

There will be tons of tourist gawkin. Lots of picture taking. Also, a tremendous amount of relief that it’s finally over!

I’m so grateful and can’t wait to host our first house guests in September.

Still getting the hang of WordPress. The basics seem so much more intuitive, yet I’m frustrated by my lack of technical savvy when it comes to the inner workings.

(sigh)

I’m sure it’s all just a matter of getting used to it.  So, I’m still in learning mode. But if you are just DYING to see some flack-tastic blog posts you can find pictures of the day here and HerNashville ChicGeek posts here.