August 17th, 2010
Being in marketing, we are perhaps acutely aware of our “personal brand.” They say clothes make the man (and Kayne pontificates that “Before you speak, your suit be spoke”), and for better or worse, this is pretty true. The way you present yourself leads people to draw conclusions, and we fear that as we are sending out texts, we are sending out the wrong brand.
After many moons of touting the better phone, email, and typing functionalities of the Blackberry, we are afraid that we can no longer handle looking like such an early 2000s accountant. Plus, we are iPhone girls (or at least trying to be)!! The cool, edgy, creative, Mac loving, early adopter… we’ve heard, “You have an iPhone, right?” for the last time! Adios Blackberry…time for countdown to iPhone upgrade.
What do you have that you think is misrepresenting you?!
August 14th, 2010
Some of you may remember awhile back when we reached out to the elaney community looking for some more alternative music recommendations. And thanks to all of you, and specifically Reader Carli, believe it or not, we now have for you…an “elaney Indie Rock Playlist.” [Sidebar: we don't actually know what it takes to be in the "Indie Rock" category, so for the purposes of this playlist, consider it anything they don't play on Q100.] Enjoy!
August 12th, 2010
“No matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize.” – Julia Child
As a rule, we think women apologize too much. You reach for the door the same time as someone else, and the first thing that comes out of your mouth is “Oh, I’m sorry!” But really, you aren’t “sorry.” Forget whether or not you’re apologetic, “sorry” means you’re no good, lazy, and amounting to nothing. And you are a perfectly nice human being. Don’t call yourself sorry. Plus, ESPECIALLY in the workplace (not necessarily friendships and family relationships), sometimes it’s better to just keep your chin up and move forward. Other people are NOT analyzing all the things you’ve done wrong as much as you are. So the next time you cook something that takes like charcoal (literally or figuratively), smile and be gracious. And maybe no one will notice.
August 5th, 2010
Well, we’ve spent the past few days processing the Bachelorette finale (but you’ll still get your 5 posts this week – hold tight). While on the one hand, reality show finales always feel a little logging onto facebook when you think you’re going to get some really good gossip or a new album you’ve been waiting for but you end up not fully satisfied and wanting more. On the other hand, Ali and Roberto really did seem like they found love. Who knows. All we know is that Chris L’s kissing is so weird, and we hope we don’t have to watch that all season since he was officially offered the next spot for the Bachelor. Is that mean? Do you think he noticed it?! Anyway, post Bachlorette life seems as to be expected. Ali and Roberto are moving in together; they were both offered spots on Dancing with the Stars, Ali signed with William-Morris, and they are definitely considering a TV wedding.
And that’s all we’ve got on that.
July 15th, 2010
This category may not speak for itself. It’s the restaurants that are your favorites for fine dining…but you really only want to go to once a year. The restaurants that are always at the top of the 100 Best Lists. The classic (read: super expensive) spots. A few names come to mind in this category: Bacchanalia, Aria, and Restaurant Eugene, but there is only one favorite for us.
Ah, the memories of traveling up to ATL wearing a big collared sailor dress and falling asleep at the table at La Grotta (as a kid. Not like last week). Been in Atlanta forever, located downstairs of an apartment complex, La Grotta has old school charm coming out of it’s tablecloths. Also the best Italian in town (we think), the pasta melts in your mouth. More mafia than movie star – the atmosphere is a little old feeling, but when it’s what you’re expecting, it’s to be appreciated.
We may be alone in our love for La Grotta, so what’s your favorite spot for special occasions?
July 8th, 2010
# of published posts: 1,037
Total # of hits: 698,017
Most hits in 1 day: 1,965, December 3rd, 2009, Topic: What do girls want in a guy?
Most popular post of all time: Cute Hairstyles for Summer, 38,421 (shows up on the main page of Google Images if you search ‘hairstyles’)
# of posts emum has gotten so mad about she’s made us take down: 2
Most frequent commenters: g-love (351) , JLAL (275), Melby (271)
Most frequent male commenter: c-handler (121)
Posts about Lady Gaga: 12
Posts about emum: 56
elaney’s favorite post: impossible to pick, but here are some favs
Some favorite elaney quotes:
“Please never ask me if I’m ‘still running’ while I’m wearing a bathing suit” elaney
“No black nail polish doesn’t make you too edgy to attract a man…but it might be a Democrat” edad
“trust me, I would like him, but he couldn’t be more interested in me. I pretty much showed him my boob trying to get him to like me.” – Readey Melby
