Photologue: Grandeur of the Majestic November Sky

"November's sky is chill and drear, November's leaf is red and sear." - Sir Walter Scott

A dreary November afternoon showing the Autumn sun nestled behind dark clouds.

DIY: Fall Leaf and Tree Branch 3D Wall Art Poster

Fall is almost over and most of the trees are about all bald and spines. Before that last leaf fall, try your hands on this attractive 3D Wall Art poster that I put together as a creative reminder of how beautiful the leaves of the trees around my yard are each Fall. One of my walls was also naked and this project was the perfect decor' solution!

Geek Week: The Curse of Triberr and Klout Death by Stats

If your business or brand thrives online, there's a huge chance that it not only live and breath by numbers and statistics a.k.a SEO to power up its' success, but you most likely rely on good ole' simple social networks to make your brand go viral. Unfortunately, social media tools are as imperfect as the world we live in. Yes, this tools, they can be a real tool at times. If reality sucks, so do they. You either love 'em or in the case of Triberr and Klout these days, you just hate 'em.

Charlotte Scene: Mummies of the World Unwrapped!

Body of Baroness Schenk Geiern

photo courtesy of Discovery Place

Do you love anything kind of creepy and scary and a big fan of horror-inspired stories be it real-life or fiction? If you are, then walking through a darkly lit hall into a room full of dead people and artifacts may be your best challenge yet! 

Consumerism: Black Friday... An Unbelievable Deal

We are not Black Friday crazy but out of curiosity and to simply humor ourselves (after a great Thanksgiving dinner at a friends'), we took a detour around our neighborhood Rivergate Shopping center to take a peek at how the big shops are lookin'. The sight we saw made us chuckle in amazement.

Thankful for Muppets, Mummies and Muffins!

Thankful for the simple pleasures in life ALL enjoyed in one day... (seemingly) brought to you by the letters MU and the beauty of double letters in a word!

10am - MUPPETS 

Movie Screening

Movie Review: The Gang Unites, The Muppets is back!

Preview clip provided by Disney

Rating : ♥♥♥

Genre: Comedy

Running Time: 120 min

MPAA rating: PG (for some mild rude humor)

Release Date: Nov 23, 2011

Disney's The Muppets movie finally premiers on theaters tomorrow in time for Thanksgiving. For anyone who grew up watching these adorable fuzz and fur characters during their heydays on TV,  a movie such as this is like a nostalgic journey in the past. A revisiting of an old love and rekindling those emotions past. Like a rebirth of a long-forgotten love story so unique, it's oddity is what made it so endearing to young viewers back then such as I who never saw the irony of a Pig and a frog romantically involved. Perhaps it is what made it so captivating and unforgettable.

How to be THANKFUL When You Are Feeling Like A Thanksgiving Grinch

Thanksgiving is just a few days away. Everyone seem to be in auto-control mode and all thankful and grateful. Nothing wrong with that I guess since it's part of a yearly tradition. Yes, Holiday dictates it like remote controls in our brains! And much as anyone wants to admit it, we're like automated gratitude machine for about a week leading up to the day of the feast itself. Fine and dandy I say. But what if you're feeling like a THANKSGIVING GRINCH? You're just too overwhelmed with cares in the world to even care to be thankful? Will you still say thanks and partake in this day of thanks?

Geek Week: Internet Safety Resources for Parents to Keep Kids Safe Online

Last week I had the opportunity to present at the Family Online Safety Institute’s Annual Conference, a place where lawmakers, companies, educators, and non-profits come together to discuss issues relating to keeping kids safe online. One of the topics that came up, not only on the panel that I spoke on, but was a common thread throughout the conference was about whose role it is to teach online safety.  Like most parents, I spend my days relying on technology to stay connected with my friends, colleagues, and family and feel that part of parenting is to arm my kids with the ability to make good choices about on and offline behavior.

Geek Week: Tired with Klout? Twitterize Yourself with Visual.ly

Twitterized version of @MaricrisG

Are you one of those currently frustrated, confused or most likely annoyed than anything else {raising my hands!} with Klout's newly implemented, supposedly more accurate scoring system? Then seriously, you deserve some fun distraction to un-Klout yourself! Have you tried twitterizing yourself via Visual.ly yet?

Perfect Indian Chai Tea

Chai Tea is one of my favorite comfort drinks especially when the weather gets cold. My only problem is, I couldn't seem to find the perfect blend around town. Not even Starbucks, Caribou or any other Cafes' I've been to have what I wanted. Most of them are either too sweet or the black tea isn't strong enough! The only time I was happy with this drink was when I had it in an Indian restaurant which unfortunately is not that close to me or I would have easily been the mayor of it on foursquare! So, to remedy my dilemma, I blended my own drink and yummo! I've been sinking ships eversince! Well, figuratively speaking that is.

DIY: Bookmarks From Repurposed Christmas Cards

This is the Bookmark Tutorial which is an accompaniment to the first series of the DIY project using repurposed Christmas cards. These bookmarks came from the same cards where I created the set of 4 adorable coasters from. You can see the first part of the DIY project here: Coasters Tutorial.

DIY: Coasters and Bookmarks From Samples or Old Christmas Cards

I'm a sucker for cute things and I don't want them to go to waste if possible, so most of the time, I try to find ways to re-purpose seemingly useless but cute items that obviously belong to the trash or the recycle bins. Recently, I was invited to attend a TinyPrint party and received sample holiday cards which are unusable for personal use but too cute to simply surrender to the recycle bin. My creative brain went to work right away and came up with two ways to re-purpose the cards royally fit as a holiday gift!

Geek Week: 5 Top Social Media Applications for Real-Time Delivery of Your Holiday Greetings

My family is all over the world and having families scattered all over the world simply makes traditional communication skewed if not highly expensive. A factor that makes my communication skills a bit slightly imperfect every year especially during the Holidays. Relying on traditional medium like the snail mail, though I'm still a huge fan of it, just don't cut it. Even phone calls are not a viable option during the holidays. Too many people trying to call at the same time, the line gets jammed - big time! Which means time sensitive messages can't be delivered in real time as needed. But I found excellent ways to get around this...for free... and they're just right on your fingertips! Well, literally and figuratively.

Photologue: DIY Twig Fairy Costume Adventure

Last year's matching diva costume for Halloween was a no-brainer for me, but this year, my daughter put me up to a challenge I almost didn't win. Finding the right costume that fits her taste and style proved impossible to find at any department store, so what did I end up doing? I created the perfect costume for her! It was inspired by her favorite character at the Renaissance Festival: The twig Fairy! Needless to say, we go there every year which also happened to be the perfect place where the costume took on a fun adventure! Now here's a challenge for you. Can you guess what material I used on this costume? Let's see if you can guess. Give me your best shot!