http://www.bigpinkcookie.com To Make a Short Story Long... Fri, 09 May 2008 21:41:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Summer is here, and with summer comes the new ad for Christine Tremoulet in Weddings in Houston magazine! This time around, we've decided to go BIG! It will be full page ad that will come out in the very near future - I'll keep you posted when it ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/05/09/the-new-ad/ Whoa. It is May 8th (and I haven't posted in over a week - oops) and my blog is 8 years old today! The Golden Birthday! I couldn't let it pass without pointing it out. Happy Blogiversary! Crazy to think how much has changed in 8 years, and how ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/05/08/happy-blogiversary/ The cat in the Pink Passion KITTY WIG looks just like my cat, Mona. I think I need to get her one of those wigs. Bad cough today and no voice. Every time I laugh, I cough, but that site? Sooooo worth it! http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/04/29/oh-goodness/ Last week I went to hear Guy Kawasaki at the Houston Technology Center here in Houston, where he spoke about the Art of the Start. It was AWESOME. You may not know this about me, but I'm a total marketing and sales junkie. My all-time favorite job ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/04/28/top-top-alltop/ I have to confess ... I am quite in love with my Mac. I still miss the right click though, but at least the two finger tap on the trackpad fills my need for the right click love. http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/04/25/mac-vs-pc-no-fight-gets-bigga/ I'm a little bit obsessed with shopping for furniture for the Caroline Collective space these days. Randomly, throughout the day when I need a mini-break, I'll find myself on different websites drooling over furniture. Tuesday night, after a client meeting, Elaine & I went and "booty tested" several ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/04/24/obsessed/ I completely forgot that today is Earth Day until I turned on HGTV this morning. Watching the green shows makes me want to go and trade in my vehicle for an electric one - especially after paying $40+ to fill up with gas yesterday - and do all sorts ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/04/22/it-is-easy-to-be-green/ This interview with Ed Schipul is quite fascinating. I love that he covers the future of the internet, where people might be missing the boat, things like NetSquared and just a variety of topics. Ed himself fascinates me every time I'm around him - I've never been able ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/04/16/ed-schipul/ In honor of tax day, I thought I would give you some free money. Yes, sign up - get $25. Use the link above, and I'll get $10 too. I'll be grateful, you'll have free money, it will be great! Yes, it is a legitimate bank behind it. ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/04/15/happy-tax-day/ I am following 358 people over on Twitter. Meanwhile, 958 people are following me. Exactly 600 more people. Just noticed that weird spread in the numbers. I'm also close to 1000. Who will #1000 be? Will it be you? What are you doing? http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/04/08/tweet-tweet/ I've been sitting on this news for a little while, but now that there are posts about it and photos on Flickr, I feel like it is safe to spread the word. Co-working is finally coming to Houston - and I'm in on it! The Caroline Collective is being built ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/04/03/co-working-is-finally-coming-to-houston/ I am so completely in love with the bag designs over at Bring Your Own Bag! I've been trying for some time to always make sure I bring my own bags when I shop. It is just so wasteful to walk out of a store with a plastic ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/03/23/byob/ On Thursday, I received the email I've been waiting for - the exciting invitation to be a member of the WPJA - Wedding Photojournalists Association! Oh goodness, ever since I discovered the WPJA last year, I have wanted to be a member. So when I got the news ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/03/08/seal-of-approval/ I've said for over a year now that I feel a strong pull to volunteer for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, and organization of photographers who volunteer to be on call for families in need who are experiencing the loss of a child. I've always talked though ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/03/06/it-is-time/ So I'm not using the recommended yarn for my Einstein Coat, but I am getting gauge -- so it shouldn't be a problem, right? WRONG. While waiting for things to upload to the server, I took the bottom portion and held it up to me to see the length; the ... http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2008/03/04/i-think-we-have-a-problem/