Author: Diana Adams
The Best $99 Headphones Money Can Buy
Recently I set out to buy some reasonably priced high quality headphones to listen to as I write my articles. I ran out to the local music store and was amazed at how
poorly made virtually all of the headphones seemed to be. I looked in the price range of $50-$150 US.
I went to a local electro ...
How To: Tie a Cherry Stem With Your Tongue
It was a holiday weekend in the States, and I decided to try some new things. I’ve always wanted to get a tattoo, taste tequila and learn how to tie a cherry stem with my tongue. I chickened out and didn’t get a tattoo or try the tequila (they are still on my list), but after several hours and a lot ...
An Unusual Office Romance
I'm a post-it note girl. I write everything on post-its. I have them all over my office, my car, my bathroom and my dog. Ok, maybe they aren't on my dog, but I do buy them in bulk so I never run out. When my Twitter friend, Rajesh @r27 sent me this video entitled Post-It Love, I instantly knew ...
The Freak-of-Nature Egg
I grew up in the suburbs of Wisconsin and I've seen some pretty crazy things on my grandfather's farm, but I've never seen anything like this before. This egg is a total freak of nature.
First of all, I feel very sad for the chicken that laid this egg. She is probably in pain somewhere right ...
Los Angeles Wildfires – Time Lapse Video
As everyone knows, Los Angeles is on fire. The Los Angeles Times announced Thursday that the "Station Fire" started as a result of arson. According to that article, the fire has burned about 144,000 acres of the Angeles National Forest. It is the largest fire in L.A. County history. In addition ...
HOW TO: Develop into a Leader on Twitter
A tweet from @GuyKawasaki last week included a link to a Forbes magazine article with this quote: "Leaders are increasingly thinking of how they can build the strengths of their teams." Real Twitter leaders are also constantly thinking of how they can build the strengths of their team (also called f ...
Tap into Your Power of Focus
Do you know the power you have within yourself to focus? I like to think of focus as a by-product of passion. When you are passionate about something, wild horses couldn't keep you away from achieving your goal. You suddenly have tunnel vision and you easily ignore distractions. You develop a se ...
Get Ready to Rock! Guitar Hero 5 is Released.
A few days ago, on September 1st, the much anticipated Guitar Hero 5 was released. I'm so excited about this; after all, what could be better than linking your avatar to see yourself on stage jamming out to rock music? It sounds like the perfect Saturday afternoon entertainment to me.
Guitar He ...
3 Brain Teasers to Drive You Nuts
I've always loved brain teasers and optical illusions. They often leave me feeling dazed and confused, scratching my head in disbelief.
They are fun because they remind us of two very important things:
1) Not everything our eyes see is real.
2) Just because our eyes don't see something doesn' ...
iJustine: From Geek to Internet Celebrity
Forget going from rags to riches, the hot story these days is going from geek to internet celebrity.
Justine Ezarik, a 25-year-old video blogger and marketing genius living in Los Angeles, has successfully catapulted herself into internet celebrity status by using her geekness to stay on the cutt ...
10 Tips to Get Your Girlfriend/Wife to Watch Sports
As football season begins here in the States, women around this country and others are grumbling about football overtaking their lives for the next five months. I have a bit of a different perspective because I love football, so I would like to offer all the men some tips for how to get your girlfr ...
Ukraine’s Ultimate Talent – Sand Animation
I would like to present you with yet another video on YouTube that has everyone going nuts. This video, originally posted two months ago, already received 1,300,000 views. It shows Kseniya Simonova, a 24 year old artist, who just won the Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent."
According to ...
New York City Street Artist: Swoon
Since I express my artistic creativity through writing and not art in the traditional sense, I am always fascinated by artists who draw, paint and create with different mediums. This article is about one of those very intriguing artists.
Swoon is a 31 year old female graffiti artist based in New ...
6 Secrets to Winning “Rock, Paper, Scissors”
We play Rock, Paper, Scissors in our house daily. Whether we are deciding who gets to choose a restaurant, who has to unload the dishwasher or who gets the remote control, we all agree on one thing: We respect the winner of Rock, Paper, Scissors.
If you are unfamiliar with this little game, h ...
The iPhone Orchestra Plays Led Zeppelin
This is going to blow your mind!
According to the Stanford University website, MoPHo (short for Mobile Phone Orchestra) is a new repertoire-based ensemble using mobile phones (iPhones) as the primary musical instrument. This particular orchestra, made up of 10 members, performed at this year's M ...