Category Archives: Raves
This Campaign Cost Nothing
In one sentence: I am blown away by the VIA Group‘s pro bono project for the Salvation Army of Northern New England. As you can see from these photos, they were able to use donated ad space, volunteers and local … Continue reading
Filed under advertising, Commercials, Community Service, Raves
Chocolate, Wine & All That Jazz
For the last six months I have been working with a group of volunteers and staff members from the United Way of Greater St. Louis to help plan an event called Chocolate, Wine & All That Jazz. When I first … Continue reading
Filed under Commentary, Community Service, Raves
5th Street McDonald’s Hiring Friendly People
Just saw this video from a McDonald’s in St. Charles, MO. The restaurant needed more time to complete this man’s order, so they asked him to pull out of the drive-thru. He refused and so it appears that they refused … Continue reading
Filed under Random but Fun, Raves
Holograms you can touch
In the third grade, my class converted a bathroom into a hologram lab. We spray painted a Donald Duck figurine silver and shot a laser at him and through the magic of science, I now have a piece of glass … Continue reading
Filed under Random but Fun, Raves, technology
Web Cam Music Video
The story? A Japanese band called Sour created this synronized web cam video. The result? Eye candy! Probably my favorite music video since the Ok Go treadmills in “Here We Go Again” I love when bands come up with cool … Continue reading
Filed under Interactive, Pop Culture, Random but Fun, Raves
This post is bananas
B-A-N-A-N-A-S No, seriously. It is. This video changed my life. Much like the guy demonstrating this technique, I have been wasting precious seconds of my life, struggling to free yummy banana fruit from its devilish peel through the stem. Now, … Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Tips, Random but Fun, Raves
Shameless Plug for Books for Cameroon
My friend Wendy is stationed in Cameroon, West Africa, as a grassroots micro finance volunteer for the Peace Corps. After her first few months in a village without running water or paved roads, she realized that a lot of the … Continue reading →
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