Hold on to your hats, Upper East Siders: Gossip Girl came back last night with a bang — including the unscrupulous rise of Little J, the struggle of the Queen B, and the swoony hotness that is Serena and Dan. Were you paying attention to all the tech treachery? Find out with my quiz!
I'm more in favor of a busy pattern on my laptop bag if it's in sleeve form, rather than an actual bag — that way I'm never in danger of looking wildly uncoordinated (or looking juvenile, depending on the style). As a sleeve, you can put this in your bigger bag, and then at your destination, whip out a crazy colorful sleeve like this Bibelot print LeSportsac sleeve.
The pattern on this bag is loud, but not in a bad way. The colors are pretty, harmonious, and most importantly — fun! While it does kind of remind me of a lunch bag I had as a kid, this sleeve is still nevertheless sophisticated lady material. And at $40, it slides right into my post-tax-day budget!
In honor of Earth Day (and wedding planning week here on the Sugar Network) I thought it would be a grand idea to serve you up some easy and simple ways to make your wedding just a bit more earth friendly from a geek's perspective. These days, getting down with protecting Mother Earth can be simple.
From your wedding shower, to the big event and to all the details in between - from flower and utensil selection to reducing your meal's carbon footprint by choosing local food and beverages - little changes like this can certainly help our planet and our pocketbooks! Making your wedding eco friendly has never been more simple (and surprisingly) cost effective. Besides, wouldn't you rather spend all that extra cash on the honeymoon, or better yet? That flat screen HDTV you've been eyeing? Go, Earth!
Invites - We've already talked about some great wedding websites like ewedding that you can set up at little or no cost. The best part, since all of your ceremony and reception information is in one place, no one will be losing the details on your big day. And since your guests can RSVP directly on the site at any time, there really isn't any need for paper invites anymore. Another option is to create a DVD wedding invite — high tech, yet super simple to make! However, if you are a traditionalist and want to send out your dream monogrammed paper invitations, make sure your paper is 100 percent recycled or even paper free like what's offered at Atlanta based Earthly Affair, who offer recycled invites as well as eco friendly printing and shipping.
Why do I get the feeling that the (you know what) is about to hit the fan for the four Cylons on the Galactica? Maybe it's because they are getting sloppy with their meetings, or that Tory is going psycho with her new found identity? As tense as it was to see Cally in that air lock with her chubby, cutie pie baby, it pains me to say that I wasn't completely sad to see her go — she's kinda been grinding my gears a bit lately. But in her defense, if I were in her situation and found out my hubby was a Cylon, I just might go over the edge too!
Oh, and what is up with Roslin and that secret tribunal? Lee totally put her on blast for that at the Quarum Q&A session, didn't he? She's getting all sneaky and I don't like it one bit! I don't know where things are headed or if Kara will ever find Earth, but in the meantime, take my recap quiz and see how well you were paying attention to episode 4.3!
In honor of Earth Day, I challenge each and every one of you to think of ways to get greener — like decreasing your power consumption, reusing packaging and by recycling your old gadgets. Although this sleek looking SOLo Lounge Table by iF may not be the most practical way to show Mother Earth some love, it is truly impressive.
Being able to hold over 17 kilowatts of solar energy every year if situated outdoors, this table can provide power to the equivalent of 6,300 mobile phone charges, 8,400 digital camera charges, or 168 laptop computer charges each year. . . Leaving little impact on the earth and your checkbook. Aside from boasting a super charging solar panel, this table also offers information on the tabletop LCD display as well as between computers and on the internet via a wireless connection. Now that is what I call eco-geek-chic.
MiiSculptures will create your cake toppers from your pictures and/or Miis, for $140. I'm loving them. How about you? Oh, and for more wedding-planning mania, check IDoSugar!
Inevitably, there will come a day when even while your glasses are on, or your contacts are in, you'll be squinting to see the small print on your monitor. Is it old age? Too far from your monitor? Who knows, but there is a keyboard shortcut solution to keep you from looking like you just took a whiff of something totally rotten.
You can increase the font size on your web pages just by hitting ctrl + on PC's, and command + on Mac's. Very simple, very discreet, and no more straining to get closer to your screen. Plus, it's just as easy to get text back to normal by hitting either ctrl - or command - . Oh, and after you're done surfing in comfort, make an appointment to get your eyes checked. . . . squinting doesn't look cute on anyone!
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