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Thoughts on Community

Last week I had lunch with some friends: fellow CCE founder Laura Henry, and Genevieve Robertson and Shelly Kerry from LightboxSF.  The meeting was ostensibly to brainstorm surrounding conference-y event formats, but the conversation kept coming back to community.

Initially I was sort of surprised how central the issue was, since I always think of networking as an important but secondary part of any conference.  To me, programming always came first.  That’s why you pay for a conference that has expert speakers, rather than … Read more »

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Date1.16.2012

Hello 2012

Happy New Year, everyone!

(Like every year before this) I declare that 2012 will be the best year ever.  2011 was mostly taken up by apartment-hunting and CCE, but this year I’m leaving myself room for some new creative and business pursuits.  New stuff for 2012:

First up, the Deep Creeps will FINALLY hit stores.  It has literally been years since I started working on this new line, but the packaging finally got approved this week, so the little buggers should arrive in stores sometime around April 1st. Leonardo the dumbo octopus … Read more »

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Date1.02.2012

The Last Craft Fair

This past weekend I participated in my very last craft fair.  When I first started Sweet Meats, craft fairs were invaluable.  The direct interaction with thousands of potential customers allowed me to collect a ton of feedback about prices, popular products, displays and marketing: deli wrapping was a hit and often served as the tipping point between browser and buyer; when it came to products, “I love you more than bacon” was the big winner in buttons, but the ham always came out on top in the toy category.  At last week’s Bazaar Bizarre, however, I … Read more »

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Date12.07.2011
whole house

Best Halloween Decorations Ever

Now that we’ve got first-floor, street-facing double windows, I plan to do a lot of window display practice.  Since we just unpacked our last box today (woo hoo!) I think I’m a little late for Halloween, but next year I am definitely creating a set of creepy silhouettes a la Jeffery Rudell.  I just love how simple and ungaudy they are — not to mention inexpensive and recyclable!  I’m thinking of going with a Hannibal Lecter dinner scene (with a nice Chianti).

If you’d like to make something eeevil for the trick-or-treaters ringing your bell next week, Jeffery has a … Read more »

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Date10.24.2011

Rug Roundup

A. and I bought an apartment last month!  It’s bigger than our last place, but also colder and darker, so we need to purchase a lot of essentials to get it ready, like light fixtures and rugs.  This week I went a little crazy looking at rugs in particular.  I need to organize them in one place in order make a decision, so forgive me while I go a little lifestyle-blogger here.  If you’re also shopping for a modern, graphic rug, you’re welcome!  I just did all the hard work for you.  But mind the date-stamp on this post.  In … Read more »

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Date10.22.2011
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Labor Day

Growing up in New York City, Labor Day was always bittersweet.  On the one hand, it signaled the end of warm, carefree days spent without any obligations.  On the other hand, it also signaled a fresh start through blank pages, pristine erasers and new clothes.

I still get excited by the start of fall.  Though I desperately claw towards a break each summer, when I reach my parents’ farmhouse in the mountains, it is with a sense of relief, not eagerness. The days pass in a blur, and I walk around a little like a zombie, while my brain and body … Read more »

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Date9.06.2011
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