
Alida Brandenburg
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2013-06-18 00:42:22 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 33 +1s)
[Welcome to the Easter of Disco]
So between Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" (http://bit.ly/11Hie6S), Bruno Mars' "Treasure" (http://bit.ly/11V04CH), and Daft Punk's entire album, is it safe to say that we are experiencing the Easter of Disco? Because if so, I am running to get my goldfish-filled clear platform shoes RIGHT NOW, you guise, and I couldn't be happier about the entire thing. So fucking into this. <slaps on pink lip gloss and shakes out her hair>
Boogie oogie oogie, ya'll. It's happening. And I am tapping my gold-adorned feet in time.
(Also, "Blurred Lines" is totally to 2013 what "Bringing Sexy Back" was to 2006. +Sharon Strandskov knows what I'm talkin' 'bout.)
(Also, man, can we please all learn how to dance like this again? We are so banal in ... mehr »

2013-06-17 22:59:27 (10 comments, 14 reshares, 51 +1s)
[Think learning the Periodic Table of Elements is useless? This girl used it to execute the ultimate troll.]
As a scientist and hip-hop enthusiast, I applaud this girl's brilliant subversion. Click to see the hidden message cleverly disguised as nerdery in her yearbook quote.
#humor #lol


2013-06-17 03:11:36 (27 comments, 3 reshares, 158 +1s)
[It's the Dad that counts.]
When I was in middle school, my dad took a trip to Thailand for a few weeks for the first time. He came back bearing a ruddy tan, exotic stories of living luxuriously for only $1/day, and a gift for me.
"I know you like things with cartoons on them, so I got you this," he beamed proudly, handing me the blue fleece beanie with a patch of Mickey Mouse embroidered on. My eyes bounced between the cartoon figure and my dad's expecting, slate green eyes as I held back an amused chuckle. I didn't have the heart to tell him that Mickey Mouse was soooo mainstream, and I only liked obscure, or ironic cartoons, so I graciously took the soft hat in my hands and embraced him in a hug, my heart bursting a little at my dad's precious attempt at nailing a "cool" gift for his pre-teen daughter. I think I wore the beanie once, then... mehr »


2013-06-17 03:16:34 (15 comments, 3 reshares, 152 +1s)
[Dad]
We're lucky in life if we have even one great teacher, even if just for a spell. There are those of us that are fortunate enough to have a wonderful, loving, perhaps even humorous father who makes us laugh until we're holding our bellies and wiping tears from our eyes. But to have all these qualities sewn into just one man? A man I have had the privilege of spending my entire life with? I am truly and deeply blessed.
Thanks for walking beside me for the last 29 years, Dad, and even carrying me when I wasn't strong enough to carry myself. You've touched many lives, and I count myself lucky to be among them. Love you with the strength of a thousand origami crane wings. ♥
#FathersDay

2013-06-12 22:21:05 (19 comments, 7 reshares, 36 +1s)
[ASMR: Weirdest or greatest thing ever?]
Every time I think the internet is as weird as it can get, I stumble upon something new and have to recalibrate. Today I was introduced---okay, I have to say that I am even having trouble typing this right now because of its effects, this is so fucking...I don't even know--to ASMR. +Ryan Crowe didn't tell me what it was supposed to do (and I'm not going to either), and when I first started watching all I could think was that it was really astoundingly odd and I felt slightly uncomfortable by this. However, almost immediately and against my preconceptions, I started to get lost in it and feel it overtaking me. By a couple minutes in, I was totally gone and couldn't bring myself to stop listening to the video long enough to share it.
Part phone sex operator, part soothing mother, part Bob Ross, this has to be one of the ... mehr »

2013-06-12 17:30:45 (28 comments, 39 reshares, 103 +1s)
[Thisiswhyyoureskinny.com (Spoiler Alert: It's Photoshop.)]
Most revealing to me is the way that Jennifer Lawrence's strong, buff arms are whittled down to make her look like a fragile twig--just how we like our wominz, amirite, guise? As a friend said, "These are great examples of how even folks who have all the time, money, and motivation to remove their flaws and look a certain way still fall short of our outrageously unreasonable idealization of what real human bodies look like."
Not that we didn't all already know that, but always a good reminder.


2013-06-09 02:58:31 (9 comments, 11 reshares, 39 +1s)
[Becoming a social media consultant: tips, tools, and techniques.]
Hi, fellow social media strumpets! ;) I did a search around the community for this and couldn't find it addressed, but if it is, please feel free to direct me to the relevant post(s)!
I've been slowly transitioning into doing full-time social media consulting, which is thrilling, to say the least, but also a bit daunting! While I've been doing this my whole life on the side and have been very successful at it (if my ~1M followers on Google+ is any indication ;D), doing it in a full-time professional capacity is a totally different beast.
Most recently I was hired to head up digital marketing and branding for a firm, as well as the CEO's personal brand. She's given me free reign to take it and run with it, which is a mixed blessing. Obviously I'm ecstatic to have such autonomy a... mehr »


2013-06-08 21:53:30 (18 comments, 6 reshares, 143 +1s)
Celebratory +The LittleBigFund launch brunch. So proud of your hard work, +Carter Gibson! Here's to us taking over the world, you sassy fuck. <3
For more details on the exciting launch, give a peek here: http://bit.ly/1000Gsa
#thelittlebigfund


2013-06-09 01:34:55 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)
LittleBigFund.org is live! Make a big impact to little charities
Check it out and donate now here: http://bit.ly/ZqJerh
The time has finally come! LittleBigFund.org is live and open for business! We're featuring three amazing #LGBT organizations this month on a site that I know you'll love. Go read their stories, donate to create a big fund together, and then vote on which organization you think is most deserving of the fund. The one with the most votes receives the fund and you make a huge impact with only a few bucks. Crowdfunding and storytelling mix to enable charitable passions.
We've vetted these nonprofits, worked with them directly to tell their story, and will return a story back to you, our donors, with how the organization who received the fund used it. Your reward is knowing that you made a difference, not a tote bag. We facilitate the process. I... mehr »

2013-06-07 23:10:53 (40 comments, 11 reshares, 146 +1s)
Think I can perform inverse pushups?
Click to find out. Accountants gone wild.

2013-06-07 21:12:10 (4 comments, 7 reshares, 41 +1s)
I love this so much.
"JWT joined with Warner Bros. and the A.C. Camargo Cancer Center in São Paulo, Brazil, to craft a super-powerful campaign designed to help children with cancer better understand their treatment and be less frightened by chemotherapy. The initiative revolves around superheroes. The game room at the hospital is tricked out like the interior of the Justice League, and colorful chemo-bag covers bear the insignia of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern, transforming the oft-scary drugs into a "Superformula." Specially drawn comic books tell medically realistic tales of the Dark Knight and his friends defeating cancer-like diseases to resume their war against evil. Although it uses D.C. Comics characters, this effort is a marvel, helping kids gain knowledge, courage and faith in themselves—the ultimate superpowers."
via +Adweek and Co... mehr »


2013-06-05 17:25:53 (26 comments, 14 reshares, 141 +1s)
[Stand strong, Turkey. We're watching. We're with you.]
Just started crying at work looking at these photos. A lot of powerful images of peaceful defiance against the brutality in Turkey. My heart is bleeding, but so moved. The cracks are showing and spreading throughout the world. Can't wait for this to break wide open.
Full website documenting the violence against the protesters here: http://bit.ly/10Qnsl2
#Turkey

2013-05-31 21:41:30 (8 comments, 5 reshares, 40 +1s)
[Feel-Food Friday: Nurturing girls and the environment together in India proves fruitful. Literally.]
Ever heard of echofeminism? I hadn't. But this village in India is practicing in a surprisingly effective and fascinating way:
"Villagers plant 111 trees every time a girl is born and the community ensures these trees survive, attaining fruition as the girls grow up.
...
"Over the last six years, people here have managed to plant over a quarter million trees on the village's grazing commons- including neem, sheesham, mango, Amla among others.
“'We make these parents sign an affidavit promising that they would not marry her off before the legal age, send her to school regularly and take care of the trees planted in her name,' says Mr. Paliwal."
But that's not all. Click the link for an even b... mehr »


2013-05-24 21:19:17 (2 comments, 7 reshares, 56 +1s)
[Feel-Good Friday: Are you listening to the lub dub?]
#FeelGoodFriday #quotes


2013-05-24 22:12:51 (9 comments, 45 reshares, 102 +1s)
[Feel-Good Friday: Dare to explore. Get outside your comfort zone. And always, always be on the lookout for magic.]
What's on your list of how to be an explorer of the world?
#FeelGoodFriday

2013-05-24 17:12:17 (16 comments, 4 reshares, 36 +1s)
[Feel-Good Friday: Beyond the call of duty, police officers step up to fill a fallen father's shoes.]
Daughter of a police officer killed on duty is unexpectedly welcomed at her kindergarten graduation by 300 of her father's comrades.
"'When they stepped out of the car, they saw a sea of blue out there. The officers were clapping, calling out her name, congratulating her,' said Phoenix police department spokesman James Holmes, who attended the ceremony. 'The look on her face was absolutely priceless.'”
You have to click to see the photo of all of them lined up. It got me all kinds of choked up. What a beautiful way for the community to rally around a child on her important day.
#FeelGoodFriday

2013-05-23 17:30:14 (16 comments, 38 reshares, 75 +1s)
[The takeaway from this video? Children are totally psychotic. And hilarious.]
Man reenacts a convo with his two-year-old daughter, but replaces her with a fully-grown adult male. The results? Outstanding. The type of video the internet was made for. Can't wait for more episodes.
And to have kids so I can have little psychopaths running through my house, too. :D

2013-05-22 20:23:10 (4 comments, 6 reshares, 28 +1s)
[Cat Beards: The Next Wave of Cats' Internet Domination]
Only downside? Your breath smells like cat food. Ralph Wiggum knows what I'm talking about:
http://bit.ly/10MqS3m

2013-05-22 16:56:24 (18 comments, 1 reshares, 39 +1s)
[Ghost Town or Boom Town? Making the Case for Google+]
Still think Google+ is a waste of time for business? Let me give you five simple reasons why you should definitely reconsider, including this best-kept secret: if, indeed, Google+ is a desolate ghost town (spoiler alert: it's not ), that's exactly why you need to get your brand on now. Want to know why? Check out my post on the stupendous +Social Tribe blog.
http://bit.ly/Z01ZVt
Any points I missed? Have you or your company adopted Google+ for marketing? If so, what have you learned and how has your experience been? If not, what factors are holding you back? Join the conversation here or at +Social Tribe!
#socialmedia #marketing #socialtribe #googleplustip #google+ #googleplus #googleplusyourbusiness #google+yourbusiness


2013-05-22 16:06:23 (13 comments, 17 reshares, 88 +1s)
Light up the world.
#quotes #inspiration #inspirational


2013-05-20 22:40:21 (25 comments, 4 reshares, 78 +1s)
[Why Do Men Keep Putting Me in the The Girlfriend Zone?]
Maybe it's time for a an Overly-Attached Boy-Friend meme...? ;) This girl seems to think so with this delightful and hilarious retort to men's "friend-zone" complaints:
http://bit.ly/1165tYH
So on point I want to bone this chick and play video games with her and start calling her my girlfriend. BECAUSE I HAVE A RIGHT. I WAS NICE TO HER.
#humor #overlyattachedgirlfriend #girlfriendzone

2013-05-20 19:24:07 (9 comments, 9 reshares, 34 +1s)
[Sir Ken Robinson: ADHD is not an epidemic.]
"If you sit kids down, hour after hour, doing low-grade clerical work, don't be surprised if they start to fidget. Children are not, for the most part, suffering from a psychological condition. They're suffering from childhood."
Another great TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson. Some redundancy here with his other talks/books, but this is a message that bears repeating.
Do you see any progress being made with our educational system? What do you think is holding us back?
#educationreform #TEDtalks


2013-05-17 16:22:16 (56 comments, 6 reshares, 226 +1s)
Red rover, red rover, send Alida right over...
:)

2013-05-14 19:15:17 (24 comments, 15 reshares, 45 +1s)
[Ice tsunami in Minnesota plows through house]
I didn't even think this could exist! One of the strangest and eeriest feats of nature I have ever seen. The sound of it is unreal.

2013-05-08 18:45:50 (14 comments, 3 reshares, 37 +1s)
[ #cusoob (current song obsession)]
Would have posted it earlier, but I was too busy listening to it in repeat. So richly cinematic and lush.
What's your cusoob?
#music

2013-05-08 00:25:12 (8 comments, 4 reshares, 58 +1s)
[Jennifer Lawrence reacts to meeting Nicholson how everyone of us would have. But better].
Excuse me while I climb out from under my cozy rock, because I honestly had no idea who Jennifer Lawrence was until watching this clip (other than me unknowingly using this gif of her all the time: http://bit.ly/YDWwWv), but I'm ridiculously in love with her after watching this video of her meeting Jack Nicholson for the first time and totally freaking the fuck out in the most candid, but cheeky way.
Bonus: this video of her interview-bombing Josh Hutcherson is equally priceless and hilarious: http://bit.ly/17KyR7h
#lol #humor #movies #oscars

2013-05-05 21:00:33 (53 comments, 60 reshares, 251 +1s)
["We're made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."]
Sitting here under my covers wiping tears from my cheeks. Watching this hit me really hard in an unexpected way. The poetic beauty of it, most certainly, but more so my realization that science now feels like an estranged lover -- a partner I once knew so intimately, and admired with overwhelming awe, wonder, and reverence; my beloved I devoted myself to, committed to understanding and appreciating on every level, and had planned to spend the rest of my life with. It wasn't always easy, but we spent some of our best years together, finding ways to communicate even though we rarely spoke the same language.
Spanning more than a decade, we defied the odds and lasted longer than most marriages. It was the most challenging and rewarding relationship I've ever been blessed to be part of. ... mehr »

2013-05-05 05:59:25 (5 comments, 5 reshares, 48 +1s)
Because this never gets old, no matter how many times I watch it.
May the 4th be with you.
#maythe4thbewithyou #maythefourthbewithyou #StarWars #lol #humor #funny #chewbacca


2013-05-02 06:42:47 (23 comments, 26 reshares, 143 +1s)
[A nerdy, nostalgic girl can hope...]
Waiting for the day that +Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, or even +Vic Gundotra and +Bradley Horowitz announce that everything we've been tirelessly curating to our profiles over the years is for the actual product they've been waiting to debut: a bound, high-quality printed scrapbook of our digital lives.
I would buy the shit out of that.
(Can't you just see it? [Your Name]: Vol I, Vol II... You see, it's an especially great idea for Facebook and Google because as we continue to add to our profiles, we would need to buy new volumes of our books. It's never-ending! :D)
#ideas

2013-05-01 16:46:35 (8 comments, 24 reshares, 78 +1s)
A stop-motion movie made by manipulating single atoms? I think IBM just got innovative again.
Hat-tip to +Brandon Sugiyama.


2013-04-27 19:26:21 (33 comments, 4 reshares, 110 +1s)
+Thomas Vaquerano , interjecting as I fumbled and stuttered trying to tell a joke yesterday at +Pandora:
"You're better on the internet."
#pwned

2013-04-26 23:27:06 (1 comments, 12 reshares, 35 +1s)
[Feel-Good Friday: Need 26 stories to cheer you up and give you warm fuzzies?]
Here they are, including one of the cutest, most clever and badass Halloween costumes I've seen. :)
#FeelGoodFriday


2013-04-26 02:22:37 (87 comments, 190 reshares, 868 +1s)
[CISPA is dead. Rejoice!]
(Though we know this only means some other PIPA/SOPA/CISPA iteration is already in the pipeline, and they will keep trying to exhaust us with cyber bill after cyber bill, hoping our vigilance will wear down, but at least we've won again for now! Our strength and attention prevails!)
Details here: http://huff.to/17lvB1M


2013-04-25 19:42:46 (17 comments, 9 reshares, 81 +1s)
[The Art of Peacocking: How do you share your pride in your accomplishments without coming off as boastful or pompous?]
We all know that selling yourself is critical to career growth. And since many times our opportunities come directly from our friends and family ("It's not what you know, it's who you know!"), it seems even more critical to promote your successes to your immediate circles. You want them to know you're kicking ass and ready to tackle the next big thing!
And beyond the strategics, you should take pride in your work, have confidence in yourself, and be delighted when you can share your accolades with those you love. If you can't take a self-indulging moment to excitedly polish your own apple with the people that know you best and that care about you, with whom can you?
But the potential backlash to sharing your good news is... mehr »

2013-04-24 22:07:21 (10 comments, 4 reshares, 32 +1s)
[Adult Cat Finder]
I clicked. I definitely have problems finding adult cats in my area. Real cats are waiting! Start a live chat now!
#humor #lol #icanhascheezburger

2013-04-23 19:42:00 (244 comments, 431 reshares, 1262 +1s)
[Jimmy Kimmel hilariously pranks Coachella. Does no favors to hipsters.]
"These bands are so obscure that they do not exist."
+Jimmy Kimmel Live has pulled a lot of great stunts. But this... this is undoubtedly the best. Interviewer asks Coachella patrons about made-up bands. Coachella-goers pretend to totally be in-the-know and gush about how much they love that group. Terrible hipster stereotypes promptly reinforced with super glue.
Absolute perfection.
#humor #lol

2013-04-22 18:00:48 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 33 +1s)
[Beta Love: Your perfect summer accessory.]
Oh, hello new summertime jam. I've made a perfect home for you, snug in that spot between the salty California-coast air and my open sunroof as I cruise down Bolinas Road with my hand surfing wind-waves out the window, racing closer and closer to the moment my toes and warm sand will embrace yet again like lovers locking fingers. Yes, you'll sit nicely there, and we will enjoy our time spent together. ♥
#musicmonday


2013-04-20 02:37:49 (23 comments, 33 reshares, 147 +1s)
This. Is. Amazing.
Oh, internet. I love you. <3
Also, fun fact and in case you were wondering, my high school is where the term 420 actually originated. Here's the whole story behind it: http://huff.to/11nnuiN You're welcome...? ;)
#braceyourself #420 #meme #humor #lol


2013-04-19 19:24:28 (82 comments, 111 reshares, 412 +1s)
[Feel-Good Friday: I was one of those girls. Were you?]
<hikes up her bossy/leadership pants>
#FeelGoodFriday #LeanIn

2013-04-18 18:21:22 (5 comments, 5 reshares, 39 +1s)
[Boston Strong sing The National Anthem and move me to tears.]
I heard the audio of this on the radio on my way to work this morning, and wept in my car at the moving emotion surging up in their voices. The first sports game in Boston since the bombing, and this is what happened. Incredibly touching and powerful.
#BostonMarathon


2013-04-22 00:02:41 (15 comments, 19 reshares, 136 +1s)
C is for cookie crest...?
This made me really happy today. :D

2013-04-16 00:15:51 (495 comments, 500 reshares, 1016 +1s)
[For those who serve.]
About two minutes in I realized my mouth was full of half-eaten food. I'd stop chewing. I'd stopped breathing. "There's gotta be people hurt out there!" the cop had urgently screamed as he ran into the smoking rubble. I burst into tears.
But what kept striking me more than the horror of it all was my deep and sincere appreciation seeing those men and women in uniform fearlessly running into the carnage, ripping apart the barricades to storm through to the people who needed them right then, not giving care to the fact that another explosion could be on the way any minute, fighting the natural instinct we all have to run in the opposite direction to protect ourselves. Noble and brave don't begin to do it justice.
So I'm posting this as my thanks to all of you who serve. I know many have mixed feelings about our... mehr »


2013-04-12 23:09:05 (12 comments, 32 reshares, 127 +1s)
Feel-Good Friday: Keep your eye on the horizon, sailor. You'll get there.
#FeelGoodFriday


2013-04-11 20:41:36 (20 comments, 3 reshares, 97 +1s)
[Throwback Thursday: Ugly Duckling Edition 4/11/13]
Your most awkward photo evar. Post it now!
Two weeks ago I told you noodles that I found a super embarrassing photo of me from my ugly duckling years. (We all had them. No need to hide it!) Original post is here: http://bit.ly/ZLCxWC, and today is the big reveal day! Here is my contribution to #ThrowbackThursday , Ugly Duckling Edition. Can't wait to see yours! Be sure to include the tags below so we can find them and collectively comiserate and giggle together. I'm going to compile an album of them to share once we're all done. :D
#UglyDucklingThrowback #Throwbackthursday


2013-04-04 23:36:56 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 42 +1s)
[Throwback Thursday: Ugly Duckling Edition 4/4/13]
Your most awkward photo evar. Get ready to post and tag with #UglyDucklingThrowback !
The other day I managed to find an incredibly awful photo of me from my awkward tween years. We're talking braces, crooked teeth, winged-out hair, chubby cheeks.. the works. I was thinking it would be fun to post it, but even more fun to post a picture of me holding it next to myself years later. As a self-identified ugly duckling (+Daria Musk, I know you're with me!), it's fun to look back at those pictures and see how different I look now. But whether you're an ugly duckling or not, none of us escaped age 10-18 without some shamefully embarrassing phases caught on film. ;)
....So what's even more fun than me posting an awkward photo of my past self? All of us doing it together to giggle collectively as a ... mehr »

2013-04-01 19:31:06 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 29 +1s)
[Rave is not a four-letter word.]
Hint: listen to the track all the way through! It builds!
Sometimes--most times--there is a moment in the night when a track comes on that reminds me of why fifteen years later, I'm still losing sleep to drag myself to dirty warehouses to dance until daybreak. Why I'm still doing my best to see the the scene's bright beating heart instead of the dark underbelly it sits atop. Why despite rotating through countless circles of friends as they dropped off, burnt out, and moved on, I'm still here standing in platform shoes and earmuffs, because it was never about that shit. Never about being the cool kid standing behind the DJ with drink in hand. It was always just me, the music, and the dancefloor. That's all that mattered.
And when that track comes on, I close my eyes, hold my hands over my heart, smile, and then reach my... mehr »


2013-03-29 21:50:32 (145 comments, 224 reshares, 729 +1s)
[Feel-Good Friday: Suspended coffees: a lesson in paying it forward.]
Seen floating around the interwebz today:
We enter a little coffeehouse with a friend of mine and give our order. While we’re approaching our table two people come in and they go to the counter:
‘Five coffees, please. Two of them for us and three suspended’ They pay for their order, take the two and leave.
I ask my friend: “What are those ‘suspended’ coffees?”
My friend: “Wait for it and you will see.”
Some more people enter. Two girls ask for one coffee each, pay and go. The next order was for seven coffees and it was made by three lawyers - three for them and four ‘suspended’. While I still wonder what’s the deal with those ‘suspended’ coffees I enjoy the sunny weather and the beautiful view towards the square in front of the cafe. Suddenly a man dressed in shabby clothes who looks... mehr »


2013-04-04 23:38:26 (36 comments, 2 reshares, 53 +1s)
[Throwback Thursday: Ugly Duckling Edition 4/11/13]
Your most awkward photo evar. Get ready to post and tag with #UglyDucklingThrowback !
Update: Date changed! #UglyDucklingThrowback is now on 4/11/13!
The other day I managed to find an incredibly awful photo of me from my awkward tween years. We're talking braces, crooked teeth, winged-out hair, chubby cheeks.. the works. I was thinking it would be fun to post it, but even more fun to post a picture of me holding it next to myself years later. As a self-identified ugly duckling (+Daria Musk, I know you're with me!), it's fun to look back at those pictures and see how different I look now. But whether you're an ugly duckling or not, none of us escaped age 10-18 without some shamefully embarrassing phases caught on film. ;)
....So what's even more fun than me posting an awkward ... mehr »


2013-03-27 21:12:31 (16 comments, 5 reshares, 80 +1s)
I wonder if the songs and poems heard in our dreams are really as poignant as we think, or just gibberish our brain is interpreting as profound.
They're always so hard to remember upon waking.
(Says the girl who woke from a dream at 4:45 AM to write a poem about the poem she was forgetting.)
Photo by Lydia White: http://lydiaw.net

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