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Erica is feminist geek, social community manager at SEOmoz, and a founder of GeekGirlCon. Follow her @emcgillivray.
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Five Things to do in Seattle in the Fall
It’s definitely fall. I’ve started wearing a scarf and mittens and my office heater is working away. This was the view from my balcony a few weeks ago when the leaves were just starting to change. Five Things to do … Continue reading
Pants Magic: Another Adventure in Photoshopping
One of my biggest work projects is to take the raw clothing photos from the photographer and edit them by removing the background (and mannequin) and color correcting. By color correcting, the photographer only takes one photo of a product … Continue reading
Register to Vote and Check Your Voter’s Registration
I believe it’s the patriotic duty of every eligible citizen to vote. When I turned 18-years-old, I was so excited that I could vote, especially since I was 17-years-old when George W. was elected the first time. My frustration was … Continue reading
Friday Hope: DonorsChoose.org
Today is dark and drizzly here in Seattle. I remain even more disillusioned about yesterday’s VP debate and the current bailout. A link from a friend pointed me to a website called DonorsChoose.org, where public school teachers in the United … Continue reading
Welcome October. L’Shana Tovah. And Where Did September Go?
Seems like September was a blur and I was busy almost every weekend. Brief highlights included: Jason’s 28th Birthday My maternal Grandpa’s 80th Birthday Putting the finishing touches on my house and the not shown working on my car My … Continue reading
Photoshopping Magic
Thanks to access to Photoshop, anyone can subtract (or add) wrinkles, freckles, frown lines, or those 10 extra pounds off a photo. The Seattle Times recently did an article called Photoshop: Memories – the way we want them about a … Continue reading
Seattle: Not Just the Big Unfriendly City
When I was growing up, I always said that I was going to move away to a big city and never look back. Which is just what I did in my move to Seattle. (Okay, you can argue that Seattle … Continue reading
Personal Accountability Starts with Education
I’m a news junkie. Okay, I’m an NPR-listening and blog-reading junkie. I’ve been listening and reading many different commentaries on the collapsing financial structure. I probably shouldn’t be. I think it’s adversely affecting my mood. (Also I really hate the … Continue reading
The Joke’s On You, Webmaster
As a gainfully employed person with a busy social and home life, I often find that my websites are neglected. They can fall into such disrepair that my only notion of ‘updating’ them to current standards and design are to … Continue reading
Posted in admin, graphic design, web design, work processes
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The Redneck Vote
Amanda Marcotte on Pandragon.net writes Rednecks and Offense, an article about the changing nature of the word ‘redneck,’ the appeal to rednecks by Republicans, and how she’s not that far from a redneck. Obviously, I have joked about my mom’s … Continue reading
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Tagged election 2008 what?, family, marketing in the 21st century, politics, writing
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