So let’s talk about Maui
November 17, 2011, by happykatie in Awesomeness Fest, Personal, TravelAs I mentioned previously, I attended Awesomeness Fest this year – a grand party of learning, sunshine, hugging strangers and personal development. With speakers like Vishen Lakhiani, Lisa Nichols and Lynne Twist, it’s easy to see how the tribe couldn’t help but walk away feeling transformed. But let’s geek out over the other awesomeness that wasn’t [...]
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Inky black and full of light
September 6, 2011, by happykatie in Travel, Videovia vimeo.com Yet another reason I love going to Marfa (as if you needed me to share another) – spending the night in the Davis Mountains, looking at the sky with the McDonald Observatory folks. Absolutely nothing like it. So humbling.
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Inspired by Iceland tourism inspiration
June 2, 2011, by happykatie in Advertising, TravelThere’s a great article on PSFK about the Inspired by Iceland campaign and the reviatlization of Iceland’s tourism after the smoky eruption of Grímsvötn. They really did it right. In addition to my beloved Icelandic dance video, they focused inwardly on the 318,000 residents to re-invigorate their love for their home country by encouraging them to [...]
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One love with the Railroad Revival Tour in Marfa, TX
May 3, 2011, by happykatie in Music, Personal, TravelAll this weekend, I’ve been thinking ‘one week ago right now I was…’: Loving the West Texas 10 hour drive In Marfa, TX Trying to out-eat the Blue Bell ice cream cone drips in front of Frama Singing happy birthday to an old lady in a country church on Easter Sunday Loving a quiet morning [...]
Continue reading →Wanderlust: I need to go to Iceland
August 5, 2010, by happykatie in Travel, VideoI need to go to Iceland. I also need to learn how to dance.
Continue reading →Ballroom Marfa <3 <3 <3
May 2, 2010, by happykatie in Art, Personal, TravelWe joined Ballroom Marfa this week and are supremely happy about it. It's a fantastic Marfa-based arts non profit that brings great music and artistic adventures, as well as conjuring up some of the most fantastic poster art ever. Whether you live there or not, this is one cause to get behind — and [...]
Continue reading →Marfa Marfa Marfa
April 18, 2010, by happykatie in Art, Events, Personal, TravelIn celebration of food writer and author John DeMers' new novel Marfa Shadows (a foodie murder mystery OMG!!), I'm in Marfa this weekend along with Monica Danna, Laura Mayes, Jenny Lawson, Katherine Center and Nancy Wozny — deep in the heart of West Texas' desert. And I don't think that any of us could [...]
Continue reading →Howlin’ at Great Wolf Lodge: #chevygwl roadtrip
March 20, 2010, by happykatie in Personal, PR / Marketing, TravelWe spent the weekend at the lovely Great Wolf Lodge a couple of week ago, as part of a family-focused blogger outreach event with GWL's PR team and GM (see disclosure at the end of this post). It's not every family road trip that ends with a hotel gone cabin [...]
Continue reading →NOLA beckons for the Greatest Weekend Ever
December 8, 2009, by happykatie in Personal, Travelhappycajun anyone? I'll be making the quick flight over to New Orleans this weekend, at the invitation of Harrah's New Orleans to take part in their Greatest Weekend Ever. It's been years since I've been to New Orleans, before the hurricane, so this is like a re-introduction of sorts. Plus we'll be staying in [...]
Continue reading →noneck shines the light on China with Qik / live video streaming
August 13, 2008, by happykatie in political technology, Politics, Social media learnin' 101 series, Travel, Video, Web/Tech, WeblogsContinuing on the power of Qik motif (see Congressman Culberson’s live video activity here), Noel Hidalgo (aka: @noneck) has been off changing the world again, this time stirring up trouble (in all the best ways) in China during the Olympics. He and John Hocevar (founder of Students for a Free Tibet) were interviewed by Amy [...]
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