Social Graces

March 27, 2017

San Francisco/Bay Area, Social Graces, Travel / Cities

I first met Felix in a Lyft ride on my way to the airport at 6 AM. Even that early in the morning, I knew that after talking to him about his work with his friend Brenton, we needed to work with them! Felix and Brenton, founders and photographers ...

Don’t “Sell Out” Online…. Don’t Do It For The Likes Y’all

March 24, 2017

Social Graces, Tech

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Y'all. Watch Black Mirror if you want to celebrate Halloween and get a mean reality check on your social media use. So so mean. Black Mirror is a smart Netflix show set in the future that examines human nature paired with high tech. The first epis...

Why Are Women In Their Late 20s and 30s Calling Themselves Old?!

Katey Yurko

March 7, 2017

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When I turned 29 last year, I wanted to give a polite "UP yours" to every person who implied that 29 was getting old-- that I should really enjoy it because "in one year it's over!" Ummm... eff that. WHAT is over? The crippling self-consciousness ...

“Productive” Netflix-ing: Violet Fog Documentary Recommendations

Violet Fog

February 22, 2017

How to keep those brain cells from dying when you're on a Netflix binge... If you're not into super into Netflix sometimes.... you're probably lying to yourself and to us. Stop it right now. Luckily, instead of letting your life waste away on s...

Details For Violet Fog’s Official First Book Club & Girl’s Night!

February 16, 2017

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DRUM ROLL PLEASE?.. Well let??s stop for a second and talk about what we search for when we all pick books. Certainly we all have different tastes, different styles, different genres, different types of characters that we all connect with and that...

Heart Be Still!: When Your Ex Is Running Around In The Same City

Lisa Gordon

February 13, 2017

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Story by: Lisa Gordon Photo Cred: Cory Maryott It had been 4 years since I??d seen him, and it stayed with me like a lingering cold: I just couldn't shake it off, knowing I'd see him eventually. There was no way it wouldn't happen; I hung out in hi...

What Violet Fog Has Taught Me About Writing For Myself And My Community

February 9, 2017

Social Graces, Tech

I wanting to title this post "Writing Tips from Wrad" or "Riting tips from Rad", but I'm pretty sure Katey would die from my use of terrible puns. On the other hand, I anticipate Sandra would have been quite amused. I digress. I've been working on...

Confessions Of A Girl Who… Sorry… Just Doesn’t Like Sports.

February 4, 2017

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Mizz Radhika of The Snobby Foodie a BAWSE in the Tech world who has a big love for good-ass healthy food and providing honest journalism for all her womenfolk. She's sharp, funny, SMART, and totally Team #NiceGirlsClub. Check out her foodie blog ...

A Story Of Falling For A Classic Bay Area Stereotype: The “Hipster”

Lisa Gordon

January 24, 2017

San Francisco/Bay Area, Social Graces, Travel / Cities

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Thank God another first account love story from Lisa Gordon! Her stories are "goosebumps" good. (This one! *le sigh*) Check out more of her work here! Story by: Lisa Gordon A full head of dirty blonde hair, twisted as if by a tornado-- you ...

For How Much Time We Spend With Coworkers, We Realllllllly Should Be Getting Along With Them

January 19, 2017

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They say that on average we spend 90,000 hours working in our lifetime. We spend more time with our co-workers than with our partners, our kids and ourselves. Other than the typical work personality assessments that help us capitalize on each others�...

For All My Cat Parents Out There, This One Is For you

January 7, 2017

  About a year and a half ago, the most perfect being entered my life. If you were to meet me, you would learn about her within two minutes. I would pull out my phone and show you multiple pictures and tell you stories about her newest accomplish...

Organization Nerds…. A Case For The Old School Written Agenda (As Opposed To Calendar/To-Do List Apps)

January 3, 2017

Social Graces, Tech

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If you are a nerdy list maker that loves organization and color coding - this post is for you. Non "organization nerds".... Beware. It's going to get weird. I tend to be a pretty spontaneous person. I love doing spur of the moment things and going...

The Importance Of Reflecting On The Excess Of Christmas….

Lisa Gordon

December 24, 2016

It’s holiday time, so you know what that means: excess. Excess eating, drinking, merry-making, and, of course, spending. Despite my attempts every year to 1) finish my shopping early and 2) be tight with my spending, it never ends up working out...

To The People Who Are Rude To Those With A Different Accent Than Their Own…

December 22, 2016