Lemonade

This trailer gave me the chills.

Synopsis reads: More than 70,000 advertising professionals have lost their jobs in this 'Great Recession.' Lemonade is about what happens when people who were once paid to be creative in advertising are forced to be creative with their own lives.

via Swiss Miss

Weekend in Photos: Lake Michigan

I was in Michigan this weekend for my sister's bridal shower, hosted by her fiance's mom & sister. I had heard so much about this great spot on Lake Michigan where he spent his summers growing up - and his grandparents and his mother. Everyone says it's hard to explain - but it was best put by someone over the weekend who said it's like Dirty Dancing. And it kinda is. There's the men's doubles tennis tournament, the weekly Bingo nights, the walk up to Green Mountain - which is less green & more of a gigantic dune, the $1 ice cream stand, the bonfires on the beach and the end of summer dance. There's something so special about a place where your grandparents met their best friends, and your parents met theirs, and you have yours. It's like a huge family reuinon. And as a first-time weekend visitor, it really feels like that.

We tried to spend most of our time outside - morning runs, walks on the beach, tennis, dips in the lake, al fresco parties. And when it rained, we went into Saugatuck to visit Michigan's own American Spoon for their famous dried cherries & yummy jams.

I'd go back in a heartbeat.

And for the record, (and mostly for East-Coasters) Lake Michigan really is like the ocean - without the salty water or the (slightly irrational) fear of sharks or (more plausible) fear of getting bit by a crab. My family would kill me, but lakes are pretty awesome.

From the Desk Fridays: A Letter from Nestle

My aunt recently gave my sister an album of things she had found of my mom's. There's nothing better than pictures of my mom I've never seen before. This letter from Nestle was in the album. Interesting huh? I love the Don Draper-ness of it. And of course the faded envelope color and the address without a house number or zip code.

Artist Mara Sprafkin

Cute Sharpie video featuring Brooklyn-based artist Mara Sprafkin.

See more of Mara's work here.

Thinking About...

...my sister's bridal shower that I'm hosting in our backyard at the end of the month. And how we must have paper pom poms. Lots of em.

But it looks like Martha Stewart Crafts is sold out of them. Suggestions?

[photos courtesy of Apartment Therapy, Martha Stewart Crafts and Ashley Ann Photography]

Sticky Notes

While I could do without the lame acting in this video - I do love the effect of over 200,000 sticky notes dancing.

[EepyBird's Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird via Scene 360 Illusion]

Twitter: Fresh From the Oven Tweets

I'm fairly new to Twitter - and admittedly don't love tweeting my every move - but I do love this: Baker Tweet. Digital creative agency Poke developed a system for Albion Cafe in London that doesn't require a computer (since they don't mix well with flour) - but rather just the turn of a dial to whatever baked good is hot out of the oven & the press of a button to tweet it to all its followers. So smart. And great for Poke, conveniently located across the street.

[photos courtesy of Oh Gizmo!]