Image credit: HBO Fact: I watch entirely too much TV. In fact, there was a point in college when I had to have a calendar for which shows were on which night so I didn’t forget any of them. Monday: "House," "How I Met Your Mother," "Lie to Me," "The Bachelor" and "Gossip Girl" (don’t… Continue reading SPOILER ALERT: "Game of Thrones" in 60 Seconds
Author: Rachel Grice, CPT, RYT-200
What Your Resume Says About You
Does your resume look like this? Probably not. Should it? Well that depends. (Credit: Mashable)People are attracted to beauty. Also shiny things. And things that are new and innovative. These resumes featured on Mashable are certainly three of the above four.It would appear that the days of the black-and-white, plain-text resumes are coming to an… Continue reading What Your Resume Says About You
How to Draw Like a Comic Book Artist: Green Lantern
You, too, can draw like this if you follow along with the video below. (Credit: Mahalo.com)I've never been much of an artist, so watching one of my coworkers, Ken O'Brien, draw cartoon charcters and superheroes like Green Lantern is more fascinating than informative for me. I'm always astounded that people like Ken can start with… Continue reading How to Draw Like a Comic Book Artist: Green Lantern
Stuck on Repeat
Learn how to play "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles on the piano from one of Mahalo's piano instructor, Peter Darling. There are a lot of songs out there that I hate getting stuck in my head—Rebecca Black's "Friday," Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (oh the irony), Lou Bega's "Mambo Number Five" and… Continue reading Stuck on Repeat
E3 2011: You WILL Like Video Games
This week E3 came to Los Angeles, and where I work, that means it's almost like Christmas. All the talk around the office was about Call of Duty, Bioshock and Wii U. Once again, I was out of the loop. As I was talking to one of my coworkers, I felt like a foreign exchange… Continue reading E3 2011: You WILL Like Video Games
Yin and Yang of Hair Styling Videos
This weekend I went out with some friends to Bootie LA, billed as "the biggest bootleg mashup party in the world." I had no idea what to expect, and it's a good thing I didn't have any expectations going into it, because I don't think I could have foreseen gold American Apparel body suits, Miley… Continue reading Yin and Yang of Hair Styling Videos
Wisdom from a Video Game
"When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take back the lemons. Demand to see life's manager."Sounds like a snarky fortune cookie. Actually, that's the nugget of wisdom hidden inside this week's Mahalo viral video. As I've mentioned before, I don't really understand the whole realm of video games (I even had to… Continue reading Wisdom from a Video Game
Ode to the Grilled Cheese
The so-called "perfect grilled cheese." Credit: Mahalo.comAllow me a brief tangent from the worlds of dating and career to discuss a topic very near and dear to my heart.Nothing gets me quite as excited as the perfect grilled cheese—just ask my former roommate, who once stole one from a photoshoot for me because he knew… Continue reading Ode to the Grilled Cheese
Things You Do for Love
See how many of the 64 "geek references" you can spot in this Goldfish video. Credit: Mahalo Video Games.If my dating life is a metaphor for my career and vice versa, video games represent pretty much the same thing in both spheres. For me, they're that part of the relationship where I say, "Well, sweetheart,… Continue reading Things You Do for Love
Dressing the Part
While flipping through May issue of Glamour magazine, I came across an article about "The Dos and Don'ts of Date Night," with advice from Michael Kors. First of all, if Mr. Kors told me burlap sacks were the hot new trend for summer, I'd go out and buy three, so needless to say, for me,… Continue reading Dressing the Part