Month: April 2010
I Blame Laura: Little House the Musical
I blame Laura Ingalls Wilder. Yup. She’s the one to blame for my thirst for adventure. Like all little girls growing up in the ‘70s, I devoured the Little House on the Prairie books. When I was about 10, I began writing my own autobiography but then realized my life was pretty boring: I didn’t […]
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Fashion at the 2010 Sarasota Film Festival, April 9
The 12th Annual Sarasota Film Festival kicked off tonight and I thought the red carpet was a little lackluster. Actor Kevin Kline, who stars in The Extra Man, which was the event’s opening night film, walked the carpet, arriving in a huge Rolls-Royce around 6:45 p.m., 15 minutes before the screening.
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Paying for Carry-On Luggage, Enough is Enough
Earlier this week, Spirit Airlines issued a press release stating its new policy on charging passengers for carry-on luggage. Those who use overhead luggage bins will have to pay for that luxury. If the luggage can fit underneath the seat in front of the passenger, there’s no fee. But, what if you wanted to utilize […]
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Wordless Wednesday: 2010 Spring Training
Baseball spring training has concluded and the regular season has begun. Living in Port Charlotte, Fla., I enjoyed four Grapefruit League games featuring the Tampa Bay Rays.
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2010 Sarasota Film Festival, April 9 – 18
Last year I had the pleasure of being part of a Twitterering team live Tweeting during the Sarasota Film Festival and think I did a pretty good job in creating buzz. I garnered regional media coverage with a press release I wrote, created the hashtag and had at least a couple dozen followers and festival attendees tweeting with it. The gig was arranged through one of the event sponsors and since that company is not a sponsor this year and the Sarasota Film Festival organizers have not reached out to me, I won’t have the access I did last year.
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40th Birthday Trip: Let the Planning Begin
Yesterday ZeldaMae and I met up at a Barnes & Noble to being itinerary planning for my 40th birthday celebration to Amsterdam, Bruges, and Brussels later this month. We leave in two and a half weeks! Our tickets have been booked – roundtrip to Europe, baby! – so it’s not like this is totally last minute planning.
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