Adrienne. 27. NYC. Things I Like:Social media strategizing, cooking natural foods, penny pinching, my cute husband, and our yard in Brooklyn.Tumblr (3.0; @adriennes)http://xoxoadrienne.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1b8m2D0V1qz7gtqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://capitalnewyork.tumblr.com/post/17218334925/seanfennessey-these-are-so-great-mauras" target="_blank">capitalnewyork</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://splitinfinitives.com/post/17215943827/these-are-so-great" target="_blank">seanfennessey</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/slideshow/jay-z-at-carnegie-hall-36085084/#1" target="_blank">These are so great.</a></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/02/jay_z_carnegie_hall_february_6_review.php" target="_blank">Maura’s recap is great too</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p>I’m very excited for this tonight!</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17219658722http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17219658722Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:55 -0500jay-zcarnegie hall<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzsuau5Bz1qz8fbvo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://likethereligion.com" target="_blank">CR</a> and I have had an unpublished Tumblr for years where we post all of the stupid stuff that we want to share with eachother but not necessarily the world.</p> <p>I was just looking through it and found this gem from two summers ago when we stopped by <a href="http://lifeisapigsty.tumblr.com" target="_blank">my brother</a>’s office.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17172711936http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17172711936Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:22:58 -0500gif<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyznuqcAbf1qz8fbvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/02/06/mcdonalds-new-insanely-effective-viral-ad-is-actually-illegal-to-remove/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheNextWeb+%28The+Next+Web+All+Stories%29" target="_blank">McDonald’s new insanely effective viral ad is actually illegal to remove (The Next Web)</a></p> <blockquote> <p><em>The act of seed bombing is relatively common and well-known, but the idea of integrating it into an advertising campaign is pretty genius. But here’s the best part: since the flowers used are California Poppies (the state flower), they are illegal to dig up, making it impossible for land owners to remove the “ad” unless they want to hide it by planting more flowers.</em></p> </blockquote>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17166576074http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17166576074Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:35:14 -0500advertisinggardeningmcdonald'sseed bomb<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzn3aONce1qz8fbvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzn3aONce1qz8fbvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzn3aONce1qz8fbvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Zac continued the annual tradition of spicy wild game chili last night to accompany the super bowl, and the evening did not disappoint.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17165727183http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17165727183Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:18:45 -0500super bowlchili“The moment for first-time buyers may be right now.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://nymag.com/realestate/features/starter-apartments-2012/" target="_blank">New York Magazine</a></p> <p>This article just sent us into a tizzy looking at real estate listings in our neighborhood. Shockingly, they result in cheaper monthly payments than we are paying now to rent. AAHHH.</p></em>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17098945576http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17098945576Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:22:08 -0500real estateprospect heights<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw9xdtatj1qz8fbvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My perspective.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17061337265http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17061337265Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:41:36 -0500<p><strong><a href="http://laurenfarmer.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/avatar_38b2c8f309bc_16.png"/></a></strong> <strong><a href="http://laurenfarmer.com/" target="_blank">lauren</a></strong> replied to your <strong><a href="http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17050893825/we-heard-the-bell-of-the-knife-sharpening-truck" target="_blank">photoset</a></strong><span>:</span> <em><strong><a href="http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17050893825/we-heard-the-bell-of-the-knife-sharpening-truck" target="_blank">We heard the bell of the knife sharpening truck…</a></strong></em></p> <blockquote>This is so weirdly and wonderfully New York. Also, I don’t like how cold it looks.</blockquote> <p>Don’t be deceived, Lauren, it’s 50 degrees outside.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17061212627http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17061212627Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:39:19 -0500lauren<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw73jxoHE1qz8fbvo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>OMG I am hooked on this show.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17058063769http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17058063769Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:40:31 -0500bobtwin peaks<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw10wK4dn1qz8fbvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw10wK4dn1qz8fbvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw10wK4dn1qz8fbvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw10wK4dn1qz8fbvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw10wK4dn1qz8fbvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>We heard the bell of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/nyregion/thecity/08knif.html" target="_blank">the knife sharpening truc</a>k outside today, and decided to actually take our knives out and see what it cost. Turns out, just $12 for three knives! We last heard the bell in our old place on the upper west side, so I’m happy that he’s now added Brooklyn to his territory! He must have read <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/realestate/so-youre-priced-out-now-what.html?_r=1" target="_blank">this article</a> in the NYT last week about Prospect Heights being a good alternative to the upper west side.</p> <p>I love moments like these in NYC, and am even willing to pardon him for parking in the bike lane.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17050893825http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17050893825Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:29:00 -0500mike's sharpeningupper west sidebrooklynMe: Since I just bought a new Nook for myself, are you going to change the name of our old Nook from "AS/CR Nook" and take our picture off the background?<br /> CR: No! ...I don't know how to do that.http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17041489891http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17041489891Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:37:44 -0500nook<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sjDaXOelnMk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This video just changed my life! I just cleaned my MacBook with a Magic Eraser!</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17036667626http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17036667626Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:07:44 -0500magic erasermacbookcleaningsecrets to life“I really think that everyone is out tonight because the market went up.”<br/><br/> - <em>CR’s theory on why restaurants in Midtown are all packed right now. My theory is that it’s a Friday night in Midtown.</em>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17000305927http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17000305927Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:19:24 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyue4wLFvN1qz8fbvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Right now, Mardi Gras heated roof deck edition.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17000193254http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/17000193254Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:17:20 -0500“Over the past couple of years, Facebook has started to make it more challenging to appear in the News Feed. If Facebook wants to derive more revenue from big brand advertisers, they want to be in that News Feed where everybody’s eyeballs are.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577199460106172008.html" target="_blank">Advertiser’s Free Ride On Facebook May End (WSJ)</a></p> <p>There are a few interesting Facebook articles in the WSJ this morning because of their IPO:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577199271676522972.html" target="_blank">The Man Behind Faceboo</a><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577199403545189294.html" target="_blank">k’s Marketing</a></li> <li><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577199403545189294.html" target="_blank">Facebook and Zynga: Sharing Riches Isn’t Always Easy</a></li> </ul></em>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16977815482http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16977815482Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:09:44 -0500facebookipozyngafacebook advertisingwall street journalonline marketing<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lU7oAyMpro4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>VERY excited for this show tonight.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16976686087http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16976686087Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:34:43 -0500ben allisonjazzcarnegie hall<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytp6dsKU31qz8fbvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I listened to a recent Radiolab short this morning, <a href="http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2011/dec/12/radiolab-presents-99-invisible/" target="_blank">99% Invisible</a>, which included a segment about Nicholas Feltron, a guy who has been producing beautiful annual reports about stats in his life for the past few years. The reports are all at <a href="http://feltron.com/ar09_06.html" target="_blank">feltron.com</a>, and he even created a site, <a href="http://daytum.com/" target="_blank">datyum.com</a>, where one can collect and graph their own data.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>“All the easy, dismissive criticisms about Foursquare check-ins and Twitter should be popping into your mind right now. They all boil down to this: Why do I care what you had for breakfast this morning? …But a funny thing happens when you take what you had for breakfast this morning and multiply it by a hundred of its quotidian equivalents and multiply that times 365.”</em></p> </blockquote> <p>I love Tumblr for this reason—after almost 4 years, I have a huge catalog of small bits of my life that’s interesting to go back through.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16976176381http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16976176381Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:18:00 -0500nicholas feltronradiolabdaytum<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyst9gfENe1qz8fbvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Proud of myself for coming home and making lentil soup despite wanting to just eat cereal for dinner and watch Hulu. My intention was to make H.Swan’s <a href="http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/coconut-red-lentil-soup-recipe.html" target="_blank">coconut red lentil soup</a>, but we didn’t have scallions, tomato paste, coconut milk, or cilantro, so it’s basically just the lentil/split pea soup with curry that I always make.</p> <p>Disregard those Christmas stockings in the background. I just got a head start on decorating for next year.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16959163461http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16959163461Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:54:00 -0500cookingheidi swansonsouprecipeslentil<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N4t3-__3MA0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I like the cheetahs.</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16958206931http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16958206931Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:37:17 -0500brandinglogos<a href="http://meganwesterby.com/post/16939024427/social-media-slang">Megan West(erby): Social media slang</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://digitalslurp.tumblr.com/post/16930324002/social-media-slang" target="_blank">digitalslurp</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The growing popularity of Pinterest got me thinking today. So I made up a bit of social media slang for you to insert into your everyday lives. Enjoy.</p> <ul><li>Pinterested (adj): I’m kinda pinteresed in that.</li> <li>Pinteresting (adj): Your house is very pinteresting.</li> <li>Unpinterested (adj):…</li> </ul></blockquote> <p>Or, about a hottie, “I’d pin that.”</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16949262708http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16949262708Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:10:33 -0500pinterestslang<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyshmpstiK1qz8fbvo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I decided this morning that I can quit buying more expensive travel tissues if I just have something to stock tissues into myself (I’ve been sick a lot this winter, can you tell?).</p> <p>Lo and behold, I found <a href="http://sewmuch2luv.blogspot.com/2011/05/easy-peasy-tissue-cover-tutorial.html" target="_blank">this</a> super easy sewing project!</p>http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16943580490http://xoxoadrienne.com/post/16943580490Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:37:00 -0500sewingdiypenny pinching