moved to New York to start working in public relations.* She is conquering the world with her curiosity and her love of life.
*No work-related posts on products here.
KRISTAN
is a writer, currently at work on her second novel (the first is "simmering") and several short stories. Check out her writing on Amazon or visit her website, kristanhoffman.com.
In addition to JBU, Kristan blogs at The Dieline. She lives in Cincinnati with her boyfriend, puppy, and leopard gecko.
WHY 2 COLUMNS?
On the left side of our blog, we post thoughtful things - deep, funny, or personal. On the right side, we post beautiful things - often music, pictures, and video that we like.
Think of it as brain food + eye candy.
We think each is important in its own way, so we make sure you can easily see both!
OldSpice’s new YouTube “responses” campaign is less about heart and more about humor, but I still love it. It’s a perfect example of social media and consumer interaction at work.
This one in particular cracked me up:
You can see more at OldSpice’s YouTube channel. If you have your own YouTube account, you can also submit questions!
Angie and I both have immigrant parents (I have 1, she has 2) so I think this new Google commercial really hits home for us. But parents and children of any type should be able to appreciate the idea of love and sacrifice.
My friend Julia recommended that I watch Paper Heart, and I’m so glad she did. It’s adorable. A blend of fiction and documentary. About love. About biology vs. magic.
“If you can hang in there, and you really love them, it gets better all the time.”
“I think the like is really the most important thing for longevity of a relationship. It’s all about the like. You have to really enjoy being around somebody, ’cause there’s people that can’t stand each other that are… that love each other at certain levels.”