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Showing posts with label Location: MN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Location: MN. Show all posts

Sunday, February 8, 2015

DIARY: PART 2: IS VICTORIA'S SECRET TOO SEXY FOR THEIR OWN GOOD?

Does Sex Sell?

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: IS VICTORIA'S SECRET TOO SEXY FOR THEIR OWN GOOD?

"We've so much gotten off our heritage ... too sexy, and we use the word sexy a lot and really have forgotten the ultra feminine," said Sharen Turney, Victoria's Secret's chief executive, in a call with industry analysts. -- ABC NEWS

We all have heard the term: "Sex Sells."  It's true that sex garners attention, but does it sell? Some would say no. That in many cases it just gives women a bad name or makes a brand look bad. Others might say, "Who doesn't like looking at 'attractive' people, and what does it mean to be attractive?" In this article let's explore the idea of beauty, how it relates to society, international standards, and build a baseline for a deeper conversation. For the purposes of this article let's set aside any discussion of weight as a factor, plenty of other authors have beat this topic into the ground, and it would too easy to lose focus on the deeper discussion points.

We tend to Clammer toward our own preferences for attraction: well-groomed, healthy, and or well-dressed people. A Clammer is a marine crustacean that burrows into the depths, which is also how we got the term clammer, or to dig. So let's dig into this topic, shall we?

Sunday, February 1, 2015

VIDEO DIARY: Bloopers from Desaraev




Fitness Video Diary: SKYDIVING! #skydiving


 

Video + Business Review: Jacksons Coffee and Gelato Making Gelato and a quick tour

Jacksons Coffee and Gelato

I'm so sad to hear this place is closing. When I lived in Minnesota, it was my favorite place to hang out. Delicious coffee and gelato. It was extremely close to my house and the cutest little place. I could spend the whole day sitting there. At one point I even built them a website and had a friend do a photoshoot for them. The photos in this video are by Tae Kim. I'm sorry about the video quality. I made this video when I was still new to YouTube and not a Partner. So they limited my upload time and quality. It looked a lot better before and I do not think I have the original now to redo it.





Sunday, January 18, 2015

VIDEO: Desaraev Singing Sold by John Michael Montgomery

It's been a while since I first made this video, but today I got the song stuck in my head again and decided to reshare this silly fun video. I love "Sold" - The Grundy County Auction by John Michael Montgomery.

 

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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Travel Diary: Montana to Idaho + Eat. Pray. Love. Book Review

Eat Pray Love



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We are in Montana today. Woke up early to leave Rapid City, the city of black hills gold, my birth place. It only took a couple of short hours to get through South Dakota and another half hour to go through Wyoming. Montana on the other hand has been a full day venture through hills, mountains, and vast amounts of nothing but open air. I’ve made this drive before and from what I can tell you of it, you are better off going with a friend, an audio book, and expecting not to talk on the phone or use any form of internet the whole trek. The real upside for me is I have my dad, my puppy, an iPad, iPhone and a mac book pro to keep me company.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Biz Tips: Flattery in Business

Flattery will get you every where my friend, just be careful to use it sparingly so it doesn't get diluted. 

I appreciate comments on my posts and videos more then you know, but I don't expect you to agree with everything that comes out of my brain and onto the keyboard. That's why I ask so many questions in my posts, to encourage you to think outside of the box. Even if you never share those thoughts with me, the trickle effect still occurs.

Social cognition  if you will, you think something, you tell someone and some day those thoughts and stories hopefully come full circle.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Biz Tips: Discovering Your Own Style #style #cognitivethinking #HCI #UX

Beauty and Social Cognition

At the end of January I wrote about how sex sells in the post, Is Victoria's Secret Too Sexy For Their Own Good?: "Sex Sells."  I've put some additional thought into this topic and how cognitive thinking makes us react to certain types of beauty (If you don't know what cognitive thinking means read this post).

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

How many movies do you enjoy watching because the aesthetics are pleasing?

I love watching some movies just because of the era (I love the time of the French Revolution and the 1920's to 1960's). I enjoy watching any movie with Brad Pitt or Matthew McConnehey just because the actors are attractive. Other movies are great because of the love story like Serendipity, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, He's Just Not That Into You. I just love to see airplanes and fighter pilots in Top Gun. Some movies I enjoy the British accents (or just accents in general but Love Actually is great for this), and a select few are great for their interior design (Something's Gotta Give).