I just got more cowbell in my life! (Big News)
Some of you may have heard, but consider this my official announcement. I am now the Digital Strategist for Snoball!
For years I have had a passion for social. If you know me this is no surprise to you, I’m sure. My involvement in social giving and all my hard work has paid off big time. I am still settling into my new role, but I didn’t get here on my own and I am still going to need a lot of help along the way.
Here at Snoball we are still young and we have a lot to learn. I want to make sure that I keep an open line of communication and be as engaging as possible. This is where you come in. Take a look at the site at http://snoball.com and let me know what you think. Sign up for an account, put in your favorite charity and I’ll share that with the team. If you work with, or for a nonprofit I especially want to hear from you.
Here is a short video describing the concept of Snoball:
Once again, thank you all for everything. Your love and support has carried me to the career of my dreams, and for that I am eternally grateful. I also want to thank my former manager David Huebel, director Frank Gorishek, and all my co-workers at AMD. I love and miss you all.
My second week into #MovemberATX 2011
Today is the start of week two of Movember. That means it is time for another shave. Here is a updated picture of the Mo:
As you can see, my stache is starting to fill in. Now you see how I am doing on the hair side, let’s take a look at how much money I have raised. Right now I have $54 in my bank, and before you point out that the total is exactly the same as last week, I would say you’re right. I have not gotten one $1 in donations in over a week. I must be doing something wrong. If you are reading this right now, please just give me a dollar. One dollar is all I ask. Please and thank you.
This is my third year being on Team Austin, and every year they do an awesome job. I hope that this year I am able to do my small part to help the cause. If you are in Austin, there are a ton of events scheduled. Check out the Facebook page and the Twitter account to stay current on all the happenings. You can also track other members of the team by the hash tag #MovemberATX.
Once again, I would love your help. Please donate what you can and check out myprogress at: http://mobro.co/wesley83
If you would like to know more about the Movember Movement you can find out more here.
One week into #MovemberATX 2011
Yesterday marked the end of the first week of Movember.That means it is time for a shave. I know people shave everyday, but that’s not me. My sensitive skin can’t take the blade that often. Here is a picture of the before:
And here is a picture of the after:
- Ashlynn Kemp
- Liz Bradford
- Heather Strout
I think that it’s funny that all my donations are from women. I think it is out of pure pity. Please make a donation of any amount. Right now I have $54 in my bank and would love to double it before the end of the week.
This is my third year being on Team Austin, and every year they do an awesome job. I hope that this year I am able to do my small part to help the cause. If you are in Austin, there are a ton of events scheduled. Check out the Facebook page and the Twitter account to stay current on all the happenings. You can also track other members of the team by the hash tag #MovemberATX.
Once again, I would love your help. Please donate what you can and check out my progress at: http://mobro.co/wesley83
If you would like to know more about the Movember Movement you can find out more here.
*I know I wasn’t even talking about donations earlier, but I couldn’t think of a good transition.
The time has come! #MovemberATX 2011 day 1.
Today is the first day of Movember. If you haven’t heard of Movember, it is obviously a combination of the word Mo, which is short for mustache, and November. The goal is to raise awareness and funds for male health issues, such as prostate and testicular cancer.
How is this done you may ask? Well in my case, I scare you a little by shaving my face bald. No more goatee, no more beard. I will be slowly growing a mustache for the whole month and will be asking for your support. Please make a donation of any amount. Right now I have $1 in my bank and would love to double it before the end of the day.
Here is my before pic. I took it at 5am in my bathroom this morning. I hope that explains the sleepy/pissed look I am giving off.
I was up that early to catch a flight. Lucky me, I was invited to some secret Ford event in Dearborn, Michigan. So super secret that at right now as I sit in my hotel room I have no idea what the agenda is. Now that you have seen the before, brace yourself for the after.
Once again, I would love your help. Please donate what you can and check out my progress at: http://mobro.co/wesley83
If you would like to know more about the Movember Movement you can find out more here.
Discover Financial Services can suck a big one!
Reasons we can share your personal information Does Discover Bank share? Can you limit this sharing? For our everyday purposes–
such as to process your transactions, maintain your
account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations,
or report to credit bureaus.Yes No For our marketing purposes–
to offer our products and services to youYes No For joint marketing with other financial companies Yes No For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes–
information about your transactions and experiencesYes No For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes–
information about your creditworthinessYes Yes For our affiliates to market to you Yes Yes For nonaffiliates to market to you Yes Yes To limit our sharing • Call 1-800-225-5202 – our menu will prompt you through your choices Please note:
If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing.
I got an email saying that there was a notice for me. In said notice I saw this chart placed at the bottom. I see that there are things that Discover will share to others about me. I also see that there is a small number of items I can opt out of by calling the number 1-800-225-5202. I just called that number and it get some robot asking me what number I want to dial, wtf?
I am already on Discover’s website, why can I not just uncheck a box? They really want to make it hard for people to opt-out of sharing valuable personal information.
Own the XDA Banner from the Big Android BBQ! | xda-developers
Want to own the big and beautiful XDA banner from the Big Android BBQ? It’s signed by hundred of XDA members, and is perfect for hanging on a wall and showing your love for the site. It’s also quite massive, at five by three feet. We decided to do a charity auction for the banner on eBay. All proceeds will benefit the One Laptop per Child project, which has the goal of empowering underprivileged children through education. A very good cause, indeed. The auction on eBay will last ten days, and the highest bidder will have the banner sent to them, for free. Happy bidding. Click on to see a video of the banner!
You can see my name in the “d” in xda. :)
Have you seen this Facebook error?
People who don’t follow the rules
Right now I am on a flight from Atlanta to Austin and I am reminded how bothered I am by people who don’t follow the rules. I understand that no one is perfect and we skirt the rules from time to time. Personally I know that I speed occasionally and forget to use my signal every now and again, but even though I break the rules there is always a consideration of others that overrides what “I” want.
On this flight I have the misfortune of sitting next to someone that disregards the rules. Before we departed Atlanta he ignored orders to turn off his cell phone and iPad. He asked to go to the bathroom while we taxied to the runway. Now as I sit next to him, he air drums away at whatever music he is listening to on his noise canceling headphones. Arms flailing aside he doesn’t seem that atypical from other traveler I have flown with in the past.
He isn’t trying to be mean or rude, he just is. This reminds me of the saying that hate isn’t the opposite of love, it’s apathy. Most people don’t piss you off because they want to, it’s because they don’t think. They don’t think of how what they do affects others. They don’t care if they are making your job harder for selfish reasons. They live in their own world where there is only one person that matters, and it’s not you or me.
That’s all for now. I just had to get that off my chest before an Air Marshall is needed to tackle me for slapping a man repeatedly for “no reason”. I’ll just sit here and bid my time for the next air drum session so that I can steal a peice of the arm rest he is monopolizing.
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