by Joe | Dec 7, 2017 | Food and Drink, Starbucks
| IMAGE FROM STARBUCKSFORLIFE.COM | STARBUCKS HAS THEIR “STARBUCKS FOR LIFE” SWEEPSTAKES GOING AGAIN, because who wouldn’t want that? I played this sweepstakes when it was going in Summer 2016, and though I didn’t win free Starbucks for life, I did win some free drinks by getting free stars. Not bad, right? Here’s how it works: Go to the “Starbucks for Life” sweepstakes website Sign up for a Starbucks Rewards account if you don’t have one... 
by Joe | Dec 7, 2017 | Mr. Robot, TV and Movies
LAST EPISODE, ALL OUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS, AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL, WERE DOING PRETTY POORLY. Angela and Elliot specifically were having a really bad time. Elliot was barely in the episode too stressed out to be present, giving Mr. Robot almost all the screen-time. Throughout this episode, we see armed soldiers patrol the streets of New York City as sirens are heard screaming in the distance. At one point, a military vehicle filled with soldiers rolls past in the street as an announcement of... 
by Joe | Dec 6, 2017 | Everything Else
| PHOTO BY GUS, FLICKR | THIS PHOTO OF A DANCE PERFORMANCE BY GUS IS SHOT AT THE PERFECT SHUTTER SPEED, creating a photo with a very soft look, reminding me strongly of an old painting. Perfect. Thanks, gus! More Photos I Really Liked Today Click here to see our other Photos of the... 
by Joe | Dec 6, 2017 | Everything Else, Products We Like
THIS BLACK FRIDAY, I TOOK THE PLUNGE AND BOUGHT MY FIRST 4K TV. Throughout the buying process and up until the TV actually arrived, I was concerned about some things: Is it worth buying a 4k TV at all? Is it really that much better than 1080p? Is it worth buying if I can’t afford one of the best ones available? Is it worth buying if I can’t get the recommended screen size for my living room? The answer to all of these questions is “yes”, but I’ll explain further.... 
by Joe | Dec 5, 2017 | Everything Else
| PHOTO BY J H, FLICKR | THIS PHOTO BY J H LOOKS LIKE AN OPTICAL ILLUSION. Taken at the perfect time of day from the perfect perspective, this photo of the Milan Cathedral is almost surreally repetitive. It’s great. Thanks, J H! More Photos I Really Liked Today Click here to see our other Photos of the... 
by Joe | Dec 5, 2017 | Everything Else
THIS POST MAY SEEM RIDICULOUS, BUT BEFORE YESTERDAY, I HAD NEVER BOUGHT A CHRISTMAS TREE. Growing up, I don’t remember ever going along on my dad’s annual trip to buy one, either. So, basically, I’m a total Christmas Tree novice. As usual when I really don’t know what I’m doing, I went online to learn more. What I needed to know, and what I found out How much does a Christmas tree cost? The average buyer spent about $75 on their Christmas tree in 2016, and cost... 
by Joe | Dec 5, 2017 | Food and Drink, Starbucks
| PHOTO FROM SILVERADOPLAZASBUX ON INSTAGRAM | STARBUCKS IS RELEASING A NEW CHRISTMAS TREE FRAPPUCCINO, AVAILABLE DECEMBER 7th – 11th. Wow. Starbucks is really going all-out with their Holiday season this year. Here are a couple photos leaked by Baristas of the first Christmas Tree Frappuccinos in the wild: #Christmastree ? #frappuccino come in on #thursday @silveradoplazasbux #peppermintmocha and #matchawhippedcream and #cranberrytoppings all topped with a #strawberry A post shared by... 
by Joe | Dec 4, 2017 | Everything Else
| PHOTO BY LOCATION.HREF, FLICKR | THIS PHOTO BY LOCATION.HREF IS APPEALINGLY EMPTY. The beauty of this photo, depicting a vast, abandoned, gutted space, is found in the light and color. Lit only by daylight through through the open ceiling, the clean gray of concrete and the splashes of color from the graffiti really drew me into this photo. I also really like the largeness of the space, depicted well in this composition. Thanks, location.href! More Photos I Really Liked Today Click here... 
by Joe | Dec 4, 2017 | Everything Else, Products We Like
| PHOTO FROM IKEA.COM | IKEA (ALMOST) NEVER FAILS ME, and the BYÅS TV Bench/TV unit is no exception. This Black Friday, I upgraded to a 4K TV, so of course I needed something to put it on. As usual, when I need a piece of furniture, I head straight to IKEA’s website and peruse their catalog. Why? Because IKEA usually has something that appeals aesthetically to me, and I find if I pick one of their pieces that fits somewhere in the middle-to-upper end of their price range, I get... 
by Joe | Dec 3, 2017 | Everything Else
| PHOTO BY ISMAEL JORDÁ, FLICKR | THIS PHOTO BY ISMAEL JORDÁ IS A SHINY, BEAUTIFUL USE OF MONOCHROME. It’s not as easy as you might think to make a rigid object like an airplane look as dynamic as this, especially with the very limited angle options of a person photographing one from the ground. It’s perfectly composed, sharply in-focus, and has great contrast, but my favorite part is probably the color. The deep blue-gray chosen as the palette for this photo is very striking,...
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