Sunday, October 28, 2007

Review: Historic Photos of Tallahassee by Andrew Edel

I was recently sent a book for review on this blog, which was a first that I was really excited about. When I read the title I was even more excited because though I've never alluded to the fact that I'm kind of a history buff, my family and I have this weird fascination with anything ancient. For mom, it's cemeteries. Dad loves war monuments. Sis and I both go for historic sites.

The book is titled, "Historic Photos of Tallahassee" by Andrew Edel and is obviously a collection of old photos of the city I'm currently a resident. Now, I'm no photography expert by any means, but these pictures were pretty cool. Mostly because a lot of the structures are still standing today; it was fun to see what Monroe Street and the Wescott Building looked like back in the day. And who doesn't love old-timey photos of unsmiling families and politicos of the day? But while the unique photos give this book coffee-table-worthy status, it's the captions on the photos that prove an extra 3o words can really say a lot more than the thousand from the picture. I was impressed by the thorough research and appreciate the attention to detail.

Overall, Historic Photos of Tallahassee was enjoyable and surprisingly informative. If you are a Tallahassee native or just love history, I would recommend picking this up. Or if you're just looking for a neat book for your coffee table or guest room, this would be a great option.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

You Want to Work in Advertising?!

This is pretty awesome.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Hooters Magazine

I was doing some research on Atlanta magazines and came across Hooters Magazine. Yes folks, it exists. Just thought I'd share.

Hooters Magazine

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Check this out

http://bravia.sony.eu/bravia.html

The spots on this site are just so cool. Wish I could have been in the city when it was being shot.

Scored some tickets...

Last night my friend Ashley and I headed out to FSU to see Marcus Roberts in concert. Mr. Roberts is a legendary jazz pianist who also happens to be blind, so it was pretty inspiring to hear him play. And of course it was good to get a little culture! So thanks to my rep for the ticket hook up...

Monday, October 08, 2007

PR Apprentice, Florida State Victory and a Weekend in Jax

Check out www.PRApprentice.com for our PR team's intern competition.

Highlights from this weekend:

My sister and her friend Kim completed their first half marathon. Pretty impressive, huh?

Florida State beat NC State this weekend. 4th win in a row for the Noles.

University of Florida lost to LSU (::devilish grin::). 2nd loss in a row for the Gators.

I got to have a weekend out of Tally and visit a friend in Jacksonville.

So apologies for being a less than stellar blogger... :)