Socialize My Style

Where do I sign up to be a style expert? I mean, seriously. I think I manage to clean up pretty nicely and have an eye for detail. I understand the psychological and cultural importance of fashion. I follow the immutable laws of chicness (I think). I ooze lotusity. And oh boy, do I have an opinion about EVERYTHING. So, where's my show on Bravo? Or Style Network? C'mon, the web?

Until that day comes (and believe me, it will.....muaahh!), I will continue to play around with Polyvore, a great web-based application that allows you to mix-and-match images anywhere from the web. It's allows someone like me to create style storyboards, or sets, that help guide my creative projects. Currently, I am redecorating my digs- guess what I print out and carry when shopping for everything from paint to curtains? Trust me, I have shopping ADD, so it helps....

If you truly love putting together images, design, styling and planning as much as I do, you can go all out and do this with Photoshop, which I normally do. However, being that I spend 400% of my day on a the web and my phone, having the built-in social capabilities to share my love with the world is an A++. It's easier for me to grab, arrange, embed and post to Facebook, Digg and Delicious. Just call me the Nina Garcia of social media (let me have my dreams, please!).

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I tweet, text, digg and blog- Why do I feel so dirty?

Yahoo posted a news story today from CBS affiliate WJZ 13 revealing some interesting insights into the texting habits of Americans. (View the story here.) The segment goes on to discuss some of the strange places that we text from including weddings, funerals, and the lavatory!

Strange, indeed. I am guilty of all of the above. And it just doesn't end with texting. I fall short of being "addicted" to twitter, but I love to tweet. If I find ANYTHING at all interesting on the web- I am the first person to share it through email, Friendfeed, Digg, Del.icio.us, Facebook... In fact, I immerse myself in social media early in the am when I am just gearing up for my day, in the middle of my day, and of course, late at night when all is quiet. Dud of a date? Hmm, I have a solution for that- I text my best gal pal a "SOS" and suddenly I am out the door because 'Aunt Mildred' has fallen and she can't get up (I don't really have an Aunt Mildred...). Can't decide which shoes to wear? No sweat, thanks to my Blackberry and iPhone, I can share these images with friends and followers alike, have them vote, and I am out the door with stiletto savoire faire. I know, I know, but there's a method to my madness.

Hey, I am a busy girl, and I am sure there are a ton of you that can relate. Texting, tweeting et al make it a hell of a lot easier for me to stay in contact with folks (I am flaky- easily distracted and can loose touch with people at the blink of an eye!), share ideas, brainstrom, and believe it or not- get work done. But there's something to be said when these activities become formulaic. So, I guess the real problem arises when we use these tools to replace human connection- which I don't. All of my technological accoutrements enhance my interactions. There's nothing better than chatting with a friend face-to-face, or being really present and bitter at yet another friends' wedding. But sometimes, for whatever reason, you just can't. Now, I won't let these things interrupt a wonderful intimate experience...but I may text or tweet about it afterwards...or maybe not!

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