Archive for the 'Everyday Raves' Category
Art Star on Mar 30 2011 | Filed under: Everyday Raves, mommy blogger
B Chill Mama here: Retail Therapy is just what the doctor ordered. Ok, so I am not a doctor but still….it’s a good thing. I promise. It’s late March and it’s muddy and cold. Hell, we are still getting snow storms! I know, I know we live in the Berkshires blah blah blah. Well I [...]
Art Star on Oct 26 2010 | Filed under: Cool Link, Everyday Raves, Videos
Have you ever been to Awkward Family Photos online? Well, we have. Let’s take this beauty for example. Here’s what it says on the site about it: “My Mother and I. We are wearing the same jacket and when I say same I don’t mean matching, I mean literally we are wearing one jacket. My [...]
Art Star on Jul 23 2010 | Filed under: Blue Q Links, Everyday Raves, Reviews
What, is this the tasteless week here at the Blue Q Blog? Mebbee. Now, we usually reserve our Fridays to talk about our own stuff, but there is just some stuff out there that must be investigated…. Yes, these are “hollowed out” roadkill…by Brew Dog. Now, you can try their link here, but this must [...]
Art Star on Apr 27 2010 | Filed under: Designers, Everyday Raves, Staff Picks
Let’s look at this Blue Q car air freshener closely, shall we? Every once in a while there’s a Blue Q product that gets a TON of attention. This time, it’s this one; the Nelson Mandela Car Air Freshener. Damn Nelson Mandela, you smell so good! It was designed by Mother NYC. Sometimes, they think [...]
Art Star on Apr 19 2010 | Filed under: Cool Link, Everyday Raves
I don’t get out much. It’s pathetic really. But yesterday I was convinced to get out and go see Kick-Ass. I went over to the Beacon Cinema (oh, thank god for you, Beacon Cinema – it’s finally a REAL movie theater over here in the boonies) and checked out that knucklehead up there in that [...]
Handyman on Mar 16 2010 | Filed under: Everyday Raves, Out and About
Once again, Blue Q is the darling of yet another trade show. This time it’s the Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim. This was a four day show (that ended over the weekend) and the Blue Q shoppers were singled out by the Editors at the Natural Foods Merchandiser. This trade show is all [...]
Handyman on Feb 23 2010 | Filed under: Everyday Raves, Out and About
Meryl Hooker named Blue Q Sales Rep of the Year for 2009 (psst: if you don’t know what the heck a Rep is, see ***Paragraph 5) The announcement was made in Booth #1509 at the New York International Gift Fair on Sunday, January 31st. Upon receiving this recognition she thanked “the baby Jesus, KISS, Blue Q [...]
Handyman on Feb 19 2010 | Filed under: Everyday Raves
Not last night – cause I was sleeping with Evan Lysacek. The night before that I was with Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso. On Tuesday I was consoling Lindsey Jacobellis. But I slept with Tiger Woods. Many times over the years. The first time we met was back in what ? 1995 when he [...]
Art Star on Feb 18 2010 | Filed under: Everyday Raves
I’ve been coming late to the music scene these days. Never used to. Honest. I saw the Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’s down at the Bowery Ballroom at a time when you could hang out with them and have a drink and ask their manager if they’d ever like to be on NPR and she was like, [...]
Handyman on Feb 12 2010 | Filed under: Everyday Raves, Out and About
Finding a decent place to eat in Manhattan is a hideous chore. Only because . . . where do you even start ? On my most recent trip to Manhattan, I was lucky to meet up with my Cousin Margaret . She had a thought or two. And it was restaurant week ! Originally it [...]