Rather than letting this “effort” go to waste, I thought I’d share my picks for the holiday season.
If you share some of my tastes for these films, check them out! Happy Holidays!

A note about Love and Other Drugs: I thought this was going to be a chick flick, but it was a very touching story. For anyone that has lived with someone with a life-long chemical imbalance or serious disease, it is very poingent.

Thanksgiving:
Pearl Jam 20
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Gonzo, The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
Love and Other Drugs
The Pixar Story

Christmas:

So far, just one movie… THE MUPPETS!!

One more thing…
I am very disappointed about the american release of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
This story is MUCH better in Swedish, with Swedish actors.

Do yourself a favor and watch the originals.

The 10 Principles of Living Awesome:

1. Remember to Know Thy Self
2. Never settle for ordinary & always reject the mediocre
3. Surround yourself with Awesome (people, things, and environments)
4. Always be Plus 10, make things Plus 10, and then push it 20% more
7. Everything is Easy, it’s just Time that is the constraint
8. Be The Oasis in each room, but choose your rooms
9. In all conversation, behave as a Ghost, but always burn with your Flame
10. Micromanage your Self – Slow down, Say No, & Delegate

Never settle for ordinary, for You Are Awesome!

You also have the ability to be fabulous, You are filled with passion, and You can experience fantastic things. There are 10 Principles of Living Awesome.

This blog explains these principles, and provides stories and examples for Living Awesome.
Credit for some original posts goes to Mike Grant my co-author and co-creator,  and I will update the author links shortly.

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Jim and I worked together at Eaton, where I got my start in the IT field as a tech grunt.
Most afternoons, Jim and I would walk over to the shop floor cafeteria and get two vending machine chicken broth’s, piping hot and served in the little cups with the playing cards on the bottom.

We would sit and talk, and I would usually ask for advice, which Jim would give with kindness and insight.
He would always help me with that extra 10% I needed after getting 90% there, whether it was life, work, or family.

When Jim passed, I was forced to figure out that 10% myself, becoming fully responsible for my decisions as a man.

I miss you Jim, not a day goes by that I don’t remember you.
I poured myself a mug of chicken broth this morning, and a wish you were here to enjoy it with me.

The memorial that was written and printed in the Rochester College newsletter can be found here:
Summer-2005

UStream feed is here

Edited video of the evening is on it’s way!
Thanks to Ignite for such a great evening of talks.

Nick Gaydos has awesomely provided my talk, and all others from last year via YouTube. Thanks Nick!

Enjoy:

This is an open thread, please post your responses and your favs.

M&M’s “You get in the bowl”

VW Little Darth Vader

Snickers Sharks

Geico Piggy

The Old Spice Ad the started a viral blizzard

“What is this ‘PLUS TEN’ you keep talking about?”

1. Think about the WORST time of your life – GIVE THAT A RATING OF -10

2. Think about the BEST time of your life – GIVE THAT A RATING OF +10

3. Think about how you feel RIGHT NOW – GIVE THAT A RATING BETWEEN -10 and +10

4. How would you make RIGHT NOW +10 ?

What would it take (food, people, place, activity) to take you from where you are to +10 ?

APPLY THIS SIMPLE TECHNIQUE TO EVERY DAY / HOUR / MINUTE of your life!

That is PLUS TEN!

http://artoflivingawesome.wordpress.com/

Why: Battery life, size, I can’t read books on my iPad, price, easy to read.

2. Book: Tim Ferriss – The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
http://amzn.to/e4K4nm

Why: 4HWW = real results in my life, extensive research, effective results, lifestyle NOT fad diet

3.  Kitchen: Keurig B-70 B70 Platinum Single-Cup Home Brewing System

http://amzn.to/g6UOui

Why: better than a Senseo, great taste, fast, consistant

So, let’s talk about Microsoft.
Although I love Windows 7, and my XBOX 360, I usually focus my cool tech stuff on Apple.

Lately though, I’ve noticed 3 significant things from Microsoft that really got my attention:

1. XBOX Kinect – Not only is the Kinect a revolutionary device for controlling games without any physical device, but Microsoft’s acceptance of hackers leveraging the Kinect for DIY projects is a sign of an open-architecture. http://engt.co/fJtc91

2. “To The Cloud” – This new ad campaign is powerful not only because Cloud Computing is the future, but the story told in this ad is one of New Work – inspired people frustrated with the status-quo, leaving to start their own business. http://bit.ly/igvkCz

3. My Ford Touch – Kudos for creating such an innovative in-car experience, and partnering with Ford, the only automaker of the former big 3 that didn’t take a bail out, and is also leading the industry in innovation: http://bit.ly/i0KMCe