Okay, apparently Japan is no longer satisfied with just having Hello Kitty on EVERY POSSIBLE THING. The tourism ministry has made the mouthless wunderkitten an official ambassador for Japan. A much better choice than some crusty Japanese politco, methinks. Now all they have to do is make Chococat the Prime Minister, and I’ll officially love [...]

A Blogumn by Kalimba Bennett Using the tools of yoga, meditation, and creativity as the stepping stones for generating a little more peace, gratitude, and dare I say “inspiration” in your week. Today I want to offer you the immaculate gift of your very own breath.  You know, it’s that inhaling and exhaling thing that’s [...]

Which angst-ridden concept project sang… Want to make out and kiss hard? Wait never mind… No cheating with a Google Search! You either know it or you don’t. First person to guess correctly AND incorrectly gets kudos in tomorrow’s “Guess The Lyric.” Plus, I’ll throw up the video — unless it’s not on YouTube. If [...]

Hello Dearest, Welcome back from the weekend. I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted. Beta-testing and content wrangling, as it turns out, while good for the soul, is also frickin’ brutal. And Confession: I’m feeling a little old and responsible, because I missed out on a GREAT and highly-anticipated party in order to get [...]

Ask not what your country can do for you, but how you can help your country procrastinate. –Ernessa T. Carter If you can, try not to quote yourself. It only makes you look like a self-involved asshole. –Ernessa T. Carter So Willkommen, Willkommen* to the Fierce and Nerdy blog. This is the first, and probably [...]