var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-20097564-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @mmbrindley)http://meghanbrindley.com/<object width="400" height="233" id="msnbc1f2335" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" /><param name="FlashVars" value="launch=47549293&width=420&height=245" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed name="msnbc1f2335" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="400" height="233" flashvars="launch=47549293&width=420&height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I saw this segment on <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/" target="_blank">The Today Show</a> last week & have been completely moved by this man’s project for his wife ever since. <a href="http://www.thetutuproject.com/" target="_blank">The TuTu Project</a> is a completely creative take on the pink ribbon, which has become synonymous with breast cancer awareness.  The images speak for themselves - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BobCareyPhoto" target="_blank">Bob Carey</a> travels the US and takes self portraits of himself wearing nothing but a pink tutu. On the homepage of their website, he notes that his wife’s diagnosis with breast cancer</p> <blockquote> <p>“taught us that life is good, dealing with it can be hard, and sometimes the very best thing — no, the only thing — we can do to face another day is to laugh at ourselves, and share a laugh with others.”</p> </blockquote> <p>He’s created a book titled Ballerina that is set to publish soon. I really can’t think of a better reason to spend $100! For more information about the project, visit their <a href="http://www.thetutuproject.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, “Like” them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tutu-Project/106996669085" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or follow them on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/thetutuproject" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/24130208809http://meghanbrindley.com/post/24130208809Thu, 31 May 2012 09:58:00 -0500The TuTu Projectbreast cancer awarenessToday Show<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lutfy4Cc1qeaendo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/24130207627http://meghanbrindley.com/post/24130207627Thu, 31 May 2012 09:43:57 -0500someecards“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the...http://meghanbrindley.com/post/24099906191http://meghanbrindley.com/post/24099906191Wed, 30 May 2012 20:13:43 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4rl1ibkwz1qeaendo1_500.jpg"/><br/> bike to run transition<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4rl1ibkwz1qeaendo2_500.jpg"/><br/> my biggest fan - thanks mom!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4rl1ibkwz1qeaendo3_500.jpg"/><br/> my biggest "non-human" fan :)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4rl1ibkwz1qeaendo4_500.jpg"/><br/> gotta love the tri number tan lines!<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4rl1ibkwz1qeaendo7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Happy Memorial Day!<br/><br/> <p>I had a pretty successful day at the <a href="http://www.captextri.com/" target="_blank">CapTex Tri</a> - can’t wait for the <a href="http://www.couplestri.com/" target="_blank">Couples Tri</a> in July! Thank you all for your support & donations to <a href="http://triingforacause.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund</a>. As of yesterday we had raised a whopping $7,090, completely shattering our original goal of $5,000.</p> <p>Some thoughts on the race:</p> <ul><li>The Best: winning the swim part of my race</li> <li>The Worst: the last 1/2 of the run</li> <li>The Takeaway: I need to figure out a nutriton plan … I don’t eat anything during the bike/run and I have a feeling that once I figure that part out I’ll do much better!</li> <li>The Random: Sharpie number tan lines are real. Under no circumstances will I ever forget my sunscreen on race day again - lesson learned.</li> </ul><p>Special thanks to the Felice family, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1800Oncologist" target="_blank">1-800-Oncologist</a> who donated $.50 for every “Like” they received on Facebook, and to our compassionate & dedicated leader Ann Marie Francese. </p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23976258096http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23976258096Mon, 28 May 2012 22:15:00 -0500triathlonMark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund1-800-Oncologist<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4pivnqjqK1qeaendo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thank you for your service - today & everyday. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Long Center for the Performing Arts)</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23897427810http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23897427810Sun, 27 May 2012 19:33:22 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/89GjGq08x5A?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This commercial cracked me up - and the chips really are “ridiculously good chips”</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23797958872http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23797958872Sat, 26 May 2012 09:55:24 -0500advertising<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ll86fH7x1qeaendo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Friday! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23753574118http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23753574118Fri, 25 May 2012 16:33:41 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3q7b3Fb031qazkdco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>yay for 3 day weekends!</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23734828019http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23734828019Fri, 25 May 2012 09:59:43 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m32nulRJBd1qd6j8ho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>yup.</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23685781686http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23685781686Thu, 24 May 2012 15:00:51 -0500truth<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxrm9tdwCU1qatmxgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23672793999http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23672793999Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uy1PIgjCqRM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>It’s OK - we’ve all had those <em>“oh sh*t”</em> moments when we wake up and realize that we’ve either texted, tweeted or posted something that we wouldn’t have ever done without the aide of our friendly foe alcohol. With Memorial Day weekend just around the corner I thought this was a pretty timely post from the folks at <a href="http://socialdistillery.com/" target="_blank">Social Distillery</a>:</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span>Drunk posting is the new drunk dialing and after nights out some of us need protection from ourselves. Webroot’s Social Media Sobriety Test puts an end to embarrassing late-night posts that follow a few too many drinks when letting loose…</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Is <a href="http://www.webroot.com/En_US/sites/sobrietytest/index.html" target="_blank">Webroot’s Social Media Sobriety Test</a> enough to keep you from those regretful moments?</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23618183712http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23618183712Wed, 23 May 2012 13:13:29 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OULhlaX6JY4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I usually don’t get excited for Christmas until the end of November … but the new trailer for <a href="http://www.styleite.com/media/great-gatsby-trailer/" target="_blank">The Great Gatsby</a> has got me excited. Can we just do Christmas in July instead?</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23609948230http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23609948230Wed, 23 May 2012 09:58:31 -0500The Great GatsbyACL 2012 Lineup - The Best one Yet.: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Jack White, Florence +...http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23545318570http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23545318570Tue, 22 May 2012 09:55:13 -0500Austin City Limits Music FestivalACLACL 2012<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8s1J26AqEr8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Sweet Brown gets her “cold pop!” If you have no idea who Sweet Brown is or what I’m talking about, watch my the video on my <a href="http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23246338153/aint-nobody-got-time-for-that" target="_blank">other blog post</a> … cause “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po3jPq5LT0g&feature=related" target="_blank">ain’t nobody got time for that!</a>”</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23500654470http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23500654470Mon, 21 May 2012 16:48:11 -0500A year later, Joplin is 'on the mend' via CNN: On the blank canvas left behind by last year’s...http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23486456592http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23486456592Mon, 21 May 2012 12:08:31 -0500joplintornadoGuide to Austin Eats via @CamilleStyles: One of my favorite ATX bloggers, Camille Styles, posted...http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23479740825http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23479740825Mon, 21 May 2012 09:17:41 -0500Camille StylesomnomnomATXgood eats<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WIv-qsH40m0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I hope all you new UT graduates are doing the Turkey DubStep tonight … you’re welcome.</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23387906590http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23387906590Sat, 19 May 2012 21:19:36 -0500animalsbeingdicks: GOT THE EFF OUTTA HERE! http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23354836303http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23354836303Sat, 19 May 2012 11:14:09 -0500animals being dicks<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48idapfCi1qeaendo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My favorite hiking companion #mysummit (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Mt. Bonnell)</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23304268383http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23304268383Fri, 18 May 2012 15:03:09 -0500mysummit<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m485i2Vzd81qeaendo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Congrats to all my friends who are graduating from The University of Texas this weekend - Hook ‘Em!</p>http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23297490982http://meghanbrindley.com/post/23297490982Fri, 18 May 2012 12:31:02 -0500university of texasHook 'em