Kiki’s Korner

Ok, that is stretching the truth a bit. Ok, stretching the truth a lot. While we will probably never see each other again, it was fun to meet him after watching him on TV for so many years on the NFL pre/post game shows.

I got a little giggle out of him when I said he was my favorite on the show (he said he would tell the boys I said so – ha!). And that my friends….is not a lie.

And I have to say, the man’s hands are H.U.G.E. #justsayin

The fellas were good, but I kind of wish they brought the treadmills.

And silly me was front and center and forgot to shoot video. Such an amateur sometimes….

Heuer and I were in Vegas once again to work with our pals at Lenovo to host a Blogger Party during CES. This week is always a whirlwind for me, and 2011 was no exception.

We spend our time meeting new people. Seeing new technology. Eating and drinking good food and great wine. But the best of it all? Bonding with the Lenovo social team who are not just clients, but dear friends. We absolutely adore Nano, Gavin and Erik and I am so happy we get to add Becca to the love fest now too. That girl is my sister from another mother, I just know it.

One of my favorite things from the Lenovo Lounge this year was the photo booth they brought in. It is amazing what happens when you give adults boas, strange hats and stuffed animals (the taxidermied kind, not stuffed with cotton kind). Craziness ensues.

The only thing I did wrong was not bringing that damn jackalope home. I so loved that jackalope.

More of my photos from CES are here, and Heuer has a bunch over here.

We were sifting through the music guide trying to find plans to fill our Saturday night when we came across a listing for Eddie Money, playing at the RRazz room at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco.

Eddie Money? Acoustic show? Um, yes please. Eddie’s music carried me into my teens and when hits like Take Me Home Tonight, Baby Hold On To Me or Two Tickets To Paradise come on the radio, I still, to this day, belt them out at the top of my lungs. Man, I loved his voice. I was excited to go.

The show was good. He sang all the classics, and we all sang along with him, but you can see years of drug and alcohol abuse has taken their toll on Eddie. With that said, I was glad we got to see him live as it brought back a lot of great memories and made me revisit some of those songs I truly love buried deep in my iTunes library.

So keep rockin Eddie. Shake your money maker. And just like Ronnie sang…be my little babyyyyyyyyyy.

P.S. The RRazz room is a great little venue that sits about 100 people in total. You are up close and personal with the artist, reminding me of the venues VH1 used to use for their Storytellers series years ago. Perfect for an acoustic show.

As mentioned earlier, Heuer and I headed over to the San Francisco Vitners Market and spent the morning – scratch that – spent the *day* drinking lovely wines from vendors in the area.

We were joined by our dear friend, Carolyn Gerin, who is behind the amazing blog – Anti Bride – and ended up sampling so many wines, I think I lost my taste buds about two hours into the event (even though I was pouring half the glass out at each one).

Two wineries that did stand out for me were the folks from Cameron Hughes (lovely Chardonnays) and the Cask Cabernet. Holy moly, that one was a.m.a.z.i.n.g.

I have to say, it was great being there on a press pass as we were ahead of the crowds and could sample more of the wines. That actually might be what did me in as well. Ha.

More photos from the event can be found here.

My blog has gone to shit. Now mind you, my blog was never meant to compete the likes of The New York Times or the Huffington Post, but it was always a place where I could share my thoughts and opinions on the issues that matter most to me.

I never had a diary. I am not a great writer. But something about blogging resonated, and I was happy to have my little space on the Internet.

Then in January 2007, I discovered Twitter.

That platform changed my world.

I never wanted to blog about anything without researching it first. I know that seems silly, but to me – with blogging, came responsibility, even when it was on something as simple as talking about how to roast a pig. However, with Twittering, came freedom. I know it directly relates to the amount of text allowed (Twitter was limited to 140 character posts), so it kept my thoughts short and to the point whereas as I always felt I had to *say* something when I blogged.

Well, no more. While I plan to keep my Twitter account, I am pulling my blog back from the brink and reclaiming it as a space for me to share deeper thoughts and to gush about the best purchase I ever made.

I don’t need a Twitter archive here. If there is something I say on *that* service that I feel passionate enough about keeping a record of, I will write about it here. I know, what a novel idea.

Just about the time Chris and I both agree to stop drinking so we can ‘jump start our metabolisms and lose that winter coat‘, a great wine tasting event pops up on my calendar. It happens every single time, without fail. And we always go to the event as our will power sucks. We like wine.

Latest case and point: During the drive home from last night’s Social Media Club event, Chris and I had this discussion . We both agree to stop drinking for a month, or at least until the next wine tasting invite hits our inbox.

Wouldn’t you know it –> today I receive an invite to the San Francisco Vintners Market – Harvest in the City event happening tomorrow that will showcase wineries that sell their wines direct to you. This is great as we have been to several events where we find great wines and then are never able to find it again when we want to buy. Not so here. The San Francisco Vintners Market gives us wine enthusiasts the chance to try and buy wines from over 200 wineries.

Sounds awesome. And of course we are going. It is almost like the universe WANTS us to drink wine.

Besides, the holidays are upon us and we are always looking for nice wines to give to friends or to bring to dinner parties. The Vintners Market sounds like a perfect place to find that new gem that will leave everyone wanting more.

Bonus: Our buddies over at Antibride have a discount to save you 10% off the ticket price if you register using this link. Do it, and let’s drink some juice together tomorrow.

They must have just tweaked their algorithm as my ‘influence score’ just jumped from 32 to 55 in under 24 hours. I did nothing spectacular to warrant such an increase, so they must be fine tuning things behind the scenes.

There is a lot of chatter on the web questioning the validity of the Klout score, but I am saving judgement . I want to watch the number for a while and see if I can find trends the dips and peaks. Right now, it makes no damn sense.

A week in Miami, most of it spent loving on Chris’ grandpa. My boy comes from good genes.

• Playing with the @woweeone. Love the sound quality & the bass is pretty kick ass. Might have found perfect Xmas present. /cc @mikeprasad #
• Like this Cornelia Parker piece, Anti-Mass, at the De Young. http://yfrog.com/bc80imej #
• Twitter Me This: Weekly Updates for 2010-11-07 – And now on to more important items like this > RT @BarackObama: Hol… http://ow.ly/19QTJ4 #
• Realizing I should have spent more than $40 on a vacuum if I expected the floors to actually get cleaned. Dammit. #

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