Tonight's viewing was the 1933 original classic King Kong. The black and white version was definitely interesting. I've never been too thrilled about the King … [Read more...]
AFI 100—Pulp Fiction
It's nice to get back to watching some AFI 100 movies. Today's feature? Pulp Fiction. I know, shocking that I haven't seen it until now, but cross it off the … [Read more...]
AFI 100—The Deer Hunter
I knocked The Deer Hunter off my AFI 100 list. Starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep, this flick depicts a group of friends involved in the … [Read more...]
AFI 100—Duck Soup
OK, so I tried. I really really tried. I tried so hard but it didn't work. I didn't like #60 on the AFI 100 list at all. That is Duck Soup. I watched all one hour … [Read more...]
AFI 100—The French Connection
Crossing the 75th movie off my AFI 100 list. I watched The French Connection with D tonight. We were both distraught to learn that we were not into this movie at … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Candy Coated Rose Petals
Today is the sixth blogoversary of this blog. I just happened to have overlooked this momentous occasion each year. I look back at this blog, which used to part … [Read more...]
Watching: Sierra Madre Hurts, Treasure My Tookus
I'm trying to watch The Treasure of Sierra Madre again, and it's not working. I originally tried to watch this at least a week ago. I couldn't get through it and … [Read more...]
Watching: Some Movies
I watched Made For Each Other today. I also knocked Midnight Cowboy off the AFI 100 list. I didn't really like it though. … [Read more...]
Watching: High Noon, Shane?
I watched a few AFI movies today as I was toiling away on this major project for work. I had to work at home the workload is so huge. I popped in High Noon to … [Read more...]
AFI 100—The Best Years of Our Lives
Last night I put in the most recent Netflix film I had received: The Best Years of Our Lives. Starring Myrna Loy and Fredric March, the film follows the love … [Read more...]
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One of the best things I've ever done in my career is work with Kate Hamilton. Her enthusiasm for all things editorial, not to mention her energy and passion for any project she's involved with, is contagious. In addition to being a natural born leader, she's also a creative type, a thinker, a stickler for details, and someone with incredible vision and the drive to get things done. I always marvel at how she is constantly teaching herself new things. She always seems to be ahead of the curve on anything related to social media, and she also has an eye for design. This lady rocks! And she continues to be a mentor to me and others in journalism and communications.
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Kate has an incredible amount of drive when it comes to LoganSquarist. In the six months that I’ve been involved, I’ve watched the site grow from a pet project to a respected community publication. This success can be attributed to Kate’s technical and leadership skills. From building out the site to off-hours community management and a consistent flow of content, the site improves by leaps and bounds on a weekly basis. When it comes to team management, Kate delegates tasks in an organized and efficient manner, making her an all around great and inspiring person to work with.
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I met Kate through the Association of Women Journalists (AWJ) and immediately was impressed (and inspired) by her creativity, drive, work ethic and use of social media. Her passion for journalism, digital media and communications overall is evident in the projects she takes on, including LoganSquarist, an online news outlet that she founded that uses social media to socialize the neighborhood. What I admire about Kate is her vitality as well as her desire to keep learning and growing personally and professionally. Kate is a modern-day renaissance woman who is multitalented (ask about her travel, knitting and marathon exploits!) and who brings instant value to any team or organization.
Kate did and excellent job with our website. We have received several compliments on how nice it looks and how easy it is to navigate. She also went above and beyond to make sure that we were able to update and the website ourselves through Wordpress. I cannot gush about how awesome she is and how happy we are with the site and her dedication to the project.
Kate is a wealth of knowledge who served as a tremendous mentor for all of our team members while constantly improving processes and workflows. She’s a tremendous project manager, pays great attention to detail, and is able to demand results from her team with respect. At LoganSquarist she has built and led a team of dozens of volunteer contributors committed to her vision of a community resource. I would happily work with Kate again anytime!