I watched A Night At the Opera for the second time last week. This time was a lot more enjoyable then the last time I tried to view it. It was quirky and kind of … [Read more...]
AFI 100—Sullivan’s Travels
My most recent AFI 100 viewing was Sullivan's Travels, which turned out to be an adorable and delightful movie. Filmed in 1941, the story follows a Hollywood … [Read more...]
AFI 100—Nashville
I adamantly disliked this movie. It was just really dumb, not enjoyable and hard to follow. I wouldn't recommend this at all and I'm not sure why it's on the AFI … [Read more...]
AFI 100—Modern Times
I was so impressed with Modern Times (1936), which I got to watch last night. Even though City Lights was higher up (78 versus 11), I liked Modern Times so much … [Read more...]
AFI 100—12 Angry Men
Just watched 12 Angry Men (1957) last night. I was pleasantly surprised by this film. The movie, starring Henry Fonda, focuses strictly on the deliberations of a … [Read more...]
AFI 100—Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
As my 88th AFI 100 watched film, I have to say I was so disappointed! Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (#67) was not at all what I expected and never ended up … [Read more...]
Watching: Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens was on tonight so I was excited to see it since it's on my list of movies to catch. Starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange, the movie depicts the … [Read more...]
A Day of Activities
I had a ton planned for today. Due to a rescheduling, I had to swing by the dentist's office, again, for a bite adjustment, again. Then it was off to hang out … [Read more...]
AFI 100—Bonnie & Clyde
Today I watched Bonnie & Clyde (#42 and my 87th film watched). I really liked this one, but I'm not surprised since I really like Warren Beatty. This was … [Read more...]
Watching: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
I watched The Boy in the Striped Pajamas tonight. I really shouldn't have though. It was so sad and I really didn't predict where the movie was going either. I … [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.
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!
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 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.
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 real professional and a pleasure to work with. She is a great communicator and always put her client's (my company) interest first. She is tremendously personal and had a great understanding of our business and how she could help it. She is great and is a tremendous asset to any company.
I worked with Kate during my time as a community manager at Lightspan Digital while Kate was my direct manager. Kate’s communication practices really taught me how to navigate the sometimes complicated agency world. As an account manger, Kate smoothly orchestrated 10+ accounts at one time as well as help me manage and prioritize tasks in my role. Kate was a role model during my first few years in the professional world and continues to be so to this day.
Kate has been a fantastic resource for all things digital, whether redesigning my website on Wordpress, fine tuning my social media profiles, or understanding Google Analytics. She's an excellent communicator, and I will absolutely hire her again in the future.