Archive for November, 2008

I’ll be attending the Girls on the Run Chicago Gala this evening. Girls on the Run is an organization set up to promote a lifetime of self-esteem and healthy living through running. The 9th annual gala will take place at the Park West in Lincoln Park. My company, WeSeed, is sponsoring the event, so I’ll be on hand demoing the site and signing up interested ladies.

Being the social media guy that I am, I’ll be twittering from the event, and including pics as much as possible. In the few days following the event, we will likely have a nice photo gallery on the WeSeed Facebook page.

Follow me on Twitter: @brandonzeman

Follow WeSeed on Twitter: @weseed

When people think “great customer service,” Metra probably doesn’t come to mind immediately. Well, this evening Metra made nice by helping me out. Due to being late for the train this morning, I had to buy my ticket on the train- thus a $2 extra fee. Not the end of the world, I thought. Well I go to purchase my ticket for the ride home tonight, and discover I’m a measley dime short. Embarassed, and knowing Metra only accepts cash, (ugh)I asked where the nearset ATM was located. While I stewed in my own plight, the woman behind the counter seemed carefree of my situation. Yet as I was putting my money away and readying to leave, she had the heart to spot me the dime and grant me a ticket.

Here’s to you, Metra. Thank you for not sending me to an ATM over a dime.

I haven’t posted anything on this site- or over on adsponge- in quite a while. I don’t have one concrete excuse, rather several smaller factors that have led to my recent lack of content.

First, and probably most prominent, is my recent entrance into the 40-hour work week world. Add to that a roughly two hour commute to and from work each day, and it’s no wonder I haven’t had the time or motivation to blog as much.

I plan on getting back to it, however. I just went through my rss feeds in google reader and read some really terriffic posts that have inspired me to be more productive. If Chris Brogan can find time to blog daily, I can too.

With that, I vow to be more active on my beloved sites and continue on with what got me to where I am now.

Besides the satisfaction of making your vote count and taking part in the great american democratic process, you can get a bunch of free stuff. My favorite Election Day freebies are as follows:

Krispy Kreme is giving away free donuts on Election Day

And of course you’ll need something to wash down that donut with. Fear not, Starbucks has your back.

UPDATE:

If you’re around downtown Chicago on Election Day, stop by Berry Chill for some free, Presidential nominee inspired yougurt couture.

The Berry Obama is five ounces of Original chilled yogurt topped with fresh blueberries, blue (candy-covered) almonds and blue sprinkles. The McCain Crunch is Original chilled yogurt topped with fresh strawberries, red (candy-covered) almonds and red Craisins.