Tech companies made a strong showing in Glassdoor's first report ranking corporate cultures.
To outsiders, Silicon Valley work culture seems almost like a joke: college kids pretending to be adults in unkempt hair who show up to business meetings wearing wrinkled T-shirts with jeans. But for the people entrenched in it, what could be better?
LindsaycdavisonMAKE THESE FOR ME PLEASE @ASD
That’s really delicious.
While everyone else around me is all omg fall! and pumpkin spice lattes and scarves and boots and chilly weather I’m still trying to figure out how I can hoard every bit of summer produce in the universe. All the fruit, all the time.
Oh but I did buy one fall colored nail polish already. Like I really needed another one. But I DID. It’s dark blue with gold flecks and… and… and… totally different from all the other dark blue with gold fleck shades that I have. I KNOW.
But really.
I don’t even feel like it ever got hot enough to eat watermelon, but I sure as heck devoured my share so far.
Perhaps the craziest thing that I’ve experienced in this pregnancy (okay, not the craziest by any means, but odd for me) is that I’ve wanted flavored drinks. I’ve mentioned it a few times here and there and I’m not talking about cocktails or anything (though a margarita sounds amazzzzzing as does some ice cold pinot grigio), just beverages other than water. I’m a lunatic and have always loathed carbonation (burns my mouth, chest and throat) and haven’t cared about flavored drinks, because water tastes so dang good to me.
Like so, so good.
Well.
Now I want every beverage known to man that has some sort of flavor other than plain water. GIVE ME ALL THE DRANKS!
So I made us this.
It starts with a vanilla bean (see the beans??) ginger syrup and some watermelon juice. A drop of club soda. Lots of crushed ice (the best kind, yes ice connoisseur-ism is a thing) and then a few cucumbers added in because they are 1. pretty 2. cute and 3. a vegetable which makes this a health food which means you are practically drinking a salad.
Seriously. Now go eat a donut. It’s friday.
Yield: serves 4
Total Time: 15 minutes
4 cups watermelon cubes
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 knob fresh ginger
1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
1 seedless cucumber, sliced
1 cup club soda
candied ginger for serving
Place the watermelon in a blender and blend until pureed and liquified. Pour the contents through a fine mesh sieve, saving all the watermelon juice in a large pitcher.
Add the sugar, water, ginger and vanilla beans plus the empty pod to a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat while whisking constantly until the sugar dissolves. Allow the mixture to simmer for a minute or two until it becomes syrupy. Remove from the heat and let cool.
To assemble the drinks, add crushed ice in a cup. Pour a few ounces of the vanilla ginger syrup into the cup, then add 4 or so ounces of watermelon juice. Pop the cucumbers in the cub and add about 2 ounces of club soda. Taste and adjust the drink to your desired taste - more syrup or juice, or more club soda. Stir well to mix. Serve!
It’s really fun in my brain.
Save your battery, while you still can!
How do we identify and discard energy-inefficient apps? According to two Stanford computer scientists, the solution lies in another app. Adam Oliner and Jacob Leverich designed a program called Normal to tell you which other apps you ought to kill.
Lindsaycdavisonandrew says he'll build me a bathroom with a tub like that..one day :) he promised
Aren't spa days the best? They are the perfect way to relax and recharge. Wouldn't it be great to have a mini-spa right in your own bathroom? I know, it's the stuff dreams are made of. If you're planning a bathroom reno and have a budget to work with, there's some fixture and floor choices you can make to get that spa feel. If you're renting or on a budget or renovating just isn't an option, you can still get that relaxing aura with some well-chosen elements and accessories. Here are some ideas on how to set the mood for a bathroom spa oasis in your own space:
Lindsaycdavison404 in nashville made the cut!
When it comes to most things in my life, I’m pretty low maintenance. I rarely wear makeup or blow dry my hair, I wear the same outfit pretty much every day and I think a little bit of dirt never hurt anyone. But, when it comes to travel, I can be a bit of a diva. Ok, well maybe not a “I demand only green M&Ms in my dressing room!” diva, but I like to stay in nice hotels whenever I have the opportunity. Julia and I always joke that it’s one of our favorite things we have in common, because whenever we travel we both agree that we’d prefer to get cheap plane tickets and save our money for a nice room. Everyone has their version of pampering and for me, it’s staying somewhere that has strong air conditioning and room service and is a place where I can take a nap in a quiet room without loud neighbors. The chance to do all of the above doesn’t happen often but when it does, I’m in heaven. So while the summer is still upon us, I thought I’d share my favorite hotels we’ve ever posted. From as far away as Turkey and Panama to my beloved Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia, these hotels are worth the visit (even just for a quick drink or snack at their bars) if you’ve got room left on your vacation calendar. See you at the pool! xo, grace
*Image above: Panama City’s American Trade Hotel. The artwork on the walls was made by Tanya Aguiniga.
Click through to visit all 10 hotels after the jump!
Lindsaycdavisonthis is an ivy/baisley house for sure
Built by a local carpenter to the author's exact specifications, Truman Capote once described his Hamptons home as "Kansas with a sea breeze." The setting in which he wrote In Cold Blood has since had a modern makeover inside, but the open feeling still remains. It's on the market for $13.995 million.
Lindsaycdavisonor your husband?! Ps SHIRANI STARTS TODAY!
We've all been there. Chores are piling up around the house. As are dishes and bills. A light bulb that burned out weeks ago mocks you from across the room. You know you need to clean your fridge but the thought of having to do so seems impossible. You just don't want to do something that needs to be done around the house...and your inner child throws a tantrum! Here's how to push yourself to finally tackle that home task (despite your best procrastination efforts).
Lindsaycdavison@dani since you are re-modeling...but i'm sure you probably know all this from you NJ house building days
Kitchen design is a precise art. To make a functional space, every inch counts, and it can be difficult to remember all those tricky measurements. Here are some helpful guides and infographics collected from around the web to help you make the most of your space:
Lindsaycdavisonwhat is the world coming to
????
It's been a few years since "staycation" was the buzzword of the summer, but the idea of "traveling" in your own hometown is still a popular concept for budget-friendly vacations. With luxurious linens and a whole host of conveniences, staying in a hotel is always a major treat, even when it's just a few blocks from your front door. But that hotel feeling? You can get that anytime. Even at home. All you need is a little boutique bedroom overhaul.
The demand for housing in London is high, and the city is running out of land. They're now looking to the water, planning a floating neighborhood in East London. It will include 50 floating homes around a neighborhood square made of water, along with restaurants, offices, and shops. Back on land, the city plans a much larger development with tens of thousands of new homes that will connect via a floating walkway.
They're a familiar scene dotting the city skyline — sleekly conical yet distinctly old-world — but just how much do you know about how water towers work, why we still use them and exactly how safe the tanks where we store our drinking water really are?
Lindsaycdavison@asd....this is what i want please and thank you
Less than a month until we all say, "So long!" to summer and, "Hello!" to school. You're sure to get your little one ready with a backpack, notebook, and pencils galore, but don't forget to ready their minds as well! Maybe your little guy or gal already loves to read, but for those who are a little more reluctant why not display their books front and center? All of those colorful, beautiful illustrations are sure to catch your kids' interest. Here are ten beautiful, forward-facing book displays from our archives:
LindsaycdavisonZoe - a stylish girls name :) @theroses
It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that the parents who put together the creative and inspiring kids' rooms that we share here all year long also have great taste in names. If you're searching for the perfect baby name or just have a general love of names - this list, the girls edition, is pretty stellar. And, the "E" names really take the cake this year—Elke, Elodie, Elowyn, Eliza and more...
LindsaycdavisonI always wonder how much water is wasted by fountains....especially in frickin hot singapore!!!
The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. has a one-acre reflecting pool, but it's not a waste of water. Rainwater is collected from the rooftops where a simple gravity pipe connects them to the reservoir system, which feeds the water feature, as well as plumbing fixtures, site irrigation, and the site's cooling tower. Emergency overflow from the water feature goes into a nearby brook.
Lindsaycdavisonhusband, i am craving garlic shrimp. please and thank you
I can’t even with this dish.
It’s not my typical Monday dish but it is soooo now a Monday dish. I am begging for one more day of weekend so I’m just going to pretend today is it while I’m waist deep in boxes and throwing tantrums because I can’t find my 1. favorite whisk, 2. felicity DVD set, 3. neon pink nail polish and 4. all of the above. At least I can pretend it’s still the weekend food wise.
Let’s do it!
Apparently right now I want all the seafood in the world. Salmon salads, mussels and lobster corn chowder are the things I’m seeing in my dreams right now.
And just look at those butter bubbles! I practically want a straw.
With how obviously freaking weird my tastebuds are at the moment, this was a welcomed change. It sounded like the best thing ever in the universe and well… it kinda was. Shrimp and grits isn’t a meal I gravitate towards often but something in the air was just begging for it. It’s one of Eddie’s favoritest of the favoritest things.
The only thing he requested in the grits was… more butter. For real.
We’re talking about the guy that wouldn’t eat white bread Saturday morning but wanted a whole stick of butter added to the grits. #compromise
So. This shrimp is so simple but SO good. The spices have so much flavor, lots of butter browns as it cooks and you stir some flecks of garlic in at the end to top it all off. I can fathom eating it with everything – it is that good. I probably it. It’s def our new favorite way to eat these curly little shrimp.
I cheated and used some quick cooking grits… I KNOW. You southerners are probably staring me down with disgust right now. I’m a hypocrite, I won’t use instant oats but I’ll use semi-instant grits. But when you add enough cheese to something, it always works. Right right? These grits take mere minutes and then you whisk in piles and piles and grated gouda. The GOOD gouda.
EAT IT UP.
Yield: serves 2 to 4
Total Time: 35 minutes
gouda grits
4 cups low-sodium chicken stock
1 cup quick-cooking grits (I like the quaker 5 minute grits, but you can definitely use the stone ground if you're a grit purist! - just follow the directions they come with.)
8 ounces gouda cheese, freshly grated
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 ears grilled sweet corn, cut from the cob
2 tablespoons freshly snipped chives
shrimp
1 pound raw peeled and deveined shrimp (I like the larger grilling shrimp)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, finely minced or pressed
gouda grits
Bring the stock to a boil in a medium saucepan. Once boiling, add the grits and whisk constantly until they are fully mixed into the stock, about a minute or two. Reduce the heat to low and cover, stirring once or twice more, until the grits are thicker and creamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in the grated cheese, salt and pepper. Taste and season more if desired - this will depend on the salt in your stock and cheese.
shrimp
Pat the shrimp completely dry with paper towels. Once it's dry, season it with the salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder and cumin. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the butter. Once it's melted and begins to sizzle, add the shrimp in batches (don't overcrowd it!) and cook on both sides until pink. The butter will brown as the shrimp cooks and you can whisk it occasionally to prevent it from burning. When the shrimp is finished, stir in the garlic (I stir a little in each batche of the shrimp) and cook for a second then place the shrimp on a plate. Repeat.
To serve the grits, spoon them into a bowl and add the shrimp on top. I like to drizzle any of the butter in the pan on top too. Cover with spoonfuls of grilled corn (you can toss it in butter, salt and pepper!) and a sprinkling of chives. Eat immediately.
see? dreamy.
Is the recession officially over? The opening of a new luxury hotel in Manhattan suggests so. Hyatt is set to open a new flagship for its Park Hyatt brand in Midtown next week, where rooms will cater to the elite at $900 a night.
Lindsaycdavisonit's a dollop of mayo - in my opinion, totally unnecessary if you have properly ripe avocados :) but i guess can help if you are pushing it with the ripeness
LindsaycdavisonI would say these apply to typical local restos in singapore too
When the woman carrying a pack of these left the liquor store we asked her, “Are those any good?”
“Oh yeah, they go down like Sprite.”We though she meant they are very drinkable. But no, they taste like Sprite
Internet, I present Coors Light Summer the Sprite of beers.
Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I’d never know cause I wouldn’t eat the filthy motherfuckers.
LindsaycdavisonSHRIMPS
Hey girl, we thought you should know that San Diego restaurant Bang Bang has a women's bathroom wallpapered with photos of Ryan Gosling. The only way to make this place more perfect? If their doggy bags actually came with free puppies.
A helpful tool or a breeding ground for profiling? Using a color-coded system, app SketchFactor lets users rate neighborhoods and write Yelp-like reviews regarding their sketchiness. Much negative press has been written, calling it, among other things, a way to "help the privileged avoid the poor." SketchFactor has responded, saying they're for everyone, with reporting mechanisms for harassment, low lighting, desolate areas, weird stuff, you name it."
LindsaycdavisonUGH....i wanna go sooooooooooo badly.
The wait was long – and it is not over quite yet. But, I am sure, on Saturday, October 25, I am going to say that it was worth waiting for. On that day Paris’s Picasso Museum is to reopen after a five-year closure for renovation. And on that day I will be there! That date was chosen because it is the anniversary of Picasso’s birth 133 years ago. He died in 1973 aged 92. Superstitious, when he was asked, by family, friends and colleagues, to make a will and to decide on his burial – where it was to be, for example – he bluntly refusedm saying that should he make plans for his funeral, he will be dead the very next day.
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Lindsaycdavisoni personally think he should have stayed in africa....if we can save people with ebola, then why arent' we trasnporting all of them to the US and just this guy? or why aren't we sending that technology to africa? i think it's risky and poor form.
LindsaycdavisonI am so anti future living ....it's fine for a time, but then you just gotta put a date on it!!
My past few essays have been all about the things that I don’t buy, so I thought it was about time to come clean and talk about what I do buy and what I splurge on. I love the delayed gratification that comes from the plotting, waiting and then finally enjoying a good splurge. In fact, I actually have found that by carefully planning on what and when I’m going to splurge, I’m able to live more in the present. There’s something about that focus that keeps my attention on what I’m doing at the moment and at the end of the day, it’s all about trying to live consciously rather than living by habit. So rather than ordering delivery every night because I’m not really thinking about it, I’ll do some pre-week planning (aka grocery shopping) so I can splurge on a fancy restaurant in a couple weeks time. So today, we’re asking what do you splurge on? And because fair is fair, I’m going to come clean about my recent splurge in Peru. -Amy
Before we get started, I want to share one caveat: I’ve learned that with delayed gratification, you have to be careful not to turn it into future-living (If you buy me a drink, I’ll tell you all about how I learned this one the hard way). For a stretch of time otherwise known as my twenties, I was so focused on what my life would be like in the future, that I wasn’t living in the present. I was just waiting for that ship to come in. I put off making changes to my apartment because I wasn’t going to be there for long or taking trips because they were too expensive. To make sure I don’t fall into that future-living mistake again, I’ve devised a simple solution: I must have a specific splurge in mind and I need a calendar date for that splurge. Having those specifics in place will let you focus on the reward and not get lost in endless “one day” living.
All images by de la Barra Photography
Learn how I planned for – and enjoyed – my splurge night in Peru after the jump!
Lindsaycdavisonis this like the one you want @ASD?
Lindsaycdavisoninteresting
While much art depicts hulking heroes and brave warriors, a new study suggests that high levels of testosterone may have prevented our early ancestors from making art. Culture and technology developed around 50,000 years ago, after a sudden reduction of testosterone-related traits in human skeletal remains. To live together and share discoveries, you have to be less aggressive and more tolerant.
LindsaycdavisonWe could try cheddar grits next time andrew?
