Rapture Ready… My DJ Debut Brought to You by Twitter

It’s been a while since my last post… blah, blah, blah.

The world is supposedly going to end tomorrow and I saved up all my Simply Sharpe silliness for today. It all started with a tweet:

Then my brain starting burning, kind of like the fires of hell all of us sinners and winners will supposedly feel at some point tomorrow.

I am so Jew-ish, I can barely understand how people can be blasphemous about Le Bible.

I got a little stuck by Starbucks wi-fi, but can’t nobody break my stride.

Then I got a retweet (much like a witness) from the smart people at Rapture Regrets, which lead to this policy of truth.

That’s pretty much how my debut went down. See you at the after party Sunday! I will be in the DJ Booth.

Thanks for playing!

Tags: DJ Debut, No Excuses Tweet Like a Champion, No Regrets, Rapture Ready, Rapture Regrets, Silly Sharpe, Simply Sharpe

Holy Hollis Gillespie, Great Blogs of Steel

If you live in Atlanta, listen to NPR, watch late night talk shows or have an affinity for “Trailer-evangelism“, you probably know who Hollis Gillespie is. The rest of you are going to love me for the introduction.

I met Hollis when I recently attended an event hosted by the fabulous Crave Atlanta. Hollis is best known for her unique humor, writing three memoirs and her famous Atlanta blogging workshop. Her writing workshops, appropriately titled Shocking Real Life, have been on my short list of definitely maybe.

I wanted to learn more about this author whose Dad was an alcoholic salesman and Mom a missile maker. Other then her obvious accredited work, she was just another person with something to sell me.

Except she wasn’t.

There was nothing sales-y about her. She was wearing a funky orange dress and a Paul Frank watch. She talked about how her logo was creatively transfered on drop cloth. She mentioned the four friends formula — think Seinfeld, Sex And The City, Will and Grace, etc. Hollis shared stories of how she began writing on the back of the drop seat while working for Delta. She wrote herself little notes and reminders of things to detract her from fear.

FEAR — The dirtiest word in my vocabulary.

Can the Workshop Whisperer set me free from fear? Time will tell. The workshop I wanted to sign up for conflicts with my increasingly shocking real life.

Here are some other pictures from Hollis’s studio in Castleberry Hill Loft District:

Trailer Trashed Tanks and Enormous Undergarments

Hollis' Daughter Drew These Trailers

It’s pretty cool if you find yourself in the area or looking for a creative space to host an event. I bet she will even let you hang your own pictures

Tags: Crave Atlanta, Hollis Gillespie, The Workshop Whisperer

I Pity the Fool

The Search Engine Formerly Known as Google

As everyone on the planet most likely already knows, Google is infamous for it’s logo changing behavior. Just another thing to love about everybody’s favorite search engine. Today being April Fool’s Day and all, Google has the perfect opportunity to really get creative with the logo.

Quite Frankly, not a very witty one though we know my heart and search will always belong to the GOOGs (or Topekans as they are now called).

Instead of just decorating the logo, Google one upped itself and changed the whole name! Their new name, Topeka. Underneath the magic search bar (where I always feel lucky) is the following sentence:

Not in Kansas: learn about our new name.

When you click the link, you are directed to Google’s blog which I am kind enough to screen shot for those who bypass the above link. 

Google Blog

 The blog was posted at midnight (dead giveaway) announcing the BIG name change to Topeka. There is no question that the post is very tongue in cheek and any person with a brain (Yes, I too am thinking of the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz and humming along to his song…Kansas… Topeka…hahaha) would see the obvious attempt at April Fool’s humor.

Except an exceptionally bright human being who happens to work with the DJ. Try not to be jealous. I know I am.

During the malaise of my day, I get a seemingly random message from the DJ announcing Mr. Brains on the Ground was going to buy stock in Topeka. Thank GOD I Google every morning or this news would have sounded even more ridiculous (No offense, Kansas).

Apparently, he ran around the office sharing the news of the big boom that was about to hit the market. Google has changed it’s name to Topeka! Eureka! He was going to get in cheap before the others notice the name change.

BRILLIANT!

You may remember me writing about his awesomeness before? He is infamous for celebrating fake birthdays (bless his heart) and many accidentally comedic moments his team shares a C’mon Son! over. In my humble, half witted Topekan opinion, I think this one takes the cake (pun completely intended if you went back and did your homework on the old blogs).

I pity the fool who is immune to sarcasm. You may want to cut your losses and move on to another blog.

Thanks for playing!

Another Not So Random Disclaimer: This blog in no way represents one of the many people who graciously pay me to work for them or any of the organizations they represent. I have changed names to protect the adorably clueless and their affiliation with the DJ is purely coincidental. It is also in no way a representation of his company or the cast of crazy people that may work with him if they were to be identified in a lineup. In fact, non of this has anything to do with anyone and unless you are a lawyer or current employer why are you still reading this little waste of space? Is it your birthday? I will bake you a cake! Meet me in the conference room in Topeka. I’ll be the one wearing the “I heart Google shirt and all I got was this silly blog post”.

Tags: April Fool's Day, Brains on the Ground, Dead Giveaway, Fake Birthdays, Google Logo, Not in Kansas, Office Antics, Topeka, True Story

WordCamp Atlanta, Let it Not Snow!

WordCamp Atlanta

Atlanta is one city that gets excited about our big events. It’s because we’re awesome. Simply put. Tomorrow is the inaugural Wordcamp Atlanta and we have some snowflakes floating around the city. It’s nothing a little sanding of our infamously traveled roads can’t handle. Cars brings heat and so will this event.

See you tomorrow fellow WordPress users!

Tags: ATL Events, SnowNO, WordcampATL, Wordpress