Mike Arauz's Blog – The Archives

This post is extra good, 'cus I'm choosing items from 2 weeks' worth of my favorite links, photos, and videos from my Tumblr blog.

My recipe for the delicious Hemingway Daiquiri (great for the warm weather we're about to experience this weekend in NYC):

2 oz white rum
2 oz fresh lime juice
2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur (look for Luxardo)

Shake vigorously with ice, strain, and serve with a slice of lime in a chilled cocktail glass


Michael Surtees posted an excellent round-up of design blogs based in NYC.




How to cook everything.




Beautiful watercolor paintings by Molly Brill.



My friend and talented writer and actor, Eliza Skinner, wrote a great post:

Ever wonder about how people get cast as “incredibly ugly girl who accidentally makes out with a cat” or “giant fat person who farts at the party”? How is that presented in the character breakdown? How does the agent call the actor and tell them they are up for it? And how does the actor feel about it? Well, I’ll tell you what I know.

This slow loris loves to get tickled.




Awesome music video.


Oi Va Voi "Everytime" from Katarzyna Kijek on Vimeo.


One of my favorite bloggers, Helge Tennø, posted all of his fantastic slides on Flickr. You could get lost in here.



Bud Caddell has a whole slew of good posts this week about what brands need to learn about fans. This point is one of my favorites.

The best conversations are ones where I know something you don’t and you know something I don’t. We share what’s new. Too bad this isn’t how most marketing and advertising works; marketers love conversations (about their products).