Kelly Hansen

kel⋅lo⋅qui⋅al /kehˈloʊkwiəl/
–adjective
1. involving or using conversation.

My name is Kelly. I live in the San Francisco Bay area and work at Facebook. I love the Internet, marketing, vegan food, Seattle, live music, and the outdoors.

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February 20

“ Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Steve Jobs

(via amber-rae)

February 1

brit:

Excited for the next generation of Julia Roberts’, Jennifer Anistons, and Sandra Bullocks.

Hollywood It Girls | vanityfair.com

January 6

The Periodic Table of Typefaces.

November 21

Kids of Kilimanjaro

It costs $29 to feed a Tanzanian child for a year. That’s less than the average amount spent for one person to eat at a restaurant for one meal (food, drink, tax, tip).

Kids of Kilimanjaro is a non profit operated solely by volunteers and donations. This cause has really touched me. Please check out their website and consider making dinner at home tonight and instead donating the $29 to the Kids of Kilimanjaro.

http://kidsofkilimanjaro.org/

November 15

“ Joy is the serious business of heaven. C.S. Lewis

November 11

Happy Veterans Day!

To commemorate: a video of a pup being reunited with his owner who had been deployed in Iraq for 7 months. More videos like this here. Heartwarming!

Sincere thanks to all of those (dog owners and not) who have served and are currently serving our country.

October 26

Andrew McMahon — Something Corporate’s “Walking By”

I had the pleasure of attending Andrew McMahon’s (Jack’s Mannequin, Something Corporate) sold out solo show tonight at the Swedish American Music Hall (thanks, Casper!). The show was great!

I had the chance to chat with Andrew afterward (he was so kind and gracious) and we snapped the picture below. Also pictured is my friend and coworker Jeff.

On November 3rd, Andrew is releasing “Dear Jack”, a documentary covering his battle with leukemia — produced by my friend Jacob Marshall. A portion of the proceeds go toward his foundation, Dear Jack, that raises money and awareness to find a cure for leukemia.

Please check it out! You can preorder Dear Jack here.

October 12

Jon Rawlinson’s follow up to the Kuroshio aquarium video. This one was shot at the Georgia Aquarium. Jellyfish!!

Music is “Come Back When You Can” by Barcelona. It is out at radio right now, call your local station and request it!

And Jon is available for freelancing work. More information here.

I was chatting with a friend about their upcoming trip to Seattle and remembered this Google Map I made for another set of friends traveling to Washington earlier this year.

It’s a great place to visit for a weekend or longer! You can zoom in to different areas and click on the icons for descriptions and links to the destination’s web presence.

Most of the locations are easily bus-able, but I’ve included some other good spots (Bellingham, Leavenworth) for those who have a car and want a little day trip.

October 7

“ If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning. C. S. Lewis