It was a big week for me at school, with a presentation in my Marketing class, receiving our mid-term exam grades in Accounting, and hustling to finish a project for my Accounting class. I’m ready for a relaxing weekend, and I’ve found some great links to get it started!

 

For the bloggers and “real” writers, via Forbes: How to Make Money and Not Be Ashamed

For the techies in the office, via XKCD: Academia vs. Business Webcomic

For the wandering business person: The Exile Lifestyle

For those who need a break at the office: 30 Blogs Every Entrepreneur Should Know

 

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This week went by pretty quickly, but I did manage to find some interesting reads! I’ve got a whirlwind weekend planned, started with a boot camp workout this evening, a group meeting with my accounting classmates, a bridal shower, and some singing! If you’ve got some down time, check out these links for a little mental stimulus:

 

The class of 2011, via Forbes: Hiring Millenials, What They Really Want

For the Marketer, via AdVoice: Decision Quicksand

For the free spirits, via MSN: The Never Ending Road Trip

For the manager, via The New Professional Blog: How to Edit Someone Else’s Work

For the entrepreneur, via Paul Graham’s Essays: What Start-Ups are Really Like

 

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It’s just been one of those weeks, I tell ya! The one consolation is that apparently it’s been one of “those” weeks for everyone I talked to, so hopefully next week will be better. To round out the week and hopefully begin the start of a great weekend, check out the following links!

For the fellow grad student, via Fashionable Academics Blog: Grade Inflation and the Feminizing of Academy

For the strategically minded in tech and anti-trust law, via Forbes: Microsoft Gatecrashes Google’s Anti-Trust Case

For the artistically-minded in the DFW area: Fort Worth Opera Festival or Upper Deck Blues, Wednesday Open Mic Night (checked this one out with my husband this week, and it’s a pretty cool scene for amateur and semi-professional blues music!)

For the historians and curious: Origins of April Fool’s Day

 

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So, the weather is supposed to be beautiful this weekend, and I’m looking out my office window longingly at the sunshine. But, no fear, it’s Friday! Feel free to take the laptop into the gorgeous weather to read a few stimulating articles:

For the abstract and semi-philospohical, via Paul Graham essays: The Acceleration of Addictiveness – The effect of technology

For the social media un-savvy, via Forbes: Twitter in 4 Steps

For the musician and tech obsessed: Musescore.com (open source music creation/sheet music software, as touted by my talented husband!)

In case you missed my guest post on The New Professional: Self-Promotion, How to do it right (kind of ironic, eh?)

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Well, it’s supposed to be in the 80s in DFW this weekend, so I am READY for this weekend to get started. I found out we’re having dinner with some old college friends, I’m doing a kick-butt workout tonight, a quick shopping trip with my mom, dinner and a show with my husband, and singing on Sunday. Who else is having an AWESOME break from business? In case you’re inclined to break from the weekend, here’s some links:

For those pondering office perks, via Bloomberg Businessweek: Drinking in the Workplace is Back

For the workwear dilemma, via The New Professional: How to Wear Jeans to the Office

For the marketer, via Forbes CMO: Brilliant Partner Branding from Kraft and HSN

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This week has been a mix of fast-and-furious and slow waiting. I had a mid-term exam in my Buyer Behavior class, started round 2 of Accounting, and received a number of promo packages and proofs at work. This weekend is birthday celebrations with two family members, and some singing! Whew… what a week! On another note, if you find the time, I highly recommend a browse through the following links:

For my fellow marketing nerds, via Forbes: BRILLIANT Multi-brand partnership

For my fellow students, via ERE blog: Thoughts on Education

For those who were unsatisfied with the “Oscar All Access” offering from ABC, via Mashable: Get A Refund

For the blogosphere, via Employed Panache: Photo Job Shadow (I’ll have my contribution on the blog next week!)

For all those who buy from Amazon, via WSJ: The latest on out-of-state taxes for online retailers

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Being back in school for my MBA is prompting me to take a look at some other areas of corporate life, so enjoy some different perspectives on your weekend!

For the accountants, shareholders, and CFO types: How CEO Compensation is Wrong – Forbes

For advice on a stinky dilemma in the office: How to Tell Someone They Smell Bad – Corporette

For the social media and tech-obsessed: Ralph Lauren iPad App- Mashable

For those who need some networking tips: How To Network When You’re Shy – WSJ

Have a happy weekend!