This blog post is a collection of some of the pictures and video from this year’s 6th Annual, 2010 Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. It was incredible to see all of the unsolicited coverage we received this year from the local media and bloggers. Myself and the entire steering committee continue to be humbled about all the help we’ve received to promote the cause! After all, this keg party just started in our basement!

The Kansas City Star’s INK magazine covered the party:

We were asked to come on the NBC morning show to talk about the party + the toy drive we setup @The Roasterie

A guest who attended the party, shot, edited, and posted a video blog of the night! It was so cool that Leah Stephens aka STELLABELLE did this!

Every year, we’re fortunate enough that we’ve had Zach Cobb donate his free time to take professional pictures for the party. This year, Zach and his business partner Simon, donated their time and services on behalf of their company, Westside Studio. Here are the official party pictures from this year’s party.

Some of our photos were even featured in the LA Guest of a Guest blog:

Most normal people write their goals at the beginning of the year. I didn’t do that this year. I forgot.

I accept, and take full responsibility for the lack of direction I’ve provided my own self.

There. I said it. Shame on me.

In my defense, I’ve put thought towards my 2010 goals prior to writing this blog post, and this personal homework of mine is long overdue.

So, you might be wondering- it’s March 1st already, why am I bothering to do this now?

I realized last year when writing my goals for 2009, it’s important to sit down and go through this process. I’ll admit, it’s sorta weird at first. But like every great project, setting goals and objectives is the first step in planning to succeed. We become who we believe we are. And if we don’t know what to believe we are, you’re just going through the motions (life’s too short to do that).

PS, I wish I could have tracked my own traffic to my 2009 goals blog post- because I visited it often throughout the year …just to see how I was doing. Most of the time, I was furthering each goal throughout the entire year.

*(this list is in no particular order)

*10 things I want to achieve in the year, 2010:

1.) Improve upon my knowledge and experience as a web consultant and digital strategist (w/emphasis on social media).

2.) Spend more time being helpful through my blog publishing (ramseymohsen.com). Develop an active community that interacts and contributes.

3.) Do: 1 random act of kindness each week.
4.) Shoot: 1 creative photo each week.

5.) Mature as freelance video blogger. Try new things with it and increase the professional execution of my work to a new level.

6.) Ask lots of questions when in the presence of brilliant people, then share it with others.

7.) Spend more time with my family.

8.) Plan and organize an even better Ugly Christmas Sweater Party.

9.) Improve upon my photog skills from others (like Rebecca) and continue to experiment and learn my own.

10.) Continue to discover my personal passions in life (and share them with others).

Here are my three words to describe my goals for 2010 (an exercise explained by Chris):
1.) Alignment
2.) Build
3.) Jump

So how about you? How’s your start on 2010? Make a comment. Are you on your way to set yourself up to achieve the things you want in 2010? Have you put thought to what you’re trying to achieve in 2010?

I say bring it 2010 …i’m going to knock it out of the park.

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(photo credit: Robin)

The full week series of CES video blog coverage continues! Here’s another collection of various video blogs I shot while at CES this year in Las Vegas. Enjoy!

These are called Gelaskins and they are AWESOME removable vinyl skins for protecting and customizing portable devices. I own these and have skins from this company on my iPhone, laptop and iPods! They’re easily my favorite skins out of all the companies that exist (and there’s a lot of options out there). The great thing about these is 1.) no air bubbles 2.) doesn’t leave a sticky residue. I’ve put the skin on my iPhone on 3 different phones- and it’s still like new must check out if you like the art they have. Watch the video blog here.

I think these are the most durable cases out on the market. They’re awesome. I’ve seen a lot of hard cases- and Otterbox makes the best quality …and I promise, I’m not paid to say that. Keep in mind, you’ll sacrifice size/bulk for the protection though. It’s not a thin case. But it’s durable as all heck (as you’ll see in the video) Watch the video blog here.

If you’re looking for a cheap, easy to use DJ program- ion’s Discover DJ is it. This would make a great gift for someone who throws a lot of parties but doesn’t need to buy expensive DJ equipment. It’s extremely easy to use too. Watch the video blog here.

A first look at the Peregrine gaming glove. What’s interesting about this glove is that this could be used for more than just gaming. Some graphic designers use this for quick shortcuts to common functions in photoshop.

A look at these Kicker stereos for iPod and Zune, called the iKick and zKicks. These things are pretty darn loud and they’re way cheaper than the Bose versions.

I was locked and loaded with duel-cameras when I was at CES this year (video + my DSLR). I wanted to share with you some of my favorites (below). Also, you can see the full slide show of photos on my flickr stream. Enjoy!

Here’s a collection of various video blogs I shot while at CES this year in Las Vegas.

This is pretty incredible to watch- it’s a clip of two really strong “Hand Balancing” dudes at the Motorola booth at CES 2010. I believe these guys are called, “Design Duo”, however I’m not 100% sure.

Here’s a quick look at the new 1080p waterproof Kodak playsport video camcorder. This comes out in April 2009 and is expected to be priced at $149. I use a Flip Mino HD, but I’m really tempted to get one of these- it’s a better and it’s cheap.

A first look at the Pocket Radar, a personal handheld doppler speed radar detector. This device can be used for all kinds of sports: baseball, racing, soccer, tennis, track & field, etc.

A demo of the new “Mint” hard surface robot cleaner- designed to work with swiffer wet and dry pads.

The big buzz at CES was centered around 3DTV, however, a completely different technology had my attention: wireless electricity. Yeah, you read that right: wireless electricity. In my opinion, this was easily the most intriguing advancement to see at CES this year. The potential of this technology could really shake up several industries.

Now, if you’re like me- you probably don’t know the first thing about what wireless power or wireless electricity is. Ashish Gupta and Ryan Tseng explained to me the WiPower technology and demonstrate how it works in this video blog interview I shot at CES.

I want to note; WiPower isn’t the only company who’s developed wireless electricity. You’ve probably heard of Powermat, which is on the market now and some electric toothbrushes have been using a form of this technology as well. However, the difference in WiPower’s technology is that you’re not required to hold a fixed position to transfer power /electricity. They call it “freedom of position“. You’ll see in the video blog that you can freely move the light bulb in the air and it still stays on! Truly incredible insane mind blowing stuff.

…just think of all the potential applications you could apply this technology! Charge your electric car in your garage/parking lots without wires, charge everything on your desk at work just by sitting down, [insert more ideas here, etc, etc].

Who knows, it might not be long until you seeing cell phones that say have a “wireless charging ready” pre-installed on the device…
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