hi, i’m tammy. and i’m nice. my tumblr is an overflow of consciousness and imagery, that i find mildly amusing, documented online. Contact tammy.loh [at] gmail [dot] comTumblr (3.0; @informationdeluge)http://www.informationdeluge.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbd3er5H31qa8b2so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Wednesday- filet from Quality Meats in NYC. Sunday- bone in ribeye from Gibsons in Chicago. Definitely not complaining.</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/17535424037http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/17535424037Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:14:01 -0500Me: teleflora. not amazing. but so simple and spot on.<br /> Gay Friend: Girl had her Loubiton's. I think that would work better for a woman than flowers<br /> Me: uh. no straight guy is going to notice louboutins over adriana lima in lingerie.<br /> Gay Friend: Lol! Who's Adriana Lima?http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/17126331424http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/17126331424Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:49:41 -0500<p>This is all sorts of embarrassing to admit, but I’m watching the John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John version of <em>Grease</em> on VH1 and it’s so refreshing to watch this after watching <em>Glee’s</em> rendition of “Summer Nights” the other week.  </p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/17034122745http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/17034122745Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:16:49 -0500<p>Somehow my days have become 60% Quirky, 25% sleep, 10% apartment hunting and 5% communicating with and/or seeing friends.  This is perhaps extremely evident through this Tumblr this last month.</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16907466361http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16907466361Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:58:00 -0500<a href="http://www.quirky.com/product_testers/faq">Quirky Product Testing Program</a>: <p>Great chance to try out cool Quirky products for free.  Just sign up and be willing to test products out for 1-4 weeks, then complete a short online survey.  </p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16907383413http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16907383413Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:56:52 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqzv7ZOjV1qa8b2so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check out our new office and where I spend my days.</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16905458092http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16905458092Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:16:19 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymhmmGmHA1r7lmujo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dat-sick.tumblr.com/post/16766954363/street-art-in-east-village-by-nickgraywfu">dat-sick</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Street Art in East Village (<strong class="username" id="yui_3_4_0_3_1327945895678_1245">By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickgray/">nickgraywfu</a>)</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Looks like this was ages ago, but just seeing it now.  </p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16805288226http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16805288226Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:53:07 -0500<p>How is it late January in NYC?</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16683340824http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16683340824Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:13:42 -0500<a href="http://quirky.theresumator.com/apply/P0Hm65/Assistant-Brand-Manager.html">Also hiring an Assistant Brand Manager</a>: <p>Quirky is seeking an Assistant Brand Manager that is passionate about innovative and world changing consumer products and getting them out to the world.  Our business is growing at an insane pace and we not only want to make the best possible products, but also make our retail partners as happy as possible.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul><li>Support Brand Manager in the development and management of the brand’s global product portfolio and integrated marketing plan, ensuring consistency with brand strategy and brand communication plan, including product development, pricing, promotions, distribution strategy, market research and account management.</li> <li>Partner cross-functionally to accomplish strategic goals and actively participate in development of products, promotions, line reviews and other initiatives to drive business results.</li> <li>Partner with Quirky Design Staff to develop design briefs to ensure new product innovations are unique and differentiated, including positioning, identifying target consumer usage and insights, pricing, costs, competitive research and more.</li> <li>Partner with Account Management team to ensure retail partners are meeting business objectives with line reviews, assortment recommendations, pricing and promotions development, materials and more.</li> <li>Partner with Operations and Logistics teams to ensure timelines, demand planning, and backend logistics are executed flawlessly.</li> <li>Manage and maintain key information including line chart, price list, and master data.</li> </ul><p><br/><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul><li>2-3+ years work experience in brand management, category management, or marketing.  Experience at a consumer products company is a plus, but not mandatory.</li> <li>You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and are able to demonstrate leadership skills within a cross-functional team.</li> <li>You are intelligent, independent, proactive and show initiative to drive results and problem solve.</li> <li>You are good with research, numbers, details, and deadlines.</li> <li>You can multitask, prioritize, and juggle numerous projects simultaneously.</li> <li>You are efficient and organized and can’t stand it when tasks are not completed with incredible accuracy and approached well.</li> <li>You are creative, analytical and strategic with problem solving.</li> <li>You are excited to work at a high growth and high energy startup.</li> <li>You are passionate about what we do at Quirky.</li> <li>You jump in and help out anytime you see a hole in the process.</li> </ul><p>To Apply: </p> <p>Check us out at <a href="http://www.quirky.com">www.quirky.com</a>.</p> <p>If you like what you see and want to be a part of it, submit your resume and PERSONALIZED cover letter to me, Tammy. Tell me specifically why you want this job and why you think you’d be great at it. </p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16610980019http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16610980019Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:08:35 -0500<a href="http://quirky.theresumator.com/apply/P0OrAv/Account-Manager.html">Hiring an Account Manager</a>: <p>ABOUT US:<br/>We’re a company called Quirky. What are we Quirky about? We make invention accessible to everyone in the world. We develop two brand new consumer products every week. The ideas for those products come from anyone who has had “wouldn’t it be cool if…” type ideas for decades.</p> <p>So yeah, two products per week and brand new product lines, that’s why we’re writing this job description. We need an account manager to help rock the world of retail and manage the exciting new partnerships we’re launching.</p> <p>You may have worked in account management roles in the past, but are you a brand-obsessed, action oriented individual ready to make the shift from your current job into irreverent ‘we’re gonna make invention accessible’ start-up culture? We sure hope so.</p> <p>If you like what you’ve read so far, then please read on because this newly created role may be perfect for you. </p> <p><strong>Responsibilities include:</strong></p> <ul><li>Build and manage strong relationships with key retail partners.</li> <li>Understand the competitive landscape of each account. </li> <li>Analyze sell-through and react with recommendations to improve business.</li> <li>Manage retail calendars for key accounts and work with operations to deliver on projects and purchase orders.</li> <li>Create, monitor and maintain sales productivity reports by account and product. </li> <li>Work closely with Sales team/ Brand Manager to ensure all communication is in sync with retail strategy. </li> <li>Plan and travel to meetings, events and stores as needed. </li> <li>Be generally enthusiastic, outgoing, hard working & fun to be around!</li> </ul><p><strong>Necessary Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul><li>2-5 years experience with a national account.</li> <li>Knowledge of retail industry.</li> <li>Proven track record of driving projects to completion.</li> <li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.</li> <li>Action oriented and detail oriented. </li> <li>Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work.</li> <li>Strong sense of responsibility and accountability.</li> <li>Good with technology, numbers, dates, details, and deadlines.</li> <li>Super excited to work at a high growth and high-energy startup.</li> <li>Passion for what we are doing at Quirky. </li> </ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul><li>Experience in a similar role at a well-known, high-end consumer products company. </li> <li>Understanding and appreciation of high-end housewares.</li> <li>Understanding of retail planning processes. </li> </ul><p>To Apply:</p> <p>Check us out at <a href="http://www.quirky.com">www.quirky.com</a>.</p> <p>If you like what you see and want to be a part of it, submit your resume and PERSONALIZED cover letter to me, Tammy. Tell me specifically why you want this job and why you think you’d be great at it.</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16610942158http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/16610942158Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:07:54 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxmavvOnRU1qa8b2so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s no ordinary sale! (via <a href="http://www.japansubculture.com/2012/01/its-no-ordinary-sale-its-a-fuckin-sale/">Japan Subculture Research Center</a>)</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15658256261http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15658256261Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:52:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxff1ebtw61qa8b2so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.examiner.com/places-faces-in-new-york/creative-chelsea-store-is-the-spot-to-watch-2012">Creative Chelsea store is the spot to watch in 2012 - New York Places & Faces | Examiner.com</a>)<span> </span></p> <p><span>I</span>f you’re in NYC, check out some <a href="http://www.quirky.com">Quirky</a> products at A Startup Store before January 12th!</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15448019929http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15448019929Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:39:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxe2zxqoum1qzhkvho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://barackobama.tumblr.com/post/15405797498/weve-updated-our-jobs-chart-with-the-good-news">barackobama</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We’ve updated our <a href="http://barackobama.tumblr.com/post/15258673854/mitt-romney-claimed-this-morning-that-he-created">jobs chart</a> with the good news out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning—200,000 jobs added to the economy this month, for 22 straight months of job growth.</p> </blockquote>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15447907678http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15447907678Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:32:45 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/~3/R_j4FhAmnvM/unemployment-by-major-2012-1">Seriously, If You Pick The Wrong Major Then Prepare To Be Unemployed</a>: <p>This pretty much says my Mom was always right.</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15307119980http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15307119980Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:59:06 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx9e2x8CkH1qa8b2so1_250.gif"/><br/><br/><p>I just experienced Ko. Anna joined me for a 10 course meal that included delicious bites that utilized delicious ingredients that completely complimented my pallet.  Unfortunately I can’t recall everything but here’s a poor recollection of the evening:</p> <blockquote> <p>Amuse bouche: hicharones with some spicy oil</p> <p>Amuse bouche: uni chowder</p> <p>Mackerel with yuzu and something crunchy</p> <p>Aged beef carpaccio</p> <p>Soft boiled egg with caviar and fingerling potatoes </p> <p>??</p> <p>Hand torn pasta with crispy chicken spin and sausage</p> <p>Trout with pickled onions and radishes</p> <p>Shredded foie gras on top of Riesling gelee and lychee</p> <p>Super tender lamb with huckleberries and espresso, along with brussels sprouts and celery root puree</p> <p>Citrus ice cream with caramel and earl grey panne cotta</p> <p>Passionfruit foam with custard and chocolate shavings</p> </blockquote> <p>I seem to be missing a dish.  I know it came before the pasta but I’m drawing a total blank at this moment. Regardless, it was delicious and the setting was ideal.  </p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15282701594http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15282701594Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:32:00 -0500<p>Somber start to the new year. Only day 2 of 2012 and already time for reflection and assessment.</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15224232251http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15224232251Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:22:00 -0500<div>Trying to keep these realistic…</div> <ol><li>Be nicer to my parents</li> <li>See/talk to my niece(s) more often</li> <li>Eat healthier</li> <li>Exercise more regularly</li> <li>Work harder while at work </li> </ol><p>But then it seems so vague. This kind of list would never fly at work.  Need some KPIs for some accountability…</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15127697183http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15127697183Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:42:00 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx32zdqqkE1qa8b2so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>sad.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/~3/OdDe5sKPsl8/torres-del-paine-on-fire-2011-12">One Of Chile’s Most Popular And Beautiful Tourist Destinations Is On Fire</a>)</p>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15093827019http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15093827019Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:47:37 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2m8ftpPZ1qa8b2so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto 0 auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tammyloh/6598746051/in/set-72157628631113013/" title="IMG_8390"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6598746051_d1be3810e3_m.jpg" alt="IMG_8390" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tammyloh/6598748061/in/set-72157628631113013/" title="IMG_8391"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6598748061_718e1f93e7_m.jpg" alt="IMG_8391" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tammyloh/6598751657/in/set-72157628631113013/" title="IMG_8392"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6598751657_fe8cf49074_m.jpg" alt="IMG_8392" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tammyloh/6598755165/in/set-72157628631113013/" title="IMG_8394"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6598755165_dfebd41436_m.jpg" alt="IMG_8394" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;margin-right:0;"/></a></div><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tammyloh/sets/72157628631113013/">Christmas, CA [12.11]</a>, a set on Flickr.</p>Happy holidays!<br/><br/><i>Via Flickr:</i><br/> Another beautiful Christmas and Joanne’s birthday celebrated with family in the OC.http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15080497555http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15080497555Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:45:50 -0500“Gift cards are the laziest, lousiest, most convenient, popular and widely given present. And this is your yearly reminder of just how much they stink. Since 2005, we’ve tossed out more value in gift cards than the entire GNP of Ghana.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5871883/weve-bought-41-billion-in-unused-gift-cards-since-2005">We’ve Bought $41 Billion in Unused Gift Cards Since 2005 </a></em>http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15032871831http://www.informationdeluge.com/post/15032871831Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:31:03 -0500