Jon Levine

Reinventing myself… yet again

It’s all in a (user)name

Posted by JL On January - 20 - 2010

While perusing one of the many dating sites that I am a member of, it occurred to me that I’m a big fan of looking at a person’s username. I believe that it gives a clue as to their personality type and some are just really clever.
However, your username can also work against you. Include [...]

Yes, I’m a big font nerd

Posted by JL On January - 9 - 2010

As some of my friend’s who will remain nameless (Jenn Mehlman) will tell you, I’m a bit of a font nerd. I believe that a font can make or break a design. A font conveys meaning and idea. It is one of the, if not the most, important things in a creative. [...]

One more year closer

Posted by JL On October - 26 - 2009

Today is my 36th birthday. I don’t know how to feel about that. Let me first qualify by saying that I’m sleep deprived right now having travelled cross country last night and, when I am in this mood, tend to be more melodramatic. It’s only fitting that I would be in this state on a [...]

The last minute cancellation is never believed

Posted by JL On October - 15 - 2009

I was supposed have a date tonight. We were to meet up at a local lounge for a drink at 7:30. At 6, she called and told me that she had to go to her sister’s house because her nephew jumped off the bed and landed on his head. The sister, fearing the worst, was [...]

Me and YouTube, a deadly combo

Posted by JL On October - 11 - 2009

So, what do you get when you cross this windshield mount, the iPhone 3G S, a Mini Cooper convertible, and my bad singing?
This video.

So you know, I bought the mount so that I could use my GPS app. It occurred to me yesterday that I could also mount the iPhone backwards and film myself while [...]

New and Improved?

Posted by JL On October - 9 - 2009

So, I had a conversation with my best friend Jenn yesterday about how I’m doing, romantically speaking. I told her that while I’m doing OK, I miss the companionship that my previous relationship afforded. I didn’t necessarily miss the person I was in the relationship with, but just having someone around to share [...]

One man’s trash…

Posted by JL On October - 4 - 2009

So I come home Friday after work and grab my dog to take her for a walk, as I normally do. Leaving through the back of the
building as required when exiting with a pet, I came out of the door nearest the trash. There, sitting amongst the discarded foodstuffs and mixed recyclables, I spied a [...]

Beware of the falling piano

Posted by JL On October - 3 - 2009

Have you ever had one of those days where everything is going right? You wake up refreshed and ready to take on the day? Traffic is light and there’s no line at Starbucks? Your boss, for whatever reason, thinks every idea you have is a good one and sales are up for no reason at [...]

iPhoto – The Neutron Bomb of Past Relationships

Posted by JL On September - 28 - 2009

Jack Welch, the former Chairman and CEO of the GE corporation, was know amongst his industry peers as ‘Neutron Jack’. The reason being, is because when he finished restructuring a company, the only thing left standing was the building. The reference is to that of a neutron bomb, which destroys all biological material [...]

Dear Dane Cook

Posted by JL On September - 25 - 2009

Dane,
My name is Jon Levine. I do a lot of internet dating. A lot of women mention that I look like Dane Cook. I guess they think that’s OK. However, I don’t want to look like Dane Cook, I want to look like Jon Levine.
Bottom line: if you could stop looking [...]

If this is my third blog, how can this be my first post?

Posted by JL On September - 1 - 2008 Comments

How many times can one start a blog? I’m sure that I’m not the only one who’s gone through multiple iterations of their own personal online journal, but hey, I’m not here to talk about other people. The first blog I started, “You can mix vodka with anything” crashed and burned after I left NYC and moved back to Florida. To that point, I’d never worked in a strict, corporate environment and didn’t think that anyone would care about what I was writing in my free time. Once I started getting questioned about what was happening in my personal life by my bosses, I figured it was time to put the kibosh on that.

My second blog was of the video variety. While I thought it was very good, it spoke specifically of my dating exploits which led to it being pretty sexual in nature. Again, a paycheck got in the way of that one. People have a funny way of reacting when they see you in a video on the web talking about your sexual escapades, so I decided not to risk it.

That brings us here, to the brand-new jonlevine.com. I first purchased jonlevine.com back in 1999 with the intent of learning web design. Through the years, I’ve coded the site by hand in Flash, HTML, and CSS. However, until recently, you needed to have your own site to showcase your being on the web. It was only a few years ago that the MySpaces, Facebooks, and Flickrs of the world arrived whereas you could put your life online for others to find and follow. It was then, I think, that the personal website died.

Jonlevine.com remained floating in this ether, stagnant, while I continued to pour my efforts into keeping my other outlets up-to-date. It was only recently, after attending a session on ‘personal branding’ at the most recent Affiliate Summit, that I decided to resurrect jonlevine.com and return it to it’s past glory. While its role has changed, my photos are now on Flickr, my quick thoughts on Twitter, etc., its mission is still the same: showcase who I am to the public at large under the thought that they actually care (which I doubt they do).

So, with that, let me welcome you to the new JonLevine.com. Third times a charm.

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