The Secret Menu at Starbucks
With all the additions to your drink, these secret menu items sound pricey making them good candidates for your Starbucks Rewards freebies?
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Welcoming in the Year of the Snake.
Nope, I didn’t actually find the authentic LEGO Year of the Snake set but made do with the easy-to-find Creator Prehistoric Hunters. And don’t worry, the Chicken Man is safe.
Because “Accessories” Is Too Tough
Saw this sign advertising the availability of “Cell Phone Stuff” and had to smile.
Yeah, “stuff” is an okay usage, but it seems like “accessories” is the more preferred term out there.
Cory and Topanga Coming Back
Yes, Boy Meets World is making a comeback in a rebooted show called Girl Meets World. The Girl is Cory and Topanga’s daughter. Read about the return at Entertainment Weekly.
Topanga has to be one of the best names ever and has even spawned its own (unflattering) definitions in Urban Dictionary.
Back That Thing Up, Siri
What happens when your child asks iPhone’s Siri, “Where is Alaska?” Juvenile’s Back That Azz Up starts playing!!
Sing it for us Juvenile!
Nike Honolulu Kicks
The vaulted Nike Air Max 95 design is getting refreshed with the integration of engineered mesh. Dubbed the Nike Air Max 95 EM, the modernized EM silhouette has designs named after cities. Here’s the Honolulu version that releases tomorrow.
I’m not exactly sure where the Honolulu design connection comes into play, but I’m partial to grey so it’s all good.
Nerds Are Hot!
After watching GoDaddy’s #thekiss commercial during Super Bowl XLVII, nerdiness has taken a different light. Jesse Heiman, who played the nerd to Bar Refaeli’s beauty, is getting more attention from the ladies and even more action from Jay Leno.
Much thanks to @abaggy.
When Kinky Rolls Up to You…
So what do you do when Kinky rolls up next to you? I brought out my iPhone and made a panorama picture of the kinkiness in its full glory.
A “Rari-tree”
If you’ve driven on the Pali Highway in the new year, you’ve passed by a very rare “tree.” This rari-tree (get it, rarity and tree?) is at the entry way to the Nuuanu Reservoir. Watch this video and see if you can spot the “tree.”
Rare Tree from Gee Why on Vimeo.
Regardless of its camouflage, mobile customers must appreciate this abomination of nature.
Backed Simple Bracket
You ever participate in those March Madness brackets with the weighted scoring system where whoever picks the final winning team typically wins the bracket? Yeah, it’s pretty standard, and it’s kind of a bummer scoring system. A biostatistician, Ted Gooley, developed a more equitable way of assigning points based on many variables. I won’t explain his system but you can read about it here.
So what’s it to you? There’s a Kickstarter project that has taken the Gooley method and created an iOS app called Simple Bracket for the upcoming March Madness festivities. For a mere $1, you can have access to the app. Pay more for additional goodies.
Now here’s the challenge from my point of view. The app is the thing, but the developers are only asking for $1. The entire project is aiming at $10,000 in funding by March 5. That’s a heck of a lot of $1 pledges in a short period of time. Sure, there are higher pledge packages, but I don’t see many paying more. I’m hoping this project gets funded, and this video will convince you to offer up a buck.
Back That Linsanity Up
The legend of Linsanity is definitely not forgotten, but its early origin is only now being told. Linsanity: the Movie previewed at Sundance to a limited audience but through Kickstarter, the goal is to finish and distribute this documentary of kismet.
Although this project has reached its goal, you can still back the project to get your own copy of the DVD and other goodies. Deadline is February 15, 2013.
New Ice Bag
My vintage blue ice bag finally gave way, springing a small leak somewhere. You know that generic blue ice bag, probably every household has one from who knows when. So I got a new one and found many options on Amazon. They all work the same, but now they have some color and personality to them.
