These Are Not Girlfriends of Manti Te’o
No, these women are not Manti Te’o’s girlfriends (fake or otherwise), but you can meet them on Wednesday, January 30, at Hawaii’s hottest gentlemen’s club and pick up a 2013 calendar.
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Nike’s Intergalactic Creativity
I gotta hand it to Nike for their upcoming NBA All Star 2013 kicks collection. They really took the Houston location and pushed the “Mission Control Center” theme to the extreme. Look at the creative creations for Kobe, LeBron, and Kevin Garnett.
I especially like the description for the KD V All Stars:
Identified as Dark Matter, the biological and molecular breakdown of this figure remains a puzzle for scientists. Early readings of its origin, NSP-KD35, have sent back conflicting reports of a planet that is simultaneously solid, liquid, and gas – properties that make his game adaptable to any situation.
But it doesn’t end there. Nike Sportswear has their top secret Area 72 collection of intergalactic shoes that blends old school with new tech. This is how you reinterpret the Nike Blazer Mid, Nike Vandal, Nike Lunar Force 1, Nike Barkley Posite Max, and Nike Air Force Max 2013.
I very well might have to try to get a pair of the Barkley Posite Max. It’s so out there with the reflective textures, glow in the dark soles, galaxy print, and the mashup of foamposite with the Chuckster’s shoe line. It’s crazy good.
Available on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2013.
Will You Be “Kaepernicking” During the Superbowl?
On Superbowl Sunday, will you be Kaepernicking the scores of the San Francisco 49ers? What’s Kaepernicking? Strike this pose after a touchdown, and you’re Kaepernicking.
What Does “Lin Never Stops” Mean?
Nonetheless, the timing of finding this Linsanity remnant is great with the screening of the Linsanity documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Did you know that Brian Yang who plays Fong on Hawaii Five-0 produced this film? Yep, Fong isn’t just the behind-the-scenes tech wizard for 5-0. In his spare time, he and a film crew followed Jeremy Lin everywhere on his path to the NBA.
Until the Linsanity documentary gets picked up by a distributor, you won’t be watching JLin’s story unfold, so you might as well find yourself a Lin never stops shirt. If there are none at your local TJ Maxx, check out eBay.
Get the “Full” Starbucks Experience at Home
The full Starbucks experience extends beyond just the coffee. Sure, Starbucks triggers all your senses with coffee, but the ordering and delivery of your coffee is also part of the experience. Saturday Night Live spoofs this aspect by poking fun at an “enhanced” version of the home brewing Verismo. Apparently, you don’t need to be a wise guy with your name.
Free Twilight Font
Like the look of the Twilight typeface used in the movie posters? The New Moon font is available for free at Fontspace. Here’s a sample.
Me and My Starbucks Steel Separated
It was in my hands just for a moment, but I couldn’t convince myself that I needed a Starbucks Steel card.
See (and feel) the grooves
It’s heavy
Steel-y beauty
It’s a wallet showstopper
I managed to order one of these rarities from gilt.com, but did I need this heavyweight in my wallet? Did I need that status symbol? Did I need $400 in Starbucks credit. No, no, and no, so me and my steel card went separate ways…
Bruno Mars Starbucks Song of the Week
Starbucks Pick of the Week features a single from Bruno Mar’s latest, Unorthodox Jukebox. Stop by your nearest Starbucks for If I Knew.
LEGO Year of the Snake Exclusive
The Year of the Snake is fast approaching and to commemorate, LEGO is selling an exclusive set in the Asian markets. If you’re lucky or have contacts, you can find the authentic LEGO Year of the Snake, Set #10250.
Fortunately, now that the instructions have been published, you can also build your own snake if you have the right parts or own the LEGO Creator Prehistoric Hunters, Set #6914
“Strawberry Blonde” This Morning
To start off this week and morning, my free Starbucks concoction is a “Strawberry Blonde.” No, there’s no actual strawberry or fruit in my coffee, just a mix of the Vanilla Blonde with an extra shot of espresso.
Since coffee with one shot added is a red eye, a blonde (roast) as the base of a red eye gives you a strawberry blonde. While tamer than a Black Eye Blonde, the single shot doesn’t give the drink that espresso creaminess. But then again, free is free!
One of My Favorite Starbucks
I’m not sure exactly why, but one of my favorite looking Starbucks in Hawaii is the one capping the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. I think it’s the large exterior facade that is strikingly different from most other Starbucks locations. Maybe it’s the repeated box pattern that makes up the overall square shape of the store.
I just don’t know why this store appeals to me, but whenever I’m in the area (rarely), I have to take a peek.
Stuffing a LEGO Brick Box
With all our LEGO purchases over the Holidays, it was inevitable we’d be eligible for 2012’s Brick Box promotion. If you had spent over $75 at a LEGO Store starting on Black Friday, you received a small card board box to fill with LEGOs from the part wall. Pretty cool right?
Here’s the box I filled.
This was the first pick-a-brick activity I’ve ever done and didn’t realize that it’s actually harder than it seems. At least the container is an easier-to-fill square box, not the usual cylindrical container. I targeted the bigger, heftier pieces, not the small dainty ones that you eventually accumulate as extras. There weren’t any real cool pieces, probably the “rarest” piece for me was the larger windshields. Okay, I don’t think I had any LEGO barrels so I had to get some. Other than that, I tried not to have any space available to maximize the loot. At the end, my box barely closed and actually ripped while checking out.