Word of the Day: Rictus
Here’s the formal definition of rictus:
a fixed grimace or grin
But really, let’s put aside the denotation with this strong mental imagery.
McDonald’s Grimace is the personification of rictus if there ever was one.
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Who Has Schweddy Balls?
It’s hot outside, reaching 90-degrees. The tradewinds have stopped, and the humidity clings to your skin. All you can uncomfortably think about are Schweddy Balls, Ben and Jerry’s Schweddy Balls, and how good they’re going to taste.
But who has Schweddy Balls in Hawaii?
Kick Parkinsons with Back For The Future
Great Scott! The auction for the Nike Mag as seen on Marty McFly in Back to the Future II is underway on eBay. Designed by the kicks god Tinker Hatfield of Air Jordan fame, 1500 pairs of the futuristic Mag are on auction with proceeds going to the Michael J. Fox Foundation to find a cure for Parkinsons disease. Here’s Michael J. Fox introducing Back For the Future.
Every day for 10 days, 150 pairs are auctioned off and while not recommended for sporting activities, these rare kicks are sure to command attention, especially with its electroluminescent outsole. I mean who from the past, present, or future wouldn’t turn their heads as you proudly strutted in your Mags?
While I’m sure you’d like a pair of the Mags and contribute to a great cause, there is a steep price for uniqueness. The very first pair of the Mag sold for $37,500 (hat tip to Ryan Ozawa)! And on day 2 of the auction, bids are brisk with the average cost per pair hovering around $5000. Oddly enough, shoeheads with money must wear a size 12 since bids in that size are over $8000.
If you don’t have that type of disposable income handy, you can still contribute and buy some “mini” Mags in the form of a ceramic replica ($88) or a pin ($10). Limited quantities available at select Nike Stores.
More information at back4thefuture.com.
Bid for the 2011 Nike Mag on eBay before Marty McFly rocks them in 2015. We’re not talking about the experimental Power Laces either.
Unwearable Memories
Sad, but it’s time for these kicks to go. They’ve been in storage for years and despite their looks, are unwearable. But such memories! Played in the Air Jordan XIs back in the day. Quite possibly the greatest No Ka Oi colorway!
These retro AJ8 toured through Italy and Greece with my wife and me back in 2003. Heck, I think there’s still dust from the Colosseum ingrained in the durabuck.
Thanks for the (unwearable) memories.
Fast Company for $7
For the month of September, Amazon is offering one year of the Fast Company magazine for only $7. That’s 10 episodes of business, technology, management, leadership, and all kinds of other goodness.
For $0.70 per issue, you simply can’t go wrong.
You Can Have the POWER!!!
By the power of Greyskull, you too can have the POWER!
On Halloween. You. In this. Saying “I have the POWER!”
Hat tip to Valdezign.
Wow! I Believe!
Caught the Silhouettes perform to I Believe on America’s Got Talent. Wow, just wow. Just watch and don’t tell me you weren’t mesmerized.
UGG Sparkles, All Wins
I LIKE:
These new UGG boots are so much wins that I’m speechless. Gold or ninja-ish black, either for $170 on Zappos.
Apple’s Economic Influence Infographic
From Time magazine. I love the infographic’s design and stats on how Apple’s products have a definite economic impact. The full article and infographic are behind Time’s paywall.
Dark and Dirty… and Dehydrated
Maybe it’s the heat outside, but I think the dark and dirty Salted Caramel Mocha from Starbucks has something to do with my dehydration today. Is it the caffeine, is it the salt, or is it both that’s causing my dehydration? Drank lots of water this morning, and I still feel thirsty. I’m almost out of water that I bring to work daily, and the day’s still young.
The “Dark and Dirty” of September
“Dark and dirty” is what suffused through my senses after initially tasting Starbucks Salted Caramel Mocha. There’s the dark chocolatey mocha taste with a tangibility of chocolate bits or salt particles leaving your palate felling dirty. But in all, the overall effect is pure deliciousness.
Along with Salted Caramel Mocha, coffee drinkers are reintroduced to the Pumpkin Spice Latte but sadly, the onset of September brings to close the Starbucks Treat Receipt deals.
Finishing the Mortal Instruments #3
Let’s do this and finish off the City of Glass.
sparks that painted the clouds overhead as they fell, one by one, in streaking lines of golden fire, like angels falling from the sky.