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Chee!
According to Kicks HI in collaboration with NMLS World, Chee! means:
The state of being stimulated, refreshed, or elated.
An exclamation of excitement that really has no real meaning said down here in Hawai’i. If you know, you know.
And I’ll take their word for it, especially with awesomely designed duds emblazoned with Chee! Everyone needs some Chee! in their lives, and I doubt there can there be too much Chee!
Matching Kicks and Clothes
Don’t get me wrong. I actually do like these Adidas ZX Flux “Mythology” in subtle black and white.
But you might as well go over the top and match these kicks with this gaudy shirt I found at Ross (and it’s on sale!!). Go godly or go home!
Pull-a-Part Twice a Year?
I can’t confirm this, but according to a Costco employee, they only make these Cinnamon Pull-a-Parts twice a year. Now and some other time she couldn’t remember. So I would be a little skeptical about this twice-a-year availability. But what you do have to know is that these are yummy. Soft and not too sweet (but it is sweet).
Best you buy a tray or two to sample these yourself since you never know when you may see these again.
Partial Total Lunar Eclipse
Here is my partial set of pictures taken from last night’s total lunar eclipse, aka the rare selenelion. I tried staying up to 12:30am to witness the total eclipse, but I just couldn’t do it, tiring out right after midnight.
SoHa Living Coming to Kailua
With the GNC Store moving down the street nearby the UPS Store, their vacancy is being taken by SoHa Living. Yeah, there’s a Kailua vibe to this Kahala retailer.
Scream Machines at Bishop Museum
Bishop Museum’s latest attraction is Scream Machines, the Science of Roller Coasters. Typically, these exhibits are somewhat static even though they’re touted as interactive, but I must say there’s fun stuff to do at Scream Machines. At the entry way, you can watch a model car zoom through a fictitious mini roller coaster. If it were to scale, no human could survive the ride.
Off to the left is a simulator taking passengers on virtual rides on America’s most famous roller coasters. Now this was pretty cool. Although the video of the simulation wasn’t high definition, the rides were believable enough, and you could see and hear differences between wooden and steel coasters.
The inner displays focus on the science of the roller coasters, analyzing speed, height, curvature, angles, and more. Roll balls down the tracks to see the impact of the differences.
Think you understand all the physics and science of roller coasters? Now go build one yourself. Not a real coaster per se but a customizable track with turns, loops, falls, and everything else you learned.
I don’t have pictures of the Revolver demo where participants stand on a spinning platform to learn about angular velocity. Walk a straight line? Real tough. Roll a ball in a straight line, and it curves, or does it? This was a fun demo to wait for. And if you’re feeling nauseous from all the movement, there’s a display explaining what the human body is going through when you upchuck. Basically, it’s like this.
Oh and on a totally unrelated note, the orange and navy VH07V shirt looks great in the sun or under black lights.
Selenelion, Syzygy, Celestial Geometry on Wednesday
Are you ready for the total eclipse of the moon along with the rising sun? This so-called selenelion is supposedly impossible according to celestial geometry. But nope, this syzygy where the sun and the moon are perfectly aligned 180-degrees apart is happening.
When all of this is happening, I have no clue – Tuesday night/Wednesday morning or Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Can someone let me know in plain English and what time is this visible in HST?
Here’s my picture of the Blood Moon in April 2014.
Update: Here’s the Hawaii-centric information from the Star Advertiser.
Update 2: If you’re going to take pictures of the lunar eclipse, here’s an article that gives you camera settings to start off with.
Ariane Flies Hawaiian
Just to let you know, Ariane flies on Hawaiian Air or at least her stock image is used on Hawaiian’s web site.
How to Get Teased by a Clover?
You visit the Aina Haina Starbucks location with the only Clover Brewing System on Oahu and learn that it’s still not in production. Only this time, it’s not the hardware; it’s the “software.” As in the workers aren’t trained to operate the Clover.
Sad but then again, patience is a virtue I hear. And an iced coffee stylized in the Waterlogue app is pretty cool looking.
Pepper’s Place Kailua Now Closed
After 18 years, Pepper’s Place in Kailua is now closed as of September 30, 2014.
Stocked Up on VH07V
At the Rice Fest over the weekend, I stocked up on more VH07V gear. Got the navy with neon orange (though the shirt looks black) and a new gray fade design with the shaka.
Oh, and a discount from the VIP mailing list!