Life
Testing Facebook Social Plugins
Just a quick test of Facebook’s new Like plugin.
The iframe version
The XFBML version
So That’s What Hella Sexy Looks Like
That’s Nigel Barker who I’ve recently learned is an awesome photographer and a judge on America’s Next Top Model. He’s been described as “hella sexy” but he’s also hella cool.
Barker is in Hawaii supporting the USO and touring various local schools talking about photography and other efforts he’s involved in. He rocks a hella stylin’ MacBook Pro (that challenges the tech hookup at some of the schools unless you can work magic like a Menehune). And most importantly, he’s hella nice, patiently answering questions from the kids and signing autographs for the fans. What a hell of a guy!
Crumpler 5 MDH
Still leaning towards the Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Home, but in the black or brown color.
Cerealremix Followup
Just a quick followup after hitting up Cerealremix this morning. If you remember, I had some suggestions for this new cereal bar in my initial review.
- Steel cut oatmeal with azuki beans. Check and still a winner!
- Parking validation. Check.
- Gone with the funky tasting fruit. Check.
- Listening to their customers. Check and double check!! Modified store hours to accommodate customers. New non-cereal lunch items.
Give Cerealremix a try and follow them online.
Thanks for the Bold, Klout!
Now this was a welcomed surprise. Klout.com tagged me as an influence on Twitter coffee discussions, and as part of a new experimental promotion, gave me samples of Starbucks coffee. Cool!
No, I didn’t solicit Klout for anything, I just blog and tweet about Starbucks… a lot I suppose. So waiting at home, I found a delivery containing Starbucks’ Pike Place Roast, the bold Caffe Verona, and some coupons.
Oh, and since I did receive these goodies free of charge, I have to disclose that fact. But really, how can you complain about getting free goodies about something you enjoy and love? And how can you not appreciate a company for rewarding its customers? So kudos to Klout and Starbucks for a great partnership and promotion!
Now excuse me as a brew my cup of morning coffee. Will it be Pike Place or Verona? 🙂
What a Wuss!
Here I am with a coughing fit for the past few weeks. Then, like last time, all this coughing has strained the muscles around my ribs. So I’ve been taking anti-inflammatory medication to reduce the pain. The doc has now prescribed antibiotics, so I’m on Day 2 of the handy “Z pack.” To top it off, my coughing might be due to allergies which I’ve never had so I got meds for this too.
What a wuss! Getting old ain’t fun. 🙁
Oh wait, Truly Madly Deeply is playing on KRTR 96.3…
Congrats to the Obnubilated Newlyweds!
Congratulations!
And yes, the picture is purposely obnubilated… or is that obfuscated?
Playing Around with Animoto
I had heard about the movie making magic of Animoto.com but never really checked it out until now. Very cool and easy to use. For an automated system, the end product is very good. There’s not much you can do to edit the movie but really, you don’t have to. Here’s a movie I “made” from a few still pictures.
Warning: the default audio is very loud. Turn down the volume before you start playing.
Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
Only bummer is that the free version of Animoto limits movies to 30 seconds. Otherwise, you have to pay per movie or an annual fee. Animoto is a well thought out service, covering the basics of movie making to easily sharing the great results.
Pulp on Pad!
What’s pulp look like on the new iPad? Like this!!
Not mine, but thanks Jason. I gave this pic a standing ovation when I saw it!