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Eat That Watermelon!

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On Saturday, the extended fam headed to the Hawaii State Farm Fair at the Bishop Museum for some sun and fun. Like last year, the crowds were in full force even though we got there early. We became members of the Bishop Museum to bypass the long line for tickets.

Along with the kinda scary Backyard Monsters insect display, there were farm animals, kiddie rides, and all kinds of food. Here are some pics.

The highlight of the day had to be the Watermelon Eating Contest starring our own family prankster. While he’s not playing tricks on family members, triathlon training, or watching an Alien Ninja beatdown, he’s been known to win some eating challenges. Not the professional competitions, but don’t try to take him on. He’ll handily beat you as the crowds of the Hawaii State Farm Fair witnessed.

Let you witness the domination as well.

Watermelon Eating Contest at the Hawaii State Farm Fair 2009 from Gee Why on Vimeo.

Yes, the challenge wasn’t even close, and yes, that guy in black did upchuck pink puke! If the timing is right, maybe the reigning champ can defend his title next year. Time to start the hype!

Update: the lone female in the contest is none other than Martha, a contributor of ShareYourTable.com where she blogs her experience at the Farm Fair.

Vote in Honolulu Weekly’s Best of Honolulu

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Lookee, lookee, Honolulu Weekly has its annual readers’ poll asking for the Best of Honolulu. There are many subsections of the poll, but under the heading of “The Medium,” there are some pulpy topics like:

  • Best Twitterer
  • Best use of social media
  • Best local blog

Hmmmm, I wonder how’d I vote for these? For Best Twitterer, I have three choices: @ryankanno, @neenz, and @hawaii (they all influence me according to Klout). But I think my nod would have to go to @neenz for the sheer volume of useful and aloha-spirited tweets she publishes.

Best use of social media would have to go to KGMB9 News. Within the past year, this news station blitzed the social media landscape getting workers to blog and now tweet. The recorded and streaming news broadcasts are cool, and of course, you can’t overlook their interactive News at 5, getting input from the Twitterverse.

Best local blog… Um, of course, I’d have to push pulpconnection.net. That’d be a no brainer, but if I can’t vote for my own work then I have to go with the aptly named Hawaii Weblog. Ryan Ozawa has been blogging the Aloha State and Beyond forever, and his coverage of Hawaii-based issues is always excellent.

What about you? How would you vote? Go ahead and make your choices.

For your ballot to be considered complete, you need to fill in at least 10 entries from the entire poll. All votes must be submitted by July 31, 2009.

And don’t forget to vote pulpconnection.net for best local blog. 😉

Looking for Wireless Headphones

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I’m looking for wireless headphones as a gift. Rechargeable batteries, decent sound, works through walls. Looks like a solid product is the Sennheiser RS120 926 MHz Wireless RF Headphones.

Plus until the end of July, there’s a deal for a free set of CX 300 in-ear headphones. Awesome deal!

Pecha Kucha Night Honolulu Volume 5 Coming

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First off, what’s pecha kucha you ask? Here’s the definition from the Pecha Kucha web site:

Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

If you want to see pecha kucha presentations in action, you’ll get your chance very soon. The fifth installment of Pecha Kucha Night Honolulu happens next week on July 24, 2009 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Academy Arts Center at Linekona. The event is free and starts at 7:30.

Among those on tap, Burt Lum aka Bytemarks is doing a presentation on his top 20 Social Media Geeks in Hawaii. Should be interesting!

Did Some Damage Shopping Today

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With an upcoming family member’s wedding coming up, we had some serious shopping to do in preparation. Was at Ala Moana for several hours and did some damage!

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Just a note but finding matching pants for a jacket isn’t so easy. And pinstripes are in now, making a match that much harder.

Besides shopping, I learned that Shirokiya changed its food vendor so lots of the goodies you enjoyed over the years are no longer. The new food selection is geared towards buying a bunch of things to make up a meal. There are still self contained bentos, but many of the offerings are partial dishes. And when did tonkatsu without rice cost $11?!

At Nordstroms, I spied mixed martial arts fighter, Egan Inoue, hanging out. Later on, I saw the creative services crew of KGMB9 finishing their lunch break. Yeah, Troy Siruno’s glasses are distinct and look exactly like his Twitter avatar.

The shopping was so epic I had to juice up twice during the day, once from Starbucks and another time from the eBar at Nordstroms! Maybe that’s why I can’t sleep now…

Update: Troy also blogged this encounter on his KGMB9 blog where he details his Oakley custom glasses.

Behind on Blogging

Sigh… so behind on stories I want to blog. Just a sampling of what I have in mind:

  • Securing Facebook for Future Generations
  • Hints of a Shady Lady in Hawaii (featuring the epic Ryan Kanno)
  • The Puppy Store is Cutely Evil!

One of these days I’ll get these stories written…

Spoilers of Upcoming Glee

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I hate to spoil your glee, but with the series start of Glee not until September, I couldn’t resist reading spoilers of upcoming Glee episodes. Sounds like there’ll be a musical performance of some sort in every show starting with a raunchy rendition of Push It followed by Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).

Me and the family have watched bits of the Glee pilot time and time again, not quite every day but several times a week! We’re giddy for Glee!

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