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Get Your VH07V

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What does that say, VH07V?? Turn your head while you look at the shirt, and it’ll be readily clear.

Check out more “Volve” gear here and watch where you get get your VH07V.

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Starbucks Year of the Dragon Seasonal Drink?

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No, there isn’t one of these, but could there be? I’d be interested in a Starbucks seasonal drink associated with the Lunar New Year aka Chinese New Year. The drink wouldn’t necessarily have to represent each of the twelve Zodiac animals. That’s just too many drink recipes that will span 12 years – too long. No, one seasonal drink with a custom cup design will do. I believe Starbucks does have A Year of the Dragon collectible mug already.

Or would this promotion come too quickly on the heels of the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasonal drinks? Would seasonal drink fatigue set in? Possibly.

Maybe the drink would be a custom tea drink, not necessarily coffee. Just an idea. On the other hand, how appealing would this seasonal drink be during the Year of the Rat (2020) or Year of the Pig (2019)? Hmm, 2016 is the Year of the (Red Fire) Monkey and that would be interesting!

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Twilight’s Breaking Dawn at Target

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Sunday’s Target ad featured Twilight’s Breaking Dawn, releasing on DVD and Blu-ray this coming weekend. A genius of a promotion I say!

The invitation to watch a sneak peek of Breaking Dawn, Part 2. Buying the DVD of Part 1 at midnight. Including replicas of the flowers at Edward and Bella’s wedding – a nice touch. Well played, Target.

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Reading About Iolani’s New Sullivan Center

Ground Floor. Collaboration, Exploration, Design, Innovation, and Application happen here.
Second Floor. Discovery, Research, and Inquiry happen here.
Third Floor. Community, Creativity, and Collaboration happen here.
Fourth Floor. Design, Solutions, and Application happen here.
Rooftop. Sustainability, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurship happen here.

These are just some of the highlights describing the new Sullivan Center coming to the campus of Iolani in 2013. A very impressive addition I must say!

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What Is the Hipster Algorithm?

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Sometimes I do wonder how pictures are selected for Hipster’s Popular List.  What is their algorithm?

In any case, I was a little surprised with this selection.  A recent Windward sunrise showcased a pink sky but sadly, utility lines marred the view.  Still though, Hipsters loved it.

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Hip Can Be Old

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Hip doesn’t have to be new, even the old can be hip. Like this picture I took a month ago that only now made its way to the Hipster Popular Page. Do you see the airplane in the skies above the Ko Olina Beach Lagoon?

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Anyway it’s been done and redone, Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal is a great song.

Be it the original done by MJ.

Alien Ant Farm’s rocking cover.

The explosive classic rendition by the 2CELLOS.

And most recently on GLEE with an appearance by the 2CELLOS.

Sorry, GLEEks, while Santana and Sebastian did an adequate job, I think the 2CELLOS had to be muted since they were blowing Smooth Criminal out of the water!

My First Pair of Air Force 1

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For all my years of collecting and wearing kicks, I’ve never owned a pair of Nike Air Force 1’s. Yep, it’s true. The closest I got was my pair of the Air Force 1 and Air Jordan 3 fusion, aka the AFJ3 but never the classic AF1.

Back in 2007, I thought that would be my AF1 breakout year with the focus on the Round Mound of Rebound, Charles Barkley. But I never pulled the trigger.

Most recently, the Year of the Dragon AF1 caught my eye. Its design is clean and simple and ethnic. But then I learned this was a Quickstrike, not a general release. That means waiting in line for the hopes of getting a pair. And did I mention the $200 price tag?

So I passed on the AF1 YotD, but a funny thing happened. I came across the new AF1 Camo (as in camouflage). Available in black or an olive green “cargo khaki,” the images of these AF1s stuck with me. The colors are still somewhat muted but that camo pattern is unmistakable. I couldn’t get these out of my head. Even better, they’re a general release, costing half of the Year of the Dragons. So I got them.

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And wow, they don’t disappoint. The cargo khaki colorway is greener than they look on Nike’s site but in a good way. There’s definitely some character with these kicks, and I am pleasantly surprised.

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