Rookies in the Wild
Shortly after posting about the forthcoming Nike Zoom Rookie attributed to Penny Hardaway, I actually see a pair in the wild. A dad was rocking the Rookies at Windward Mall waiting for Santa.
Christmas must have come early!
Passion
Kickstarting nemu*nemu
I just contributed to the next volume of locally created comic, nemu*nemu. Watch the video for details or go here.
How about you? Show your support for local business, artistry, and talent!
Holiday Gift Guide: Relaxation
This gift is the gift of relaxation, and it’s free. Just listen to the video below to understand.
This song is Weightless from Marconi Union and is supposedly the world’s most relaxing song. Weightless reduces anxiety by 65% and slows heart rates by 35%. Avoid listening to Weightless while driving warns scientists.
When the chaos of the Holidays starts getting to you, turn on Weightless and relax.
You can also listen to Weightless on Hype Machine.
Entering @IslandwideExpos
At the Blaisdell Center on opening night of the Island Wide Expos. The crowds are right behind me.
Where’s Your Jasmine Trias CD?
Random thought of the day. Where is your Jasmine Trias CD?
Mine was in the glove box in the family van. Got this back in 2005 after Jasmine’s run on American Idol. Wonder if it got any play at Club 939?
Hangova in Hawaii
Check out who’s been hanging in Hawaii recently! Could that be Justin Chon, aka Eric from the Twilight movie series?
Could that be Jennifer Fairbank, former Miss Hawaii USA 2005?
Could this be filmed at Club 939?
Did Derek Hough Just Get Outchoreographed?
Can it be? Did 3-time mirrorball trophy winner and master choreographer Derek Hough get outchoreographed in the Dancing with the Stars Finals of Season 13? Derek is the creator of the futuristic paso doble, the psycho tango, the acoustic Argentine tango, the paso doble from the 50’s, the too erotic samba, and is the lambada gribbler. But still, it was two-time winner Cheryl Burke who had the better freestyle strategy for peaking Rob Kardashian. That slow to fast freestyle transition was more original than the hip hop freestyles we’ve seen in the recent DWTS Finals.
I thought Derek and Ricki were a shoo-in to win Season 13, but after the first night of the Finals, the lead belongs to Boy Kardashian. And don’t necessarily count JR out yet. His fierce freestyle brought him and Karina back into contention. Closest DWTS Finals I can remember.
After tonight, my nod is to Rob and Cheryl.
Lanny and Wayne Are Back!
Santa’s elves, Lanny and Wayne, are back in another episode of Prep & Landing. Get ready for Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice coming on December 5 when this mismatched duo are on a mission to recover stolen North Pole technology.
Keeping the Oxford Comma
No matter what, I’m continuing the use of the Oxford comma here on Pulpconnection. I never knew there was a term for this, but I’ve been an user of this serial comma forever. The Oxford comma is the last comma used in a list. For example, in this sentence:
Pulpconnection is focused on addictions, passions, and pulp.
The comma between passions and pulp is the Oxford comma. To me, that one comma helps separate each item in a list. Often times, you don’t need it, but it eliminates confusion by including it. Whatever your opinion is, I’m holding on to the Oxford comma.
New Advertisers – Lijit and Starbucks
Along with the tinkering, you, dear readers, might have noticed a few other changes. Pulpconnection is now running ads from Lijit and Starbucks.
Lijit has always had its advertisement network, but I never tapped into it until recently. They match your content with advertisers and display appropriate ads on your site. My Lijit ad is buried in the footer, but it does add some needed color pop to the gray footer area. Already, I’ve noticed ads for Nike, Tivo, and Starbucks so they’ve match my content accurately.
Along with Lijit, I also qualified to show ads from Starbucks’ online store (a member of LinkShare). If you need to buy any Starbucks coffee, equipment, cups, or gift cards, consider shopping here. 🙂