Mac and LEGO Fans Rejoice!
If you’re both a Mac and LEGO fan then this custom LEGO kit is for you.
Keep an eye out for instructions to build this set, expected within two weeks. Awesome!
Passion
Martian Kicks
Martian kicks. That’s what keeps coming to mind when I take a look at these upcoming Reebok ATV 19+ kicks.
The 19 irregular shaped “lugs” underfoot are meant to give you all-terrain grip and traction wherever you are (seemingly on extraterrestrial surfaces as well). Each lug is beveled at 28-degrees for optimal body stability.
These are seriously meant for the manliest of men. Who else could pull off wearing these funky kicks out and about. If you’re a man’s man, you can pick up a pair of the ATV 19 on February 1, 2013 for $140.
Thanks for the tip, NEENZ!
Go APE Today Only!
For today only (that’s Saturday, January 26, 2013), you can buy Guy Kawasaki’s latest APE (Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book) at a steep discount. Normally $24.99 for the print version and $9.99 for the Kindle eBook, today’s special price is only $1.99 for the Kindle eBook – $1.99! As in two bucks.
On top of the cheap price, this version has recent additions telling you the simple truth of how you can write and sell your own book. I’ve started reading my copy and hey, even I can understand this foreign topic of creating a book. But don’t worry, I doubt you’ll see a Pulpconnection: The Book coming any time soon. What Guy’s laid out in the Author section has good advice to determine if you got what it takes to be an author.
There’s still time for this amazing deal, and I’m pretty sure you got two bucks to spare. Go now and buy APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book
Ah heck, I’m feeling generous right now. Comment on this post, and I’ll gift you this book (as long as it’s still Saturday)!
Update: Congratulations to Tom for being the first (and second) commenter. You have to like the proposed title of his forthcoming literary work, How I beat the system and won stuff from Hawaii’s hippest blogger. That sounds like a definite must-read… for $1.99. 😉
LEGO City Mini Shops – Want!
Building stuff out of LEGO is fun, but building familiar stuff out of LEGO, well, that’s just pure awesomeness. That’s why these LEGO City Mini Shops have to become a reality. Yep, create your own Apple Store, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, or McDonald’s all from LEGO bricks.
If you want to see this project become an actual LEGO set, you need to support this project.
Nike’s Intergalactic Creativity
I gotta hand it to Nike for their upcoming NBA All Star 2013 kicks collection. They really took the Houston location and pushed the “Mission Control Center” theme to the extreme. Look at the creative creations for Kobe, LeBron, and Kevin Garnett.
I especially like the description for the KD V All Stars:
Identified as Dark Matter, the biological and molecular breakdown of this figure remains a puzzle for scientists. Early readings of its origin, NSP-KD35, have sent back conflicting reports of a planet that is simultaneously solid, liquid, and gas – properties that make his game adaptable to any situation.
But it doesn’t end there. Nike Sportswear has their top secret Area 72 collection of intergalactic shoes that blends old school with new tech. This is how you reinterpret the Nike Blazer Mid, Nike Vandal, Nike Lunar Force 1, Nike Barkley Posite Max, and Nike Air Force Max 2013.
I very well might have to try to get a pair of the Barkley Posite Max. It’s so out there with the reflective textures, glow in the dark soles, galaxy print, and the mashup of foamposite with the Chuckster’s shoe line. It’s crazy good.
Available on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2013.
What Does “Lin Never Stops” Mean?
Nonetheless, the timing of finding this Linsanity remnant is great with the screening of the Linsanity documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Did you know that Brian Yang who plays Fong on Hawaii Five-0 produced this film? Yep, Fong isn’t just the behind-the-scenes tech wizard for 5-0. In his spare time, he and a film crew followed Jeremy Lin everywhere on his path to the NBA.
Until the Linsanity documentary gets picked up by a distributor, you won’t be watching JLin’s story unfold, so you might as well find yourself a Lin never stops shirt. If there are none at your local TJ Maxx, check out eBay.
Free Twilight Font
Like the look of the Twilight typeface used in the movie posters? The New Moon font is available for free at Fontspace. Here’s a sample.
Bruno Mars Starbucks Song of the Week
Starbucks Pick of the Week features a single from Bruno Mar’s latest, Unorthodox Jukebox. Stop by your nearest Starbucks for If I Knew.
LEGO Year of the Snake Exclusive
The Year of the Snake is fast approaching and to commemorate, LEGO is selling an exclusive set in the Asian markets. If you’re lucky or have contacts, you can find the authentic LEGO Year of the Snake, Set #10250.
Fortunately, now that the instructions have been published, you can also build your own snake if you have the right parts or own the LEGO Creator Prehistoric Hunters, Set #6914
Stuffing a LEGO Brick Box
With all our LEGO purchases over the Holidays, it was inevitable we’d be eligible for 2012’s Brick Box promotion. If you had spent over $75 at a LEGO Store starting on Black Friday, you received a small card board box to fill with LEGOs from the part wall. Pretty cool right?
Here’s the box I filled.
This was the first pick-a-brick activity I’ve ever done and didn’t realize that it’s actually harder than it seems. At least the container is an easier-to-fill square box, not the usual cylindrical container. I targeted the bigger, heftier pieces, not the small dainty ones that you eventually accumulate as extras. There weren’t any real cool pieces, probably the “rarest” piece for me was the larger windshields. Okay, I don’t think I had any LEGO barrels so I had to get some. Other than that, I tried not to have any space available to maximize the loot. At the end, my box barely closed and actually ripped while checking out.
No Dupes
So far, so good with no duplicates of LEGO Minifigs Series 9. Don’t need or want the entire set.
Agnes’ Bakery Is Tough
Agnes’ Bakery in Kailua is one tough bakery! These pictures are old but shows the resiliency of this local business. After a car crashed through one of the bakery’s walls, they opened the next day without missing a beat. And they did it with a sense of humor.
Yes, we are open!
But the bread is not tough 🙂
Interior view
New exterior wall
This tough local bakery makes some pillowy soft pastries though. Be sure to go early or pre-order your goodies so you don’t leave empty handed.