LEGO Love on Valentine’s Day
LEGO sure knows how to love its VIP members on Valentine’s Day. Although I had seen evidence of these mailed freebies, it was nice to finally receive my Valentine-red minifigure keychain.
Passion
Loving Leonard Cooper
Leonard Cooper of the ‘fro and olive long sleeve absolutely rocked Jeopardy’s Teen Tournament. Never showing fear, Leonard let his guts, intellect, and wit lead him to victory.
Read this narrative for a great perspective of Leonard’s olive long sleeve, but the video itself is priceless.
Wonder if the olive long sleeve will become a popular hit now?
Nostalgia: Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One on One
Those spinning in the air, backwards shots by Bird or the swooping to the rim dunks by the Doctor? It was fun to see how far you could push this game. Is there a version for iOS?
Macy’s Kailua Has More or Less Parking
The parking lot by Macy’s Kailua now has more… or less parking stalls available. Parts of the lot have been re-zoned, adding new parking stalls but… a few of these stalls are reserved for handicapped and others are for temporary purposes. Pier 1 has two stalls for loading up purchases. CPK has several 15 minute parking stalls for takeout along with their curbside pickup. I think in all, there are two more public stalls now available.
Not Your Everyday Nikes or Are They?
Nike’s FlyKnit innovation was created for performance and FlyKnit running shoes were used during the Olympics. Could you see yourself wearing these knitted shoes that are ultra light? Perhaps, after taking a look at these FlyKnit Chukkas.
These shoes are environmentally conscious, cutting down on materials used, and are supposedly uber comfy. Some of the upcoming colorways are even more appealing too.
Gung Hay Fat Choy
Welcoming in the Year of the Snake.
Nope, I didn’t actually find the authentic LEGO Year of the Snake set but made do with the easy-to-find Creator Prehistoric Hunters. And don’t worry, the Chicken Man is safe.
Cory and Topanga Coming Back
Yes, Boy Meets World is making a comeback in a rebooted show called Girl Meets World. The Girl is Cory and Topanga’s daughter. Read about the return at Entertainment Weekly.
Topanga has to be one of the best names ever and has even spawned its own (unflattering) definitions in Urban Dictionary.
Nike Honolulu Kicks
The vaulted Nike Air Max 95 design is getting refreshed with the integration of engineered mesh. Dubbed the Nike Air Max 95 EM, the modernized EM silhouette has designs named after cities. Here’s the Honolulu version that releases tomorrow.
I’m not exactly sure where the Honolulu design connection comes into play, but I’m partial to grey so it’s all good.
Backed Simple Bracket
You ever participate in those March Madness brackets with the weighted scoring system where whoever picks the final winning team typically wins the bracket? Yeah, it’s pretty standard, and it’s kind of a bummer scoring system. A biostatistician, Ted Gooley, developed a more equitable way of assigning points based on many variables. I won’t explain his system but you can read about it here.
So what’s it to you? There’s a Kickstarter project that has taken the Gooley method and created an iOS app called Simple Bracket for the upcoming March Madness festivities. For a mere $1, you can have access to the app. Pay more for additional goodies.
Now here’s the challenge from my point of view. The app is the thing, but the developers are only asking for $1. The entire project is aiming at $10,000 in funding by March 5. That’s a heck of a lot of $1 pledges in a short period of time. Sure, there are higher pledge packages, but I don’t see many paying more. I’m hoping this project gets funded, and this video will convince you to offer up a buck.
Back That Linsanity Up
The legend of Linsanity is definitely not forgotten, but its early origin is only now being told. Linsanity: the Movie previewed at Sundance to a limited audience but through Kickstarter, the goal is to finish and distribute this documentary of kismet.
Although this project has reached its goal, you can still back the project to get your own copy of the DVD and other goodies. Deadline is February 15, 2013.
Super Bowl 47 Music Picks for the Non-Fans
Although the Non-Fans got together to watch Ray Lewis finish his NFL career as a Super Bowl champion, we did not put together a music playlist. So I took the liberty of assembling a few songs in honor of the Ravens and 49ers in SB47. It goes like this:
- Diamonds – Rihanna. Just how many diamonds are in a Super Bowl championship ring?
- Beauty and a Beat – Justin Bieber. Beyond a sports competition, the Super Bowl is also about beauties and the beats.
- Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars. Dedicated to the 49ers and their fans.
- The Glamorous Life – Despite his past, this championship capped off Ray Lewis’ glamorous life.
- Sweet Nothing – Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch. Describes the great 49ers comeback in the second half that just fell short.
- Skyfall – Adele. Is that what caused the power outage?
- Radioactive – Imagine Dragon. Or maybe it was something radioactive that spiked the power?
- Stubborn Love – The Lumineers. Ray Lewis’ seventeen year career, all with the Ravens.
- Ni**as in Paris – Jay Z and Kanye West. “No one knows what it means, but it’s provocative.”
- Survivor – Destiny’s Child. Super Bowl XLVII saw the reunion of Destiny’s Child, and the Ravens surviving the 49ers comeback.
LEGO Battle
It doesn’t look like the Alien Avengers are going to win this battle against this prehistoric hunter.
