Ala Moana in the Morning
You saw what Pearlridge looked like in the morning. How about Ala Moana on a weekday morning right around 8 am.
A nice, leisurely walk before class started in the morning.
Passion
Looking Up LEGO Books
Never thought of LEGO as something beyond a toy for creativity, so I’m kinda interested to see what books about LEGO are about. Although a little dated, The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide
I’m looking at The LEGO Book
Admiring the Nike Air Max Express
Nike’s new Air Max Express is a great combination of old and new stylings. Love the vintage Air Max logo and incorporating a velcro strap is always a plus. These colorways are crazy, but they work. The orange grey is my favorite but the black and green is definitely the most wearable.
Of course, these would blend in perfectly at Disneyland…
Something and Sounds at Starbucks
Picked up Draw Something and SoundHound from Starbucks today. These are the weekly Pick of the Week freebies, and as an added bonus, the Starbucks treat receipts are back. Buy a drink in the AM and get any grande iced drink for 2-bucks after 2 PM. That’s any drink including a custom creation with extra shots.
Pearlridge in the Morning
You ever been to a shopping mall before all the shops open? I inadvertently had this opportunity before the DKBK tweetup and the screening of Batman The Dark Knight Rises. The tweetup began at 8am at Pearlridge, and yes, the mall was pretty much desserted. Here are some pics from Pearlridge Downtown aka Phase 2.
Thanks again to Pearlridge, Burger King, Consolidated Theaters for sponsoring the tweetup and thanks to @Melissa808 and @ParkRat for hosting.*
You Can Exclude Images from the WordPress Image Gallery
All this time I didn’t know you could exclude images from being part of the built-in WordPress Image Gallery feature. I always thought it was an “all or none” situation where all your post’s pictures showed up in its respective gallery. Only now did I learn about the exclude function of the gallery. The only (slightly) tricky part of this is finding the attachment ID of the excluded image, but that minor step is worth the effort.
Check out the WordPress Image Gallery support page for other allowable customizations.
Are you confused about what I’m talking about? Here’s an example. Check out this old post, Interesting Sights at Ala Moana. For this post, I uploaded a total of five images. Four of them are the Tokidoki patterns, and the last one is of the “snow” at Ala Moana. Since the four Tokidoki patterns make sense together, I want these to appear in a gallery with thumbnail views of the images. I could have shown each of the four images in a larger view, but I didn’t want to give up that much real estate, and the image gallery with 4 columns does a nice job. But, the typical behavior of the image gallery is to display all the images which includes the Ala Moana snow. That picture really doesn’t make sense in context of the other four, so I excluded it from displaying in the gallery. The image however is still part of the post and is seen individually at the end.
Here Comes LEGO’s Minifigures Series 8
The next set of LEGO minifigures is releasing sometime in August or September. The black-packed Series 8 has 16 characters, and I’m liking the DJ and the Vampire Bat.
Most definitely, I’ll be getting more of these Series 8 guys than the Olympics minifigs.
Hunting for Olympic LEGO
On a hunt to find LEGO minifigures made especially for the 2012 Olympics in London. This limited edition set contains nine minifigs portraying the UK team in different sports. These would be fun to have, but odds are against me. We do have a distant contact keeping an eye out for them, so you just never know…
Suggestions for Batman Graphic Novels?
After watching The Dark Knight Rises at the excellent #DKBK tweetup, I’m intrigued and want to catch up with the Dark Knight storyline(s). As a kid, I used to collect some Batman and Detective Comics, but I stopped well before the introduction of nemesis Bane.
I searched Amazon for Batman graphic novels, not knowing there were a bunch. Do you have any recommendations for which ones to read (or avoid). Any particular order I should read them in?
I also found this list of best Batman graphic novels of all time. The top four looks like a good place to start.
- Batman: The Killing Joke
- Batman: Year One
- Batman: The Long Halloween
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Recap of USS Nimitz Posts
Consolidating and linking all my recent USS Nimitz posts for convenience sakes.
- The Continuum of the U.S. Navy: The Past, the Present, and the Future
- USS Nimitz Flight Operations
- Sounds from the USS Nimitz
- Marines Flying Jets from a Naval Vessel?
- Surprises While Touring the USS Nimitz
- Six Things to Pack for a DV Embark
- Ambassadors of Aloha
- View at Hickam
I hope you enjoyed these posts just as much as I enjoyed the entire experience.
Acknowledgement
My embarking to and from the USS Chester W. Nimitz CVN 68 aircraft carrier during RIMPAC 2012 was made possible via my nomination by Dennis Hall, founder of Avere Group LLC (www.averegroup.wordpress.com), through collaborative referral to him by Guy Kawasaki (www.GuyKawasaki.com) and L.P. “Neenz†Faleafine (www.Faleafine.com). Dennis Hall initially submitted my nomination to the Public Affairs Officer of the US Navy’s Third Fleet. The Public Affairs Officer then referred my nomination to the Office of Public Affairs, Commander, US Pacific Fleet. The US Pacific Fleet selected me for the Distinguished Visitors Program, inviting me to embark for about 24 hours during RIMPAC 2012.
Gem Parfait on Hawaii Five-0?
In a future ep of Hawaii Five-0, watch the stylings of the female cast. You might see this Gem Parfait handmade, custom piece on the necks of Grace Park or Michelle Borth. So be sure to slow motion their scenes and study them carefully.
Random LEGO Picks
Randomly picked LEGO mini figures series 7. Amazingly, ones we don’t already have.
