My Current Excuses for Not Blogging
The flow of blog posts has been low recently, and here are my top excuses.
- eBay and Ross
- Hearthstone: The Witchwood expansion pack
- Killing Eve
- Business Wars podcasts
- Yoga Warrior 365
Pulp
IKEA Blue Bag!
Yay! I’m now a member of the IKEA blue bag club since I now have a Frakta large bag.
This $1 bag is a popular choice for hauling boxes and packages to the post office after making a bunch of eBay sales. Granted I haven’t yet made enough sales to actually fill the bag, but the bag is available when that day comes!
Thanks to the running Gaye-sha for this sought after pickup.
Relatedly, did you see Balenciaga’s similar looking bag that costs $2145?!?
“For Safety”
It’s been awhile, but I just got denied entrance to yet another store while walking in with a drink. For this instance, the store was Ross at Ala Moana, and I was enjoying my half done Starbucks iced caramel macchiato.
The greeter pointed out the no food or beverage sign on the door.
I asked if there was a holding area for drinks, and she said the trash. Of course, I wasn’t about to trash a $7 drink full of body-infusing caffeine. I faux-ly and incredulously asked if she was serious about no drinks since pretty much every store has that no food or beverage sign but does not enforce it. She replied no drinks… for safety.
Now mind you we’re in the front of the store next to the cash registers which are next to all food and drink items at Ross. But I knew it was a losing battle, so I did leave. But I took a pic of my drink in the store.
Cooks Wanted
I had walked by a restaurant chain and was stopped by this sign.
I guess the sign worked since it was gone a few days later. The cooks must have been acquier-ed.
All In with the Seaweed Crunch
Who else out there is all in with the Seaweed Crunch snack available at Hawaii Costco locations? Who knew almonds and nori pairs nicely? And 36 pieces in one serving size! That’ll definitely fill you up.
Since you never know if Costco will continue to carry this (or any) product, you might as well stock up while you can!
Searching for the Curling Look
Gotta love the guys who won gold for Team USA in curling during the 2018 Winter Olympics. So of course, now I gotta look for apparel to mimic that curling look.
Found this at Ross but not close in design and size at XXL.
Askhole, Know Any?
Saw this shirt at The Refinery in Kahala Mall that defines an “askhole.” Do you know any?
A person who constantly asks for your advice, yet always does the exact opposite.
Catnip Hotel, I’m Intrigued
I must admit that the advertising for the Catnip hotel has me intrigued.
I don’t know what pheromone therapy is but more importantly, I really want to know what movies are shown on the big screen for the cats.
If Knowing Is Half the Battle…
If G.I. Joe says knowing is half the battle then Starbucks says that anticipation is half the fun.
Though with the contents of the boxes known, there’s no anticipation. No anticipation means half the fun is gone, but yet knowing is half the battle. So where does that leave us?!?! Confused, I guess.
Champion from Watermelon to Poke
It simply don’t matter. From watermelon to poke, the results are the same – winner.
Let’s set the stage. Ricefest 2017. Third annual poke bowl eating contest sponsored by Paina Cafe. Two bowls. One bottle POG. No palu allowed. Three minutes. Ten contestants. The most poke eaten determines the winner. Utensils optional. From what I understand, the first to sign up is the most intense…
Here’s coverage thanks to Channel808.TV.
Okay, okay, kinda funky editing of the video that jumps past the eating action. Let’s try this one instead. Are you hungry?
Thanks to Linda for the video and pics.
Still hungry? How about some watermelon from 2009 and 2014? Want more poke? Look no further than April at the Hawaiian Ocean Expo.
Today I Am Defeated
Today I am defeated although it started last night with the surprise release of the SNES Classic Edition. So if you recall, I had one of these pre-ordered through Walmart but this “accidental” release was cancelled. Last night Best Buy released their pre-orders, accidentally or not. I didn’t see the release in time so missed out on their pre-order. I felt close a few times but could never complete the deal.
This morning, I find out that Walmart did their release (legit this time) along with Gamestop and Target. Again I was late and one hour behind the release, there was no way I was getting one. Target.com inventory came and went a few times, but I could never complete the checkout.
Now bummed, I get notified that my computer is running out-of-date software that I believe I had to install a long time ago to be in compliance. Either that software version is now old or unnecessary. So I gotta figure out what to do because really the service desk isn’t servicing.
Also dealing with Windows file and folder permission issues and trying to manage them without the use of groups. Not fun at all.
I think I’ll just blame yesterday’s eclipse for all of this. Here’s my view of the eclipse.
