I have a new advent calendar this year, thanks to the prospective demise of Hostess.
Enjoy one golden sponge cake each and every day of December leading up to Christmas. Who needs Christmas with a Twinkie a day? Wonder if these Twinkies advent calendars would sell on eBay?
Some time back, I was looking for a responsive slider WordPress plugin for Pulpconnection. The thought is to highlight certain posts in a big visual display on the home page. Since the awesome Thesis theme includes the Feature Box, it seemed like this would be simple. I eventually found WooThemes’ WooSlider amongst many other sliders out there.
Only recently, I’ve finally gotten around to incorporating WooSlider with my site but have run into problems. I can’t get it to work right. Well, it might be working, but I can’t see the results. I created this test slider page that’s supposed to display two sliders. Instead I see the outline of the sliders and not the pertinent images. Using Firebug to look at the code, I can see the HTML for the sliders.
Oddly enough, the dimensions for the slider images are strange.
The actual image size is 640×480 pixels, so I don’t understand the 0x0 pixels. But this could very well be the root of the problem since the slider is showing images 0x0 pixels in size. I came across this Stack Overflow article that seems related, but um, I don’t understand how to implement the “call to initialise flexslider.”
I have this problem with versions 1.0.4 and 1.0.6. Any tips?
PSY and Hammer performing together at the American Music Awards. Mind blown…
2 legit, 2 legit to quit!
Starbucks is back at it in 2012, commemorating the Twelve Days of Christmas their way. Here’s what I think is Starbucks 12 Days of Gifting for December 2012.
Note: Reference the image above in case I had any typos.
Of course, the most interesting item is the free coffee tumbler. I luckily got one in 2011 and took advantage of the deal. My only complaint is the tumbler itself. Flow of the fluid is really slow since air doesn’t vent in easily. The lid cover touches my nose when I’m drinking so I have to wipe away any coffee drops. Although a 16 oz. tumbler, its shape is tall and skinny so when in a shallow cup holder, the tumbler moves around quite a bit. I hope Starbucks fix these annoyances for this year’s tumbler.
I saw a white/albino frog at the pet store, and it absolutely grossed me out. No offense, but it just looked so odd and unnatural. In general, frogs gross me out anyways, but a white one gives me the heebie jeebies.
And so do misspellings.
I don’t get it. This horse mask is a top seller on Amazon?!
Should I add this to my Holiday Gift Guide?
How do you describe the final chapter of the Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn Part 2? Guest blogger and Twimom, Jessica, offers up these words.
We were screaming and covering our faces … in utter disbelief!
It was soooo exciting.
We cheered… I cried… I loved… It was just the perfect ending.
They fixed everything that was wrong with the book. It was my least favorite book of the series but I think that this movie might just be my favorite of the series.
So what’s your reason for not watching Breaking Dawn Part 2?
I wrote my observations of Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 already, and here are some pictures from this early screening. Thanks again to the Red Band Project for this opportunity!
It’s just not right that kids of the near future will not know what Twinkies, Ho Hos, and Ding Dongs are. Because of Hostess’ bankruptcy and impending liquidation of assets, the future of Twinkies looks bleak (or does it?). I’m not taking chances and stocked up for one last sugar rush so that my kids and nieces and nephews know the lore of a Twinkie (also, these make for a fun stocking stuffer).
Currently, Sam’s Club is well stocked.
I’m also glad I bought my Twinkie the Kid shirt when I had the opportunity.
Maybe the Mayans have it right after all. Maybe the end is coming.
Hostess actually going bankrupt and therefore emptying the world of Twinkies has to be one of the signs.
Stock up now people, stock up.
Rummaging around at a grocery store, I came across Noh, Foods of Hawaii, spice packets. They feature flavors for Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, and other ethnic palettes.
But for their Filipino Adobo Mix, they showcase this image.
I don’t get it. Why do other spice packets show pictures of prepared foods while this one shows a Filipina?
When I walked into Starbucks this morning, I had to stop because of this display.
The entire store had been redone in holiday red, but this display with lime green, silver, and shades of grey hit me hard. What are these? These belong to a design collaboration with Rodarte.
These diffusion, pixelated pattern items are limited to the Holidays and is the first design partnership for Starbucks.
I had to touch each item and stopped myself from buying any of them. There’s a tumbler, a tote bag, a gift card, and a reusable cup sleeve (which was already sold out).
My only salvation from not buying any of the urban camo-like items? The ceramic makeup of the travel tumbler. The Rodarte tumbler is not metal or plastic, and I’m afraid the ceramic just won’t last. Or maybe it’s my will power that won’t last, caving way first.
If you can’t make it down to a Starbucks, you can also purchase these Rodarte items online by clicking on the image below.
