The Moves of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant
Check out this video comparing the moves of MJ and the Black Mamba.
What surprises me more is the amount of time it must have taken to sift through all this footage! Now that’s passion.
Analyzing My Starbucks Rewards Behavior
One of the interesting aspects of joining the Starbucks Rewards is not just the program’s perks but taking a look at your coffee-addicted behavior. Okay, so you may not really want to know how many times you’ve visited Starbucks (thankfully, there are no (visible) dollar amounts spent at each visit), but looking at your Rewards History, you can easily chart your visits and stars earned. Here’s what my July 2012 looked like.
I earned 12 Rewards stars during the month and as you can guess, I treat myself to a drink on most Fridays. On July 13, I earned a free drink (every 15 stars at the Gold level).
Doing a real quick analysis on a monthly basis gives me the chart below.
Starting in June 2012, my Starbucks visits (and consumption) went up considerably. I should take a look at blog posts from that month to see what was up. For the on-going 12 Star Dash, I added the orange reference line. Interesting… If I had seen this data before, I wouldn’t have taken the contest so lightly, having met the 12-star goal only three times all in the past three months. To complete the Dash, I need to rack up 12 stars in less than half a month.
Hmmm, time to strategize…
The 12 Star Dash Is On!
With my order of a basic iced coffee, I’ve officially started my 12 Star Dash sponsored by Starbucks. The goal? Twelve Starbucks transactions in 14 days to win $5.
Can. Much better chances than this one. 😉
One down, 11 to go…
Must Be a Midlife Crisis – Scion FR-S
It must be the proverbial midlife crisis. How else can I rationalize wanting to drive a new, sporty Scion FR-S? The car is totally impractical for my lifestyle, yet the allure is there.
Maybe I’m trying to recapture my former Toyota Celica days. Maybe I’m remembering way back to small kid time when my family of five rode around in a 1984 Celica coupe with me perched on the center hump. Whatever it is, it is still there.
And here we are… Scion Hawaii started their Social Media Superstar Search contest a few weeks back to test drive a Scion FR-S for one week, and I entered. But it’s only for one week you might be thinking. Yeah, so? Ultimately, I know I can’t buy this car since it’s just not realistic – two doors, a tiny back seat where I would have to cram two kids’ car seats. Can you see this situation playing out over the years? So one week? Heck, yeah, that’s doable! 🙂
Getting back to the contest, the top two vote getters wins the FR-S for a week. Voting ends on 11pm, Friday, August 31, 2012. Since this is a social media contest, well really a Facebook contest, there are a few things you got to know in order to vote.
- First you need to have a Facebook account.
- Then you need to “like” the Scion Hawaii page in order to see the contest.
- To submit your vote, authorize the (trustworthy) Offerpop app to your Facebook timeline. While it might sound scary, Offerpop is legit.
- At the contest voting page, you can now vote for any of the finalists but only once in a 24 hour time period. Hopefully, you vote for me! 😉
Yes, I realize I’m waaay back there in the contest, and there are very qualified drivers who can better put the FR-S through its paces, but… this is a social media contest, and it’s all in fun so why not have fun with it? I’m not saying my Sienna van high revving its engine to enter the H3 freeway isn’t fun, but I’m sure the FR-S experience would be fun-er.
So go ahead, have some fun, and place your Scion FR-S vote. Random voters can also win a Scion backpack and $25 in credit at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse.
While you’re voting for me, follow along with Scion Hawaii’s latest on:
Thanks for your support!
“The Eagle Has Landed” LEGO Moon Landing 565
While cleaning up my desk, I came across some old LEGO instruction sets. One of them was for set #565 Moon Landing. I scanned in the old, tattered instructions and posted them here to remember NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong.
While you’re reading up on the history of the Apollo 11, check out CNN’s story about the Navy SEALs who recovered the Apollo capsule and the astronauts from the Pacific Ocean.
Kanye West Back in Hawaii?
Rumors online say Kanye West and his companion, Kim Kardashian, are in Hawaii. They supposedly hit up the McDonalds in Kaneohe, yeah, the double wide one.
Keep your peepers peeled for this power pair.
Kailua Get One Scion FR-S
Although this picture is near the H3 on-ramp in Kaneohe, I first spotted this new Scion FR-S in Kailua on my morning commute.
You wanna help me win a test drive of the FR-S? Then vote!
It’s Also Danno’s Birthday!
Ooops, sorry Scott Caan, didn’t mean the oversight, but I didn’t realize you share the same August 23 birthdate as Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin.
Happy H50 Birthday!
Starbucks Getting Competitively Playful
Have you noticed Starbucks’ recent forays have been playful competitions? There’s the (ending) game to bring the Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) to a city near you. Each day of the PSL competition brings new challenges to rack up more points for your favorite PSL city.
Today, I get a somewhat mysterious email from Starbucks for their upcoming 12 Star Dash competition. All that’s known is the task of earning 12 Starbucks Rewards stars between August 27 and September 9 to win $5 in assumed Starbucks “coffee cash.” Typically, you earn one star per transaction at Starbucks, but this contest will probably introduce some playful wrinkles. No additional details are provided even after registering to compete in the 12 Star Dash.
Anyways, I’m game for some playful competitions.
Today Is the Birthdays of Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin
I find some humor in the shared birthdays of the Black Mamba and JLin, especially after this exchange.
Anyways, Happy Birthdays are in order for a pair of NBA’s finest!
Lady Gaga’s Black Perfume
I’m not sure what to make of Lady Gaga’s Fame Eau de Parfum. It sounds like the fragrance is a black liquid in the bottle but once sprayed, turns clear.
The three inspirations of Fame are nightshade, opulence, and magnificence. So if this embodies your spirit, by all means spritz away! And Fame is for both gals and guys (sorta).
From the advertisement, I get a sense that Fame contains hints of Gaga’s pits?
Saab Cars and Kiddori
At first, the license plate of this Saab caught my eye. WASAAB. I see what the car owner did there with Wassup and a Saab.
Then the frame for the license plate caught my eye. It’s an advertisement for Kiddori.com. That’s an interesting way to advertise an app! For a description of the app, check out Ryan’s Hawaii Blog.