I never knew pop diva Katy Perry’s musical past, so it was a shock to learn she started off as Katy Hudson, a Christian Gospel singer. After a tepid response to her first release, she underwent a “pivot,” became Katy Perry, and look at her recording sales now.
Here’s the pivoted Katy singing with Elmo (in a dress too small).
If you haven’t done so already, travel lovers need to stop by Starbucks for the Pick of the Week. This week features the iOS app, Kayak Pro.
First off, I am bummed that NFL receiver Chad Ochocinco lost his Starbucks Gold Card in a recent car break in. While his iPod and wallet were taken, the wallet was later found with credit cards and license in place. Just his personalized Starbucks Gold Card from the Starbucks Rewards program was missing. The card was charged up with $220 too! 🙁 Hear Chad lament his missing card.
But this does explain an anomaly seen here on Pulpconnection. Today sees a significant surge in traffic going to this post from 2009, Starbucks Gold Is Now Starbucks Rewards.
Seems like there are quite a few concerned Starbucks Gold Card members who are following Chad’s plight. But don’t fret, Starbucks replaced Chad’s card so he doesn’t have to eat all those lemon loaves again.
With the welcomed addition of Whole Foods Market in Kailua, there are more and more shoppers cramming into the Kainalu Plaza retail area. But don’t you worry about the parking situation as assured by these signs.
But did you spot the grammatical faux pas? It’s subtle, and for us in Hawaii, the improper use has become colloquial commonplace. So what is it?
There’s an “of” missing in “Plenty additional free parking.” It should be “Plenty of additional free parking,” but in local lingo, plenty parking is accepted. What would also make this phrase correct and shorter would be replacing “plenty additional” with “choke.”
Choke free parking.
There I was walking around when something caught my eye. It was the Caped Crusader in LEGO minifig form, and he was sitting atop trash discarded items. Everyone knows you can’t leave your wingman, and you definitely can’t abandon the pilot of the Batwing.
So I staged a rescue and now got this guy standing on my desk (after a good cleaning).
TJ Maxx is known for carrying designer and name brand clothing, so I wasn’t too surprised when I found Nike LeBron James active wear in store. Along with lots of thongs, the new Pearl City TJ Maxx sells Nike and Adidas active wear, and not just the basic designs, but the more premium variety.
Normally $40, I got these LeBron pants for $17! Â Nothing like kicking it at home in LeBron capri pants. They are capris, right?
I kid you not. Wonder how plants are made into bottles.
Did the Asian dude in Captain America: The First Avenger say he was from Fresno, California? That’s just awesome.
Kenneth Choi portrays Jim Morita of Cap’s Howling Commandos. Of the few Marvel superhero movies I’ve watched, I think Captain America might be my favorite. I wasn’t a fan of the shield-wielding hero before, but this flick changed my mind.
Recently, red velvet has been a hot flavor going beyond cakes and cupcakes. Â But red velvet cupcake wine? Â Nah, gotta pass on this one. Doesn’t sound too good.
Not sure what’s my infatuation with Oreos, but with all the gimmicks they pull, you have to love their chutzpah. Look at this assortment of Oreos. Not double stuffed Oreos, not tripled stuffed, noooo… there are Triple Double Oreos with three cookie layers and two different filling flavors.
Don’t like the traditional Oreo dark brown? Then you can get the Golden Oreos. Don’t like Oreos in a cookie form? Then Oreo Brownies are for you.
Keep’em coming Nabisco!
Twitter could very well be the way to get answers to esoteric questions. Â For example, don’t know what this Doritos flavor is. Ask the Twitterverse and get a quick expert reply. Â Follow along…
And the integration of Storify with the Tweetbot iOS client is a good match.
After not having much luck with Starbucks Picks of the Week, reader Yoda808 commented.
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So I headed to a different Starbucks location and was welcomed with a well stocked selection.
What a difference a store makes! Thanks Jasmin Hilario for keeping your Starbucks in tip top shape!
On a more recent visit, I also picked up Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, Naples episode.
