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Las Vegas Scavenger Hunt

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So my cohort, @abaggy, is living the life in Las Vegas. Why should he have all the fun? Why can’t we virtually enjoy the sights of Sin City? So here are a few challenges I’ve posed.

  1. Three pictures of food he’s scarfing down (buffet or not).
  2. Two pictures of major sights on the Strip. We’re talking the fountains of Bellaggio, the rides of the Stratosphere, the Sirens of Treasure Island, or even the Eiffel Tower of the Paris hotel.
  3. A Foursquare or Gowalla check in at Caked Las Vegas. Bonus: Picture of the goodies.
  4. A check in at a shopping mall.
  5. A report on the weather.
  6. A tweet about his winnings or losings.
  7. One picture inside a dimly lit night club.
  8. A picture of tickets to a Vegas show.
  9. Bonus: A visit to a dude ranch.

Can he complete this scavenger hunt?

Update

How’s he doing? Let’s see…

  1. Three pictures of food.

    2. Partially devoured steak and eggs on Twitpic

  2. Two pictures of major sights on the Strip. Close enough, I’ll count the picture of the bowling alley and the sideways picture of the Stratosphere. Complete.

    3. Bowling at the Orleans with a bunch of crazy classmates on Twitpic
    .@geewhy a view of the stratosphere from the room we're ... on Twitpic

  3. A Foursquare or Gowalla check in at Caked Las Vegas. Bonus: Picture of the goodies.  Not sure if what to make of this since it ain’t Caked.

    4. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/abaggy/status/57495015613677570″]

  4. A check in at a shopping mall.  Complete (close enough).

    5. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/abaggy/status/57491663601410048″]

  5. A report on the weather. Complete.

    6. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/abaggy/status/57033798319222784″]

  6. A tweet about his winnings or losings. Complete.

    7. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/abaggy/status/57587179303612416″]

  7. One picture inside a dimly lit night club.
  8. A picture of tickets to a Vegas show.
  9. Bonus: A visit to a dude ranch. I might have to count this. Sounds like codespeak for kicking it with a bunch of Asian dudes.

    10. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/abaggy/status/57312571434348544″]

  10. Bonus #2: I have to give props for this one.

    11. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/abaggy/status/57585059057770496″]

Beware the Chinese Pine Nuts

Just learned about “pine nut mouth,” a phenomenon where everything you eat has a bitter and metallic taste. The cause? A reaction to eating pine nuts from China. But these pine nuts are sold at popular locales like Trader Joe’s and Costco.

“Muffin Top” Is Official

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You know about “muffin tops” right? You don’t? You should since the term is now part of the English language. Looking up the definition, you’d find something like this:

the protuberance of fat above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers

Go ahead, use it at work to practice your English mastery. While at it, feel free to use “OMG,” “LOL,” and “TMI.” These are all official as well. Don’t you just “heart” it?

March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis #9: The Champ

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Let’s roll it back to 1999. Who was the NCAA Men’s Basketball champion that year? Yep, the UConn Huskies wearing Nikes. How’s the kicks champions looked since then?

  • 1999 Connecticut (Nike)
  • 2000 Michigan State (Reebok Answers)
  • 2001 Duke (Nike)
  • 2002 Maryland (Nike Shox Stunners)
  • 2003 Syracuse (Nike Shox)
  • 2004 Connecticut (Nike Lebron Zoom Generation and Air Force Operates)
  • 2005 North Carolina (Nike Retro Jordan X)
  • 2006 Florida (Nike)
  • 2007 Florida (Nike)
  • 2008 Kansas (Adidas)
  • 2009 North Carolina (Nike)
  • 2010 Duke (Nike)
  • 2011 Connecticut (Nike)

Busting out the old calculator, Nike has 11 of the past 13 victories for a 84% win rate. Michigan State’s Reeboks account for 8% along with Kansas’ Adidas for the remaining 8%. So when picking your brackets, play the odds and pick a Nike team as the last one standing. Just do it.

March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis #8: The Finals

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From the kicks point of view, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was over at the Final Four. Nike was guaranteed another Championship with all FF participants donning the swoosh. Still though, there was one last game to be played between the Bulldogs of Butler and the Huskies of Connecticut.  Despite an ugly Finals, the Huskies prevailed wearing their team Nike Air Max Fly By (and an occasional Air Jordan).  As a back story, it was great that both teams played tournaments in Hawaii earlier this year.

Congratulations to UConn for the win, Butler for its run, and Nike for its Air Max Fly By.

Live Blogging Diet Mtn Dew Supernova

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Picked up the “new” Diet Mtn Dew Supernova flavor, and here’s my live first tasting.

0 minutes: Described as “strawberry melon.” The dang cap won’t come off. Fail! Drink expiration date of June 2011. Finally got the grey cap off. Drink feels thin, like other diet Dews.

+1 minute: The strawberry taste is there, not so sure about the watermelon. Hmmm, maybe the aftertaste washes in with a hint of watermelon.

+3 minutes: Purplish, pinkish color, not too carbonated, not overly sweet. The aftertaste “feel” as with other diet sodas is definitely there.

+6 minutes: Caffeine content: 36mg/8 fl. oz. so 90mg for this 20 oz bottle. First burp.

+8 minutes: With each sip, the aftertaste flavor becomes more predominant. Think my tastebuds have gone supernova and can no longer taste the strawberry melon.

+10 minutes: Going to nurse the rest of this drink. Like any other phenomenon of nature, experiencing a supernova once is good enough.

+35 minutes: Still drinking the Supernova. Drinking sips of water, that strawberry melon taste lingers.

And yes, the Supernova flavor is not new to the Dew family. I called the non-diet Supernova a pleasant sunset back in 2008.

Dancing with the Stars Best of Week 2

The twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars is going into its third week tonight but before that, here’s my pick from Week 2 in the competition. It’s Mark Ballas and Chelsea Kane doing a weird and wonderful jive.

This unique dance didn’t go over well with the judges, deviating too far from a traditional jive. But hey, I had just watched Finding Neverland earlier in the week, and Mark’s choreography reminded of Johnny Depp character and personality. And I am entertained by the weird and wonderful 🙂

Sadly, something happened to my recording of the Week 1, but the surprising favorite has to be the Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio. Daniel Larusso may very well be Karina Smirnoff’s best bet at the DWTS mirrorball trophy, not Mario Lopez. Ralph’s common dude look, his aw-shucks demeanor, and yes, his dancing ability are a winning combination.

Not So Enchanting

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Wanted to get a head start on the day and went to Borders early since they open at 9am.  Not so fast as this pictorial explains…

And yes, I was there to look for Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment, but the discrepancy in hours was not so enchanting. Yes, yes, I should have followed the directions stating, “Contact the store for the most up to date hours.” 🙁

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