Minnie Rescued!
Great news! Minnie Mouse has been rescued from her fall at Ala Moana. I suspect Prep & Landing’s Lanny and Wayne were called in during the Christmas off-season to perform the rescue.
Kickin’ It with Enchante
At the start of March, I had the fortune of meeting up with NEENZ who introduced me to Enchante. Who’s Enchante? That’s the hand crafted origami butterfly you see on Guy Kawasaki’s new book Enchanted.
To help promote Guy’s new book, NEENZ and Enchante were going around the island taking pictures of Enchante’s visits. Enchante was even equipped with a GPS to track her whereabouts. From what I heard Enchante even made it to SXSW to enchant even more.
Anyways, here’s me (well, at least my Pele Lava Dunks) with Enchante and a closer up view of the handiwork.
March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis: Shoe Sponsorship [Updated]
With the first two rounds of March Madness over, here’s the updated breakdown of shoe sponsorships this year. In the field of 64, Nike’s swoosh is on the feet of 51 teams. Adidas’ three stripes are on 12 teams and Under Armour is singly repped by Temple.
Aloha for Japan Tee
Even with a long list of orders at In4mation, it took only a few days for our Aloha for Japan shirts to come in.
Reading List March 2011
Here are some books on my reading list.
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Poke the Box
by Seth Godin
- The Thank You Economy
by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions
by Guy Kawasaki
- Empowered: Unleash Your Employees, Energize Your Customers, and Transform Your Business
by Josh Bernoff
“Mak a right”
Hope you made it to Jaden’s party alright. You did “mak a right,” right?
I see it now, the next great mobile app will be a spell checker. Using Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, you’ll be able to use your camera phone to look at any text. Then you’ll see the augmented display with the infamous Microsoft red squiggly line under misspelled words. It’d mak a fortune right?
Pictures of UH’s “Supermoon” Kicks
So the Supermoon on Saturday night may have affected the outcome of the Bows’ CIT loss to San Fran. Win or lose, I’m proud that the Rainbows went for it wearing their intense green Adidas adiPURE shoes aka the Supermoons.
Thanks to Brandon Flores Photography, here are some great shots of the Supermoons on Saturday.
And yes, Amazon does sell the adiPURE in the Intense Green colorway
Think Different or Think Microsoft Dynamic CRM?
For some reason, as I was reading the article 10 Ways to Think Different – Inside Apple’s Cult-Like Culture, I kept thinking that I needed to check out Microsoft’s new Dynamic CRM online service.
I don’t know why, and it wasn’t anything forced, it just fit, you know?
All I Got from a CIT Second Round Game…
…are pictures of the Rainbow Dancers?
That’s what happens when you let the leader of Hawaii’s hottest gentlemen’s club wield your camera during Hawaii’s second round CIT game against San Francisco. Thanks to ESPN radio, we had choice seats in the fifth row where we watched the Bows’ lead vanish in the last minute of play. It was crushing. The Bows were playing tough in their Adidas “Supermoons,” seemingly going to the next round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Then like that, victory was gone.
Missed free throws, a flagrant foul, a shooting foul on a three, an errant pass, and the deal was sealed. Overall, the Bows had an excellent year after so many unknowns to start the season: injuries, mid-season departures, then more injuries. Going to the Big Dance would have been nice, but for a team picked last in the conference, playing in any post season tournament is an accomplishment. Congratulations to the Rainbows for a great season and can’t wait until the Bows hit the court next year. Until then, a few images from the Rainbows last game.
20,000 Bouncy Ball Drop – I Don’t Get It
So Utah State’s Science Department dropped 20,000 bouncy balls from a helicopter during Geek Week. I don’t get it. Here’s the video.
It’d be more interesting to see people directly under the ball drop and watch them dodge the balls or get pelted to pulp. What I do get is Utah State didn’t do me any favors in my March Madness bracket. 🙁
From Baywatch to the North Shore Barbarian
Good to see Hawaii born actor Jason Momoa still in the game. Starting with Baywatch Hawaii, Jason’s been in North Shore, Stargate Atlantis, and soon enough, he’ll be the new embodiment of Conan the Barbarian.
Pictures from the USS Abraham Lincoln
Last weekend, right after Hawaii’s tsunami scare, I had the luck of touring the Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln was on its way back to San Diego then Washington for servicing. While docked in Hawaii, the Lincoln hosted many tours, and I latched onto one for Kamehameha students. I had always wanted to see the vastness of a carrier and its flight deck after watching Top Gun.
What can I say but the carrier is big!
But really, not that big for all that’s packed inside and on the deck. It’s amazing how much stuff is squeezed into every available space to include aircraft and helicopters.
All over the ship, there are images of its namesake, Abe Lincoln. Even the coffee stand is called Jittery Abes.
Our Naval tour guides were great, taking the diverse visitors to various parts of the ship.
They talked about life on-board a ship, the basics of a ship’s operations, the training they do, and the various specialties of the crew. We even got to talk to pilots about the different aircraft and being catapulted for takeoff.
All in all, this was another great tour by the Navy to educate civilians about the Navy, its mission, and the dedication of its sailors. Thanks to Kamehameha Schools, Navy Region Hawaii, Pacific Fleet, and Pacific Command for this opportunity.
Here are a lot more pictures from the tour.
On a side note, since the ship was on stand down, most of the crew were on liberty status, and I must say that Abe Lincoln must be a fan of Air Jordans. This long-time kicks collector couldn’t believe how many Air Jordans and Jordan Brand sneakers I saw around. And not just Jordans you find in shoe stores, but uncommon colorways as well like these orange AJ 13.
