Today’s Salvation – Illy’s Cappuccino
Today’s coffee salvation comes from Illy in a canned form. Don’t shake the Cappuccino.
What’s on Boba Fett’s Feet?
In a galaxy far, far away, when Boba Fett is done hunting for bounty, he kicks off his armored boots and slips into something more functional and fashionable. Just like these Adidas Originals ZX 800.
I thought the plastic blister packaging was over the top but it’s supposed to mimic the packaging for Star Wars action figures from back in the day.
Breakfast with Weezer via a Social Graph
How would entering and winning a contest to have breakfast with alt rock band Weezer look like via a social graph? Let’s take a peek at JessicaShig’s recent adventure!
First the contest announcement and chatter on Twitter (in chronological order).
Then to Facebook after being picked as a winner.
Here’s the full picture of @jessicashig and @weezer.
And of course, the obligatory fangirl flirtatious tweet! Seriously, saying “love, love,” “unspoken,” and “where’s my sex” is asking for a secret rendezvous! 😉
Congrats to JessicaShig for cashing in on social media to meet Weezer and letting her fans follow along this adventure. And for the music lovers, be sure to check out Jessica’s suggestions of Unspoken, Where’s My Sex, and Hang On.
Who Says AOL is Irrelevant?
Remember that spike in Pulpconnection visits and views checking out the buttery sweetness of Starbuck’s new Toffee Mocha? Can you believe the cause of this was AOL? Yes, that oldie but goodie AOL. The one who was sending you countless CDs in the mail just a few years ago.
Even now, if you go to search.aol.com and look for “starbucks toffee mocha,” you’ll see something like this (well, except for the Yay!).
Steve Jobs Is a Bad A$$ Ninja!?
I still believe this is true even though Apple issued a statement saying otherwise. Seemingly someone that looked like Steve Jobs tried to carry ninja shuriken on board an aircraft.
I can see Steveo doing this and explaining to the guards that it wouldn’t make sense to hijack his own plane (using the shuriken). Steve is a ninja!
“Until They Are Home”
This is the simple but poignant reminder of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command:
Until they are home.
The mission of JPAC is to “achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of our nation’s past conflicts” and to date, this 400-personnel organization at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam is working tirelessly to give closure to over 90,000 families who’ve lost loved ones in conflicts since WWII. JPAC has an amazing and noble goal, one that baffles my mind after taking a tour of their facilities and learning about their operation (as an overview, watch their command brief).
Recently, JPAC joined the social media movement of the DoD and hosted its inaugural tweetup. JPAC commander, Major General Stephen Tom, talked to our social media group about the determination of the JPAC organization to fulfill our Nation’s promise of bringing fallen comrades home.
JPAC’s Central Identification Laboratory (CIL) is the largest skeletal identification lab in the world where approximately 30 forensic anthropologists and dentists work on solving mysteries decades old. In teams of 10-14 specialists, the JPAC staff researches historical sites, launches a investigative team, then as warranted, deploys a full recovery team to collect remains and artifacts.
As part of the tweetup, I witnessed a repatriation ceremony where remains collected from Vietnam, Laos, and Vanuatu were honored then taken to the CIL lab for identification.
I can’t begin to explain the complex challenges JPAC faces in their mission. Their combat scene investigations cover the spans of time, geography, culture, science, and so much more. If you can, visit JPAC on one of their public tours and learn about its honorable mission.
Thanks to JPAC and Pacific Command for this amazing opportunity.
For more pictures from the JPAC tour and arrival ceremony, check out my Flickr set.
JPAC online at:
More #ArrivalCeremony coverage:
I Zapped my Nano
You know you’re not supposed to disconnect an iPod or iPhone without ejecting it first right? You can get away with it many times, but sometimes, doing this misdeed can bite you like it did me. My trusty fat Nano was charging up, and I thought I had ejected it so I disconnected the dock cable.
Then I saw the Mac OS X warning message about improperly removing a disk. Whoops. No problem I though, I’ll just reconnect, and things will be fine. Not so much this time. The Nano still works but wasn’t recognized by iTunes. iTunes wanted me to restore the Nano to factory defaults. So I did.
I had to repick my music playlists, movies, etc., but now, the Nano keeps restarting itself when trying to apply the settings. 🙁
What’s Hotter then Racy? Buttery Sweetness!
So both you and I thought racy was hot. It is… but not as hot as buttery sweetness!
Maybe it’s the hot weather, and people want something cool to drink, but I just don’t why this simple post about Starbucks new (and delicious) Toffee Mocha is blowing up right now. On a Saturday too (which are typically slow bloggy days). Maybe I’ll go out and get myself a Toffee Mocha or perhaps a SBUX PSL.
Introducing Amazon Mom
No, not like having an Amazon for a mother in the Wonder Woman comics, but Amazon.com’s new membership service geared for parents and caregivers (not just mothers). This service is free and once you join, you’ll be notified of baby and toddler-related specials, receive discounts on items, and get free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime. For us Hawaii Amazonians, I doubt the Prime shipping will be available, but I haven’t researched this wrinkle yet.
It’s free – why wouldn’t you join?
Marketing Pads
Thanks to the contributors of Holy Kaw for finding this unusual marketing campaign for pads. I don’t know what to say other than watch this 3 minute video.
Intrigued by the Lexus CT200h
The upcoming Lexus hybrid CT200h is intriguing… Comes out in February 2011.