Some risque lines from last night’s episode of Top Chef titled “Meat Natalie.” The Top Chef contestants took over Tom Colicchio’s craftsteak steak house in Las Vegas but was thrown a gigantic curve when they had to prepare a vegetarian meal for Natalie Portman.
Overheard at dinner…
Padma: “it’s like a little prick in my mouth at the tip of my tongue… then it got big in my mouth.”
Natalie, her friends, and Tom couldn’t stop laughing.
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CNN Geekologist, Chris Pirillo, shows Windows 7 running on a Mac via VMWare. Here’s his segment.
And yes, Chris will be attending the upcoming [re]thinkHawaii.
It was only a matter of time. Dancing with the Stars is already certified sexy, and you’ve seen the sexy outfits, right? Soon, DWTS Season 9 star, Joanna Krupa, is taking sexy to a new level with her appearance in Playboy. Yes, the model will be showing her paso and her doble sans the costume in the iconic men’s mag in November.
But who’s ready for Donny Osmond in Playgirl?!? Thankfully, that’s a joke!
What do you call it when grown men throw a tantrum? Why mantrums of course!
This courtesy of Jon Gosselin’s behavior to his new partner.
KGMB9 did wonders with its blogs and building trust with them, and I’m glad to see this facet transition over to the new mega KGMB-KHNL-KFVE merger known as Hawaii News Now.
The new news station has refreshed its blogroll, bringing in some new bloggers. Minna Sugimoto goes Behind the Yellow Tape, videojournalist Duane Shimogawa says Par-Duane Me!, Mari-Ela David shares her thoughts on Slippah Talk, and Stephanie Lum writes on Steph On It!
And don’t worry, the blogging “veterans” are still at it. Ben Gutierrez, Howard Dicus, Malika Dudley, Oscar Valenzuela, Dan Cooke, and blogging queen Tannya Joaquin continue to post (some more frequently than others). What happened to the tech-focused blog run by Jared? If this blog makes a comeback, how about the name of “Plain Tech” as in plainly explaining the behind-the-scenes technology and also a play on words of “plain text” (versus rich text in the geeky world).
Congratulations on the launch of Hawaii News Now and keep on blogging!
Was Week 5 of Dancing with the Stars a setup? Did you see the smackdowns and metaphoric falls in Week 6? The judges, especially the normally ebullient Bruno, turned hardass, giving accurate but harsh critiques.
Who was up this week and who was down? Personally, I was surprised by the gainers of the week, Aaron Carter and Michael Irvin. Carter’s been performing better each week but hasn’t resonated with the fans. On the other hand, Irvin (and his ESPN radio talk show) has a significant fan base keeping his mediocre dancing going each week. But in Week 6, the waltz was their salvation. For whatever reason, both performed their renditions of the difficult and rigid waltz, and it worked. Both stars looked connected with their pro partners and might have given them extra time on the show.
The biggest gain though came from homeboy Mark Dacascos. Yeah, I might be biased for the Hawaii boy, but I think his jitterbug might be the first true “connection” of this season. Maybe it was Donny’s performance in Week 5, but you could sense the transformation in Mark and Lacey’s jumping jitterbug. Sure, the dance was exciting and energetic, but did you see how Mark was part of the performance. The dance exuded himself, and he owned the dance. The fans all felt it, giving him an extended standing ovation. These are the connections that make DWTS winners. Go ask Drew, Emmitt, Helio, and Kristi. See for yourself!
Who was toppled in Week 6? Kelly Osbourne and Melissa Joan Hart might be the ones in tonight’s double elimination. Kelly’s story is getting old without any or fast enough progress. Her own insecurities again came into light as holding her back. Sound familiar? Melissa Joan Hart just isn’t making the strides needed to stay with the competition.
Louie Vito stayed status quo which isn’t necessarily a good thing as everyone moves forward. Mya’s jitterbug was good and showing her getting a topless massage is an insidious way of garnering votes.
Even though Donny Osmond and Kym’s jitterbug wasn’t as good as Mark and Lacey’s, they sure incited the choo choo fans. The showman appeal runs through his veins. What can I say but Derek Hough is the man. Joanna Krupa ain’t terrible, but Derek and his choreography is such an advantage.
Watch tonight as two couples are eliminated.
Since I’ll be returning my recalled Belkin TuneBase iPod adapter, I am now tuneless for the work commute. Back to the FM airwaves it is. Listening to Rory and Gregg on 98.5 again brought up mixed emotions – the pair is great, but the music format is not for me.
The morning music on 93.9 seems to have ratcheted back to the days of the Wake-Up Crew, less aggressive and more mainstream. Maleko on the 93.9 Morning Show was okay but made me proud when I heard the “buy a Mac” comment. Maleko was talking about upgrading to Windows 7, and one of his suggestions (or was it from Flash?) was to “get a Mac.” That made me smile.
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In case you didn’t hear, Belkin is recalling certain models of their TuneBase in-car iPod adapter. Under certain conditions, these faulty products pose a risk of fire. Not good right?
Check out the details from Belkin’s product recall page. Products affected have these model numbers:
F8Z441, F8Z441ea, F8Z442, F8Z442ea, F8Z176, F8Z176eaBLK
I got the F8Z176 which was part of a bigger kit purchased from Costco.
Another reminder of getting old? How about injuring yourself by coughing? By coughing! Sad.
Wow! After reading this article about making serious money on Twitter, I have to check out the advertising services, ad.ly and SponsoredTweets.
Who knows, I might have found yet another way of getting the money to roll in like this last venture!
Microsoft has opened its doors to its own retail stores similar to the Apple Stores. Here’s a video of the store opening. Are you excited!?!
I wonder if Microsoft is confident enough to showcase Apple computers running Windows or Windows software like Office for the Mac? No Windows 7 running on Apple hardware yet though.
But really, can a Microsoft Store opening compare with this done Hawaiian style?