NBA big man Amare Stoudemire has an online social campaign to be voted as a starter in the upcoming NBA All Star Game 2009. Jay “Super-Fan” Johnson is heading up this vote4amare movement and has gone with a full court press of blogging, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.
Here’s a sample of a vote4amare YouTube video with Amare getting a pep talk from Dr. Shaq. Fun stuff!
So why not vote for Amare!
Still haven’t seen Twilight the movie? Â Still haven’t read the story of Bella and Edward? Â What’s wrong with you? 😉
If you want an accurate synopsis of the entire movie in 3 minutes and as portrayed by puppets, check out this amusing video.
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Thanks to Team Jessica for this contribution!
I only recently noticed that the MacHeist Giving Tree is continually changing, offering various goodies. If you look on the tree itself, you’ll see ornaments sprouting with each ornament representing a new (paid) special. The ornaments can be different sizes with some being real tiny and hardly noticeable so look carefully.
Just another test to see if things are actually working. Â The move is going to mess up Pulpconnection’s Google rank… temporarily I hope.
Still have a lot of things to do after moving Pulpconnection from Blogger to WordPress.
and a lot more…
Completed:
The online video service VUDU has drastically lowered the prices of their set top movie player box. Normally, a VUDU box goes for $299, but as a Holiday special, the price is now $99. You have to read the fine print though since you also have to purchase $50 in movie credit to get the $99 deal. But in order to watch movies on the VUDU box, you’d have to buy credit anyways so no biggie.
For some background info, read my previous posts about VUDU.
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What can I say, but Top Chef contestant Gene is lucky. For the past two weeks, the Hawaii-raised chef has been in the bottom three but has managed to fight off elimination.
In Episode 5, Gail’s Wedding Shower, Gene took the lead role for his “New-themed” team and went with a surf and turf sushi that bombed. But yet, Danny was sent packing for his undeniable belief that their team produced a dynamite dish. Just a side note, but it looks like the Top Chef judges no longer boot out the losing team’s leader. In the past, the leader of the losing team was an automatic out. This year, it looks like the judges are rewarding those that step up into the leadership role, failure or not.
In Episode 6, 12 Days of Christmas, Gene was fuming for being in the bottom three with his underwhelming dish. Fortunately, in the spirit of the Holidays and since all the chefs helped out Hosea and Radhika whose food had spoiled, no one was eliminated this week. Out of the bottom three, Gene was surely the one who would have gone home.
While I’m no food expert, Gene can cook otherwise he wouldn’t be on the show. Only thing is his dishes seem influenced too much by Las Vegas where he works. His creations would wow the hotel and casino guests but not the sophisticated palates of the Top Chef judges. This is where his lack of formal culinary training will hurt his chances of going all the way. But then again, Gene does have that drive, going from dish washer to executive chef, so he is a survivor. But how much luck does he have?
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Farmers Insurance Hawaii AIG Hawaii wants to make sure your Holiday season is a safe one and encourages everyone to drive safe. Be prepared. Don’t drive impaired, and join the DriveSafe Holiday Pledge.
By taking the DriveSafe Holiday Pledge, you make these promises:
As a personal benefit for your pledge, AIG Hawaii has some gifts for you. You can win gas for a year, get free soft drinks at participating restaurants, and each day various gift certificates are given out for Burger King, KFC, and Pizza Hut.
Make your DriveSafe Holiday Pledge today!
Update 4/10/2012: FYI, AIG Hawaii went through a change in January 2010 and is now Farmers Insurance Hawaii.
Starbucks finally fixed their problematic lids with the tight orifice. These lids would simply crush the regular straws forcing you to go big, long, and thick.
The new lids have a hexagonal cut instead of being quartered. Now straws have an easier time sliding in and out of this looser lid.
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