How Deep Can It Go?
I thought this image encapsulated all that needed to be said.
I was so very wrong. There are even depths that the Elmo image cannot come close to conveying.
Life
Pieology Kailua Needs to Get It Together
Sadly, if you look at Yelp reviews for the Pieology location in Kailua, it’s not good. And yes, I can validate these poor reviews, waiting such a long time for pre-ordered pizzas. Yet, walk-in customers get their orders ahead of pre-placed orders.
When asking the staff about our orders, the responses are false promises of “soon” and “almost.” Just be truthful.
Many reviews say the same and the business owner tries to bring cheer into responses, promising to do better, and usually ending with “We hope we can make it up to you in the future.”
At this rate, there is no future for this location for this hungry and frustrated family.
Hawaii Drivers License on Your iPhone
So it seems that Hawaii residents will soon have a way to add digital versions of their Hawaii Drivers License or State ID to their iPhone wallet. When needed, instead of busting out your physical ID, you can bust out your iPhone, unlock it, pull up your Apple Wallet, and then tap your phone to verify your identity, credentials, and age.
I just want to know if I can now buy alcohol at Target self checkout without having to wait for a clerk to verify my old age. While I’m waiting, I stare into the high quality cameras at checkout, holding my license next to my face, hoping, just hoping there’s a person on the other side of the camera who can approve my purchase. Even if the camera isn’t good enough to pick out my birthdate on my license, the camera definitely highlights my wrinkles and bags under my eyes as I get older.
More details about this program at:
Mobile Driver License
How Do I Change the Header Layout?
I remember seeing that Ultra offers various layout options for the header. I just can’t find that configuration setting right now.
Best One-day Disneyland Itinerary
So far, this post has the best one-day Disneyland itinerary, plans, and strategies that I can find for 2023.
https://mickeyvisit.com/morning-strategy-disneyland/
Looking for ideas on spending one day at both Disneyland and California Adventure using a park hopper pass. Targeting the newest attractions such as Star Wars Galaxy Edge and the DCA Marvel campus. Also working in some favorites and opting for the Genie+ add-on to optimize rides.
Not sure to rope drop the Rise of the Resistance even though most say NOT to do that first thing. Although the lines and queues aren’t bad in the morning, the wait and actual ride take us so much valuable morning time that could be spent going on many other attractions. But then again, I wouldn’t mind trying Rise twice, once via standby and another time with the purchase of the Individual Lightning Lane premium.
Back to the Beginning
Nike and Jordan Brand are taking us back to the beginning where it all fatefully began with the release of the Air Jordan 1 Chicago colorway.
This shoe is the one that birthed a new genre of sneakerheads with a young MJ redefining the shoe game on the hardcourt.
I’m pretty sure I picked up my unexpected pair at Arakawas in the heart of Waipahu. Yes, Arakawas by the sugar mill smokestack.
I don’t remember much about the store anymore except that it had lots of odds and ends and a weird store layout (I remember stairs to the second floor??), and amongst the oddities, I found the white pair of Air Jordan 1s. I’m pretty sure the cost was $60 or $65 which at time was a lot to pay for shoes. Fortunately, I got a pair though it might have been too big with not all sizes available.
So fast forward to November 19, 2022 with Nike timewarpping us back to 1985 with a re-imagined Air Jordan 1 that’s supposed to mimic the original shoe found in the depths of a storeroom, forgotten all these decades. And if Arakawas were still here today, I have no doubt this situation could actually happen.
While generally available to the public on November 19, Nike is giving long time members a chance at an early purchase:
Exclusive Access will provide some of our most dedicated SNKRS Members the opportunity to purchase the Air Jordan 1 ‘Chicago’. The offers will go out to a selection of Members who have entered and lost at least 20 different Air Jordan 1 High releases on SNKRS.
While nothing is guaranteed, I’m hoping my Nike membership since 2001 offers a slight advantage.
Asurion Does NOT Care
That is what I’m feeling right now. So I submitted the requested paperwork online as instructed. Then I could select a date for a service technician to come out. I picked a date.
Now I learn that that scheduled date was not really scheduled. WHAT THE HECK?
Why would Asurion allow me to go through all these steps for no reason? I can only guess that they don’t care. There was no notification that the scheduled date did not process. It makes no sense.
So after an hour on the phone to track down my Service Request and keep pushing it through, the next available date is in six days. Six more freakin’ days without a refrigerator. WHAT A JOKE.
Really, it’s the takeaway and my opinion about Asurion’s service fulfillment for Home Depot’s Protection Plan. This entire system and infrastructure has failed me even though I followed the steps outlined. How can the company claim they care?
Does Asurion Purposely Forget?
Just like my first interaction with Asurion under the Home Depot Protection Plan, the service company does not have my proof of purchase for my Samsung refrigerator on file. No matter we ran through this in 2019. That’s the time I went to their web site, downloaded my invoice, then resent that same info/file.
This time I scanned in my Home Depot customer invoice and submitted that. Let’s see if this will be insufficient like the first time.
Why do they keep forgetting/losing my invoice?
Samsung Refrigerator Force Defrost
Saving this here for reference on how to start a force defrost on a four-door Samsung refrigerator.
Nike x CNCPTS x Reyns x Godzilla
Totally unplanned but totally meant to be – collaboration with Nike, CNCPTS, Reyn Spooner, and Godzilla!
Nike and Concepts Air Max 1 in the “Heavy” colorway paired with the Reyn Spooner Godzilla aloha shirt from the Japan Series. Both limited editions, and both sold out.
While I didn’t plan for this pairing, obviously it was meant to be.
Posted in @reynspooner IG story.
PC Build Update 1
Delayed updates but the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and hard disk (an NVMe SSD – first time heard of these) are ready.
Power supply unboxed. Are there enough cables?!?
After three hours of building (and breaks), the assembly begins.
The PC Build Begins!
Had some PC parts available so figured I’d supplement with a few more and build a PC (though I still love my Mac).
I am using this YT video as a reference. Hope it’s enough to get me through this.