My girls love Tokidoki. My wife loves to Crochet.
Result: A pair of Adios and Ciao Ciao beanies.
Thanks, Jaxon for the link.
Guess it’s not enough to have one kid become a teen today...one of my girls got her ears pierced after lunch and the other says she’s gonna do it next week.
They’re growing up so fast!
Here he is, 13 years old with the Kidrobot gift pack I got him:
- 8" Zombie Robber Dunny by MAD
- Glow-in-the-dark Kronk Tee
- Two Series 2011 Dunnys
- Free Zipits zipper pull
We also got him an iPod Touch which he’s very excited about. Now, finally someone to FaceTime with, LOL.
His hair was getting out of control. He doesn’t like to comb it so it was always a big floppy mess. Pretty much everyone (including his Taekwondo Master) was asking him to get it cut. We finally convinced him to do it after agreeing to buy him a Little Big Planet DLC. He always wants more costume packs for his Sack Person.
Above are the before and after pics, taken with iPhone 4s and post-processed in SnapSeed. Naturally, he didn’t want it to be cut too short, but I think the hair stylist managed to keep his anime style intact.
Since I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted, I combined a couple images I found online to make some new lock screen wallpapers for my iPhone 4s. Figured I'd put it out there for others to download as well.
Update: New sizes posted for iPhone 7 Plus
It's been over 5 years since I've had a home theater and I'm getting restless. Thanks to the family wanting a 3D TV in our living room, I've gotten the opportunity to repurpose our old 46" Sharp Aquos LCD TV and 7.1 Denon Receiver previously used in the living room into the humble beginnings of a new (albeit much less ambitious) Home Theater project in my home office. While it won't be as impressive as my previous one, there are a couple things that are actually going to make it better:
- Playseat Alcantara Racing Seat (pictured above) with a Logitech G27 Steering Wheel with manual 6-speed gear shift
- Much better speakers in the front (more details to come)
The old Home Theater really didn't have the right design to stick a racing seat in the middle of it, but this one is being conceived with this in mind.
As for the speakers, I'm working on a plan but probably won't go through with it until after Christmas.
Let the new man cave begin…
A pirate ship flanked by filthy wenches. A bathtub and toilet on wheels. Aliens flying past Uranus. Even a mini-tank in homage to our very own Oakley 453 tank. This is how Soapbox Derby is done at Oakley. The Web department entered 2 vehicles, one of which almost bottomed-out on the jump and the other flipped upon descending the launching ramp. Fortunately, both managed to finish the race, but neither had very impressive times. All-in-all, a great very entertaining afternoon to end the week. The winning team will compete in the Red Bull Soapbox Race.
Here’s a shot of the winners with their car, “Fire in the Hole”
The trophy was designed by our ace 3D artist, Sean Reilly. Unfortunately, “Fire in the Hole” took home all 3 trophies so we don’t get to keep one of these in the web dept.
More pictures available in this Flickr set.
Listening to Oscar Pistorious (aka Blade Runner) is always inspiring. The South African native was born with a medical condition that required both of his legs to be amputated below the knee at 11 months old, but despite this disability, he has managed to earn the distinction of the "fastest man on no legs." I had already heard much of his story when he spoke at Oakley HQ a few months back, but I'm just amazed at how many sports he participated in as a teen. The man is incredibly humble and is always a pleasure to listen to.
One of my favorite stories was the one he told about his mother. She had gone to 12 different doctors and based on reputation and accomplishments narrowed the list down to the top 3 to perform the procedure on Oscar. However, one of them had indicated they should just amputate at the knee since he "wouldn't be able to use it anyway" which kind of infuriated her. Needlesstosay, they didn't go with this "expert" but after she received his bill for consultation services (which she paid), she sent him a bill back for her own "expert" consultation on the topic of her son's condition.
After his speech a bunch of us from Oakley went out to dinner with him and I found out he is a big auto enthusiast. No surprise the man likes speed, but it was awesome to hear about his love for his Bimmers (135, E46 M3, E92 M3), Mini, and Porches. His favorite right now is his heavily customized 135.
He's close to his quest to be able to compete in the 2012 London Olympics (against "able-bodied" athletes). Hope he makes it!