http://japadamus.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:42:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes, the 82nd Annual Oscar awards ceremony was held this Sunday, and there were quite a few surprises. First of all, Avatar didn’t win any major awards, which I think was certainly a good move.  I watched a downloaded copy of Avatar recently, and without the ... http://japadamus.com/2010/03/10/stars-shine-at-the-82nd-annual-naacp-grimace-awards/ How could a bloody mary possibly get any better?  Try adding the flavor of bacon. Yes, Bakon Vodka is infused with the flavor of everyone’s favorite greasy breakfast food.  Even better, Bakon Vodka is made from potatoes, so it’s practically a full breakfast in a drink. ... http://japadamus.com/2010/03/10/bakon-vodka-yep-its-bacon-flavored-vodka/ Normally a patch of grass that costs $90 will have some medicinal qualities.  But the patch above is more sentimental, especially if you’re a fan of the Yankees. When the old Yankees stadium was torn down, the grass from the stadium was rolled up, cut into 3 ... http://japadamus.com/2010/03/03/grass-from-yankee-stadium-on-sale-for-90/ I hate Olympic coverage on TV.  Since most of the sports are pre-recorded, NBC really just dicks with you for the whole night.  Each commercial is followed by teaser after teaser, and you’re forced to watch a ton of sports that really no one cares about. And being forced ... http://japadamus.com/2010/02/21/vancouver-olympics-coming-to-a-computer-near-you/ I like the airline’s policy of making fat people buy two seats if they can’t fit into a single seat.  Sure, everyone has a right to be fat, but that right ends when it starts poking into the sides of fellow, non-obese travelers.  Not to mention the safety risk of ... http://japadamus.com/2010/02/17/kevin-smith-is-a-fat-asshole/ Was it just me or did the Olympics just creep up all of a sudden?  I had no idea that the Opening Ceremonies for the games were today, until  an athlete died in a luge crash. Apparently, the Olympic committee decided to introduce a crazy death ... http://japadamus.com/2010/02/13/vancouvers-opening-ceremony-marred-by-death-technical-difficulties-kinda-low-res/ You may have heard rumors last week that Howard Stern may replace Simon Cowell as a judge on American Idol.  Cowell is leaving Idol next year to do his own show called X-Factor, leaving Idol without a key player in its judging panel. Filling Cowell’s shoes means being brutally ... http://japadamus.com/2010/02/12/howard-stern-coming-to-american-idol/ Yesterday, bills that would allow a casino in Hawaii passed through the House Judiciary Committee.  Sadly, I don’t really know what that means, but it appears that Hawaii is at least one step closer to getting its first casino. According to the Advertiser, the bill gives the Department of ... http://japadamus.com/2010/02/11/legalized-gambling-coming-to-hawaii/ So the nominees for 2010 Oscars were released a few days ago.  Avatar got nominated for a shit load of awards, and I’m sure this year they movie will dominate the Oscars.  Here are my thoughts on the nominees, and there are a few spoilers, as well. Avatar:  Look, ... http://japadamus.com/2010/02/05/2010-oscars-roundup/ After months, if not years of hype, Apple finally announced their tablet.  And it has an awful, awful name:  iPad.  Look, I’m a marketing major and the first thing we learned is never give your product a name that sounds like a feminine hygiene product, unless it is ... http://japadamus.com/2010/01/27/so-apple-made-an-announcement-today/ The post-Christmas Woot! Offs are the best.  You get deals on all the xmas goodness that didn’t sell.  Check it out nooooow. http://japadamus.com/2010/01/26/woot-off-is-on-17/ http://japadamus.com/2010/01/25/absolutely-insane/ Remember US Airways flight 1549, the flight that hit a flock of geese and crashed into the Hudson?  The recovered body of the flight is now up for auction here.  You don’t get the wings, engines or tail, but you do get a slightly damaged fuselage. This ... http://japadamus.com/2010/01/23/amazing-time-lapse-video-shows-the-recovery-of-us-air-flight-1549/ http://japadamus.com/2010/01/23/google-answers-why/ I was at Costco today, and saw this astounding bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label for a cool $20K.  That’s not a misprint – it’s a $20 thousand bottle of scotch. Apparently this bottle is from a limited edition Blue Label 1805 bottling that celebrated the 200th ... http://japadamus.com/2010/01/17/limited-edition-1805-johnnie-walker-blue-at-costco-is-20kfor-just-one/