2011年9月18日 星期日
Candle & candy
今天在 Amazon 上頭買書，意外地發現這個「非樂高」但是很有趣的產品:
這是積木蠟燭！
當然，這不樂高公司出的，不過反正都要燒掉，也不是那麼重要（掛上那個logo，又要被LEGO狠狠賺一筆）。但想想看，如果蛋糕上真的放這積木蠟燭，積木迷可能會捨不得馬上吹熄吧.....
雖然我非常喜歡這個積木蠟燭，但無奈台灣是買不到的，因為這東西不可能上飛機寄回台灣，所以除非有廠商進口，不然我看這輩子是無緣在自己的生日蛋糕上，插上幾根這種可愛的蠟燭....
6 根積木蠟燭要價美金$12.5，加上稅金，平均一根大概要35元台幣，不是很便宜。
退而求其次，那要不要考慮積木糖果？
嘿，這個我就吃過了！！今年六月去美國出差的時候，在商場裡頭的糖果店發現的，搞不好台灣已經有得買了呢～
這糖果很小，不像LEGO 積木那麼大顆。但這也合理，不然你把 LEGO 的 2x4 積木放進嘴裡，你覺得方便嗎？！:p
有趣的是，這個糖果積木真的可以組起來喔～
不過我覺得不好吃，不然我早就扛一箱回來分給朋友了。
以上介紹的都是非 LEGO 出品的，如果你想要一個真正掛有「LEGO」商標，那麼製冰器會是一個便宜又好用的選擇：
這是積木蠟燭！
當然，這不樂高公司出的，不過反正都要燒掉，也不是那麼重要（掛上那個logo，又要被LEGO狠狠賺一筆）。但想想看，如果蛋糕上真的放這積木蠟燭，積木迷可能會捨不得馬上吹熄吧.....
雖然我非常喜歡這個積木蠟燭，但無奈台灣是買不到的，因為這東西不可能上飛機寄回台灣，所以除非有廠商進口，不然我看這輩子是無緣在自己的生日蛋糕上，插上幾根這種可愛的蠟燭....
6 根積木蠟燭要價美金$12.5，加上稅金，平均一根大概要35元台幣，不是很便宜。
退而求其次，那要不要考慮積木糖果？
嘿，這個我就吃過了！！今年六月去美國出差的時候，在商場裡頭的糖果店發現的，搞不好台灣已經有得買了呢～
這糖果很小，不像LEGO 積木那麼大顆。但這也合理，不然你把 LEGO 的 2x4 積木放進嘴裡，你覺得方便嗎？！:p
有趣的是，這個糖果積木真的可以組起來喔～
不過我覺得不好吃，不然我早就扛一箱回來分給朋友了。
以上介紹的都是非 LEGO 出品的，如果你想要一個真正掛有「LEGO」商標，那麼製冰器會是一個便宜又好用的選擇：
2011年9月9日 星期五
Fwd: 9/11 & us
我都忘記有 Meetup 這東西了！
好多年啦，也從沒用過，不知道台灣有沒有人用過？
- Yuchen Shih
開始轉寄郵件：
Fellow Meetuppers,
I don't write to our whole community often, but this week is
special because it's the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and many
people don't know that Meetup is a 9/11 baby.
Let me tell you the Meetup story. I was living a couple miles
from the Twin Towers, and I was the kind of person who thought
local community doesn't matter much if we've got the internet
and tv. The only time I thought about my neighbors was when I
hoped they wouldn't bother me.
When the towers fell, I found myself talking to more neighbors
in the days after 9/11 than ever before. People said hello to
neighbors (next-door and across the city) who they'd normally
ignore. People were looking after each other, helping each
other, and meeting up with each other. You know, being
neighborly.
A lot of people were thinking that maybe 9/11 could bring
people together in a lasting way. So the idea for Meetup was
born: Could we use the internet to get off the internet -- and
grow local communities?
We didn't know if it would work. Most people thought it was a
crazy idea -- especially because terrorism is designed to make
people distrust one another.
A small team came together, and we launched Meetup 9 months
after 9/11.
Today, almost 10 years and 10 million Meetuppers later, it's
working. Every day, thousands of Meetups happen. Moms Meetups,
Small Business Meetups, Fitness Meetups... a wild variety of
100,000 Meetup Groups with not much in common -- except one
thing.
Every Meetup starts with people simply saying hello to
neighbors. And what often happens next is still amazing to me.
They grow businesses and bands together, they teach and
motivate each other, they babysit each other's kids and find
other ways to work together. They have fun and find solace
together. They make friends and form powerful community. It's
powerful stuff.
It's a wonderful revolution in local community, and it's thanks
to everyone who shows up.
Meetups aren't about 9/11, but they may not be happening if it
weren't for 9/11.
9/11 didn't make us too scared to go outside or talk to
strangers. 9/11 didn't rip us apart. No, we're building new
community together!!!!
The towers fell, but we rise up. And we're just getting started
with these Meetups.
Scott Heiferman (on behalf of 80 people at Meetup HQ)
Co-Founder & CEO, Meetup
New York City
September 2011
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