Scavenger Hunt 4-28-12

Today was an interesting day.  Ricky had reminded me that I needed to get my haircut before we leave for Japan in 2 weeks.  I quickly got ready and headed over to my usual salon and remembered that I didn't make an appointment and was crossing my fingers that they'd have an opening.  Alas, no, there was no opening and she didn't have one the following week either.  Sooo, being the brave soul I am, I decided to just drive around and find a place that accepted walk-ins.  Completely forgot my phone too, so I couldn't even Yelp a place. Dangit! Anyhow, I found a place and got my cut [ which I'm super happy about :) ]

I came home, and noticed a note on the door.  I had to blur out the text, it has email addresses on there I didn't want public! 

Close-up of the Clue #1: 

I go inside, and look for an Apple =)

Ricky decided to plop down a large sum of money on a new 55" 3D internet TV...  so I KNEW the next clue had to be on that thing!  Lo and behold, clue #3 placed on the back =)

We were invited to The Nerdist launch party, and in their swag bag was a box for each of us, Otter Pops!  I so hoped that was the answer, and I was right!

FYI: Clue #4 says "I really wish my fruit didn't taste like battery acid"

When we originally moved to our house, we were SO EXCITED to have an orange tree in our backyard, until we tried the fruit and it was so bitter we spat it back out.  Unfortunately, we found out our tree is a Bitter Orange tree which is used to make marmalades and jam, so yeah, battery acid fruit. 

My dog, Bowie, has a fear of getting baths.  He constantly cleans himself every day so that he will never have to take baths.  It works most of the time, I only have to bathe him once every month or even longer, so I ran to our shower, and this is the clue I found next:

This is actually an inside joke that's not really appropriate to say on here! Hahaha! So I'm just going to post the next clue:

I SUCK AT VIDEO GAMES! My left & right hand can't coordinate w/one another, so I only like shooting games that are on rails so I don't have to move and I can sniper rifle them and shoot the head off, which had me running to the living room again and pull our PS move controller.  

Clue #8 had me go on a website and find it's "Case".  Which was this box in the closet, that had this note inside: 

When I turned around, Ricky was already on one knee with the ring open.  What a super cute and quirky way to propose.  =) I love you Ricky Zhang!  

Pony Project 2012

Pony Project 2012 - I'll be there, will you? 

Hasbro's MY LITTLE PONY Project returns in 2012 with a year-long global celebration of MY LITTLE PONY: Friendship Is Magic, a charitable art exhibition inspired by MY LITTLE PONY. 2012 marks the first world tour of the MY LITTLE PONY Project, engaging talents in Los Angeles, New York, and Tokyo, Japan.

This special exhibition launches in Los Angeles on May 5, 2012 at Toy Art Gallery and will showcase the MY LITTLE PONY Project charity ponies, 18" MY LITTLE PONY figures designed by international fine artists, and MY LITTLE PONY pop-up shop by WeLoveFine. Select shops from Toy Art Gallery to JapanLA, Joyrich, Munky King, and more will host secret pony items, turning Melrose Avenue into "MY LITTLE PONY Avenue". Please join us in celebrating the world of MY LITTLE PONY.

MY LITTLE PONY Project 2012 Los Angeles A charitable art exhibition inspired by MY LITTLE PONY. Exhibition runs: May 5 - May 26, 2012 Opening night: May 5th, 7pm - 11pm  @ Toy Art Gallery 7571 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90046 http://www.toyartgallery.com/ Participating shops: Munky King 7308 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90046 http://www.munkyking.com/ JapanLA 7320 1/2 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90046 http://www.japanla.com/ Joyrich 7700 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90046 http://www.joyrich.com/ De La Barracuda 7769 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90046 http://barracudashop.com/ Curated by: Sweet Streets: http://www.sweetstreetsla.com/ Sponsored by: Hasbro http://www.hasbro.com/ MY LITTLE PONY http://www.mylittlepony.com/ Mighty Fine Clothing http://www.welovefine.com/ For all event updates: LIKE Mighty Fine on facebook to get event updates and related news first! http://www.facebook.com/welovefine MY LITTLE PONY and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro. ©2012 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

Life in Plastic - is NOT fantastic.

So I was browsing around on Facebook, and saw a link a friend posted and HAD to read.  The title, "More Than Mere Magic Mushrooms". 

It talks about a group of Yale researchers who were on an expedition and discovered a fungi that could subsist on polyurethane (polyester: think plastic bottles!) in an airless environment (think landfill!!!).  That is completely amazing!  You know how many tons of plastic we produce a year that ends up in landfills? Plastic doesn't break down. In a thousand years, that loofah you bought to scrub your body will still be around, along with that toothbrush, plastic bottle you drank out of, ballpoint pen, etc.  And.... most of it will end up in our oceans, and I'm sorry, but Shamu and Flipper don't need your old loofah.  

Read the article, its an amazing read and can't believe that our earth is changing and evolving because of us.  However, just because we have a semi-solution to our polyurethane problem doesn't mean that we can continue making more and more because it'll be eaten or whatnot.  We as humans need to understand that we're destroying our home for us, our kids and our future generation by creating more waste to pollute our planet.  

REDUCE

REUSE 

RECYCLE

It's not said that way because it sounds cool and rolls off the ol' tongue, but because its in order:-

Reduce your consumption, Reuse what you can, and Recycle if there's no other option.  

Thanks for the listen! <3

7D + Sigma 30mm 1.4 lens

So I'm going to Japan in 1 month.  SO EXCITED!  And I'm going with my one friend, Kris, and his girlfriend who always captures every moment on a trip.  Our last trip to New York was crazy fun, you can click on this link to see our NYC video.  He did an amazing job!  

So, we bought a new DSLR to bring with us on the trip, and now he's even MORE excited.  Our video is going to be no short of amazing, it's going to be spectacular!  =)

I needed a lens, and went on Amazon and found the Sigma 30mm.  I googled SO MANY images of quality and videos for this lens, and its the closest thing to 50mm on a crop body.  The pictures come out beautiful, so I'm really excited to use it for Japan. Here are some random shots we took with the 7D and the Sig. 

Bowie saying Hi.  This is actually rare to see, because my dog is super afraid of the camera.

Ricky finding out that changing our aperture made a better depth of field... 

The ISO was too high on this, but I kinda like the blinding effect.  That's me by the way.  "HI" from Jamba Juice!   

Friday The 13th

Yeah... It's been awhile since the last post.  So what has happened since then? Let's recap: -


1. Wondercon Aftermath: INSANE!! I can't believe how crazy Wondercon was.  It was unbelievable.  So many fans and customers came out to tell us that our booth was the most intense there =) #PROUD!  


2. Mighty Fine: I got a promotion!  =) YAY ME!! I'm the OFFICIAL Web Merchandiser for WeLoveFine.com.  


3. My new lenses came in for our Tokyo trip: Tokina 11-16mm Wide Angle lens and a Sigma 30mm prime lens.  I have pictures, but that will be in a separate blog post.  


4. Work: CRAZY. but LOVE it.  


That's all, hope your days have been great, and don't cross any black cats or break any mirrors.  WOooooooooo it's Friday the 13th!