The first thing I noticed about Downtown Vancouver is the diversity of its architecture. Also, it was a smaller city and we could literally walk to a destination and get there in less than an hour. Every few blocks and every turn, the buildings and the scenery could change. Suddenly, it made sense why this city is a known Hollywood favorite to use as a film location. Vancouver could literally look like any city in the world! Which made it perfect for the Supernatural series because the Winchester brothers are constantly traveling across the United States. Every inch of Vancouver and its surrounding towns have been transformed into a U.S. city for the show it seems.
Oh yes– did I mention one of our primary reason to visit Vancouver was to attend the Supernatural convention? That will be a separate blog report! For now, enjoy some photos from our trip and sightseeing around the city.
September 1st, 2010 by Space Pirate Queen | 2 Comments »
I made a whirlwind, quick trip to Vancouver, Canada this past weekend and seriously… Granville Island was my favorite “tourist” spot. Mainly because the Public Market was full of so much amazing food. I am already regretting all of the food I didn’t get a chance to taste! I will probably spend some nights dreaming about the missed fruits, pastries and meals that I didn’t manage to find room in my tummy for. It was truly foodie-heaven.
My stomach was so happy that day.
It was cold and raining when we arrived at the Island that morning and we started off with delicious tea. I had the creamy Earl Grey and it was sooooooo good! Now I wished I took some loose leaf home.
Rainbow and Unicorn cakes. So awesome.
For lunch, my friend recommended the oyster burger. I love oysters and this sounded amazing… and it was. Basically, they deep fried these fat oysters up and served them between burger buns.
Just a quick post. I finished this over the weekend:
I did most of it in the car while we drove to Padstow. We did a 2 hour “Learn to Surf” session there. It was SO AWESOME. I love surfing. I stood up! (For about 5 seconds). I don’t have any pics of me surfing, sadly, but this was the beach:
There are a few more pics on flickr.
Finally, my mom sent me some really cut fabric but I’m not sure what to do with it:
Any thoughts? Pyjamas? A bag? I’ve got 3 yards of it so there are lots of options!
I broke open my Canadian piggy bank and I have $11.40 in Canadian dollars! Whoo hoo! I am ready for my Vancouver trip!… What? Don’t we all have a Canadian piggy bank?
This Thursday, I’ll be taking a trip to Vancouver, Canada to hang out with some of my best friends. We’ll be sightseeing– and yes; we’ll be attending the Supernatural convention this weekend. I love having friends who are as dorky as I am. Yes, there will be photos and reports when I get back from my trip.
Most importantly, we will be having our first-ever Defective Geeks contest! The prizes will be revealed when I get back and it will be a simple enter-to-win for all. Stay tuned, and see you next week with all sorts of goodies!
August 23rd, 2010 by Space Pirate Queen | No Comments »
Rilakkuma (リラックマ Rirakkuma, a combination of the Japanese pronunciation of relax and the Japanese word for bear) is a Japanese character produced by the San-X company. Rilakkuma debuted in 2003. Rilakkuma and Tarepanda, another San-X character, have been described as “huge hits in Japan” by The New York Times. Rilakkuma ranks as the fifth most popular character in Japan in the most recent survey of the Character Databank.
(taken from Wikipedia.com)
Photo by Neil Sharum (neilsharum.com)
Bubble Punch invited me to attend the Rilakkuma VIP party at Umami Burger in Los Feliz (California)– the kick off to the Rilakkuma weekend even that Japan LA hosted. Many familiar faces showed up for the party and I enjoyed the raspberry sake and delicious Umami burger sliders. Also had Lil’ Rae cakeballs for the first time and I am craving for more! San-X staff members were also present, including the next CEO of the San-X company– he gave an awesome speech, reading his English notes on a piece of paper. They helped with the raffle give-a-ways throughout the night, and three lucky winners walked away with big San-X plushies. Merchandise were displayed in glass cases, most were made available for purchase at Japan LA’s Rilakkuma pop up store.
Rilakkuma Weekend took place for both Saturday and Sunday at Melrose, with a pop-up store of rare San-X merchandise, food trucks, raffle prizes, and more! I spent most of Saturday at the store, hired to be the roaming photographer for half the day. Keep checking Japan LA’s website for the photos I took. It was a lot of fun to see people come in and get excited over the cute merchandise, or watch people get introduced to Rilakkuma for the first time! Personally, I am a big fan of Mamegoma! SO CUTE!
iamchubbybunny and yumeninja of Bubble Punch. Photo from neilsharum.com
We are self-proclaimed girl-GEEKS who needed a place to write about it! We don't really do anything special with our lives, but we do enjoy the occasional comic book or fantasy film. Also, the occasional pie. With ice cream. Yeah. Ice cream.
