So, there are a LOT of people at PAX and a lot of random things to see. We all know about the booth babe grannies who handed out cookies (they were really good, by the way):
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Oct 6, 2011
Oct 4, 2011
PAX Part I: Costumes
So I went to the Penny Arcade Expo this year and it was a lot of fun. Going to PAX was a bit impromptu -- which really made it better for me, I think. :)
Anyway, like any convention/expo there were costumes galore. I LOVE costumes... or at least people in them. Some were professional, some were fan-based. They were all fun and awesome.
First of all, there were lots of zombie costumes. There was the disco zombie from plants vs zombies dancing out front:
Anyway, like any convention/expo there were costumes galore. I LOVE costumes... or at least people in them. Some were professional, some were fan-based. They were all fun and awesome.
First of all, there were lots of zombie costumes. There was the disco zombie from plants vs zombies dancing out front:
Oct 1, 2011
Miscellaneous Seattle Adventures!
Oh, my! It's been an entire month since I last posted here. I guess getting back into the swing of school has been a bit crazy. Anyway, it's about time I write about my adventures in Seattle!
I went to Seattle the weekend before school started and I had a blast. I'll post a bunch of random things about PAX but first, my Miscellaneous Seattle Adventures!
The first day, I wandered the streets of my future home city on my own. I wanted to find the trees covered with knitting in Occidental Park. Unfortunately, the knittings were gone when I got there (Alas! I was a week or two too late.) Instead I wandered over to Pioneer Square where I saw people playing giant chess:
I went to Seattle the weekend before school started and I had a blast. I'll post a bunch of random things about PAX but first, my Miscellaneous Seattle Adventures!
The first day, I wandered the streets of my future home city on my own. I wanted to find the trees covered with knitting in Occidental Park. Unfortunately, the knittings were gone when I got there (Alas! I was a week or two too late.) Instead I wandered over to Pioneer Square where I saw people playing giant chess:
The next day, Ahmet and I returned to the area because I wanted to see the waterfall park. It turned out to be a tiny space built by UPS for some anniversary of their founding. It was cute, free, and very waterfall-y. Ahmet thought it made a great place to read:
Aug 22, 2011
The High Line
A few years ago, I was stumbling on the internet and came across a fantastic architectural design idea: take an old railway and turn it into a park! I looked at the renderings and drawing and imagined how lovely a space like that would be. Little did I know that space exists now in New York City.
When I visited the city, MG told me I must go to the High Line because it was a very Hao-like place. ED and I met her there on Sunday evening after our trip to find the little red lighthouse. Walking up some stairs onto the High Line made me feel like I was being transported into a different NYC -- a more environmentally friendly futuristic idealized city where greenery and construction were perfectly integrated:
When I visited the city, MG told me I must go to the High Line because it was a very Hao-like place. ED and I met her there on Sunday evening after our trip to find the little red lighthouse. Walking up some stairs onto the High Line made me feel like I was being transported into a different NYC -- a more environmentally friendly futuristic idealized city where greenery and construction were perfectly integrated:
Aug 21, 2011
Donuts!
Everybody loves donuts! Well, at least most non-health freak people I know. :P
When I was in NYC, MG took me to the most amazing donut place! It's called Doughnut Plant:
When I was in NYC, MG took me to the most amazing donut place! It's called Doughnut Plant:
Aug 15, 2011
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
I like strange adventures, and this one I had was one of the more interesting.
One of my best friends took a children's book class in college and was assigned to read The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift and illustrated by Lynd Ward. This friend of mine grew up in New Jersey and crossed the George Washington Bridge every time she went into New York City. She read the book but refused to believe the light house actually existed.
When she moved to the city after college, she wanted to figure out if the children's book was inspired by fact. She found the Little Red Lighthouse.
When I went to visit, E.D. told me her story about the book and the lighthouse. She wanted to take me to the lighthouse. I agreed on one condition: we would go read the book first.
One of my best friends took a children's book class in college and was assigned to read The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift and illustrated by Lynd Ward. This friend of mine grew up in New Jersey and crossed the George Washington Bridge every time she went into New York City. She read the book but refused to believe the light house actually existed.
When she moved to the city after college, she wanted to figure out if the children's book was inspired by fact. She found the Little Red Lighthouse.
When I went to visit, E.D. told me her story about the book and the lighthouse. She wanted to take me to the lighthouse. I agreed on one condition: we would go read the book first.
Aug 12, 2011
Ikea Ferry
I love IKEA. It's one of the best places to get random cheap stuff. I love it so much I try to go there every chance I get. Unfortunately, I live in St. Louis -- a tragic city that is desperately in need of an IKEA. So... when I went to visit friends in NYC, I secretly hoped we would get to go to IKEA. I was in luck. My friend needed a new bed and asked me if I wanted to go wit her.
There are multiple IKEAs in the NYC area. My friend, MG, lives on Manhattan. She told me there's a ferry from the piers to IKEA Brooklyn and we would take the ferry.
An IKEA FERRY? Who has ever heard of such a thing?! We walked to the docks and I managed to snap some pictures of the boats there. MG really liked this little tug boat:
Look how small it is compared to the neighboring boats!
We walked towards Pier 11 and waited for the ferry. I really liked these wooden columns bound together with metal wires. I also really liked the view from the docks.
The ride over was pleasant too. We saw cranes that reminded us of giraffes:
a Snapple plant:
the Statue of Liberty in the distance:
more tugboats:
and a fantastic view of the city:
We ended up eating dinner there and then shopping until it closed. During dinner, I saw a bunch of school buses. I'm not sure why, but it made me excited and I had to take a picture:
I told MG that she needs to take the Ikea Ferry at least every month. :) She agreed.
<3
Hao
There are multiple IKEAs in the NYC area. My friend, MG, lives on Manhattan. She told me there's a ferry from the piers to IKEA Brooklyn and we would take the ferry.
An IKEA FERRY? Who has ever heard of such a thing?! We walked to the docks and I managed to snap some pictures of the boats there. MG really liked this little tug boat:
Look how small it is compared to the neighboring boats!
We walked towards Pier 11 and waited for the ferry. I really liked these wooden columns bound together with metal wires. I also really liked the view from the docks.
The ride over was pleasant too. We saw cranes that reminded us of giraffes:
a Snapple plant:
the Statue of Liberty in the distance:
more tugboats:
and a fantastic view of the city:
We ended up eating dinner there and then shopping until it closed. During dinner, I saw a bunch of school buses. I'm not sure why, but it made me excited and I had to take a picture:
I told MG that she needs to take the Ikea Ferry at least every month. :) She agreed.
<3
Hao
Aug 10, 2011
Details
I went to NYC last weekend and visited two of my friends and saw three more. It was awesome and wonderful. At the end of my journey, I took the A line from the natural history museum stop to 125 to catch a bus that would take me to laguardia. As I was waiting for my subway train to come, I noticed lots of details about the station I liked.
NYC subway stations are often filled with cool details like this. Usually, I didn't bother taking pictures, but this little guy made me take out my camera so I could capture him for my cat loving friends:
NYC subway stations are often filled with cool details like this. Usually, I didn't bother taking pictures, but this little guy made me take out my camera so I could capture him for my cat loving friends:
Isn't he adorable?
May 6, 2011
PIE-venture!
I have a friend who LOVES pie. And I really do mean LOVE pie. Recently, he heard from his mother that there is an amazing pie place about 40 minutes outside of St Louis with good country food and famous, travel network worthy pie.
With much gusto, my friend gathered many of us on a pie-venture. We drove for 40 minutes and arrived at a dinky little town called Kimmswick, Missouri. The pie place was definitely the largest structure in the area. And it was painted blue -- rather appropriate since it was called the Blue Owl:
With much gusto, my friend gathered many of us on a pie-venture. We drove for 40 minutes and arrived at a dinky little town called Kimmswick, Missouri. The pie place was definitely the largest structure in the area. And it was painted blue -- rather appropriate since it was called the Blue Owl:
Mar 10, 2011
Photos at Dawn
Three weeks ago I got to make a choice. I could pull an all nighter in lab to get my work done and then hang out with my friends who were visiting or I could go home, sleep, and not get to hang out with my friends. If you know me, you'll know which choice was the only choice I could make.
Anyway, I stayed up until almost dawn watching buffer drip through a his-bind column (translation: I watched salt water drip through some beads so I could collect proteins I wanted). There was a lot of down time, so at around 6 am, I went home, took a shower, grabbed my camera, and went to the park. It was one of the few times I'd be awake at that hour, and I was determined to catch the sunrise.
It was still rather dark when I got there:
Anyway, I stayed up until almost dawn watching buffer drip through a his-bind column (translation: I watched salt water drip through some beads so I could collect proteins I wanted). There was a lot of down time, so at around 6 am, I went home, took a shower, grabbed my camera, and went to the park. It was one of the few times I'd be awake at that hour, and I was determined to catch the sunrise.
It was still rather dark when I got there:
Mar 3, 2011
Snowy Forest Park
In February, on a particularly sunny day, I was hit with the sudden urge to be artsy. That was the day I poked at Food for Thought. That was also the day I wandered to the local park to take pictures.
Forest Park in St. Louis is the coolest thing about living in St. Louis. It's about 2 square miles of land that is free and open to the public for picnics and fun. There are two free museums and a free zoo on the property, lots of fountains and lagoons, and even places to rent paddle boats! Also, there are musicals in the summer (not free but not too expensive) and free music concerts.
One of the prettiest spots in the park is Art Hill. Every winter, after it snows enough for sledding, the city lines the bottom of the hill with bales of hay. At the top, there are two fire pits and the city throws out some firewood. Children of all ages (myself included) would bring sleds (or steal dining hall trays) and sled down the hill. The bales of hay are to prevent the sledders from falling into the ornate fountains from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair at the bottom.
Forest Park in St. Louis is the coolest thing about living in St. Louis. It's about 2 square miles of land that is free and open to the public for picnics and fun. There are two free museums and a free zoo on the property, lots of fountains and lagoons, and even places to rent paddle boats! Also, there are musicals in the summer (not free but not too expensive) and free music concerts.
One of the prettiest spots in the park is Art Hill. Every winter, after it snows enough for sledding, the city lines the bottom of the hill with bales of hay. At the top, there are two fire pits and the city throws out some firewood. Children of all ages (myself included) would bring sleds (or steal dining hall trays) and sled down the hill. The bales of hay are to prevent the sledders from falling into the ornate fountains from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair at the bottom.
Feb 1, 2011
Ice Storm!
So school is closed today! HORRAY! Which means I get to do something random and not profession related! I did, however, need to go into lab to check on something. On the way, however, I managed to take some pictures of the ice storm.
It's really nifty how branches and other things get enclosed in ice. I think it's gorgeous and a bit scary all at the same time.
I hope you like the pictures! If I have time, I'll take and post more.
<3
Hao
It's really nifty how branches and other things get enclosed in ice. I think it's gorgeous and a bit scary all at the same time.
I hope you like the pictures! If I have time, I'll take and post more.
<3
Hao
Dec 30, 2010
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December 30 – Gift
Prompt: Gift. This month, gifts and gift-giving can seem inescapable. What’s the most memorable gift, tangible or emotional, you received this year?
Emotionally, I think the best gift this year I got was that despite how stressed my fiends were about their tests, they still managed to remember my birthday. :) It was test week for my roommate and two of our friends so I didn't expect anything from them until maybe the weekend and they showed up to give me birthday hugs and gifts. I was all warm and fuzzy and happy inside that night. Also, my roommate got me the game that has managed to keep me happy all last week: plants vs zombies. It's SO CUTE! SQUEE! I finally finished adventure mode today and am working through the other modes. Go figure.
As for awesome tangible gifts I think the two things my parents got me will stick with me for a while. They visited me in July and decided I needed a new iPod so they got me an iPod touch without me having to ask for one. I felt so spoiled and happy! And then, for Christmas/belated birthday, they got me Canon EOS REBEL T2i! I've been playing with it all week, trying to learn how to take pretty camera pictures.
Speaking of which, I went to the lake today to take pictures:
Prompt: Gift. This month, gifts and gift-giving can seem inescapable. What’s the most memorable gift, tangible or emotional, you received this year?
Emotionally, I think the best gift this year I got was that despite how stressed my fiends were about their tests, they still managed to remember my birthday. :) It was test week for my roommate and two of our friends so I didn't expect anything from them until maybe the weekend and they showed up to give me birthday hugs and gifts. I was all warm and fuzzy and happy inside that night. Also, my roommate got me the game that has managed to keep me happy all last week: plants vs zombies. It's SO CUTE! SQUEE! I finally finished adventure mode today and am working through the other modes. Go figure.
As for awesome tangible gifts I think the two things my parents got me will stick with me for a while. They visited me in July and decided I needed a new iPod so they got me an iPod touch without me having to ask for one. I felt so spoiled and happy! And then, for Christmas/belated birthday, they got me Canon EOS REBEL T2i! I've been playing with it all week, trying to learn how to take pretty camera pictures.
Speaking of which, I went to the lake today to take pictures:
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