I've become such a dedicated blogger that I am shocked at my own ability to do something productive even during break. THREE entries in 1 month! I've set a new record since like... 6 years ago *amazed*. This is mainly just another entry on awesome products/toys/random stuff I've come across in the last two months. There are only a few pictures I've taken with my own camera...one is an unappetizing photo of my half-eaten at-home ramen and the other is a picture of two sparkly pencils...(how sad can my life get?). Anyway, im considering doing some illustrated story entries because I suddenly felt all nostalgic and wanted to poke fun at the stupid events I've experienced as a kid. Then realized how bad of a story teller I am so I attempted to illustrate them instead, so far its not working out very well...but we'll see.
I think I may start trying to write more rather than just post pictures. This might be to due to getting an account on tumblr. Im not active on my tumblr at all, it’s more like a list for me to keep track of cool videos from youtube and sometimes (rarely) pictures. I’ve never reblogged any thing there, and to be honest im not quite digging the whole system. I don’t like the idea of ‘reblogging’ images. I see a lot of amazing photography skills there, but there are too many pretty pictures that aren't even taken by the users. It’s boring and feels more like im surfing around on a stock image site. It also drives me crazy when im scrolling and scrolling and scrolling forever and its all pictures without a single 'break' of writing. With that said, I decided I wanted to start writing more again even if it may make this blog less interesting. It’s kind of funny cause I know nobody really visits this blog and im basically talking to myself LOL (I dunno why but i recently started using LOL again)… I haven’t really shared this with blog people I know either, but I don’t mind because this blog is mainly for my future self to look back at when im old with dementia and can’t remember what my youthful past was like (if I ever had one in the first place). When im 80 years old I can read this blog and give myself a pat on the back for knowing I actually did something productive in this lifetime. I also realized that I am an extremely wordy person, completely contradictory to what I am like in real life. If you tell me to verbally speak to you in paragraphs, I will have a complete brain fart. If you tell me to write on paper I can ramble on for a million pages. Whenever im done blogging, I’ll look at my post and go HOLY COW how did I write so much?? But really, i think it’s because my layout is tiny .......*cough*
I also said I would share some works I've done through my courses...but im still too lazy to go dig out folders and take pictures of everything so I'll save that for another time. Maybe next time i'll have a nice long huge entry dedicated to everything i've done in the last 1-2 years. Someday.
To start off...
New layout! The above was my previous layout which I'd been using since I betrayed xanga for blogspot. I've liked it all along, but a few days ago I looked at it again and it suddenly seemed so gloomy and uninviting. Whenever I saw words, I just wanted to skip through everything (maybe its because i was the one who wrote it? ha). It even felt too cluttered and busy so I suddenly wanted to something completely different. I wanted something whiter and simpler......so here it is.
Feels like my blog threw up and took a bath.
[inception moment]
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PICTURES (wow excuse my photography skills. My camera kept threatening to shut off cause it was low on batteries so I took these as fast as I could)
Been trying very very hard to take nice bright photos, but its not working :( i blame Oregon's weather and bad lighting in my house....and maybe my crap photography skills.
Most unappetizing photo of a bowl of ramen ever taken...but I wanted to share it anyway cause its been forever since I actually bothered to boil an egg for my ramen. I was halfway through eating when I suddenly decided to take a picture. Added beef shank slices, ham, seaweed, and an ugly egg (cause i cut it with scissors).
Went on a one day trip to Seattle and had deliciousss Taiwanese food. I also took this picture when we had already started digging in. Wow this is why I can never be a food photographer, all my photos have half-eaten food. Theres even my finger on the bottom left corner.
(trying to capture sparkly angles)
I had one of those moments where I see something that's completely useless, common, and random but suddenly felt like I NEEDED to buy it. Like my life will never go on if I don't buy it. I know I won't need it and its probably going to collect dust and disappear somewhere among the pile of mess on my desk, but I had to have it anyway.
So i saw these 'Swarovski crystal' pencils at the art store (swarovski my butt). I could've bought a whole pack of pencils for the price of one of these, but I got it anyway because it was so sparkly and calling out to me to buy it. I'll probably never use it cause it doesnt have an eraser and I hate writing with wood pencils. Snapping a picture of it might be the most practical thing I will ever do with them.
Finally bought a copy of The Art of Toy Story 3! Decided to share a few pages in my book cause the pictures above ^ are so lame :(
Mainly pictures of the toy designs because thats one of the reasons why I bought this book.
So cute!
My absolute favorite toy design in TS3!! I loved it so much I even took a screen-cap of it for one of my old blog entry. I even cleaned up this photo in photoshop. I wish they would make a real toy out of this. I know the design is based off of a very common toy, but none of them have cute characters like this! I also noticed the same artist designed a lot of cute characters (seen in photos above) ex.- the sunflower character, the hamburger, and the folding fruit.
Ok lemme dig up the old picture...
I waaanttt T_______T
Saw this new to-fu chopsticks toy/game on strapya and thought it was SUPER cute. I love the one with the mustache. The game doesn't seem all that entertaining, but its cute anyway. Wish it was cheaper though.
And a teeth game by the same company. The idea is extremely creative as well.
Not new but still cute! Designed by Treeson designer, Bubi Ai Yeung. Too bad I can't seem to find any U.S online toy stores selling this :( he comes with a bubble too.
The Treeson set was released a few months ago. I was about to buy a set, but cheaped-out at the last second before clicking the 'confirm payment' button. Decided it was too expensive with shipping for such a small set of figurines.
Gaahhh can't remember which artist made these, but they're resin (i think) gummy bear figures. How awesome is that? I remember when I was a kid I always dreamed of buying a giant gummy bear display figure (too bad none existed until now).
Been trying to find one of these for a reasonable price on ebay...no luck so far. He's called pon de lion created by a donut company called Mister Donut.
Look at the genius character design. Different types of donuts are incorporated into every character.
(bottom photos taken from Giantrobot shop)
I want one but im refraining myself from buying plushies.
I saw these on giantrobot for a super good price but decided I'd buy them later. When I went back again they were all gone :(
One of my favorite character designs. Its kind of uncommon to see giraffe characters cause real giraffes are so ugly *ahem* i mean, unattractive.
What a cute keychain!
When I first saw Gachapin I thought he/she/it was one of the ugliest and creepiest character ever (Boohbah still takes the cake though)
Okay and I still think its the ugliest and creepiest character ever.
Boohbahs. Which one is scarier? They all look like they're about to feast on kids.
(image taken from google)
OSWALD! I promised myself I'll buy one the next time I go to the Disney store. This picture doesn't do the plush any justice, its so cute in real life. Oswald > Mickey mouse. (for those of you who don't know, Oswald the lucky rabbit was the first Disney characters created...yes, even before Mickey Mouse). Such a classic!
Sleeping disney baby characters. WHY DON'T WE HAVE THESE IN OUR DISNEY STORES?!?!
Been trying to get one of these on ebay for the longest time ever, but whenever I think about the size im hesitant about fishing out 12 bucks for it.
When I first saw these on the Kidrobot online shop I was like eeh?......then I looked at it again and went OMFGIWANT. The color combination, the simplicity, the design, the characters, the box, the freaking sweater, BEST SIMPLE TOY DESIGN EVER. Yea it doesn't have arms but who cares, be creative.
Its designed by Sticky Monster Lab, a studio in Korea. Its been so long since I've seen a good and unique toy design that I almost shed tears. The designer toy world is finally salvaged!
Check out their awesome site:
(image credit to jeremyriad.com)
Nowadays all I see in the urban vinyl world are stuff like this...
I cannot hold it in any longer. If i see this toy again I am going to shove a sock down somebody's throat (apparently its gonna be my own cause i will see it on my blog all the time now.) As much as i love designer toys and all its quirkyness, i cannot describe my hatred for all of these kaiju figures.
(more kaiju's here http://www.rotofugi.com/toyscart/pc/Kaiju-+-Japanese-Vinyl-c14.htm)
Another ADLSFJADFLKJ!!! SUPER AWESOME toy design I saw on some random chinese auction site. Mr.Cloud by Fluffy House. So far I haven't seen these on any english/US toy sites... so no buying for me. Another reason why designer toys are dying, it's because awesome designs like these aren't even sold anywhere in the U.S -_-
More cuteness to cleanse the eyes after seeing 'that' (3 pictures above.)
Hello Kitty collaborations are the best.
Someday when im rich, im going to buy ALLLL of the Re-ment sets.
Apparently, theres an awesome colored version of the white slim angel camera (vivitar ultra wide and slim copy). Blah i wanted to buy one but not worth the money for a toy camera.
Omg this cracked me up. Too bad you cant see the heels Barbie is wearing in this photo.
Wtf but so amusing!!!
Dead rubber duck o_o. I want it.
I saw this and almost fell off my chair. Smart idea. I love puns.
Since im suddenly blogging about funny things, I recently read Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. Hilarious and entertaining all the way to the last page!! Definitely going to read the rest of his books.
Also bought the bunny suicides book. HAHA so amusing and creative.
Awesome tshirts. From threadless, wrongwroks, and design tshirts store graniph.
Okay I still have other stuff I saved for blogging (mainly childhood cartoons, some recent dramas i've been watching etc.) but I feel like i've spent a million years getting this entry together so im gonna save those for another time.
Adios!
