tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119110622024-03-23T05:57:19.350-07:00Savvy Shopping, Deals & Reviewsseapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.comBlogger1602125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-87408547808492140492017-04-22T22:39:00.004-07:002017-04-22T22:42:16.024-07:00BrickCan 2017 - LEGO Public Exhibition<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://www.brickcan.com/">BrickCan</a> is finally here after a year long wait and I checked out the public exhibition today which had tons of amazing LEGO builds on display. It was amazing and awe-inspiring to see the creativity and what you can do with a box of LEGO bricks. I'm definitely going to be opening up some more sets to build this weekend! Check out some of cool builds below! </div>
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There was a pretty large winter scene that I really liked! There were a lot of people around so I couldn't take a full picture but here are some parts of the build.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lit up ice rink was very cool!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Vancouver 2010 Olympic cauldron!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Burrard St bridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought this Victoria bus build was very nice and detailed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arch of Constantine. I really liked this one.</td></tr>
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Some miniature versions of modulars that LEGO has out.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You will be assimilated; resistance is futile.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really like any LEGO builds with trees so this one was probably my favourite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Game of Thrones fans - Pyke Castle! If you look closely, you can spot a banner with the house Greyjoy sigil.</td></tr>
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There were some amazing LEGO mosaics as well. They're all made of 1x1 tiles. Amazing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the fan favourites was this house from Up.</td></tr>
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The Fallout Shelter was a huge hit last year. Each person gets to build one scene and it gets put together. The lights make this build stand out and it's so interesting to see the creativity behind each scene.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This aquarium scene was very cool.</td></tr>
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I only just learned about Fabuland this year so it was nice to see a display using these characters.<br />
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There were a lot of different steampunk and mech builds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A grayscale modular build.</td></tr>
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There were lots of vendors selling LEGO and LEGO related products, including engraved bricks, jewelry, soap, pillows and art. I didn't end up getting anything today, but I really enjoyed looking at the minifigures for sale.</div>
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At the end of the session, any child with a ticket can get a free bear build. It's very cute!</div>
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seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-17018104022122460812017-04-16T20:23:00.001-07:002017-04-16T20:23:26.346-07:00LEGO Easter Egg Hunt<div style="text-align: justify;">
Happy Easter! I picked up the LEGO Easter Egg Hunt seasonal set to build this weekend. It's a cute little scene, though I think I liked last year's Painting Easter Eggs scene better. This one was a little bit too disjointed for my liking. </div>
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Here's a look at the front and back of the box. You get two neat little minifigures.</div>
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Here's the completed set. My favourite piece has to be the chicken!<br />
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And of course, here's a speed build if you want to watch me build it:<br />
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seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-49139595515329406742017-04-03T21:31:00.003-07:002017-04-03T21:32:59.382-07:00Loot Crate Sanrio Small Gift Subscription Box - [Friendship]The <a href="http://looted.by/fla0c">Sanrio Small Gift Loot Crate</a> has finally arrived! The March 2017 theme was Friendship. It was another excellent box - take a look below at what was inside!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the first item that Loot Crate leaked - a Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel plush. They look exactly like Tsumtsums!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was another item they leaked. Little Twin Stars stackable mugs. They mugs are pretty small.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A My Melody charm. I believe you can add this to the Hello Kitty keychain from the original Sanrio box.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a shot of the back of the package so you can see what's inside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Little Twin Star infinite scarf. Very useful!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the bonus item that was stuck on top of the packaging is a little tape dispenser! So cute!</td></tr>
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So what did you guys think? I think this is one of the best crates because I love all the Sanrio characters (I'm still waiting for a Gudetama box....) so it's worth the money. If you want to sign up for your own Sanrio Small Gift Box, check out <a href="http://looted.by/fla0c">Loot Crate</a>.seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-69762418584414064622017-03-23T12:44:00.000-07:002017-03-26T12:44:26.274-07:00LEGO Romantic Valentine Picnic<div style="text-align: justify;">
There is less than a month until the popular LEGO convention, BrickCan, is back! My friends and I are getting very excited. I have been building a lot of small LEGO sets as we get closer to the date to get hyped up. The next set I opened up is about a month late, but it is the Romantic Valentine Picnic, set #40236. This was an exclusive LEGO Shop seasonal set with a $12.99 CAD price tag. I really love this set because it is so colourful and there are so many food pieces, which come in handy when I take minifigure photos. The best part is the extra pieces that are included are...food pieces! I also like the LEGO built trees.
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Here is a look at the front and back of the box. It really catches your eye.</div>
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I think this set makes a really great display piece. It<span style="text-align: justify;">'s got everything - flowers, food, trees, minifigures!</span><br />
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seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-81432284671897462532017-03-16T12:32:00.000-07:002017-03-16T12:32:01.944-07:00LEGO Passport - Minifigure Companion Set <div style="text-align: justify;">
It's spring break for the kids and LEGO has just released this adorable LEGO minifigure passport/travel accessories kit! It's great for minifigure photography and for people who like taking pictures of minifigures in the real world while on vacation - like me!</div>
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This little set was only $5 so I couldn't resist picking one up even though I have many of the accesories already. The box is a printed suitecase and once you open it up, you get a "passport" which contains building instructions as well as some photography ideas. You also get some cards where you can write stuff for your minifigure to say.</div>
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Dumping out the 41 pieces, we get a jumble of neat pieces.<br />
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All built and ready to relax!<br />
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I think I'm definitely going to be having some fun with these!<br />
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Here's an unboxing video I shot in case you wanted a more detailed description of everything!<br />
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seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-19023201730663593282017-03-10T20:23:00.000-08:002017-03-14T20:28:07.969-07:00LEGO Brickheadz - Beauty and the Beast<div style="text-align: justify;">
With <a href="http://www.brickcan.com/">BrickCan</a> just a little over a month away, I decided to bust out some of my LEGO to build. Brickheadz is a new line that LEGO just released on March 1, 2017 with themes from Marvel Avengers, The LEGO Batman Movie and Disney. If you have a LEGO VIP card, you were able to purchase the Brickheadz on February 15 as an early release - which I did! Beauty and the Beast is one of my favourite classic Disney movies, so I couldn't pass these up. I didn't receive them in the mail until just a couple of weeks ago, and I was really eager to open them up. Check out the pictures below and the live and speed build videos I've uploaded on Youtube.</div>
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I think LEGO is capitalizing on the popularity of Funko Pop vinyl figures since they look awfully similar. These are pretty small (smaller than a Funko Pop) and pretty quick and easy to build. Let me know your thoughts on Brickheadz - love them? Hate them? They retail for $12.00 in Canada. There will most likely be sales on the in the future - when there is, should I buy more? Make sure you subscribe to the blog and stay tuned on the Surprise Toybox Youtube channel for more LEGO builds and fun things!</div>
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seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-6940021041075932202017-02-06T13:51:00.000-08:002017-02-26T13:55:32.116-08:00BrickCan is Back in April 2017!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;">BrickCan is back! An international group</span> of talented adult
builders have been hard at work for months, designing amazing new
creations to showcase at Canada's largest public LEGO exhibition.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgi7FRMCzFmeZ5vZgh1Ix_iNLiu-3FUxZq6C1Ynq5jsjdTxNebeU4pW9fkDP7-weoo1HoUNKyRk-tmfJAI29itocT8UytEbwVW0NLK4cz3F4NkW3xCfCeN_5kSAma_Zhuu50L/s1600/DSC04108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgi7FRMCzFmeZ5vZgh1Ix_iNLiu-3FUxZq6C1Ynq5jsjdTxNebeU4pW9fkDP7-weoo1HoUNKyRk-tmfJAI29itocT8UytEbwVW0NLK4cz3F4NkW3xCfCeN_5kSAma_Zhuu50L/s320/DSC04108.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="text-align: start;">On<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="aqj"><span style="z-index: -1;"><span data-term="goog_1826930161" style="text-align: start; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0">April 22 and 23, 2017</span></span></span><span style="text-align: start;">, the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, BC will</span>
host the second BrickCan exhibition. LEGO fans of all ages will view a huge</span>
variety of original LEGO creations, and shop with vendors selling LEGO themed
merchandise as well as rare LEGO parts and sets. In the Creation Station,
attendees can try their hands at building, and participate in interactive
activities. Ticketholders ages 12 and under will receive an exclusive,
custom-designed BrickCan building kit to take home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="text-align: start;">"The response to last year's event was huge -
the Lower Mainland loves</span> LEGO," says Robin Sather, LEGO
Certified Professional builder and one of the</span> event's organizers.
"We can't wait to do it all again!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="text-align: start;">Last year, tickets for BrickCan sold out very
quickly. More tickets will be</span> made available this year, but interested
fans and families are encouraged to</span> purchase tickets early. Tickets for
specific, two-hour viewing times are on</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">sale through Ticketmaster, starting January 15,
2017.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="text-align: start;">Admission for children aged three and under is
free. Please note that</span> strollers and wagons are not permitted in the
exhibit hall, due to space</span> constraints. The exhibition hall is fully
wheelchair accessible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="text-align: start;">Coming from out of town? Consider staying right at
the River Rock Casino</span> Resort and enjoy luxury rooms, amazing amenities,
and a special BrickCan</span> room rate (available for booking until<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj"><span style="z-index: -1;"><span data-term="goog_1826930162" style="text-align: start; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0">March 1, 2017</span></span></span><span style="text-align: start;">). Don't forget to</span> <span style="background: white;">mention BrickCan while making your reservation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="text-align: start;">For more information and details, go to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.brickcan.com&source=gmail&ust=1488231721737000&usg=AFQjCNEbM-6vL9P78fjLo-flzi_zhlUFHw" href="http://www.brickcan.com/" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">www.brickcan.com</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;"><span style="text-align: start;">.</span></span></span></div>
seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-48886289195547079792017-02-04T12:34:00.002-08:002017-02-04T12:34:53.585-08:00Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017 - The Boathouse<div style="text-align: justify;">
Wow, a record five restaurants during the Dine Out Vancouver Festival period this year! I took my family out to <a href="http://boathouserestaurants.ca/">The Boathouse</a> because I received a promotional email and I got sucked in by the dessert on their $30 menu. I guess advertising does work! A $40 menu is also available but I didn't like the options as much. We braved the snow last night and after driving at a snail's pace for an hour, we all feasted on delicious seafood.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We started with a sourdough bread basket.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West coast seafood chowder. This really hit the spot after being in the cold!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coconut Pacific cod with quinoa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mocha ice cream pie. The whole reason we came to eat here!</td></tr>
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I thought the food was delicious! I've also decided I am not that big a fan of cod, which seemed to be the fish that most restaurants were serving this year. The <a href="http://www.dineoutvancouver.com/">Vancouver Dine Out Festival</a> ends this weekend, so make your reservations now!</div>
seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-48521587997793970082017-01-31T12:26:00.000-08:002017-02-04T12:35:01.343-08:00Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017 - C Prime<div style="text-align: justify;">
It was girl's night again with some other friends and we decided to try <a href="http://www.cprime.ca/">C Prime</a>, located inside the Century Plaza Hotel downtown. The menu was a tad different than what was posted on the Dine Out Vancouver website, but the choices were delicious still!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We started with some delicious garlic bread and olives.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grilled clamari steak on a bed of arugula. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mediterranean octopus with heirloom tomatoes and fingerling potatoes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic char with chickpeas and chorizo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gnocchi, wild BC mushrooms and porcini truffle cream sauce.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lemon tart and Italian meringue. This was a little odd, since the filling was super runny and just poured into the tart shell. I'm not sure if it wasn't finished setting yet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spiced pumpkin bread pudding with salted caramel gelato.</td></tr>
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I really enjoyed this meal! This is the last weekend of the <a href="http://www.dineoutvancouver.com/">Dine Out Vancouver Festival</a> so make sure to book soon!</div>
seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-8071896582145107532017-01-29T13:55:00.000-08:002017-01-29T13:55:00.165-08:00Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017 - WildTale Coastal GrillIt was girl's night last week at <a href="http://wildtale.ca/">WildTale Coastal Grill</a> in Yaletown. The Dine Out Festival menu sounded delicious for $30, so we all went with that. We tried to order one of each dish on the menu so we could try it all.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Organic beets and watercress with toasted almonds, crisp apples, horseradish crème fraîche.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Albacore tuna carpaccio with baby gem citrus salad.</td></tr>
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corn and crab fritter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7-hour braised Alberta beef short rib
celeriac pomme puree, roasted bone marrow jus.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herb-Crusted wild coho salmon on bay scallop risotto, brown butter caper sauce.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bittersweet chocolate mousse - no biscotti?</td></tr>
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We sat near the kitchen so were able to watch the chefs prepare the food, which was really cool. The food was delicious! The chocolate mousse was suppose to come with a housemade biscotti but we didn't get one and it seemed like none of the desserts coming out of the kitchen had it. Maybe they ran out :( We looked at the regular menu and the dishes sounded yummy, so we all might go back another day!<br />
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The <a href="http://www.dineoutvancouver.com/">Dine Out Vancouver Festival</a> is on for another week, so make sure to make your reservations soon! seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-33341777822805304502017-01-28T13:17:00.001-08:002017-01-28T13:17:49.503-08:00Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017 - Stages Bistro & LoungeI took my family out for our second Dine Out 2017 Festival meal at <a href="http://www.stagesbistroandlounge.com/">Stages Bistro and Lounge</a>, located at the Holiday Inn. This was one of the places with a $20 menu that looked pretty good.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roasted beet salad with goat cheese.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fire roasted tomato basil soup.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pork tenderloin with a wild mushroom demi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cod loin pan seared and topped with a pineapple salsa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mango mousse cake and raspberry cheesecake.</td></tr>
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I had the soup (a tad salty), the cod (a bit bland, but the pineapple salsa helped add flavour) and the mango mousse (yum!). The food was decent for the price and what you'd expect for $20. <a href="http://www.dineoutvancouver.com/">Dine Out Vancouver</a> is happening until February 5, 2017.seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-30461618521719051372017-01-22T13:00:00.000-08:002017-01-22T13:00:07.600-08:00Nerd Block Classic Subscription Box - [December 2016 Unboxing]<div style="text-align: justify;">
You know I can't resist sales sometimes and this was the case with the Nerd Block Classic. Nerd Block offered 50% off all their blocks for Black Friday and when I heard there were going to be 4 Star Wars Rogue One items included, I hit that subscribe button. Unfortunately with the holidays, the mail got held up and I received my December Nerd Block pretty late. But here it is, finally!</div>
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We get a Protect the Galactic Empire lanyard with a Death Trooper keychain and a plastic sleeve. Perfect for my bus pass.</div>
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We also get a four pack of coasters that features a stormtrooper, Darth Vader, a death trooper and the death star. While useful, these coasts are made of cheap compressed cardboard so I am not sure how well they will hold up after a few uses and they get wet.</div>
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One of my most dreaded things to get in a subscription box is a mug because I have so many now! But here is a chrome Darth Vader mug. I thought it was a little weird not to make it a chrome black but it's silver - I think Captain Phasma would have been a better candidate for creating a chrome mug!</div>
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We also get a Death Trooper coin bank! Into the gift pile since I rarely have any coins anymore.</div>
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The last item was a little out of place - we get a Transformers decepticon shirt. I'm not really a fan of Transformers so I was a bit disappointed. Where is the Star Wars shirt?</div>
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I thought the December Nerd Block Classic was a bit hohum. Nothing really wowed me. I've cancelled my subscription for now, but who knows what will happen during the next 50% off sale (spoiler: I'll probably re-subscribe)? </div>
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The <a href="https://www.nerdblock.com/classic">Nerd Block</a> starts at $19.99 USD month to month, plus shipping and HST. The February subscriptions are open now and will include items from Back to the Future, Doctor Strange and Donnie Darko.</div>
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seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-66133099250465500372017-01-21T20:46:00.000-08:002017-01-21T20:46:09.723-08:00Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017 - Oceans 999<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://www.dineoutvancouver.com/">Dine Out Vancouver</a> has started this weekend and my family went to our first one tonight. We went to <a href="https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-resorts/canada/vancouver/stay/dining/oceans-999.html">Oceans 999</a> at the Pan Pacific, which serves Pacific Northwest cuisine using fresh local ingredients. Every Saturday night, they have a buffet with Italian cuisine as well as singers serenading you with popular songs from operas, so we had a glimpse of that while we were there as well!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crispy pork belly with green papaya salad, fish sauce caramel, micro coriander.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herb crusted line caught ling-cod with Pemberton purple potatoes, baby bok choy, yellow lemongrass coconut curry, coriander chimichurri.</td></tr>
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I thought I was done with subscription boxes for a while, but nope! Loot Crate announced a collaboration with Sanrio to release the Sanrio Small Gift Crate in October, a quarterly subscription that would be filled with adorable Sanrio items. As a kid, I never got to go to the Sanrio store because things were too expensive. So I really wanted to subscribe to this...and I didn't. At least, not right away. I actually waited an entire month until there was a Black Friday sale of 25% off all subscription boxes and I subscribed for the entire year! I finally received the first Sanrio Small Gift box and I was so pleased with the contents. Take a look!</div>
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The box itself is pretty cute. The sides are printed with the most popular Sanrio characters.</div>
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When you open up the box, there is a cute Sanrio wrapping with a little bauble attached. From watching a few other unboxing videos, apparently Sanrio stores used to attached something like this to all your purchases.</div>
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Like all Loot Crate boxes, the inside is printed so you can flip it inside out and have a cool looking box. Sanrio seems to be rebranding to "Hello Sanrio".</div>
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The first item is a simple grey tshirt. It has all the characters falling out of the pocket. The shirt is really soft and a thinner stretchy material, which I don't particularly like.</div>
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An adorable journal - it's fun looking at the design and seeing all the characters! A sheet of puffy stickers are also included and the pages have characters printed on it.</div>
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A Hello Sanrio pen and eraser set. The erasers are round heads of all the characters. I collected erasers as a kid so this is going to be perfect in the collection!!</div>
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A super useful pouch. I'll probably use this for travel.</div>
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A bag clip. <br />
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A pretty hefty Hello Kitty vinyl figure. I like it except for the fact that Hello Kitty is covered in silver sparkles.</div>
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The booklet that tells you the contents of the box is printed on this cute Hello Sanrio cityscape on the back.</div>
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What did you think of the first Loot Crate Sanrio Small Gift Crate? You can subscribe yourself over <a href="http://looted.by/eWmQK">here</a>. You have until March to order the next box!</div>
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seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-74518424424845108342016-12-31T15:07:00.000-08:002016-09-02T13:46:43.475-07:00Gotta Stack 'Em All! Pick Up Your Tsumtsum & Pokemon Mashup Tshirt!Yes, you heard right! My sister and I created adorable Disney Tsumtsum and Pokemon mashup designs and are selling shirts on <a href="https://coolasacucumber.threadless.com/">Threadless</a>! There is the main design and also individual Poketsums to choose from. There are tons of colours and styles to choose from and are available in men, women and children sizes. We would love it if you would support our designs and pick up an shirt or two! Get your shirt <a href="https://coolasacucumber.threadless.com/">here</a>.<br />
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<br />seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-31422660702878179182016-09-02T13:46:00.002-07:002016-09-02T13:53:03.237-07:00VCC The Chef's Table Pop-Up Restaurant is Back! #VCCchefstable<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/the-chefs-table-pop-up-kitchen/">The VCC Chef's Table</a> is back with this pop-up restaurant happening at the VCC Broadway campus. VCC's International Culinary Arts students will be preparing a delicious five-course set menu which changes every two weeks. The meal is only $30 or $45 with local wine pairings.<br />
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seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-55817459379461229952016-08-05T14:55:00.000-07:002016-08-07T14:57:54.796-07:00Funko Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty Subscription Box - Jabba's Palace [July 2016 Unboxing]<div style="text-align: justify;">
The July 2016 Funko Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty Box is here! I received it quite late because I cancelled my subscription and on the very last day, when I saw the countdown clock, I changed my mind and re-subscribed! The theme this month was Jabba's Palace; Funko advertised this as the largest box they have released for Smuggler's Bounty. I probably should have heeded the warnings from subscribers of the Marvel Collector Corps - bigger isn't necessarily better (I'm looking at you, Guardians of the Galaxy Box).</div>
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Anyway, here's a look at what we received this month. Jabba the Hutt is featured on the front of the box.</div>
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A patch and a pin are guaranteed in each box. For the patch, we get Boussh, who is actually Leia in disguise when she goes to Jabba's Palace to rescue Han from his carbonite prison.</div>
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The pin features a Gamorrean guard - he's the one that gets eaten by the Rancor!</div>
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We get another Funko Pop! Home item - a Jabba mug! I'm not a big fan of the Funko mugs due to the odd shapes of them; it makes them really hard to drink from or to store in the cupboard. I definitely don't want to be using a Jabba mug, but my friend said I can use it to hold snacks and use it as a reminder to myself not to eat too much in case I turn into Jabba the Hutt!</div>
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Funko introduced a new line in this box - Pop Tops. They are snapback caps and unfortunately I don't look good in them! This one has C3PO on it - Programmed for Etiquette.</div>
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Another new line they debuted in this month's box are Funko Plush. Very similar to their Mopeez line, it's just a plush toy with a bean bag bottom so they can sit upright. We get Boba Fett this month, though I think it would have fit last month's box better (Bounty Hunter theme).</div>
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We get one Funko Pop - R2-D2 when he has to serve drinks on Jabba's Skiff. It has a similar mold as other R2-D2 pops with an addition of a drink tray on top. I think a lot of fans were expecting Han Solo in carbonite and not a re-make of R2-D2.</div>
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I wasn't that big of fan of the items in this box and I wish I didn't re-subscribe! I blame it on a surprise addiction. :P</div>
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The Smuggler's Bounty box is available in Canada and the US only and ships out every other month. The cost of the box is $25 usd + $14 shipping to Canada ($7 shipping in the US), with a guaranteed value of $50. The September theme is Death Star.<br />
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Check out the <a href="https://www.smugglersbounty.com/">Funko Smuggler's Bounty</a> if you want to subscribe to your own box! You have until September 15, 2016 to get your order in for the next one!</div>
seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-51546780881808449572016-06-30T15:44:00.000-07:002016-07-10T15:45:10.685-07:001Up Box Subscription Box - Survival [June 2016 Unboxing]<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://1upbox.com/?utm_source=RqWDudr3ZcOweFNlVTBVERV5KJVFVGqyJuS2ckZJdzTziDURCG">1Up Box</a> released a $5 off coupon in the last week of June, so I decided to go ahead and order! I can never resist a good discount! The theme for June 2016 was Survival and they promised a Funko Pop vinyl figure.</div>
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I thought the contents were a bit sparse this time, and probably because they had to spend more money to include a Funko Pop. There were four Pops available from the video game Bioshock Infinite. I don't play the game so I'm unfamiliar with the characters; I was glad I didn't receive something creepy like a zombie from The Walking Dead though! I got Booker DeWitt - unfortunately, my sister who is a fan, already purchased this one!</div>
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The remaining contents were all filler items: a Jurassic Park sticker, a 1Up Box exclusive Daryl Dixon vest key cover, a Vault Boy keychain and the June 2016 Survival button.</div>
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The t-shirt was a black Gildan shirt with a mashup between Jurassic Park and The Walking Dead.</div>
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The July theme is Squad and will contain a Funko Pop again! There definitely will be items from Suicide Squad. Sign up for the <a href="https://1upbox.com/?utm_source=RqWDudr3ZcOweFNlVTBVERV5KJVFVGqyJuS2ckZJdzTziDURCG">1Up Box here</a>.</div>
seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-75496855120438334072016-05-28T16:32:00.004-07:002016-05-28T16:33:09.849-07:00Funko Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty Subscription Box - Bounty Hunter [May 2016 Unboxing]<div style="text-align: justify;">
I forgot to cancel my subscription to Funko's Smuggler's Bounty so here is the May 2016 box! The theme was Bounty Hunter and once I received the box, I knew I wouldn't be disappointed! The box comes with Boba Fett on the front.</div>
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Once you open up the box, you see the patch and pin. There is a Bounty Hunters Boba Fett iron-on patch. I love this! We also receive a Bossk pin. </div>
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Unfortunately we don't get a cute Funko Pop shirt this month again. Instead I got a navy blue tshirt that features a bunch of bounty hunters. It's pretty neat!<br />
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We got two Funko Pops again! One is a new mold of Boba Fett blasting off with his jetpack.</div>
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Here is a closer look. The details are pretty amazing.<br />
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The other is bounty hunter IG-88. I actually really like the look of this!<br />
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He holds two blasters.<br />
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I thought this box was a little sparse on items; usually there is one more filler item such as a lanyard or pen.<br />
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The Smuggler's Bounty box is available in Canada and the US only and ships out every other month. The cost of the box is $25 usd + $14 shipping to Canada ($7 shipping in the US), with a guaranteed value of $50. The July theme is Jabba's Palace.<br />
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Signature crab cakes with frisée, orange segments, bell peppers, and edamame salad with mango citrus vinaigrette. These were absolutely delicious and made with lots of crab!</div>
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Ahi tuna tataki with togarashi spice, cucumber, edamame, beet curls, carrot, arugula, spinach and cilantro with ginger orange soy reduction. The dressing on the salad was so good.</div>
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The food was absolutely delicious. Everything was cooked to perfection and I will definitely be back if I'm in the area again. I plan on visiting the sister restaurant, Pier 7, next week!seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-66825960450953391242016-05-16T22:23:00.001-07:002016-05-16T22:23:29.096-07:003rd Annual Halibut Festival at The Fresh St. MarketThe 3rd annual Halibut Festival happened yesterday at The Fresh St. Market in West Vancouver. Over 10,000 pounds of halibut was brought in from the boat and sold in stores. Outside, a BBQ station was set up with staff flipping halibut burgers. For only $5, you got a delicious halibut burger and a drink, with proceeds going to the JGL Foundation for cerebral palsy.<br />
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The Vancouver Community College is back with their popular pop-up restaurant, The Chef's Table. Located at the downtown campus (250 West Pender St), The Chef's Table consists of a five course meal for only $30, or $45 with local wine pairings. The restaurant is open Tuesday to Friday evenings until June 30th, 2016.</div>
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The small space allows you to watch the students meticulously prepare your meals. The presentation is gorgeous and each dish is a work of art!</div>
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White sturgeon crudo with ashed cured scallop, egg yolk, trout roe and tarragon.</div>
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Black cod with sunflower seed, pearl onion and porcini foam. This was one of my favourite dishes of the night.</div>
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Chicken liver foie gras parfait - bone marrow, veal tongue, and root raisin. The bone marrow was inside the fried ball, which came out as a burst of liquid when you bite into it.</div>
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Lamb loin with onion and fingerling potato.<br />
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Chocolate mousse rocks - vanilla cream, chocolate soil and chocolate ice cream. Definitely the best tasting rocks I've ever had!</div>
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The first Saturday of May is Free Comic Book Day, and that day is fast approaching! Participating comic book shops will have a variety of specially printed comic books for FCBD. There will are over 50 titles, though the shops will not have all of them to make sure to check out different comic stores! Many shops will also be having sales and other fun events like costume contests and raffles. The free comics will only be while supplies last, so make sure to go early!</div>
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The long awaited LEGO convention, <a href="http://www.brickcan.com/">BrickCan</a>, happened at the River Rock Casino Resort this weekend. This four-day long event drew thousands of LEGO fans to Vancouver to participate in keynote talks, games and display models in an a public LEGO exhibition. As BrickCan was geared towards AFOLs (adult fan of LEGO), tickets were completely sold out!</div>
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Visitors were greeted by a LEGO replica of the Digital Orca sculpture by Douglas Coupland, one of my favourite art pieces in Downtown Vancouver. The orca was also used in the 2016 BrickCan logo. </div>
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A two-hour time slot was allotted to ticket holders to view the LEGO displays and visit vendor tables. There were some incredible pieces that were so awe-inspiring; the creativity and attention to detail on the builds were just amazing and made me want to start building my own models!</div>
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The first build I looked at was based on Mouse Guard, an adorable comic illustrated by David Petersen. The builder created an entire medieval village with various scenes from the comics, including the one-eyed owl, an enemy of the mice.</div>
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There were several cities that spanned an entire table, complete with motorized trains. It was fun to spot the little details the creator added in, such as a boat in a garage that I heard others commenting on.</div>
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These type of builds are one of my favourites - rocks, water and foliage. How they make something with such straight lines like a LEGO brick curve into a natural scene is beyond me; I can really appreciate all the effort that must be put into these models!</div>
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Another favourite was the amusement park scene, Brickland. Similar to Disneyland (remember Star Tours?), this diorama had so many fun things going on - a ferris wheel, roller coaster, pirate ship ride, ice cream trucks and lemonade stands. There were plenty of minifigures scattered everywhere to recreate the hustle and bustle of a theme park and it was really fun to pick some of them out with faces that fit so well with the scene. </div>
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There were a lot of amazing pop culture builds that included characters from Predator, Halo, Star Trek, Assassin's Creed, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, Marvel superheros and much more!</div>
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Neverland never looked so good!<br />
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I really enjoyed "Parrot Island". Sometimes you can't beat the classic pirate LEGO sets from the 90's!</div>
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This was another great scene with running trains. The build was amazing to look at.<br />
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There was even a Smurf village!<br />
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There were also several mosaics, which was built from tiny LEGO plates. Can you imagine how long this orca would have taken to make?</div>
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This unbelievable diorama based on the game Fallout Shelter was back lit, which created a very eye-catching effect. Each little "room" had a different theme - very cool!</div>
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LEGO and technology meet! A clever builder incorporated LEGO scenes into his computer and his music player! This is the side of the CD player.</div>
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Visitors were encouraged to vote for their favourite LEGO build. The winning model was "The Wall", created by David Guedes, Keith Reed and Daveed Gagnon. This massive build was several feet tall, and very fitting since tonight was the return of a new season of Game of Thrones!</div>
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Let's not forget the vendors! There were LEGO sets, bricks, minifigures to purchase, along with books, art, jewelry and t-shirts. The popular minifigures and sets were flying off the shelves, and it was very fun to dig through the bins to see what you could find! It was also the perfect place to hunt for a long retired set that is now hard to find as the vendors had giant collections for sale. One of the vendors provided engraved LEGO bricks and was so popular, the wait time was 1.5 hours!</div>
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Once your two-hour time slot was up, children 12 and under could pick up an exclusive custom-designed BrickCan LEGO kit to take home, which featured the orca whale in the BrickCan logo. I wish I could have gotten one! There was also a Creation Station where anyone could go and be creative with the tubs of LEGO bricks there. Kids young and old (adults too!) were having tons of fun!</div>
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I had an amazing time at BrickCan and am looking forward to attending again next year! Make sure to <a href="http://www.brickcan.com/">sign up for notifications</a> so you don't miss out on your ticket for BrickCan 2017!</div>
seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11911062.post-55281587556136752392016-04-17T21:18:00.001-07:002016-04-18T08:14:42.903-07:00Skagit Valley Tulip FestivalMy family headed out to Skagit Valley to check out the <a href="http://www.tulipfestival.org/">Tulip Festival</a> yesterday. It's been years since I've went out to see the tulips, and they were gorgeous!<br />
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Some cool pterodactyl kites greet you as you enter Tulip Town! <br />
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There is an indoor area where you can check out the different types of tulips and purchase them too. There's also a little cafe that has snacks, coffee and giant cones of ice cream! <br />
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These dark purple/black tulips are called Black Diamond. It's quite striking! <br />
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It's near the end of the tulip blooming season so most of the fields
were empty, but there were still a small patch of the field that were
covered in tulips in all colours. The pink ones are my favourite.<br />
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The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is happening until the end of April; admission is $6 per person. Make a day trip out of it and enjoy the flowers!seapotatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994978333725107159noreply@blogger.com0