Showing posts with label ninjas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ninjas. Show all posts
Sunday, September 27, 2015
What-What?! Week of September 27th
This week's post is going to be photos, 'cuz I just found a ton I haven't put up on my phone.
After reading the instructions in the Lego Jr magazine, they all demanded to be ninjas. This necessitated taking off their shirts (except Saffron, who's shirt didn't work. We had to get out a new one for her). It took a surprisingly long time before the boys started hurting each other. :P
Then they decided to be pirates, with eye patches.
...And hooks for hands.
Saffron is wearing four different patterned pieces of clothing in this picture. Kid likes to give OKGo a run for their money.
We did school. Don't worry, my table is always this messy.
I made an apple pie, with fresh, local apples. It is delicious.
And we had the puffiest clouds yesterday.
But the biggest news is that we moved Osric's bed to the kid's room. This is the first night in FOUR years that the husband and I haven't had a kid's bed in our room. This is the first step of getting him used to sleeping elsewhere. Eventually, Saffron will get her own bed in the other bedroom, Corey will get the top bunk, and Oz will be in the bottom bunk. And then it will be like we don't have babies anymore or something.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
What-What?! Week of January 12th
This week is mostly a collection of random bits and bobs that I've collected over the past month or so. I did get a great list of steampunk children's books put together, which you can also see using the links above.
This past week, my coworkers and I were talking about food, and we wound up talking about clementines, and the new Wonderful Halos brand. While locally all I've seen are these, I know that the Cuties brand is also available in the next town over. Interested to see what on Earth happened with the sudden disappearance of Cuties and the immergence of Halos, I turned to the internet. Apparently what happened is that the companies Paramount Citrus and Sun Pacific had been partners, but this partnership ended, and as part of the deal, Sun Pacific bought the Cuties brand and logo. Paramount Citrus then introduced the Wonderful Halos as a replacement for Cuties, and the company has spent about $20 million dollars in advertising the new brand in 2013. There's been a lot of pushback from some of the Halos commercials ("ungrateful brats" was one description of the commercial), and after seeing the commercials myself, I understand why. I think I'd rather buy Cuties. I don't need my fruit to be angelic, you know? I'd rather it be cute.
On account of a Mythbusters episode, I was reading about ninjas, and came across these nifty floors. They are made in such a way as to squeak when someone steps on it, thus becoming a ninja deterrent.
Wizard Quest in Wisconsin Dells, WI, is described as a "13000-square-foot fantasy-themed labyrinth". Attendees solve geeky riddles and puzzles to "free" 4 trapped wizards, and if they manage to complete the quest within the time limit, they get a prize.
From the looks of it, this is cheesy in a pretty awesome way. Some of the creatures and setting look cheap, but other portions, like the puzzle chest room, are quite well done. The tunnel/ball pit thing makes me a little concerned about safety.
Apparently, there's also a little kids version called MagiQuest as well, which also seems really cool. It actually might be cooler than Wizard Quest. Unfortunately, the nearest one is in Centralia, Washington. I want to go. >.>
News: Paramount Citrus replaces Cuties brand with Wonderful Halos via The Packer
This past week, my coworkers and I were talking about food, and we wound up talking about clementines, and the new Wonderful Halos brand. While locally all I've seen are these, I know that the Cuties brand is also available in the next town over. Interested to see what on Earth happened with the sudden disappearance of Cuties and the immergence of Halos, I turned to the internet. Apparently what happened is that the companies Paramount Citrus and Sun Pacific had been partners, but this partnership ended, and as part of the deal, Sun Pacific bought the Cuties brand and logo. Paramount Citrus then introduced the Wonderful Halos as a replacement for Cuties, and the company has spent about $20 million dollars in advertising the new brand in 2013. There's been a lot of pushback from some of the Halos commercials ("ungrateful brats" was one description of the commercial), and after seeing the commercials myself, I understand why. I think I'd rather buy Cuties. I don't need my fruit to be angelic, you know? I'd rather it be cute.
Nightingale Floors via Wikipedia and Youtube
On account of a Mythbusters episode, I was reading about ninjas, and came across these nifty floors. They are made in such a way as to squeak when someone steps on it, thus becoming a ninja deterrent.
Wizard Quest, via Vice.com
Wizard Quest in Wisconsin Dells, WI, is described as a "13000-square-foot fantasy-themed labyrinth". Attendees solve geeky riddles and puzzles to "free" 4 trapped wizards, and if they manage to complete the quest within the time limit, they get a prize.
From the looks of it, this is cheesy in a pretty awesome way. Some of the creatures and setting look cheap, but other portions, like the puzzle chest room, are quite well done. The tunnel/ball pit thing makes me a little concerned about safety.
Apparently, there's also a little kids version called MagiQuest as well, which also seems really cool. It actually might be cooler than Wizard Quest. Unfortunately, the nearest one is in Centralia, Washington. I want to go. >.>
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