24.07.11 chilly bike racks

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I know these bike racks have been "knit-bombed" or "crochet-bombed" (or "whatever you call it" bombed) for a minute now. I just had the opportunity to take a picture of it now. If you've never seen this and would like to see it in real life, it's along Dunsmuir street by the Sephora and Holt Renfrew side of the Pacific Centre mall.
I really like finding inanimate, stationary things all cozied up with yarn. I wonder how the heck it gets done. Do you get to do that stuff in broad daylight? Or do you need to be all stealth? I can't imagine that it's vandalism if you've knitted a scarf for a metal pole. Anyway, it's cute and smile inducing so thought I'd share.

12.07.11 what WAS it?

Walking to class this morning I encountered what I think used to be a dragon fruit... I think. Looks like it was a hit and run. Right beside the crosswalk and everything. Aren't those things expensive?

10.07.11 something nice

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I noticed that I walk along Cambie. A lot. One of these days I'll be super lana about my posts and create separate pages for my flower pictures, my coffee cup pictures, and Cambie street. Until then, enjoy these shots from the Cambie Bridge, including a little poster promoting niceness.

It's buko pie, if you're asking... Mmmm

07.07.11 lasers wash cars?

From where I was sitting, it still looked like water and soap to me.

06.07.11 in Chinatown there's dried everything!

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I was up "early" today so I decided to accompany my mom to Chinatown. I love that place. I'm sure I've blogged about it one time or another, and this time is no different.

My dad wanted us to find some sort of Szechuan pepper of sorts. Mom just had the wrapper of a certain brand that once contained it, all written in Chinese. We used it to ask "do you have this?". We walked into one of those dried everything stores near Powell street and found what we wanted. Good times.

The man in the picture was the one who helped us out. He insisted that their store's pepper was the best. The store also had a huge wall of medicines, ointments and remedies. Totally awesome. I crave the smell of tiger balm!

J&J peonies

Re-arranged peonies from J&J's wedding.

J&J peonies

Savannah? No, Lansdowne!

29.06.11 on cambie street

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The bus was more than late so I decided to walk the 10 blocks home. No big deal, the weather's nice so I might as well profit from it.

What I observed:

The sidewalk on the east side of the street is nicely paved.

There is a lamp post that is colder than the others. Either that or the scarf is "in case of emergency". It's near W.28th avenue.

22.06.11 random garden

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On sunny days I like to see what colours are out in the garden. So I found a super bright ladybug, a peony that smells like vanilla and a lone stalk of lady slippers.
That coyote looking dog is just a friend's dog that I took for a walk. She liked the purple flowers as much as the bees that were buzzing around.
Welcome, summertime. Hope you stay a while.

16.06.11 the day after

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I hit up downtown after my class this morning. Tons of volunteers cleaning up that mess from last night. I thanked as many as I ran into for repping the real Vancouver.
Keep your eyes peeled on Facebook, the rioters are getting posted and tagged. I sure hope they get jailed AND fined for damages and cleanup. Also, look out on Craigslist. I saw a dude trying to get rid of "a bunch of Canucks jerseys for some smokes". So yeah, report that stuff or you'll go to jail for buying stolen goods.

10-11.06.11 rio tinto alcan dragon boat festival

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Lots for us to see, lots for us to do, but only one gold for us to win... And only one beer garden to rock. What a weekend.

10.06.11 a bouquet of... Hello Kitty?

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This is what I saw at night market a couple weeks ago. I would have posted sooner but My life is getting overruled by school :/

Anyway, have you ever seen these?! Bouquets of little Hello Kitties or bunnies or Mistis - Or really any little stuffed animal toys - all placed beautifully in fancy paper and lace and sold as a bouquet ($35 and up I think).
Expensive? Of course. Useless? Yes. Cute? Absolutely!

Only at the Richmond Night Market :)