Token Mania at Chuck-E-Cheese

3/21/08
Yin, Natasha, and I gamble and WIN!

(at Chuck-E-Cheese)

LOL at how hungry we are for tokens.

California Science Center

11/19/06
The animation exhibit at the California Science Center!!! We did voice acting, stop-motion coolness, and more!

LOLLL watch Yin's picture in the beginning. I don't think she knew what was going on hahaha. Also in the first part of the video I accidentally bumped Dana's head with my elbow so that's why she's like D:

Universal Studios Hollywood w/Natasha

7/19/07
Some random snippets of video from when I went to Universal Studios with Natasha while my mom was at a work conference.

RIP Back to the Future ride.

Yin and Dora's Movie Adventure!

4/4/07
Dora was picked/volunteered to be in the Special Effects Stages show! She got to play with a big cat and then carry "heavy blocks" of stone. Yin got to tumble books around for sound effects! And Natasha got to be my seat partner :B

Yearbook Riverdance

7/26/06
Annie and Jackie enjoy dancing (while the real Yearbook Camp dance was through the doors behind them) hehe.

KITTY

10/28/09
A KITTY VISITED OUR PLACE!!!!! Took forever to get a good look at his tag though.

Meow meow meow

..^-^
='x'=
(9 9)S

What an unfriendly kitty >=(

Piggyback Races

10/17/09
It's Yin and Dora vs. Natasha and Dante vs. Kenny and a bucket!

WHO WILL WIN?! WHO WILL LOSE?! WHO WILL BE THE GUY WITH THE BUCKET?!

Watch the video and find out!

(Water Festival.)

My Grandpa Gets Down

9/8/09
My grandpa gets jiggy wit it at my cousin's wedding.

Video by me, my brother, and my uncle.

Water Festival

On your right, the pedophile pumpkin.

10/17/09
Dora invited me to go with Yin, Natasha, Dante, and Kenny to the Water Festival at Santa Anita Park! It was fun in the sun :) Hot enough to elevate my blood pressure and get hyper.

Don't know why my colors got so desaturated by the end though.

Shocktoberfest Overview

10/16/09
Thirty seconds of Shocktoberfest! Yes it really was that exciting.

At 23 seconds, you can see the dude cheating by filling out a lot of raffle forms.

Spin the Shocktoberfest Wheel!

10/16/09
We spin the wheel for free stuff at Shocktoberfest!

I won a pen :B

Plus, literal beer goggles!

Knott's Scary Farm w/ Maryann and Fanny

10/08/09
WHO HAD AN AWESOME TIME?

WE DID.

OMG...NO LINES+NO CROWDS=FUN IN THE (UN)SUN!!!

First monster encounter: Maryann asking where the bathroom is to a ZOMBIE who then points her to the opposite direction. Let me add that we were standing right next to the bathroom at that point.

Team Hope HD Charity Walk

9/26/09
I "donated my services to charity" by covering the Team Hope Huntington's Disease Charity Walk they held at UCI. They raised over $40,000 I think in order to help fund reasearch for Huntington's Disease. This was Irvine's first year as a chapter.

I had to wake up at 7 AM and forgot to bring a cap but it was a pretty fun event and I think I did pretty well covering this event. They told me what they wanted and gave me a shot list, which is a list of pictures they would like. That was extremely helpful. Also I felt a lot more comfortable going up to people and asking if I could take their picture and overall, I just felt more in my element. Maybe that's because I had a shot list, maybe because it was a smaller event, who knows. I had a good time in the baking hot heat. I didn't know anyone except a few people on the staff so I was surprised at how well I navigated the event. Also, PUPPIES!

I got to meet the Laker Girls (pictures will come up later), the Mayor of Irvine Sukhee Kang, and Commander Chuck Street from KIIS-FM. That was very neat. They are all very nice. Also, everyone there was very nice and super excited to be there for the walk. That was cool and inspiring to see.

I post-processed these in a marathon 48 hours in order to get them to my contact, who was leaving UCI on the next Wednesday. It was all done on Capture NX2. Since it was a family event and supposed to be happy and stuff, I leaned a little warm on my white balance.

I used two cameras, my D40x and my D90 and it was extremely helpful. I could get shots in a snap. People told me I looked like a paparazzo haha. Also it was extremely heavy and my shoulders hurt for the next three days (just like after grad commencement).