Sparky and Oreo

I have these 2 cats named Sparky and Oreo. (Just so you know, they're not my 2 ONLY cats, I do have other cats.) Sparky and Oreo look kind of alike, they're both black and white, and they both have black spots on their chins. But they're both different sizes. Sparky is a lot bigger than Oreo. And just so you know, even though Oreo looks like a kitten, she's really an adult cat. I guess you could say she's a dwarf cat. She does have other problems besides her size, she doesn't meow except if the other cats are playing around with her, she really yowls rather than meow. And she doesn't use the litter box, she goes either on the bathroom floor, or the bathtub, or under my grandma's bed. But we still love her anyway. Even Sparky has a flaw of her own. She has a curly tail. It's like a monkey's tail. I guess either she was born like that, or her tail got that way from a past injury. So, anyway, do you agree that Sparky and Oreo almost look alike? You be the judge.

Sunny Ray the robot

At the 2011 Deschutes county fair, when my uncle and I were just leaving, we met this solar-powered robot called Sunny Ray. Sunny Ray was like a regular human being, she responded to people. The robot even asked me my name, but I think said it wrong. Instead of pronouncing it Ian [ee-yin], I think I pronounced it "een". Or maybe I did say my name right, but she didn't hear me correctly due to the crowd of people.

Sunny Ray even let me take her picture. (Not counting the one I took without her knowing.) She even posed for it. She told me that it was her best pose. Of course, since Sunny Ray is a robot, I don't know for sure if Sunny Ray is a boy robot or a girl robot.

My 21st Birthday!

On Saturday, August 20th, 2011, it was my 21st birthday. I didn't have a party or anything, or got any presents. Of course, I didn't know what I wanted anyway. But my grandma bought me this yummy birthday cake. It was chocolate with lemon filling and white frosting. It even had "Happy 21st, Ian" written on it in red icing, and pink and white roses drawn on it in frosting. So, when I was ready to light the candles, make a wish, and blow them out, my grandmother bought candles for the cake, all right, but she bought the wrong kind. Instead of a 2 candle and a 1 candle, she just got regular birthday candles, and she suggested I put 21 candles on the cake.

But by the time I got all 21 candles onto the cake and got them lit, those little candles were burning fast! It was like my cake was on fire! Good thing I blew all those candles out before that actually happened. In fact, before anything caught on fire. So, I guess my grandma and I learned the hard way that 21 little birthday candles are just way to much. Plus, it can be a real fire hazard. (Nothing caught on fire, by the way.)

Smosh Food Battle

On October 4, 2006, YouTube sensations Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla (also known as Smosh) started a yearly video series called "Food Battle". Where every year, Ian and Anthony battle by using their favorite foods for other things besides eating. In every "Food Battle" video, Anthony always uses a different food. Like a taquito, a celery stick, a churro, a burrito, a red hot chili pepper, and a rainbow lollipop. While Ian uses the same food every year. A pink frosted sprinkled doughnut. Can you believe that? Ian's food of choice is always a pink frosted sprinkled doughnut! Why couldn't he be just like Anthony and do a different food every year? Why couldn't he use another round food, like a blueberry bagel, or an Oreo cookie, or even a Reese's peanut butter cup? If he keeps using a pink frosted sprinkled doughnut, then the viewers are going to find the "Food Battle" videos boring. So, let's take a vote. Who agrees that Ian Hecox should make a change in his food of choice for future "Food Battle" videos and which round food should he use next?

A blueberry bagel,

an Oreo cookie,

or a Reese's peanut butter cup?

Leave your vote in the comment box of this blog or my "My Blogger Page!" video.

Summer Vacation 2007

Every year in June, my grandparents and I go to this motel in Lincoln City, Oregon called D Sands Motel. It's basically this 3-floor motel that has cable, a video rental place, and even a beach. It also has a pool, but I never checked it out. Our motel room is always on the third floor. Sometimes, I would go out on the balcony and feed stale bread to the seagulls. We usually stayed in Lincoln City for 3 days. Also, on the very last day of our trip to Lincoln City, we always go to another town in the coastal part of Oregon called Depo Bay. It's this small town where there's a bunch of restaurants, gift shops, a sweet shop, a coffee place, a book store, a museum, and even a bridge under the road. But back in 2007 was the very last time we vacationed in Lincoln City because my grandpa is usually the one who drives us to Lincoln City, and back in 2008, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor that left him paralyzed and unable to drive. He went to the hospital for brain tumor surgery, but unfortunately, the doctors couldn't get rid of the brain tumor completely, so in July of 2008, he became extremely ill and died. So nowadays, I spend my summer vacation at home.




Here are some pictures I took while in Lincoln City.

Motel pics:

Fountain: This is a fountain that's in the parking lot of the motel.

Lighthouse: This is a small lighthouse which is also in the parking lot. Notice the waterfall next to it.

Lighthouse mural: This is a mural of a lighthouse painted on the side of the building. It has real windows, and a real blinking light.



Beach pics:

Beach: This is just a picture of the beach and a bunch of people.

Family on beach: I also took a picture of a mother and grandmother and their 2 kids playing on the beach.

Father and daughter flying kite: This is a picture I took of a man and his daughter flying a Hello Kitty kite.

Sand bump: This is a picture of a pile of wet sand that later got washed away by the ocean.

Ocean: This is a picture of the ocean.

Rock circle: This is a picture of a circle I made from rocks I picked up from the beach.


Depo Bay pics:

Giant anchor: This is a picture of an old anchor that was probably from a battleship or something.

Sweet shop sign: This is a picture of the sign for Ainslee's homemade sweet shop.

Salt water taffy: This is a picture of the salt water taffy they have in the sweet shop.

Tradewinds charter fishing: I also took a picture of the Tradewinds charter fishing building and the flags on top.


Newport pics:

Bridge: This is a picture of a bridge that my grandpa took in Newport.

Dock: This is a picture of a dock that my grandpa also took.

Boat: My grandpa also took a picture of a boat on the ocean in Newport.

Water: My grandpa also took a picture of the ocean.


Maybe someday, somebody else in my family will be the one driving my grandma and I to Lincoln City. In fact, since I haven't been to Lincoln City in 4 years, I'm not even sure that D Sands Motel is still there.

SHANE & FRIENDS CANCELLED?!

Back in October 2010, YouTube sensation Shane Dawson started a series on his main channel called "Shane & Friends", where he and his characters such as Shanaynay, Ned the nerd, Paris Hilton, S-Deezy, Shane's Mom, and Aunt Hilda have their own segments. Shane posts a new episode one Saturday a month. But on December 31st, 2011, after Shane posted an interactive New Year's Eve-themed "Shane & Friends" video, that was the last time he ever posted a new "Shane & Friends" video. What could be wrong? I mean, it's not like Shane never found the time to make a new "Shane & Friends" video. I mean, he's still doing regular videos, vlogs, song parodies, and occasionally "Ask Shane" videos. So, this led me to the conclusion that Shane decided not to do any more "Shane & Friends" videos.

For those of you who's never seen "Shane & Friends" before, here are the characters and their segments on "Shane & Friends".

Shanaynay: Shanaynay's segment is called "Shanaynay'z Tipz", where she gives out not-so-helpful tips about stuff like going as Lady Gaga for Halloween, makeovers, dead pets, becoming famous, Valentine's Day, the movie "Black Swan", and how to get pregnant. Shanaynay's wall is decorated with white feather boas. Kristin Findley appears in 2 "Shanaynay'z Tipz" segments, in the Valentine's Day episode "SEXY CUPID KILLED", she has Cupid (played by Katie Locke O'Brien) as a special guest on her show, and Lisa Schwartz makes an appearance in the Shanaynay'z Tipz segment "HOW TO GET PREGNANT" from the interactive "Shane & Friends" video.

Ned: Ned's segment is called "Ned's Nerd Werld" (Yeah, I realize that the word "world" is spelled with an E.), where Ned talks about his awful and traumitizing childhood which is shown in the style of a cartoon drawing. Although in the first "Ned's Nerd Werld" segment, the opening sequence was different, and he talked about a robot panda that told him that he was going to become homeless and was going to be living on a bicycle and that he'll be morbidly obese and HIV positive, which results in Ned getting angry and destroying the panda with a baseball bat. In the Valentine's day episode "SEXY CUPID KILLED", Ned tries to find a girlfriend on a dating website, only to find out that it's just men exposing their...need I say more? He also posted a dating profile, which results in causing 2 girls to throw up after seeing his picture. In the Easter episode "SEXY & CRAZY ON EASTER", Ned shows us the hidden camera feature of his home security system and what it's recorded, like Ned putting peanut butter on his crotch and whipped cream on his ass for his dog to lick off, binging on pizza, Doritos, Cheetos, and Fritos, threatening to kill himself and then telling his mom that he didn't kill himself, and jacking off to Rebecca Black. He also shows us the hidden camera he installed in his girlfriend's house, which shows Ned's girlfriend having sex with another man. In the segment "ANIMATED SHANE DAWSON" from the interactive "Shane & Friends" video, Ned explains how each year when he makes a New Year's resolution, it never turns out well. Ned has a toy snow owl named Hedwig. (Yeah, I know that Harry Potter also has a snow owl named Hedwig.) Ned's room is always decorated with a bookcase full of books, and a whiteboard on the wall.

Paris Hilton: Paris' segment is called "Ask Paris Hilton", where she answers people's video questions with not-so-helpful nor positive advice. Paris' room is always decorated with a Taylor Lautner poster on the wall along with a painting of flowers and a birdhouse, and a table with a lamp and a ceramic pig wearing a tiara on it in the background. Paris' dog Tinkerbell is played by Shane Dawson's dog Miley. She even had special guests on her show like Lindsay Lohan (played by Lisa Schwartz), Britney Spears (played by Melissa Villasenor), and Kim Kardashian (played by Nikki Limo).

S-Deezy: S-Deezy's segment is called "S-Deezy's G-Spot", where he talks about stuff involving sex, and he also reluctantly invites a sexy female guest on his show which always results in S-Deezy getting aroused and ending up jizzing himself and calling out the names of Pokemons. When that occurs, the female guest that he has on his show always becomes shocked and/or grossed out and asks him "Did you just cum?" which then results in S-Deezy shooting the female guest with a gun. In the Valentine's Day episode "SEXY CUPID KILLED", S-Deezy's grandmother is invited on the show, where it's revealed that S-Deezy's real name is Stanley. And even she gets S-Deezy aroused and ends up getting shot. In the Easter episode "SEXY & CRAZY ON EASTER", Milly from "Ask Milly" is invited on the show. And even she ends up getting S-Deezy aroused and ends up getting shot. (Which is strange because even though Milly was shot, she's still alive and still doing "Ask Milly".) In an "S-Deezy's G-Spot" from the New Year's "Shane & Friends" video called "NUNS GONE WILD!!!", S-Deezy invites his old Catholic school teacher as a special guest and even she causes S-Deezy to get aroused and jizz himself, except instead of him shooting his Catholic school teacher, he accidentally shoots himself. S-Deezy's G-Spot is always decorated with a Kim Kardashian poster and a Bob Marley poster in the background.

Shane's Mom: Shane's Mom's segment is called "Wisdom From Shane's Mom", where she gives out not-so-helpful advice. Shane's Mom's wall is always decorated with empty beer bottles up on a shelf.

Aunt Hilda: Aunt Hilda's segment is called "Aunt Hilda's Home and Garden Show", where Aunt Hilda shows everyone how to do stuff like baking cookies shaped like..well, let's just say a certain male body part. And turning a boring plant into a beautiful flower plant by using tequila, limes, and human feces, and how to turn a simple pair of pants into a pair of sexy pants, and making dolls out of rolls of toilet paper, and tasting disgusting leftover soup, writing messages on Easter eggs, and even making a survival kit for the end of the world. Aunt Hilda's kitchen is always decorated with pink cupboards, a hanging microwave in the background, and a pineapple on the counter. Benny Fine made an appearance in the "Aunt Hilda's Home & Garden Show" segment "DRUNK on 2012!!!" as Ke$ha.

Shane: Shane's segment is called "Shane's Question Of The Day", where at the end of every "Shane & Friends" video, Shane asks the viewers his question of the day and to leave their response in the comments and they could win one of his T-Shirts from Hot Topic. Shane's bedroom is always decorated with a Reese's pillow in the background.

Man, I can see why Shane decided to quit "Shane & Friends". Because the last one he posted got flagged. (But it got re-uploaded.) So, I'm guessing that Shane's not going to do any more "Shane & Friends" videos because he's worried that they might get flagged. Do you think that's the reason why? What do you think?

Black and Green Duck

When my uncle and I went to the 2011 Deschutes county fair, we went to check out the birds they had there like ducks, geese, chickens, roosters, and turkeys. And there was this bird there that looked like a black duck with kind of a shade of green. But according to the sign on its cage, it said it was a chicken. But even I knew perfectly well that it was a duck because chickens don't have webbed feet. Do you guys agree that this is a duck?

B.L.T Poster Fail

On Sunday, July 17th, A YouTube user named BrittaniLouiseTaylor held a contest for designs for her own poster, and she had us submit them to bltpostercontest@gmail.com, and they had to be 24 x 18 on image size and 300 DPI, which seemed too small on my Paint program. And the winner would be chosen on Saturday, July 30th. (But she chose the winner a week late.) But when I tried to submit my poster design to the poster contest at GMail.com, the link wouldn't work. And I do have a Google account. Anyway, here's my poster design. It's Brittani as a cherry lollipop, and at the bottom of the poster is the word "SWEET". You can tell that's Brittani because she's wearing the silver tiara hair clip that she wore in Shane Dawson's "HAUNTED HOUSE PARTY" video. This poster idea should have won. But no! Another YouTube user named JanixCherie won the poster contest. While I think MY poster idea is sweet. JanixCherie isn't! I'm not kidding! I admit that I'm jealous, there's no way to deny it. I mean, do you think MY poster design should have won? Have a look for yourself and tell me your honest opinion. That means you, Brittani. And you too, JanixCherie!

Party Animals fun house.

Today, at the 2011 Deschutes county fair, I went into this fun house called Party Animals, and check out these pictures I took while I was in there.

Dance party: When I entered the fun house, the first thing I went through was what looked like to be an futurtistic dance studio. They had this huge orange stereo that played loud pop music from the '80s and '90s. There were footprints painted on the floor, and there were some silly mirrors.

Footprints: These are the footprints painted on the floor in the dance studio part of the fun house.

Silly mirror: This is one of the silly mirrors in the fun house. It was kind of hard to take a picture of the mirror without the camera flash reflecting off of it.

Paint splatter maze: Next, I went through a maze that had paint splattered on the walls.

Moving floor: Next, I had to cross a metal floor that moved up and down.

Rolling pipes:  Next, I had to cross some metal pipes that rolled when you walk on them.

Rotating floor: Next, I had to cross a rotating guard railed floor.

Tumbling exit: And last but not least, I had to exit through the tumbling exit. It was the only way out. When I got in it, I kept tumbling inside it. I almost crushed my digital camera.