A little bit of snow finally came ’round. I love all the snow you can see falling in the pictures – those flakes got pretty large!
Posts Tagged ‘experiences’
Blanket of snow!
Lego creations
Look at all the cool things they can build with Legos!!
lego escalator from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
lego santa sleigh from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
lego hollywood bowl from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Adventures in cooking
For a period, my cousin and I had to fend for ourselves, so we got into cooking rather than eating out or microwaving. This is what we ate that week…
Dogs in cars
I come across a fair share of dogs waiting in cars for their owners (sometimes with them too). Other than the pair of dogs I saw hanging out together in the front seats of a car, here are some others I’ve noted:
Birthday memories
Today’s Panda’s birthday! We spent a quiet day running errands and buying groceries, then enjoyed a nice meal out before retiring for the night to work on our own stuff. Since I don’t have any footage of today, let’s review what we did on my birthday recently. 😛
striking metal from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Hosting scare
Whew! I got an email this morning telling me account was deactivated due to malware or a virus, which made me freak out a little bit. I reviewed the email and thought that it wanted me to delete a file called “malware.txt” but as it turns out, that’s the file outlining which files might be affected. Oops! I called up my hosting company, JustHost (which used to be Super Green Hosting but was bought out by JH), and they re-generated the file for me.
This time I opened it up and reviewed the listed files… they were all WordPress themes or plugins, most of which were inactive anyway, so I deleted all but one plugin. I carefully checked the PHP code for that lone plugin and determined that there was nothing suspicious. This time when I called up JustHost, they were able to reactivate the account for me. What a relief!
Just for precaution, I updated the password for my WordPress account to something more secure, so hopefully that will stave off future hackers.
Sudden hail
Weather’s been rather chilly in the east, with bits of snow trying to stick on the ground in the DC area. Reminds me of the day it randomly hailed for just a few seconds in LA.
hail in socal from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Valentine’s surprise
I’m not usually one for fanfare, but I do love a nice surprise now and then. Look at what Panda got me for Valentine’s! 🙂
BzzAgent to the rescue!
So I mentioned in my MorningStar Farms post that I got it for free from BzzAgent, which I joined just a few months ago. Since then, I’ve gotten invited to two more campaigns, both of which have been really fitting and timely for my current needs! One was for Schick’s Hydro Silk razor and the other was for Garnier’s Olia hair dye.
I’ve been using the same brand of razor since I started shaving and since I shave so infrequently, I actually have the original handle and am only on the third blade. Granted, I’ve used some disposable ones here and there and once got another brand attached to the shaving cream I bought, but for the most part that original razor has lasted me for a decade or so.
When BzzAgent sent me the new Schick Hydro Silk razor for free, I was pretty excited to try something new. My old razor would sometimes give me knicks and I was always wary of shaving around my knees and ankles because of it. With the Schick though, it glided so smoothly that I had to try a second and third time just to make sure it worked! I couldn’t believe it was so slick against my skin. I love that it has 5 blades that are close together, providing a really smooth shave. Now I have a razor that will probably last me another decade!
Most recently, I was offered to join the Garnier Olia campaign. It’s a revolutionary new hair dye that uses oils to provide permanent hair color with no ammonia. Love it already! Apparently it has a bunch of natural flower oils so it smells great and it conditions and restores hair. I’m about to get my hair cut this weekend and I was literally just thinking to myself how nice it would be if I could get it colored. At this point though, I’m not about to pay for a coloring at the salon. Then along came Olia, which I am getting a coupon for a free box of. I can’t wait to try it!!
I’m pretty pleased with BzzAgent and I’m really excited to keep getting to try out great products like these.