As a "just for fun" post, I thought I would share some of the random fun things that I have given to my boyfriend as gifts. Some were joke gifts since I love including a joke gift when giving any kind of presents!
We are starting off with Banada Duck because he's awesome! I gave him as a joke gift because I thought it was just too funny! He's yellow, which is my boyfriend's favourite colour, and he reminds me of the goose from Untitled Goose Game which my boyfriend and I played together. He is actually a garden statue but my boyfriend keeps him by the door of his apartment and I pat him on the head and greet him whenever I enter and exit.
While at an antiques market, I saw some moustache tea cups! These tea cups were created to protect the moustache of men from being ruined by tea. Since my boyfriend has facial hair, I just had to buy one for him!
This Fruity Pebbles candle smells just like cereal! It's from an amazing local business called Joyful Home which makes the most fantastic candles! When I smelled it, it reminded me of my boyfriend because he drinks a lot of milk. Since my thoughts instantly went to him, I just had to gift it to him. Plus it being yellow was just icing on the cake!
This dancing sunflower was a major joke gift. I thought it was too funny plus, again, it's yellow! It is very similar to the famous dancing cactus. It plays music, dances, and mimics voices.
Isn't it fun when you come across awesome things on the internet? I found an avatar builder that was made for the Peanuts movie that came out in November. I thought that it was a lot of fun and decided to play around with other avatar builders and share my favourites with all of you! I also included links to all of the avatar builders. You're welcome!
This character maker only has a bit of English here and there but it isn't too hard to figure out how to use it. I think my little chanrio looks super cute!
I had a lot of fun with this one! I decided to make it look like me but with some awesome differences, like green hair and knives which I think are possibly throwing knives.
This one is my favourite avatar creator! You basically make your human self first and then you get to add animal parts! So fun! This is the avatar that ended up looking the most like me too, other than the animal parts, of course. I wish I had butterfly wings!
I was born in 1993 meaning I was 4 years old in 1997 so I got to experience some of the kiddy goodness from the 90s and also the kiddy goodness from the early 2000s. I am also a Canadian, therefore I didn't just get to experience the kiddy goodness from the 90s and early 2000s, I got to experience Canadian kiddy goodness. Without further ado, let me take you back on a trip down memory lane with some of the things that I remember from my Canadian 90s/early 2000s childhood.
Sugar from YTV's The Zone
Sugar (real name: Stephanie) was a host on YTV's The Zone from 2001-2007. The Zone is an afternoon programming block on YTV where the hosts entertain viewers and also introduce the TV shows that are on the YTV station at that time.
I remember watching The Zone when I came home from school. I will never forget her high voice! Just watch some old videos of her hosting The Zone on youtube and you will know what I mean. I remember when Sugar hosted The Zone with Pat and then when she hosted it with Carlos once Pat left. I also remember when Sugar left for Hollywood. Apparently Carlos is still the current host.
Concerned Children's Advertisers: "The North American House Hippo" and "Don't You Put It In Your Mouth"
The North American House Hippo:
Don't You Put It In Your Mouth:
These two advertisements, "The North American House Hippo" and "Don't You Put It In Your Mouth," are the ones that I remember most from Concerned Children's Advertisers (now known as Companies Committed to Kids). "The North American House Hippo" was part of their media literacy advertisements and it encouraged kids not to believe everything they see on TV. "Don't You Put It In Your Mouth" was part of their child safety advertisements and it encouraged kids to ask someone they love before putting anything in their mouth. Concerned Children's Advertisers/Companies Committed to Kids also made and still makes other advertisements about various children's issues.
"The North American House Hippo" is such a neat advertisement because 1) it seems so real and 2) it mentions Canada as the home of the house hippo. It's so funny and cute! I always remember the part about how the house hippo eats "the crumbs from peanut butter on toast." This is such a cool Canadian advertisement that so many people remember! In my opinion, it's one of the best Canadian advertisements ever made. I'm really excited about how you can actually buy house hippo shirts and bags now!
"Don't You Put It In Your Mouth" is a really goofy and kind of creepy advertisement but that's one of the reasons why I remember it so well. The song was so catchy that I can still recite some of the lyrics.
Crosscountry Canada
Crosscountry Canada is a geographical and educational computer game made in 1991 which you can now play online for free! Basically, you drive around Canada in a truck and you have a sort of mission where you have to pick up certain items and bring them back to certain certain cities. To do this, however, you have to type in the commands (for example: drive north, look at map, go to gas station, etc.).
We had this game on the computers at my elementary school. I remember how annoying it was to have to type in the commands. After playing it recently, I got so frustrated because I couldn't remember the commands that you have to type in and the game kept telling me that it didn't understand or when wanting to go in a certain direction, it kept telling me that I couldn't go that way. Seeing a hitchhiker was always exciting, however, and it's cool how the game would give you a little safety warning before picking up the hitchhiker.
Sharon, Lois, & Bram
Skinnamarink:
Sharon, Lois, & Bram formed in Toronto in 1978 and they have been entertaining kids ever since! Their singing is unforgettable, especially "Skinnamarink." Apparently Sharon and Bram still perform together but Lois left the group in 2000.
Well, thanks for strolling down memory lane with me! If you're a Canadian 90s/early 2000s child, I hope this brought back memories!
I usually don't like photos of Finnlegh yawning because I was really just trying to take a normal picture of him but I'm starting to like them! They're funny!
Finnlegh didn't really like wearing these doggie boots. He tried to get them off several times on the day that I took this photo and he eventually got them off. He's so cute, though! Look at that sweet smile! Now, if only I could find all of those boots again so that his feet won't get cold in all of the snow outside.
Today, I have decided to share the list of nicknames that I have for Finnlegh. This photo of him was taken in front of the grape vines that grow on our pool fence. Like the leaves on the grape vines, I have many nicknames for Finnlegh and, like the vines themselves, some nicknames have led to others. Enjoy!
Here's another photo of Finnlegh that I decorated using skittlesselfie.ca. Wouldn't it be awesome if outer space was really made up of Skittles (and had super cute animals)?!
I found out about skittlesselfie.ca where you can make a photo into a Skittles mosaic or you can decorate a photo with various Skittles things available on the website so I decorated a photo of Finnlegh! He looks like an angry man! Hehe!
