Summer 2013 List Completed

50 Things to Do in the Summer

(31 Things done Summer 2013!)

1.          Go to OC fair 7/12 to 8/11, Weds free entrance with donation

2.           Disneyland

3.           Ride the orange balloon. http://www.ocgp.org/visit/balloon/

4.           Hike to Laguna 

5.           Pick melons at Tanaka farms. http://www.tanakafarms.com/

6.           See fireworks

7.           Go to LA galaxy game http://www.lagalaxy.com/schedule 

8.           Trampoline: Big Air OC http://www.bigairoc.com/

9.           Getty http://www.getty.edu/museum/

10.          Museum of man exhibit

11.          Rock climbing at rock creation AGE LIMIT

a.     http://rockreation-cm.com/about-rates/

12.          Family board game night competition

13.          Family video game night

14.          Write Cali post cards tomin 5 (max 10) faraway friends

15.          Take 1/3 of money earned and buy food for food bank

16.          Clean books out and donate to food bank or operation paperback

17.          Go to baseball game

18.          Build sandcastle or other fortress

19.          Use architect software:

      http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/

20.          Bowling http://irvinelanes.com/

21.          Water balloon fight with friends

22.          View the night summer sky constellations (great park 6/28)

a.    Top ten objects to see in the summer sky http://www.space.com/9060-top-10-summer-sky-objects-fall.html

b.   http://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/calendar.asp?cType=day&date=6/29/2013

c.    July 27-UCI FREE event for public The Biggest Lenses in the Universe: Bending of Light by Gravity, http://www.physics.uci.edu/~observat/

d.   Aug 11/12 FREE UCI Perseid Meteor shower

http://www.physics.uci.edu/~observat/node/102

http://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/calendar.asp?cType=day&date=7/27/2013

23.          Make A movie

24.          Factory tour Cars 

a.    http://www.marconimuseum.org/museum-collection/about-the-museum/

b.   http://www.marconimuseum.org/museum-collection/schedule-a-tour/

25.          Read a new graphic novel

26.          Lemonade stand for charity(and bake sale )

27.          Nerf gun war at park with friends, prizes for winners

28.          Glow stick hide and seek at a park

29.          Get a cool tattoo (temporary) from sawdust

a.    http://www.sawdustartfestival.org/

30.          Create pottery in weird shape at sawdust too bad they lost it!!

31.          Pageant of the masters http://www.foapom.com/

32.          Do 5 acts if random kindness

33.          Meet a new friend

34.          Go to a flea market and buy something

a.    http://www.oldtownfleamarket.com/

35.          Bike to the beach

36.          Buy a lottery ticket ($5 limit)

37.          Build something with wood, nails, hammer

38.          Donate old toys or sell at garage sale 7/27

39.          Read a book about a country we want to visit

40.          Paint watercolor or other painting

41.          Go fishing http://www.lagunaniguellake.com/

42.          Go to coin collector store: find out value of 1917 coin

43.          Host a party for some friends

44.          Go find a zip line –will have to wait!

45.          Do Bungee Jump at Balboa Fun Zone

46.          Do games, treats, Ferris wheel at Balboa Fun Zone

47.          Go to Balboa Peninsula/Newport Beach: Beach Day

48.          Go to Montage Beach

49.          Travel to Northern Cali

50.          Shopping Spree with money raised from garage sale

Other Fun things August:

1.      California Advenute

2.      Monterey Aquarium

3.      Big Sur

4.      Hearst Castle

5.      Cousin visit/Maccabi Games

6.      Pixar Concert

Update from summer list 50 things to do

                                                            Other Things I have done from my list

1.      OC Fair:

a.      Highlights: hamster ball on water, giant alligator,  giant steer, giant horse, farm animals cacophony[like a goat youtube(see below)  times 10], funnel cake, BUTTERFLY feeding for $1!, sky tram, giant air flip ride (see below), fun house, winning new Beta fish called Archibald Merrimac the First, seeing piglet with a tshirt on (not really but his skin was colored that way)

GOAT CACOPHANY IN SONGSHUGE RIDE I WENT ON AT OC FAIR

2.      Seeing Wolverine: Rating 8.5

3.      Bowling at Irvine Lanes

4.      Attempt at seeing Saturn, failed due to clouds but was super fun

5.      Baseball game with friends, Angels win over the Toronto Blue Jays

6.      Lemonade stand for charity: raised $350 for cancer research

7.      Operation Paperback book collection: mailed 311 books to military families

8.      Paperback books and games for South County Outreach

9.      Garage Sale raised over $300, $40 to Jessie Rees Foundation, $40 to Ovarian Cancer, $40 to South County Outreach, mom gave her 1/3 to charity, last 1/3 was used to buy new Nike backpack and Nike socks

 

 

Other fun things

1.      Saw Maccabi games opening ceremony, ArtsFest, and basketball

2.      Saw Pageant of Masters with my Grandma and Max (cousin)-better 2^nd time

3.      Went to Sawdust again and met graphic artist, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Durden-Art/171916452915763

4.      Read Maus II

5. Re-read The Adventures Of Tintin comic series

Other fun things I've done (some not on the list)

Here is the latest:

1. ESPN Zone
2. Downtown Disney
3. Big Air
4. Montage Beach-major rescues by lifeguards, toddler being pulled into the deep ocean
5. Trumpet Academy with Barry Perkins: http://barryp.com/trumpet-academy Barry is the first chair of Pacific Symphony and has played 3rd chair with LA Phil, and is in TONS of summer movies playing the trumpet like: White House Down, Lone Ranger, Pacific Rim, Monsters University, Spiderman, Wolverine, Men in Black 3, and so many more. He also knows Bruno Mars band. I met a famous trumpet player, Dave Evans http://www.csulb.edu/depts/music/brass/david_evans.html
6. Saw Pacific Rim -My review A for action scenes, pretty good plot that wasn't very predictable
7. Saw World War Z-My review A- , if you get scared easily, don't see it since there are some frightening scenes. A very good plot, but predictable.
8. Sorted all my toys for selling at upcoming garage sale: July 27th!
9. Got a new Babolat racquet and a new Samsung Galaxy tablet

Summer fun foods

1. Ate S'mores, looking forward to the OC Fair for more fun eating!

Overall most fun activities:

1. LA with my cousins, Aunt, Uncle
2. Big Air with a friend
3. Robot programming!
4. Basketball league

What I've done so far on my Summer 50 Things to Do

Summer 50 Things to Do: Ten Completed

1. Go to LA galaxy game http://www.lagalaxy.com/schedule  7/7, 7/20,8/17, 8/31-
2. Create pottery in weird shape at sawdust
3. Pageant of the masters http://www.foapom.com/
4. Do Bungee Jump at Balboa Fun Zone
5. Do games, treats at Balboa Fun Zone,  still need to do: Ferris wheel at Balboa Fun Zone
6. Go to Balboa Peninsula/Newport Beach: Beach Day
7. Go to Montage Beach
8. Get a cool tattoo (temporary) from Sawdust http://www.sawdustartfestival.org/
9.   See fireworks-saw 11 fireworks shows on July 4!
10. Read a new graphic novel: Maus by Art Speigelman 

Other fun items done:

1. Baseball card shop my Grandpa
2. Madame Tussaud my cousins, Aunt, Uncle
3. Griffith Observatory with my cousins, Aunt, Uncle
4. MILK, with cousins, Aunt, Uncle http://www.themilkshop.com/
5. Greenblatt’s Deli with cousins, Aunt, Uncle http://greenblattsdeli.com/
6. Farrell’s with my Grandma,Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle, cousins
7. Saw my cousin perform at Broadway camp
8. Saw my cousin perform in Annie camp
9. Donated 1/3 of my money saved this year to American Cancer, Jessie Rees Foundation, and South County Food Bank
10. Put money aside to open up new bank account
11. Cleaned out old toys for garage sale 7/27

Summer Reading Book List

AUGUST 21-24: Scholastic Warehouse Sale in Anaheim

Books that will be on sale in the summer at the Scholastic Warehouse for HUGE discounts!

http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/events/warehouse/

Currently Reading:Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer 

This book is not for children, but is an exciting, action packed, science fiction novel which is good for teens.

Recommended: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Coming in November Ender's Game Movie,here's the trailer:

Historical WWII Books

Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus: WWII story  

Children of Willesden Lane by Mona Golabek

Graphic Novels to read:

Hades: Lord of the Dead: The Olympians, book 4 by George O’Connor

Primates by Jim Ottaviani

Science Fiction To read:

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

The Testing by Joelle Carbonneau

Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman

Sylo by DJ Machale

Funny books to read:

Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli

Winger by Andrew Smith

My Brother is a Big Fat Liar and How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill by James Patterson

Must read for game players!

Escape from Mr Lemoncello's Library by Chris Gravenstein

SPORTS STORIES:

Final Four by Paul Volponi

True Legend by Mike Lupica

Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks 

Miscellaneous Book to Read:

Wonder by RJ Palacio

Never Say Die by Will Hobbs like My Side of the Mountain: Jean Craighead George, Must read for people who like wilderness stories.

Fun books: 5000 Awesome Facts National Geographic

Upcoming Books I want to read (read first books in series to understand these new releases):

Allegiant 10/22 (Divergent series)

I am Four Lost Files, Secret Histories 7/23 (I am Number Four)

Fall of Five 8/27 (I am Number Four series)

House of Hades Rick Rioridan, (Heroes of Olympus #4) 10/8

Orange County Fair July 12-August 11 Events!

Orange County Fair: July 12-August 11

http://www.ocfair.com/2013/mobile/

Discount Weds: free entrance plus carnival ride

7/14 12-4 food drive

7/24 book drive

7/31 clothing drive

8/7 school drive supply

Thurs 12 under free

Concerts include free admission

7/17 tribute to Green Day

7/21 Counting Crows

7/26 Weezer

8/1 tribute Bon Jovi

8/3 tribute Pink floyd

8/7 tribute to Queen 

Events include free admission

7/13 Speedway Derby

7/12 Xtreme Motor

7/24 to 7/28 Monster X tour

8/3 Dodgeball championship

8/7 Orange Crush demolition

Summer Foods To Eat!

Summer fun foods must eat!

Funnel cakes

Snow cone

Balboa Frozen Banana

Ice cream

Cotton candy

Watermelon picked by me from the farm as big as I can carry

Lemonade: make my own from our tree

Grow peppers or tomatoes and eat!

Farmers market, summer fruits 

Donut day 

Gelato

Caramel apple

S'mores!

Try 5 new foods

Make my own Popsicles