Saturday, August 22, 2015

#BFWStreetStyle







My recent OOTD pictures taken around my beloved city, Bellevue (all pulled from IG). More updates will be coming soon on events, work, projects I'm working on, and what I've been up to followed by a bio post about this blog. Keep in touch! :)

~Tiff 





Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Vancity Vacay for a Day!

Panorama of the small garden and Vancouver city skyline from the Blodel Conservatory

Kramer the pinkish flamingo-like cockatoo, full of sass this one

From my seat on the patio of the Sandbar restaurant on Granville Island

Pixelated whale statue next to the Vancouver Convention Center

Panorama of the beautiful, structured architecture of the Telus Garden downtown

Art project/installation in Robson Square in front of the Vancouver City Art Gallery

Telus Garden Building front

Telus Garden building interior, front lobby

Suspension Bridge- Lynn Canyon Park

The Looking glass lens, fish eye perspective of the creek in Lynn Canyon Park

Balancing act of rocks and stones

View from driving over the bridge

Panorama from the beach to the city skyline
Beach view of boats


Beautiful tree growing on the side of the beach

Watching the sunset panorama

Art project on Granville Island

Panorama view standing next to the water by the convention center

Panorama of the water, convention center, and Canada place


I went to Vancouver, BC in Canada for just a day trip and these are some of the pics I took! :) There are also more pictures on my Instagram profile.

I'll update you guys more soon! I'll do a fashion post and briefly mention my blog bio that I have yet to write about. Thank you all for your patience. I'm going to more Seattle startup and social networking events this week, which I definitely will take pics of. Also, we were able to obtain some space in the awesome Galvanize building (from the previous post), for the start up company I'm interning at! We finally get to work side by side each other in a space we can call our own. I'm looking forward to Fall again and the changes just around the corner. In the meantime, stay cool and keep in touch! Ttyl.

~Tiff

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Galvanize Summer Tech Party (the trending #SiliconValley phase)







These pictures were taken last night at Galvanize's new space in Seattle's Pioneer Square for their summer tech party. It was such an amazing spacious place with multiple levels and innovative snacks and food to munch on.  With an amazing view and a beautifully decorated interior, it was a perfect social networking night. One level was an event space with a dance floor and a live DJ. There was a photo booth for guests to take pictures and there was even a level solely dedicated as an art gallery!

I'm looking forward to going to more fun events in the future and to see the progress of start-ups in the Seattle area continue to grow. In the meantime, I hope you guys are still having a great weekend and I'll keep in touch. Talk to you guys soon!

~Tiff





Friday, August 7, 2015

I'm not going to be stuffed in some "glass box"

From the outside looking in (the front of the building)


little comfy chair


Specially made and super soft wool before it turns into yarn, a very long piece


Spinning yarn for Rumpelstilstkin haha jk idk what it's called (ROVE Space reflection)


Awkward candid/selfies, mirror mirror on the floor


Screen on Yarn, a live feed video of a woman dancing around her cocoon


the biffle speculating this interesting scene
 
Love for Rove
 
The bestie came back from her almost month-long hiatus to Aussie. I missed her so much, and it was great to finally get to see her and catch up with her right when she got back. (She literally came back the night before we hung out the next day). Talk about true friendship!
 
To welcome her back to good 'ol Seatown/posh Bellevue, we had sushi in one of our usual spots in downtown Bellevue then went to First Thursday Artwalks in Seattle at a new art space that had just recently opened. We chatted, caught up, and ended the night with a perfect cup (in this case glass, since we got iced tea) of tea at our other usual spot in Seattle. The place tends to be opened later, even on the weekdays, and is a popular spot to sip tea and study for students that go to the university nearby.
 
The new art venue space is called Glass Box Gallery and it's a neat and cute building that is literally shaped like a box. It's  easy to spot and located next to the Shell gas (petro) station in front of the Uwajimaya grocery market next to Seattle's CenturyLink Field (It is the field where the Seattle Seahawks play American football for the National Football League and where our soccer [futbol] team, the Sounders, play).
 
I like the white minimal simplicity of the interior. It also has beautiful wood panels for the ceiling with bright lights. The space has the ideal aesthetics and platform for showcasing interactive art installations and larger, commanding pieces. Since it is, its own little center and building with its own parking lot (super convenient, especially in Seattle), it feels more "special" and unique because it isn't a storefront or a space that's being leased out or part of a bigger building. It's secluded but not closed off, and it gives the whole art space an actual "spacious" and roomier feeling. It was more comfortable, less hectic, less crowded, and there was less noise. Maybe it was the timing of when we went, but everything felt more right going and being in an art venue that was farther away from all the busy-ness of the usual art area.
 
The pics above are ones that I took of the event and the space (there are some pics on here in this series that I posted on here exclusively and they're not on IG! So feel special! ;P). The event was created and is affiliated with lovecitylove. You should check them out because what they stand for, care about, and who they are make them pretty cool and real people. And I believe we are always in need of real people, if you know what I mean.
They opened up their headquarters space again and are starting to hold their weekly social event where you can go to socialize, dance, listen to music, chill, or whatever. It's a great way to bring people from around the city together. I'm actually going to go visit their headquarters this weekend to see what's new along with other activities. As always, I'll keep you guys posted on here but also on my "main domain"- IG. You know where to find me!
 
Keep in touch and stay tuned for your Adventure Time with Tiff! Or as I like to call it, "Tiff-ventures." (I hashtag it on IG on the pics that I do take from my adventures). I'll talk to you guys later and have an adventurous weekend!
 
~Tiff
 






Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Lately




Long time no see. This summer has been going by way too fast and the time has just been flying like crazy. 

So, what have I been up to? The usual, trying to get my stuff together and thinking about my future. Struggling with career moves and trying to get by in the mean time, I'm trying to get back on my feet and stay steady. And just like most people, I've been doing the hardest thing anyone has always considered- whether to chase my dreams or not. 
I am doing an internship to gain experience in a specified field I'm passionate about, and I'm taking classes to learn more about design. Besides wanting to adventure everywhere, I'm trying to be more involved in the city and go to different events in the rising, beautiful cities of Bellevue and Seattle. 

It's gonna be a pain. But if I really want to do what I'm passionate about I guess I got to struggle in the meantime and in the midst of confusion. We'll see how things go. But even though things have been challenging, I still have hope in chasing down the sun. 

On that note, the top picture is the most recent candid/picture of me. I'm going to take a series of more candid pictures soon before the end of September for a local IG contest. It's been awhile since I took outfit pics. I've been wanting to get back into the groove of things, including being able to blog more and take more pictures of my local Tiff-ventures. Which is what the second picture is about!  

Well again, follow me on IG to keep in touch! :) My tag is: sonder_wonder. I hope to see you on there! I'll be back here soon.