Monday, January 16, 2012

364. Innovative

364. Innovative
Definition:
(adj) original and creative thinking, introducing new ideas
Location Placed: Kane Brewing Company, Ocean Township, New Jersey
Date Placed: 1/14/12 at 5:12pm
Status: Found by Phil





I hadn't heard of this brewing company until right before one of my friends suggested we check it out. They give out free brewery tours on the weekends (I believe? If you're interested, you might want to check before going.) Having only ever been on distillery tours, a brewery tour sounded like a nice addition. I'm always game to learn a few new things, and I certainly did. If you're local and looking for a little something different to do, I'd recommend popping over!

Monday, January 9, 2012

363. Accurate

363. Accurate
Definition:
(adj) careful and free from errors
Location Placed: Scottsdale Quarter, Scottsdale, Arizona
Date Placed: 1/2/12 at 1:21pm





The warmest day of the trip at over 80 degrees, we decided to do some shopping in one of the lovely areas of Scottsdale. It made me totally long for warm weather at home. But at least I stocked up on the sun while I was down there. It's also nice that *knock on wood* this winter has been pleasantly mild so far with no excessive amounts of snow. I mostly keep inside during the winter months. What do you guys do during the winter to bide the time until the warmth?

362. Holiday

362. Holiday
Definition:
(n) a day of celebration and festivity
Location Placed: Joe's Fresh Grill, Gilbert, Arizona
Date Placed: 12/31/11 at 5:57pm





We decided to check out Joe's as it was featured on the TV show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. We enjoyed our burgers and hot dogs under the shade of some sort of large tree. It was pretty nice when it was light out. We followed the rest of this holiday evening buying and setting off some fireworks. Unlike where we live, buying fireworks in a grocery store parking lot is legal as well as setting off said fireworks on private properties. We also took advantage on New Year's Day of the holiday and set them off that night too!

361. Peace

361. Peace
Definition:
(n) quiet, calm, serenity
Location Placed: Southeast Regional Library, Gilbert, Arizona
Date Placed: 12/31/11 at 3:39pm
Status: Found on 12/31/11!





We were out enjoying the warmth of the preserve I mentioned in Crane 360 when I realized that the library bordered the preserve. So I absolutely had to at least walk around it. Since we were with a group of people, I just got to see the outside and the front area. But that was nice enough. Plus it was in the 70s temperature wise outside, so we definitely wanted to milk it for all it was worth!

Email on Jan. 1, 2012 at 4:50pm
"Hello!

I found Crane 361 at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve/ Public Library while walking with my mom and dog, Zoie. The message “peace” definitely corresponds perfectly with this time of year and spending time with family. My mom will use the crane as a part of her elementary teaching lesson about Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes and then I might take it to college with me.


Thanks for making our day and good luck with your project!
-Emily (and Zoie the dog)"

Emily included a lovely picture of herself and Zoie with Crane 361! I was super excited to hear about Emily finding this crane followed shortly by Crane 360 being found.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

360. Cute

360. Cute
Definition:
(adj) attractive or pretty in an endearing way
Location Placed: The Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, Arizona
Date Placed: 12/31/11 at 2:53pm
Status: FOUND!





Over the holiday, a handheld GPS was acquired so we decided to go geocaching with a couple friends in the area. For those unfamiliar with geocaching, it's kind of like an adult treasure hunt. You use coordinates to find hidden caches, which can be little trinkets with a pad of paper to record when you visited, or just a pad. You never really know what you're going to find so it's always a surprise. We ended up finding 4 caches in the preserve and is a nice walk even if you're not into that sort of thing.

EDIT://1.2.12
This crane was found by Val on 12.31.11. She emailed me today to let me know she found it while on a walk with her son and his friend. She says she plans on bringing it with her to Palm Springs when she heads out there shortly!

359. Astonish

359. Astonish
Definition:
(v) to surprise or impress greatly
Location Placed: Chino Bandidos, Phoenix, Arizona
Date Placed: 12/30/11 at 11:50a





On TV there is a show called Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, hosted by Guy Fieri. Guy goes around and finds the best of the little places around the U.S. So Chino Bandido's was one of the ones he featured on the TV show. They serve a bunch of different foods together (Chinese & Mexican, mostly). It's apparently a favorite where I'm staying, so we popped over there. Let me just say how astonished I was! I had a Chinese BBQ Pork quesadilla with pork fried rice, and it was amazing! I was a bit hesitant but if you're in the area, it's well worth a check out.