What is the Tour of OC?
Today, June 30, 2010, Long Boards Ice cream is launching a social location challenge called the Tour of OC using location sharing service Gowalla and 20 spots around Orange County. To participate in the tour, all you need is a mobile phone (preferably a smartphone such as an iPhone, Blackberry, Android, or webOS) and the will to go out and check out those spots. Some of the spots you can check into on this trip are the Orange County Register, Angels Stadium, Huntington …

Last month I had the pleasure of tasting a TimTam, a chocolate covered malted biscuit originally from Australia, which is full of pure amazingness. The perfect crunch of biscuits, the way the chocolate slowly melts… I really want another pack now. Sorry to hype it up so much, I’m just such a big fan of them now!
The only place I know of now of where to find these Australian biscuits year round is the food section at Cost Plus World Market where they come in at $3.99 USD about $1.50 …

Watching the 2010 Winter Olympics definitely got me interested in the niche sport of Curling. I got hooked on it and wanted to try it out myself. Only problem is that I don’t have the brooms, shoes, or rocks, not to mention a curling sheet.
But guess what! Many other people got the curling bug just like I did and started calling ice rinks about the sport and now we can play it in Orange County!
For the newbies to curling, which I would expect it to be most of us, Anaheim …

After exiting the 91-motorway,  you can find yourself in a quaint little courtyard at the Villa del Sol center where a most unusual shop can be found.  Specializing in goods from the land of the Beatles,  Harry Potter, and James Bond, the British Grocer in Downtown Fullerton stocks it’s shelves full of British sweets and necessities.
Upon entering the shop, you’re greeted by shelves of sweets, tea sets, and the owner of the store, an old British lady whose voice made me smile and think of the memories of when I …

The feeling of air going through your hair, the rush of a turbo, and the force of taking a turn – ahh…the sensations that driving a car can give you. Don’t you just love ‘em?
Cars are such a big part of our lives, especially here in Orange County, that I’m really happy that we are a center for anything regarding the automobile – from being HQ to some car companies like Kia and Mazda, and to holding some great weekly events like Cars and Coffee.
Well, we have two more events …

Ahh…polaroid photos. Press a button. You’re blind for a split second, then you start flailing your arms everywhere. It’s a process that we’ve seen people do and have done ourselves many times.
Sadly, Polaroid stopped producing their beloved instant cameras in 2007 and will stop producing their instant film this year. (the 600 series is supposedly going to expire today!) There is a chance for you to relive those moments and also the moments of hundreds of others.
The Hibbleton Gallery in Downtown Fullerton will be opening an exhibit called “INSTANT GRATIFICATION: …

STAR WARS. MUSIC. LIVE.
You know what that equals? Awesomeness in your ears.
And just in case you didn’t know, John Williams is the musical genius that created the epic music for the Star Wars movies as well as many other films such as Harry Potter, Superman, and Indiana Jones. You know who I’m talking about.
The Star Wars music concert, appropriately named Star Wars in Concert, is a multimedia event featuring the music of Star Wars performed by a full symphony orchestra  and choir accompanied by footage from the films on a 3-story …

This video of a screaming kid on a roller coaster has been getting around on the interwebs and some TV and in case you didn’t notice,  it takes place on one of Orange County’s best roller coasters – the Silver Bullet at Knott’s Berry Farm.
Story behind this video though is that Cartoon Network has a show called Brain Rush, where contestants try to answer trivia questions while riding one of the many roller coasters at Knott’s. You can try to be on the show too I guess…though I don’t know …

This is heaven for all you bacon lovin’ yelpers out there:
Yelp OC’s Sizzlin Bacon Bash is July 9th at the OC Fair. You’ll get to try mouthwatering “baconated dishes” like bacon gelato, candied bacon, and ground bacon burgers. Yumm!
Count me in! Except I can’t go because it’s for you people that are 21+. So have fun without me!
Hit the link for more instructions that you must follow in order to attend!!!
Yelp OC’s Sizzlin Bacon Bash

Tranquil Tea Lounge is going to open in Downtown Fullerton this Friday! The vitaminOC team and I have been super excited and we can’t wait for it to open.
Tranquil Tea Lounge is owned by brother and sister, Jon Munsayac and Michellee Phelps. The lounge will be a cool place to try their selection of over 85 different varieties of loose leaf teas as well as a place to dine, buy tea accessories, attend special events, or hold your own there as well.
I was able to meet them a few times …