Author: Ikea

.. where Ikea goes to garage48 demo event

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!

guess what? last weekend something fun happened in Tallinn and it was called garage48. i have to say that we, giraffes, don’t know much about garages usually, but apparently it was not in a garage at all. in fact, it seemed like it was in a restaurant of some sort, if u ask me. but i know from my friend Angel (he knows these things) that this event was not about cooking, it was about music. and it was a hackatlon. i’m not exactly sure what it means, but it’s a lot like running, except instead of running you do programming. and some other fun things like marketing. and if you do it over 48 hours, that’s like a marathon running. i like running a lot, u know! but i can’t tell u for sure, because when i got there, most of this hackatlon-ing was already done!

instead, there were presentations. they call these presentations “demos” and apparently they (the teams) have 3 minutes to explain what they have been doing last 48 hours. and the best one gets a diploma. so it’s a lot like the Olympics. Except that u don’t need to do a presentation there, i’m afraid! so, as u can see i took a couple of fotografs only because later, when i was planning to make more the projects got very much fun.. so i didn’t! but check out the projects! my favorite is SongBoutique, because i have really been looking for a nice song to send my friend Sipsik for her birthday..

well, in fact, i need to go check if they are in itunes already. so, until then, let me know if you have been to any hackatlons recently? have fun and cu l8r!

 

.. where Ikea and Tik try coke from the US!

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!

gr8 news! two gr8 news in fact!! first of all, best news EVER – Ikea the Giraffe Traveler was rediscovered and continues his journey in Hamburg! me and my friend Sipsik we were already a little bit worried, because there was no information about him for a while. I guess we can say he was lost! It’s not fun to be lost, if u ask me. Because my friend Angel told us a story about when he was lost in the snow once when he wanted to find out where snow ends. Apparently he went so far away that he did not find his way back in the snow and got lost! It was not fun because he had to walk around in circles and later had to spend the night in the woods with bunch of squirrels throwing fir cones at him. Because he’s white, u know. So, not gr8. Luckily he found his way back again in the morning!

But there is also second very good news! Ikea For the Fun reached New York (one of two destinations). In order to celebrate this, my friend Tik (moon rabbit) got two cans of coke that is from USA! It is called a Vanilla Coke! It has a vanilla taste, if u ask me, but it’s OK. Cheers! Now Ikea For the Fun has to find a way to Madagascar, somehow. Perhaps u can help? Are you geocaching perhaps? Let me know if u are heading to Madagascar any time soon, maybe you can help? Have fun and cu l8r!

.. where Ikea makes Oatmeal Cookies in 30 seconds!

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!

guess what! i made my own Oatmeal Cookies, jei! and guess what is most fun – i made my first ever stop-motion movie from this! because, u know, i guess nobody would like to see 100 fotografs of cookies and me. So instead, i put it all in 30 seconds. and i have to tell u, it looks as fun as it was making it!

apparently also, making these famous oatmeal cookies (my favorites!) is really easy too! maybe you need a little bit more than 30 seconds, hehe.. but if you have all the ingredients ready, like me, it can be quite fast. in fact, i think it took me about 30 minutes. maybe one hour. but i was also making a movie. and i’m a giraffe. so it could be done a bit faster if you are, like for example a baker? my friend Sipsik says it’s possible.. so have fun baking cookies and if u have any questions, let me know in comments! have fun and cu l8r!