Pre-watch thoughts: Big Hero 6 and Interstellar

So recently Big Hero 6 and Interstellar came out, and I've been hearing pretty good things about them!

 

(I see you there Hans. Wonder how many Easter eggs they've stuffed in this time...)

As of so far I've been trying to avoid spoilers and it's mostly been working. I say MOSTLY as people on Facebook and Twitter have exploded in feels all over my feeds haha. 
Sounds like something heartbreaking will happen in BH6 though, so I may have to steel myself for that.

Saw this BH6 character study on Facebook as well. Really love the differences that you can observe just from a person's movements.

Interstellar looks like it's gonna be a visual feast. *A* A friend kept ranting/raving about the actual science behind it though haha. Of course you can't expect everything to be scientifically accurate, but I read some articles online about how there was a TON of precise calculation for the visuals.
Check out these articles if interested! Here, here, and here.

Double Negative’s CG mapping of a black hole’s accretion disk. Image: digital-tutors blog

SO! It's not just "oooh pretty", it's actually an extremely accurate representation of a black hole. Okok, knowing this, I'm definitely gonna keep an eye out when those scenes come on. >u<b

Random tidbit! Both features are pulling out some pretty impressive numbers tech-wise.
Apparently BH6 was rendered on a 55,000-core supercomputer, and Interstellar came close to 800 terabytes of data. I just thought that was kinda cool hehe. #themoreyouknow
 
Looking super forward to watching these!

...hopefully soon. 8'D

TEA! I love tea.

I think for tea lovers, Vancouver is pretty awesome. There are no shortage of places to go for a tea fix!
Afternoon tea is especially great. Though it can get quite pricy if you go too often...
Recently had a home tea meet up at a friend's place!

 Mmm look at that spread...
The laptop at the end? It's actually a video Skype to our friend in Japan who couldn't be there in person. Our birthday toast to her :D

Close-up on some of the treats:

MY FRIENDS ARE SUCH TALENTED PEOPLE. In case you're wondering, it was all as delicious as it looked. Which is to say, so very very delicious.

Actually I think that day was the most tea I've tried in one sitting. One of the girls created a menu with about ten custom blends of tea that she fiddled with extensively. Amazing! The teas were lovely~

I made cheese scones (extra cheese yesss) and Oreo rice crispy squares!

 Good food, great company, what more to ask for?

By virtue of not being in an outside establishment, we took our time leisurely sipping tea...and maybe fangirling about certain series ahem.  /coughcough