FPAC and Stuff September 18, 2009

:O so I went to the Festival of Philippines Arts and Culture this past week.  Honestly it was the first time going to a Filipino festival xD  Was nice, I really wanted to buy some of the books though, but they cost so much.

Those books reminded me that there’s practically nothing in the chain brick and mortar stores here.  I mean Filipino’s are the 2nd largest Asian demographic in the United States but there’s hardly anything in the bookstores.  Anything from Rizal has to be ordered at the counter.  This was when I lived in Long Beach, so maybe its different here, but I seriously doubt that.  I remember staring at the Asian History section and seeing Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and no Philippines.  I don’t think I have go to the counter and request anything, it should just be there, especially since Filipino’s were no minority in Long Beach >:

I know Filipino’s have been in Riverside since Riverside has been Riverside, but again, its practically Middle America.  My best bet would be San Diego, if they don’t have anything I’m not sure what to think.  And I don’t know if its just because Boarders and Barnes & Nobles aren’t aware how many Filipino’s there are in California, or if its just because Filipino’s tend not to buy books on the History of the Philippines (from chains at least)…

Other then that, I found my Godmothers address and phone number   We’re thinking of just surprising her with Christmas gifts instead of calling first :3  I want to make a shawl since she made so many things for me, but I’m not sure what the weathers like in Hawaii, so I have no idea if it should be very lacey and light or somewhat heavy, maybe I’ll just ask Hawaiian Ravelers.  I have some pattern suggestions on my other blog, but I still really need to narrow it down and get started as soon as possible.

 

Also quizzeh!  I’m not surprised 8D

 

You Are Fantasy / Sci Fi

You have an amazing imagination, and in your mind, all things are possible. You are open minded, and you find the future exciting. You crave novelty and progress. Compared to most people, you are quirky and even a bit eccentric. You have some wacky ideas. And while you may be a bit off the wall, there’s no denying how insightful and creative you are.

What Kind of Book Are You?

Blogthings: Cheaper Than a Therapist

Buy! Buy!! BUY!!! October 20, 2008

>_> ahem, I. Am. SO. Broke. D:  You’d think a convention center full of middle aged and elderly crafty/Christmas fanatics would mean I’d come away pretty much unscathed, but alas, no, not me, >_> I have weird taste in all things so I am now in the hole \o/

First off on the way to the Harvest Festival we stopped off at Little Tokyo since I rarely get to buy manga from Kino.  Mom got off with me because she was craving some coffee >_> and I decided to get a honeydew boba smoothie <3 yummeh.  Bought manga at Kinokuniya spent way too much and would have spent more but I couldn’t find volume 2 of Otona Pink (Sato Zakuri), volume 1 of Dengeki Daisy (Motomi Kyousuke), and none of Eden no Trill (Fujita Maki) so I did spend as much as I could have.  But I did spend the most I have ever spent on manga o_o and that’s including the American publishing companies.  >_> I spent a couple cents over $75 on 12 mangas.  I got volumes 1-5 of Black Bird (Sakurakouji Kanako), volume 6 of Full House Kiss (Yuwa Shiori), volumes 2 and 3 of Dengeki Daisy, volumes 10 and 11 of Shiawase Kissa San Choume (Matsuzuki Kou), and volume 1 of Kyou mo Ashita mo (Emura) and Kamisama Hajimemashita (Suzuki Julietta).

After Little Tokyo we went to the Harvest Festival.  :3 Its kind of become a tradition since I’ve been going to it with my grandmother since I was 8.  I went with my mom again this year >_> and since she didn’t have any cash on her I spent a lot more then I expected to.  The most expensive buy was a print from a painting by Tanya Doskova that my mom wanted.  I also bought two more prints by her (a painting and a monoprint) she and her husband were super nice ^_^ I wanted to buy some of her other stuff but no money and all.  I also saw the guy who I bought a bracelet from last time, he makes jewelry from old silverware, last year I got a spoon (1920’s) bracelet (just the handle part) with a pink pearl in the middle, this year I got a fork (1940’s) .  He had stretched the tines out to kind of intertwine them into a heart shape :3 its cute.

Since I was low on any kind of chapstick/lib balm I bought some all natural beeswax balm made from lavender (since it was a lavender seller XD), sweet almond oil, comfrey, rose geranium, and lemon \o/ smells so nice~  It’s a balm so I can use it on cuts and stuff but I’ll probably be using it on my lips mostly :3  Being a lavender place they had a whole bunch sachets and stuff, but then I saw a lavender wand o_o; and I was kind of like, “why the hell would anyone want a lavender wand?” because of course in my mind I’m picturing freakin’ wannabe wiccans waving around a wand in the local parks of Long Beach…  So I asked the lady who was working there that the lavender farm guy told her it was used to freshen up clothes and linens back when people never took baths, so of course I had to buy one.  I’ll put it in my linen drawer :3 since lavender is said to help with sleep.  Too bad there aren’t any large parks where I live, I could have run around with a dark cloak and my wand :< oh well, there’s always the hills…

I also bought some other stuff, food of course and mom wanted some things for the house, and I finished my Christmas shopping while I was at it XD thought I’m still probably going to make something for mom and dad.  I’m actually feeling alot more relaxed about about all my buys then I was Saturday night and Sunday o_o; since I was freaking out about the amount of money I spent lol.  Of course the fact that my mom actually owes me half of what I spent makes me feel a lot better