Changes

I'm back!

*crickets*

Sorry for the long absence, folks. It must have been a really long absence because even my sister, who's super busy, asked me the other day, "So…what's up with your blog?"

Yeah, what IS up with this blog? Well, for one thing, I'd like to announce that Lilacmoon Studio is no more. It shouldn't come as a surprise to many of you since my activities as a shop owner have been waning for awhile. My Etsy shop is closed indefinitely; my main site will be up until I decide where to take it next. Fear(?) not, my friends. My interests haven't changed. I'll continue taking pictures, doodling on Polaroids, making things with hands, however infrequently. It's just that the name "Lilacmoon Studio" will not apply to them anymore. I'm still going to be around. I just have to sort my thoughts out on the next "why"s and "how"s of my creative endeavors. And when I figure out the "where", I'll announce it right here. Until then, don't go away! ♡

PS: Have you picked up the book Instant Love yet? It's awesome. And I'm in it. In the Resources section. Oh yeah. If you're here via the book, hello and welcome! Sorry for the dust in here!

Week #42

Big change last week was that I finally got me an iPhone. I'm ridin' the wave of the future, folks! And these are what's being left behind in the dust. (not pictured: Samsung Uproar. Darn, where did I hide it?)


No more "Can I use your iPhone real quick? I wanna instagram" requests to Mr. Lilacmoon. He might be happier than I am right now.

Week #37

Things I want to remember this week.


On Tuesday, I returned from a quick trip to San Diego. More pictures on this later. Hee.


I visited the Museum of Craft and Folk Art to see the "Wrapping Traditions: Korean Textiles Now" exhibit. Check it out if you're in San Francisco! These are some of my favorite bojagi (traditional wrapping cloths) and bojagi inspired pieces from the exhibit.


Mr. Lilacmoon's freshly laundered socks.


And his apron of choice.

Week #36

This week, I started making bracelets with embroidery floss using this tutorial. It's amazing how I'd completely forgotten how to make these since high school (or was it junior high?). I got major backache and shoulder ache by the time I finished this one. Signs of age? I don't remember this being a painful hobby.. but I digress.

This is what happened when Mr. Lilacmoon saw my finished piece above.

Mr. Lilacmoon: Hey, that looks nice!
Me: ..
Mr. Lilacmoon: Make me one, too!
Me: Really?!?
Mr. Lilacmoon: Yeah!
Me: ... okay.

So there you have it. One for me, one for him. No rhinestone chain for him, though.

iro iro #4

Recent new favorites:

1. A relatively new Japanese restaurant in Hayes Valley called Nojo. I loved their chawanmushi, which is egg custard steamed in a cup.
2. Essie in Da Bush (the middle bottle), one of very few green polishes that look good with my skin tone.
   
3. Who knew one of my neighbors had a kitty! I saw this guy (girl?) on two separate occasions on my way home recently, and it was super cute. I'm going to pay more attention to this window from now on..

And I'm absolutely loving the two covers of Uppercase Issue #10. Oh so cute! And a little sad.. I was going to make a cute bow tie for Fifi someday..

Anyway. What are your favorites lately?
Hope you all have a great weekend!

Vancouver: Culinary Highlights

Continuing with the Vancouver theme, I present to you the culinary highlights from the trip:

1. Waffle sandwich at Miura Waffle Milk Bar. I had to get the bulgogi version with egg and kimchi. I demand they establish another location in my neighborhood.
2. Almond tofu at Kingyo, one of several Japanese izakayas in downtown. Some beef ribs we were recommended were really good, too. Like melt-in-your-mouth good. Darn, their menu was too big for us to try everything.
3. Yes, my friends. That is Nissin Cup Noodle you're looking at. In SEAFOOD flavor. Sadly, my local stores stopped carrying this years ago. Who knew I would find it at Konbiniya, all the way in Canada? I rarely eat instant ramen but if I had to, I would choose this and top it with Kewpie mayonnaise. Don't judge.
4. Combo lunch set consisting of salmon rice and shiyo ramen at Ramen Santouka. Our main goal of the trip was to get good ramen, and this place came through. We really wanted to come back here, or at least try another ramen place but decided against it for variety's sake. But we really should have because the rest of the places we tried (I won't name names) were mediocre at best. But hey, at least we tried!

If any of you are Vancouver locals or have been there, what are your favorite places? We probably just barely scratched the surface, so any recommendations would be appreciated for our next time. Oh yes, there will be next time.

Iro Iro #3 (in Instagram)

1. I've been playing Scrabble a lot these days, with my iPod Touch. It was good to play an analog game, for a change though. I managed to add "ING" to "TWIRL" in this game.

2. A cute camera bag on display at Kate Spade. Wishlisted.

3. Tea service at Palace Hotel, thanks to a friend. I planned to take lots of pictures with the Klasse W but it acted up again. So I hijacked Mr. Lilacmoon's iPhone 4.

(Yes, I'm on Instagram, too. My username is lilacmoon. :) I prefer the design and the controls in Camera+ but there's a filter in Instagram I really like. There's also Magic Hour, where you can make your own filters. Oh, the possibilities!)