Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens

I went to Ho`omaluhia Botanical Gardens the other day; if you're ever in Hawai`i you definitely should go! The garden is located about 45 minutes away from Waikiki, but its definitely worth the drive, especially if you plan ahead and bring your lunch and a camera. Ho`omaluhia is just like a really huge park; there are many exotic and beautiful plants from all over the world and there is even a man-made lake in the middle in the middle of the gardens... its really nice to picnic and walk around here, especially since its free :) I personally take lots of photos of my amigurumi at Ho`omaluhia because there is so much lovely green all around, which is very nice when you are tired of urban O`ahu. If you really plan ahead you can even camp at Ho`omaluhia; there are also certain days when you can fish in the lake!

New pouches!

I've been quite busy making pouches out of the various new fabrics I've accumulated over the couple end months of school... so fun! It seems whenever I sew anything, I make a ton at a time because it's such a hassle for me to pull the sewing machine out from my closet (all my clothes and amigurumi yarn gets in the way!) The pouches are mostly cute Japanese prints of course (which you can always find all over etsy anyway) but I've also put my own special spin on a few of them; they are accented with felt applique! These turned out to be so kawaii... I think my favorite has to be the little grey cat on the black polka dots.




I've also made some seal and bear face pouches; these turned out really cute too! I just need to finish ironing them, but of course I couldn't wait to show you all :D

Octopus Juice anyone?

We went shopping to Ala Moana the other day, and we stopped in at one of my favorite stores; Shirokiya! I didn't buy much, but I saw this super cute juicer on clearance, and I just had to share it with you- its shaped like an octopus! If only I had a need for some fresh squeezed octopus juice :D


My favorite are the directions on the box, which warn you against juicing durian fruit, or trying to juice food, hahaha!

Just for you Anime fans :D

I will be the first to admit that my favorite genre of movies/television is cartoons; whether it is South Park, Futurama, Family Guy or... Anime! I am very particular about my anime though; for example I really hate anime that features boobalicious girls just for the guys (you know the ones I'm talking about). Its not that I'm a prude, but I really feel like we women have more to contribute to plot and character development than what's attached to our chests! So you might say I am rather selective about which anime I watch.


For those of you out there who are like me (or who just want to watch a really well written, well drawn and hilarious anime), tune in to Skip Beat, which is available for free on crunchyroll.com. It has become *in the span of two weeks* one of my top two favorite anime of all time (the only one beating Skip Beat is Full Metal Alchemist).

The series follows a 16 year old girl, Kyōko Mogami, who is dumped by her superstar boyfriend, Shō Fuwa, after she had given up going to highschool and worked two jobs just to support him. Instead of crying about the breakup, Kyōko vows to get revenge on Shō by breaking into Showbiz. In the process, Kyōko finds that she really has a natural talent for acting, and the amount of heart and hard work she puts into everything she does impresses those around her.


As the main character/ heroine of the series, Kyōko is hilarious; her emotions are often so strong that they can affect the aura of those around her (in one episode where she is feeling particularly venomous after hearing some girls talking badly about her, she turns the room icy!). Kyōko is also really quirky; having grown up with not a lot of possessions, certain things are really dear to her, such as a blue stone given to her by her friend Corn. She also has a penchant for crafting (I wonder why I would like that...), though she mostly she makes little voodoo dolls whom she talks to... hilarious!

If possible, watch the Japanese version of this anime; the voice acting is superb! Be forewarned about watching Skip Beat, though; once you watch one you will not be able to stop!

August Desktop Calendar!

I bet you guys are saying, "Finally!" Don't worry, that's how I feel too :D

Here is August's feature amigurumi-made-into-a-calendar, available for download through my flickr (photobucket is currently doing site maintenance). Rummy took me a while to complete; mostly because I was still recovering from DC. Incidentally, Rummy is made from yarn I bought while I was in DC! His shorts and pouch are handsewn and patched, he has a "rope" drawstring in keeping with the latest shipwreck fashions. He also took me a bit because I had to get some sparkles for his treasure pouch! He'll be in shop shortly, once I can bear to part with him!

"Rummy the pirate cat is certainly very fierce looking to his pirate cat compatriots; he walks with a swagger and grunts things like "Aye, my hearty." But when he's all alone he likes to take off his eyepatch (which normally messes with his depth perception) and talk to his most loyal parrot chicken; he's quite a softy actually. In fact, if you saw Rummy without his pirate gear you might not know about his savvy alter ego... your only hint that Rummy is truly a pirate at heart would be the mischievous glint in his eye when he spots sparkly treasure!"

Facebook!

Quickie post: Still working diligently on August's ami and calendar... he's going to be one special little guy!

In other news, I've joined facebook! Yep, that means I have a twitter, blogspot and facebook (whew!) I've found another online venue for networking to obsessively check! This picture is from SIMA, but it's my new profile pic (you guys may have noticed there aren't many pictures of me floating around out there... I hate taking pictures!).


Here it is: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=19507573&ref=pymk#/profile.php?id=100000072706992&ref=profile

Be my friend! I am also highly addicted to Farm Town, so if you have a farm too, let's be neighbors... I'll send you a puppy! (you can tell I'm a total newbie) :)