Week #43

view of Mission Dolores on my walk home

I didn't take many pictures last week, even with the new iPhone. My mind is completely occupied with my upcoming trip to Tokyo and Seoul. So many things to take care of before leaving and so many things to do there!

Serenity now.

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 #41

I went to see "Poetry in Clay" exhibit at Asian Art Museum:



Translated Vases by Yee Sookyung


These vases by Meekyoung Shin are not made out of clay! Had me fooled. :)

Week #40

This past week I learned that I could be quite emotional about someone I never knew personally. And how I have to work on clarity in my life.

Instead of boring you with my experience with Apple all these years or how Steve Jobs has affected me, I'd like to direct you to: Steve Jobs didn't by Horace Dediu.

[ ✄ ] New Again

I live in cardigans. Layers really are the key to surviving SF weather. I have many that are getting kinda boring. And thin. This is a really old one that came with ugly, matchy matchy grey buttons. And I refuse to throw it out.


So I replaced its buttons with black buttons from another cardigan, and now it feels new again. Almost.


The black cardigan that sacrificed its buttons? It's renewed, too, with shiny, gold buttons. The cream one (my favorite!) came with really cheap looking buttons, too, so BAM.

I'm trying to resist spending hours on eBay for vintage buttons. Hold me back, folks! Hold me back!!

(I got the inspiration from here. How to sew buttons here)

Week #38

Not many exciting things happened this week except I got these cute glasses from the local thrift store. More glassware? Yup. How could I resist the scallop edge or the little handles?

I think I'll use them first to drink the wonderful coffee I was gifted recently. Looking forward to all the color and light they'll help me appreciate. :)

[ ❂ ] San Diego

Coronado Beach, La Jolla, Sunset Cliffs, and of course, fish tacos ♥

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.