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Sweets & Cakes
It is funny (and honestly kind of scary) how quickly time seems to be passing me by. It’s somehow already been a month since my last post. I have gone back to Kinokuniya 3 or 4 times already–it’s something of … Continue reading
Adventures on Roosevelt Island
Since publishing my last post, I’ve been quite busy with starting a new job, but thankfully not too busy to go on some more adventures. Yesterday I went to Kinokuniya Bookstores near Bryant Park. You may remember that I’ve written … Continue reading
Afternoon at the Museum
I said in my previous post that I would try to document any interesting happenings during my week off. Overall, the past few days have been fairly uneventful, though at least it’s been restful. On Thursday I took a solo … Continue reading
Tea at The Plaza
It’s been several months since my last post, and quite a lot has happened in that time! Mainly: I live in New York City now! I must confess that I’ve always been of the too-common opinion that “I love to … Continue reading
Lunar New Year
Gong xi fa cai! Yesterday was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and I went on a double date for dim-sum in NYC. I suppose it was sort of a dual-celebration of both the Lunar New Year and … Continue reading
Hello Kitty Tamagotchi
I love my Tamagotchi Sanrio Meets, and I was really excited when I saw Bandai announced yet another Sanrio collab: the Hello Kitty Tamagotchi. Like most modern Tamagotchi brand collaborations, the Hello Kitty Tama is a Tamagotchi Nano variant. It … Continue reading
Adventures on Sugarpop Island
Princess Peachie was one of my original inspirations when I first started taking interest in lolita fashion. I really admired how every part of her seemed to exude sweetness, from the way she dressed down to her bubbly personality. I … Continue reading
Mochi and Magazines
Yesterday was about as eventful as a day could get while still following COVID safety guidelines. We made the 2-hour trek to Mitsuwa Marketplace in Edgewater, New Jersey. This is a Japanese marketplace with loads of imported groceries, books, and … Continue reading
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Tagged adventures, food, japan, japanese, lolita, manga, new jersey, pokemon
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Festive Reading: The Lost Staircase
A few months ago, I posted about the Chalet School children’s book series. EBD (as I’ll be referring to the author, for brevity’s sake) quickly made her place amongst my most favorite authors. She reminds me of another of my … Continue reading
Snowed In!
Yesterday, we had our first big snowstorm of the season~ We got about 9 inches in total — less than the forecast called for, but exciting nonetheless. I decided it was time to break out this bottle of Christmas wine that … Continue reading
