Recent purchases

[Moh]

NYC Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil in Black (931)
NYC Expert Last Lip Color in Purple Crush (443)
NYC Smooch Proof 16H Lip Stain in Berry Long Time (498)

I'm a little nervous about the purple lip colors.

Edit 10/26:
(The last one is a pattern on some pants.)


I'm in love with that handbag.

[erilaz]

One of the Armenian churches in the area was having an Armenian food festival today, so I took a break in the middle of several hours of proofreading to have some shish kebab, pilaf, lahmajoun, eetch, yalanchi sarma…. This is my kind of comfort food, and it was all very good. The lahmajoun especially was first-rate.

They were also having a bazaar, selling such things as baked goods, religious books, and gifts. In the book section they had free Bibles and New Testaments, so I grabbed a nice hardbound Bible in Western Armenian. (What I really need now is one in grabar, Classical Armenian.) I also bought something in the Christmas boutique: a set of 40 wooden Armenian alphabet blocks. It was only $20, so I couldn't resist.

[Moh]

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. Ship faster, Amazon!

[erilaz]

Here are a couple of ugly little pieces of paper that I bought on eBay. I've been trying to find things like these for 15 years, and I am SO happy to have them at long last!



At the end of the 19th century, there was an active community of Volapükists in Amoy (Xiamen), China. In 1895, a tea merchant and Volapük teacher named Yang Yen-Nung printed and distributed small, stamp-like pieces of paper that were to serve as a form of international money (mon bevünetik). The item on the left is one of these, with a denomination of one centime. The item on the right, unfortunately damaged, is an advertising label for Yang Yen-Nung's teahouse, Wen-Pu.

[questorminator]

Book:
"Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare from the School of Certain Victory" by Yamamoto Kansuke translated by Thomas Cleary.

Some thoughts about the book:

Spoiler: show

It has many similarities with Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings, which is to be expected, as all of the old warrior traditions have a common root and were honed by years and years of warfare (replacing things that no longer worked, and retaining those that did). However, much as I like this book, it's still, like the Book of Five Rings, something that should be understood in the context in which it was written. It's a war manual/instruction booklet, for people who've been training for war, not for some wannabe samurai, as a few of my colleagues thought it was.

Still, for history buffs, it's a great read. Especially those interested in the topic of ancient warfare.

Video games:
Assassin's Creed Rogue (PS3)
Assassin's Creed Unity (PS4)
Shadows of Mordor (PS4)
Star Wars: Force Unleased 2 (PS3)
Batman: Arkham Origins (PS3)

Gunpla:
Hi-Nu Gundam ver Ka Master Grade

I've just finished building the Gundam kit, and most of the games. Recovering from an ACL Reconstruction surgery gave me a lot of idle time.

[esm]

I bought a new pair of winter boots. I've never spent $150 on a pair of boots/shoes before.

I'm a sucker for Scandinavian (and Japanese) marketing.

[Moh]

12/15: My mother's Christmas gift, which was a throw blanket!
12/17: My brother's Christmas gift, which was a t-shirt!
12/21: Pants!

Today:

[esm]

- Fantasy Life (3DS game)
- flannel sheets (got a Bed, Bath & Beyond gift card and wanted new sheets anyway)

[Moh]

All from NYX:
Slim Lip Pencil - Orange / Pumpkin / Hot Pink
Proof It! Waterproof Eye Shadow Primer
Wicked Dreams Collection Eye Shadow Palette
Slim Eye Pencil - Electric Blue / Sapphire

No shipping, no tax. I hope the primer works cause I'm really tired of my shadow always getting smuged around after a couple hours.

1/17:
Lane Bryant - Dress, 2 bras
Old Navy - Dress
World Market - Infinity scarf, Lindt bar

I hit those sales hard.

[Moh]

ColourPop:
Get Lucky, Game Face, So Quiche, Animal, Envy (eyeshadows)
Clique, Clique Pencil (lip color)

Saw a lot of people talking about them, then one of my friends posted about them, so I decided to bite the bullet.
Pretty much everything is 5 dollars, and they have really great reviews! I got 5 dollars off for signing up for the newsletter.