Monthly Archives: April 2014

Today’s Watercolor: Songkran! สงกรานต์!

Posted on April 28, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Happy Songkran! Songkran is the Thai New Year festival, and is basically celebrated with a giant water fight (Thailand is a little hot this time of year, and by “this time of year” I mean always.) It’s celebrated in

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Today’s Watercolor: Hoppy Easter!

Posted on April 20, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Earlier this week I asked Facebook what I should paint for easter, and a friend suggested her pet bunny, and eggs and stuff. Done! Easter isn’t very well known here in Japan, though a few foreign companies are trying to market … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Krispy Kreme’s Sakura Donuts

Posted on April 19, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Look, look, I did a Guest Post! I wrote a review of Krispy Kreme’s Spring donuts (Sakura, Matcha, Kinako, oh my!) over on the “I’ll Make It Myself” blog. Go read it and tell them I sent you! 😀

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Today’s watercolor: Darth Pooh!

Posted on April 18, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Recently a friend posted this hilarious video of Jim Cummings, voice actor for Winnie the Pooh and Darkwing Duck among others, using his powers for evil. Or the Dark Side, at least–reading the lines of Darth Vader in the voice … Continue reading →

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Starbucks Fresh Banana Chocolate “Happy Yellow Frappuccino” and Social Media Case Study

Posted on April 17, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Happy April! The sun is shining, the days are warming up, and it’s time to start thinking happy summery thoughts as winter’s icy grip melts into lush and lovely sunshine (before the hot sledgehammer of true summer hits.) How better … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Pooh’s Picnic

Posted on April 15, 2014 by superhappyawesome

I’ve been loving Classic children’s book illustrations lately. After my watercolor of Kiki’s Delivery Service last week I decided to look at the work of E. H. Shephard. I really enjoy his work, and I’ve been enjoying learning about his … Continue reading →

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Japanese Baked Kit Kats!

Posted on April 11, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Here in Japan, Kit Kat is known for it’s interesting flavors and innovations. Crazy Japanese Kit Kats have kind of slowed down a bit lately (I personally think Häagen-Dazs stole their R&D team, with their crazy flavors like Rose and Sakura … Continue reading →

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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu “Family Party” English Lyrics Translation

Posted on April 9, 2014 by superhappyawesome

The video for Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s newest single Family Party,ファミリーパーティー, has just been released! The single itself will hit stores on April 16th, just in time to tie in with the release of the new Crayon Shin-chan movie on the 19th. … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Kiki’s Delivery Service

Posted on April 9, 2014 by superhappyawesome

As I mentioned recently, the live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service came out in theaters here in Japan a few weeks ago. Many Americans think that the Ghibli movie if the same name is the original, but in fact it’s not. Majo … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Ponto and Shingo!

Posted on April 6, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Spring Break is coming to a close, and it’s been a great one for out-of-town visitors. Two weeks ago there was the Anime News Network party with lots of people here for Anime Japan. Last weekend two of my old … Continue reading →

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