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Christmas Tree Doritos!

Posted on December 12, 2014 by superhappyawesome

The longer I’m in Japan, the more I find myself doubting whether things are strange or if perhaps I’m just out if the loop. Upside-down Christmas trees, six-eyed snowmen…my sense of normal is changing with every passing year. With these … Continue reading →

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On the last day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

Posted on January 6, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Christmas penguins! It’s the end of winter break, and the first chance I had to pick up my brushes in about two weeks. I actually started this one before the holiday vaguely based on this article on Slate and the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Buon Natale! Merry Christmas! メリークリスマス!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by superhappyawesome

Merry Christmas! A coworker brought me some homemade panettone recently, so I painted this as a little thank you. She also loves all things Italian, so I’ve been dusting off my very out of practice Italian to chat with her. … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas, Merry…Christ!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by superhappyawesome

  Merry Christmas! In Japan, it’s often shortened to “メリクリ” or “Merry Ku-ri”, so I guess these clever supermarket signmakers decided to reverse engineer it linguistically. Kind of works, since they do say He is the reason for the season … Continue reading →

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Attack on Christmas!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by superhappyawesome

If you pay much attention to anime, then you’ve probably at least heard of the big hit this past year, Attack on Titan. It’s an intense, action packed series with creepy monsters, daring heroes and grotesque battles. How better to … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Beast, the Puppy!

Posted on December 5, 2013 by superhappyawesome

Today’s watercolor is based on this awesome comic. Beast from Beauty and the Beast, as he might have been when he first transformed. He’s like a puppy!

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Today’s Watercolor: Christmas Puppies

Posted on December 3, 2013 by superhappyawesome

Happy December! I’m starting to get some lovely holiday season feelings, so today’s watercolor is just the thing. Also, today’s painting is actually a request from Sean’s mom–puppies playing with ribbons on a Christmas present. Yay, requests! As always, if … Continue reading →

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A very Kyary Xmas!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by superhappyawesome

A very Kyary Xmas!

Recently, on a particularly good hair day, one of my students declared that I had “Christmas Hair.” I don’t think this is quite what he meant, but I love it!

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Neon Genesis Evangelion Christmas Cake

Posted on December 26, 2011 by superhappyawesome

A few weeks ago I talked about the K-On! Christmas cake, and mentioned there was another cake that looked even cooler. I planned to order one for Sean, but missed the cutoff date and kicked myself for days. Then, on … Continue reading →

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