1. I threw my sister a baby shower, 2. I turned 24, 3. I went to Puerto Rico, 4. 2008 Happened, 5. My sister had her kid, 6. I made Lemon Bars tonight but they kinda sucked

Sorry all, but much like Britney Spears, I needed a mental vacation.

P.S. I don’t know why it’s taking me so long to finish Obama’s book, but it’s probably the same reason why it’s taking me so long to figure out who to vote for or to learn much more about history.

Florida’s humidity makes it impossible for buttercream frosting to exist outside of the refrigerator without the components separating and melting. I had mild success with a different recipe that calls for boiling flour with milk which is later added to butter and sugar. Still, only mild success.

A new blog redesign is forthcoming.

P.S. Harry Potter “dies” but he lives in the end. Voldemort kills himself accidentally and some other stuff happens. And I didn’t even read the book or actively seek out spoilers. I sympathize with true Potter fans that are trying to maintain the ending as a surprise.

At the end of July, Shibooya turns 2 years old. To celebrate, I’m budgeting to give the blog a professional redesign and proper maintenance, or as the kids are calling it these days, I’m going Web2.0. I don’t know what that really means but once I find a designer/coder with reasonable rates I hope it means that Shibooya will look and run a whole lot better.

My Hello Kitty sewing machine is pastel green, portable and so far, relatively easy to use and although it looks like a toy, it’s a suitable sewing machine for “beginners”.

My Hello Kitty sewing machine insists that I’ll be “Sewing Pretty with Hello Kitty” but after completing my first sewing project, I’m thinking Janome has a lot of explaining to do.

My sister and I picked out patterns and fabric to make retro-inspired aprons. The pattern turned out to be unnecessarily difficult to understand making the sewing project confusing and aggravating. Of course, instead of starting off with a simple project, say a slouchy hobo bag or even a cute fabric card holder, we decide that an apron with scalloped edges and pockets is a perfect starter sewing project. Having already made pajama pants and a few purses, my sister had more experience with sewing than I did. Still, we were still unable to figure out why marking scallops on the right side while basting it to the wrong side and having the raw edges lined up and—well, you can see why I was ready to rip out the seams and my hair.

After about 8 to 10 hours total spent on the apron, I finally finished it last night. The seams are sloppy, the scallops not perfectly rounded but the sizing is fine and I love the fabric.