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Re: Recent purchases

Postby Moh » Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:50 am

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. :lol:

Edit 10/26:
(The last one is a pattern on some pants.)
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I'm in love with that handbag.
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Re: Recent purchases

Postby erilaz » Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:24 pm

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.

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Re: Recent purchases

Postby Moh » Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:56 am

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. Ship faster, Amazon!
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Re: Recent purchases

Postby erilaz » Thu Nov 27, 2014 3:41 pm

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!

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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.
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Re: Recent purchases

Postby questorminator » Thu Nov 27, 2014 6:59 pm

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:
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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.
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Re: Recent purchases

Postby esm » Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:53 am

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

I'm a sucker for Scandinavian (and Japanese) marketing.
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Re: Recent purchases

Postby Moh » Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:21 am

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:
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Re: Recent purchases

Postby esm » Tue Dec 30, 2014 10:04 am

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

Postby Moh » Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:04 am

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. :notworthy: 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.
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Re: Recent purchases

Postby Moh » Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:31 pm

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. :lol:
Pretty much everything is 5 dollars, and they have really great reviews! I got 5 dollars off for signing up for the newsletter. :whistling:
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