i Heart Technology: Holga Lens & Filter Kit for iPhone 4 + 4s

"This might make an iPhone geekgasm occur this Holiday season if gifted to the right person. Holga has decided to cast a little of the photography magic on the iPhone world with this awesome special effect lens kit." Check out the Sis and her Fabulous & Festive Sweater in this holiday product review. I will be  playing with this toy this Christmas break for sure!

Experience and Explore: J-Pop Summit Festival, San Francisco

The J-POP SUMMIT FESTIVAL is a Japanese pop culture-themed street fair that covers the grounds of Post Street from Webster to Laguna and the Peace Plaza of Japantown, San Francisco. Performances and competitions keep the people at the main stage highly entertained as the streets overflow with people dressed up as anime characters, food trucks, and arts & crafts and anime vendors. 

Hosting on the main stage was, Olivia, my beautifully talented seastar (right)

photo credit: Dirk Wyse www.wysevisions.com

The whole family came out to support Olivia :)

photo credit: Dirk Wyse www.wysevisions.com

Olivia and Mika

San Francisco based graffiti artist Mike "BAM!" Tyau painting a piece to be auctioned off

Anime K-ON!'s English voice actresses' live show

San Francisco gray.

The Chairman Bao truck!!! I've never had such scrumptious braised pork buns!

image via tastygoodtimes.com

The vocaloid winner performing with Ikura and Kozue from Danceroid

Nezumi-chan, Olivia and Dad

Mika, Ikura and Kozue from Danceroid and Olivia

I was so very impressed/inspired by all of the arts and crafts vendors. 

I wanted to buy everything!

Rainbow Bird Vases by Village Clayworks

Bird Mug by Village Clayworks

Elephants by vivikids

Sea Horses by vivikids

Binary Winter Press

Binary Winter Press

Personalized Tin Can Print by Genevieve Santos

I love love LOVE these illustrations by Genevieve Santos. She also has a re-cap of the J-POP Summit Festival on her blog here.

Monster Poke by Genevieve Santos

Book Page Wallet by Kelso Doesn't Dance

thank you card For the Love Birds by paperflavor

I'm a Peach by paperflavor

Penny Farthing Pendant Necklace by this creative life

Tea Time Necklace by this creative life

Spin Brings the Beats by Maggie Hurley

Grey Jay by Maggie Hurley

This was such a fun day full with new experiences and delicious eats. Thank you to New People for organizing such a great festival and for incorporating multiple benefit projects into the programming to help with Northeastern Japan's Disaster Relief.