Nov. Library Activities

Nov. 3: Rock Painting class. Mom made the heart and the beautiful butterfly one (L), while I made the simple butterfly one (R). Hers is so pretty & detailed, but I ran out of time b/c my 1st layer of paint was too thick (from trying to completely cover the rock surface) & took too long to dry. Oh well!

 

Afterwards, we went to the Upcycling craft class for the 1st time. The monthly class is limited to 10 people, sat around 3-4 tables in the children's activity room. Very friendly group. The project was candle votives, made from fancy Yoplait Oui (French) glass jars, pages from old books (Stuart Little & Civil War history), Mod Podge, & twine.

 

 Turned out quite nice, except I kinda messed up my bird votive w/ overlapping paper, so the candlelight effect is ruined by the darker areas where I glued pages together. D'oh! >o<

 Nov. 30: went w/ Dad to the Kora (African harp) concert by Sean Gaskell. Beautiful & fascinating.

Thanksgiving

Wed: Mom & I went to the 1st showing of Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald. It was really good! Although there were many plot threads, and the writing/editing didn't seem as tight as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, this chapter of the 5-part series was very exciting & emotional, w/ some great light moments w/in the darker story. I love the characters & creatures, and I can't wait for more! (That cliffhanger!!)

Thurs: Since R & M are coming for Xmas instead of Thanksgiving, we didn't do anything special for Thanksgiving this year. Just went to the Chinese buffet w/ Dad for lunch. They served turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, & yams, but no stuffing. Pretty good food; improved w/ new ownership.

 Love this lit peacock holiday decor!

 

Before 4pm, Mom and I went to Wal-Mart to wait for their "Black Friday" event. They served Keurig coffee or hot cocoa & Xmas sugar cookies. We browsed and found some really pretty, sparkly champagne flats on sale for $5! We read some celeb magazines. Then at around 5:15pm, we went to the DVD section (dairy) to wait and found out that the line already went all along the refrigerated section! Around 5:45pm, they started letting groups of shoppers into the DVD section. Thankfully they hadn't run out of Wonder Woman and Justice League Blu-rays by the time we got there ($5 & $6 each). But then we had to get into the check-out line, and it was soo long, like more than halfway across the store, past the shoe section. The cashiers had to wait for 6pm to start checking out people's items at the Black Friday sale prices. After 6, we waited another 20 min. or so and checked out.

When we got home, I found out that Amazon had the WW Blu-ray on sale for just $4! So I ordered that for M's Xmas present (will return the Wal-Mart one later). JL was the same price, so I kept that one as my Xmas present from Mom. ^^

DC Universe FREE Subscription!

Being a WB A-List community member has its perks! I just answer weekly entertainment surveys about new releases and WB properties (HP/FB, DC, etc.). As thanks, they sometimes gift me w/ special offers. 

In March, they gave me a free movie code, which I used to digitally own Wonder Woman, and it came w/ the Wonder Woman soundtrack, The Lego Movie, Jason Bourne, Big Hero 6, Ghostbusters (2016), & Ice Age!

Then in Oct., for a survey on special features, they sent me a code for Logan, which includes all the making-of and character featurettes, plus a black-and-white "noir" version of the movie. Sweet!\

Now, b/c I'm such a huge DC nerd, they've selected me to receive a free one-year subscription to DC Universe! All I have to do is answer a few surveys about the online service and its movie, TV, comics, fan community, & store features. I can't believe I'm getting access to DCU for a year, for free (worth $75/year)! I'm really looking forward to watching the DCU original series Titans, plus Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing, Stargirl, & Harley Quinn (animated) series coming next year!

Squee! Can't wait!

DIAVOLO

Watched a performance from LA dance company and America's Got Talent finalist DIAVOLO: Architecture in Motion. It was an impressive display of artistry, athleticism, and stamina, but not as awe-inspiring and crowd-pleasing as it could have been. The use of the stage/props was cool, but the uniqueness and interest wane after about 20 min per set. Still a nice experience (for discounted tix), but watching shorter routines on YT is sufficient.

Birthday

Couple days before Bday:

Package from M: HaldeCraft soap set w/ autumn (Mario raccoon suit) leaf soap dish ($16!) & 3 soaps ($5.75 each!)

 

1 champagne sugar-scented cherry blossom-design soap & 2 unscented dragonfly-cattails soaps. Pretty, smooth, gentle, & pleasantly scented.

Bday: El Leoncito lunch w/ Dad.

Dinner w/ Mom (no R&J :P): rotisserie chicken, chicken & Chinese sausage noodles, pork chops, & broccoli.

Couple weeks after Bday:

Used $5 Off coupon at local comic book shop to get this cute Harley Quinn magnet for just $1 (sorry, LCS). Added it to my geeky fridge magnet collection. ^^

 

Xmas Decorations

Oct. 28: Mom took out Peggy's 7-ft Xmas tree. It took a couple of hours and some scratches, but we did it! Turned out very big and very pretty.

 

 Nov. 14: Added some more...