My work gave me a bonus in the form of 'money' that can only be spent at Danier. This is what I got:

A bomber length jacket for colder weather

A bomber length jacket for spring

A pretty suede topper with a ribbon tie in front (mine is the dark purple)

Because I am such an anime geek, I had lots of fun shopping today. First I went to Tokyo Kid in Cambridge and bought the second volume of Kashimashi, which was great, since I already owned volumes 1, 3, 4, and 5. My best friend was with me, and so she bought the anime, and we watched it together afterwards. But after Tokyo Kid, we went to another awesome Japanese food store in Cambridge that I've only been to once before. I forget what it's called, but because I am such a fangirl, I positively adore shopping there. It has nothing but Japanese imported food, which is why I'm incredibly thankful to have learned to read Hiragana, and because almost all of the shoppers speak Japanese, I'm thankful to at least know enough Japanese that I can understand people while they're shopping.

I bought Taiyaki (I didn't steal it, unlike Ayu from Kanon,) dango, (like Nagisa from Clannad,) curry (gee, I wonder,) green tea ice cream, (my friend had me try green tea pocky dipped in canned green tea,) and lots of Japanese snacks. I was very happy to have found canned coffee, since I had been wanting to have some of that since the last time I went there. I have also come to the conclusion that chocolate is only good when combined with caramel, marshmallows, or bananas. Whoever created banana-chocolate candy bars has my praise.

I know that "otaku" is not a good term, but it really describes me today.

The mall afterwards was filled with unusual experiences. My friend and I went into a store that had mostly American comic books and only some anime stuff, and the guy who worked there was giving us the weirdest stare and asking if he could help us with anything. (Girls in that store, WTF?) Then we went into Spenser's, and a girl who worked there greeted us and mentioned that they were having a sale of playboy merchandise. (Playboy logos. Cheap. It goes well together.) Then we were at Marshall's, and some boy got caught stealing, and he was dragged off by this guy who said the police were on their way. I felt bad for him, but he shouldn't add to the stereotype that teenagers style.

I'm gonna go see if placing this coffee can in front of a moving truck with be enough to crush it.

I'm really lusting after nifty shirts right now.

Some RGU themed shirts on Cafepress, ones with that chest jewel (of my own creation) and a Chu-Chu one.

Moar shirts on Cafepress.

Tons of Snorg Tees, though mostly for my friends (see this baby).

And yet again, more Cafepress shirts.

Oh, wallet. You hold so much, yet give so little!

I WANT THIS DRESS!

But I have no legitimate reason to buy it. It's the best-fitting dress Torrid has offered me since I've shopped there. (Too much fucking spandex.) However, I have no social life, and this dress is far too fancy for 3 hours of office work.

I also like this one.  It's much more work-friendly. However, the Torrid I went to today didn't have it in my size, and it's usually the one in Houston that has 90% of the dresses.

When I go out again tomorrow, I may have to wear or bring the body armor (girdle *barf*) to try stuff on. I hate doing that, though, because if it looks good with the body armor, I have to wear it with the body armor which means it's going to sit in my closet until it's 80 degrees again.

I don't buy pants from there anymore, at least not until this low-rise BS is over. So I looked at tops, but the majority of them are not work-friendly. (I have very little non-work attire anymore.) I like this one, but it's too questionable due to the middle-aged harpies at the office.

So....yeah. I think I'm getting too old to shop there.

I ended up getting that top at Torrid today.
And I also got this dress. The pattern is really damn loud, but it's good camouflage for my lumpy midsection.

That perfume sounds good, like, dessert good.

So... bought a shit load of Death Note merch, but some other things, too!

-3 buttons. Technically, I only bought two (Mello and Light), but I found a third (Shikamaru).
-A yuri tag. As much as I love yaoi, the con was overrun with fangirls, and I needed to do my part for great yuri classics.
-An Asuka poster. THE BEST PURCHASE EVAR.
-6 prints. One large print of Utena, a smaller print of Utena and Anthy, one of Asuka, one of the Sailor Senshi (Minako is too delicious to pass up), one of Light and Misa-Misa, and one of Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin.
-A Light Yagami plush, as well as a Misa-Misa to keep him company. My friend bought her own L, the last of the bunch. We had a grand time in the hotel.
-My very own Death Note!
-A super amazingly cute Mello magnet.
-A Death Note necklace (a gift for a friend).
-A NANA necklace (a gift for myself).
-A Jigoku Shoujo wallet.
-Of course, some Pocky.

It has been an expensive weekend. But I couldn't be happier. I'll post some pictures of the prints later, because they're very nice, and two are SKU related.

Trench Kamen wrote:

I want everything in this shop rite NAO.

OMG, that stuff is SO CUTE!  I saw a few shirts that made me say, "Ooh, I could wear those to work if I could fit into them."

I've wanted this for too damn long. Someday, I will have this coat. ...Probably in dark red. I'd prefer a magenta or something though. D:


I've bought too many pokemon cards lately. Also, the first season of Whitest Kids U Know. ahh,Trevor~

Mishi wrote:

allegoriest wrote:

I've wanted this for too damn long. Someday, I will have this coat. ...Probably in dark red. I'd prefer a magenta or something though. D:

That doesn't look lolita. Or gothic. If it were gothic, it'd be black. If it were lolita, it'd have more ruffles and be more cutesy. All I see is ELEGANT. I approve of the coat, but not of it's description.

That's because it's under the category of Elegant Gothic Lolita or EGL. We do have a local Lolita expert (PAGING KTK!), and she can explain it better.

For the purposes of Westernization, I think of EGL as a more regimented version of Romantigoth.

Raven Nightshade wrote:

Mishi wrote:

allegoriest wrote:

I've wanted this for too damn long. Someday, I will have this coat. ...Probably in dark red. I'd prefer a magenta or something though. D:

That doesn't look lolita. Or gothic. If it were gothic, it'd be black. If it were lolita, it'd have more ruffles and be more cutesy. All I see is ELEGANT. I approve of the coat, but not of it's description.

That's because it's under the category of Elegant Gothic Lolita or EGL. We do have a local Lolita expert (PAGING KTK!), and she can explain it better.

For the purposes of Westernization, I think of EGL as a more regimented version of Romantigoth.

I dunno, I just think lolita is a creepy name for a type of clothing mostly worn by young women. It's kinda like saying: 'Hai, look at me, I'm a prepubescent girl, aren't I sexy?!' If it was called anything different I wouldn't be so weirded.

Aside from the Xbox I bought with my confirmation money, I also bought a new bathing. I've wanted a new one for months now, but it's hard to find a good one during the winter. Now there's a million of them on sale, which offers a much better selection.

...you do need that. You would totally pimp that. SRSLY.

Trench Kamen wrote:

I want everything in this shop rite NAO.

I wish I could wear something like this.  It's so cute, but I'd look like an idiot in it.  I hate that I love fashions that would look absolutely ridiculous on me.

Plus, I wouldn't know if red would look good or not, and I prefer it to the black version, so...