anyway, the thing i like about driving to new places is just seeing what else is out there. the only downside is that since i'm driving i can't really take in the road side views.
since the hair straightening technique takes a few hours to do, i had some time to kill. so what to do? hit up the mall, i guess. i was able to find one, thanks to my little gps, i don't know what i would do without it. this one mall had a sanrio surprise store with one of those coin machines that sell the $1 hello kitty phone charms that i love so much. i ended up getting one. those things are addicting. everything i tell myself i should stop i keep wanting to get more. i'm pretty sure my charms outweigh my phone itself. it's a good thing there's not one over here or else i'd have 100s of them. i also ended up buying some tights and two knit beret/beanies, cream and royal blue, from forever 21 (which we do not have in my town).
there was still more time to kill so i went to another shopping center. this one had a big borders (my town only has a borders express but there is a big barnes and noble). and in there i found something i've been wanting to get for some time now...a mini christmas tree!
they had them in all different sizes and colors. i went back and forth in my mind trying to pick between a white tree and a black one. in the end i went with the black because it's different and i loved it so much. and to make things even better the trees were 40% off so it came out to like $3 something. i also ended up buying some pinkish/purple led lights. i'm thinking of doing some pink, purple, white decorations. now i just have to find some.
here's a photo that shows it's scale. i'm glad i went with the black. it goes with a lot of things in my room. i'm thinking that i might just leave the tree out all year long. it's so cute and tiny.
and here what it looks like with my light off. i really like the led lights. i also had some problems as to which ones to get. there was clear, multi, and pink. i thought the pink would stand out nicely on the black tree. the lights were also 40% off.and after all that, there was still more time left. i ended up stoping at a goodwill (which is also not in my town) that i happened to drive by. i ended up leaving with two items.
this was the first thing i saw that i wanted, a midtown sweatshirt. perfect for the cold weather coming up. though it's a bummer midtown is no longer together. at least there's cobra starship. for winter time i really want to get some funky sweaters so i'm keeping an eye out for them. though this one's not funky it was still a must have for the sheer fact it was a midtown sweatshirt.
then i saw this shirt. i knew just by looking at it that it was an obey shirt. i love shepard fairey's work. everytime i think of obey prints i think of next door in chinatown since their walls are covered with them. the shirt looked brand new and it was only $1.99. sold.
after like three/four hours of exploring and shopping my mom was finally done. good thing too, i probably could have done a lot more shopping around.when i finally got home i had a postcard waiting for me. it was from france, from jamie. i wish i could go there. one day, maybe.
till later.
