thrift day...

interestingly enough, i ended wearing an outfit mostly made of items i've gotten at thrift stores:i got the knoxville/jackass shirt from savers on maui. i love, love, love jackass and johnny and wanted that shirt when they first came out but would have never actually buy it. well, seeing it at savers was like a sign and i had to get it. the skirt is from a thrift shop sort of near my working place. it an old navy shirt that was like two sizes too big but luckily that's an easy fix, plus it was half price (the whole store was 50%off) so it was like $3 or something. the glasses were also thrift. and though i usually living in my $2 white sunglasses, today i changed it up a bit. i got this pair at savers too. they're "blue max" and the "cool" thing about them is they make everything have like a yellow/amber tint to them. apparently they block out blue light, whatever that means.
i should have worn one of my thrifted shoes to make the outfit complete (i don't own thrifted tights/leggings). but i ended up finding these at the thrift store i went to today: a new pair of black boots! and when i say "new" i don't just me new to me but i'm pretty sure these boots were never worn (i mean i found the cardboard thingy in the toe part of one of the boots still). these are from the thrift shop i got the skirt at and everything in the store was still 50% off so the boots also came out to $3.also as of late, i've developed a habit of picking up flannel/checkered shirt from thrift shops. i don't know why. i got this one today. it more of a purple/lavender color.and i got this one last time. classic red and black. oh and you can totally see a little into my closet, which hangs another of my flannels i got at a thrift shop (maui).
ok enough about clothes. onto books. i always take a look at the books in hopes of finding something good/interesting. today i found these:

i think the main reason i liked this book was because it was tiny, maybe a just a little bigger than a playing card. and this was inside: so really it's dictionary without the definitions. and one of the things i like about use books is seeing if there is something about their past owners. in this book, on the last pages that were blank was some writing. one of them was a list entitled funeral cards sent with a list of names. interesting and sad.

i also got this book. the title sounded fimilar, like it was made into a movie of something, but i wasn't so sure. i ended up just getting it because it ended up being a quater. plus i mean look at that cover how could it not be awesome, haha. i later googled the title and it was made into a movie, a disney movie! i don't think i've seen it though, however, gregory smith is in it and i find that intriguing.and apparently this copy once belonged to a ms. burton, i'm thinking a teacher.
i also got this book about music and storytelling. it had stuff about robin hood, king arthur, pinocchio, and like other things.i especially like the drawings/picture in the book.and of course, inside the front cover someone had a little note, this book being a gift to someone.

and the best find of books:

a hard cover harry potter and the sorcerer's stone!!! i was late on the potter book train in the start and bought 1-5 in paperback (i actually got 1-4 as a set). but i have always wanted them in hard cover, just not willing to pay so much for them. i got for $3 (original priced for $6). how could anyone give this up? who would give this up:

aw, it was a chirtmas gift. "hope you enjoy this -" looks like they didn't.i'm hoping this person already had a copy and/or read the book beforehand. because for real, this book was brand new. i mean it even still have the price sticker on...maybe it was a gift that never got given?i doubt it means anything special but it is a first american edition copy. what i did know was how on the copyright page there was a little summary section: rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. and i don't know why but i find it funny that it says schools - fiction. england - fiction. i know it probably means something, i mean i get how fantasy, witches, and wizards are listed as fiction but schools and england, huh?

ah, heroes is finally back on. sylar is still a badass and oh so gorgeous. and ando! love him. can't wait too see what this chapter has to offer. the plane crash kept me thinking of lost though.

and gossip girl also came back with something new, unlike last week. however, i hear both gg and oth are going a long break again. ugh. well, i guess it'll give me a chance to catch on on big bang theory and how i met your mother. and i won't have to worry much about switching between heroes and oth.

till later.

the best of us can find happiness in misery...

needing a change of scenery, my mom and i went to check out this mall called victoria gardens. one of my co-workers told me about it. it's this big outdoor mall in rancho cucamonga, which is about 45-50mins away. it was nice getting to some place different. i guess that's one thing i like about living in california...just being able to drive off to some place new. though i wish i could explore places more, my mom is not a big fan of long drives so that does prove problematic. it would also be nice to have someone around who also shares the same interest as me, since my mom sometimes doesn't get everything i like.
anyway, the place was nice. the stores were cool. it was a good day. i ended up only getting one thing:i finally got my hands on my very own diy mini munny. i've been wanting one for awhile now and was set to buy one online...now i don't have to. i do plan on painting/drawing on it (who knows when that will be). but as of now, munny remains pure. i got it at a store called momotree. they had so many awesome stuff in there like other kidrobot stuff, hello kitty, tokidoki, other vinyl toys and more. i loved it.
oh i lied. i bought one more thing. a prince of persia ps3 game. i don't own a playstation, let alone #3. nor do i know what prince of persia is all about, other than jake gyllenhaal is doing a movie on it (how could i forget those long hair, shirtless photos of him online, haha). but i got the game for my cousin's son, who for some reason cannot get it on maui. so, really i didn't really buy it since i'll be paid back.
we ate lunch at a japanese restaurant there called kabuki. i had a spicy tuna roll and it was so good. i miss spicy tuna rolls. i need to eat sushi more often. sidenote: at the restaurant fob's i don't care played on the speakers and when it finished i actually found myself waiting for the next track to play, she's my winona, which is one of my favorite track on the cd. i was slightly disappointed of that fact. just shows i've been listening to folie a deux way too much (it's such a good cd...much better than the last one, way to go fob, way to go).
and before we left we stopped at the apple store so i could check out the new macs. it was packed in there. i really want a new laptop and a mac is on the top of my list...but that is a lot of money. i guess i'm going to think about it a little more. we shall see.
when we got back my mom still needed to go and check out a few places for things. we hit up micheal's and big lots. and guess what they now have at the big lots store:

they put in some new coin machines and one of them carrys these hello kitty figurines. oh no, not another reason to start carrying more quarters. i got these ones (minus the soccer hello kitty that i got at big city diner on oahu before watching ironman with the old neighbor boys and bri).

then we stopped into target. i bought a new hat. a change from all my beret beanies i tend to wear but when i saw it, i want it:

it's kind of has that old school flapper/cloche hat, kind of. love it.

and it just got better. a stop by the dvd/music section proved to be a good idea since the heroes season 2 dvd set was on sale...for $20. and so i got it. now i have something to hold me over till the show's back on. though i know i'll be done watching this by tomorrow, especially since it's such a short season.i really need to stop buying stuff.

and a tip for anyone who happens upon this - i just bought a pair of yellow tights no too long ago and found it had a hole in it (which could actually be a good thing...i still use my "holey" black tights) but these were new and never worn. anyway, i found a way to still wear them by wearing them under another pair. people seem to like the look, i got some compliments on them:you can kind of tell that they are yellow. plus wearing two layers of tights help when it's cold out.

till later.

daddy said you gotta show the world the thunder...

the rain came back today. that meant no ice on the car. no frost on the ground. no snow cap mountains. but it was still so very cold. and all too wet.

i ended up wearing an outfit to work today that ended up very "pete wentz-like." so much so i had to take a photo to document it, haha:

after seeing photos of pete in striped pants, everytime i wear mines or see some around i always think of him, weird huh? dang those pants are getting so tight (it's a bummer). putting them on reminds me of that scene in dazed and confused where the girls are on the bed zipping up their pants with pliers. though i think it was the "without you, i'm just me" shirt and hoodie combo that totally made me feel like i was channeling pete with this outfit.

see i told you i was channeling pete. he pretty much wore the same thing at his art gallery opening. i had no idea. too bad i don't have gold shoes. and i should have worn the only clandestine hoodie i own since the purple hoodie is very cobra starship/gabe saporta.

aw...gabe.

he is so hot.

anyway, this outfit was very comfortable. perfect for a rainy day. though i couldn't help feeling like a 14 year old boy. haha, at the fact that dressing like pete makes you feel like a 14 year old boy since i guess pete does dress like a 14 year old boy (sometimes).

well, i hope it's not so wet tomorrow.

till later.