Let Winterlight Come

I used to hate shopping (and still kinda do, when I can't find anything, or when it's really crowded), but now I think I like it when I go by myself. Even if it is still frustrating to find things I like but not in my size, which often happens. And I dream of the day where I can go shopping for things I don't strictly need and not feel vaguely guilty about buying them. But it helps that my mom is willing to bribe me to go by offering to pay for some things. >.>

Made my bi-yearly trip to SF's Amoeba to scope out the J-pop/rock section, which has once again moved within the store. They're also still really pushing Kanon Wakeshima, since she performed a little set there. I spent $50, for which I got Kagrra's Shizuku (limited edition - $15), An Cafe's Gokutama Rock Cafe (Maru Music's US release - $10), V6's ∞ INFINITY ($5) and Volume 6 ($5), Utada's Exodus ($5), and Yuna Ito's Heart ($5). Granted, An Cafe's is the only new CD - the rest are used - but still!

Since I was supposed to be buying a nice coat and fingerless gloves, I actually went clothes-shopping, too, and found some nice things - though not fingerless gloves. Yay, otherwise. I still need to go book-hunting before this weekend.

And because my 5-year-old iPod is finally dying, I am contemplating what to get next. It may be an iPhone. >.>

Hm, hm, hm.

Because I like lists: ( To-Do Before Going Back to School~ )

Gotta say, it's a bit discouraging when you are the maker of three of four entries in an icontest and the fourth icon wins. XD It's a nice icon, so I'm not bitter or anything, and well, it's just an icontest. It's just kinda funny/sad (especially because I was joking with my roomie about me losing), since I rather liked all three of my entries.

I am home for Thanksgiving now. We went out for Chinese food tonight at the restaurant I've been going to since... birth, probably. Their cha siu wonton is probably one of my most favorite foods ever. ♥

Got lots of work to do on this break: cooking, writing papers, doing projects for the Ihouse, and being a good Faniminion. Some of these assignments are more fun than others. :P

To-Do, Turkey Edition
Shoosh, Ameba doesn't have a turkey and the only chicken was a baby >.> Snickerdoodles?
Be a Kitchen Grunt
Laundry! Also, don't forget formal dress.
EDAU 172 - Website homework - due... 12/1
COMM 174 - Research intercultural conflict in the US!! - due 12/07
LING 123 - Paper on apes vs. humans! - due 12/3
EDSP 162 - Discussion question #5! - due 12/2
I-HOUSE NEWSLETTER ILLUSTRATION
Monitor Secret Santa :D
Clean kitchen more x__x (...in general, since I am obvs not at school to do it now)
Google shtuff.
Holiday cards!
Icon NaNo!!

...yokay. That is totally all do-able. \o/?

And Lee Joon has swine flu, poor bebe. His bandmates may have it as well. >.>

I have a feeling that - for better or worse - this list will be much more expansive than my reading/movie list. >.>

( Yup, it is. )

I have generally been failing at reading and watching things that aren't cheesy J-drama-esque type things, but I feel like indulging my list-making compulsion tonight, so! Not in chronological order AT ALL.

( Reading List 2009 )

And the movies, cheesy YouTube-watched ones inclusive. I went through a boys-love phase, and watched quite a few of those while looking for ones with happy endings. >.> Also not in chronological order

( Movie List 2009 )