Got these at the Oxford Circus TopShop for £70, suede and braided nubuck!

My boyfriend tells me he just spent $70 on an Electric Organ and I’m pretty sure I’m gearing up to spend that much on shoes between yesterday and today alone. And this is not taking into account the 8 other pairs I’ve purchased so far this summer.

I shipped a bunch over to New York, land of no sales tax on shoes and clothing under $100, in his trusted custody. Oh dear.

And since I haven’t done one of these ‘minor details of what’s going on in my life,’ here’s a quickie!

Lately I’ve…

1. Been working quite a lot. I gotten a part-time job [though my current hours are edging dangerously near to full time] for the summer, and naturally, have already gotten tickets lined up ready to squander all my not-quite-earned savings away: yes, m’dears, I’m going to JAPAN for Christmas vacation.
2. Does anyone else find the Fantasmic Disneyland radio commercial song oddly catching? When it comes on I find myself humming along much too frequently.
3. Been slowly (not quite surely) putting up a few backdated posts about my Europe trip, which is more than I ever did for my China vacation last summer.
4. Also been trying to figure out how to compact all the shit stuff I want to get back to New York in late August packed into one under-25lb parcel mail box, a medium-sized suitcase, and 2 carry-on’s. I’m trying to stay away from a suitcase being one of those carry-ons.

Lately I’ve…

1. Been exercising an counting calories, oh my! Nothing except the thought of going to China where I’m probably a size L motivates me to get off my butt and lose a few pounds (or at least a few centimeters in girth). This endeavor (a week or so in) has included Tony Horton, a banana for breakfast, and sparkpeople.
2. Actually this isn’t so recent, but since I mentioned it on the last few “lately”s, my 35mm f/1.8 Nikkor came. I’m not sure if I like it as much as I expected to.
3. Witnessed an interesting incident with a woman at the grocery store when a woman left her cart in the middle of the asile with her kid in it. Because it was blocking everyone’s way and causing a traffic jam, a nice lady pushed the card forward a few inches (closer, I dare say, to the mother). The mother began yelling and scolding the woman and as others stood up to defend the poor lady, the mother began to snap at them, too. I do believe their mistake was to even talk back to her; giving her a dismissive look and then walking away would probably have shut her up faster.
4. Made an Excel spreadsheet of what exactly (minus clothes) I will be bringing/needing in college.
5. Sent out my essay of affirmation to Tierney Hall.
6. Shuffled through 3 computers to find old family photos to print and bring back to China on request of my paternal grandmother. There were about 60+ that I printed. Then today when my mom handed me the stack of pictures to bring back, I noticed that it was ridiculously thin. Alas, she’d pilfered off her favorites and all those she didn’t think she looked good in. Which totaled to be a lot.
7. Watched Watchmen; am in the process of digesting the comic. I wish American comics had prettier pictures, because after watching Malin Akerman in her hot! costume (I want her hair by the way), and Dr. Manhatten’s finely chisled abs and uh, blueness, the distinctly masculine pictures just don’t cut it as well. Eh, I’m probably writing blasphemy though. I’m sure the comic will reveal a lot more details the film only got to glaze over.

Mother has also just informed me that she expects my brother and I to bring a small carry-on roller luggage case and a backpack to China between the two of us. She is obviously delusional. I brought that my for a 3 day trip to New York by myself. Three days!

Lately I’ve…

1. Misplaced my iPod earbuds, so I haven’t been able to take them outside the house. Either the pit that is my room and the study is deeper and more endless than I thought, or I lent it to someone at school and they never returned it.
2. The new 35mm f/1.8 Nikkor lens I ordered still hasn’t arrived yet. In fact, it’s so backordered on Amazon that they haven’t even charged the credit card since they don’t have any in stock. It’s been months.
3. Purchased a ticket to China for mid-July to mid-August !
4. On soompi.com forums too much a lot.
5. Been obsessing/experimenting with makeup again. I’m waiting for my BB cream order to arrive, but in the meantime I’ve tried very hard to resist spending about $100 on crap for my face. I’m always in a rush in the mornings because I hit the snooze button 3 times until I have 20min. from wakeup to rush out the house to school, which really isn’t the best idea when I want to get everything on.
6. Been watching How I Met Your Mother. Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) love. Unfortunately, I’ve realized how unoriginal Duy is now. Nevertheless, I get all the jokes now. And I have to admit, said friend still remains hilarious, if not more so.

I’ve been avoiding school a lot lately. AP testing didn’t really count in my mind this year, and it’s said because I was so bored that I purposely skipped an entire essay on the English Lit (what was I thinking). I was all done in week 1, so basically, I didn’t go to school very much and when I did it was mostly movie-watching.

Unfortunately, the final projects have rained down now, and I should be swamped until school ends. F.

PS. You know, during my high school career, what between APs, SATs, and various score report sending, I think I’ve paid at least $1000 to collegebord. Wow.