today is black friday. it'll be saturday in about two hours. i went out shopping in ikebukero to honor my american consumer roots and very disappointingly did not buy anything. several things caught my eye ... toilet paper "dolls," those cages you turn bingo numbers out of, hot pink LED christmas lights, blinged out initial key rings, a panda hat, and several very fashionable sunglasses which i thought would make good presents for my bff. however, i for some reason couldn't bring myself to buy anything.

on the way home however, i got a "pudezenta" aka present. it was pretty exciting. i stopped into a mini stop to get a beverage (i picked this delicious canada dry pear fizz) and after i paid for my item he pulls out this box from under the counter. it has a hole in the front of it but strips of foam block you from seeing what's inside. he says something to me and i'm thinking oh no i do not put my hand in there and pull something out. and i say nihongho ga wakarimasen/i don't understand japanese. he says some more japanese so i start to put my hand in the hole and look at him to make sure this is what i'm supposed to do. he nods and says "justa one" so i put my hand in there and dig around for justa one of these little cardboard squares i feel. i grab one and it has a beverage in the picture and i show him this. he cocks his head to the side and thinks for a moment about what to say. "pu-dez-en-ta." then he ran and grabbed me a little bottle of royal milk tea which was hot and actually a lovely present for the cold walk home.

on other topics, i reeally want to vom like nobody's business.
i'm watching the nanny diaries which is a very sweet movie.
i'm going to go get more tg food to eat.

what i ended up bringing with me what i ended up leaving behind:
mid calf brown boots, knee high black boots, purple ankle boots, black patent calfhair wedges, black ballet flats, running shoes, underwear, bras, fur coat, fur lined hooded jacket, magenta jacket, other assorted jackets and blazers, leggings, jeans, two short sleeved turtlenecks, trapeze tops, dresses, a painting that's a gift for the bf, a miniature broom and dustpan (housewarming gift), glass photo coasters (another housewarming gift), four hats, scarves, long black leather gloves, short black leather gloves, cream cashmere fingerless gloves, shampoo, *conditioner (still need to buy), face wash, body wash, hair products, hair accessories, makeup, straight iron, curling iron, ipod, books, magazines, airplane snacks, wallet, passport, sunglasses, contact lenses and cases, glasses, robe, nintendo ds, digital camera, rechargeable batteries + charger, camera cable, ds charger ....


what i've purchased here:
3 drawer acrylic organizer for makeup, hello kitty pajamas, weird sweatshirt, fake nails, rubber nail charms, sketch pad, two graph paper notebooks, 3 pens, 3 sable brushes, watercolors, f cup cookies (did not work), camouflage pet sling carrier for my dog, blue squeaky pig dog toy, panda parka for dog, yellow circle sunglasses, weird flip up sunglasses as gift for craigslistwhore ...


still on my list: gifts for friends and fam, heel saddle shoes like the bally ones i wanted from nordstrom but $550 cheaper, more stuff for my dog