cherry cherry boom boom.

thrifted cardigan, Peace Now necklace, GLP skirt, F21 cardi

First day of dance practice today! I signed up to do senior girls' homecoming dance for the skit, but I signed up about three weeks ago and never got an email about meetings. So I missed who knows how many meetings now. I got my first email on Saturday, with an apology. I went to the meeting today, but I really am far behind.

The co-ed dance started today, so halfway through their practice, I decided it would be better to be in that one rather than the girls' dance. Also, we're dancing to Gaga so that's a major plus. I have a hard time keeping up, since I missed the first half. Watching instead of actually doing it doesn't help much. For the record, I'm not very good at dancing. I like dancing (and music) a whole lot. They're right under my art-and-fashion category in my list of favorite things. But I have talent in neither dance or music. I can't sing well, and have a hard time learning dances. I'm trying to learn Super Junior and 4minute dances through Youtube, and it's not working. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up in the next few sessions. Gaaaagaaaaa.

It was cold this morning. Even with two cardigans, it was still pretty cold. I wanted to wear my skirt, but it was so cold. I can't just wear tights or legging and be alright. So I threw on a pair of jeans. I'm kind of against skirts with pants (it doesn't seem right) but since my skirt is that short anyway, I wore both.

This morning while I was checking the weather and eating breakfast, I went and checked Court Records. Phoenix Wright/Professor Layton crossover! I'll admit I'm not much of a gamer. I can't play those RPGs where you have to fight monsters because I can't win. But I love visual novel games. Phoenix Wright is my favorite game, and Professor Layton is pretty high on my list too. So I'm excited for this crossover game! I'll bust my walled and buy a Nintendo 3DS just for this.

Aw man stomachache.

Love, Kai

what a coincidence.

Now about the cat sweater dress I got at the thrift store on Saturday. Funny thing. I was just browsing a bit on Sechuna.com for the first time in a while and saw it! Shock!

Photo from Sechuna.

I didn't realize because it doesn't come with tags. Why do I feel like it looks huger on me than it does on the model? It's supposedly free-size.

Sorry, short entry today.

As a bit of an extra. I finished my annotated bibliography yesterday, which is due tomorrow. I printed it out and everything yesterday, and then my teacher gives us more information today that she didn't say on Friday, when it was assigned. It's like teachers want us to do things last minute. Alright, that's it.

Love, Kai.

gloomy weather gets me down a bit.

I have nothing against cloudy days-or rainy days, even, though they are kind of inconvenient. But on those kind of days, I get nostalgic and on occasion, behave strangely. I don't understand it much myself.
Mostly yesterday's events. I didn't take any pictures yesterday because it was dark and nothing was coming out well. It's dark today too, but I got some picturers. I went to the mall to pick up my Sephora gift yesterday, and stayed an extra hour or two to just shop around. Malls are torture. I decided yesterday that malls aren't the place for me. The thing is, it's not that I can't find anything I like there. Quite the opposite. I walk into a shop and BAM automatically, my eyes spot something that I HAVE TO HAVE. Until I see the price tag. Dangit.

I try not to stay too long at Forever21, with all the things they have. I stick to the jewelry section and quickly run through some of the clothes. Ended up spending $24 on two pieces of jewelry and also bought a striped cardigan (I threw it in the wash, so not pictures).It's rare for me to buy silver jewelry. But that bracelet, crystal studded pyramid spikes! I can't pass that.The necklace was almost $13, the most I've spent on a necklace in two years. That probably says something about me.Here's a picture I took for my poupee, but I like it so I'm posting it here too.

I'm still searching for my perfect military trend jacket. My friend told me that Gap was selling some, so I went to see. I've never been too keen on Gap, so I didn't expect to find anything I liked. But as soon as I walked in, I must have found $200 worth of things I wanted, right on the spot. At Aldo, I found the perfect pair of engineer boots (gosh, I neeeddd those) for $130, and the $80 pair of oxfords that I've wanted since they came out. Still waiting for a sale. Then the two circle scarves at Express. There was a sequin one and a printed one, and I want them both. I didn't get them because I figured I could get a coupon instead of paying $30 for both. Then I went home and checked the website, and they were on sale for $20 each there. Hngggg. Oh right, Express also has a military jacket I want, at $160ish.

And then at Ann Taylor, I passed by their window and walked in because of the necklace on the poster.$130, which, I guess, isn't terrible for such an intricate necklace. But I went in to see the real deal, and the pearls just scream fake. Fake pearls are nice too, just not worth $130.

Then at Nordstrom. The Vince jacket I want for $400. I went to Nordstrom in search of Butter London polish. Apparently they don't carry it in the stores, but I can order online and pick it up in the stores. I might have to do that because there aren't Ultas readily available for me. As I was leaving, I thought of checking the scarves section just for the heck of it. AND THERE IT WAS.MCQUEENSCARF. I was convinced that Nordstrom didn't have Alexander Mcqueen anything. Besides his sunglasses and a couple pair of Puma shoes, the website doesn't carry Mcqueen.

When I go shopping, I like to wear the comfiest clothes possible, so it would be easy to change clothes if I want to use the fitting room. But I always regret it. In the higher end shops, it doesn't take a genius to tell that the store people treat me like I'm 14. They talk to me in that tone-Honey, do you need any help? As in "what are you doing here, you can't afford anything anyway." I think maybe next time I'll dress my age, without the hoodies and cotton pants.

When my mom came to pick me up, she asked if I wanted to go thrifting. And considering my disappointment with not being able to afford anything, I readily agreed.I bought four things yesterday. 1. A floral printed maxi skirt, which is probably seven sizes too big for me. I want to make them into pants. I'm terrible at sewing, but it's worth a shot. 2. A Bitten by SJP top. It's a large, but it's pretty darn small. Feels like a small, at least. or maybe kid's size. More like kids size. 3. Vertical stripe skirt. I love this skirt. It's like 5 sizes too small for me, but I still bought it anyway. That's how much I like it. It really is too small though. Feels like a 000. 4. Cat sweater. I laughed when I saw this. It's huge, and I'm not sure what it's supposed to be. I tried it on with my hoodie yesterday and liked how it looked so I got it.
I think I like it with the hoodie more than the turtleneck. That's about the end for yesterday. I went home with a headache. I get migraines every time I go shopping.

Today? Mmmn. I finished coloring that folder picture.
Colored pencil alone wasn't convincing me, so I added in some pastels and markers.

Also went to Borders today. 40% off coupons are amazing. I always have the urge to go when I have a coupon. Borders is tempting. Their magazine section is amazing. There aren't many places where I can find Vogue Italia, British Vogue, and Vogue Nippon. I always flip through them, but I've yet to buy one. I don't even subscribe to Vogue, because I can never find the subscription price on sale.

Oh, right. I got a computer virus yesterday. Deathly paranoid now.

Love, Kai

oh look a sale.

I always have a difficult time choosing what to wear in the morning. For the most part, it's still pretty chilly in the morning. Recently, afternoons have been hot. I have the hardest time deciding whether or not to wear long sleeves.

pointelle cardigan, Byer Too! Vintage romper: thrifted

I went with long sleeves with holes today. I can never stand to wear this cardigan on cold days. It does absolutely nothing for me unless I wear a long sleeve top underneath. I almost never wear this romper either. On cold days, it's too breezy. The material is thin. On hot days, I don't wear it because I have to wear it with something over it. The sleeves are a bit puffy, to give the strong shoulders look. I'm really petite, and that look doesn't work on me. I love rompers, but it's so troublesome to use the restroom. It would be nice if it were a dress.

About that sale. Book sale this weekend! My mom works at the library, so there are some perks. I go with her to choose out books and things before the general public do.

There aren't as many fiction books as I would like. I rarely find books I'm looking for. There are quite a few reference and informational books. I participate in the $3 brown bag sale sometimes. On the Sunday of the book sale, you purchase a large brown bag for $3 and fill it up with whatever you'd like. Last year, I bought two bags and went home with a new dictionary, two dictionary-sized law books, several classics, Shakespeare, American history timeline series, that kind of stuff.

I went early today, and didn't find any books that I wanted. Ended up getting an Airbud DVD for my little brother, a Spongebob GameCube game, Kingdom Hearts I, Pirates of the Caribbean I and II, and a Michael Jackson This Is It CD.

This is another picture taken on my phone. I was going through pictures on my phone, deleting ones I don't need anymore.
I've wanted a military green jacket for the longest time. Two years ago, I couldn't find them in any stores in the US. I found this one early this year at Aritzia, and wanted to buy it. It was on sale, from $100 to $90. Hah. Over my budget. So I waited for a bigger markdown, which never happened. And then they sold out.

There's also that one from Vince that I would love to have. But $400 is kind of really over my budget. I haven't been to the mall in a pretty long time, so maybe I'll get lucky and find one that I like in my price range.

Whenever I see find old pictures of me with long hair, I really start to miss it all. I love my short hair too, but. But. I don't even know what. I also miss having black hair sometimes. Especially because my hair looks orange under the sun sometimes. I'd like ash brown.

Mmnnn sleepy.

Love, Kai

sunrise.

I always miss the sunrise. One time, I woke up at 4am, and thought maybe I'll wait and watch the sunrise from my window. At six, it was still dark. And then by seven, it was already bright outside. I must have been watching in the wrong direction. Oh, silly me.
I was walking from the car to my class this morning and saw this. Immediately, I stopped and rummaged through my backpack for my cell phone, since I don't carry my camera with me. I haven't seen pretty clouds like that in a long time either. Sunrise has been around 7:15 lately. This was taken around 7:25. I'm used to the sun rising around the time I wake up, but it's pitch black every morning when I wake up now.

Oh oh! Today at school, the snack bar was selling new products. There was ice cream and Haagen Daz mango sorbet and other things. Among those things was my favorite frozen snack as a kid.
Itzakadoozies! Yes! I can't believe they sell these. All of the supermarkets in this area stopped carrying them years ago, so I haven't had one since elementary school. There's something strange about this one, though. The flavors labeled are lemon, cherry, grape and orange. In the original kind I used to buy, there was lime instead of grape.

I cut my hair again today. It's probably not too noticeable. I took a picture of the back of my head because I wanted to see what it looked like. At the Target fitting rooms, there are huge mirrors, and you can see your back too. I think those are really cool because I don't often get the opportunity to see my back.
I actually like how my hair looks in the back more than the front. Today,I saw more pictures of pretty long hair. Sorrrrt of want to get that long hairstyle too, but I also like my hair short. So conflicting!

Normally, I think I end by saying something like I have to do homework, but I actually don't have homework today. I finished poetry unit today (yes!!), and my Japanese test was over today too.

Oh wait I have econ homework. Never mind. I guess I'll go do that then.

Love, Kai