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| Current music: | Linkin Park - It's Going Down (Ver. 2) |
crankiness for half price
ai yori aoshi. volume 3. at half price books. typically, you never find what you need at a used book store like half price books. when you narrow it down to anime, finding anything good becomes downright impossible, let alone something you want. I only have volume 1, courtesy of jen, and volume 2 on computer. I practically squealed when I found it.
then my mom came back from target to pick me up. I was originally at half price books to find books for my classes. I showed her the book. she asked for the price. I said 5 bucks. and like the prick that she is, she told me to put it back.
I admit, I may have gone a bit overboard in taiwan/japan, buying artbooks for full price. but this is the last straw. even at half price, she makes me throw it away. the point of a hobby is that it's never-ending, a concept my parents don't seem to understand. it's not like I buy everything in sight. I maintain some amount of selectivity - heck, I'm only looking for azumanga, ai yori aoshi, and someday's dreamers manga right now because I want to complete what I have first.
I have half a mind to steal the car one day and head back there. getting the keys will be a problem, though.
speaking of artbooks, I think my parents (and possibly my relatives) found out about my "other" purchases. my mom was talking in chinese to my dad about it a day or two after we got back, but I got the gist of it. on the last day in taiwan, my uncle, aunt, and some others were curious about my artbook hobby, so my mom showed them the books. and I wasn't around to stop her. showing them the suigetsu artbook would be bad enough. if she showed them my other purchase... I would probably get weird looks on my next visit.
something like this had to happen sooner or later anyway. oh well.
ugh. my mom is on the phone talking to a friend about her car trunk full of shoes she got at low prices. and here I am, without my half-priced book.
if you don't like to hear me bitch and whine like a spoiled brat, too bad.
to anyone who knows me at UT, I may be coming back with special contacts. they gently reshape the eye to correct your vision. who knows, I may not need glasses anymore in the future. which would be weird, because I like my glasses and seeing myself in the mirror without them just isn't right.
my two anime music video projects are on hold until I either get around to watching some of my older series for more material or get some video editing software to work with. even then, I still need to get some actual sources, since making an AMV with fansubs is not kosher.
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