I hit the hay early on Thanksgiving so I would be all bright eyed and bushy tailed for Black Friday. I woke up even before my alarm went off, is anyone surprised? My first stop was Macy's. I made my way to the shoe department and it was a complete zoo! I wandered the sales racks, dodging overzealous shoppers and found myself at the Coach display. The boots were on sale and 50% off at that. Suh-weet! I managed to grab the Gene booties. After Macy's I found myself at Nordstrom and except for the handbag and shoe departments, the rest of the store was practically deserted. I came away with a black cardi and textured tights, neither on sale, ughs.
I wandered through the rest of the mall hitting my usual haunts. J Crew was A MESS! The place was packed despite their paltry sales racks. I guess that's why they're doing so well, peeps are willing to pay full price for their shiz. I too am guilty of this. Even though I abhor paying retail, I finally broke down and bought the majesty stone necklace after waiting forever, ok, three months, for it to go on sale. BUT, I did make my purchase with a JCrew coupon, I got $25 off, so take that J Crew! I must say, I love love love the necklace! I want to wear it everyday with everything. I'm thinking of getting it in the crystal color too or maybe the duchess stone necklace in pink, but I can wait for those to go on sale. I hope.
Black Friday was a bit of a disappointment as much of the stuff I have my eye on remained at full price. Gah. So, HOPEFULLY, in the next few weeks these bad boys will see a price reduction and make their way into my closet.
Marc by Marc Jacobs Cherry Blossom dress.
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG. I love this dress the minute I laid eyes on it. Since I'm already prepping for my vacation (despite not booking anything for it yet =P) I thought this dress would be perfect for roaming museums or long drawn out lunches at some cafe. It would work equally well with flats or heels or even boots. I for sure would go for the navy version of the dress, but Bloomies only had the hot pink. Cute, eh? Methinks it's more versatile then the Nanette Lepore I tried on earlier.
White House Black Market Ecru Shawl Collar Jacket. I saw this on Chloe and
I had to have it. Once it goes on sale that is. I need something
light to break up the oodles and oodles of black that pervades my
wardrobe. It would be cute with the cherry blossom dress, no?
J Crew Pippa Metallic Ballet Flats. I'm a sucker for metallic flats and this amethyst color is gorg!
J Crew Nottingham Flat Boots in dark Mushroom.
Yea, I know, I know, these were just on sale. The boot is still
available in all sizes online so I'm guessing it's not selling too
well. I could be totally wrong. However, if I am right, that means
these boots is in for a bigger discount.
While I was in the Bloomies dressing room, I snapped a pic of the outfit I wore to Frenchie's wedding ceremony. It was so comfy!
Mossimo Target Dress, Anthro Snakebite belt, Dior pumps.
happy hunting!!!!
candy
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Happy belated Thanksgiving! Yeah, it's been a terribly busy week for everyone, I'm sure. My father had surgery a few days back and got out of the hospital on Thanksgiving. I could've sworn I heard one of the doctors say that they didn't want to allow any patients to stay there during the holidays. Pretty scandalous, if you ask me. Why bother scheduling surgery the day before then?
Meh. Lots of good links to be had here. I've been playing Tekken 6 online alot lately since the new patch came out and "beefed up" the netplay. It still sucks, but it's a lot better than what it used to be.
UJE マンガ 連載中タイトル 鉄漫 TEKKENCOMIC
A Tekken 6 manga! In English, too!
YouTube - Cat VS Cop: Fight For Your Right! LOL
Funniest thing I've seen in a while (regarding cats, anyway). Poor cat, he gets tossed and kicked and booted all over the place, but not once did he give up!
Japanese Anime Studios Feel Pressure From Unhappy Artists and Outsourcing - WSJ.com
Very interesting yet pretty obvious article about the decline of the anime industry in Japan. Any otaku out there worth their salt already knows of the pitfalls and perils of animators and the like, so stories like these don't really do much besides shedding more light.
People Focus: Seiyuu and Animators are Slaves, not Stars at Riuva : Research Institute for Unicultural Visual Arts
Even more in-depth from the eyes of fans and people behind the industry as well. Very good read; compliments the Wall Street Journal's article too.
ホテルのベッドの上でハイテンションではしゃぐ人々 - GIGAZINE
Pictures of people jumping on hotel beds -- the new craze that's sweeping the nation!
Brad Pitt & Quentin Tarantino meet SMAP | Japan Probe
Bistro SMAP is a remarkably funny show that doesn't get much attention over here in the states, but apparently if you're a Hollywood celebrity and you're promoting your movie in Japan, you're guaranteed to make a pitstop here.
NPR report on Japan’s herbivore men
Herbivore men, a.k.a. metrosexual men who develop feminine hobbies such as cake tasting. Interesting listen from a western perspective (what's up with all these stories this week?).
Daigo Umehara: The King of Fighters Interview | Eurogamer
I don't really like this article as the writer introduces this story like something in a gossip rag, but whatever. The little side images are retarded too. They reek of ignorance.
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I'm reposting this, because apparently it's getting a ton of hits off my flickr images right now...
I love the roundish snowflakes, so I decided to start off with a circle instead of folding into a triangle like the normal way.
1. Cut a circle out of plain white paper. I just used some paper I had in my printer.
2. Fold circle in half, like a taco shape.
3. Fold that part in half from left to right.
4. Fold it again, pressing the corners down really well. I trimmed the top so that it was even.
5. Cut your shapes on the sides and top. Be sure and leave some paper inbetween each section you cut, so it holds together.
6. Unfold to see the results! Oh! It looks like deer antlers!
7. Unfold again for another surprise!
8. Voila!! You made a paper snowflake! See how easy that was?
Hang in your windows, doors, or you can hang them from your ceiling, or even on your Christmas tree :)
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If you purchase $25 or more in my Etsy shop, you'll get a free 5"x7" print and a pack of 2 button pins... a $14 value, free!
This is good through 12 am Black Friday, Nov. 26 - Cyber Monday
I'm also working on several large paintings to list in my Etsy shop soon!!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Jelene
