money, money, money
Well, I'm following Kali's advice and re-organizing my priorities. Hmmm.
I /may/ grow out of cosplay, but I've wanted lolita-esque clothes for as long as I can remember, long before I ever knew it was a street fashion in Japan. I don't think I'll ever grow out of it. And I highly doubt that I will grow out of cosplay because I love costumes. That's what I love most about acting, besides hanging out with all the psychos in drama. Heh. Um.... I definitely want to go to Japan in high school. I don't know about after. I will probably end up going back to teach english, hopefully forever. But a short trip is out of the question. I want to go for a full year, in high school. People keep telling me, why don't you just do the summer program? That won't interfere with your high school diploma, etc. etc. etc. But I don't want to go for just a few weeks. To me, that's just a waste of my time. I mean, it might be a good experience, but if I'm going to go, I want to go for as long as I can.
Those three things are super important to me. Now, I only have next year to go to Japan, so that has to work out, otherwise I won't be able to go. Even though I'm 17, I can still pass as a 13-year-old, so though I want lolita clothes now, I don't have to be in that much of a rush to wear them. At first I was like, oh noes! Soon I'll be too old to wear sweet lolita! But I'll look young enough for quite a while. Heh. So I'll have to give myself some rules for buying lolita clothes. Like. Only one outfit every two or three months. Or something like that. For cosplay, I'll have to do the same thing. Maybe, 3 characters per year max.
Also, I keep buying tshirts from Hot Topic that I hardly ever wear. That is mostly because it's too cold to wear them right now, but still. I think I should make a rule for myself not to buy a t-shirt until I've gone, thought about it, and come back. Then I won't be buying things so spur-of-the-moment (xD is that right?). As for manga and anime, I will only buy series that I really, really, really like. And it has to be that I love the story and the art. For anime, I also have to like the voice actors and the subbing style. I will first finish the series that I've started. I won't start any new series unless it is super good and I'd be willing to read it more than two or three times. Oh! And I can only buy manga from Borders with the coupons they send me via email. That way I won't spend /quite/ as much money. And I will try to only start series from Shojo Beat or Shounen Jump because those only cost $8-$9. It's amazing how much those one or two dollars end up saving.
It seems that most of my money is being spent on food rather than stuff I actually want, so I will make it a goal to remember to get food money from my parents. And if I don't, I'll just go hungry. I'm seriously spending way too much on food. It's funny because a few days ago I didn't have enough money to get what I usually do for lunch, but when I finished, I was actually less hungry than I usually am after I'm done eating. o.O So I guess I'll get less food at lunch from now on. When I work, I'm seriously tempted to get food to go, but that costs so much. I can just have my dad get me Del Taco on the way home. And I get Starbucks a lot. I don't really want to give that up. I'll just order talls instead of grandes. I don't need that many calories anyways. Of course, I should also try not to take the bus so much. I'll get rides or use some of my food money. Another way I can save money is ask my mom to stop buying me random clothes and stuff. i appreciate the thought, but I plan on wearing mostly lolita clothes soon, so it's just a waste. Then she can help me buy lolita clothes. She usually spends $400 dollars every time she goes clothes shopping anyways. >_<;; And most of the stuff just ends up sitting in the closet. Recently she's actually gotten me some good stuff. I guess it's just that I actually like the fads these days. But still, the fads will pass, and it will all go to waste.
What else do I spend money on? The movies, but I won't give that up. Going to see movies is really fun for me. Not just because I like seeing movies, it's also because when I was younger we went to see every single movie that came out, so it's kind of nostalgic too. OMG. Like The Pursuit of Happiness, uwaaaaah! It is so good!!!!! I plan on seeing it many many many times before it goes out of theaters. I'm going to try to beat my record with Pirates. I saw the first one something like 14 times. I don't remember how many times I saw the lord of the rings though. I think I might have seen the two towers 21 times. But I actually don't remember. maybe I can find my ticket stubs. I don't remember when I started saving those, though.
I'm trying to talk my parents in to getting the whole family an mp3rocket account/subscription/thing so that way I won't have to buy music anymore, unless they don't have what I want, like anime soundtracks or something. And I'm not sure if they have special edition soundtracks. I hope they do. And if they have anime soundtracks, I'll get all the stuff I've already downloaded from gh.ffshrine.org, so that way it won't be illegal. XD I'm also going to ask them to get an online blockbuster rental account thing. I've heard they have anime. So then I won't have quite so many fansubs. It's a good thing not to get myself or my parents arrested, yes.
I need to try to work more, because lately I've only been working three days a week. But I don't really want to work over winter break. And after winter break I'm going to try out for the musical. If I get a part, I'll have to work only two days a week, because I'll have an 8th period. *sigh* I don't know. I'll think of more ways to save money... I guess I should be less generous with giving money to people I don't even really know. Heh heh. I'm way too nice. I mean, at least when I borrow money from people I don't know I try to pay them back. This one time I borrowed money from this kid on the bus because all I had was a $20. And I still feel bad about it. Wah.
I /may/ grow out of cosplay, but I've wanted lolita-esque clothes for as long as I can remember, long before I ever knew it was a street fashion in Japan. I don't think I'll ever grow out of it. And I highly doubt that I will grow out of cosplay because I love costumes. That's what I love most about acting, besides hanging out with all the psychos in drama. Heh. Um.... I definitely want to go to Japan in high school. I don't know about after. I will probably end up going back to teach english, hopefully forever. But a short trip is out of the question. I want to go for a full year, in high school. People keep telling me, why don't you just do the summer program? That won't interfere with your high school diploma, etc. etc. etc. But I don't want to go for just a few weeks. To me, that's just a waste of my time. I mean, it might be a good experience, but if I'm going to go, I want to go for as long as I can.
Those three things are super important to me. Now, I only have next year to go to Japan, so that has to work out, otherwise I won't be able to go. Even though I'm 17, I can still pass as a 13-year-old, so though I want lolita clothes now, I don't have to be in that much of a rush to wear them. At first I was like, oh noes! Soon I'll be too old to wear sweet lolita! But I'll look young enough for quite a while. Heh. So I'll have to give myself some rules for buying lolita clothes. Like. Only one outfit every two or three months. Or something like that. For cosplay, I'll have to do the same thing. Maybe, 3 characters per year max.
Also, I keep buying tshirts from Hot Topic that I hardly ever wear. That is mostly because it's too cold to wear them right now, but still. I think I should make a rule for myself not to buy a t-shirt until I've gone, thought about it, and come back. Then I won't be buying things so spur-of-the-moment (xD is that right?). As for manga and anime, I will only buy series that I really, really, really like. And it has to be that I love the story and the art. For anime, I also have to like the voice actors and the subbing style. I will first finish the series that I've started. I won't start any new series unless it is super good and I'd be willing to read it more than two or three times. Oh! And I can only buy manga from Borders with the coupons they send me via email. That way I won't spend /quite/ as much money. And I will try to only start series from Shojo Beat or Shounen Jump because those only cost $8-$9. It's amazing how much those one or two dollars end up saving.
It seems that most of my money is being spent on food rather than stuff I actually want, so I will make it a goal to remember to get food money from my parents. And if I don't, I'll just go hungry. I'm seriously spending way too much on food. It's funny because a few days ago I didn't have enough money to get what I usually do for lunch, but when I finished, I was actually less hungry than I usually am after I'm done eating. o.O So I guess I'll get less food at lunch from now on. When I work, I'm seriously tempted to get food to go, but that costs so much. I can just have my dad get me Del Taco on the way home. And I get Starbucks a lot. I don't really want to give that up. I'll just order talls instead of grandes. I don't need that many calories anyways. Of course, I should also try not to take the bus so much. I'll get rides or use some of my food money. Another way I can save money is ask my mom to stop buying me random clothes and stuff. i appreciate the thought, but I plan on wearing mostly lolita clothes soon, so it's just a waste. Then she can help me buy lolita clothes. She usually spends $400 dollars every time she goes clothes shopping anyways. >_<;; And most of the stuff just ends up sitting in the closet. Recently she's actually gotten me some good stuff. I guess it's just that I actually like the fads these days. But still, the fads will pass, and it will all go to waste.
What else do I spend money on? The movies, but I won't give that up. Going to see movies is really fun for me. Not just because I like seeing movies, it's also because when I was younger we went to see every single movie that came out, so it's kind of nostalgic too. OMG. Like The Pursuit of Happiness, uwaaaaah! It is so good!!!!! I plan on seeing it many many many times before it goes out of theaters. I'm going to try to beat my record with Pirates. I saw the first one something like 14 times. I don't remember how many times I saw the lord of the rings though. I think I might have seen the two towers 21 times. But I actually don't remember. maybe I can find my ticket stubs. I don't remember when I started saving those, though.
I'm trying to talk my parents in to getting the whole family an mp3rocket account/subscription/thing so that way I won't have to buy music anymore, unless they don't have what I want, like anime soundtracks or something. And I'm not sure if they have special edition soundtracks. I hope they do. And if they have anime soundtracks, I'll get all the stuff I've already downloaded from gh.ffshrine.org, so that way it won't be illegal. XD I'm also going to ask them to get an online blockbuster rental account thing. I've heard they have anime. So then I won't have quite so many fansubs. It's a good thing not to get myself or my parents arrested, yes.
I need to try to work more, because lately I've only been working three days a week. But I don't really want to work over winter break. And after winter break I'm going to try out for the musical. If I get a part, I'll have to work only two days a week, because I'll have an 8th period. *sigh* I don't know. I'll think of more ways to save money... I guess I should be less generous with giving money to people I don't even really know. Heh heh. I'm way too nice. I mean, at least when I borrow money from people I don't know I try to pay them back. This one time I borrowed money from this kid on the bus because all I had was a $20. And I still feel bad about it. Wah.