out of sight, out of mind, we're out of time, we're out of mind
I have woken up from nightmares the past several nights in a row. Between getting insufficient sleep and nightmares, I think I prefer the former. I was lucky enough to launch myself out of the dream before the end of the horror movie this morning, and even though it was 6:30am and I'd been asleep for four hours at best, I didn't want to go back to sleep. It's been a fairly rough day in terms of my yawn frequency. Skyping this morning with Will made me feel better, but I was pretty huffy at him up until then for some reason. It's not his fault I have bad dreams =/ And it's not his fault that when I wake up from nightmares he isn't immediately there to comfort me. I don't remember having bad dreams when I slept next to him. (._.) I just wish I knew what to do about the nightmares, because I haven't been exposed to anything particularly violent.
Friday and Saturday have been shopping days. I went Friday afternoon with Akiha, a former RA at the Proxy apartments. From the first day of orientation, she stood out to me because she was wearing an ADORABLE Barbie shirt, and since that first month we kept saying "Let's go to the Barbie store!!" and it took us half a year to actually do so (-_-);; We had our "Barbie Date" - UNIQLO is doing a collaboration with a handful of brands right now, Barbie being one of them, and their tshirts are fairly cheap so we bought matching ones and others. :D I found a coordinate for one already today, wearing my pink Barbie shirt under a black Peach John tank top (with an attached pearl necklace and ribbon) that I put on for the first time since buying it last month - the tank is surprisingly low cut for Japan so it works well for showing the Barbie silhouettes (^^) After that we each bought matching handtowels in different colors and took purikura with our new shit. \:D/ We went to eat and do more shopping afterwards, and I was so happy to find a stylish beige trenchcoat at NAVANA for about 5000yen on sale. Win!
Saturday was my long awaited Peach John day. Peach John, to me, is essentially the Japanese equivalent to Victoria's Secret. Their iconic pink and black striped bags have the same prestige of the pink-striped ones of Victoria's Secret - you see a girl carrying one, you know she's got taste (or a hot date/boyfriend/girlfriend, confidence, money, or a multitude of other amazing self-esteem boosting traits). After I discovered they've been labeling their bras with American inch measurements (for example, 34 as opposed to 85) I decided that was incentive enough to go back and actually take my time trying on the bras. (The first time I tried a bra on there that I had fallen in love with ended in heartbreak. D:) This trip had been a good three or four weeks in the making. I went with three other friends from I-House and we spent the better half of the day hanging out on the lower floors of Passe, one of my favorite department stores. Unfortunately, it was pretty packed because it was a Saturday. CECIL McBEE was a scary mess (AND they didn't have the sunglasses I've been wanting), but LIZ LISA, despite being equally crowded, had some amazing sales going on. I bought a necklace and deco-flowery phone strap that were both on sale...even though I JUST got a new phone strap at the Disney store! It's the one right below, with all the Minnie and ribbon stuff. (The heart to the top right is my half of the couples phone strap I share with Will.) In the meantime, I've attached the flower one to my handbag - who says you can't blend cool (CECIL) and pretty (LIZ LISA) together?
After shopping on the second floor it was time to eat, so we went to a nearby curry restaurant and then parted ways as I went back to do more shopping - girl on a mission~! Well, I got distracted by a few stores on my way to Peach John but didn't buy anything. When I got to the store, the salesladies were awesomely nice. I know it's their job and all, but it really makes me feel better when they're nice and don't just stare at me like I'm going to steal something, or act distant because they think I don't understand Japanese. After quickly discussing bra sizes (and finding out I would indeed be an E-cup), I got properly measured and soon half of the store became irrelevant due to my cup size. XD Buuut tbh, I don't trust measurements because I always wear a padded bra, even if it's minimal. However, Japanese bras are also notorious for having about an entire inch or two of padding themselves. So I grabbed a variety of bras, including a daring Japanese C cup, which is two sizes below my proper measurement. It looked like it would fit, so I decided why not? I also grabbed the frilliest pink one I could find in the largest width for my cup size (a centimeter measured bra). Much to my surprise, the "small" bra fit me PERFECTLY and made me look awesome (better than the model in the picture, below). I was elated at this. The next one was a lightly-padded skin-colored bra in the measurement I was given, and that fit too :D What didn't fit was the frilly pink one - it was too big and pointed out (O_O); TOO BIG. WHAT. That made me feel awesome, really. I also tested out a tube top bra for the first time ever (@_@) I'm sick of having straps show though, and it seems like it won't slip down easily so I gave it a try. To top it all off, after I had gone through all the work of trying on bras, I found the lingerie dividers I'd been wanting when I was going on my big organizing kick last month in JUST the color and count I wanted (damask/15), so that made me even happier. :D
Didn't take actual pictures of the bras (ehrm, that I feel comfortable showing anyone aside from Will, that is) so I screencapped from the website.
Now that I have actual lingerie from Peach John (and not just a tank top or organizing drawers) I feel that my fangirling of this brand is justified. I truly love my PJ bras, especially the black lace one - which is, hands-down, the cutest bra I have ever owned. And that's saying a lot coming from a girl who only wears Vicky's. I've got severe brand loyalty for bras (thanking you for this one, Sabrina ;) ), but I've always loved PJ and while I'm in Japan, I want to buy as much to my liking as possible!
...I've also got a severe bra obsession. I've already got more than enough for each day of the week, and by the end of my stay here I hope to bring back 20 in total~ (including what I already own from America) Bras are the new hoodies? LOL.
Today I've taken all for me, cleaning up, buying essentials (o hai toilet paper shortage in my room) and doing laundry because I was running out of underwear (=_=) I went about two weeks without doing laundry, and that's downright criminal with me because I ended up having about eight loads (four dryer, four washer).
Seems the STL airport got hit by a tornado the other night. D: Luckily nobody was hurt, and my family is fine because we live a good hour away from the airport. It's somehow surreal to think about somewhere smack dab in the middle of St. Louis getting hit with a tornado though, especially something as big as Lambert. Normally it's just the rural areas. =/
Friday and Saturday have been shopping days. I went Friday afternoon with Akiha, a former RA at the Proxy apartments. From the first day of orientation, she stood out to me because she was wearing an ADORABLE Barbie shirt, and since that first month we kept saying "Let's go to the Barbie store!!" and it took us half a year to actually do so (-_-);; We had our "Barbie Date" - UNIQLO is doing a collaboration with a handful of brands right now, Barbie being one of them, and their tshirts are fairly cheap so we bought matching ones and others. :D I found a coordinate for one already today, wearing my pink Barbie shirt under a black Peach John tank top (with an attached pearl necklace and ribbon) that I put on for the first time since buying it last month - the tank is surprisingly low cut for Japan so it works well for showing the Barbie silhouettes (^^) After that we each bought matching handtowels in different colors and took purikura with our new shit. \:D/ We went to eat and do more shopping afterwards, and I was so happy to find a stylish beige trenchcoat at NAVANA for about 5000yen on sale. Win!
Saturday was my long awaited Peach John day. Peach John, to me, is essentially the Japanese equivalent to Victoria's Secret. Their iconic pink and black striped bags have the same prestige of the pink-striped ones of Victoria's Secret - you see a girl carrying one, you know she's got taste (or a hot date/boyfriend/girlfriend, confidence, money, or a multitude of other amazing self-esteem boosting traits). After I discovered they've been labeling their bras with American inch measurements (for example, 34 as opposed to 85) I decided that was incentive enough to go back and actually take my time trying on the bras. (The first time I tried a bra on there that I had fallen in love with ended in heartbreak. D:) This trip had been a good three or four weeks in the making. I went with three other friends from I-House and we spent the better half of the day hanging out on the lower floors of Passe, one of my favorite department stores. Unfortunately, it was pretty packed because it was a Saturday. CECIL McBEE was a scary mess (AND they didn't have the sunglasses I've been wanting), but LIZ LISA, despite being equally crowded, had some amazing sales going on. I bought a necklace and deco-flowery phone strap that were both on sale...even though I JUST got a new phone strap at the Disney store! It's the one right below, with all the Minnie and ribbon stuff. (The heart to the top right is my half of the couples phone strap I share with Will.) In the meantime, I've attached the flower one to my handbag - who says you can't blend cool (CECIL) and pretty (LIZ LISA) together?
After shopping on the second floor it was time to eat, so we went to a nearby curry restaurant and then parted ways as I went back to do more shopping - girl on a mission~! Well, I got distracted by a few stores on my way to Peach John but didn't buy anything. When I got to the store, the salesladies were awesomely nice. I know it's their job and all, but it really makes me feel better when they're nice and don't just stare at me like I'm going to steal something, or act distant because they think I don't understand Japanese. After quickly discussing bra sizes (and finding out I would indeed be an E-cup), I got properly measured and soon half of the store became irrelevant due to my cup size. XD Buuut tbh, I don't trust measurements because I always wear a padded bra, even if it's minimal. However, Japanese bras are also notorious for having about an entire inch or two of padding themselves. So I grabbed a variety of bras, including a daring Japanese C cup, which is two sizes below my proper measurement. It looked like it would fit, so I decided why not? I also grabbed the frilliest pink one I could find in the largest width for my cup size (a centimeter measured bra). Much to my surprise, the "small" bra fit me PERFECTLY and made me look awesome (better than the model in the picture, below). I was elated at this. The next one was a lightly-padded skin-colored bra in the measurement I was given, and that fit too :D What didn't fit was the frilly pink one - it was too big and pointed out (O_O); TOO BIG. WHAT. That made me feel awesome, really. I also tested out a tube top bra for the first time ever (@_@) I'm sick of having straps show though, and it seems like it won't slip down easily so I gave it a try. To top it all off, after I had gone through all the work of trying on bras, I found the lingerie dividers I'd been wanting when I was going on my big organizing kick last month in JUST the color and count I wanted (damask/15), so that made me even happier. :D
Didn't take actual pictures of the bras (ehrm, that I feel comfortable showing anyone aside from Will, that is) so I screencapped from the website.
Now that I have actual lingerie from Peach John (and not just a tank top or organizing drawers) I feel that my fangirling of this brand is justified. I truly love my PJ bras, especially the black lace one - which is, hands-down, the cutest bra I have ever owned. And that's saying a lot coming from a girl who only wears Vicky's. I've got severe brand loyalty for bras (thanking you for this one, Sabrina ;) ), but I've always loved PJ and while I'm in Japan, I want to buy as much to my liking as possible!
...I've also got a severe bra obsession. I've already got more than enough for each day of the week, and by the end of my stay here I hope to bring back 20 in total~ (including what I already own from America) Bras are the new hoodies? LOL.
Today I've taken all for me, cleaning up, buying essentials (o hai toilet paper shortage in my room) and doing laundry because I was running out of underwear (=_=) I went about two weeks without doing laundry, and that's downright criminal with me because I ended up having about eight loads (four dryer, four washer).
Seems the STL airport got hit by a tornado the other night. D: Luckily nobody was hurt, and my family is fine because we live a good hour away from the airport. It's somehow surreal to think about somewhere smack dab in the middle of St. Louis getting hit with a tornado though, especially something as big as Lambert. Normally it's just the rural areas. =/