Because my life is full of OTL
So I nearly gave myself a panic attack today. Because my DS was stolen. Only not.
I got out of the house today to avoid my parents hang out with aoi, since if we don't got out on a semi-regular basis, we turn into hermits. Just went to the mall to indulge in cheddar bacon french fries (♥) and those Godiva Chocolixirs (♥ ♥) because they are very delicious.
Oh, and I had to go to LensCrafters because I wanted to get the nosepads of my glasses changed, because they were feeling hard and scratching me. And the worst thing is when you get a nosepad scratch, you can't really do anything about it, and it just rubs and rubs and rubs and hurts more.
... but it was mostly for the company and delicious food. ♥ ♥ ♥
Anyway, since I didn't know how long we'd be out, I brought my DS in case I wanted to hang out at Aoi's house before going home. I tucked it into the inside pocked of my bag. My (big) big is like this:
-- Outer zippered part, where I keep my wallet and change and receipts, farthest 'away' from me and used for easy access/needed things
-- Middle part with pockets, with my cellphone, iPod, and DS in the pocket/sleeves of the purse, easy access in case my cellphone rings, and for stuff like... gum or something. It closes with a snap, but is basically 'open' and not zippered
-- Inner zippered part, where I keep everything else I might need from hand lotion, lip gloss/lipstick, girly things, etc. Stuff that I might need but don't need easily accessible and closest to my body.
And when I am unzipping the front pocket for my wallet, I have to take one strap of the bag (there's two) off my shoulder to unzip it, and the bag usually will gape open at the middle (where the pocketed items are) unless I remember to actually snap the snap. This is important.
So there was food and mall browsing, then we swung by the church (for reasons I don't wish to explain as it is petty and much too long to explain here). After that was a trip to Circuit City to see what all is left, since the store here is closing in 7 days. There's shit nothing. Wow. I didn't think everything would go so fast. And finally, there was KFC, because I had a coupon and my mom told me to pick up dinner.
Then I dropped off Aoi at her house, and I went home myself. Set the delicious KFC on the table, then I went upstairs with my purse to get changed and relax a bit (i.e.: check my e-mail) since I wasn't quite hungry yet.
I take my cellphone out of my purse and set it in its normal spot.
I reach for my DS.
It's not there.
I look into my bag.
It's still not there in its pocket.
I yank open the middle part of my purse, reach around the bottom to check for a red DS. Not there. I unzip the outer and inner parts and check. No DS. I am now freaking out and, shit someone stole my DS. I try frantically to think about when I last saw it in the pocket, but I remember seeing it all day! I remember seeing it at KFC!
Maybe it just fell out of my purse while I was driving.
I hurry downstairs and back to the garage. I get in the car. I check the backseat, where I put my purse while driving. No DS. I check the floor of the backseat. I grope UNDER the driver's seat. I grope under the passenger's seat. I check the floor of the front and passenger's seats. I grope under then from the front. I look in the backseat again.
No DS.
I hurry back upstairs, trying to look calm as I pass my parents eating KFC in the family room.
I tear apart my purse, opening all the zippered pockets all the way to look. I call Aoi's cellphone because maybe my DS slid into her things and she accidentally picked it up. No answer. I tear apart my bag again. No DS.
Shit. Shit I keep thinking where I could've lost my DS. Where someone could've taken it. Anyone could just reach in and take it if I wasn't looking. But why would they take that, when it's easier to see (and reach) the white headphones of my iPod? SHIT. I remember having it at Circuit City, because I saw it when I checked my cellphone. KFC! Someone could've taken it at KFC? But I don't remember anyone being close enough to me to reach in my purse. Except one employee. She came in at the same time as me and Aoi, didn't look at me when she clocked in, and disappeared to the back of the store pretty quick. And while I was ordering I stood at the counter fumbling with change with my purse open. HOLY SHIT. I check my cellphone but Aoi hasn't called back. Maybe she'll know. Maybe she'll remember if someone was close to me and I didn't notice.
I'm freaking out now. I'm getting all hot and panicked and breathing fast. I can't have had my DS stolen! I'm furious and upset, because my mom bought me that, and now I will have to replace it without her knowing. Shit, they're $129 and I don't have that kind of money. I have a $20 giftcard to Target! Excellent. I will buy the replacement at Target, I just need $100. How much do I have in my back account? Maybe I can swing it. OMG. OMG it can't be lost. Aoi still hasn't called. I consider calling her again. Instead, I rip apart my bag again, I look into my wallet like my DS mysteriously will fit in the billfold. I am feeling really upset now because I had Rune Factory 2 loaded onto my DS, and that was a gift from luscious_sarah, and I FINALLY MARRIED A GIRL AND WAS GOING INTO THE SECOND GENERATION. All those hours lost! AND IT WAS A GIFT.
I hurry downstairs to rip apart the SUV again. MAYBE IT JUST FELL OUT WHERE I CAN'T FEEL IT. I'LL GET A FLASHLIGHT.
As I unlock the door to the garage, my mom says:
"Your thing fell out of your purse earlier. It's there."
She makes a vague motion to the kitchen counter.
There is my DS!!
I play it cool and calm, flipping it on with my mom watching.
"Oh, it's okay," I say. "It still works. It's not broken from falling."
I go back upstairs.
I am relieved.
Then I think that I feel rather retarded, and should probably write an LJ post about this.
Lesson of the day: My DS will now be kept in one of the zippered parts of my purse.
*flops over and dies*
I got out of the house today to avoid my parents hang out with aoi, since if we don't got out on a semi-regular basis, we turn into hermits. Just went to the mall to indulge in cheddar bacon french fries (♥) and those Godiva Chocolixirs (♥ ♥) because they are very delicious.
Oh, and I had to go to LensCrafters because I wanted to get the nosepads of my glasses changed, because they were feeling hard and scratching me. And the worst thing is when you get a nosepad scratch, you can't really do anything about it, and it just rubs and rubs and rubs and hurts more.
... but it was mostly for the company and delicious food. ♥ ♥ ♥
Anyway, since I didn't know how long we'd be out, I brought my DS in case I wanted to hang out at Aoi's house before going home. I tucked it into the inside pocked of my bag. My (big) big is like this:
-- Outer zippered part, where I keep my wallet and change and receipts, farthest 'away' from me and used for easy access/needed things
-- Middle part with pockets, with my cellphone, iPod, and DS in the pocket/sleeves of the purse, easy access in case my cellphone rings, and for stuff like... gum or something. It closes with a snap, but is basically 'open' and not zippered
-- Inner zippered part, where I keep everything else I might need from hand lotion, lip gloss/lipstick, girly things, etc. Stuff that I might need but don't need easily accessible and closest to my body.
And when I am unzipping the front pocket for my wallet, I have to take one strap of the bag (there's two) off my shoulder to unzip it, and the bag usually will gape open at the middle (where the pocketed items are) unless I remember to actually snap the snap. This is important.
So there was food and mall browsing, then we swung by the church (for reasons I don't wish to explain as it is petty and much too long to explain here). After that was a trip to Circuit City to see what all is left, since the store here is closing in 7 days. There's shit nothing. Wow. I didn't think everything would go so fast. And finally, there was KFC, because I had a coupon and my mom told me to pick up dinner.
Then I dropped off Aoi at her house, and I went home myself. Set the delicious KFC on the table, then I went upstairs with my purse to get changed and relax a bit (i.e.: check my e-mail) since I wasn't quite hungry yet.
I take my cellphone out of my purse and set it in its normal spot.
I reach for my DS.
It's not there.
I look into my bag.
It's still not there in its pocket.
I yank open the middle part of my purse, reach around the bottom to check for a red DS. Not there. I unzip the outer and inner parts and check. No DS. I am now freaking out and, shit someone stole my DS. I try frantically to think about when I last saw it in the pocket, but I remember seeing it all day! I remember seeing it at KFC!
Maybe it just fell out of my purse while I was driving.
I hurry downstairs and back to the garage. I get in the car. I check the backseat, where I put my purse while driving. No DS. I check the floor of the backseat. I grope UNDER the driver's seat. I grope under the passenger's seat. I check the floor of the front and passenger's seats. I grope under then from the front. I look in the backseat again.
No DS.
I hurry back upstairs, trying to look calm as I pass my parents eating KFC in the family room.
I tear apart my purse, opening all the zippered pockets all the way to look. I call Aoi's cellphone because maybe my DS slid into her things and she accidentally picked it up. No answer. I tear apart my bag again. No DS.
Shit. Shit I keep thinking where I could've lost my DS. Where someone could've taken it. Anyone could just reach in and take it if I wasn't looking. But why would they take that, when it's easier to see (and reach) the white headphones of my iPod? SHIT. I remember having it at Circuit City, because I saw it when I checked my cellphone. KFC! Someone could've taken it at KFC? But I don't remember anyone being close enough to me to reach in my purse. Except one employee. She came in at the same time as me and Aoi, didn't look at me when she clocked in, and disappeared to the back of the store pretty quick. And while I was ordering I stood at the counter fumbling with change with my purse open. HOLY SHIT. I check my cellphone but Aoi hasn't called back. Maybe she'll know. Maybe she'll remember if someone was close to me and I didn't notice.
I'm freaking out now. I'm getting all hot and panicked and breathing fast. I can't have had my DS stolen! I'm furious and upset, because my mom bought me that, and now I will have to replace it without her knowing. Shit, they're $129 and I don't have that kind of money. I have a $20 giftcard to Target! Excellent. I will buy the replacement at Target, I just need $100. How much do I have in my back account? Maybe I can swing it. OMG. OMG it can't be lost. Aoi still hasn't called. I consider calling her again. Instead, I rip apart my bag again, I look into my wallet like my DS mysteriously will fit in the billfold. I am feeling really upset now because I had Rune Factory 2 loaded onto my DS, and that was a gift from luscious_sarah, and I FINALLY MARRIED A GIRL AND WAS GOING INTO THE SECOND GENERATION. All those hours lost! AND IT WAS A GIFT.
I hurry downstairs to rip apart the SUV again. MAYBE IT JUST FELL OUT WHERE I CAN'T FEEL IT. I'LL GET A FLASHLIGHT.
As I unlock the door to the garage, my mom says:
"Your thing fell out of your purse earlier. It's there."
She makes a vague motion to the kitchen counter.
There is my DS!!
I play it cool and calm, flipping it on with my mom watching.
"Oh, it's okay," I say. "It still works. It's not broken from falling."
I go back upstairs.
I am relieved.
Then I think that I feel rather retarded, and should probably write an LJ post about this.
Lesson of the day: My DS will now be kept in one of the zippered parts of my purse.
*flops over and dies*