When Spending Goes Wrong

Friday, October 24th, 2008 | 27 Comments

First off I want to say hello to Just Lia for the plug the other day! Thank you~ I’m always pleased (and surprised) when my blog makes someone happy It’s motivation to sit down and scan in some issues!


visits doubled, ははは

Speaking of, I FINALLY updated my magazine list, post Japan! I’m heavily considering getting a subscription to Vanilla Girl. *_* Just the models themselves are so cute ‘n adorable!

I went out yesterday and bought a few things. I picked up Ebi-chan’s FINAL CANCAM APPEARANCE issue. *gasp*

I think it’s rather nice of them to not litter the cover page with self-promoting issue summaries. And of course, this is seen as her “graduating” to AneCam

On the topic of fail purchases, no CanCam was not fail, I bought overpriced “fancy” water for no good reason except I was extremely thirsty. Pardon these photos. I took them tonight and I’m currently suffering from a hellish sinus attack. SINUS PRESSURE TO THE ‘INTH DEGREE.


wet hair, glasses & PJs FTW

What I find funny is that the label, the reason it costs $1.60~, tears off real easily. So now I have a simple cylinder of water that looks more like a lab sample than fancy-pants water. I don’t know why I’m ranting on about something so stupid… probably the Sudafed & Ibuprofen fighting it out in my internal organs. But I guess the real question is HOW DOES IT TASTE?! Guess what… LIKE WATER.

The other fail for today… my Obama order finally arrived… notice the fail?


All I got was the magnet, RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWR! First let me say that the web site, which pointed out that OTHER things I wanted were sold out or back ordered, did NOT say so on THESE particular items when I ordered them! Secondly, this is my fault, hahaha, for waiting so long to get my ass moving & order shit & donate money. I’m not that mad, I was just disappointed and REALLY excited to wear my shirt. And yes, Mike ordered the Mississippi shirt :!:

God, if he doesn’t win and I receive these AFTER the election… that would be the final nail in my hope coffin.

*will think happy thoughts!*

Jenny posted at 11:13 pm ; Friday   
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27 Comments »

Winn said
October 25, 2008 @ 1:15 am

:0 LOL FANCY WATER! AHAHAHA that trend didn’t take off here (i think!?) i’m amazed by how much people would pay it all tastes the same no? like filtered… water…?

i hope you get your obama stuff soon :/ it would suck if you receive it all AFTER the election :/

but don’t let the shopping fails get to you~ I’ve failed at shopping so much moreee i’m waiting for my account to bounce back up to something more healthy looking hahaha

 
Thao said
October 25, 2008 @ 1:30 am

Well, that water certainly is a lot fancier than the water I’ve been drinking!

I haven’t donated money yet. I’ll do it after I deposit my check. I’ll probably just get the car magnet…even though I don’t have a car. Well, even if you get it after the election or if he doesn’t win, then at least they’ll make good items to pass on to your kids or their kids and so forth because it certainly is a historical election. I can see now…in the future antique roadshow…hahaha.

 
emma said
October 25, 2008 @ 2:44 am

no he’ll win
don’t worry
b/c i can’t imagine what it’ll be like if he doesnt…
which obama shirt did you order? the OBEY one?
that’s the only one that i know of
and fancy schamancy designers made stuff for them, like marc jacobs tote..which is ridiculously simple
anyways
vote vote vote
i would if i could
the bottle is nice for the fancy water
those starbucks ethos water are like $3 a pop?

 
cin said
October 25, 2008 @ 3:01 am

hahaha fancy water!! gahh your fancy water is actually cheaper than the water at uni.. O_o

 
Rikuka said
October 25, 2008 @ 5:37 am

。゜゜(´□`。)°゜。 i’m going to miss ebi-chan so much! she’s soo beautiful.
anyway you’re still sick!? get better ☆☆

 
Evana R. said
October 25, 2008 @ 8:28 am

Hey, Jenny! I’ve just found out your blog while I was reading Just Lia and I just LOVED IT!! xD I’m checking out your magazine list =)
Have a great weekend!

 
Rachelle said
October 25, 2008 @ 11:28 am

when i used to work at a dry cleaners, someone had left behind that same brand of water unopend at the register. we had it sit there for three days in hopes that someone would retrieve it. i would buy it soley for the bottle, is it any good? i used to reuse poland spring bottles but now they seem so fragile -_-;

and dang, that’s A LOT of magazines, i only have two issues of cutie, one of seventeen and non-no and two zipper issues floating around my room.

 
Haneul said
October 25, 2008 @ 11:32 am

hee hee! the water looks like toner for your face!
yay! vanilla girl magazines are so cute and pretty. It gives hope for all the boring girls out there… i think? o_0
Wow.. a sinus?
GET WELL SOON! xD

 
Alex said
October 25, 2008 @ 1:12 pm

Oh, I like Ebi-chan. She will be missed. But, yeah it is cool that the just have a pic of her face on the cover.

Hope you feel better… And I don’t quite understand the whole expensive water thing. Water is water for the most part. O.o Why does the label make it special… I feel the same with designer clothes… it is like wtf…? lol

BTW, Go Obama!!

 
Janet said
October 25, 2008 @ 2:03 pm

Well, perhaps you can turn your VOSS into a VASE or something??

That would be pretty funny if Obama loses, am still on the fence about the election…are those really are only choices?. hah.

That’s great news about your web stats

Get Well Soon!

 
Jiawen said
October 25, 2008 @ 4:27 pm

Ah, since I’m in university right now so $1.60 for water isn’t that bad o_o. They sell it for like $2 a bottle and it’s not even high-end =_=! rawr.. -goes drink at water fountain instead-

Supposedly there’s a difference between expensive and regular bottled water o_o. Have you watched XiaXue’s videos before? She’s this famous blogger in Singapore so she has the accent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbQO4d4kd3E her videos are hilarious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tms-X9sbtas . Should check it out .

 
Lia said
October 25, 2008 @ 4:36 pm

Hey Jenny! Its always a pleasure plug blogs like yours! sushi-cat.net is wonderful
… just loooove the magazines, your pictures and your life!

beijo!

 
Zumi said
October 25, 2008 @ 10:52 pm

your blog ALWAYS makes me happy

 
Karen said
October 26, 2008 @ 1:09 am

Feel better soon, Jen! The weather is so unpredictable these days… it’s really easy to get sick.

Ohh, wow, it’s Ebi-chan’s final appearance on CanCam? She’s my favorite model in CanCam Although I’m sad that she won’t be in CanCam anymore, it’s good to hear that she’ll be modeling for AneCam. I agree that it’s nice that they dedicated the cover to her^^

 
Cynthia said
October 26, 2008 @ 3:22 am

haha! voss, I personally prefer fiji water over it … such different taste.

oh! you can’t just buy that stuff from at a local election place? they were selling that kind of stuff on campus here and probably at the local obama place too … i just don’t want to spend $10 on a sticker. x(

 
Yi said
October 26, 2008 @ 3:57 am

yup your fancy water cost so much less than our vitamin water/smart water/fiji water! =( oh dear hope you are feeling better! heard that lavender is good for easing the sinus! =)

 
Paula said
October 26, 2008 @ 9:43 am

It’s the firs time I visit your blog. And let me tell you, you’re doing a wonderful job! Please don’t stop! You are making people (and me!) smile every time they visit here! =)

 
Hannah said
October 26, 2008 @ 10:32 am

omgg, my mom was obsessed with Voss for a loong time. i like the bottles! but it IS just regular water..

and thank you for the scans! my sister and i appreciate it so much that you take the time to do that! we show our friends your site because they also love j-scans

 
ViniSG said
October 26, 2008 @ 11:58 am

Hey Jenny!
Despite being a boy, i liked ver much of your blog. I have a janpanese girlfriend and she is living here in brazil, so the magazines makes she feels a little bit closer to home. So TANKYOU!
=*

 
Ann said
October 26, 2008 @ 1:14 pm

There’s a brand of water called FIJI that is deadly expensive at my local supermarket. Sometimes I’m tempted to buy it to reuse the bottle to look fancy every day ahaha
I kinda feel bad for Emi-chan. Just because she’s older, doesn’t mean they should “graduate” her. She doesn’t even seem to age! But eh, that is the way of fashion mags I guess.

Vanilla Girl is really cute as I’ve seen in the two issues I’ve read. I’m thinking of getting into SCawaii.

 
Genevieve said
October 26, 2008 @ 5:17 pm

LOL the only reason I haven’t bought any Obama stuff is- what is he doesn’t win? I don’t want to spend too much money on something I won’t be able to use x_x

I have some Voss water, too! I got it in the glass bottle and the label stays on I’ve had it for like 2 weeks, I guess I’m waiting for a “special occasion” to drink my fancy- pants water! LOL

 
Daisy said
October 26, 2008 @ 5:26 pm

you look so cute in that photo~
fancy bottle, but doesn’t look like its for water, haha
hope you’re feeling better

 
emma said
October 26, 2008 @ 8:17 pm

cute new layoutt!!

 
Janet said
October 26, 2008 @ 8:56 pm

Adorable new layout! I remember seeing that pic of Rinka before posted up on a website.

 
Aitch said
October 26, 2008 @ 9:25 pm

You know, even if Obama doesn’t win (though he will no matter what

 
fanfz said
October 26, 2008 @ 11:21 pm

Love your blog! lol

 
mishisan said
October 28, 2008 @ 9:54 am

Oh man… I don’t think you’ll get the rest of the stuff till after the election =( People have been saying that they are getting stuff like magnets early but other stuff like t-shirts… by now are gonna come in after the election. But hopefully you’ll get it all in the end =)

Oh I’ve seen water like that before… isn’t the bottle made out of glass? you can totally use it over.

 
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