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Went into the city today - ridiculously awesome! In that I was ridiculously successful in making purchases. And spending money. XD But I almost never do that, I've been very thrifty (and hadn't had time to do anything) this year.
Met Dad downtown by the DOB, but he had to run back up to his office and The Katie's boyfriend had to go to the bank, so we ducked into Duane Reed to wait. I think Duane Reed's are only in NYC, so other people don't know about them, which is weird cos they're on almost every corner in the city. Anyway, they're a chain of pharmacies that are like CVS in that they have everything that you could ever want and I love them dearly (both CVS and Duane Reed). So, yeah. Wandering around, looking at the candy, then we're all "Oh, hey, let's check out the goofy bargain DVDS!" The Green Mile was there, so we were all "Look! It's Tom Hanks! We passed him on the street just a few blocks from here!" (We did, actually.) Anyway, then Katie's all "Haha, look, a Godzilla movie!" Cos I'd been talking to her about how Mabo was in one and how Mothra was in it too and it's all hilarious.
Guess what it turned out to be? Godzilla: Final Wars. The one starring Mabo. Who was teeny tiny on the cover!
So, so, amazing. I went into the city just so I could go to Japanese bookstores and look for Johnny's stuff, and we just fall over a movie starring one of my favorite Johnny's in Duane Frikkin' Reed! XD For 10 bucks! AWESOME!
I'm watching it now, DUDE. Mabo is RIDICULOUSLY HOT. Actually, the whole thing is just ridiculous. But also, Mabo is wearing a long coat, which I love so much. Seriously, though, I would be a lot happier if his uniform didn't have the armband. It's a reference that I'd prefer not be made likely, if at all.
Hahaha, they're in New York. The sections that were in English in the original Japanese version are hilarious.
Clearly I'm only paying close attention to the parts that Mabo are in, cos I'm uh, writing this entry. Huge wacky monsters are incredibly entertaining, though. I watched the special features that were all the guys in monster suits filming the fight scenes and they were so funny. And cheesy and goofy. But, uh. I'ts pretty goofy in the actual thing.
Also, like, I was reading about it a week or two ago, thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
iverin's comments after buying it, and I got totally sucked into the whole Godzilla thing. Basically, I just adore subcultures. I love that I'm watching this movie because of Mabo, but other people will never know Mabo as anyone other than "That guy who was in Godzilla: Final Wars." That there are people out there who know all this crazy Godzilla trivia, about what he looked like in all the different movies and have opinions about it and know wacky facts about all the different monsters he's fought with/against. Whereas for me, I just learned that Godzilla has atomic breath when I started reading about this stuff just now. I like getting a peek into those other worlds of other people's consuming interests and stuff.
Maybe that's why I get into fandoms so much - I love being on the inside of things, seeing behind the scenes and stuff. I also love imagining other stuff that goes on. Like, if I pass by a magazine about a certain thing, especially something that seems like it'll appeal to onlyl a small group, like if there was a magazine about collecting toy soldiers? And the person who'd buy that, who has been collecting civil war soldiers, and has almost an entire regiment completed but is just missing one rank, and can recognize uniforms and stuff like that. I also like imagining conversations and stuff that might happen behind the scenes of stuff but I don't have a good example for that now, cos Mabo is being pretty and sexy.
Also, oh God, Mabo's so tall and it's ridiculously hot and he's just amazing. And a monster was just about to fall on him and he made this great "Oh shit!" face. Also, I like him being all military and having to be respectful and stuff. ::hums innocently::
Also, holy crap, Don Frye and all his lines are incredible.
Anyway! We got lunch in Chinatown and it was delicious, and we teased The Katie cos she just started learning Chinese.
Then, the Strand Annex, where I got a present for a friend, and then we headed uptown to Book Off, which is right outside the New York Public Library. If that helps locate it for anyone? Anyway, looked around, as ever got totally confused by Japanese alphabeticalization, good times. Found TOK10! Then. . . found it for 7 dollars! TOTAL SCORE!!!!! So exciting! Also saw V6 DVDs. Also saw Kimi wa Petto DVDs for $140. Seriously. I was like "Is that a random one in front of that 40?" So I felt even more excited about getting my CD for $7.
TOK10 booklet! Katie and I ran out of the store and pawed through it and IT'S POSSIBLY THE CUTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN!!! Will scan when I'm back at Smith!
Then we walked up 5th Ave to Rockefeller Center which was lovely and festive! It was cold, but a really nice day out. Haha, it's like, already colder than it got my whole time in Manchester, pretty much. Anyway, yes. It was lovely. And we went to Kinokuniya, which is, uh, another Japanese bookstore. Where I spent oodles and oodles of money on idol magazines. So embarassing to buy! XD Anyway, uh, anyway, Mabo's on a motorcycle now. *_* OK, it's monsters. Right, so, yeah. Got a Wink Up and Potato (YAAAAAY! Love it just cos the name cracks me up) and Popolo for the first time, and my second Duet and 4th Myojo. Maybe 5th. ::bouncebounce:: The Katie and I are having a really good time looking through them. Two of them have photos of Yoko and Hina recording Recommen! Which is actually our favorite thing done by any Johnny's, largely thanks tottthhbbbtt. So, super-exciting!
The Katie also bought a vespa magnet.
Then, went to grandpas and had latkes yaaaay! I love latkes so, so much. (Latkes are potato pancakes, by the way.) And I've also been eating clementines which taste really good.
Tomorrow, everyone's coming over here - including my twin baby cousins! Huzzah! I love seeing them. Actually, they're almost 3, I guess. Geez. Born my first year at Smith. Twins are better than regular people :)
So, yeah. Highly successful day. Had a lovely time in the city with Katie, and ended up with Johnny's magazine, CD, and DVD! Rawk.
As Captain Gordon says, "See you, sweetheart."
Met Dad downtown by the DOB, but he had to run back up to his office and The Katie's boyfriend had to go to the bank, so we ducked into Duane Reed to wait. I think Duane Reed's are only in NYC, so other people don't know about them, which is weird cos they're on almost every corner in the city. Anyway, they're a chain of pharmacies that are like CVS in that they have everything that you could ever want and I love them dearly (both CVS and Duane Reed). So, yeah. Wandering around, looking at the candy, then we're all "Oh, hey, let's check out the goofy bargain DVDS!" The Green Mile was there, so we were all "Look! It's Tom Hanks! We passed him on the street just a few blocks from here!" (We did, actually.) Anyway, then Katie's all "Haha, look, a Godzilla movie!" Cos I'd been talking to her about how Mabo was in one and how Mothra was in it too and it's all hilarious.
Guess what it turned out to be? Godzilla: Final Wars. The one starring Mabo. Who was teeny tiny on the cover!
So, so, amazing. I went into the city just so I could go to Japanese bookstores and look for Johnny's stuff, and we just fall over a movie starring one of my favorite Johnny's in Duane Frikkin' Reed! XD For 10 bucks! AWESOME!
I'm watching it now, DUDE. Mabo is RIDICULOUSLY HOT. Actually, the whole thing is just ridiculous. But also, Mabo is wearing a long coat, which I love so much. Seriously, though, I would be a lot happier if his uniform didn't have the armband. It's a reference that I'd prefer not be made likely, if at all.
Hahaha, they're in New York. The sections that were in English in the original Japanese version are hilarious.
Clearly I'm only paying close attention to the parts that Mabo are in, cos I'm uh, writing this entry. Huge wacky monsters are incredibly entertaining, though. I watched the special features that were all the guys in monster suits filming the fight scenes and they were so funny. And cheesy and goofy. But, uh. I'ts pretty goofy in the actual thing.
Also, like, I was reading about it a week or two ago, thanks to
iverin's comments after buying it, and I got totally sucked into the whole Godzilla thing. Basically, I just adore subcultures. I love that I'm watching this movie because of Mabo, but other people will never know Mabo as anyone other than "That guy who was in Godzilla: Final Wars." That there are people out there who know all this crazy Godzilla trivia, about what he looked like in all the different movies and have opinions about it and know wacky facts about all the different monsters he's fought with/against. Whereas for me, I just learned that Godzilla has atomic breath when I started reading about this stuff just now. I like getting a peek into those other worlds of other people's consuming interests and stuff. Maybe that's why I get into fandoms so much - I love being on the inside of things, seeing behind the scenes and stuff. I also love imagining other stuff that goes on. Like, if I pass by a magazine about a certain thing, especially something that seems like it'll appeal to onlyl a small group, like if there was a magazine about collecting toy soldiers? And the person who'd buy that, who has been collecting civil war soldiers, and has almost an entire regiment completed but is just missing one rank, and can recognize uniforms and stuff like that. I also like imagining conversations and stuff that might happen behind the scenes of stuff but I don't have a good example for that now, cos Mabo is being pretty and sexy.
Also, oh God, Mabo's so tall and it's ridiculously hot and he's just amazing. And a monster was just about to fall on him and he made this great "Oh shit!" face. Also, I like him being all military and having to be respectful and stuff. ::hums innocently::
Also, holy crap, Don Frye and all his lines are incredible.
Anyway! We got lunch in Chinatown and it was delicious, and we teased The Katie cos she just started learning Chinese.
Then, the Strand Annex, where I got a present for a friend, and then we headed uptown to Book Off, which is right outside the New York Public Library. If that helps locate it for anyone? Anyway, looked around, as ever got totally confused by Japanese alphabeticalization, good times. Found TOK10! Then. . . found it for 7 dollars! TOTAL SCORE!!!!! So exciting! Also saw V6 DVDs. Also saw Kimi wa Petto DVDs for $140. Seriously. I was like "Is that a random one in front of that 40?" So I felt even more excited about getting my CD for $7.
TOK10 booklet! Katie and I ran out of the store and pawed through it and IT'S POSSIBLY THE CUTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN!!! Will scan when I'm back at Smith!
Then we walked up 5th Ave to Rockefeller Center which was lovely and festive! It was cold, but a really nice day out. Haha, it's like, already colder than it got my whole time in Manchester, pretty much. Anyway, yes. It was lovely. And we went to Kinokuniya, which is, uh, another Japanese bookstore. Where I spent oodles and oodles of money on idol magazines. So embarassing to buy! XD Anyway, uh, anyway, Mabo's on a motorcycle now. *_* OK, it's monsters. Right, so, yeah. Got a Wink Up and Potato (YAAAAAY! Love it just cos the name cracks me up) and Popolo for the first time, and my second Duet and 4th Myojo. Maybe 5th. ::bouncebounce:: The Katie and I are having a really good time looking through them. Two of them have photos of Yoko and Hina recording Recommen! Which is actually our favorite thing done by any Johnny's, largely thanks to
ttthhbbbtt. So, super-exciting!The Katie also bought a vespa magnet.
Then, went to grandpas and had latkes yaaaay! I love latkes so, so much. (Latkes are potato pancakes, by the way.) And I've also been eating clementines which taste really good.
Tomorrow, everyone's coming over here - including my twin baby cousins! Huzzah! I love seeing them. Actually, they're almost 3, I guess. Geez. Born my first year at Smith. Twins are better than regular people :)
So, yeah. Highly successful day. Had a lovely time in the city with Katie, and ended up with Johnny's magazine, CD, and DVD! Rawk.
As Captain Gordon says, "See you, sweetheart."
