I’ve never owned Nikes or Vans. Oh, and I bought new concert shoes a while ago. I love Kenneth Cole! I’d been searching for these particular shoes for about a month; then I found them at Nordstrom. Only one pair in my size!

I like these shirts from American Eagle.

If nothing else, please watch the second movement. He plays it perfectly. I would cry, too.

With clothing at Target, it’s either hit or miss. They have the cutest rainboots on their online store, yet I’ve never found a pair of shoes I liked in stores. They have really cute bathing suits during the early summer, but after early July they don’t ship any more. But one thing I love about Target is the many variations of solid shirts they stock; I favor the V-neck ones (either $8 or $5, sale price. I have six!). Cheap and no logos!I bought those graphic print sweatshirts for $18 each.

Lately, I’ve been shopping the cheap stores and I’ve found so many deals! I’d wanted a brown, woven belt for such a long time, but I couldn’t find exactly the style or color I wanted. At Abercrombie they had something pretty close to what I wanted for $45, but I happened to go to Marshall’s and found something I liked more for just $15. And I had store credit, so it was basically free =) I also found these Steve Madden sandals I’ve wanted for a long time. They were about $70 at Nordstrom, and still $56 on Zappos, so I decided to hold out. I got them for $20! By the way, did you hear that Steve Madden went to jail?

• black crop sweater with sequins
• dressy black shirt
• brown furry boots
• really dark jeans
• cheap, plastic necklaces
• strapless bra in nude color
• various colored shirts from American Apparel
• light grey cardigan
• a really great dress I can play concertos in =)

Honestly, right now I feel like the best thing about playing a concerto is dress shopping.

ただ今、バイオリンに興味がない。今朝起きてから、バイオリンを練習したくなかった。音楽者になるのにつまらなくて難しいと思ってる。でも、バイオリンが時々本当に大好きだ。どうしたらいい？音楽者になった方がいいかな。手伝ってくれない？そしてバイオリンをひくと、背中がすごく痛いし、手も痛いし、困ってる。がんばるつもりだけど、来週まだ痛かったら、お医者さんに相談する。じゃ、夏休みは楽！休みに買い物をしたり、旅行しり、仕事をしたりする。体重が増えるので、運動もしたい。で、日本語を書くのがあまり上手じゃないから、勉強してまた書こう。

How I feel about the above:
+ 13 (albeit short) sentences! Record!
+ I knew every kanji above! I’m not just abusing the system!
- I’m not very experienced with writing about my feelings, as most of my essays are things like “How to Buy Books at a Bookstore” or “My Best Friend” or “Pollution Problems in Big Cities.”
- That was probably grammatically a heart attack.
- It’s too lame to even translate into English for non-Japanese readers

“The author would like to thank God. ‘Thank you, God.’”

“‘I had a friend who secretly took drugs,’ said Father horse. ‘He accidently took an overdose and died,’ said Father horse.”

“Using drugs will kill. So be for real. Using drugs is not a good idea. You can call me names and you can talk about me too. I don’t use drugs and neither should you.”

I think the book is a thinly veiled reprimand of her own children– the author, like the horse parents, has eight children. And one of the horses is named Sylvia.

Of course, the J Crew website just added some shoes of the same design.

I don’t love American Eagle, but their new line of shoes for Payless is pretty cool. However, I started browsing the Payless website and found that I liked the offbrands even more than AE!

I really want these! Sure, I shop when I should be practicing, but I am a music major, after all.