little things #2

27/8/2025

a doujinshi

I GOT IT!!!! if you read my diary regularly (which like? thank you if true?) you know i failed to acquire golden kamuy sugimoto x ogata dj from anime north this year but was blessed by a good friend of mine on a trip to japan. i knew he was in japan but i didn't actually plan on asking him to look out for any until he dm'd me from an anime store one night. he was shocked to find himself on the hentai floor and i guess needed to tell someone about it? and that someone was me, for reasons that are obvious if you know me at all.

i told him it was fine but it really was quite the situation he was in

anyway, i jokingly told him to get me a sugio dj with very specific instruction that sugimoto must be on top. i expected him, a cisgender heterosexual male, to tell me to kick rocks. must've forgot i was talking to the goat.

i would find out later that he specifically said "golden kamuy yaoi ikimasu ka?" to some poor worker, which i very much so wish i could've seen. anyway, the next ten minutes were spent with him sending me pictures of doujinshi and me begging him to leave, that i was just joking, but also no that's not it that's kiroranke, ogata looks like this.

it became apparent he would not leave until he acquired a dj for me. finally, he sent me a picture of a sugio costume play anthology with the caption "you gotta get this one" and i agreed. we (virtually) shook hands and he made the purchase, another interaction i would've loved to see. then some weeks passed until we finally met up to hang out and i got!!! my dj!!!!!

it's everything i wanted and more! i actually follow so many of the artists included on twitter already, so it feels extra special in that way??? it came with some free super cute stickers inside too ♡ the art is sooooo good, all the costumes are so cute!! one thing that surprised me was that some sections are just printed fanfiction. i cannot read japanese so i can't do much with those, at least right now, but i have a japanese friend on twitter that i took some pictures and sent them to and she says she's enjoying them thoroughly.

a shopping haul

i made a purchase from dear my love for the first time!! actually, i purchased from dear my love and dear my love whip. it's the first time i've used a shopping service after 42agent closed, and since dear my love had zenmarket integrated into it i just went with that... i don't know if it was the best choice, but being able to add things to my cart directly from the dear my love page was certainly convenient, and i was a bit too excited to go researching shopping services. but that's all boring talk, let's get to the exciting stuff!!!

the first thing i got was this super cute ita-bag purse!! i've been pretty unhappy with my current purse and really wanted a cute new one, so when i saw this i knew i had to have it. it's actually what pushed me to make this entire purchase! i like that it has an ita side and a cute side so you can kinda spin it around depending on your mood/outfit! i didn't know this when i bought it but the insert for attaching its stuff to can also be flipped around to just solid backing if you don't want to display anything which is a really nice option!

i was a little worried about the size when i ordered. i like my purse to be just big enough to carry my ipad in but not so big that it's annoying so i'm a very picky when i buy a new purse, but this one is perfect!!! it's literally just big enough for my ipad to fit perfectly inside. i'm so happy!!

the next was this super cute knit cardigan!!! i really love wearing cardigans with skirts but all the ones i have are very basic. i've been looking out for a hyper-cute one like this for a long time. and this was on sale too!!! it looks so nice and it fits perfectly, i might go back and get the blue version if they're still there in a few weeks time. with the weather starting to get colder i think i'm going to start wearing this a LOT!

finally, i got this cute suspender skirt! i've been interested in girly kei for a while but this is my first time actually buying a piece. i was a bit worried about if it'd actually look good on me or not... i tend to dislike how skirts with frills on top of the waistband look on me but this was overall my favourite skirt available in my size. i'm really glad i took the risk though because it looks soooooooo good!! i was so surprised with how perfectly it fit and just how nice it looked on!! it's so comfortable too. and there's the option to tuck the straps in and just wear it like a regular skirt if i want, so i like that there's a bit of versatility with what kind of top i can choose. i'm so obsessed! i can't wait to wear it out!!

here are a couple of quick pics i took while trying them on! even while just playing dress up in my room they look so cute... i can't wait to wear these out and take real pics for my lookbook!!

a peek at the future

i'm in the middle of a very transient time right now! i go back to school next week for one (1) final class and it feels very weird knowing it'll be the last time for my degree. i took a long detour and my graduation is long overdue, but it's scary nonetheless... i will have to make the most out of this final semester i suppose!! i'm still considering going back for a certificate in the field i'm aiming to work in but i want to try job hunting with my degree a little first. really just to spend some time out of school for once tbh.

anyway! on saturday it'll be my 27th birthday. i'm planning to write an entry all about that. i've actually already started on it as i got dinner with my friends last night to celebrate. it was a lot of fun, but i have a lot fun planned for the day of too! and then there's an event that i'm planning to attend the day after that i'm also really excited about... so i'm quite busy these days!! hopefully everything will be as fun as planned and i'll have a really lively entry to report back with ♡

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