SHOPPING

[potato_head]

Went to a different traditional mall today! I love shopping here. SO MUCH. I had to just not go in the clothing section because I know I would have bought a million more shirts for myself ajdsajlfsagdsa

But I did buy this bag that I love SO MUCH. It's so hard in the US to find sidebags that are for guys and not for tomboyish/active women (or rather young girls). This one is a much more masculine style (even ignoring the fact that the Meditation symbol is the Mars symbol...with a target in it) but it also fits in with my somewhat faggy style very well. And it fits SO MUCH STUFF even though space-wise it's the same size as my old one. Also, seems more durable. Also, has some engrish going on. The only issue is that the bottle holders on the sides don't actually fit any water bottle of reasonable size in them, but there's enough room inside that it doesn't matter.

Still wish I could have bought some more clothes without having to worry about getting everything home :c I want to try on the shirts I already bought to, but I kind of want to wash them first...

Anyways, gonna go pack for Shanghai now.

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[die-monster.livejournal.com]

I got the bat btw! :D Luff him!

Also something odd--I started swimming at the gym, first time I've been in a pool in probably a couple years...I was really shocked to realise I was deeply deeply uncomfortable with it at first. Part of it is probably, and this sounds silly, but the pool needs a fresh paint job so the water looks green instead of happy pool blue, you know? So it's a bit...swampy-horror movie-deserted school swim team is gonna get eaten by a monster, ahaha. But I was really really a bit panicky. I got over it and swam and all but dag. I never used to have that issue O_O

In news actually related to your post, I love that bag.

[poto-heart.livejournal.com]

Yay! :D I can't get on paypal from here (it takes too long to load, idk if it's actually blocked) so if there's anything I have to do wrt the money I'll do it when I get home :P

Yeah, I had a moment like that in a pool a few years ago. It was kind of the same situation (well, the pool hadn't been cleaned in a week so there was a lot of leaves and crap) and I kept freaking out, found I couldn't go near the corners for some reason, stuff like that. I stayed in the whole day too but that's the last time I got in a pool. I quit the ocean later than that for some reason (I guess because body-surfing is a lot more fun than swimming) after I really freaked out over stepping in seaweed that I KNEW WAS THERE. It didn't even take me by surprise or anything. And it was in less than an inch of water. ;n;

I've actually been feeling better lately though - just since I got here - which I think is interesting because my self-concept and how I relate to my gender is a lot more straightforward when I'm traveling like this. Which is helpful because I know that the clothes I'm buying fit into my actual style and not the slightly more masculine one I present with now. But for example when we were in the Summer Palace and went in the boat out on the water - usually I would be nervous and thinking way too much about the possibility of the boat flipping over and me ending up in the water, but the thought only crossed my mind like, once. And it was a pretty boring ride, it's not like I was preoccupied with other things.