shopgirl

I never thought that I'd become that girl who's obsessed with shopping. Not really obsessed, but I think clothes express who I am without me having to speak, so I want to express myself with the right clothes. Anyway, I just spent money (and I was already over my spending limit!) on a jacket that I don't really need, but it looks really neat on me, and it's really cool. Got it at H&M. It reminds me of Gunslinger Girl. It's a periwinkle blue (not a girly kind of periwinkle blue) long jacket that hits my knees. It looks like it could have been issued by the army if that army had a division dedicated to women's clothing. It zips and buttons up. And there's a secret pocket in the inside!

I've been naming my articles of clothing now for what they remind me of. Like my Riley hat that I bought last year. The name is a reference to Riley's hat in "National Treasure" in the beginning scenes. My Holden hat--reference to Holden Caulfield. And now I have my "Gunslinger Girl" jacket. This one will be called my Rico jacket, because it reminds me of her character, and it looks like something that she would wear. She's also my favorite character. I can see myself shouldering a Dragunov SVD looking for my target in that jacket, and then I'd go out and have tea with my handler. I am such a girl for liking shopping so much.

I love it when people really express themselves with their clothes like Audrey Hepburn and James Dean. I don't really care for wearing big huge labels saying what brand it is. When I was young, I thought that I'd be really cool if I wore Paul Frank shirts. Now I'm just sick of them. I still like the brand, but now I'm moving on, growing up, purchasing clothes that are, although I hate to admit it, more "adult"--like those blouses I bought a couple weeks ago at Forever 21. I still wear my Paul Frank shirts though--I'm not going to let those go to waste!

In other news, received a care package from Mom and Dad. Lovely. They sent me holy water from Lourdes in France and a statue of Mary. She's beside my lamp and guards my books and watches over me while I study. I also got a rosary.

That reminds me, I have to think of something to give up for Lent. Or something that I should do that I never do. I'll think of something...

things I'm working on:
1. perfecting my posture
2. film treatment for film class
3. my French--Je pense que je m'ameliore! There's an accent on the first e of that last word, but I don't know how to put accents on here...
4. becoming stronger and more flexible