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Jul. 19th, 2008 07:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ruWow, whatta day. Buuuuusy busy busy. I went to the mall and made a KILLING on underthings, which I was needing. I got 10 for $50, and according to the cashier, saved something like $130. I'd say that's pretty damn impressive. You could hear the dollars SCREAMING as I stretched them to the breaking point. XD
Then we went to the flea market so Mum and Dad could look for a bookcase. I went wandering and found a little yarn shop in the permanent building. It looked like they didn't have much--mill ends mostly, but a really nice selection of cotton yarn, and sounded like they were going to be expanding their stock soon. Hopefully I'll be able to go back at some point. <3
And THEN, after going to a different craft store to get more supplies for the Daleks, I got my first official lesson in driving a standard. Oh gods. This is going to take a TON of practice before I feel comfortable driving on the road. So many things to remember to do. And I really really REALLY don't like trying to drive one on an incline. I squeal the wheels horribly. The gas is incredibly sensitive too, which means I'm much more inclined to jackrabbit the poor car forwards. Reverse is kinda scary too, as I feel like I'm not in control of the car, as the only way to get it to move is to go faster than I'd really like. I back up very very slowly, as I don't exactly trust myself to back up quickly and not run into something. And it's just very tempremental in general. I hope I'll get better with practice.
And finally, trip pictures! Eien-chan did a lot of picture taking on the trip, and put them all up on his site. You can see them here. I recommend reading the captions both for the gallery and for the pictures themselves. They're cute. <3 <3 <3
Then we went to the flea market so Mum and Dad could look for a bookcase. I went wandering and found a little yarn shop in the permanent building. It looked like they didn't have much--mill ends mostly, but a really nice selection of cotton yarn, and sounded like they were going to be expanding their stock soon. Hopefully I'll be able to go back at some point. <3
And THEN, after going to a different craft store to get more supplies for the Daleks, I got my first official lesson in driving a standard. Oh gods. This is going to take a TON of practice before I feel comfortable driving on the road. So many things to remember to do. And I really really REALLY don't like trying to drive one on an incline. I squeal the wheels horribly. The gas is incredibly sensitive too, which means I'm much more inclined to jackrabbit the poor car forwards. Reverse is kinda scary too, as I feel like I'm not in control of the car, as the only way to get it to move is to go faster than I'd really like. I back up very very slowly, as I don't exactly trust myself to back up quickly and not run into something. And it's just very tempremental in general. I hope I'll get better with practice.
And finally, trip pictures! Eien-chan did a lot of picture taking on the trip, and put them all up on his site. You can see them here. I recommend reading the captions both for the gallery and for the pictures themselves. They're cute. <3 <3 <3