๐๏ธShopping with Hiroko, Eiko, and Risako; new Yaiko, clammbon single, and YUKI songbok GET!! ๐๏ธShopping in Ginza... Does it really count as socialization if itโs with my own fiancโยฉe? ๐๏ธI went to Fryโs and all I got was this DVD ๐๏ธLittle warmup shopping with Angela ๐๏ธBig Time Shopping at the Holidome. $5k+ ๐๏ธBought some household necessities ๐๏ธShop for more stones at AGTA and GJX. ๐๏ธBought opals at Starr Pass, then more time at Holidome. ๐๏ธBought some CDs. At an actual store! ๐๏ธWe probably went shopping; I canโt remember ๐๏ธThe Container Store is pretty awesome ๐๏ธDowntown shopping... Daiso is in Seattle!!!ยฌยฐยฌยฐ ๐๏ธClothing, books, including Ruby/Rails inspiration ๐๏ธLoweโs and Half Price Books ๐๏ธLoweโs again, Barnes & Noble ๐๏ธEternal shoes shopping forever ๐๏ธTwo different Walgreenses ๐๏ธMacyโs; $80 worth of pajamas for $16 ๐๏ธdesigndare.com has been purchased. ๐๏ธOff with Angela to see how her car is coming and pick paint. ๐๏ธFabric store and drugstore ๐๏ธTurbo emergency shoes and shoelaces shopping ๐๏ธMore automation purchases. ๐๏ธGrocery run for sick companion ๐๏ธDowntown for a new pair of Docs ๐๏ธLong time at University Village mall ๐๏ธGrocery store for ice cream; no good ice cream. Northgate for ice cream maker. Grocery store for ice cream ingredients. ๐๏ธLoweโs, Gas, Grocery, Donuts ๐๏ธBought a blue sweater at the Gap ๐๏ธassorted candy for a candy exchange ๐๏ธApple TV arrived, bought cables for it ๐๏ธHalf Price Books; met a cool guy and got 3 cool books ๐๏ธRenewed web site subscription. ๐๏ธRenewed web site membership. ๐๏ธReceived new refrigerator, replacing the ancient avocado green energy suck. ๐๏ธKinokuniya; ink refill for my mini-pen!! ๐๏ธOrdered 4 DS games on Amazon; finally used up my many zons ๐๏ธFabric store & Whole Foods ๐๏ธShop for gifts @ Pike Place Market ๐๏ธSee at last, See as last, thank God almighty I can see at last (oh, and my eye doctor) ๐๏ธTwo magic decks. For some reason. ๐๏ธGrocery store to pick up ingredients for Powdered Toast ๐๏ธHalf Price Books with Andrew ๐๏ธ500g hard drive for all the damn video content weโve been getting from itunes ๐๏ธSarahโs first motherโs day gift! ๐๏ธReel mower (as an experiment). ๐๏ธWalked around Capitol Hill taking photos and going into shops ๐๏ธTwo different art supply stores ๐๏ธWe bought a fridge so Iโm working at home to receive it. ๐๏ธCrate & Barrel โรรฎ bought two bowls ๐๏ธMacyโs โรรฎ bought a $1800 couch for $700 (including delivery) ๐๏ธKino โรรฎ Sing \"Yesterday\" For Me volume 5 GET!! ๐๏ธSomething is deeply wrong when video cables are cheapest at the Apple Store. ๐๏ธJeans shopping; got 2 nice pairs ๐๏ธWent to buy a thingy for a person; store was closed; accidentally crossed Lake Washington; went to the mall since we were there anyway; got the thingy there instead ๐๏ธHalf Price Books; got lots of Japanese books and gave the clerk advice on language study ๐๏ธUniversity Village and then Uwajimaya ๐๏ธHome automation purchase. Yar! ๐๏ธWent across San Francisco to buy Munchkin expansions ๐๏ธWent shopping in london, ontario! ๐๏ธTook the glass elevator down from the glass cube into ... a normal-looking (but large) Apple Store. After seeing a line down the block and around the corner, waiting for iPhones. ๐๏ธMassive line outside AT&T store in lower-middle-class Williamsburg. ๐๏ธThe line at the Forest Hills AT&T store was for preorders. ๐๏ธApparently a store in King of Prussia has some new gadget thingie. (Hopefully itโs not in his appendix, har har.) ๐๏ธElectronic device acquisition transaction successful. ๐๏ธBead store and lots of downtown walking ๐๏ธBought ribbon for attaching origami cranes to chocobars; returned one spool because it didnโt have wire in it ๐๏ธWalked around the Magnificent Mile ๐๏ธFirst time in a shopping mall for ladyโs family ๐๏ธPreprepared (so not a word) dinner at Whole Foods ๐๏ธ$6000 sewer main repair. Finally done! ๐๏ธPWPDSQ: University Village ๐๏ธPost-Wedding Presents Domestic Shopping Quest: Bellevue ๐๏ธPWPDSQ: University District. Bumped into Terry. ๐๏ธPWPDSQ: Hiroki and Whole Foods ๐๏ธDrove all over looking for donuts to celebrate raise; found them ๐๏ธLots of errands out: lint brush, daylight fluorescent bulb, $40 back in ex post facto Macyโs coupons ๐๏ธParfait glasses and parfait materials ๐๏ธShopping. Went to Ikea to get a catalog. They didnโt have any. Came home to find that there had been one sitting in our mailbox since yesterday. ๐๏ธGot the first issue of a new magazine subscription. Do I need *another* magazine? The answer would appear to be \"yes\". ๐๏ธCable to connect phone and laptop (as opposed to cable to connect dock and plug). Big spender. ๐๏ธwindow shopped to get out of the house ๐๏ธShopped; got Sakura Taisen Pink cooking utensils ๐๏ธHalf Price Books; got a lot of stuff I wanted ๐๏ธSpent seven billion dollars on plumbing. ๐๏ธLots of downtown shopping ๐๏ธSupermall is disappointing ๐๏ธMarket St. shoes - finally bought some thongs ๐๏ธBought lottery tickets; considering taxes, the odds are roughly even, or perhaps even in favor of purchasers. ๐๏ธAveda, Crate & Barrel, Whole Foods ๐๏ธSeattle Premium Outlets; woooo LโOccitane ๐๏ธAfter 2 trips to 2 different Crate & Barrels and 3 trips to 2 different Macyโs, French press and coffee grinder GET! ๐๏ธHalf Price; another great haul including Cocteau Twinsโ Blue Bell Knoll and a big stack of Japanese comics and novels at $.48-$.98 each ๐๏ธiLife โรรด08 Family Pack for ~$8, including tax. ๐๏ธBought Lineform with a 30%-off sale coupon thingie. ๐๏ธThere should totally be a store called Hole Foods, specializing in donuts, bagels, and Cheerios ๐๏ธBought the greatest video camera of all time. ๐๏ธGot out of the house; bought books. ๐๏ธTarget and Barnes & Noble ๐๏ธBought and constructed a cheap expensive pen. ๐๏ธHalf Price; got away without buying anything but Ethan gave me Walking on Glass ๐๏ธLynnwood to buy a black light bulb for carpet stain searching ๐๏ธTried to take advantage of a sale thatโs not actually going on ๐๏ธUniversity Village; took an hour to get there because of football ๐๏ธHalf Price; picked up Vingeโs first book and yet more one-dollar mangas ๐๏ธScratched an obsessive-compulsive itch. ๐๏ธUniversity Village; Leopard get! ๐๏ธGot a thing to entertain the dude on the upcoming flight. ๐๏ธMac OS X 10.5 \"Leopard\"; brandy and Chartreuse; spur-of-the-moment Christmas shopping that the retailers love so. U Village was surprisingly not crazy. ๐๏ธHalf Price; got advance readers of both volumes of Dreamsongs! ๐๏ธWent to Northgate in the snow ๐๏ธGot a minifridge for work, which can also run off a car charger. ๐๏ธBN and then treats from Whole Foods ๐๏ธUniversity Village; free Aveda thingy and Christmas cards ๐๏ธOh yeah, Christmas shopping. ๐๏ธHard drive for Time Machine, plus misc. upgrades to the laptops. ๐๏ธPost-Christmas Christmas shopping ๐๏ธActionscript 3.0 Design Patterns and Actionscript 3 with Design Patterns ๐๏ธMore memory for the server, and an enclosure for the leftover drive ๐๏ธGroceries with the in-laws; delicious bacon~ ๐๏ธFifteen bottles of Bath and Body Works hand soap ๐๏ธPremium Outlets; found maxcheap LโOccitane shaving gel and aftershave, bringing me to several yearsโ supply ๐๏ธMedicine and soup ingredients ๐๏ธCatching up on shopping; The Container Store, Target ๐๏ธMore shopping: University Village, two Half Price Bookses ๐๏ธBought mini-TOSLINK-to-TOSLINK cable, mini-DVI-to-VGA adapter, and VGA cable, in anticipation of HD announcements from Apple. ๐๏ธComcast, Container Store, et cetera ๐๏ธWent to Powellโรรดs to get a book on food allergies. Nathan was quietly obsessed by a book about doctors. ๐๏ธLots of browsing. Sweater and coat at Gap, curtains at Penneyโs. ๐๏ธLots of downtown shopping. The lady lost her pearl earring, but we retraced our steps for four blocks and I found it on the floor. Bought jeans and a sweater. ๐๏ธIkea. Got quite a nice dining/activity table for fifty bux. ๐๏ธNorthgate, Target, Half Price ๐๏ธPremium Outlets till you die. Took advantage of the Starbucks drip coffee free refill pilot program. ๐๏ธSeattle Lighting, Loweโs ๐๏ธNow that Obama doesnโt need the money, I decide to give him money. Now thatโs timing. ๐๏ธWent shopping for big 5/10 year anniversary + Valentineโs Day present. Weโre getting a new couch, chair, and ottoman. ๐๏ธVarious shops; found Writing Without Teachers at Half Price! ๐๏ธOut shopping a lot, including homemade kimchi at the local Korean market ๐๏ธGave my brother a thing that heโs wanted all his life that he didnโt even know existed. ๐๏ธFred Meyer and various shops around Fremont ๐๏ธHe fell in love with an \"animal doctor\" and his four pigs. ๐๏ธFinally went to look at specs. Found some promising ones that even say โรรฃโรรตโรโฅโรยชโรยง. ๐๏ธShopping of some sort, I donโt remember ๐๏ธWhy do I feel like I need a camera beyond the one in my phone? ๐๏ธMiscellaneous stuff at Fred Meyer (plastic eggs, floss, Rubbermaid tub, network cable, garlic). ๐๏ธUSB cable and shaving soap. ๐๏ธBakery Nouveau and Pegasus Book Exchange are top-notch establishments ๐๏ธGroceries from three stores ๐๏ธUwajimaya and Kinokuniya; ordered Ar tonelico 2 รยฎโ รรรถรโฅรกรรฑรดรรตร! ๐๏ธUniversity Village; Whole Foods ๐๏ธToy store. Bought a tractor (with a trailer) and a family. ๐๏ธBought the cheapest laptop but I still canโt afford it. ๐๏ธCocoa Programming for Mac OS X, Edition 3. 1 and 2 were too hard for me, maybe 3 will be my magic number. ๐๏ธfound Little Debbie Oatmeal Pies for David ๐๏ธShopping, I guess? Memory weak. ๐๏ธU-District farmerโs market: poulet nouveau, โยบber-fresh milk, fresh spinach pasta, strawberry/rhubarb pie, and gorgeous flowers. ๐๏ธPicked up re-soled shoes. ๐๏ธTook the ladyโs brother to Ikea, Uwajimaya, Northgate ๐๏ธiPhone charger for car from Market Street Apple Store. ๐๏ธShopping for items that got lost or failed on the way from Seattle ๐๏ธNew camera, for birthday/fatherโs day/release celebration/impulse purchase/retail therapy. ๐๏ธGrocery shopping. Not feelinโ good. ๐๏ธBN. Flipped through one of the Wizards Presents books for 4e ๐๏ธStopped at a roadside stand for strawberries. ๐๏ธTurns out I left my sweater back in Portland; bought an overshirt. Who knew the Oregon beach weather could be cool and overcast? ๐๏ธBought Wii Fit so Sarah and I exercise more. ๐๏ธCamera bag which holds *everything* I could need (USB cable, battery charger, lens cap, etc.). ๐๏ธEndless shopping: Costco, University Village, Whole Foods, Target ๐๏ธSpore Creature Creator. Love it. ๐๏ธBought solar books for nephew Brad, Jen ๐๏ธRan into Stefan at Fred Meyer! ๐๏ธBacon and fresh king salmon. ๐๏ธFarmerโs market with the family. ๐๏ธNorthgate for old iPhone transfer and such ๐๏ธNew couch to replace the not-so-old one in the office. If you want (or know someone who wants) a leather hide-a-bed with a small number of cat scratch marks, let me know. ๐๏ธU District farmerโs market with Mom, Greg, and Jocelyn. ๐๏ธPost office, Uwajimaya, Pink Godzilla, Whole Foods ๐๏ธPreordered the reprint of the Baron Munchausen RPG. Canโt wait. ๐๏ธThe dude got two new pieces of track. ๐๏ธOmniFocus is my grocery list ๐๏ธCoffee beans and groceries, with dude in tow. Makes everything >2โรณ harder. ๐๏ธAmazingly, I got a copy of Wii Fit. ๐๏ธSeattle Premium Outlets. Sweater, dress shirt, and a ton of C-Tree & E stuff GET ๐๏ธHalf Price; picked up A Shadow in Summer ๐๏ธSecret mission to Kinokuniya ๐๏ธ*Cough* Bellevue Square *cough* for Legos for the dude. ๐๏ธHalf Priceโรรฎtwo more Phish ceedees GET! Whole Foodsโรรฎmood-improving desserts GET! ๐๏ธTo Loweโs with the dude. He had fun. ๐๏ธBel Square for personal hygene products and a little toy for the dude. ๐๏ธUwajimaya, Target, Macyโs ๐๏ธWent in to B&N meaning to get a Drupal book. Walked out with the new Neal Stephenson. It has a glossary and three appendices! ๐๏ธUniversity Village, Whole Foods, Aurora Oriental Market ๐๏ธMade a great sacrifice and allowed us to go out shopping. Had a great time, got myself Kasil jeans for my birthday and Etrian Odyssey II! ๐๏ธHalf Price is 10 times as fun when Vertigo is there ๐๏ธTried on a couple of suit jackets for the upcoming wedding. ๐๏ธJog-a-Dog treadmill arrives ๐๏ธBought a suit with Meghanโs help. ๐๏ธUwajimaya, closed UW bookstore, Whole Foods ๐๏ธJapanese antiques show in a warehouse, then Uwajimaya ๐๏ธReceived the Gentlemanโs Edition of the Baron Munchausen RPG. ๐๏ธScouted wedding site; bought pulp fantasy reprint and #13 in a nautical fiction series (from elsewhere in the store). ๐๏ธUwajimaya (bumped into Joshuaโs family), University Village (birthday gift from the nice Aveda staff), Whole Foods (free granola), Northgate (free gift at Clinique) ๐๏ธFred Meyer. Did you know that various combinations of vinegar, baking soda, and water can handle most cleaning jobs? ๐๏ธComplimentary spa treatment and consultation, then max spending, at Aveda; on to max spending at Whole Foods ๐๏ธPike Place, Fremont, Whole Foods ๐๏ธBarnes & Noble to kill time, Whole Foods to get treats ๐๏ธReplaced missing iPhone headset. Seems springier than the old one -- maybe a side-effect of no PVC? ๐๏ธWarehouse denim sale was not that great ๐๏ธKitchen implements, salmon, produce, bread, etc., in and around Pike Place Market. The dude was weirded out by a big squid sculpture. ๐๏ธArm & Hammer used to make a toothpaste that didnโt taste like mint ๐๏ธFound and bought new washer & dryer ๐๏ธWasher & dryer installed. Door problem. ๐๏ธBuy parts to push out bi-fold doors in front of washer & dryer ๐๏ธBuy tools to push out bi-fold doors ๐๏ธbought contractor table saw and transportable work table ๐๏ธโรรบCommander: Europe at Warโรรน for 50% off. ๐๏ธDowntown furniture shops, Target, Macyโs, Whole Foods ๐๏ธAimless U Village window shopping, first time in many, many months. Very pleasant. ๐๏ธReceive final bill for Bell House bathroom work. Going down to see it and set temperature for the winter 5-7 Dec. ๐๏ธSeattle Premium Outlets. Ended up with zip-up sweater, socks, soaps ๐๏ธGet materials for more shelves downstairs ๐๏ธMassive shopping at Ikea. Centerpiece: a new bed for the three-years-old-tomorrow dude. ๐๏ธBellevue Square (new coat), Whole Foods (dinner), Half Price (6 CDs) ๐๏ธChristmas shopping wrap up. Almost. ๐๏ธTook 96 pictures for printing for Kayโs Christmas album ๐๏ธGroceries for hoi sin chicken ๐๏ธSent check for bathroom remodeling ๐๏ธBought gift for Kateโs 50th ๐๏ธBleh, went out shopping after all ๐๏ธFresh tortillas at our grocery store! ๐๏ธBuy *White Belt Sudoku* book for Nikita ๐๏ธCostco, Northgate, Bellevue Square, Safeway, Whole Foods. In snowstorm. ๐๏ธVery unpleasant drive to University Village ๐๏ธVentured out in the รรกโรรกฯ โรร
โรรโรรบ bumping ice, to Whole Foods ๐๏ธBraved the melt to go to Third Place Books. ๐๏ธCostco & Top with Nathaniel ๐๏ธGrocery shopping for Le Grand NYE Dinner ๐๏ธBest negotiating performance of our lives; Sarah and I scored a 2007 car for a song. ๐๏ธBought handgun safe with Georgeโs Christmas check ๐๏ธBought BackBlaze for unlimited online backup. ๐๏ธPike Place Market for salmon, organic produce, dried fruit, and Italian sundries