Wednesday, December 28, 2005

I'm baaaaack...

Here's the rundown:

Things purchsed:
6 Hellsing figures - $30
6 miniature FMA figures - $10
1 chibi-Ed coin purse - $4
1 XOXO brand shirt from Macy's - $22
1 belly ring for Lisa - $4.50 (I was shocked too)
2 volumes of Diabolo - $20
2 volumes of very soft-core yaoi (my mom gave my dad orders not to let me buy 18+ stuff...) - $26
1 tall gingerbread latte - $?
Putting the little tiny cigar in Sir Integral Hellsing's mouth - Priceless

Kinokuniya was not nearly as fun as I had hoped because my dad was under orders so I could only get the 16+ rated stuff at most. It was very depressing. The second floor was too crowded for me to pick out New Year's cards. There were no Malice Mizer CDs, for some odd reason. We didn't go to Book Off, which was okay--I just got a bunch of CDs for Christmas anyway. Elizabeth Center was more successful than usual because I'm not a shy little thing anymore, at least not so much. I love not paying sales tax. There were also some great deals there. Everything was a total steal, I thought. Not that I'm complaining. And Lisa's belly ring was only $4.50!! Normally they're like $30 (yes, as in thirty dollars) or more. I less-than-three Chinatown.
The Rockettes show... I fell asleep in the middle, but here's my review of the part I saw. The special effects were pretty overdone, although some of them were very nice, like the lighting. The 3D part was stupid, I thought. The music was so-so, and some of the songs they picked were pretty crappy. The costumes were creepy, and Santa even moreso. But the dancing? Gorgeous. Awesome. Loved it. And for the living Nativity? They had REAL animals on stage. Camels and donkeys and sheep. The donkeys were so cute!! And the storyline, um... I didn't really pay attention, so I don't know. It seemed pretty infantile though. Very family-oriented, despite the dancers.
We ate at some basic places yesterday--T.G.I.Friday's and Sbarro's--but today for lunch we went to Lindie's (Lindy's?), which is famous for its cheesecake. There are two of the diners, one right across from the train station, so we ate there. The food was pretty good; I had a chef salad. The cheesecake...oh, boy, was that good. It was a bit unusual. It wasn't nearly as heavy as most cheesecakes, so you could eat the whole slice without puking, and had a nice fluffy texture. It also had good flavor, a little bit sweeter than most. And the crust was a thin layer of cake, instead of graham cracker. Very good. I reccommend it. Also, they have cherry Pepsi there, which is unusual.
So we saw the Christmas sights. The tree in Rockefeller Center, the giant...inflated things at Macy's, Radio City. I loved Macy's. It was friggin' huge, and we covered maybe half the floors. There were some really nice things there, but I only bought a shirt, because a lot of it I had a feeling I would either not wear or not be able to store properly on the train (a dress, for example). Oh well. The one shirt I did buy was really pretty. ^_^

In general, it was a good trip. I had fun and di what I wanted to do, for the most part. I don't suggest going to NYC during the Christmas-New Year season, though. Very crowded, lots of tourists, and it's hard to get a good hotel or find a restaurant or cab with room.
Oh, and who's going to Katsucon? Cuz I'm not. It's too late for pe-reg (there's no way in Hell I could get the forms mailed in in less than two days). So I won't be there like last year. Oh wells. Otakon I will do though, even if it kills me. Nyaa.

PS - It's very hard to draw on a moving train. Eek.
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