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For some obscure reason, Justin tagged me with a "think about what you buy" survey. I find this highly ironic, because he is usually with me on my shopping trips. But to prove to him that I do, in fact, read his blog, albeit not daily, I suppose I shall respond. I'm sure others find it ironic that I post a survey, but not a real post. I'll get back to that one of these days. ;)
The
purpose of this meme is to inspire some reflection about how we shop
and what we purchase. The idea isn't that consumption itself is somehow
bad, but that we all could probably stand to put a little bit more
thought into what we buy. And, of course, it's supposed to be fun. So
here goes! Pick a recent shopping trip -- for
clothes, shoes, groceries, doesn't matter. The only guideline is that
it will be easier to play if you purchased at least a few things. Now
tell us, about your purchases:
1. What are you proud of?
I am proud of the fact that, though I was only intending to look, I only purchased three volumes of manga instead of the five volumes behind I had fallen in a few series, and the more volumes I would have purchased with spare time and money.
2. What are you embarrassed by?
I
am embarrassed that I couldn't just buy one volume. But I'm not too embarrassed, because I rarely buy things impulsively, and I do not even remember the last movie I saw in the theater, or the last play I have seen. I figure it evens out. ;)
3. What do think you couldn't live without?
Well, food obviously. I could live without electricity and gas (both heat and the vehicle-running kind), but it would be a strain. And I enjoy living in an apartment as opposed to a ditch. Cell phones -- I could probably get by without a phone, but why do that to myself? I enjoy being able to connect to people, including my friends and family, and my residents would get annoyed if they didn't have a means of contacting me. And I would have had a heck of a time getting my laptop picked up by the delivery service to get it taken to be repaired. I could live without internet, but why deprive myself of simple pleasures? And besides, I save more money in the gas (and the time) I would use driving to school to check my email regularly than I would just having the internet service. I feel it is a justified expense.
4. What did you most enjoy purchasing?
The second volume of Hibiki's Magic. I wasn't expecting to see it on the shelf, and I was ecstatic to find it.
5. What were you most tempted by? (This last one may or may not be an actual purchase!)"
I was tempted by the remaining volumes in Tezuka's Buddha series. I was probably more tempted by Never Give Up. But I was most tempted by the two volumes of Magical x Miracle I had somehow missed in releasing, and on those, I gave in. And it was a good thing, too -- I was shocked to discover it was the conclusion of the series. And I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Now tag 5 others!
Eh, I'll tag people, but feel free to ignore it. Jenn Miller, Chase (though I expect I know your last purchase, lol), Wes, Melissa, Manna.
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