Boxing Day Shopping

I went shopping yesterday--- with my mother. Wasn't all that exciting. We brought my baby sister along, too, which made it worse. Like usual my mother spent 20min+ in one single store looking at an item she didn't even end up getting. Sure, I'm sometimes guilty of the same crime, but at least I won't do it when I'm with someone else. Mum of course takes her time and you see me trying to keep my sister out of the way, because she's become a hazard for the Boxing Day crowds.

...My sister was actually incredibly difficult yesterday. She'd drag her feet against the floor so I'd have to pull her to stop her from sitting/rolling on the floor--- I don't know about you, but I don't think shopping mall floors are clean in general. Then she'd scream and wave her arms around, hitting every passerby that came near--- and I'd have to apologize. There was this time where she stood in the way of an old lady on a mobility aid--- and [her daughter, I assume] happened to yell at my friend who I'd met up with, telling my friend to control her own child. It is needless to explain how frightfully embarrassed and frustrated I was. My friend later commented that my sister was like a puppy- cute my extremely annoying. I guess she couldn't be more right.

Apart from the atrocity that was my sister, my day was generally alright. Like I said, I met up with some of my friends and we walked around for a bit, though I had to take my sister with me. I don't think I bought much in the end, because nothing was really on sale--- even if they were on sale, I still thought it was really expensive, or that the product was not worth buying. All the stores closed earlier than usual too, which was kind of annoying. I think I only bought a few things for myself--- a new portable hard drive (because portable hard drives are always cool) and 2x400 sheets of stick notes, which I'm currently using to fold origami. I'm making one of those slot-in 3D origami things--- I don't know what you call them. It's a pain, having to make so many units, but it's okay if I make some pieces while watching D Gray Man and slot them in between episodes.

Trying to make this.

Anyway, Boxing Day shopping was kind of lame--- shopping is so overrated (especially when you're broke, I guess). Oh- I forgot to mention--- I spent at least an hour searching for a Daniel Craig poster, and I even went into the cinemas to ask if they sold any. They didn't. I thought the world was conspiring against me--- tonnes of Hobbit posters, some remnants of TRON, Prometheus, Batman and Spiderman---- not a single 007 poster. Oh, there was also a disgustingly large amount of One Direction posters, and One Direction merchandise in general. They even sold One Direction collectible photo cards.

I'm going into town today though, to a different shopping mall. Hopefully I'll have better luck there... if not, I guess I'll just bitch to my friends about my lack of a Daniel Craig poster.