if I'm needed anywhere ping me but

we drove back last night even though exhausted because there was a winter storm warning and LOOK AT THIS SHIT

THIS WAS NOT HERE LAST NIGHT AT 10PM

I have to shovel it because we have no food and

ugh

YAY, safe home!

It doesn't seem like you've been gone but a minute!

I didn't feel like I'd been gone a long time until I logged into my email to clear out spam lmao

some of my fabric stores need to slow their roll

WELCOME BACK

I also woke up to surprise snow

but dude I eagerly await word of your travels I'm so jealous still haha

and SO GLAD you finally got to go after all that waiting

it was a magical time and I will have to compile a dedicated plurk for stories and pics

I do have birbs for you somewhere

ooooh

we have one we just called the screamer because their calls were legit just. screaming.

lmfao oh no

welcome back!!!!

sorry you had to immediately dig yourself back out :V

UGH

that SUCKED

god I bet. flight to fuck you

blargh

now that I've showered I can go get food

what I will share right now:

one night in Shibuya

we hit the Mugiwara Store, Nintendo store, and Koei popup in Shibuya Parco

fuckin SCORE

the only piece of Zhao Yun merch I will ever see, I'm sure

ahhhh these treasures

eeeeee!!!!

this is not including the figures I found at Book Off for cheap

like, the Cora & Law set that Mugiwara wanted $230+ for (I think it was 25.000Y) for only 950Y, which was like...80 bucks

also not pictured: the amount Rose got at the Sailor Moon store, which was so much they filled out an entire punch card for her to get a free gift

oooh oh my god haha Rose way to go

there are times when you just go "welp" and whip out the credit card

otoh Mugiwara was honestly disappointing

ten thousand can badges and a bunch of shit that didn't even look nice, all I got was stickers and a few pins

and something with Corazon on it for you Lauren

ohoho thank you

I wonder if mugiwara store has cut back a ton on merch after the tokyo tower one closed

you'd think they'd do the opposite, but apparently not

I found better stuff at Book Off

oh that's a shame

it is but also...I guess, fandom in general needs better "if you're going to Japan, here's where to find your fandom shit" that isn't just "go to the official store" because sometimes yes but also sometimes no

if you're not into whatever is the newest hottest series and/or idol shit, don't bother going to Animate or any other store at all

just go straight to Book Off and get all the castoffs for cheap

that said, the Nintendo store was great for all Nintendo properties, we got Animal Crossing fabric of all things

ooooh

tbh the real surprise of the trip was coming back with a love of sumo

I love that for you

whenever we were in need of a hotel-room break sumo was on tv and we very quickly were like "this is more interesting than any other sport ever"

and we are not sport people

excellent

we get NHK world on sling now and uh. live finals tomorrow, we're doomed

sumo 4 lyfe I guess