{"id":143,"date":"2006-10-15T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-15T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2006\/10\/15\/post-412-insane-shopping\/"},"modified":"2009-08-08T14:29:39","modified_gmt":"2009-08-08T22:29:39","slug":"post-412-insane-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2006\/10\/15\/post-412-insane-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"post 412 ~ insane shopping!"},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellpadding=\"5\" border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2006\/Images-photos\/xjaymanx_outside01a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2006\/Images-photos\/xjaymanx_outside01a_th.jpg?w=545\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br \/>\nthe Galleria food court<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2006\/Images-photos\/xjaymanx_outside01b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2006\/Images-photos\/xjaymanx_outside01b_th.jpg?w=545\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br \/>\nthe Galleria parking lot, the Sunset Station casino in the distance<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2006\/Images-photos\/xjaymanx_portrait02a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2006\/Images-photos\/xjaymanx_portrait02a_th.jpg?w=545\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br \/>\nbrand-new Nike cap (sports authority) and Hooters mag (borders)! LOL!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"center\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i28.photobucket.com\/albums\/c219\/xjaymanx\/Hex_CastIron_Dumbbell_025.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i28.photobucket.com\/albums\/c219\/xjaymanx\/Hex_CastIron_Dumbbell_025.jpg?w=133\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br \/>\nnew pair of 25# dumbbells! (sports authority)<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"center\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i28.photobucket.com\/albums\/c219\/xjaymanx\/Heelys_Slide_Black_01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"133\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i28.photobucket.com\/albums\/c219\/xjaymanx\/Heelys_Slide_Black_01.jpg?fit=545%2C133\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br \/>\nslick-new pair of Heely&#8217;s Slide roller shoes! (amazon)<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"center\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i28.photobucket.com\/albums\/c219\/xjaymanx\/Canon_RebelXT_350D_01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"133\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i28.photobucket.com\/albums\/c219\/xjaymanx\/Canon_RebelXT_350D_01.jpg?fit=545%2C133\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br \/>\nshiny-new Canon Rebel XT 350D bargain, with 18-55 lens, including 2GB memory! (ebay)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"3\"><b>post 412<\/b> ~ RARE DAY of insane shopping, hahaha!&#8230; i loved it! ;)))<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>triggered by my new <b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lasvegasotaku.org\">LasVegasOtaku\/Subarashii<\/a><\/i><\/b> anime-article assignment on the anime\/manga &#8220;consumer culture&#8221;, i did a crapload of browsing\/shopping, searching for &#8220;roller shoes&#8221; and taking &#8220;anime merchandise&#8221; photos!&#8230; from walmart to barnes and noble to copeland sports to borders to the sports authority to the galleria mall (electronics boutique and dick&#8217;s sporting goods and suncoast)&#8230; about 18 photos to pick from for my article&#8230;\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>but after EVERYTHING, no &#8220;roller shoes&#8221; in my men&#8217;s size&#8230; instead, i did pick up a &#8220;Hooters&#8221; mag for myself and for former Hooters-girl  (LOL)&#8230; finally found a great Nike cap (my old Rio cap is 8 years old!) plus a pair of new 25# dumbbells&#8230; not to mention a box of japanese &#8220;Pocky&#8221; (chocolate-covered biscuit sticks)!&#8230;\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>then later at home, i finally supplemented my old HP 3.2MP digital camera (3 years old but still works great!) with a silvery-new Canon 8MP Rebel XT 350D bargain on ebay!&#8230; plus found a NICE black pair of Heely&#8217;s Slide roller shoes on amazon!&#8230; AM I INSANE?&#8230; WHEW, i think that&#8217;s it&#8230; to balance out the cost, i might have to skip meals for a few months ;)))\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the Galleria food court the Galleria parking lot, the Sunset Station casino in the distance brand-new Nike cap (sports authority) and Hooters mag (borders)! LOL! new pair of 25# dumbbells! (sports authority) slick-new pair of Heely&#8217;s Slide roller shoes! (amazon) shiny-new Canon Rebel XT 350D bargain, with 18-55 lens, including 2GB memory! (ebay) post 412 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2006\/10\/15\/post-412-insane-shopping\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rIwb-2j","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":145,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2006\/10\/24\/otaku-merchandising-from-lucas-to-vegas\/","url_meta":{"origin":143,"position":0},"title":"Otaku Merchandising: From Lucas to Vegas","author":"xjaymanx","date":"October 24, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Otaku Merchandising: From Lucas to Vegas Fig. 1. May the Profits Be With You! Famous still from the original Star Wars (1977). 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