LA Trip - Japan LA
Date:2024
It was so nice to visit Japan LA in person, after following them on Instagram and watching their livestreams for ages.
I snagged a few plushies, not including Long Cinnmonroll sadly! I laugh everytime I see that picture.
I want my shelves at home to look like a Sanrio store lol. Precious babies, I hope to come back oneday and bring more of you to a loving home.
Oddities and Curiosities Expo 2024
Date: Spring Season, 2024
It was on my bucket list to visit the Oddities and Curiosities Expo, so we took a weekend road trip to check it out.
I felt like I was in a museum/flee market with nothing but taxidermy, bugs, and art all around me.
I had a great time browsing everyone's wares and wishing I had a space back home to hoard wet specimens and taxidermy art alike! One day....I want my future house to be like a museum!!!
I will say, this kind of trip is a ~once in every handful of years~ deal because the booth items were very repetitive!
This isn't to say it was boring, espcially since most of the items were either one of a kind or only sold there but..IF ONLY THIS WAS HELD IN MY TOWN!,
I would go every year just for the experience!! In the future I hope to splurge to partcipate in their taxidermy class or a one off event.
LA Trip (for work)
Date: Fall Season, 2024
Everytime I think about flying to California, my first thought is the desert view from the plane when crossing over Arizona.
All the shapes from erosion and what I assume to be warehouses out in the middle of nowhere.
I wish I could be a fly on the wall just to see what goes on out there. I am so interested in everyone's lives.
I wonder where their home is, and how long it takes to drive to work eachday, their path in life that got them there..etc. I couldn't imagine being so far away from everything.
That LOONGGG plane ride KILLS me everytime, but this was the second time I've vistied LA and I had a lot of fun. It was for a conference I had to attend for work,
so I couldn't get out and do much but hey, I wouldn't have been able to go on my own dime, so I made the best of it.
I was walking distance from Universal City, so I decided to explore, and spotted the Sanrio Smile shop.
It was meant to be because the line was short despite all the foot traffic! I snagged a few goodies, and walked out regretting that I didn't bring a bigger suitcase.
I'm sure my wallet sighed with relief LOL. I seriously would have gone CRAZY given the chance. I wish I could have explored more, but it was off to the confernce after that, then home!