Nana Vivienne Westwood Ring

I've had a lot of people reaching my website by searching for the words "NANA Ring" or "NANA Vivienne Westwood Ring". If that's you, and you're looking for pictures, come back soon and I will have pictures ^_^. If that's you, and you're looking for info on where to buy the ring, then read on!

I was totally charmed when I first saw NANA's ring. I don't even usually care that much for jewelry, but her ring is special ^_^. I looked first on e-bay for the ring, and they do sell fake versions of it for cosplay purposes. Some vendors give measurements and others don't. But note that all fake versions extend to almost the entire finger, and are very loose. Plus the segments of the ring are joined together by large hinges. So you do compromise a lot on the integrity of the ring's look by going with the cheap version. The ring is pretty complicated as far as rings go, so that's to be expected. (In general, do be careful of buying Vivienne Westwood jewelry on eBay.)

If you decide to make a splurge and buy the real thing, I would recommend buying it from hervia.com. I had a good experience with them. I'd also recommend looking at rakuten.co.jp for pictures of how it looks on a real finger =P and also for lots of nice pictures of Vivienne Westwood jewelry. They also have Nobuo's knuckle ring. I've said it before--- I really am not a big fan of jewelry. But I really do like the unique Vivienne Westwood pieces.

That's all! Hope that helps!

the aftermath

it is sad to me that relationships between people who cared about each other for 2 years end with statements like "this relationship sucks," "you frustrate me" and "these are the things i don't like about you".

i think they should be more like an office farewell party. even if someone is leaving because they aren't happy, even if someone is leaving because there is somewhere else they'd rather work, coworkers gather to tell funny stories, fond memories, "hey remember the time...?", and "we'll miss having you around." okay, i'm being a little flippant. and okay, maybe my metaphor sucks. but still, there were good times. and i will miss them. and i want him to know that. and this is silly but in the aftermath i would not have minded sharing favorite memories. i'd like to know his favorite.

my favorite things

yesterday i had a counseling appointment with someone to talk about the stress i've been having, about not knowing what i want to do after i finish my MEng, about not even knowing if i care about finishing up. strangely i was in such good spirits yesterday i had trouble telling her why i was worried and stressed and i ended up just talking a lot about my family and childhood.


at the appointment, though, i lost my favorite hat, a light brown thing from urban outfitters, and did not find it even after backtracking all of my steps, and my mood did plummet. i know it's a little silly because it's just a hat and i can probably find another one or a similar one. but it reminded me how i always lose things, no matter how much i try to take good care of them. i am especially good at losing my favorite things. i've done it again, today too.

let it...

Yay, it's finally December. But it's been quite warm lately. Though I do enjoy being able to go out in a skirt without stockings, I want it to snow already. Why, last year, it was already snowing in October. What's up with that?