the last thing you bought (not groceries)

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SHOPPING! what was the last nice thing you bought? on saturday i bought a pair of camper shoes and a copy of the wire, i tried to buy todd edwards and charles mingus cds but they were out of stock.

― gareth, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Emma's birthday present. But I can't say what it is!

― Tom, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Death and the Penguin, Norwegian Wood, and If On A Winter's Night a Traveller on 3 for 2 in Borders yesterday.

― Archel, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Buffy Season 4 DVD boxset and Slates/America, A Part Of Therein from Amazon.

― RickyT, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

A new phone that's identical to the old one (which eventually fell apart). Does this make me a sad bastard?

― Graham, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I bought the Odyssey and the Iliad...and the new Weezer album, and a film for my camera and some water.

― jel --, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yay Tom! I just went out and bought myself an early present, it was a beige linen skirt from Hennes with a lacy bit round the bottom, it is very me. And was only 14.99.

― Emma, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Graham: less sad than the tragic sign of the times that is updating your phone model every few months due to aggressive 'you have an embarassing phone' marketing strategies.

― Archel, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I pre-ordered Buffy Season 6 on Amazon last night. And I bought a BATWING JUMPER with huuuuuuge sleeves in the Topshop sale!

― Sarah, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes and when we were in Top Shop I bought a navy one shouldered vest top with 'Sports Day International' written on it being as how I am such an athlete. However the sales assistant screwed up with my account card and I think that instead of the 16.50 our purchases should've cost us they will now only be 11.25.

― Emma, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the latest issue of four comics:

The Authority The Establishment New X-Men X-Force

― DV, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

bastard greenspun, why doesn't it display things on seperate lines if I put them on seperate lines?

― DV, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

2 plane tickets from New York to San Francisco, and a hotel room in the latter (tho I reckon I just rented the hotel room).

― Bopy, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Was feeling like a lo-rent Bridget Jones on Saturday so flashed some cash in a guilt-inducing dose of retail therapy.

(Side issue - does the fact that a self-styled marxist falls for this stuff indidcate the power of capitalism or the weakness of my mind? I think I know the answer...)

Anyways, ended up buying two pairs of Converse-stylee hi-tops which were reduced to 15 quid a pair. BARGAIN!

Then bought some Adidas trainers that someone said made me look like I came from South London, which was perceptive, since both I and trainers did that very thing.

Finally bought a Nigeria football top; I love the colour and have since Pakistan wore a similar hue in the 1991 Cricket World Cup. I almost bought the very avant-garde sleeveless number that Cameroon wore in the African Cup of Nations (and has been apparently banned by FIFA! Boo Hiss! Vote Hayatou). It looks great on Patrick Mboma. I am not Patrick Mboma.

Then discovered a super duper video shop in Blackheath that has lots of videos organised thematically and by director and by actor. They seem to have every video ever released. It took 2 hours to choose four. The upside (in addition to fabulous choice of title) was that you could smoke in the shop whilst browsing. The downside was that it felt at times like the film version of the record shop in High Fidelity. I then bought a bottle of wine.

Day was v. good.

― Nathan Barley, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

mmmmm lovely lovely lovely shopping. in IKEA i bought a bookcase (RAR+++ for my books are all in piles on the floor homeless, sob sob) and 12 glasses for £3 and a nice red bedsheet and tealights. before that i bought lots of tops in Hennes, one of which i am wearing now. it is black and lacy = GOTH hahaha but i CARE NOT. and a hat! from Top Shop! which was far too expensive but it is the only hat to suit me evah and i figured that since i'll probably NEVER buy another hat it was worth the cash. ALL this shopping was on my credit card BTW = i shall be poor next month...

― katie, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The PSP Audio Mix Pack

― David, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't know, Katie

― Graham, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

A few rounds of drinks, an italian sausage, a 12 pack of beer, some cigarettes.

― Chris, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I just DID the grocery shopping=I am sensitive new milennium man.

Do cigarettes count as groceries? If yes then a lighter is the answer probably. I have no money really these days, more's the pity.

― Ronan, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I ordered this, and it hasn't turned up yet, grrr!

― DG, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

GRAHAM IS A VERY BAD MAN!

― katie, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

um, i think that hat would suit you too, ktee. sorry

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Actually what I last bought was a huge bacon double cheeseburger meal from Burger King.

― Sarah, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I actually can't remember. I have 11p left and am starting to think I should stop giving people money. Like girls who appear on the street crying who I give 20 quid to, and oxfam and greenpeace. I gave a lady a penny the other day because she only had 69p and needed to get the bus. OH! I remember what I bought! I bought washing up liquid, toilet paper, kitchen roll, flash spray, a washing up bowl, rubber gloves and a waste bin. Then realised I had no money left and shouldn't have bought these things. I am not really sure how I can make 11p last till June. At least my food cupboard is full of useful things like ground coriander and teabags. My brother owes me 40 quid but he spent it and can't get it back yet. I am fucked. Please send food parcels. And wine. Red wine.

― alix, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i don't care how many people say it suits me, i'm still not wearing it!

― katie, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Best New Gay Fiction from Waterstones in Convent Garden. I also bought Catelouges,Slides,Books and Postcards from the National Gallery and the National Potrait Gallery, oh and a chicken sammie from MArks and Spencer

― anthony, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Lipstick that tastes like mint. yummm

― Ms. S., Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

How about these, Ktee?

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

OK Dan, i'm going to look at the link now... and if it is a BAD as i suspect i shall be extremely cross you little scamp! however if it is not bad then of course i shall apologise forthwith ;)

― katie, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

EWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― katie, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

actually i think it's quite cute that Dang clearly got all jealous that Graham was usurping his position of baddest mang on the board, heheh ;) however "Hats of Meat" = disgusting! and so unsanitary!

― katie, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Leading the fashion trends requires taking a risk. (And putting on a hat made of beef.)

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I bought one of thes e, it's a Blink digital camera and is very small. Useless in a pub as it has no flash (so no good for you lot then)
Anthony - it's a Sarnie from Marks and Sparks me old China.

― Simeon, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No it's not it's a BUTTY.

― Sarah, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

or sammiche/sammidge/sangwidch (so sammie is understandable). alright it IS sarnie.

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

M&S do not sell 'butties' Sarah, are you mad!

― Emma, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i WILL BE IF i DO NOT GET OUT OF THE OFFICE S00N ARGRHHRRHRH

― Sarah, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i bought a big ol' i-talian hoagie (or, if you really must, sub) because once i am gone from philadelphia i will miss them. it was just okay.

(i am also on a quest to eat so much junk food as to become completely spherical.)

― jess, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Jess = the ILx Buddha? :-)

Let's see, new pair of shorts (knee-length, which still won't prevent Sean in SF's conniption fit), Episode II soundtrack, website-only Angels of Light live release and Peter Murphy tickets. Kewl.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

subscription to the Atlantic magazine.

― Alan T, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

He's big! He's round! He bounces on the ground! Cor I haven't heard that one in a long time long time. Jess you will have a hard job becoming more spherical than I am ha ha ph34r my bellies.

― Sarah, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hounds Of Love with extra bonus tracks!

― Ally C, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh bad week for shopping, credit card is now dead. I bought a chiffony top and matching cardigan thing from Camdem market on Sunday (but they were only £5, so guilt not too bad), £38 pounds on a haircut on Monday, then on Tuesday £8 to have trousers taken up and £65 on VERY HIGH shoes which I love and had on in the pub last night. Oh and £1.95 on a bunch of irises half an hour

― Anna, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I just spent $1.10 on a pack of Trident White gum. Its very tasty and I want to eat it.

― Chris, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Who else thinks this would look cute on Katie:

http://www.hatsofmeat.com/HatsofMeat/Images/Home3.jpg

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Don't you think it might look better on Tom?

I just bought some of the new dance mags: Mojo (horrible old people moaning about they don't make proper music nowadays) and Hip Hop Connection (white suburban boys aspiring to be as black and American as Tim Westwood) for the free CDs, and Muzik because I actually like it and the CD looks good too. I nearly bought Mixmag too, but it was giving away a record bag and was too big and bulky. (Sorry Anna! Next time I get the chance, promise!)

And I bought a bunch of books: five on architecture (in Tokyo, in Japan, Moorish, Indian, Mackintosh), one on complexity theory, one on 20th Century Zen painting & calligraphy, and two novels (Rushdie, Ondaatje).

― Martin Skidmore, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Based on that book list, you are in fact Momus and I claim my five pounds.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Don't you think it might look better on Tom?

I was thinking that Tom could coyly nibble on the Hat of Meat as Ktee walked down the street.

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

That's fighting talk, Ned! I am not now nor have I ever been a Momus.

― Martin Skidmore, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

8 blank cassettes for mixtape madness.

― di, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

A coffee and a biscuit.

― Penny Lane, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Do services count? (Repair of a flat tire.)

Failing that, a bunch of flowers (even if I did buy then in a grocery store).

― j.lu, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have thought about this all day and still cannot think of anything. The only thing I can remember is buying a book about 2 1/2 weeks ago, but surely I must have bought something after that. This is pathetic.

― Nicole, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

more ibuprofen, electrolyte powder and some gatorade.

― chris, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I bought an overpriced coffee this morning, but then I trumped it with a BUS TICKET. I feel I should go online and buy something ultra- obscure to fit in with the ILE ethos. maybe I could be Momus for a day?

― Mark C, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The last thing I bought was a peanut lion bar. The last nice thing I bought was beer.

― Jonnie, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

An "Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll" (US pocket-sized paperback published in 1964) at a second hand book stall next to The Atomium! Cost €3. I'm hoping it will have definitive answer to Sinker's "who first called who 'rock'" question.

― Jeff W, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Today I bought some new colourful shirts and the Count Dooku vs. Yoda Lego Star Wars toy! Though I have now displayed Yoda with Luke and R2 next to the X-Wing, for that Empire Strikes Back degobah feel.

― jel --, Saturday, 18 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I've just been on a charity shop haul and bought;

Dingbats, a Lovejoy book (yes the dodgy antique guy) a kids footy game, like pinpall really, a jigsaw called Celeste, I thought it would be a boat, but no it's a picture of some German Town, I've not figured out the Celeste reference yet.
Also not in charity shops I got a hangover cure consisting of The Guardian, some loverly butties, coke and fags.

― Celeste, Saturday, 18 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

my efexor, my lithium and a copy opf all families are psychotic

― I may not dress like Jacki O, but I do fuck men, Saturday, 18 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

complexity theory!! my kind of book!!

― mark s, Saturday, 18 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

postcards, a belt with a big silver buckle,a new red and blue gingham shirt,a pint of bitter from a country pub,a movie ticket,japanese candy

― anthony, Saturday, 18 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

A cheap* persian rug for my front hallway.

*cheap because there is no doubt that one (or both) of my cats will christen it with vomit within the week.

― Kim, Sunday, 19 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

3 cartons of cigarettes, to be honest. But earlier today I bought two new work shirts and four thongs from Express, and then I went to Ricky's to buy hairspray, which I did buy, but I also inexplicably bought a curling iron, a magnet that has children on it frolicking with the caption "Why don't we play hide and go fuck yourself, then" and a shirt with a picture of Bettie Page. I have no idea why I bought any of those things, I just wanted the hairspray.

― Ally, Sunday, 19 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I bought a comic book on the Internet for $0.50, but after shipping it was $6.00. :(

― Vinnie, Sunday, 19 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Jeff, you BASTARDO! Go back to England and leave me with the candy. ;-)

― nathalie, Sunday, 19 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Records. Blackalicious! El-fekking-P! Grace Jones! PM Dawn! Err no, the last thing I bought were drinks at the Doo Wop. Like water for sobriety.

― cuba libre (nathalie), Sunday, 19 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

CD called "Alright on Top" (Luke Slater) and some undies from Victoria's Secret. As they were on sale, I decided to cheat, a little....

OK, so lied to myself (that I wasn't broke), and went shopping;>

― Nichole Graham, Sunday, 19 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

complexity theory!! my kind of book!!

Mark, I can recommend Frontiers Of Complexity: The Search For Order In A Chaotic World by Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield as an excellent overview and introduction. (Sadly, there is no chapter on influence in the arts, which is undoubtedly complex in this sense.) I don't know exactly what the book I bought the other day was - most of them are sitting on my desk at work, as I was going out the evenings after buying them, and didn't want to carry them around (esp. the big Rushdie h/b and the books on Tokyo architecture and 20th Century Zen art, cos they're big).

― Martin Skidmore, Sunday, 19 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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