Accounting for 2008

As any regular reader of this blog will know by now, I am an incredibly impulsive spender, which translates to well, lots of needless spending and what I would call, “bad buys”. Because of my rabid fandom for some things, I also tend to completely ignore the price when it comes down to it, like Adun. There have been a number of factors that somehow inhibited my overall spending, such as figures that never arrived, the global economic crisis, and another new hobby. Still, compared to previous years, my spending has still increased significantly. Hit the jump for details.

Oh Sweet Jesus I am Flat Broke

But she is sooooo worth it.

Wonderfulness in a Box

I finally got my Aria boxset \o/
Many thanks to Diego.

And I got a pair of Pioneer SE-M290′s because they were going for cheap. Not too bad, by my standards.

In Anticipation of an Aria

The boxset, that is. Diego’s probably ordered one for each of us already so we now play the waiting game.
As a pre-Aria sort of experience, I went and got myself Aria Volume 3, the latest so far (just published September this year). It’s indeed a very wonderful thing. Also stopped by AniCon 2008. Not really worth going to, but there were less sponsors. That’s cool. And there was a maid cafe (which I couldn’t get into because everyone kept staying for so long). Hit the jump if you care for the long version.

Megami Deluxe Vol. 10

Saw it in the window while headed home. I initially dismissed it as a bad idea, though when the cover indicated it had stuff from Shana, Clannad, Lucky Star, StrikerS, and sola, the inner stupid money-spender in me had to have it. So I got it.
I’m sure someone else more diligent than I has scanned it, so I won’t bother (and my scanner’s busted anyway, so the point’s moot). Megami Deluxe, as always, also includes a ginormous pinup – this time with Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate in cosplay (cover image) and Shana and the group in bunny suits.
A few of my more favorite ones after the jump. I seriously need to start cutting down on stuff I buy.