IT HAS A COVER!

OMG IT'S GORGEOUS.

Hyorin looks so pretty! Oh, I love album covers that just go ahead and PUT the faces of their members right across the cover, because Sistar19 deserves it!

It sort of reminds me of their Shady Girl album design, with the pink and white color scheme (with touches of blue) and the large scrabbly title.

This album comes with two new songs, plus and instrumental. Here's the tracklist:

1. Ma Boy

2. Gone, Not Around Any Longer

3. A Girl in Love

4. Gone, Not Around Any Longer (Instrumental)

So there. I'm not sure what this is. Does it count as a mini-album? Really I would just call it a single, with beefed up packaging... I dunno. 

Doesn't matter what it's labeled, though, because I can't wait!

I Can Totally Recognize People

So this is the new teaser group picture thing for I Got a Boy.

And I'm basically posting this here with their names to prove that I CAN IDENTIFY MA PEEPS!!!

(That sounds kind of creepy. But no one reads this. So WHATEVER.)

From left to right: Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Jessica, Yoona, Yuri, Tiffany, Taeyeon, and Sunny,

SO HA. I'M A TRUE SONE.

Also, in semi-related news, did you know that the I Got a Boy album shall be released in TEN DIFFERENT FREAKING EDITIONS? AAAAAAAAH! MIND EXPLODING.

SM. WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO US???

Each edition has a forty page photobook. And there's a different edition. FOR EACH FREAKING MEMBER? And what's the tenth edition? A group edition. The one you'd think they could just MAKE THE OFFICIAL RELEASE. Urgh, it makes my head hurt. The length that SM will go to make sure that I will NEVER GET ALL THEIR PRODUCTS. It's insane.

So it would seem that the pictures on each cover are the same as the teaser pictures that had been released. I can only imagine what the photobooks are like. 40 pages. FOR EACH MEMBER.

URGH I WANT THEM AAAAALLLL SM WHY DO YOU TURN ME INTO A GREEDY LITTLE MONSTER??? :(

Sigh.

Anyways, if I were an amazing rich person like Dylan, I would obviously start with the group, then proceed in this order:

Tiffany

Seohyun

Taeyeon

Yuri

After that it doesn't really matter. I guess I would do Jessica or Yoona next. Anyways, there'll be a ton of unboxing videos to walk. OH GLORY. I'll update you on those.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

(Btw, SNSD has socks just like T-ara)

I don't recall Taeyeon ever having pink hair... but whatever.

(And Yuri spelled Yoori? C'mon now, people.)

The Signing Angst

Angst angst angst.
Everything on eBay comes with signed editions of albums and stuff! At only $20!

My plan is to request of my parents one ore two of So Cool, Black Eyes, and Breaking Heart.

I don't need signed stuff from T-ara - so many signatures. I'll go to individual cards or posters for that.

But the top result for Sistar So Cool is a signed copy... for $20 rather than fifteen. It has this big badge:

FREE ADDITIONAL SIGNED PHOTO SET.

In red. Plus rather obvious signatures on the picture. Do you think Mom will just skim over it looking for the best price? Or think it doesn't really matter?

Or will she see it, at only $5 more, and be like "Oh my gosh, that would make Julia so unbelievably happy!" I almost want to request specifically that I get the signed copy... but I don't want to go up and say that, it would be better if they could surprise me...

Maybe I could set Benj up to the task? He couldn't buy it himself, but he could conspire with Mom... I'll talk to him later. I just have this urge.

There are signed copies of every freaking Sistar thing (and T-ara, really) and I'm like "Screw this, I should just buy it all myself!"

The cheap copies of the T-ara photobook are still available. Hang in there! Surely most people will have already rushed to get them... Of course, I know I'll always be able to get them at sale price. Is it worth $50?
...
HELL YES!!! I'm insane like that.

But even if the five $27 copies get snatched up (which I'm trying to doubt, seeing as how long they've already been there, but maybe other people will get them for holiday presents too? Good thing Hannukah's so early this year...) there are still more expensive $40 and $35 copies available.

I'm having photobook angst. And album angst. I need to think about what I AM getting soon for certain. My macbook. At least one album. Look at my lists. Calm down.

Stop being bad.

OH MY FREAKING GRR

Sigh. Like, minutes after I did that whole iTunes extravaganza, I caught up on the latest Soshi Vlog and discovered that....

SNSD's Paparazzi is now available on iTunes!

After ALL THAT calculations. This totally screws the tables.

Luckily, it's $1.29. So I probably wouldn't have bought it today anyways.

I've decided I want to buy it on iTunes. Even though it's a priority on my album wishlist. The sucky thing is that it's the ONLY song in the Paparazzi package, so I can't really justify buying it. But does it come with music videos? It might.
Anyways, I'm going to maintain its place on my wishlist because it's amazing. I'm also going to move it to the top of the iTunes budget. That's just how I roll ;)

(The cover of the iTunes edition is lame. It's like them, sitting in a room. No awesome paparazzi getup or anything like the physical album.)

In related impulsive decisions, I screwed my planning and bought my two songs on iTunes.

They were the songs I had planned, though. No craziness there. I'm seeing how long I can hold out before prompting dad.

Thing was, I told him at dinner that I was at my last song, and that I planned to get it next week. Good news is he seemed perfectly fine with my current conservative rate of spending, so if I explain that I was reckless for one last song, he probably won't hold out on me. Maybe tuesday? We'll see.

How much shall I ask for?
Well, I think it comes in increments of 10, but I'm not sure if that goes 10, 20, 30, or 10, 20, 50. Maybe I can check really quickly....
Okay, all measures of 10 from ten to fifty.
I'm thinking of asking for... forty?
Last time I asked for twenty, because the time before that I got fifty and snapped it up in about a month. Twenty is a lot more reasonable, and forty is much closer to fifty... but maybe I've proven I'm more responsible? Or maybe I should just settle and ask for thirty... but the thing is, I really don't want to be plunged back into the crazy cycle of avoiding spending for weeks on end once I hit twenty.
I really want to ask for forty.
I guess I will. If dad gets skeptical, I will immediately backtrack to thirty.
But seriously, 40 is a better idea.

iTunes Wishlist

To get money on my iTunes account, I have to petition dad.
...
FOR MY OWN MONEY. :(
He uses his credit card account or something to send me an iTunes gift card digitally, then deduces that amount from my bat mitzvah account.

This sucks, because it makes me feel guilty about using my own money. Some time it's hard to slow down.

In August I asked Dad for $20. I spent 10 of that rather quickly, within the first month, then coveted the remainder. If I want a song, I will reflect on that for at least three weeks before I allow myself to buy it.

I have $2.26 left.

That's enough for one $1.29 song and one $.99 song, or two $.99 songs.

BUT WHICH SHALL THEY BE? The nervousness that goes along with buying up a new song is quite agitating. I find myself being in the state of mind of planning to beg dad for permission before my money is even used up. I should go like this.

This week: buy song
Next week: buy second song
Week after that: freak out
Week after that: ask for money

That's another month of responsible saving and conserving right there.

Part of the freaking out ness is because I don't know which song I want to buy. I have a large number of songs that I want. But which are the most important?
Here's my iTunes list so far. Some of the kpop songs would be great to reserve for the purchase of a whole album, but for some it's just one song that stands out and my album list is already so long... Some songs, like from AOA and the SNSD Japanese singles aren't available on iTunes at all, which really sucks. Anyways, list:

-Night and Day (T-ara)

-We are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor Swift)

-Why are you being like this? (T-ara)

-Like the First Time (T-ara)

-I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor Swift)

-Flashback (Afterschool)

-Lipstick (Orange Caramel)

-I Don't Need a Man (Miss A)

-Love Alone (Miss A)

-Time's Up (Miss A)

-I Will Show You (Ailee)

-Go Away (2NE1)

-Blue Jeans (Lana Del Rey)

-Summer Sadness (Lana Del Rey)

-Loving U(Sistar)

It's a pretty substantial list. I'll give little commentaries now. 

-Night and Day (T-ara)

This is a GREAT song. It's not actually by T-ara, but it's labeled as such because it stars member Areum along with two other singers. This group doesn't have a name. It's just them. This song was used in T-ara's Sexy Love drama music video with the sword fighting and stuff. I hesitate about this one, because although it's a great song, it's more of a sad and slow song. While I know I'd value this a lot, I'm just not sure how much I'd actually listen to it once I get it.

-We are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor Swift)

This song has received a lot of criticism from Taylor fans for being poppy and untrue to Taylor's nature or something. I'm like, chill out people. She can write music however she wants. Don't hate on it because the awesome pop tunes come from a country artist rather than some other star. Not CRAZY about this song, but it's good. 

-Why are you being like this? (T-ara)

From the Roly Poly album... tis a catchy song. Yay.

-Like the First Time (T-ara)

This is a great song - not that fast paced, but still very poppy and addictive. I think I'll wait for the album Breaking Heart on this one, since it is at the top of my album list.

-I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor Swift)

Yay, more pop-like Taylor Swift! Taylor released this HUGE album which has been a big deal on iTunes called Red. iTunes has been releasing a ton of teaser singles. I don't know most of the songs, so I can't really judge how much I want them. Not a huge priority.

-Flashback (Afterschool)

This song is really catchy and cool and dramatic, but should I wait for the album? That's really the main reason I want that album, but it's sort of low on my priority list anyways... awesome song though. I'll dwell on it. Because I'm uncertain, it's probably not a priority.

-Lipstick (Orange Caramel)

Sort of the same situation as their other song Flashback... awesome song, but maybe worth the rest of the album?

-I Don't Need a Man (Miss A)

Not my favorite song by them, but it's a really good song. Sort of hip-hoppy. Although the album is all epic, I think it's worth just getting the main song first. Priority.

-Love Alone (Miss A)

This is a song by Miss A... in ENGLISH. It's awesome. They are great singers. Plus Min is like fluent. Not a huge priority right now though, just cuz there are a bunch of other songs floating around that I care more about at the moment.

-Time's Up (Miss A)

One of the best songs on their new album. Totally rocks, but maybe not a current first priority?

-I Will Show You (Ailee)

Really want this song. Ailee is amazing! Priority.

-Go Away (2NE1)

... Yeah, whatever... cool...

-Blue Jeans (Lana Del Rey)

I think I like this more than her other songs... she's an amazing singer. Priority.

-Summer Sadness (Lana Del Rey)

Hmm... this is still amazing, but not as much a priority as Blue Jeans right now.

-Loving U(Sistar)

I have this as a podcast, but the audio is terrible. I want to buy the song, but I think all things considered it's worth it to me just to wait for the album.

Alright, got that worked out. I can keep a fluid list of iTunes songs and purchases (starting now) on a sidebar. Meanwhile, let's use the notes above to create our priority list:

-Why are you being like this?

-I Will Show You

-Blue Jeans

-I Don't Need a Man

-Time's Up

Plan: 

This week (aka Today cuz I'm reckless like that) - I Will Show You

Next week - Blue Jeans

Let me see if the prices fit for those.

Okay, Ailee's is $.99, so that works!

$1.29

+$.99

iiiiiiiiis...

O.O

$2.28!

...

TWO CENTS AWAY!

Sigh. In a way this makes my job much easier. Two .99 songs it is.

1) I Will Show You

2) ...

Time's Up or I Don't Need a Man? I MUST CHOOSE.

OMG, they're not even the right price. Crap. Well, this is really working out well. Let me check the T-ara song... 

OK, that works. Before I decide on that, let me just sort all the prices...

Actually, I think I want to get Flashback. 

So there.

I'm reckless like that. DONE!

I WILL SHOW YOU AND FLASHBACK ARE MY FINAL DECISION.

BLAAAARGH.

Winter Wishlist

All the holiday goodies I'm too abashed to ask. Perhaps I'll update with a more realistic less-dreamy list below (perhaps of things I might actually ask for).

-Breaking Heart
-Black Eyes
-So Cool
-T-ara Free Time Photobook
-T-ara Sparkle Photobook
-iPod6
-New iPod nano?
-Nexus 7
-MacBook Pro
-Aperture and Final Cut Pro for my macbook
-Pretty Little Liars season 1 and 2 on DVD
-Community seasons 1-3 on DVD
-Colored gel pens
-New journal
-greenscreen
-Pretty Little Liars box set paperback
-Uglies box set (new edition)
-Night gown
-sony camcorder
-eyeliner, eyeshadow, etc.
-clear mascara
-Any other album from my album priority list