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Haha, d'aww, that shy little kitten is the best. :D
That's so great! I've never been to a flea market before. :< And I love that album, BNL is fantastic. |
I love the Shy Little Kitten! I could swear that I had that book as a kid... In fact, I know I did. But I can't seem to find it now... Along with my LEATHER BOUND ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S COPY OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND. :gonk: Goddamn, it's the coolest book ever and I can't find it. I CAN'T FIND IT. I've searched the entire house. It's seriously pissing me off and frustrating me and scaring me and I think I've lost my mind because I know I didn't get rid of it or something, yet I begin to doubt myself simply because I can't find it ANYWHERE. And I begin remembering it being in places that it's never been and OH MY GOD I CAN'T SEPARATE FACT FROM FICTION ANYMORE. :o OFF TO THE LOONY BIN WITH ME!
... They're coming to take me away, ha-haa~ Your town probably has flea markets. Just google "[your town] flea market" Ours are in spring and fall, which I think is pretty common. People tend to seriously underprice things, which is great. Of course, you could always just do yardsales. Those are more hit-or-miss, though. There are a few types of yard sellers: 1. Thinks way too fucking much of their stuff. Expect to see worthless shit priced for ten dollars. 2. Doesn't think enough of their stuff. Expect to see very awesome stuff marked for a few dollars. ( :heart: ) 3. Baby clothes. Baby clothes. Baby clothes. Baby clothes. Table cloth? Baby clothes. 4. Wow, there's so much stuff! ...And it all sucks, huh... Check your local Craigslist's yard sale section on a Friday. Most yardsales are done on Sat-Sun. Be prepared to get up early, though. Just because they run until 2 or something doesn't mean the good stuff will still be there at 2. |
I too was depressed by The Velveteen Rabbit. Also "Memories" from Cats.
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That happens to me all the time! It's the worst when it's with my glasses. "Where are they?! I'm sure I left them in the bathroom... ohgodohgodohgod maybe I never even had glasses to begin with! Maybe I have 20/20 vision, but I've got eye cancer! Does that even exist?! OH GOD. :gonk:"
Oh yeah, we have flea markets all the time, there are commercials and stuff on the radio. I like yard sales, but I don't trust the clothes at them (I mean, one thing is you can't try them on, but I always assume they're gross), so I only ever come out with knickknacks like tiny plastic cats or bells (I used to/kinda still do collect them, because my mom left me a pretty neat bell collection) I really like thrift stores, though, but the ones that aren't chain stores (like Arc or Goodwill) tend to be really pricey for some stupid reason. >:/ Haha, that is the best (also the only) description of yard sale sellers I've ever read! xD @Biggles- I never understood Cats... still don't. I always just wanted to go up and dance with the kitties. >u> |
Not familiar with Memories.
Well... my favorite movie as a kid was The Nightmare Before Christmas. And when I say "my favorite movie as a kid," I mean the penultimate movie in the kid's mind. The one they watch over and over and over and fucking over and their parents grow to LOATHE the movie and RESENT all people responsible for it. And seeing as how now TNBC is what all the emo kiddies just lyk ttly luff<3333 I can definitely say I had emo moments as a child. :lol: Anna - I don't really have a problem with buying used clothes. I buy used clothes at Goodwill all the time. Wash it once or twice and it's yours. And I COMPLETELY agree about the thrift store stuff. Goodwill has the best prices ever. THREE BUCKS FOR A SHIRT. FOUR BUCKS FOR A DRESS. Then I find some other little thrift store and they want seven bucks for something and I'm like "WHAT YOU SMOKIN, HOMIE" But there's this one near me and the lady who works there is SO NICE and we always end up talking to her for like, twenty minutes, so I go there anyway. And they had this cool light blue fish-shaped lamp that wasn't tacky at all and I wanted it but it's TWENTY BUCKS and I can't justify that... TINY PLASTIC CATS? I recently got a tiny plastic cat. It's black and it's flocked. It has an arched back and is halloweeny, but I think it's cute. I also have a tiny porcelain cat that looks like it's from the 50s or something and it's adorable. http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/9861/kittyy.jpg |
I never even saw TNBC until 7th grade because I was so scared of it as a kid... luckily, I'm making up for that now with SilentHillJacob'sLadderSession9ThingsThatScareMe! I enjoy being psychologically disturbed in every possible way. o uo
Same here about the used clothes, I just don't trust yard sales. xD I think you read what I said wrong, I said that thrift stores that aren't Goodwill or Arc are hella expensive. I love Goodwill/Arc with all my wallet. :3 D'aww, that cat is adorable. Its mouth! 8D |
Flink doesn't watch horror movies. She's already paranoid enough and has a very over active imagination.
But she does like The Nightmare Before Christmas. She has a Jack keychain. XD Why? <Mom's Friend> What should I get her for Christmas? <Mom> Anything creepy or weird. o.o |
Flink is Nakkid D: *covers eyes*
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Anna - I was a total puss as a kid. I refused to read/watch "scary" things that were meant for little kids. Like, I thought they'd be actually terrifying. Like an adult would write something adult-caliber scary for a kid... :lol:
Oh, no, I read what you said correctly. I was just agreeing with you. Flink - Well, at least it turned out to be a good gift instead of a deranged clown or something? HIM - *covers Flink's eyes* |
@Flink- I usually don't watch them either, and I get SO freaked out after watching them, but I can't resist psychological terror. Also really witty villains, like Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street. :drool:
I wish people would say that about me! Instead of creepy-weird stuff, I get useless-girly stuff. I DON'T WANT ANY MORE JEWELRY BOXES, THANK YOU. >_> @Cherry- Same here! Some friends showed me the Goosebumps movie about that mask that you couldn't ever take off when I was 6 and I stopped watching five minutes in because I nearly wet myself, and then when I was 8, my friends showed me some creepy movie with a lot of people dying (the corpses were obviously mannequins, though, but hey it was the '90s) and I had nightmares about it for YEARS and I left halfway through! D: |
*in her usual fashionably late erm, fashion* Biggles likes antique stores.
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Anna - Hey, pass some of those jewelry boxes my way, I need some. :lol:
Yeah, I never even got that far. I just refused to watch anything. xD Then I went through a kick when I was about 15 where I watched a ton of horror movies. I discovered that the only ones that scare me are the really realistic ones. Like, movies about ghosts and monsters don't really scare me, but movies about human murderers do. Like, uh.... that one movie that they redid a few years ago... I forgot what it's called, but it's the whole "the call is coming from inside the house" thing. Can't do that. Freaked me out for weeks. ...Wait, have we had this conversation before? Biggles - I prefer thrift stores. They tend to be cheaper. Though antique stores normally have nicer things... Though I did get this adorable blue urn with flowers on it that was made in occupied Japan from Goodwill for $1. That was sweet. And I love it, it's so pretty. |
I've got a Harry Potter one that plays music, a bunch of little ones that rings/necklaces came in, a wooden one with a floral-y fabric heart in the top, a white one with a little glass window on the top and pink innards, take your pick. xD (note: offer void on the internet)
Things with human (or humanoid) things creep me out the most, too. Especially if they're behind windows staring at the protagonist like in Jacob's Ladder. *shudder* I don't... I don't think we have... but maybe we have. WOO, SENILITY! 8D |
FLORAL FABRIC HEART? SOUNDS CUTE.
I haven't seen Jacob's Ladder... but it's on my list of things to see! Humanoid things creep me out during the movie, sure, but it doesn't really have lasting repercussions for me. Intruders do. >< I'm paranoid enough to start with. Really, non-human things make it easier for me. That night I'll hear a noise and be like "OH SHIT WHAT WAS THAT" and then realize it's retarded and mock myself until I calm down. :lol: "YES, CHRISTY, IT'S PYRAMID HEAD. PYRAMID HEAD IS IN YOUR HALLWAY. HE WAS VERY VERY QUIET UP UNTIL HE SLIGHTLY BUMPED INTO THE WALL. BECAUSE PYRAMID HEAD IS QUIET. YEP, PYRAMID HEAD IS IN YOUR HALLWAY AND HE'S COME TO RAPE YOU. PREPARE FOR THE BRUTAL RAPING, CHRISTY, BECAUSE PYRAMID HEAD IS MOST DEFINITELY IN YOUR HALLWAY. THAT IS WHAT YOU HEARD. PYRAMID HEAD." |
It's not that thrift stores and the like don't have great things; they do, and I love them. It's just that Biggles is an antique whore.
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I can't presently afford to be an antique whore. :lol:
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@Cherry- It is very cute! :D
I got Jacob's Ladder from Netflix and only haven't watched it yet because my dad wants to watch it with me, but we have to wait for the kids to go to bed, or else they'll want to watch and then have nightmares. :/ Ahaha, that is amazing! xD I was never that clever about it. I just got really jumpy and paranoid about nothing. I'm like that every time I come home and the door/gate is unlocked or my bathroom door/shower curtain is slightly out of place, or there's a repairman truck/van parked outside my house or I use too many slashes////. I'm always afraid someone is hiding in my shower (and I've never even seen Psycho!) or in some random place in my house. |
Kiddehs?
Yeah, I'm like that too. It's rare that I can talk myself out of it, really. :lol: If I come home and something's not right, I can't. But if I've been home for hours and hours (or all day) and just hear one tiny noise in the hallway, I can. Since no one could get in without me hearing. :lol: I'd be paranoid of the shower too, but we have glass doors on ours, not a curtain, so I could see if someone was in there. The shower door is open whenever someone's not showering, anyway. |
Oh yes! I was an only child, but last year these four kids just appeared out of nowhere. I think they came with my dad's girlfriend. They're pretty cool, but all are far too young to be watching horror movies (the older two watch me play Silent Hill all the time, but I think Jacob's Ladder is considerably scarier). There are two 3 year olds (twin girls), Sedona and Simone, a 9 year old boy, Ché, and a 12 year old girl Sage.
Yeah, mine is always closed on the end where it should be open, so I have to creep into my bathroom very slowly and peer around the curtain (as if a killer wouldn't hear or see me coming). I used to have my own bathroom back when I lived in an apartment, but now ALL the children and any houseguests use the one I use because the children are afraid of the basement bathroom (who wouldn't be?) and it is the nearest bathroom to the front door. Anyways, all digression aside, it is much harder now to make things so that they appease my paranoia, since there are people in my home touching my things and hiding my conditioner. ;_; I can't wait 'till I can graduate and move out for college. |
Oh wow, that had to be quite the adjustment for you. Going from being an only child to having a bunch of other kids around. >< I'm an only child too. When I was younger, I had lots of nightmares about my mom having another kid and not paying any attention to me. I've always been a selfish, clingy little bitch. :lol:
Ugh, yeah, that'd fuck with me. :lol: It sends me into a quiet, bottled-up fit of frustration when one of my parents leaves something in a way that "isn't right," I can't imagine having a bunch of kids around doing it too. :lol: But then again, I don't really like kids. |
I used to ask for a brother or sister for Christmas... I was such a lonely kid. xD There are some days when I can't stand having so many irresponsible people around and I nearly have a breakdown (like the day before yesterday, when my conditioner AND stage makeup went missing... found the conditioner, no sign of the makeup), but others it's pretty nice having them around. They're really sweet when they're not fighting, screaming or crying. >_>
Luckily, they pretty much stay away from my desk (which is in the dining room for some dumb reason, although they moved the dining room, so this is really more of a table room now. xD) and room, so the only room where things get on my nerves is the bathroom, since the babies feel the need to use everything they can reach in the bathtub as a toy (including my shaving cream, mainly. A bottle only lasts me two shaves now since I keep forgetting to hide it) and the counter becomes a mess so fast because I guess everyone just throws their stuff there. >_> I mean, I do the same, but five peoples' mess is a little much. My OCD kicks up and I get really stressed, and since I'm already tired and stressed from school I don't feel like cleaning up which makes me more stressed and then my room becomes a mess because it's so small and I have way too much junk. *wants to go all Thoreau and throw everything not necessary away* |
Exactly. "I can mess things up, but you all can't!" :lol: I'm the same way.
I get irritated to the point of wanting to throw things when I go to take a shower and there's hairs and dried soap all over the inside of the tub. >< I make a point of rinsing the tub out before I get out, though. I'm not leaving a bunch of soap suds all over to get icky. :/ But I never clean my hair out of the hair-catchy thing on the drain... But I have a good excuse for that. Loose hair like that makes me gag. Like, literally. I can't stand it. I'm barely able to clean the hair off my hairbrush, cleaning off my hair (as well as others') when it's wet and covered in goopy bits of soap and conditioner from the thing above the drain is just awful for me. >< Caaaan't dooo it. You should definitely go through your room! I'm in the process of doing that now. An easy way to do it is to just make a donation bag. Any time you come across something you don't need, toss it in the bag, and then when it's full, set it aside to take to Goodwill. If you feel like doing a big sweep and getting a ton of stuff all at once, that's great (and will feel good) but just tossing things in as you encounter them works if you're feeling lazy. :lol: So if you're going through your closet and you look at a shirt and are like "nahh, don't feel like wearing it" and then realize you haven't worn it in three years and don't intend to do so again, just toss it in the bag and go back to what you're doing. It's quite nice. Just don't actually PITCH (as in, throw in the garbage) anything that can actually be used by someone. Then I'll have to go all Al Gore on your ass. |
I've always been bad about cleaning the shower after myself, but I at least make sure the shower floor isn't sticky or hairy. xD When my mom came to visit a few years back, she would use up ALL the hot water and leave tons of hair behind her. It was SO GROSS, so I'm careful not to be that inconsiderate. >_> I get satisfaction from cleaning hair out of things (I DON'T KNOW WHY, I just enjoy cleaning things out of other things), but I agree that it's gross.
Yeah, I did the donation thing when I moved. All the clothes I have left I either like or know they're unwearable by anyone else because they're so old and gross. xD I have a bunch of boxes still unpacked in the garage, and knickknacks and sentimental things in my room that I can leave behind when I move out (and I know they'll end up in the garage along with everything else), it's just that there's not much I can do about them at the time being, since they're not the type of things I could donate. :/ |
Ideally, Being an antique whore would involve the antiques paying for you, and not the other way 'round.
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It would be kinda fun to take your antique whore to the Antiques Roadshow.
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