*checks Amazon Prime order list* Last two orders: 1. yoga pants, a blush brush, and monk fruit. 2. a pyrex refrigerator container, disposable mascara wands, and a 3-piece duvet cover set.
Now, contestants, you have thirty minutes to take all these things and make a fashionable ensemble, including accessories. You may also use any clothing in the room, including your own. The clock is ticking... GO!!
Golf practice net, hitting mat, and wiffle golf balls. I'm going to set them up in the living room (vaulted ceiling) and work on my swing this winter.
I want to read all of these. I am an absolute sucker for Golden age Sci-Fi and I absolutely love the artwork of the era.
Got all excited about this fantastic used handbag I bought (for a song) on eBay. All leather, lots of zipped bits, and SO comfortable to carry. In perfect condition. Just waxed it up with DucksWax, and I'm ready to rock.
If you click the link in my signature, you can see my whole collection. And yes, the artwork is a huge part of the drive to collect these.
I found this one as part of a 7 day 7 book covers challenge. It was where you simply looked for book covers that intrigued you without actually knowing anything about the story.
That one's a little outside my target zone, though it certainly ascribes to an earlier aesthetic. This particular book was originally printed by Daw Books in 1980; the cover artist is Josh Kirby. I chase these kinds of books up to about 1970. After that - for the most part - the artwork starts to change into other styles and aesthetics that don't attract me as much as the early stuff. I super-duper love the retro-futuristic look of covers like this one: This artwork is by Edmund Emshwiller and Ed Valigursky, left to right. It's two books in one, printed tête-bêche style (1961). But also, toward the mid to late 60's there was more of a stylized, less exact, more emotional look that I also really dig: This is Jack Gaughan's work (1965).
Yep, like this one: Again, Jack Gaughan (1965) But some of her work also has the other, more Jonny Quest-ish style as well: Edmund Emshwiller's artwork (1964)
The duvet cover set is a light misty grey and the yoga pants are black, because it's all about the accessories, after all. However--*dun dun dun*-- I'll throw in the assorted bright pastel file folders from the previous order as a wildcard. So, contestants, if you're handy with scissors and tape you might be able to fashion a chapeau, or at the very least, a festive party hat!
Been wanting to buy an art piece by this woman for a few years...this one came up about a month ago...circle with three gems in flowers inside a square...I put down a deposit a few seconds after viewing it.
Line trimmer adventure, part 2. Hit Lonnie at opening times to avoid muggy weather, has become cloudy with intermittent rain, but no downpour so by noon it'll be muggy as all shit. First stop, Bunnings. - Quality has dropped for both Homelite and Ryobi. The Homelite used to run an aluminium shaft, now heavy steel, same with the $200 Ryobi. So even though build quality was good, both were crossed off the list instantly. - The Victa $250 was just plain ugly and the physical design felt uncomfortable. - They had a Makita with aluminium single shaft $350, very light, kinda good fit, but only came with steel blade, thus extra for line head. - Last was a Honda 4 stroke @ $500, felt good , light for a 4 stroker I thought, but no experience with 4 strokes and price was getting high. Off to other hardware shops, all basically the same as Bunnings. There's 2 hrs gone. Now seeing I had to look at the $350 and beyond range, I made my way to the good mower and chainsaw store. They sell Stihls and Hondas. They had two Stihls, $350 and $450, each having different attributes. Both very good, decided one of these was going to be the one. Looked over at the Honda section, paused for a brief moment thinking, don't bother, too expensive. Eff it, $20 fuel to get to Lonnie, I'm here so go look. Same 4 stroker like at Bunnings, same price but comes with $50 discount. Interesting 'cus last time I looked at Honda straight shafts ( a year or more ago) they were $600 entry level. I go back and check out the $450 Stihl...I go back and check out the Honda...I go back and check out the Stihl...need some details about the 4 stroke but shop was busy so I drove to two more more shops. Nothing in them, so it's the Stihl or Honda. Go back to mower shop, still busy, so I do more checking of both models...the Honda wins out..as long as I'm satisfied with the 4 stroke details....plus no more fuel mixing. Half hour before all shops close I'm finally served, we quickly chat, 4 stroker will suit me fine, and he does a clean swap of the self-feeding cutting head to the $50 better version, where you line up the arrows to shove new line in, no more taking head apart for line installs. 4 year warranty too, puts sump oil in, fires it up to test it, and throws in a bottle of sump oil for free. https://powerequipment.honda.com.au/DetailPages/ProductDetail?ContentID=33c6e68a-5fc4-40a1-8cbb-116f0653dc81 Well worth the half day to find this trimmer. Value outweighs anything I saw for $200- 350. Had just enough time to head over to the bolt shop to buy my super sexy stainless steel allen bolts for me toeclip pedals. Now in the village havin' a coffee writing this post. Productive day, back is feeling much better. Heading home, whack on air-con and play some RDR.
A machined aluminium case for my phone that turns it into a tactical assault brick. Spoiler: for size I should get some for my friends if only so we could form a gang and call ourselves the Mobile Assault Force.
