Garage Sale Finds

yard saaaaaaale

This summer in Wooster, I've had a chance to do something that, for lack of a car and driver's license, I wasn't able to do last year: Garage sale hunting!!! I've gone only once with Kelsey and Eryn, who are the real garage sale hunters (reality tv show idea pending), but I've found some great crap *ahem* useful things for the house. If you're reading this blog, you must already know that by "useful thing," I mean that it was cute and only a dollar.

1. Taj Mahal throw pillows

2. Slang flashcards

Sensitivity training = Tool Academy

3. Giraffe cookie jar and antique canning jar

4. PIKACHUUUU!

Just kidding! I found this Pokemon card stand at an outdoor antiques market in Siena. :)

I suck at google images.

SO along with a lot of useless things, I have also managed to procure two director's chairs. I had all sorts of dreams of what we would use them for, but when you search "directors chair beer" on google images, guess what comes up:

Thats right. I guess THAT'S what we'll be doing. Can anyone re-create a face that ridiculous, and, more importantly, is it possible to acquire enough white face paint to look like them?

Since our remake of New Moon seems iffy unless Pat Catans can order in bulk for us, I found ANOTHER picture that more accurately represents what we can do with directors chairs given our resources in Wayne County, Ohio.
Much better. Who wants to go chicken-catching?

If we don't manage to get the chicken, I just need everyone to picture it as a giant mojito, and THAT'S what I plan to use those chairs for. Thanks for nothing google. Maybe I should start using Bing.

JOKES.

Things We're Making Next Year

...so far the list consists exclusively of baked goods that look like cute animals. Is this a problem? Absolutely not.

Panda Bread


(Obviously.)
http://perfectpandas.com/2008/01/08/panda-bread/

Emily has just suggested Owl Cupcakes!


http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/baking/cupcake-decorating-ideas-00000000018322/page3.html

UPDATE:

Oh, also this. Obvi.

Ice Planets

http://tastyplanner.com/blog/articles/the-problem-with-ice-planets

STUFF!!!!

Well hello everyone. Whilst enjoying the benefits of being 21 years old (...with my parents...) I decided that I would write ANOTHER blog post whilst listening to Frank Sinatra to inform everyone of the collection that will be occurring in our abode. As of now. Also, whilst is a pretty cool world.

ANYWAY, my friend's parents just sold their house ( :( ) but she's going to be living in my house all summer ( :) ), so it's basically okay, and it ALSO means that they are trying to get rid of some of the absurd amounts of CRAP they have accumulated throughout the years (I'm allowed to say that cause I'm helping them move out -for payment :)-). This ALSO means that things that they would just throw away are going to meeee :). Sorry about the prominence of smileys in this situation, I'm trying to cut back.

So far (pretty much everything), we have a set of dishes (big plates, little plates, bowls), a couple mugs AND some kinda weirdly-shaped wine glasses (but who cares once there's some Bohemian Highway in them, amiright?). There's a mixing bowl and a tray in there for whatever use as well, and we also have a chance to acquire a hanging parrott-like decorative sculpture that I WILL bring to Wooster unless someone stops me within the next 24 hours. BAM.

Anyway, that's the news from here, I hope everyone's as EXCITED as I am!!!!

So I creeped on our house today

while "taking out the trash" (aka looting). Things I learned:

- The 3rd floor lounge is kind of spacious! It has a couple tables and wooden chairs, but nothing comfy. Which might account for its spaciousness. If we put in a couch and/or chairs it will be so cozy! Also pretty windows!
- The rooms are pretty large!
- The closets are real awkward, at least on the 3rd floor. They're long and narrow and I'm not sure one could really get past the clothes to get to the end but whatever. We can figure it out.
- That's kind of it. Corner was actually pretty clean, so we didn't spend much time there. (Unlike the Sig house. Vomit.) Dang! I forgot to check what kind of utensils were in the kitchen. It'll be a surprise.

I looted a dvd shelf from Bryan House (after wiping it down with Lysol first, don't worry) and a can opener from Troyer so um we'll have those things.

Also, guys, we are going to keep our house SO CLEAN next year. Most of the houses we went into today were repulsive.

UPDATE: We went back in today to vacuum, so I did recon on the kitchen. There are no pots or frying pans, that I could tell, so, poop. BUT there are a million billion cake pans, one of which is HEART-SHAPED (adorable!), AND also some muffin/cupcake tins, AND a couple jelly roll pans, so as far as baked goods go, we are SET. Also there are a lot of random cups. We shall not lack for beverage containers. I also stole a can of soup and an unopened box of pumpkin spice tea. The soup will probably feed me tomorrow, but we can try the tea in the fall! Eunice and David Bigelow assure me that it is Smooth and Satisfying.

blanket forts

all the time.




http://fuckyeahblanketforts.tumblr.com/

IS Monday Playlist

Why am I the only one writing on this blog? I feel like such a loser. >_< But hey, someone's gotta keep this up-to-date!

So today's idea is an IS Monday playlist, a compilation of all the songs that hold particular meaning to us, remind us of a certain moment during our Wooster years, or are just ridiculously awesome. I know, I know, IS Monday is a looooong ways away, but it certainly can't hurt to think about all the fun we're going to have.

Don't Wanna Miss a Thing - Aerosmith (NO. BRAINER.)
Wake Up - Arcade Fire
California - Phantom Planet
99 Luft Balloons - Nena
Stand By Me - The street performers filmed by SXSW
Electric Feel - MGMT
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
The Seed 2.0 - The Roots
I'll Make a Man Out of You - Mulan!!!
Take On Me - A Ha
Forever Young - Alphaville
Just a Friend - Biz Markie
Graduation (Friends Forever) - Vitamin C (The ultimate graduation song for people born in the nineties)

This list can go on foreverrrr. After all, we have all day IS Monday. Post your suggestions in the comments please! :)