So, I meant to make this post ages ago... but there has been so much stuff going in my life. And even in my thrifting and finding of things. It's been kind of crazy. However, here it is! A post of some items I found over the summer: some bought new, some thrifted, but not fashion items (that's a different post). It's mostly stationery, house goods, movies, and music.
Media
First, I picked up some CD cases for basically free. I actually can't remember if they even made me pay for them or what. They are in very fun colours and will go to making so amazing summer mixes.
I found the Eurythmics' You Too Are One.
At a brocante I was able to get both Bound and Bowling For Columbine, I've actually been meaning to watch both since forever!
Was very lucky to find almost all of the Breaking Bad seasons. It's kind of stupid because we used to own all seasons on DVD but they have since gone missing.
Also grabbed season 6 of Buffy which I know everyone says is the worst one but at least I can now see it on DVD.
Very, very lucky find at our local recyclerie. Moulin Rouge! I only bought because I have a friend who recommended it as a musical that even a musical-hater will enjoy. I am the musical hater. The Net looks like a real piece of shit but I love hacker movies so much. And Hollywood Homicide is going directly into my evolving Josh Hartnett collection.
Probably the most important thing I bought all summer is all of the volumes of Faith Erin Hicks' Nameless City trilogy. I love all of her work and this trilogy is some of her best, if you like Avatar the Last Airbender you'll probably also like the Nameless City comics.
These are two books I picked up for free from the free stack. Just kind of curious to see what qualified as cultural landmarks in the 80s when this E.D. Hirsch book came out. Wasn't sure about Hirsch but recently found out that he described himself as 'practically a socialist' (I'll be the judge of that!) but also that one of his biggest enemies/haters was Howard Gardner, a friend to Epstein. Ew! This is to say it has automatically made me more curious about Hirsch's book even if it may be too traditionalist for me.
The other book is in French and is like, primary school-level reading. Basically, I've just been doing poorly with my French reading recently so I decided I'd pick this up just for fun. Plus, the illustrations are so cute!
Stationery
Ages ago I got this pen-cup from a recyclerie. It's so cool. You guys know I love old surfing brands. Currently it homes many of my pencils.
Got this big metal box for keeping Alice's letters. I know, very presumptuous of me... anyway, hopefully Alice still likes me 100+ letters later.
Got this cute little pouch at the discount store. I miss this kind of kitschy illustration style so much, it used to be everywhere. I keep my bluetooth earphones in this one.
I picked up some cool looking rub-on stickers. I've never tried rub-on stickers so this will be a first but they seem pretty simple to use.
Got some puffy stickers! I usually avoid puffy stickers but these were so cute that I couldn't resist. Reminded me so much of old clip art. That used to be the shit when I was making presentations in like 2009-2012. Sometimes I would find some clip art so charming I'd try to make a comic in Word, or just a story.
This small pocket-sized notebook. I'm using it as a media recommendation log, so if someone recommends I check something out, it goes in here so I don't forget.
And this regular sized notebook with a really cute cover. It's totally meant for babies to learn writing in but I'll probably use it for sketching.
Got a lot of index cards as I use them for plotting and my previous ones have been used up for my comic. I'll probably end up plotting my visual novel with index cards as well.
Some crafting paper. This one had some of the cutest prints ever! They were all vaguely seamstress themed and the pastel colours are so cute.
Some glitter-y paper. I got it specifically to punch some star-shaped holes and make some little glitter-y stars.
This thing is really weird. It just said 'letter set' so I assumed it would be envelopes and letter paper which I always pick up when I can. However... it was stranger. The envelopes were more like pockets inside this booklet and there was sticker sheet with very specific labels such as 'when you retire', 'when you leave home', 'when you travel' etc. So I guess you're supposed to write a bunch of letters and put them it these pockets, close 'em with the stickers, and gift the whole booklet! I was not smart enough to figure this out nor is that how I intend to use this thing but it was funny how perplexed this thing made me.
Got a bunch of free postcards from the recyclerie. They have a rich collection so I will be back for more...
Got these really cute pencil cases. One for me, one for my mum, and one for my sister. Additionally, this pattern is super nostalgic as it's actually been used in some stationery I saw as a kid in China! Funny how some things never go out of style.
Picked up a lot of simple black ballpoint pens. These are handy and comfy so whenever they come around I usually pick some up. I think I should try to find some refills that will fit.
This Hello Kitty mouse pad is so cute and kind of retro, I grabbed it as a back-up to use when my current one falls apart, but it's still holding on strong so hopefully that's not soon.
Other
I was scanning old pictures recently and realized that I actually had nowhere to store them so I was lucky to find this hilariously designed zen photo album. All my photos fit and there's some space if I find any more photos.
Also got this cloth to use in crafting, the colours are so pretty. I think it would make a great pouch.
And that's all the stuff I got over the summer.
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