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Holiday weirdness
Nov. 19th, 2013 11:47 amWhat's that, inbox? I have a notification from Pinterest? Mmmhmm, I'm gonna stop you right there, inbox. I know what you're going to tell me. I do. And it is super awesome, this news, because I do feel all warm and fuzzy inside when someone likes or repins one of the few things I've bothered to pin (I think I can spend more time sucked into Pinterest than I do TVTropes, but with less to show for it). Thing is, it's always the same pin.
Always.
Even when it's actually another pin, they also repin THAT one. You know the one. Mmmhmm. Yeah, I just went through six notifications and they were all the same pin. All of them. Not a single exception. Let's keep digging into the inbox to see how high that number will rise, k?
7...8...9...10...
Le gasp! #11 was an entirely different one!
*dead from shock*
You know, it's taking all my self control to not go in to work tonight and buy all the holiday magazines. ALL OF THEM. Because I love holiday magazines. I do. Halloween and Christmas mags fill me with such warm fuzzies and I love magazines... but two things are stopping me. One, having to move 137 boxes of magazines was a royal bitch and I refuse to do that again. I just will not do it. Which means that in order to bring in a new magazine, I need to be rid of like, five. Normally this wouldn't be an issue but I kind of have my closet on lock down at the moment so... yeah. Reason 2? I haven't the money. Well, I do, but I need to buy people gifts and stuff.
So, I wander over to Pinterest cuz that's what all the cool people do and then I run away because who the fuck ruins a perfectly good book to craft some ugly wreath? Or, my favorite, looked like someone just spray painted a book with like, silver glitter or something, and propped it open to hold stuff like cards. Pretty, and depending on the glitter, might not ruin the book, just make it super festive. Until I read the description and it was basically "just rip the cover off any hardback lol!" WTF? Trees died for your book and now you're fucking that book up for NO GOOD REASON.
Today I have fallen into "lol, just use your extra ornaments!" Um, what extra ornaments? Also stop with the lol. It isn't cute and hasn't been since, I dunno, ever. But fine, whatever. And then I ran into Felt World.
I hate felt. I have always hated felt, which is unfortunate since childrens' crafts are frequently done in felt. It catches on my skin and it's scratchy and I do not like it at all. Just the word makes my skin crawl. *twitch*
I should probably bring this around to a happy place, huh? So. The house is as decorated as it gets for Thanksgiving (the wreath is up, the scarecrow is presiding over an impressive pumpkin patch that looks like orange glitter exploded) and it's looking a little... empty. I want to start decorating for Christmas but I'm normally one of those people who scoops up Thanksgiving and refuses to let people just trample over it on their way to Christmas. What gives?
Of course. Just as I figure out what I'm going to do with Widget's Advent Calendar, it sells out just as I hit order. I kid you not. D:
And now back to Backorder Roulette!
First up is Jess wearing this year's Sparkle Party Dress.
( And yes, Ozma does visit. )
If you haven't trolled Etsy for AG stuff, I should warn you of two things.
1) There is a lot of fug. A LOT. Ebay has more fug, but Etsy's is more concentrated, I think.
2) You will fall in love with an outfit and then look at the price and die. If you're lucky, you won't come back and decide "$100 for one outfit? Weeeeeeellll, why not?" though some might argue with that being a good thing.
And now I'm off to shower.
ETA: Yes, ebay seller. I sent you a request for an invoice because I totally did not want you to combine shipping like your listing says you will. I want to pay twice the shipping because you're a dick. WTF. This box better be fan-freakin'-tastic.
Always.
Even when it's actually another pin, they also repin THAT one. You know the one. Mmmhmm. Yeah, I just went through six notifications and they were all the same pin. All of them. Not a single exception. Let's keep digging into the inbox to see how high that number will rise, k?
7...8...9...10...
Le gasp! #11 was an entirely different one!
*dead from shock*
You know, it's taking all my self control to not go in to work tonight and buy all the holiday magazines. ALL OF THEM. Because I love holiday magazines. I do. Halloween and Christmas mags fill me with such warm fuzzies and I love magazines... but two things are stopping me. One, having to move 137 boxes of magazines was a royal bitch and I refuse to do that again. I just will not do it. Which means that in order to bring in a new magazine, I need to be rid of like, five. Normally this wouldn't be an issue but I kind of have my closet on lock down at the moment so... yeah. Reason 2? I haven't the money. Well, I do, but I need to buy people gifts and stuff.
So, I wander over to Pinterest cuz that's what all the cool people do and then I run away because who the fuck ruins a perfectly good book to craft some ugly wreath? Or, my favorite, looked like someone just spray painted a book with like, silver glitter or something, and propped it open to hold stuff like cards. Pretty, and depending on the glitter, might not ruin the book, just make it super festive. Until I read the description and it was basically "just rip the cover off any hardback lol!" WTF? Trees died for your book and now you're fucking that book up for NO GOOD REASON.
Today I have fallen into "lol, just use your extra ornaments!" Um, what extra ornaments? Also stop with the lol. It isn't cute and hasn't been since, I dunno, ever. But fine, whatever. And then I ran into Felt World.
I hate felt. I have always hated felt, which is unfortunate since childrens' crafts are frequently done in felt. It catches on my skin and it's scratchy and I do not like it at all. Just the word makes my skin crawl. *twitch*
I should probably bring this around to a happy place, huh? So. The house is as decorated as it gets for Thanksgiving (the wreath is up, the scarecrow is presiding over an impressive pumpkin patch that looks like orange glitter exploded) and it's looking a little... empty. I want to start decorating for Christmas but I'm normally one of those people who scoops up Thanksgiving and refuses to let people just trample over it on their way to Christmas. What gives?
Of course. Just as I figure out what I'm going to do with Widget's Advent Calendar, it sells out just as I hit order. I kid you not. D:
And now back to Backorder Roulette!
First up is Jess wearing this year's Sparkle Party Dress.
( And yes, Ozma does visit. )
If you haven't trolled Etsy for AG stuff, I should warn you of two things.
1) There is a lot of fug. A LOT. Ebay has more fug, but Etsy's is more concentrated, I think.
2) You will fall in love with an outfit and then look at the price and die. If you're lucky, you won't come back and decide "$100 for one outfit? Weeeeeeellll, why not?" though some might argue with that being a good thing.
And now I'm off to shower.
ETA: Yes, ebay seller. I sent you a request for an invoice because I totally did not want you to combine shipping like your listing says you will. I want to pay twice the shipping because you're a dick. WTF. This box better be fan-freakin'-tastic.