going out of business is good for me

so as most people know (or at least most people here in the states) the boarder's bookstore chain is going out of business.  and this works out very well for me.  you see, they are only going to be open until the end of this week.  so everything is like crazy marked down.  which means i got about $60 worth of books for only $17.  that's pretty win if you ask me.  one is a kids book to donate to my mom's classroom, but the other three are for me.  so here's a quick run down on what i got: scarlet spy by kage baker.  it is a part of a series called "the women of nell gwynne's."  it's a steampunk book set in england, and it's about a hooker that gets recruited as a spy.  royal blood by rona sharon is a historic fiction set in king henry VIII's court.  it's a murder mystery, with one of the victims being a lady-in-waiting for the queen, and the man investigating it keeps having crazy visions about the people who got killed.  the third is lord of misrule by jaimy gordon.  it's about a scam that's being run at a small time horse racing operation.  apparently word leaks out and too many people find out the truth.

so that's my current reading list.  i'm actually really stoked about it because it's been forever and a day since i last got myself a new book.  i can't wait to get started on it, because the books actually sound really good.  and if they turn out to be total flops, at least i didn't pay more than $5 for any of them.  

oh and if anyone is interested, the book i got for my mom is the monster bed by jeanne willis and susan varley.  i totally read it when i was a kid, and it has the most adorable little monster ever.  check it out if you have kids.  hell, check it out even if you didn't procreate. the pictures are worth it.

the most creepy/awesome thing ever

so i got my eyes today.  they are pretty damn awesome.  and also insanely creepy if i have them on without the wig and body paint.  as my loving mother put it, it makes me look like a deranged person.  thanks mom, love you too.  but actually, they are creepy as fuck when not used in the proper situation.  i think these pictures kinda prove that.  but once i have blue hair and purple skin, i think it will look a lot better.  pretty sure it will have that glowing eye look once all the make up is done right. so excited about it!  also, i found my dress tonight on ebay, and it's like crazy on sale, so more to be excited about.  i can't wait until it gets here. 

because the first pic wasn't creepy enough

so i sorta have this girly side

i need more piercings

so every once in a while i get the urge to get something really girly and cute.  as i mentioned in my last post, the seller of those arm cuffs had some really cute jewelry.  and i kinda sorta caved in because there was a really cute earring and necklace set.  and since i was already buying the cuffs, the shipping would be free on the set. the only problem now is that i can't really wear these are work because it wouldn't be that practical.  i would be like a walking cat toy.  and i already get beat up by the dogs, i don't need the cats coming after me too.  i'm going to have a hard enough time keeping the fail ninja away from it.

squeeeee!

i think that's the actual sound i made when i got my latest costume accessory in the mail this weekend.  i had ordered some arm cuffs off ebay, and since i got them on the cheap i wasn't really expecting anything of quality.  honestly, i would have just been happy is the silver hadn't all rubbed off while being shipped.  so i was quite pleasantly surprised when i opened the package and found these

the metal actually has some weight to it, so i'm not worried about it becoming deformed and not fitting over my wrist again.  and the detail on it is more perfect than i was expecting.  not necessarily in quality, but from a my-costume-really-needs-this aspect.  from the ebay pics i could tell there was a lot of scroll work on it, but i didn't expect it to be pretty much exactly what i was looking for.  from all my costume related purchases, i can honestly say that being made in china does not mean it's a crappy item.  oh and this seller also had some really cute jewelry and other accessories, which totally won over my girly side. yay for awesome finds!  check out their non-ebay store here, it will give you a good idea of what they sell.  but try to actually buy the stuff on ebay because i got mine for lower than the store list price. 

battle wounds

anyone want to guess what this is from?

so it seems like i get a new scar of some sort on a weekly bases.  considering that i work with animals and ride horses, this isn't a huge surprise.  what may come as a surprise is the source of most of my battle wounds.  lots of times i will become horrifically maimed and disfigured at work.  i may or may not be exaggerating a bit on that, it really depends on the day.  but when i show people those scrapes and scuffs, the most common question i get after is "was that from a cat scratch?"  and nine out of ten times, my answer will be a big, resounding NO! because nine out of ten times it was from a freakin little dog, typically some type of chihuahua or chihuahua mix.  if i'm lucky, it scabs up, scars over, and then  fades away into oblivion with my next sun burn.*  if i'm unlucky, it's still there nine freaking months later because that stupid dog decided to use my arm as a tree right before christmas and leave me with a nice purple scar on my left hand to show off in all the family photos. stupid little dogs.  this is why i want a great dane.

*if you haven't already noticed, i'm really, really white and i burn really, really easily.  stupid genetics. 

cheeseblarg photo hunt

so i'm doing a photo scavenger hunt for the cheeseblarg.  the rules are no google pics, and you can use anything that reasonably fits the subject.  thank goodness i take pics of everything, so nothing on here was googled.  and my parents are totally awesome for helping out with this.  so, here's my submission:

1. A cat in a window

thank you, fail ninja

2. Bare feet in grass

i want bonus points for this because i'm allergic to grass

3. Bacon

meet wrapped in bacon.  awesome

4. A squeaker

don't worry, he was a pet and allowed to be there

5. 3 people holding cards

my parents are so awesome for taking pics of themselves and sending them do me for the sole purpose of this scavenger hunt

birthday cards count!

and she makes tres

6. Cheese on an entire family

my cat is like my kid, so she counts as family

7. Someone wearing a hat

wearing a hat and carrying a gun.  good combo

8. A bird, not in a tree

totally on the ground and not in a tree

9. The color red, only the color red

this counts right?  i figured it was more exciting than a red block

10. You holding a sign referring to Da Cheeseblarg

blue hair makes everything better

11. The cutest chocolate you can find

what's cuter than chocolate labs playing with a stick on the beach?

12. Velcro

why having multiple purses is a good thing

13. An upside down book

one of my favorites

14. Something I write about all the time but have not put in the list

you really need to read the blarg to get this

15. Ice cream

best. shelf. ever.

16. A chance

i'm deathly scared of sharks, and won't go int the ocean because of it.  so this person is taking a chance that he will leave the ocean with all his limbs attached and not eaten. 

17. Something nerdy

that's on the back of my car and it's the horde emblem for WoW

18. A yellow flower

puuuuurty

19. A crack in a sidewalk

all i had to do was walk outside my front door for this

20. The inside of a grocery store

ninja shot taken with my phone

21. A person wearing a barrette

it's dark, but it's there

22. A scavenger

they have to scavenge for food because they are so ugly that no one invites them to the dinner table

 annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd...........done!

ever get the feeling you're being watched?

well i get that all the when i'm on my computer.  i just know that some where, someone is staring at me.  and it's not because i'm paranoid. and i'm not imagining things.  and i'm not crazy (well, not the bad kind at least).  it's because i know for sure that i'm always being watched.  and what makes me so certain?  two words: photographic evidence.  yep, i was able to capture the culprit on film.  

she was attempting to stalk me by "hiding" behind my monitor.  she probably could have done this by crouching behind my monitor while on my desk, where it would have actually covered most of her body.  but she chose to crouch on the little ledge behind my monitor that lifts here up to be almost level with it.  and people wonder why i call her fail ninja.  

another thing that is not ninja? trying the whole hiding in plain sight thing and trying to steal stuff when i'm looking right at her.  i swear, she's lucky she's cute.