y'all be chooglin' tonight

♪♫ Keep on Chooglin' - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Wow, its been a while! I need to focus on blogging more... I say it every time, but life just gets so busy! I have been mostly focused on work and school lately. I did go on a mini trip to go to my cousin's wedding, which was lovely. My mom and I stayed in an Airbnb and did some shopping and eating out at local restaurants. I didn't buy a whole lot, but one thing I bought that is worth mentioning is a brand new copy of the second season of Twin Peaks for $6.99! I don't even think that version has been in production for well over a decade. The fact I found it brand new in a little country town is shocking. I already own Twin Peaks on two different Blu-ray sets, but I love the show so much that I want to own all versions of it! Its too bad the first season wasn't there too...

I've bought lots of items since my last blog, which has mostly been books and magazines. I've been getting back into eBay, which I hadn't really used a whole lot in several years. First of all, I finally bought Catching The Big Fish by David Lynch. I actually got sent a copy that was somewhat defective (the wording was a bit lopsided through the book & some pages were cut crooked), so I got a refund and purchased another copy from a different seller. That seller sent me an older hardcover copy. I ended up deciding to keep both because the defective copy is actually the 10th anniversary edition with bonus content and I wanted to have those bonuses. Another David Lynch item I got is the 1990 Time Magazine issue about David Lynch. It was listed for a decent price on eBay, so I put it in my wishlist. Then the seller sent me a very generous offer. I boldly sent back an even lower offer. In the end, the seller sold it to me for half the listed price! Its in excellent condition, so I am very happy!

After getting those items, I also bought the novelization of Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which is one of my favourite horror films. I have been wanting it for a long time, but the prices were always between $100 - $200 on eBay, and I just couldn't justify that. I finally found a copy in great condition for less than $70, including taxes and shipping. I'm so thrilled! Speaking of horror and reading, I also purchased the graphic novel version of the film From Dusk Till Dawn, another one of my favourites! It was a decent price, and its in mint condition too.

When I was looking through the books at a local thrift store, I found the last two Lord of the Rings books in great condition in a version that I really liked, so I bought them. I didn't see the first book, so I went on eBay and found the matching book in good condition for $12 including shipping. The colouring is slightly off, but its the same version. It did come from England, so I'm wondering if maybe the version was just made with a slightly different colour there?

Speaking of Lord of the Rings, I also acquired a bunch of vintage Lord of the Rings bookmarks recently. It all started when I was looking through the wall of trinket bags at the thrift store and I spotted a bag with some Star Trek bookmarks. I'm not a fan of Star Trek, but it got me wondering if perhaps there were bookmarks from any other fandoms. I began looking thoroughly at all the bags and I found several bags with bookmarks with characters and images from my favourite shows and films; Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Pirates of the Carribean, and more! I didn't post all the bookmarks I got, because it was well over 100, so the picture below is just of my favourites that I got. All together I spent less than $30 for a ton of awesome bookmarks!

I was somewhat disappointed that I didn't find the Eowyn (Lord of the Rings) bookmark in the bunch, so I looked on eBay once again, and this time I came across a recent listing for 9 more Lord of the Rings bookmarks, including Eowyn! The starting bid was super low, so I watched it until the last minute of bidding and bid the starting amount. No one else bidded on it, so I won! Yay! I now have 129 bookmarks in my collection.

I have been re-watching Lost recently, which re-ignited my love of Lost, which is of course tied with Twin Peaks for my favourite show of all time. I decided to go looking through my stuff to find few issues of the official Lost magazine that I bought in the late 2000s, but then I remembered that I gave them away when moving. Ugh! I'm kind of mad at myself, but thankfully I never got rid of any of my other Lost merch. Anyways, I went on eBay to look for one issue in particular that I had that was my favourite, which had Sawyer and Juliet on the cover. I found it in mint condition for a good price, so I bought it! I'm so thrilled to have that issue again! Speaking of Lost, I also purchased all three of the Lost novels for around $37 total. I'm so excited!

I won't bother posting all the other random vintage collectibles items that I got recently, but if you are interested, you can click here to see my vintage/thrifting Instagram page. I've had some great luck lately, which makes me excited for my upcoming travels, because I usually find good stuff when I'm traveling.

I'm not sure what is next for my eBay purchases. Despite how it looks with all the purchases I've made, I am on a budget, so I have to stagger the purchases and be mindful of costs. I'll show you what I have on my mind right now though...

Lost bookmarks, 20th anniversary edition of House of 1000 Corpses, & a Barbie book from my childhood.

Aside from all that, I don't have much else to write about right now. I'll leave you with my Lord of the Rings inspired nails that I did a couple days ago. I'm not entirely happy with how they turned out, but they are kinda cute.

don't tell me 'cause it hurts

♪♫ Don't Speak - No Doubt

Its been two weeks since school started and its going really well! University has a lot more reading than I thought, but a lot less assignments than I had in college. I'm enjoying online classes a lot more than I thought I would. I actually think I prefer them over in-person classes. I only have one assignment in which I have to present it in front of my class, but its only for a few minutes! Also, I'm understanding my math class! I'm definitely not going to get an A+, but I'm pretty sure I can obtain at least a C. I just need to pass it and the grade isn't important to me.

When I'm not busy with school, I'm spending my time binge watching Alias, spending time with family, or browsing my local thrift stores. I haven't found much while thrifting lately, but I did find a cute mushroom sugar bowl for $3! It doesn't have the original lid, but whoever donated it put a makeshift lid on and it works! I also bought a Merry Mushroom gravy boat from a local vintage shop for $10! My vintage mushroom collection is slowly growing. I'm hoping to find some more Merry Mushroom pieces, as well as some Arnel pieces. I love the blue mushroom utensil older I mentioned in my last blog and I'd love to see more blue mushroom pieces!


I also got to go to a wedding this past weekend. It was for a co-worker that I used to be friends with. We didn't have a fight or anything, we just went to different jobs and drifted apart. I did feel a bit awkward about going because a lot of my old co-workers were there and some of them I don't like/have had issues with. However, it ended up being a good time! It was nice to see everyone and catch up. The wedding was beautiful, the food was delicious and the conversations were pleasant. I'm glad I went! However, I did leave before the dancing started. I just hate dancing, haha.

Today is an exciting day! After classes, I am going to spend the evening with my mom. We are going to Walmart to do some shopping, going out for supper, going to the dollar store to buy candy, and then going to see Jungle Cruise at the theatre! I did lots of homework over the last two days in order to be able to take a day off from doing homework, so I will have no worries! Its nice to have an evening to relax and not think about school work. I hope everyone is doing well!

hell will freeze over and i'll be damned

♪♫ American Woman (David Lynch Remix) - Muddy Magnolias

The last two weeks have been crazy busy! I'll begin with what happened a couple days after my last blog; I received my collector's edition Blu-ray copy of Wild at Heart in the mail! Its so beautiful! I also received (in a separate order); a faux leather portfolio (for school), plastic sheet covers, and lots of markers for coloring! I've been thinking a lot about getting back into coloring lately. I find it so relaxing!


I got my first credit card recently! I decided that its time to build good credit for myself, so that I can purchase a house in the future. I'm mostly going to be using it to pay off my phone bill every month (then paying off my credit card right away). I am going to be very careful to not use it too often. I don't want any debt! I'm hoping it goes well. Also... they gave me a limit of $2000, which seems like a lot for my first credit card. Most people I know only got $500 for their first one.

Last week was my school's March Break Camp. For anyone who doesn't know; I'm taking child and youth care in college. Our March Break Camp is basically like our exams. Our teacher observes us as we run the entire camp by ourselves. We have to plan activities, purchase supplies, book special guests, etc. Mostly, our teacher wants to see how we work with children. Anyways, it went really well! I found myself feeling really sad at the end of the week when it was over. When I took my camp shirt off after getting home, I took a look at all the signatures from the children and my classmates. I noticed a comment written by a 10 year old girl that I spent a lot of time with and I began to cry. Its just the sweetest thing ever!


Over the weekend, I did a lot of relaxing, but I also got to go out and enjoy myself a bit. I went to the farm market, Wal-mart, the dollar store, and Pizza Hut. I didn't get anything at the farm market, but I purchased over half my groceries at Wal-mart (its super cheap), got a cute sign for my bedroom at the dollar store, and ate garlic fingers at Pizza Hut (plus took home a mini veggie pizza for later). My favorite part of the weekend was eating my veggie pizza and watching That '70s Show in bed.


I heard two big pieces of news in the past week relating to things I'm a fan of. The first one is that Supernatural, my favorite show, is ending. Season 15 is their final season. Part of me is really sad, but I also feel like its time. The show has run out of story lines in my opinion. I will miss it so much and I can't wait to see what Jared and Jensen will do next, but for now, I have one more season to look forward to! I also need to begin re-watching all the seasons sometime soon. Its been a while!

The other piece of news is that Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams (my favorite YouTubers) are now engaged! Shane proposed to Ryland on their three year anniversary. I'm so happy for them! I can't wait to hear more details about it when they release a video. Now I'm just waiting for Jeffree Star and his boyfriend Nathan Schwandt to get engaged! Also, my best friend Kara told me that she is going to buy Jeffree's Blood Sugar eye shadow palette for me as a graduation gift!

Currently, I have a week off from school. Since we had to do a March Break Camp, we were given this week off instead to make up for it. So far, I've been doing homework, watching Netflix, and I made a big pot of spicy vegetarian chili! Tomorrow I have a therapy appointment, then I'm meeting my dad for dinner to give his birthday gift to him. I will also likely go to the book store too. In a couple days, I'm going to visit my boyfriend until Sunday afternoon. When I'm there, I will also be working on my quilt with his mom, doing more homework, and doing some volunteer work for school. I'll also fit some fun activities in there too.


Now I'm gonna go and enjoy the rest of my day. I hope everyone is doing well!

my heart is yours

♪♫ I Saw Sparks - Coldplay

Life has been eventful since my last blog. I went to my boyfriend's friend's wedding. It was pretty fun! There were nerdy elements, which I thought was super cool! They had music from the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings soundtracks. Also, each table was a different fandom. My boyfriend and I were placed at the Doctor Who table! Although it was fun, we did head out early because we're introverts and we were tired, haha.


After the wedding, I spent the week with my boyfriend. We went for a fall walk, I met up with a friend for lunch, I binge watched all of The Haunting of Hill House (which is definitely in my top five favorite shows ever now), my boyfriend's mom gave me quilting lessons (& let me pick out the fabrics - I went with a Halloween theme), and lots more! I've been feeling down lately, but that week definitely made me feel better.


Since I've gotten back home, I've had a therapy appointment, which went well. I left feeling better, which is rare for therapy. I usually feel bad for a few days, then better. Anyways, aside from that, nothing else is new. I'm just waiting to hear back from college about finishing my course. I can't see why I wouldn't get back in (I withdrew for medical reasons before). But, there is still always that chance it won't happen, which is scary. Wish me luck!

just find some faith

♫ Poison Apples - Motley Crue

Last week I went to a doctor's appointment & found out that I have an infection. No big deal right? Wrong! The doctor gave me a prescription for an antibiotic, which she instructed me to take twice a day. But...I also take Prozac once a day (for anxiety). So it got me all mixed up & I ended up taking two Prozac pills & three antibiotics in one day. Thankfully I'm okay, but its really hard to remember how many pills I'm supposed to take! Ugh, I can't wait till I'm done taking the antibiotics, so I'll only have one pill to remember!

A family friend invited Marta, Nana Claire & I to her wedding & reception on the weekend. At first I wasn't gonna go, but then I changed my mind. I'm glad I went, because it was a beautiful wedding & I hope that one day I'll be walking down the isle with my prince charming. Anyways, at the reception I stuffed my face with food, danced & had a bit of wine. It was a really fun time!

Recently I discovered my old fourth grade diary & after reading it, I was inspired. So I started writing in the empty pages (I don't wanna waste paper!). But soon the space is gonna run out, so I'm going to buy a new diary with stickers & highlighters. I can't wait! Its gonna help me keep more organized & remember important things!

Yesterday I had a sleepover at my dad's house. We walked around downtown Halifax, then we bought some junk food & watched a horror movie. It was a lot of fun! My dad & I have a lot in common. Same beliefs, same taste in music, etc. My dad is my role model. Hes pretty much the coolest adult I know. He let me eat chocolate for breakfast! Plus I played my music loud & he didn't mind at all. I love my dad!

Last but not least; I went to see Eclipse! It was by far the best Twilight movie yet! *Spoiler Alert* I wish Bella would have choose Jacob! He is way more amazing than Edward. (Team Jacob!). Oh well, if Bella doesn't want Jacob, I'll have him! Haha, anyways...I cant wait for Breaking Dawn! Although...it probably wont be as good as Eclipse (best book in the series). 

Thats all I have to say for now. I'll return comments soon! Bye for now!