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Mac-tastic.

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Welcome home baby.

I’ve been saving and waiting and hoping and it finally happened. The new Imac’s have come out so that means the last generation is on SALE! I also had a little inside help that made this expensive dream a thrifty reality…

My trusty old 15″ Mac notebook has been dragging ass and refused to handle the Blogger post template, let alone OSX. The processor is a relic of my college days – bought a whopping 8 YEARS ago. Jeeeeezzz.

I’m going to keep the old beast for web browsing and easy things, but this new beauty – she is FAST and PRETTY.

I just can’t stop touching her.

I feel REALLY guilty about such a big purchase in such a bad economic time, both globally and personally at The Brick House. I had been saving and planning this off and on for a year as my computer slowly disintegrated and became totally obsolete. I looked on Craigslist and Ebay and scoured anywhere for the perfect deal. With the introduction of the new Imac’s this open box baby was the right one at the right price. With all my love for her (Ms. Jackson if Your Nasty – thats her dog show name) I feel awful that I used the money I had saved for so long instead of keeping it in case things get worse.

But what about other people – are you buying big things you need and have saved for? Or are you stuffing your cash under the mattress?

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Thrifty!

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Oh NO.
I’ve been thrifting and shopping around for deals.

This blue lamp was found in Palm Springs at Angel View Thrift. I had to fix the socket/wiring and it needs a new shade…but otherwise it is lovely.

This is a reproduction of a vintage Vornado fan that I found in a small vintage shop in Beaumont. Works great and is surprisingly heavy and completely made of metal. Good deal for $20.

These are not vintage – but are part of the Dwell Studio for Target bedding line. I found the pair on clearance for $6.24 a pop. Love that green.

My first globe – now I know where I am! Found it at the Salvation Army and I think it looks fabulous in the office.

I got this little jewelery stand at the Hemet Hospice Thrift.
I’ve been looking for something like this for awhile now and have been dreaming about the one at Urban Outfitters.

I added it to the bedroom dresser since that is where I tend to stash a lot of the jewelery I wear everyday.

*In a related note – I’m trying to learn how to do the whole “vignette” thing (in the style of Eddie Ross) but I suck. Obviously this “vignette” needs more books and a plant…or good god a flower arrangement. That style of curating stuff just feels so CLUTTERED to me sometimes. I don’t necessarily want every surface in my house covered with CRAP even though I’m such a collector of it. I like that styling in pictures but I don’t know if I can realistically keep up with all the dusting and arranging. Like who stacks 20 magazines facing backwards for style and scale? What if I want to read one…I have to pull apart my artfully curated stack and wedge it out? That just does not seem functional. My modernist tendencies might win this vignette battle.