So yesterday we stopped by a thrift store near the brewing supplies store. I'd never been to this one before, but the signs were promising:
I love miscellany! Who doesn't? And this place certainly didn't disappoint. While browsing the books, I almost picked up this handy instruction book:
But then I realized I just don't have the dedication to get the kind of abs that LL is rockin' here. Oh, curse my laziness! But I did get the following:
Some little pins! Some kind of duck/pheasant hybrid and a tiny cat angel, which certainly isn't helping my "I'm not a cat lady" argument, but, come on, look at that thing.
Two little vintage critters that I thought would go well amongst the wall of other animal pictures that has developed in our bedroom. The squirrel has seen better days, it seems - some of his stitches have come out - but they're pretty cute nonetheless.
And some books, of course. Perdido Street Station by China Mieville and Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Borroughs. And then, probably my favorite - A Book of Astronauts For You by Franklin M. Branley - which has pretty amazing illustrations. Some of my favorites:
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| Countdown! |
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| An incredibly accurate spacesuit. |
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| Not just anyone can be an astronaut. |
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| An astronaut in a pressure chamber. Apparently those lamps are exuding pressure. |
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| Ah yes, the Hall of Science, my old alma mater. |
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DOING IMPORTANT SCIENCE THINGS.
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| "If the astronaut is not strong, the strain of take-off could kill him." |
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| WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |
So there, now you are equipped with all the knowledge of space of a ten year old from 1963.
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