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I keep forgetting to share my posts from orangerful.com here. I was copy+pasting the code here for awhile but I have been queuing up posts a few days in advance so I forget to come back and post them each day. ANYWAY! I'm pretty happy with this post so please read!

My Stuff Monday + Memories: Community

Rey comes in tall, grande, and venti.



I have more Reys than this...I should put them all together for a photo op.

I just bought the one up front at Target today. She might come to live with me at work.

One of my coworkers from my previous library surprised me this week with a present!



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It's been over a week since I posted and I mostly blame this young lady:



I am just OBSESSED with this game right now and I'm at that weird point where I have beat the main story and I'm playing through the DLC so I know there is only a few hours left and I don't want it to end but at the same time, I am kicking ass and loving it!

I'm actually contemplating playing it all over again with New Game+ mode, which I have never ever done with a game before.

The game is Horizon: Zero Dawn and it is a PS4 exclusive from around the launch. I will probably write up a whole ramble about it after I finish the DLC, but it is one of the best games I have ever played. It might be in my top ten games of all time.

And I just adore Aloy. She's feisty and awesome and funny.

I'm going to miss her so much! Which is why I had to buy the Funko Pop so I could keep her around even after the game ends.

So, yeah, that's where I have been most of this week when I wasn't at work LOL. Putting that Amazon gift card to good use that my coworkers gave me as a going away present. :P

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You guys sick of my face yet? I think this is the furthest I have ever gotten on a monthly challenge! It is probably because I just need my face and I tend to have that with me at all time. :P



*star wars theme intensifies* nothing makes me happy the way Star Wars does. It has been a constant in my life, the fandom I snuggle up with when I just need some adventure. I love the new trilogy, even with it’s faults, and I am so excited to see the conclusion. I had to snag both of the Vanity Fair covers for Rise of Skywalker, though I don’t know if I will read the article - want to stay as spoiler free as possible.

So glad I was able to find these! There were only a few left at the grocery store. I couldn't resist getting both covers. Some day I should frame the Vanity fair magazines I have, though the problem is that I don't want to cut them all up to fit in a frame so it would be kind of bulky? Ah well. For now, they will just sit with my other Star Wars magazines.

Someone "donated" a copy of the OT on VHS to the library today. I fished it out of the trash to take to my Star Wars club meeting, figured someone there might want it for the box art. It says 1992 on the box so they should be the pre-Special Edition films. If someone has a VCR to watch them on. I still have my VHS tapes but the VCR is long gone.

Christmas present for myself. Karen Hallion has turned her artwork into pins. Go browse her Etsy story, but hide your wallet first because there are SO MANY temptations.

I collect the Disney Movie Reward points and I've been hoarding them for awhile. They just haven't had any movies or rewards that appealed to me. And then I saw her:



Now, I have a strict "no shopping for myself" rule from Nov-Dec 25 because I don't want to buy myself something that might be gifted to me...and I have not seen the new Wreck-It Ralph BUT I ADORE Rapunzel/Tangled. She is my spirit animal princess. So when I saw I could get her for FREE with my Disney Movie Rewards points I was like HECK YES! It doesn't count as buying it if I just used pointed, right???

I'm tempted to go back and get Belle too, if only because she has a book and will fit in with my librarian decor but I know this is a slippery slope because OMG THEY ARE JUST ALL SO ADORABLE!

OMG Funk Pop has my number (and all my money): they just announced a Fraggle Rock POP set, due out in December.

THEY EACH COME WITH A LITTLE DOOZER OMG!

I need them ALL! I'm such a sucker for Jim Henson related merch LOL. Oddly, I did not buy the Muppets POPS but these just seem cuter. They've started to loosen up on their designs a bit.

Also, there is apparently an Emperor's New Groove set coming next year - I just want Kronk.

Of course, if I get Kronk, I'll want Yzma...which means I should get Llama Kuzco...slipperly slope.

#nerdproblems, amIright?

I forgot to tell ya'll but WE HAVE A FLOOR AGAIN!



The tile was installed two weekends ago and we love it. Really brightens up the entire kitchen and just really makes it a nice room on it's own rather than just flowing into the living room area. Dishwasher has also been repaired too which is just fantastic. I know it was saving us money in our energy bill BUT I really was tired of dishes piling up on the counter (#firstworldproblems). The deal is whoever makes dinner, the other has to wash dishes and considering how many pots/pans I get dirty that can't go on the dishwasher, the addition of plates/bowls/cups on top of that was making things crazy. So, yes, repair the dishwasher, save my marriage XP

In the world of Impulse Purchases, my spatula designed by Kristen Bell arrived in the mail last week too!



Proceeds went to the No Kid Hungry program so it was for a good cause. Also, I <3 Kristen so much and this is probably the closest I will get to having her autograph so yeah. I'm a dork, it makes me smile. If you didn't see her shenanigans with the senior citizens during Hurricane Irma, I highly suggest browsing her Instagram/Twitter feed for a few minutes.

When we went to Wisconsin this summer, Tim went through the boxes of stuff in his parent's basement for things that he wanted to bring back (this is what happens when you buy an SUV). Anyway, one of the treasures we did find were his Star Wars toys, mainly a few large vehicles. So last night, in a fit of cleaning, I rearranged some of my Star Wars shelf to highlight our vintage collection (I reclaimed my toys from my parent's house last year but hadn't made space for them). I don't have it all out yet, but I got a few things in nice prime spots to hightlight them:



I still have a few figures I'd like to display plus a LARGE collection of micro-machines playsets. #nerdproblems - I am going to either move or maybe even downsize my Yoda collection as I don't really focus on that anymore. My collecting focus for Star Wars now is mostly LADIES.

Last but not least, I finished playing Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice last night and OMG THE EMOTIONS!



I want to do an in-depth write up later but this game was beautiful and I loved the story, which kept me going even when the game got rough. It was very short, about 12 hours, but it was a smaller gaming company. Tim got me fancy headphones right before I started playing it so I got to have the full experience since it recommends playing with nice headphones that can give you the full range of sounds.

I love Senua. She is right up there with Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite: I want an action figure of her for my desk.

...actually, I have that "Make your own Funko Pop" downstairs...maybe I could make myself a little Senua! PROJECTS!!!!!!!

Bedtime now - I am trying to finish the last two books for a conference I'm attending next month. Neither of them are grabbing me as much as the others so it has been a struggle. Plus SO MANY good books are coming out right now and distracting me with their covers and blurbs. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL! #librarianproblems