I'm a slayer, ask me how.

It’s still a selfie if you can’t see my whole face, right? Twas my day off and I used the time to recharge mentally after yesterday’s full on drain. Played lots of video games and just chilled. Wanted to show off my P!atd shirt too! That’s my desk behind me, Leia says hi.

I picked up Horizon: Zero Dawn which, according to my most recent save file, I had not played since September of 2018. Oops. To be fair, the game made me mad. It is open world and I wandered into a zone and triggered a quest I was not prepared for yet. And I hadn't saved in awhile or something and I didn't want to go back at the time because I knew how much progress I had made. But after almost a year collecting dust on my shelf, I had forgotten pretty much everything, so rolling it back to a save that was the day before that last one wasn't as cringe inducing. And OMG I realized I had a bunch of really early quests I hadn't bothered to do that had equipment rewards/training and yeah...oops!

I was bad today and bought some stuff from Torrid...I mean, it was 40% off + another 5% because they own my soul I have their credit card so I got a deal! I bought Star Wars shorts. I couldn't resist!!! I've got Star Wars on the brain with every damn nerd site I follow going to Galaxy's Edge last week. And now OutsideXbox is back there AGAIN today because they are in California for E3 and the whole gang is there and they were Instagramming it all afternoon. JUST TORTURE! I'm thinking maybe we can go in 2021. By then, all the rides should be open and running. And they should have the whole line system worked out. Apparently you make an appointment for when you get to go into Galaxy's Edge so only a certain number of people are in there at a given time. And you have color coded wrist bands so that the park people can easily tell how much time you have left and let you know if you can or cannot do something.

Oh, and my Dad officially retired today! 25 years as a federal employee (and he had retired from the Navy before that so he has served his country well, yeah?) Anyway, my Mom said my Dad was home by 10:45 am and she emailed me around noon saying he had called her 3 times already. LOL. It's a good thing she is retiring too, though not for a few more weeks.

Anywayz, need to get to bed. Workin' tomorrow. Hoping it is chill, the weather is kind of blah - hot and cloudy, storms are lurking. TTFN

For any of you fellow 80s children/Henson fans out there:



Pre-order is $76, not too shabby for the whole series on shiny blu-ray. I sent my Mom a very subtle email asking her to buy it for me for Christmas (well, I asked her to please forward a message to Santa...she knows him!!!!)

I have the series on DVD but it has to be one of the WORST boxed sets ever. The case was pretty much a giant binder with paper folders so the discs slid all over. I had to return it twice when I bought it because of scratches. So I'm really happy to upgrade. Plus, BLU-RAY quality! YAAAAAAAS!

The winter episode is one of my favorites, I watch it every Christmas and I think it still has one of the best messages about tradition and family. But I would love to watch them all again and this set should make it worth it on so many levels.

And it comes with an Uncle Traveling Mat cutout to take with you into the land of the Silly Creatures ala Flat Stanley. I love this and I'm so doing it.

This has not been a good month for my wallet and it is all my own fault.

I mean, I thought it was a good idea to take my Mom to Torrid to buy her something as a birthday gift and ended up buying myself $100 worth of stuff. Then we walked next door to the shoe store and I had mentioned I was looking for flats and we ended up browsing and it was BOGO %50 so then she picked out two pairs she wanted and I figured those would be a good birthday present too. And, of course, I found some shoes too (I cannot resist Beatle boots and they had boots that were Beatle-shaped). Plus I took her out to lunch.

THEN because I shopped at Torrid they gave me MORE coupons which were expiring this week so...yeah bought some MORE stuff there.

AND THEN Library Comic had a Kickstarter for an enamel pin set and at first I was like "eh okay" but then I saw they had a shirt that said "I'd Rather Be Weeding" and I am the WEEDING QUEEN at my library so I NEEDED THAT SHIRT! So I pledged the $30 for that.

Somehow I also stumbled upon a Last Unicorn Tarot Deck Kickstarter and I wasn't interested in the deck but when I looked at the rewards they had a set of enamel pins, which I have really started collecting because 1) I can wear them at work on my lanyard and 2) they don't take up as much collecting space as action figures or t-shirts. So, yeah, just pledged to that to get the 10 pin set because how could I just pick 3??

And now I'm sitting here with my fingers crossed that I can get a fan code for the Weird Al concert tickets that go on sale tomorrow, which I'm sure will not be inexpensive.

OH and for some reason, like, three games on my STEAM wishlist when on sale and I was craving something new to play so I bought them all - which was really just 4 games and they were all at least %50 off, so not as much damage as it could have been but...yeah

Retail therapy, I guess? Maybe this is how I prepare for fall. Squirrels store nuts, I stock up on video games and pin.

On the flip side, I have been cleaning downstairs and working on getting rid of some things and reorganizing my displays. Here are some pictures of how I amused myself the past few nights:

I've never been a fashion person. I've never really thought about clothes too much, apart from my Her Universe geeky outfits.

But now that I have discovered Torrid...dear god, hide my wallet!

They just launched a new line designed by Rebel Wilson. And I want SO MUCH OF IT (well, not the stuff with the weird koala design, that doesn't do it for me...but the other stuff that I'm pretty sure I could wear to work if I wanted to be fancy, GUH!).

I LOVE THIS DRESS AND I WANT IT!

I guess finding a story that actually carries attractive clothing in sizes that definitely fit me makes a big difference. Who knew digging through the racks at Kohls or hoping that Hot Topic makes an XXL in a shirt would be so destructive to my fashion self esteem?

Anyway, not going to spend money now. I'm going to add them to my wishlist, and if they are still available next time I want to shop...then I will get them.

...or I will send the list to my Mom right NOW and tell her that I am not going to buy them but if Santa would like to order me anything, I would much appreciate it LOL.

^^^see what I did there?

I spent my ModCloth gift certificate from my birthday! :D I'm usually awful at spending gift cards so I made it a goal to spend this one ASAP! Plus, they had a coupon day!

Here is one of my new pretty things!



And now it is time to start closing up the library!

For the next six hours, Groupon has a Starbucks $10 Gift Card for $5.

https://www.groupon.com/deals/starbucks-2-2010

In case you are a coffee junkie like me but also hate paying full price at Starbucks.

Also, people complain about the NSA watching there every move but ever since I bought something on ModCloth EVERY SINGLE SITE I go to has an ad for ModCloth with images of the items I had been browsing.



Also, I did get my first order from ModCloth. Sadly, the shoes I really wanted didn't fit but it was probably a good thing because they were crazy expensive...super cute but so pricey. UK sizing is confusing for US feet. They are out of my size now so I will get a full refund. I did get an adorable skirt and some other shoes though. hehe. I just love the whole retro look of the shoes and dresses. There are a lot of sandals I want on there. I tried to browse Kohls today to convince myself I should get things elsewhere but those sandals were LAME. I maybe go back later this month (next credit card cycle) and browse again...maybe.

Not sure if I should tell you all this but...

Criterion is having a FLASH SALE right now, 50% off in-stock dvds and blu-rays. For you movie buffs on my flist, this is awesome. Fantastic Mr Fox was just added to the collection in a 3-disc set. The sale goes until NOON tomorrow (Feb 26).

And just to make things worse, Hot Topic has their entire site 25% off and Her Universe just released THIS awesome TARDIS skirt! As usual, not sure if it actually comes in adult sizes but...I want it. Might order the 3X if they have it in stock, I think that might fit over my butt LOL.

oooooh Adventure Time stuff is on sale...wonder how long this deal is good for....

Her Universe just sent out an email with New Valentine's Day items. I have to say, I do not like them. They would be cool as little posters or cards or even pins, but as a shirt goes, no. Just no. Too much text. That's too much time for someone to be staring at my
chest. I'd never wear it. This has to be the first flop for me from the HU line. You would have to have a very particular body type to make this top work.

Which is kinda good because I can't afford any HU stuff right now anyway LOL

Yeah, well I totally FAIL at saving. But the purchases today were NECESSARY purchases...

I mean, AD got his new computer put together this past week. It's a BEAST! I mean, it really has to be with Starcraft II coming out in a month, he wanted to have the best video card to handle the graphics heavy awesomeness. And after I saw how smoothly Sims 3 ran on it...well, of course I NEEDED to upgrade. Placed my order with NewEgg this morning - thank goodness their credit card has no interest for 12 months on orders of $500 or more (which mine was...). So soon, I will be on a machine that can run Sims 3 with no problems and will be ready for Starcraft II next month, plus Civ V in September and eventually Diablo III, whenever the heck Blizzard launches that thing.

And then we went to the mall because AD was looking for a shirt to wear on "casual Fridays" at his job and we went into Hot Topic. AD found me some really RED hair dye and...well, I NEEDED it! I want to have CrAzY hair when I go to Comic-Con and I think bright red will be pretty durn crazy. Plus, having AD dye my hair for me with this $13 hair dye is a lot cheaper than going to a real salon. Plus, I won't get the LOOK from the stylist when I'm about to go for it (they always look worried, like half-way through the process I'm going to start screaming and I'm going to rip the brush from their hands and run out of the store - note to stylist: if I'm in there asking for RED HAIR - I WANT RED HAIR! It grows back, I know it does, it always does, so just dye it *kicks soapbox back under desk*)

And while we were at Hot Topic, I saw this little Yoda doll and when I examined him more closely I saw that he TALKED! And then I realized it was the same Yoda doll I've had on my Amazon wishlist for over a year so I HAD TO BUY HIM DIDN'T I????

And then I wandered back into the Clearance isle and there was a Supergirl t-shirt for 50% off in my size...so...yeah, I bought that too. I love Supergirl. When I was a little kid, I had Supergirl pajamas (and, to be honest, I'm in my pajamas right now which partially consist of a tank-top with the "S" logo on it...)

SEE - ALL OF THESE PURCHASES WERE JUSTIFIED! ;-P

Then AD was nice enough to take me to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory and...OF COURSE I HAD TO HAVE CHEESECAKE! But he paid for that so it's not as bad hehe.

It's been a very busy Saturday, to say the least. Tomorrow I've got to be all presentable because we're going to company picnic for AD's work. Hopefully we will not melt. Our nephew will be there, so at least I know there will be SOMEONE I can talk to about important things (Buzz Lightyear vs. Ironman).