Saturday, May 26, 2012

9 Books, 3 Outfits, and 1 Diva Rabbit

Hurry up and wait.

It's one of those days.

Freight is slow in Indiana or Illinois or wherever we are. They're right next door to each other in real life and on our atlas, so whatever.

I noticed an Everything's $1 Store on a walk with Jas so I decided to kill some time and see what all I could get for $1. I was prepared for aisles and aisles of cheap plastic toys, generic canned goods, and greeting cards written by robots with a questionable grasp of English. I was not prepared for this:




Books! And not just any books, but ones that looked interesting to me, not just thrillers and romance and vampire-werewolf-zombies. Not there's anything wrong with those, yes there is, I just don't like them. I like stories rich with human complexities. Stories of faraway lands and strange (to me) cultures. Stories with characters that have flaws and things aren't black and white.

Plus, stories that were only $1!! I found nine decent books for $1 a piece. $1! I was like a kid in a candy store. Did I mention they were only $1?

But wait there's more!

I also found three outfits for Liberace Rabbit for only 50¢ each. 



You remember Liberace Rabbit and his friend Meow Meow, right? I'll catch you up: 
Cloth rabbits (they do not like to be called bunnies) that I made outfits for before I started blogging because I thought it would be fun, but it's hard making rabbit kimonos and showman/rabbit costumes.
Also, they were hoping to marry astronauts, but NASA ruined that little dream when they put the kibosh on the space program. So, sometimes they share a sample bottle of mouthwash to ease their pain. Don't judge them too harshly, it's not easy being a rabbit of indeterminate sex with a taste for flashy clothes and pilots.



The outfits are for Liberace Rabbit, since he's more of a diva than Meow Meow, who prefers to only wear kimonos. I will have to do a little tailoring to fit Liberace Rabbit though, because he's so svelte. Plus he'd like them with more *dazzle*.

I think $1.50 for a three-outfit wardrobe change is a good deal. There's a cowboy outfit, a fireman outfit, and some kind of gingham pantsuit he''s hoping to channel into a Dorothy-from-the-Wizard-of-Oz look. He also wants me to get him some ruby shoes, a cowboy hat, and a fire-hose, but we'll have to see about that.

I don't want him to get too carried away.


Of course now that I have all this work to do, a load comes in.

At least now we can get out of Indiana. Or Illinois.








20 comments:

  1. What great finds :-).... I wonder if you enjoy Bill Bryson's travel books?

    The new outfits are extremely classy - and I think you need to go with Liberace Rabbit's wishes and get him the additional accessories. Either way, he will be very stylish in his new collection once it's ready ;-)

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    1. I stumbled on to one of his books a while back and enjoyed it, he's on my lookout list.

      Classy is just what Liberace Rabbit thinks he is! I guess it's only right that I help him complete his ensembles.

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  2. WELL ME BEING A NEW FOLLOWER I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RABBITS BUT I HAVE TO SAY THESE ARE 2 LUCKY BUNNIES OOPPS I MEAN RABBITS THEY REALLY ARE SO CUTE I WANT TO CALL THEM BUNNIES BUT I GET THE SENSITIVE ATTITUDE OF LIBERACE. I LOVE A GOOD FIND OF THE CHEAP KIND! SAFE TRAVELS :}

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    1. Thanks for riding along! Liberace Rabbit is very sensitive, as you can imagine anyone that wears a gold cape would be. =)

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  3. I'm sorry, I can't get past the fact that Liberace Rabbit has a bigger closet than I do. And cuter clothes.

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    1. Ha! And don't forget a personal tailor. I have missing buttons on the shirt I'm wearing now, as I prepare to replace some of the missing sequins on his cape. He's such a diva!

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  4. Hey there, I'm not sure if you'll have time to do this, but there's a vote going on at Pish Posh's blog

    http://www.the-pish-posh.com/2012/05/week-12.html

    to see which of her Get Fit Challenge contestants wins a Kindle. It would be awesome if you felt like dropping by and giving me your vote.

    You just have to scroll down to the bottom of the page and right before the comment section you'll see the contestants' images with a little "vote" link under each. Would love for you to click the one under Lady in Red! Voting ends Monday morning. Thank you :-)

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  5. Thanks for the vote, I really appreciate it!

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    1. You're welcome! Looks like you won, congrats!!

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  6. Liberace Rabbit almost has a complete Village People set of clothing now. Wait, was there a fireman Village Person? Maybe not. There was a cowboy one though. So at the very least he could reenact scenes from that TV show Dallas. Life is looking pretty sweet for you right now.

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    1. Ooh, he'd love to play JR's crazy wife on Dallas she was so dramatic all the time. And maybe the daughter that looked like Miss Piggy, because he always wanted to wear a blonde wig.

      I'm going to be very busy.

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  7. I bow before thy most excellent bargainista skillz. That's some impressive work right there.

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  8. Thanks Sue! I'm like a super haggler without actually haggling.

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  9. My local dollar store sucks so much my kids don't even want to walk in there. "Ugh Mom! Do we have to?" I can't imagine what I'd do if the store had books. Look out "Hoardes" here I come!
    p.s. I love your rabbits of indeterminate gender!

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    1. I know, right? I mean, really. A dollar! One dollar. For a whole book with words and everything!

      :)

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  10. hahahaha!!! you're hysterical!! and the rabbits will look too cool in their new outfits!! indeterminate gender makes it a little easier to dress them up! anyway, i'm a girl, but dress like a boy...
    the kimonas sound comfy...i'd stay away from the dazzle though myself. but with a name like liberace rabbit...guess he's gotta live up to it.

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    1. oh yeah, the first time i saw BOOKS for a buck in the dollar tree store...i was...like...shocked! figured they must be boring...nobody wants to read 'em books...but not always! cool finds!!

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    2. I dress like a boy too, funny how that's more acceptable than the reverse...unless you're Liberace Rabbit!

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  11. If your cloth critters ever need a new home, I'll take them - no questions asked.I love unique characters - takes one to know one, I guess. Oh, and I can see why you're confused about where you were because all those "I" states look the same...

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    1. Haha, indeed. The unique-er the better, in my book!

      They do look the same. One time we totally forgot to take into account Iowa when we were calculating time to get from Nebraska to Indiana. It just snuck up on us! ;)

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