The second installment. For those of you who are regular readers of this blog, you'll be happy to know I now own 3 of the 5 things on my old riducu-list. Ten points for whoever guesses which. Now without further ado, here is the 2012 list of Things I Really Want To Buy (But Shouldn't):
1. ENORMOUS ARMCHAIR COUCH THING
I found this chair in freedom when Karl and
I were shopping for our imaginary future-house.* You don't really get a great sense of scale from the photo, but trust me, it is ENOURMOUS. Two people can easily settle down on this beast of a chair for an evening of drinking airplane size liquor bottles and pretending to be in Alice and Wonderland world. Three, if they're skinny.
However, it costs nearly 2k and I can't reasonably spend that money when the Salvation Army sells perfectly good moldy armchairs that someone probably died in for a fraction of the cost. Also, it's white, and I am currently parenting three kittens who haven't quite mastered the use of their sphincters, so, no sale. Sadface.
2. Jedi Robe
Those of you who watch Game of Thrones will know that Winter Is Coming. And it's going to be cold, especially in an uninsulated Wellington flat. Which is why(prepare for pop culture reference shift) it's more practical than ever for me to buy a deluxe Jedi Robe to use as a dressing gown around the house.
There are several online options for jedi robes online, ranging from thinkgeek.com at the low end, to the aptly named jedi-robe.com at the high. All options are equally dorky.
The main thing that's holding me back is that if I buy this, I'm in inevitably going to wear it to the dairy at some point, and Patel(Aro Valley dairy is the WORST) already eyes me up like I'm a shoplifter so I don't want to strain relations further.
3. Renly Baratheon's Stag Crown
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| Of course Renly has the most fabulous headwear in the series. |
Moving on from Star Wars and back to Game of Thrones, I need this crown. Spoiler alert, Renly Baratheon doesn't, he got stabbed by a vagina shadow monster. But I want one.
I don't actually know if anyone is producing these commercially, but please can you? This is a hundred times more badass than those Lana Del Rey flower crowns everyone is into. If someone can track this bad boy down for me, I will buy it so hard and wear it at all times without a trace of irony.**
4. JEFFREY CAMPBELL SUSPECT PLATFORMS
Nasty Gal has long been the number one port
of call for slutty hipster wear; and they have not disappointed with their
latest offering. These shoes are amazing. I love the juxtaposition of the giant
90’s Spice World-esque platforms with the clear plastic stripper heel straps.
These look like something Courtney Stodden*** would wear if she was a Dutch
milkmaid, on her way to market with a basket of hot pink tulips.****
Who am I kidding, I’m totally going to buy
them.
xoxo
* It’s not so much a house as the Batcave,
really. And I’m not so much going to be living there with Karl as I am with
Christian Bale.
** In other Game of Thrones news, I'm working on an embroidery piece of Daenerys eating the bloody stallion's heart. Medium to high obsessed with that show. KING IN THE NORTH!
**** Feels like a missed opportunity for a
joke about dykes.
my son won Renly Baratheons crown in a comp run by
ReplyDeleteHBO,It has a letter of authenticity to prove it was used in the filming of a Game of Thrones!Andrew is willing to sell it at the right price, his email is ah@ahunter8181.wanadoo.co.uk
Thats awesome! But unless he's willing to accept eternal gratitude as payment, i probably can't afford it :)
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