Hyvää pääsiäistä.
Does this look familiar? It could be that all second-hand stores share remarkable similarities.
Ah, the requisite VHS collection. Judging by the price, I'm not sure these sell terribly well.
D.H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover and, of course, John Steinbeck's Anger's Fruits. I do love translations.
My husband revealing his true self. I'm in the process of preparing divorce papers.
At the kirpputori. What I like about this shirt is that it has a wolf and a motorcycle on it. Still, it's not as good as this shirt. (Click the link, and you'll see what a couple of my friends at home bought for Rami as a prank. He frequently threatens to wear it.)
I thought my winter coat could use a little shape, you know?
I know what you're thinking. These are the sorts of things that bored people do. It's true, particularly when you live in a town of 3,000 people and the only fun things to do involve driving to a slightly bigger town, where you'll visit second-hand shops or the local porn store. Lappeenranta isn't nearly so boring, but, believe it or not, it was fun to delve back into that world for a while.
Since for me pääsiäinen is merely a day off, I've been hanging around the house, doing a bit of writing, and reviewing the photos that Rami and I snapped yesterday on our trip to Kontti and one of the local flea markets (kirpputori).
The minute I walked into Kontti, my eyes widened to the circumference of one of the myriad green, 1980s saucers that are sold there. It reminded me of the thrift stores that I occasionally explored when, in my little area of Connecticut, there was absolutely nothing to do. I can't say I've frequented such stores outside of the US, but, when it comes to those here in LPR, the only perceivable difference is that here they've got better shoes.
Does this look familiar? It could be that all second-hand stores share remarkable similarities.
Ah, the requisite VHS collection. Judging by the price, I'm not sure these sell terribly well.
D.H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover and, of course, John Steinbeck's Anger's Fruits. I do love translations.
My husband revealing his true self. I'm in the process of preparing divorce papers.
At the kirpputori. What I like about this shirt is that it has a wolf and a motorcycle on it. Still, it's not as good as this shirt. (Click the link, and you'll see what a couple of my friends at home bought for Rami as a prank. He frequently threatens to wear it.)
I thought my winter coat could use a little shape, you know?
I know what you're thinking. These are the sorts of things that bored people do. It's true, particularly when you live in a town of 3,000 people and the only fun things to do involve driving to a slightly bigger town, where you'll visit second-hand shops or the local porn store. Lappeenranta isn't nearly so boring, but, believe it or not, it was fun to delve back into that world for a while.
You can't judge those VHS tapes by their price. They're not that bad. It's just that they're VHS.
ReplyDeleteYou mean you don't rent VHS tapes at the local video store and then pop them into your very own home VCR?
DeleteOh yes, all the time.
DeleteWho the fuck has VCR anymore?
BTW, that shirt is not match for Three Wolf Moon.
Haha, yeah Three Wolf Moon is a classic.
DeleteI LOVE LOVE LOVE kirpputori. I've found GREAT deals in many different places. I've bought second-hand sweaters (they last and they are gorgeous and cheap!!!) as well as shirts and I got a free mug in the last kirpputori I went to HI HI HI HI...:-D :-D :-D
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I could do all my shoe shopping at Kontti. They had an incredible selection there. It was a far cry from the selection of old sneakers back in the US. I'm really glad I went to check it out. :)
DeleteI am a sucker for flea markets too. You just never know what you might find, and somehow that thought keeps you going through the mountains of VHS tapes and slightly-chipped crockery :)
ReplyDeleteIt's almost like these places are repositories for old VHS tapes and chipped crockery! But you know, digging through that sort of stuff is kind of fun in and of itself. :)
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