May 9, 2005
We are cheap!
Besides our weekly outings to Big Lots (I provided a link in case you live on one of the mountains in Chattanooga and are unfamiliar with the store, just plug in a ZIP and find one that isn't near you..) and being incredible hagglers when buying a car--mostly Kerry; we are now getting into the yard sale scene. This weekend we went to the Morrison, TN city-wide yard sale where we hawked Jackson's outgrown clothes (can't have anymore now..) and toys for a sweet sum of over $100.
This gave me the burning hole in pocket feeling and came really close to buying Jackson a new RC truck, but missed out. We did however come home with the following:
1 - Elmo Jet Ski - $0.25
Winds by hand, has wheels and a propeller, slips on wet surfaces.
1 - Kids Musical Fun Keyboard - $1
No batteries, but works great and has mic input which implies future karaoke craziness.
And what I am most excited about,
A Bentley BX-720 Super8 film camera, loaded with Ektachrome 160 film stock, and 4 AAs (3 working) - $1.
Super8 film is most notably seen in the show Globetrekker--a Willis family favorite. Its used during the intro and in segueys and interludes during the show. Since I got the Globetrekker soundtrack for Xmas, I plan to edit some footage from it, possibly into my short I'm working on this summer or maybe if we take some great trip this year (will have to be more than Dollywood). So, look for Jackson in a safari hat and listen for the didjeradoo on some upcoming posts.
For more info about Big Lots, including, Who shops at Big Lots, well just follow the links.
Posted by cmwillis at May 9, 2005 11:27 PM | TrackBack