i need a break from life

MAN. i never have time for ANYTHING anymore. don't get me wrong, the new job is awesome. at first i thought the best part would be all the neat junk i'd be bringing home, but so far its been all the fun people i work with. i go in and hang out and laugh for several hours a day, which ain't a bad way to be. but golly, i sure do miss my boyfriend and seeing my family/friends and having free time to read books and update this thing and dig around in junk stores! i'm a little bit stressed at this point but i'm hoping things will change for the better in the near future.

here are some of my awesome scores from the past week:

sideshow freak tshirts featuring flip the pinhead and jo jo the dog faced boy:



my very own BILLY BALONEY doll! pee wee's playhouse fans know whats up:



hopefully it won't be long til i'm back........

the fair!

i went to the county fair this past weekend and i had the best time!

josh and i rode an elephant!





we saw a really terrible freakshow!



i saw my first demolition derby!









i ate the most delicious chocolate-covered banana!



i pet a kangaroo! (they are SO soft!)



i watched a baby goat stand on his mother...it was sooo funny!







and most importantly, I HELD A BABY LION! it was one of the highlights of my life :) he was soooo cute. he is 15 weeks old. he kept trying to eat my hair and he was doing this adorable little growl trying to sound tough because he was angry he was being held. awwwwwww!





















here are a few other random photos from the fair...

boo!

HOLY 2ND JOB, BATMAN! i started the new job at the toy store and i feel right at home. it was meant to be, if there ever was such a thing! needless to say, my free time has shrunk significantly and i haven't been able to post anything until now. there still isn't much going on since i haven't been doing much except working, but i'll try to get back and do a REAL post very soon. that reminds me, i still never did an "inside hotel hot trash" post about my platter pak collection! gotta get on that.

in the meantime, here is a teaser playlist from last nite's episode of hot trash. its been a while since i posted one of these..hope you enjoy! as always, i'd love to have you tune in next tuesday when i'm on the air! (for a full playlist, please see the facebook link above!)

and the giveaway winner is...

my first blog giveaway has come to a close! lemmy decided he wanted to help me pick a winner. he is kind of the boss around here, so i could not tell him otherwise.





lemmy's pick? diana of poppy brew!



i am a new follower of her blog and she made me laugh right away, which won me over imediately -- i suggest you check it out! congratulations to diana and thank you to everyone who participated! i had a lot of fun and look forward to doing more giveaways in the future.

diana, be sure to leave me a comment telling me which print you'd like from swamp rat photography and i'll get your package right out to you!

reason to celebrate

super exciting awesome news over here at hotel hot trash! this week i will be starting my dream job at a favorite store of mine since i was younger...a vintage toy/novelty store! i got the official word last week and i am beyond thrilled..this is pants-peeing good news! just LOOK at this place!







not only is it super hard to get hired there (i applied over a year ago, plus i was personally told that they hire "by invite only"), but i feel right at home already!! if you've been over at hotel hot trash before or have at least seen photos of it, you will understand why i feel like i fit right in :)







other than that, don't forget to sign up for the blog contest i posted last time...it ends on wednesday!