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Up far, far too early this morning, attempted to go back to sleep with no success, up then for the day. It's 7:15 AM.
First stop the Hillhurst Flea Market - an OK day, found a antique/vintage desk lamp, just needs a plug, but I seem to need lighting as the only time I'm ever home is very late in the evening.
And leaving the flea market, walking east along 5th Ave I come across somebody hammering in an "Estate Sale" sign, and so I pop in to check it out. Main floor, nothing, upstairs, nothing, then downstairs and what should I find but....
A vintage oak bookshelf, complete with original glass, deeper than some other ones I possess and in far, far better condition. $30.00. A steal. There's a dealer downstairs, he's seen it but can't seem to tear himself away from the "free" bin and so I quickly spring upstairs and close the deal.
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5 Miles walking today (missed the bus) and turned up a total of 4 garage sales. All I bought was some "rare" (lol) beanie babies for my daughter. This year is Soooooo done.
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And there have been some responses on the Oil Lamp for sale. Kind, encouraging responses that aren't particularly interested in a genii infested oil lamp, but recommend I keep trying. My favorite is this:
"You are the greatest person on earth!
THANK YOU!! so much"
No, thank you.
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More finds on Ebay. Although as you've probably already suspected (I didn't, I'm gullible), I've noticed a similarity in style between some of them and suspect there's a market there for merchandise mass made for suckers just like me.
But I'll post them anyways.
Translated: "My husband brought a mermaid to our home and I was very jealous because he no longer paid me attention . One day that my husband went to work and the mermaid was slept in her pond, I grabbed her with a fishing net and I took her to throw to the sea. I thank to the Virgin de San Juan because now my husband already pays me more attention."
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... but as a second draft it's fair. The ad for the Oil Lamp I mean. There were, of course, countless details that were left out and various spelling errors, some unfinished thoughts, but all in all it's OK and will have to do. I'm just trying to sell a lamp after all. And almost 3500 words, which makes it virtually one tenth of a Hemingway novel, or one hundredth of War and Peace, and I've only had the time that slips between cracks to work on it.
Now to redirect and refocus my attention to other things less base and commercial...Like getting a job, the end of August draws near and I don't want to be landing anywhere near the restaurant...