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13 Odd Objects From Around My House

17/2/2011

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Well, it's Thursday again, which means it's time for this week's Thursday Thirteen. I have something a little different for you this time 'round, inspired as it happens by the amusing, lovely and talented T. L. Tyson, a.k.a. That Girl Tyson. Each week, Ms. Tyson does a vlog (a video blog, in case you're unfamiliar with the term) and includes a segment called "Weird Crap Around My House" toward the end of each one.

So, this week, in homage, I thought I'd share

13 Odd Objects
From Around My House

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Say it with me, everyone: AWWWWWwww!
1) Okay, not so much "Odd" as "Sentimental". When Alle and I met in person for the first time, I gave this smiley balloon to him when he arrived in Tyson-McGee Airport in Knoxville, TN.

He took it home with him to Italy when his visit was over, and it's been here ever since.

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But, but... Which one am I?
2) When I lived in Tennessee, my friend Cristy gave me these monkeys as a Christmas gift. They represented me, Cristy and our friend Byllie - we were thick as thieves at the time. I think of those days every time I see this on my bookshelf.

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A little privacy, please? Sheesh!
3) Aphrodite/Venus on her half-shell as she emerged on the sea. Apparently, she was meant to land on my bookshelf.

There's also a detail of her face in a lovely print in what is now our "master" bedroom.

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Ya know... It really DOES resemble Alle...
4) A Pochacco keychain.
The joke at one point was that my hubby resembled Pochacco. This keychain was his.

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Ta-DAAAA!!!
5) Wakko Warner. I've had this little guy at least fifteen years. He goes with me on every move (and there have been a lot in those fifteen years).

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Squee. That is all.
6) The Little Nutbrown Hare from the children's book "Guess How Much I Love You". This little fella was found in the Granary, a grocery store where I worked in Sarasota, Florida, back in 2002. Nobody claimed him and before I moved away, I took him home with me. He's pretty happy on my bookshelf, see?

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I don't look anything like this. Do I?
7) Granny! I actually bought this for Alle when he had the 'flu and I had to go to work so I couldn't stay home and take care of him.

"Granny" was my nickname on the discussion board where Alle and I met, you see. I was one of the oldest - if not the oldest - members of that board, and so we joked that I was the Granny of the group (like on Baby Looney Tunes).

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Definitely Odd.
8) A chirping bunny. While it has NOTHING to do with those Cadbury Creme Egg ads, this bunny, when squeezed, makes a chirping noise.

Definitely Odd.

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Hyuck!
9) Smiley, again! This was a Wal-Mart purchase - but because of the smiley balloon, I couldn't resist it. I brought this with me when I moved to Italy.

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AIIIEEEEE!!!! It's coming right at us!
10) This isn't exactly an Odd Object. It's more The Plant Which Is Slowly Taking Over My Living Room. This picture was taken in 2007 - it's much, much bigger now.

MUHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

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I bet they're still yummy. But I'll never know.
11) Sugar chicks. I found these in a bakery back in 2007 and couldn't resist purchasing them. I was never able to eat them, and so they, along with their bunny companions, are still around, wondering about their fate.

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Yo, Wakko! I've got a sword! Top that!
12) Puss in Boots! Though pictured here in my room in the US, Puss made the journey to Italy shortly after this photo was taken. He now lives contentedly on my bookshelf along with the bunnies, Wakko and Granny.

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Me. Impatiently waiting for a Time Lord to call my own.
13) My sonic screwdriver. This is my souvenir from London in November of 2010. Even more than my own book launch, I think this encapsulates my visit.

And there we are: Thirteen Odd Objects From Around My House.


















Tragically, there are many, many other objects I could have shared.



















But I thought I'd leave those until later.




























So now, after collecting all these oddities...

























I need to stretch out and relax.
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Ciao for now!
16 Comments
Darla M Sands link
17/2/2011 06:17:28 am

These are great! And thanks for the eye candy.

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Savannah Chase link
17/2/2011 07:03:37 am

OMG Wakko....LOL I use to watch the cartoon when I was a kid.....

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Xakara link
17/2/2011 07:31:47 am

I covet your sonic screwdriver! I need a more interesting bookshelf now. :)

Happy TT,

~Xakara
<a href="http://xakara.livejournal.com/97294.html">13 Quotes from the Coda Series</a>

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Harriet link
17/2/2011 08:02:48 am

Funny how that stuff accumulates.

Have a great day!
http://harrietandfriends.com/2011/02/february-is-american-heart-month/

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Adelle Laudan link
17/2/2011 08:53:12 am

What a great idea for a list.
Love the Granny :)
Happy T13!

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Paige Tyler link
17/2/2011 08:59:24 am

Love it! Especially the Sonic Screwdriver! Were huge Dr. Who fans! Oh, and that eye candy is too yummy!

*hugs*
Paige

My TT is at http://paigetylertheauthor.blogspot.com/

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Yvette Davis link
17/2/2011 09:02:52 am

Nice way to relax if you ask me!

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Debbi Surman
17/2/2011 09:12:38 am

Holly used to give me grief because I couldn't (and still can't) eat Teddy Grahams or any kind of cute animal shaped food. Not even animal crackers. So kudos to you for not devouring the chicks. I'd have done the same thing.!!

If only The Dr. came with the screwdriver!

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Mary Quast link
17/2/2011 09:30:09 am

I bet you needed to relax after taking all those photos!

Love the list! Happy TT.

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Daria Black link
17/2/2011 09:47:11 am

Those are awesome. I especially love the sugar chicks. They are too cute.

I used to watch that Wacko cartoon when I was younger too. It was Wacko, Jacko, and Dot. I thought they were nuts. I was sad when the show went off the air. But the sight of that piece of eye candy has certainly cheered me up :)

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Alice Audrey link
17/2/2011 10:03:46 am

Awwww.

Um, just how old is that balloon?

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Kimberly Menozzi link
17/2/2011 10:12:46 am

@Darla - I'm glad you enjoyed. :)

@Savannah - Wasn't Wakko the best? I loved that he sounded like Ringo Starr...

@Xakara - Isn't it awesome? I love it! And I find bookshelves often express our personalities. ;)

@Harriet - Well, I'm a bit of a pack rat, I guess. LOL!

@Adelle - I owe it to T. L. Tyson, who inspired the idea, and to my hubby, who encouraged it. :) Granny ROCKS!

@Paige - Woo-hoo! Dr. Who fans unite!

@Yvette - You know it. ;)

@Debbi - I think I remember that. Was it you who had the thing about Gummi Worms, or was that another friend? And I know I wouldn't mind if I could have gotten the tenth Doctor with this apparatus. Rawr!

@Mary - I admit, a lot of these were taken previously - luckily for me. Heh.

@Daria - I'm glad to have cheered you up. I miss that show, too. Some clips are on Youtube, though. :)

@Alice - that balloon is nearly seven-and-a-half years old. Amazing, isn't it?

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Maddy Barone link
17/2/2011 05:35:57 pm

I have an Animaniacs CD!till listen to it.

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Shelley Munro link
17/2/2011 06:05:55 pm

I think those little chicks are very cute. They could come and hang around my house :)

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Jennifer Leeland link
17/2/2011 10:13:37 pm

OMG! I love Wacko!!!!! That is a very cool knick knack.

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A. Catherine Noon link
18/2/2011 05:40:11 pm

Awesome. I love the one of you with the Time Lord wand. :P

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