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8/23/2006

On Saturday I took a small town road trip to Stroud in order to retrieve some items I saw in a junk store window.
Man.
Stroud is a bust.
I rolled into town at 2 in the afternoon and hardly saw another living soul. The town is eerily quite and, coupled with the excruciating heat and blinding sun, the whole place had a creepy 70's horror movie vibe. Ever since the outlet mall blew over it's just been a sad, sad place to be.
The junk shop in question was permanently closed and had declined into the owner's personal storage unit- as junk shops often do in small town Oklahoma. I strongly believe that these people leave the coolest items in the storefront windows to infuriate people like me. There's nothing that we can do but stare longingly, watching the pieces we covet gather webs and fade in the sun. Sickos. Chris has been casing one of these "shops" in downtown Shawnee for the last two years in order to liberate a set of matching red mopeds.

The only benefit of the trip was visiting Chandler's "Fine Things on the Corner" antique shop. I love this place, and it's very much worth the 45 minute drive to visit every once in awhile. See Stroud...I don't need you, I don't need anything.
Just this ashtray. And this paddle game, the ashtray and the paddle game and that's all I need...
...and this remote control.

Items thrifted from the weekend...