(It’s been a while since my last post here, work’s been challenging and I’m trying to figure out a balance of life/work/projects. Since Facebook started throttling my traffic Thrifthorror hasn’t gotten much traction, so I’m thinking of going to one really good post on Mondays, maybe more around the holidays.) Easter is just around the […]
Technically they’re not cherubim. Cherubim are awesome angelic beast-things Putti are horrible pink lumps with wings. And the stuff they get up to around Valentine’s Day, it’s…just weird. like reenacting “The Drowning of Ophelia” with a horrible pedophilia/seafood vibe. What’s this? Some sort of beautiful woman/girl/boy/larva? Either way, s/he/it’s torpid and I’m armed. I could […]
Michael Rennie was ill the day the earth stood still… Just a little kiss for Valentine’s day. Because I love you. You know who you are. And you should be afraid. So…very…afraid. I’d be curious to know if this was the photographer’s girlfriend. Or boyfriend, those could be drag lips. It’s really hard to tell […]
(Dang, I can’t find an image from the Sandman comic of “Beware the Brides of Frankenstein. Trust me, it’s a sterling reference. Here, have something crazy instead.) “The first bride…the first bride was a failed experiment, Igor. But I have learned. I have learned that I should never have stopped at ONE. And also, the […]
If you encounter this hat in a corn field, it’s best just to back away slowly. Look to the ground, it may consider direct eye contact a threat or challenge for dominance. Under no circumstances should you run away from the hat, as it might attack. When you look at me with those cookie-monster eyes, […]
“Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of ROCK STAR!!” One part Statue of Liberty, one part “Alfred E. Neuman.” What, huddled masses worry? Not if they have Rock Star! It’s probably why they crossed the ocean in the first place. The designers of this fine chunk of plastic have taken a few liberties…ahah…with the original, but I […]
It’s the thought that counts. I don’t know what the thought was, except “what can I get that costs under $.99? Hobby Lobby has a special on paint-it-yourself ceramics? Awesome! I still have the marker I used to write “MOM” on a coffee mug in may, go me!” The only thing sadder would be actually […]
Kiss me, I’m Irish. Actually, I’m possibly Norwegian or Danish, and it’s four days too late for St. Patty’s, but it’s a GREAT shamrock, isn’t it? Can’t you spare a little lippage? Let us not stereotype too much this St. Patrick’s. Smiling Irish eyes might just be shockingly blue, and smiling Irish hair–is that […]
Epiphany! The day of god manifest on earth, the big show the Wise Men traveled quite some time for, wrapping up the Christmas story with all the bells and whistles and a chorus of angels and even children and animals. I want this to be a lovely tapestry to hang on the wall to celebrate […]
Okay, so she’s not exactly a Christmas doll, but a little bit of red and green, she’s holding a baby, not that much of a stretch. Anyway, I want her out of my photo queue, she’s really bothering me. It’s those eyes.  Those pimento-stuffed-olive eyes. The tiny stick-like T-Rex arms, they also bother me. Weirdly wedge-shaped head […]