illicit diversions » window shopping http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog what i'm doing when i'm supposed to be doing something else Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:06:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Whale! http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2010/08/whale/ http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2010/08/whale/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:07:05 +0000 shallowwater http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/?p=110 Continue reading →]]> If I were getting married, I would ask for this set of whale-themed items (no, I don’t know why I would need to be getting married to acquire these items, other than I can’t/don’t want to afford them on my own):

A whale pitcher:

By Jonathan Adler
(amazon) (jonathanadler.com)

A whale butter dish:


(jonathanadler.com)

How much do I love that butter dish? SO MUCH! I want to keep ALL MY BUTTER in that dish.

There is also a candle holder, but it is somehow not as cool.

]]> http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2010/08/whale/feed/ 0 finding the things i want for a price i like! http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2009/11/finding-the-things-i-want-for-a-price-i-like/ http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2009/11/finding-the-things-i-want-for-a-price-i-like/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:15:39 +0000 shallowwater http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/?p=52 Continue reading →]]> Mitchco taught me an amazing secret recently! Using Google Alerts to tell me when craigslist (or other sites) list the toys I want!

Specifically, I’ve been looking for a Roomba of my very own to help keep my apartment clean given my extreme unwillingness to clean on a regular basis.

At google.com/alerts. I entered the search term roomba site:CITY.craigslist.org and it gives me alerts any time someone posts a listing for a roomba in my city! I also did it for DealNews.com.

And lo, Dealnews.com told me about a roomba was being sold by Woot.com, and it was much cheaper than anywhere else, and I bought it! And I didn’t have to spent time checking all over the internet every day to find it!

]]> http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2009/11/finding-the-things-i-want-for-a-price-i-like/feed/ 0 pretty dresses, how i long for thee http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2009/06/pretty-dresses-how-i-long-for-thee/ http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2009/06/pretty-dresses-how-i-long-for-thee/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:50:44 +0000 shallowwater http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/?p=36 Continue reading →]]> True Story: I had completely forgotten that I had changed the layout on my blog, so I was pleasantly surprised when I visited just now.

To make this a slightly less worthless entry, I will also tell you that I am plugging away at my Anne Elliot Spencer. I recently finished the second half of the front, and I just cast on for the first sleeve! I’m … still not done!

But actually, the whole point of me posting is because I want to enter another Grosgrain giveaway.
Grosgrain Vintage Wedding Refashioned Frock
The first thing is this lovely dress! I am in love with the buttons down the sleeves. Just-above-elbow-length sleeves are my favorite length for sleeves! And buttons! The other giveaway is for these rose earrings, right here! I don’t know if I would be able to do them justice, but I want them anyway! Either way, it’s an awesome idea, which I will have to remember for Christmas time. I bet my sister would love a set of ‘Rose’ earrings.

Grosgrain is doing another giveaway, for a dress from Shabby Apple, and while I don’t really want the dress they are giving away, I am really liking a few of their other dresses. I’m really sad that the first one doesn’t seem to come in colors besides fuchsia and black. The second one comes in black and houndstooth. I’m really tempted, but their sizing kind of freaks me out for some reason. I think I don’t usually buy such expensive clothing online.

]]> http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2009/06/pretty-dresses-how-i-long-for-thee/feed/ 0 grosgrain http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2009/04/grosgrain/ http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/2009/04/grosgrain/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:23:45 +0000 shallowwater http://www.illicitdiversions.org/blog/?p=21 Continue reading →]]> I don’t think I’ve ever posted about this, but there is a lovely woman who makes beautiful clothes (mostly for her daughters, but recently she seems to be branching out into adult things), takes breathtakingly BEAUTIFUL pictures of the, and then gives the clothes away!

The whole reason I am posting all this is that to enter the giveaway, you have to post a link back to her blog.  And also, to show you what a pretty dress I’d like to win!

Grosgrain Picnic Frock

Isn’t it beautiful?!  For more pictures, see her blog here.

It would be just the thing for a jaunt downtown or down to Barton Creek.

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