Day 321 is a sad pumpkin

I've found weird things around my office complex - abandoned books, hundreds of cases of contacts and now, this sad albino pumpkin. It wasn't even Thanksgiving yet. Come on!

Day 290 is a tree pin

I bought this weird little tree pin at a flea market, surprise surprise. I feel like it jazzes up my jacket a bit. Maybe I'll chop down a few branches and make one from scratch!

Day 260 will have another round

There was a flea market today at a local Quaker meetinghouse. It happens twice a year and is my absolute favorite flea market. As you've probably gathered from previous posts, I like weird and old things. When I saw this quirky little item I could barely contain my excitement. The handle on the upper right corner rings the "bar bell" "for another round." After looking closer, I noticed the wooden bottle on the upper left corner can be removed and used as a bottle opener. It's one of my more recent favorite finds. Now I feel inspired to set up an adorable bar area. Or at least have a beer.

Day 249 is weirded out

Saw this on the street during some evening wanderings. I'm gonna go ahead and give this a big WTF. Giraffe... what are you doing here??

Day 241 is so vintage chic

The warm weather inspired me to go on another neighborhood run this morning. It wasn't a long run, but at least I got up early and got to enjoy the beautiful day! I stopped, however, when I saw this. I couldn't just not take a picture! I would have gone inside if it wasn't closed for the summer. How cute that this store closes for an entire summer. Chicago, you are totes adorable sometimes, you know that?

Day 222 is yellow

No, you're not seeing things. This watermelon is indeed yellow! It's kind of bizarre eating non-red watermelon, but it's just as sweet and refreshing as the red variety. I felt an autumn-ish breeze this afternoon so the days of summer fruits are winding down. I'm already getting excited about apples and other autumn treats. In the meantime, I'll enjoy this weird-looking fruit.

Day 180 deserves a midnight snack

Without getting into details, I'll say that I had a long, weird and amusing day. In order to catch up on some work before going to bed, I thought I deserved some motivation in the form of a late night snack. M&Ms and Diet Dr. Pepper? Yes please!

Day 135 looks weird

I went to light a candle this afternoon and this is what I found when I opened the box of matches. How weird looking! I've never seen conjoined matches before. I feel kinda bad breaking them apart. Maybe I should leave them intact when I strike the box. It would probably cause some sort of double match fireball explosion. Probably not.

Day 98, officially creeped out

No idea what this is about, but it's super creepy, right? It was blinking and smiling at me from the wall as I was getting off the train tonight. I think it was an art installation...maybe?? I truly have no idea. There seemed to be words further to the right that I'm sure explained it, but I was too busy running away from this post-picture to read or care about what it said. Pretty much the last thing I want to see when I'm getting off a train is an electronic face staring back at me. Winking. Too weird.