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my elephants are grey and dingy

Today was the white elephant sale in Oakland, which is only the best sale ever. Ryan, Sarah, and I went and bought many elephants, ate SuperDogs from the cart outside, and wore ourselves out carrying all of our stuff around the warehouse all afternoon.

Best thing purchased: This set of two, um, I don't know, grottos? Is there a correct term for half a styrofoam ball covered in glitter, pearls, and sequins, suspended over more styrofoam on either gold-painted dowels (large) or gold-painted coffee stirrers (small), with a random nativity set placed on what appears to be aquarium gravel glued to yet more styrofoam?

I also hit the craft section and got some random double-pointed needles and cable needles and stitch holders, a bunch of snaps and hooks and eyes because I never have the right sizes, and other random bits, all for a couple of dollars.

I had to get Dennis a present, of course, so I picked up Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints from 1966, which contains such gems as, "If your house is really a mess and a stranger comes to the door, greet him with, 'Who could have done this? We have no enemies.'" Humor was weird in the 60s.

All in all, a very fun and satisfying day.
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