I could get USED to this (pun fully intended)

I'm starting to realize that living in Lincoln Square is a fantastic area for my resolution-tons of used EVERYTHING stores that are jam packed with neat-o stuff. Today I stopped in Ravenswood Used Books and purchased a lovely book collection.

Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Salinger
Raise High the Roof Bean, Carpenters and Seymour an Introduction- J.D. Salinger
Animal Farm-George Orwell
1984-George Orwell (I'm pretty sure theres a copy of this laying around my parents house)
Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal- Ayn Rand

I have Atlas Shrugged also by Ayn Rand, which I never finished due to the dictionary-like font and 600 pages. Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal is half that. Though I do not agree with Ayn Rand's philosophy, I do enjoy the way she writes. The owner of the bookstore and I had a short word exchange about Ayn Rand..."extreme" and "psychotic."

Something fun about buying used---the story of the object's past. The copy of 1984 that I purchased has a seal on the first page marking the ownership that says "Library of Phillip and Kim Oldham." The Oldham's must have be something of a couple if they had a personal seal. The "Jones" seal is normally done using a black permanent marker with the letters "SWJ" (my dad's initials).

I'll google the Oldham's.

I also purchased shampoo and conditioner from an AVEDA salon across the street from Ravenswood Used Books. Though I didn't NEED the shampoo and conditioner, I DO want to start using AVEDA products because not only do I love the way my hair feels after a shampooing there, but their products are nice to the environment and business process helps the small international communities and people involved in making the products :-) I requested a pamphlet, from the woman at the front desk, that gives info regarding AVEDA and their environmental initiatives. "True beauty does not qualify as beauty if it hurts the diverse life forms that the best beauty artist of all -Nature- created."

Struggle of the day? Cute boutique store with 50% signs all over the damn place. I did go in-simply to ask what EXACTLY was 50% off...it was buy two or more things and the entire purchase is 50% off. What a steal. I really enjoy unique (clothing) items too-which they had plenty of. I think those items are going to be particularly difficult to pass up during 2011--especially at 50% off. Thanks to my waiting sister and dog..and having to be at work- I walked out of that store empty handed.


3 days till Resolution time. I've got a head start.