This weekend we were out and about enjoying a neighborhood we haven’t explored much in the Dallas area and walked into an antique mall, of course. There I found the most amazing denim jacket ever!
Some of you may have seen this picture on my Instagram or Titter, but I had an awesome comment by a Facebook friend that I just had to share.
Tim: wolverine always did have a thing for jean …… jackets.
This is why nerdy friends you met while working at a bookstore are the best.
This weekend Chris and I did some exploring of other Dallas neighborhoods. We decided to walk around the Bishop Arts District to see what we could see.
There were a lot of cool signs and interesting architecture.
Also there was this guy with his feet completely turned out. Like you do.
One of my favorite stops of the day was the antique mall, full of some amazing finds. It was full, really full and kind of amazing.
The top left hand corner is an advertisement for how wonderful the kitchen space was in the new mobile homes. I’ve lived in mobile homes, space is not how I would describe any of them. The top right hand corner is of a rickshaw that had a fan and umbrella attached to it. The middle picture is of the front of a pinball machine. And yes, that is a picture of an old condom dispenser.
These are my nerd finds. I loved the little book table (upper left hand corner), but it was kind of ridiculously expensive. The Star Wars movie poster was from 1980, and so awesome. And yes that is a signed photo of Brent Spiner. If I had a bigger place I would find some way to decorate with those old wooden filing cabinets. Such beautiful wood. Most interestingly I found a file drawer in another cabinet with an interesting label.
It was full of naked or half naked women. Most interestingly, they were definitely not photoshopped into perfection which I thought was cool. And yes, I giggled a lot I was not expecting to find such a drawer at an antique mall.
Here in Texas, we believe bigger is better. This goes for antique malls and left over independent book stores. Dallas is surrounded by a bunch of cool towns with little fun shops in them, and we decided to take a trip to Denton this weekend to check it out. Upon arrival we entered into a humungo book resell shop that also had an impressive record collection.
Did I tell you about the 1970’s record player we bought a while back? It functions as our TV stand as well. Slowly Chris has been collecting records and occasionally we play them a little too loud at night and dance around our living room.
The only qualm I had with the bookstore was that there were no price listings anywhere, and only a few items had stickers on them. So, I went up to the counter not knowing exactly how much everything was going to cost. I try to live life in the now, with a sense of free spirit, but no price markings makes me a bit anxious. I got the books anyway.
We also went into three antique malls all within two blocks of each other. Texans take their antiquing seriously! Well sorta. Each antique mall is divided into booths were various individuals display their wares. Or in some cases, their junk.
Some of the shops are well organized and hold cool items, gems, or hidden treasures that make me want to buy all the things!
Chris really wanted to see inside the sarcophagus, but it was locked up tight.
Not surprisingly, there are a lot of Star Wars collectibles in these antique malls.
One fun thing about antique malls is all the weird and random, sometimes scary, items that we find. I’ve seen a baby doll head on a lamp, a white fake Christmas tree with blue feathers springing from it, and a lamp stand that looked like a porcelain bottom with a rose tattoo. In Denton we found scary clowns and dolls that come apart at the seams.
His head, arms, and legs come off. Yes, he is eating another doll and the pin on his lapel says, “I’m the Boss!”
One booth that is in almost any antique mall, and usually my favorite spot ever, is the hidden book corner. So many books! So little time to look around and see what treasures may be hidden and waiting to be read.
Chris and I have discovered that Texans love antique malls as much as we do, and there is one in every town. Ours is, of course, the nicest. 😉 Actually, it’s an awesome place and we’ve bought several pieces of furniture after some haggling and many hours of wandering through the shop.
Recently one of the corners in the shop was turned into a Star Wars display that you can still buy. Chris discovered it after hearing the Star Wars theme song being played on continuous loop. Here are some pictures I took.(Unfortunately, the lighting was not the best, sorry about the quality of the pictures.)
Absurdly Nerdly 