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Shalom, dear readers -

Devons nous vraiment mangor mon patalon dons vos reves les plus fous?
....which by the way means "Do we really have to eat my pants in your wildest dreams?"





So just in case you decided to go on some crazy acid trip during the last 24 hours, Barack Obama is set to be America's 44th President starting January 20, 2008.

pro-Barack? -Hooray! Score one for the Democrats! YES YOU DID!

anti-Barack? -This is America; start a revolution. Also, take great pleasure in the fact that one day you are going to die so it doesn't really matter anyway.







One a more civil note,
i'm sure that you all will be happy to know that according to Western Union, the sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses EVERY SINGLE LETTER IN THE AMERICAN ALPHABET.


Also, math is simply dazzling. See the example below.
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

And that's pretty much all you need to know in this life.









But back to more serious matters... hooray for Barack being president and all, but until he is actually in office and making changes for America, I'm still broke as fuck.
You all are still broke as fuck.
All of my unborn children are broke as fuck.
Let's face it.
You can't afford rent.
You can't afford to take shits because you have no toilet paper.
You wonder how you're going to pay for school next semester.
You can't afford to shop pricy places (i.e. American Apparel, Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, etc.) unless you have Daddy's credit card or steal...both of which are NOT good for your karma.

I may not be able to solve your toiletry needs (and believe me, I'm working on it), but I CAN solve your fashion and food needs.


Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Rebirth of Thrift.
Here are some pretty sweet and cheap places around the Austin/St. Edward's area that will save you lots of $$$.
That way you'll have more $$$ for your Adderal, codine, marijuana, alcohol, or whatever else you Fucks decide to buy.
And by "Fucks," I mean the most handsome, prettiest, cream-of-the-crop people that Austin/UT/St.Edwards/wherever produces.
You'll thank me later.




The Rebirth of Thrift:

1.Family Thrift Center
208 E. Oltorf St.
Austin, TX 78704
512.443.3338
It's cheap, right down the street from St. Eds, AND they almost ALWAYS have at least two polaroid cameras for sale (POLAROID LOVERS UNITE!)


2.Thrift Land
512 W. Stassney Lane
Austin, TX 78704
512.326.1510
Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
This store's name definately does not lie -it really is a land of thrift treasures. There is so much in the store that you may want to bring some water because there is a chance of extreme overwhelness (is that even a word?) Oh yeah, there's a lot of designer purses and dresses hidden in the forests of clotheshangers.


3.Savers
4001 S. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78704
512.442.8011
Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 10am-6pm
Some argue that Savers smells like old piss, but that shouldn't stop you from shopping there and checking out the amazing clothes it has to offer. Many an indie-kid have found amazing dresses and boots from this urine-smelling cove. And I'm pretty sure you've smelled worse.


4.Treasure City Thrift
1720 E. 12th St.
(between Comal and Chicon)
Austin, TX blahblahblah
Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-6pm
The only way I have to tell you about the amazingness of this place is just simply that you HAVE to go there. It's amazing. It smells like your grandma's bathroom. It's volunteer-run AND non-profit. You could probably buy the whole store and everything in it for under $100.


5.Buffalo Exchange
2904 Guadalupe St.
Austin, TX 78705
512.480.9922
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 12pm-7pm
I know, I know. Buffalo prices aren't the cheapest in the world. In fact, I go there mostly to try and sell clothes to make $$$. After that I'll see if there's anything worth buying. The good thing about Buffalo Exchange is that if they buy your clothes/accessories/shoes, they give 35% in trade and 25% for them in cash.
ANNNNNDDDDDDDD
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Go to various thrift stores and look for desinger clothing or things that you think Buffalo Exchange will buy from you. You buy your thrift finds for a cheap price, and if Buffalo Exchange buys them from you, chances are they will sell it for a lot higher than the $10.00 TOTAL that you spent buying them. DING DING DINGGGG THAT MEANS YOU MAKE A PROFIT BECAUSE YOU BRAVED THE SMELL OF YOUR GRANDMA'S BATHROOM.
It's not rocket science, kids.







As for finding cheap places to eat, Wendy's is always a good choice because of the dollar menu.
Also, try eating at only local restaurants or local food companies. A lot of times local businesses sell food at cheap prices, so for all you "unique" trendsetters out there, this is a good thing.
SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, YA'LL!

A fairly popular little pizza shop on Guadalupe Street ALSO sells pizza for VERY cheap.
In fact, Slices and Ices is one of the cheapest places on the Drag to eat. They also sell ICE CREAM CONES for 0.99.
Not to mention that a little lady by the name of Yours Truly works there.
Come by while I'm working and I'll give you free food.
Seriously.
Score for the foodless.
And the poor college student.
And Jesus.
Yes, definately Jesus.








until next time,
-SER