Entry #8. Necissities of an Introvert

For those of you that have read my first blog post, it's right here if you want to check it out, I am the standard introvert that enjoys reading, browsing through the rigorous and mean media jungle, and logging on to the game of choice daily. For me to function, I need the basic necessities of a human as well as a way to continue my introverted existence. With that being said, I need three things: books, a special line of clothing that proclaims my introvertedness, and games.

Sadly, I have limited funds, and so must make do, trying to find the best deals and such. My personality and willingness to read has taken me to perhaps the best website ever created by mankind, Thriftbooks. This website allows a person to buy books for close to nothing. It promotes the buying and selling of used books so as to reduce the amount of paper consumed a year, meet demands of people who are not millionaires and yearn for that familiar flip of the page, as well as keeping everything stocked for popular, releases in case someone is a millionaire. This website is magical in the way it can make deals and reduce the prices of books tremendously. Did I mention that it is free shipping on orders over $10? I have said it once and I will say it again this website is magical.
The website that I use to procure clothing from the safety of my Fortress of Solitude is Thinkgeek. The site specializes in clothing but sells many other cool doodads and devices for someone else's Fortress of Solitude. I have slowly but surely building a collection of t-shirts from the website, and have yet to be disappointed by any of my purchases. The site's price for most t-shirts is just $12. It's a steal.

I have yet to find any way to support my gaming habit other than Gamestop. It's isn't terrible. It isn't great. Sometimes they have deals. Most the time they don't. If you have any gems of the internet shopping be sure to share them. Say what you think about the websites talked about above, and thank you for reading.

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Entry #4. Culture Experience Through a Medium

When I have time, I enjoying watching shows like Bizarre Foods and Booze Traveler , shows that involve experiencing the culture of other places. There are an uncountable amount of cultures and each culture has its own variances that branch out into areas that we, as Americans, would find odd. Andrew Zimmerman and Jack Maxwell, respective hosts of the shows mentioned beforehand, go through the these cultures and try to experience it in the fullest fashion, whether that means dancing at a local shindig or freshly defanged cobra, that is for their hosts to decide. These shows take them all over the world. The episode I watched recently of Bizarre Foods featured Andrew Zimmerman hunting boar in Hawaii, and, after the skinning of the animal, proceeding to eat it among expert boar hunters that have been doing it for generations. In Booze Traveler, Jack Maxwell had just tried spit beer while in the Amazon. For those who have not seen the episode, spit beer is literally spit that is flavored...

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Entry #10. End of the Year Dash

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