Sophia, a small Chevy S-10 or a Ford Ranger might be had for that amount but they'd be 10 years old. Might find one with low mileage if you look.

Oh my god, I WANT A TRAPPER KEEPER. Every year around this time, the insatiable urge for a Trapper Keeper kicks in.

I don't want a Trapper Keeper. But I DO want a new box of crayons. The big box. And I want new blank books, which is RIDICULOUS, because I have at least four already.

I did buy new fountain pen ink. And now I'm looking for penmanship exercises, because my handwriting is pretty scrawly.

the back-to-school issue of Seventeen.

Oh man, that thing was the bomb-diggety. It was more than twice as large as the rest of the issues!

As a Catholic school student who wore a uniform every day for 12 years, the back-to-school issue was a little like reading the text of a foreign culture, but I still loved it.

Oooh. Now I want penny loafers.

A friend just randomly gifted me with the Crayola 120 color box a couple of weeks ago. Being the person that I am, I sorted all the crayons in shade progression and the designed a graph where I colored in the shades over the name of each color.

It's super handy because, to be honest, some of the new colors are kind of weak and very similar. This way, instead of using a scratch test, I can shop for shades on the graph.

Not to be all cranky grandma, but the new wax formula is not as satisfying as the crayons I have from 20+ years ago. Much thinner, less color saturation and some are crumbly.

I've also spent too much time reading about crayon history. Some of the colors they have discontinued just don't make sense. Some of the new ones, less so.

Still. CRAYONS!

I'm nearly finished with my Disney's Robinhood coloring book. That will be a sad day.

One of the fun things about being a parent is you get to do back to school shopping for your kids. We have new shoes, new clothes, a back pack, soccer gear, and the year's school supplies all sitting in the house waiting for next week.

I once treated myself to the 64-crayon box - with the built-in sharpener.

The nice thing about being an adult? you can buy yourself the cool things your parents wouldn't.

If it's crayons, colored pencils, or markers you want now is the time to buy them!

I have a great love of office supplies myself. When I was a kid I was delighted by reciept forms and guest checks.

Cash, thanks- I will start looking for those models. There are just no 10 year old hatchbacks. I think the people with civics are holding on to them.

ION, my LJ friend has no idea how she banned me.

It's very easy to ban people by accident. I'm pretty sure I've done it.

Tep, I was, to put it bluntly, technically a SPED, so ditto. and ditto. I also liked to giggle at the "embarrassing" TraumaRarma stories in a very "Bitch, please," kind of way.