Consumerism

[pen_grunt]

This is incredibly cute:


Available here, but...$60

My thought process:

That is awesome.
Eh. I would like the chains/hanging mechanisms to be different.
I wonder how difficult that is to make?
Doable, but man It will probably take a lot of time and effort.
$60 is a splurge, but it's well-made.
I could probably make it. I've made small wood objects before. It's fun to accomplish Making Something like that.
But dude. I have about a zillion other projects. Seriously. DON'T DO THIS TO YOURSELF AGAIN*.
$60 isn't that much for a splurge. We haven't really gotten any splurgy thing for the (not even glanced-at yet) baby room at all. And it will probably last a while.
Okay. I should order it.
[Looks at page again]
$15 shipping?!?
Dude. Fuck that. Where are my dowels?


*On top of this, I already have patterns printed out and vintage fabric selected for a bird-mobile. So. It's not like I need to DO this.

Comments

[sacramentalist.livejournal.com]

Are each of those one of the iterations of the Enterprise? That would be cool.

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

Not this one, but the seller has a variation that includes TOS and TNG iterations! He also does custom stuff, so I'm sure he *could*.

[sacramentalist.livejournal.com]

When I was a littlun (like, 2), I had a Star Trek shirt. Sulu colour. It was in the cedar chest for years. I kinda wish we still had it.

[grenacia.livejournal.com]

This makes me think I should knit your baby a little Starship Enterprise toy.

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

That would be so awesome. But a lot of work, I would think!