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Having paid off all my debts on Wednesday (when I say all I mean all - including my student loan and money from my parents and those outrageous gambling & whoring debts) I thought I would celebrate by going on a little eBay shopping spree. Most of my everyday things took a battering on my round-the-world trip so need replacing, and apart from that I need a wardrobe update because I've been pretty restrained thanks to my lack of funds. After a while of being impoverished my Scottish meanness really kicked in and it now takes some effort to make myself spend money at all. Unless it's a plane ticket, that's not a problem... I can usually persuade myself that I really don't need the item and it's overpriced - especially after seeing Asian prices for similar things which were always undoubtedly fake and sometimes of lesser quailty but ohhh so "cheap cheap". So the only thing I bought on eBay was a new aerial for my phone (since the old one looks like it's been chewed by a wolf) for £2.45. After that I looked at ladies' boots but I felt I'd reached my spending limit for the week and my browse through the available items was really just for fun. I found some very interesting items. Basically, if I ever feel the urge to dress up as a dominatrix, a gladiator, a five-year old girl, a robot, a yeti, or just a massive slut I'll know where to look. Check these out:

After that, just to contradict what I said earlier about not being able to spend money, I almost bought a couple of rolls of Laura Ashely wallpaper, despite the fact that I don't own a house or even rent one, but live with my parents who don't need new wallpaper. Maybe it's a nest-building instinct that has kicked in thanks to the glorious spring weather we're having at the moment (think fog and 7°C), or I'm just extremely stupid. Take your pick.