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THESWIFTSOURCE’S HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY

'Tis the season of holiday cheer and giving! I've decided to give away some super cool stuff to thank you all for your love and support! 

What’s included in this giveaway:

Brand new limited edition music box ‘Taylor - Starlight’ perfume

Limited edition Subway cup

RED iPad cover

1989 hand stamped (charm) bracelet (reads: ‘Darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream’)

1989 CD (polaroids included)

'The Bund' magazine (Chinese magazine) featuring a story on Taylor bringing the RED Tour to Shanghai - perfect collector's item for any fan

RULES:

MUST BE FOLLOWING theswiftsource and my personal

Unfollowing me from either account after this giveaway will exclude you from future giveaways hosted by me

This giveaway must reach 5K or it won’t happen

Reblogging this post more than once is welcome, ‘likes’ will NOT count

I will only ship to the U.S or Canada (sorry, but shipping is very expensive where I live!)

Winner must have their ask box open and be okay with giving me their personal address to receive these gifts. The winner will be chosen 24 hours after January 7th, the winner has 24 hours to respond to the message otherwise a new winner will be chosen

This giveaway will end on January 7th 13th

PLEASE READ & FOLLOW THE RULES. THANK YOU

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I love all of the transition-y periods I go through. Like some days I'm all: "hi today I am nerd. Deadpool, MTG, Batman, D&D" while others I'm like "VICTORIA'S SECRET, SAJE, TAYLOR SWIFT, JUST THE GIRLY THINGS <3"  :'}

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I've been super sick this past week with a medley of colds; however, I still decided dressing up in the costume I bought a month ago was 100% worth it, especially after watching little kids (and a couple parents!) get all excited/terrified when I answered the door to give away candy. :)

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Dungeons and Dragons can be an engrossing and exciting game, but many view the cost of the materials as a significant barrier. Luckily, there are a couple of ways to experience the world of D&D without spending a dime, just by following...

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ephemeral [ih-fem-er-uhl]

(adjective) Considered one of the most beautiful words in the English language, ephemeral is defined as being transitory; short-lived or lasting a very brief time, sometimes a day. Equally as beautiful as its antonym, sempiternal, defined as everlasting; ephemeral’s beauty lies in its temporariness. Its romantic nature is generally used to describe an exciting or extraordinarily fleeting moment, such as the seasons, a love affair, or childhood.  (via wordsnquotes)

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That one time Deadpool married Dracula's wife.

Deadpool #36

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With these tips, your new house can feel like home in no time.

I always like to find a spot to repost informative articles like this. One never knows when a tip or two of old wisdom might come in handy..  Also "the humble pecan" lololol

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Deadpool Bi-Annual #1

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Who also "suffered" from tourettes syndrome and would throw the BEST insults at people. So good, in fact, that his targets would often take to memory the jibes and write them down for later reference.  So yeah, there you go. Writer of the first dictionary compulsively insulted people.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1599158/

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Sleep is good. And books are better.

a Clash of Kings, (Tyrion Lannister), George Martin. (via neverlandofbooks)

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Deadpool #34

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Why CVS Quit Smoking

What inspired CVS’s rhetorical shift from saving pennies to saving lives? Vauhini Vara on the high-profile cigarette ban:

“The change in image has come at a cost. The company has estimated that it will lose two billion dollars in revenue in the first year by shutting down cigarette sales. What’s more, its executives haven’t been able to quantify what it would gain in new health-care business.”

Photograph by Seth Wenig/AP

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I can think of a few others; but these should be helpful for some of you lost souls. 

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Mexican Food Mobile Concession

Los Tacos Hermanos exists for all you Breaking Badites that miss the show.. They've been doing exhibitions at the PNE recently and, pairing this up with the Game of Thrones Exhibition happening there, I've gotta admit: Vancouver is pretty rad. 

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Here we have a lovely pocket edition of The Compleat Angler printed in 1825 in London by William Pickering.  Both an author and biographer, Izaak Walton’s (1593-1683) first edition of of The Compleat Angler was printed in 1653.  He produced a second edition almost immediately after in 1655.  In this second edition we see the format that subsequent editions have kept.  Walton wrote the book as a dialogue between travelers who practiced different forms of recreation: Piscator (fisherman), Venator (hunter), and Auceps (falconer).  Piscator teaches his companions the art of fishing and how its practice leads to a more meaningful life.  Walton continued to revise and reissue his work throughout his lifetime.  His friend Charles Cotton (1630-1687) worked on the piece as well, producing part two and finishing the text we are familiar with today.  

To get a sense of how small this book is I’ve included a few dry flies: a wooly bugger (fuzzy green one), a purple haze, and a CDC(cul de canard) Elk Hair caddis (small tan and orange one).

Jillian

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