Home is Where You Live... Sometimes.

    When people mumble the cliche, "home is where the heart is." I believe it to be true. You can be in a shelter that you hate, but when you're with someone you love, you cannot help but call it home. In all honesty, it is something where you really have to weigh your values. Is love worth not looking forward going home at night? You can completely love the person but dread the shelter you share. I believe you should be able to communicate with the person you love so much, in order to create the best environment for both of you. Love is grand, but things like shelter, money, and bad habits can make you miserable in the end and taint your love. I am not here to tell you what to do, but don't expect me to lie, and say that it's fine.

    This is a mug that I gave to someone. She hates her "tin can" but it is her home, for now.

Pun Intended

   

      This is a mug I gave to someone as a gift. This is still a mug shot taken by me. I see him often enough, and I am in love with this mug. I found it online while I was looking at psychology related games. That is one good thing about websites spying on you, they sell you what you want! Maybe it isn't good, but when something happens that is hard to help, all that's left is the Brightside. The psychologist is Freud, in case you don't understand why it's funny, here you go.
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Pretend it's a Beach

      This week, I received two new mugs! This is amazing because I know the people are supporting my new hobby... of taking pictures... of mugs. Both of the mugs I received had a lot of thought put into them. So far, I have only photographed one of the mugs, so that is what this post is about.
      This mug came as a huge surprise. I am not sure if it was on my wish list or not, but it is perfect. I love animals and oddly shaped mugs so this is a dream.

Kate's Most Wanted

      I am very late on my mug shots this week... but I will get it up soon! So, for now, here are the mugs that I am interested in owning in the future. I am not asking you to buy me anything, but if you know where I can get it for maybe cheaper than what is on my list, that would be wicked! Also, if you do feel like buying it for me, I won't decline!

       KATE'S MOST WANTED

3 Cats and a Mug

      For the first time ever, I could not pick my favorite shot! So, today I give you 2 Mug Shots, of the same mug. The title was requested by my father because it is his mug. I feel bad I could not get all 3 of our cats in the shots; the youngest is a bit too spunky to stay still.
      This mug was given to my father this last Christmas as a little bit of a joke. He had been requesting a mug that says, "Best Grandpa" or something within the likes. I have yet to produce any grandchildren for him, but every once in a while we end up with a new cat. I thought this was appropriate coming from me. For the longest time he seemed like he didn't approve of the cats too much but one of them grew to like him so he could not help but give the affection right back. Today his favorite cat is one of the black ones named Edgar, which we call Eddie but my father refuses to call him anything but "Freddie," which is fine because I am sick of correcting him.

Spidey Spills

    This week, I took too long to take my mug shot. Normally I utilize the wonders of naturally perfect lighting, but I waited until the sun was long gone before I took this shot. I regret it quite a bit. Anyways, here is my Spider-Man mug! I love it. I cannot remember if I received this as a gift from myself or someone else, either way, I am happy it is mine. Today it is a bit stormy and so I am craving some tea. I think I will have some tea.

Short Changed

    I feel really disappointed in myself for skipping a week or two. The first week, I just forgot; the second week, I had lost my camera! Maybe it's only been one week behind. I am far too lazy to figure it out exactly.
    I was not ever short-changed or however you say it, but the level of change I have in this mug is... clearly short. I, for some reason always wanted a clear mug and teacup, I think it always reminded me of the dishes used in Star Trek TNG. One day, I was perusing the dishes at the thrift store, and they had a whole section of clear dishware! I could not say no to this mug, but for some stupid reason, I had a hard time accepting "clean" when I did try to wash it. There are some hard-water stains on this mug, which is not very attractive but I do not mind, as I am using this mug for spare coins now. I could have done a better job with this photograph, I like it anyways.

Always Drink Milk

 

  This is definitely not my mug, nor will I ever use this mug. I believe this to be a vintage mug, and I am assuming from my Father's side of the family. Please, feel free to correct me if you know otherwise. My little sister tried to throw it away while we were cleaning the other week, I told her not to, in worry that it is an antique with some sentimental value. It will stick around for quite a bit longer, but it will not be used. It's neat that it's something pretty old, but it looks yucky on the inside... and it is a bit creepy looking on the outside. I like it.

Online Dating

    This is not my mug, but it is my mug shot. I was using this mug all week, I wish I could tell you why. I don't even know. Come to find out at the end of the week that it is in fact, my little sister's mug, from her internet/real life boyfriend. I thought it would be a perfect mug shot for the week because I knew what was happening today... she was getting engaged!

  The title of this post is "Online Dating" because that is where it started. From the beginning I did not really judge her at all. I have built online relationships in the past myself, unfortunately I never went as far as meeting up with them. I say unfortunately because they were from England, and it would have been wicked. They weren't even really romantic relationships, just awesome friendships (at least I thought they were). Any way... They did not really meet on a dating website or anything, just through a game, which is fine, as long as they can leave the game and live a nice life together!

    People can't really judge how other people meet or fall in love. We can't even judge how fast they decide to move! From kissing, to engagements and weddings, and even creating adorable babies! Everyone is different and as long as they are in tune with themselves, things will work out for the better, no matter the circumstance and speed.

Neglected

    When I first saw this mug, I could not say 'no'. I didn't care how much it cost, although I'm sure the markup was horrendous, I bought it on site. When I took it home I immediately was a little worried. You see, it would be very difficult to clean on the underside of the octopus, which worried me a little bit about sanitation. After deciding I wouldn't ever know how truly clean the mug is, I made the choice not to really use it.
    At the beginning of the week, I ran out of clean mugs. I am very lazy when it comes to the easy stuff, like washing a mug, so I used the octomug.  I forgot about the coffee that was in it, probably because I didn't really need it, and my sister was making it weak in flavor. After about a day of neglecting the coffee, in a hot room, the liquid started to evaporate. After three days it was almost gone but left a beautiful stain in the mug. Today, the mug was cleaned but this one might end up in the garbage. I'll think about it.

The Doctor... and Strawberries

    This week I was still not much in the mood for coffee. I found myself sipping on water and sifting through my little strawberry plant. It was too late for quite a few strawberries, luckily I found two completely perfect but small strawberries. After I was done with the water in my mug, I used it to haul the perfect berries until I decided to take a quick shot of them before I devoured them deliciously.
    I love this mug completely. It is one of my favorite pieces of art from Doctor Who. It is supposed to be done by Vincent Van Gogh sometime in his last year before killing himself. It served as warning to the Doctor about the TARDIS fatally exploding. Spoiler: It works out and they have another Doctor Who thing to smack on merchandise, and sell to suckers for the show (me definitely included).

Something Clever

I feel really proud of the title for my first post, so of course with the second, I could not come up with anything better. Lately I have not really been in the mood for coffee so I was using this mug for water. I love the floral design on the outside with a basic bright green on the inside. It kind of reminds me of some people I've observed over my lifetime. On the outside it is all show but on the inside it is a lot more simple than they would want you to perceive. It is just green on the inside, yet, it is more surprising than white and compliments the design on the outside. People should not try to hide what's on the inside, there's a good chance it will make what is on the outside look even better.

First Offense

Sometimes I don't even like the coffee I am drinking; I just hope to find some sort of comfort in a familiar taste. No matter which mood I happen to be in, I feel that this mug brings me the most contentment. If the poorly made, reheated coffee doesn't make me feel better, the design of this mug does.