Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka) talking with Jack Albertson (Grandpa Joe) at his car on the studio lot during filming of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, 19711yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Sometimes, my wife will text me a short cryptic story using emojis, and she’ll end the story with a red balloon like it’s a little French art-house film1yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/MadeMeSmile
(not mine) Abandoned snack machine, late 80s-early 90s judging by the brands on display4yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Happy (early) birthday to me 🍰 ❤️ ALSO: I was the first to buy a copy while the Nintendo rep was in-store, so she gave me a pair of DK sunglasses!6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/NintendoSwitch
Left: me in 2015, on my very first day as a front desk agent at a four-star hotel. Right: me two days ago, after being promoted to manager of that same hotel. Feeling very blessed tonight.4yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/happy
6 years ago, I was fat, sad, angry, and depressed beyond words. Today, I’m on new meds, I’m in love with my life, I’m 60 pounds lighter, and I’m gonna be on a game show in a few weeks. 💕6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/happy
Surprise early birthday gift from my wife. Upgrading from a 2010 MBP to a 2020 Air with M1 is almost overwhelming 💕3yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/mac
6 years ago, I was fat, sad, angry, and depressed beyond words. Today, I’m on new meds, I’m in love with my life, I’ve lost 60 pounds, and I’m going to be on a game show in a few weeks. 💕 (x-post from r/happy)6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/pics
$9.99 at Goodwill. I’m gonna beat the shit out of some bargains.6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Ordered Greek food for lunch, accidentally discovered my new porn name3yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/funny
Re-shelled my first ever Game Boy, and put a picture between the screen and the clear outer shell. That’s my brother and me 💕5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Gameboy
Clear/black two-tone SP with a picture of my brother and me under the top plate4yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Gameboy
My wife’s first art show is tonight!! Wine and beer! Bagels! Peach rings! House music! Stickers! Come on by!1yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/lancaster
It’s after 10pm and she’s sleeping right now, but I need to express my gratitude for having a wife who makes me simple vegan meals for me to eat when I get home from work.6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/vegan
M/29/5’11” [272lbs > 210 lbs] (5 years) Less depressed and more motivated than ever before. Plus I’m going to be a contestant on Match Game this summer.6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/progresspics
[UPDATE] The bizarre yet gorgeous suit jacket I found for $15 in NY today was worn by Canadian hockey commentator Don Cherry on the April 28, 2018 broadcast of Hockey Night In Canada. (I’m on the right lol)6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
The pic of the manager at this Wawa is his kid's drawing of him7yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
My wife yelled at me because my Retropie stuff was a mess, so I went out and thrifted a vintage Caboodles makeup tote from the 90s for $0.50. Now I have a storage solution, and my wife is jealous of my makeup tote. Win-win.5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/RetroPie
UPDATE: I decided to gamble and leave that London Fog coat from yesterday on the rack, hoping I could come back today and snag it for 50% off on Family Day...and it paid off. 💵 🧥 🔥 ❤️6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Was in a hurry to catch a train in NYC, grabbed the $10 special at the Moynihan. I don’t know what I was expecting. (one cheese, one “vodka”)1yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/PizzaCrimes
Overcame a toxic work environment, started to love and forgive myself more, and I can feel my relationship with my wife strengthening. Plus, I got a job in the same field with a huge raise, PLUS they bought me my suit. I am genuinely happy for the first time in several months.5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/happy
After drinking a gallon of water a day for a year straight, I'm under 200 lbs. for the first time in a decade.7yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/happy
Gotta love a church sale. 25 cents each for the games, 50 cents for the angel food cake 🍰 ❤️6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/gamecollecting
A good friend of mine recently got himself a PS5 and gave this to me as a gift. Been having lots of fun with it so far!2yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/PS4
Officiating a wedding today. Just got hit with a wave of Big Happy. For some reason, this was the first place I thought of to share that feeling. Loving my life these days.3yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/FreeCompliments
$2.00, probably from the 1970s. It was so attractive, so chunky, so visually striking...I could not resist.6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
My pin came in today. Even came with some postcards of various murals painted in Sudbury (Alex’s hometown). We’ll get it done 💕5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Jeopardy
Used a tiny bit of paint and gave my new RG353P the one design feature I thought would be most helpful. Now I’ll know what’s what when I’m playing PS11yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/SBCGaming
Gotta love a church sale. 25 cents each for the games, 50 cents for the angel food cake 🍰 ⛪️ 💕6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/retrogaming
Clearly humorous comment from a FB friend drinking and watching Countdown in Northern Ireland hijacked by a show-off6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/humblebrag
For the first time in my life, I'm the owner of a proper suit, and I feel incredible.9yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/happy
When I got burned by my Reddit Secret Santa, u/MrCrono666 stepped in and made things right in a way I could never have imagined I’m so proud to own one of his creations!4yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Gameboy
Found the perfect wireless Bluetooth keyboard for my RetroPie at Goodwill yesterday for $46yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/RetroPie
One of my gaming guilty pleasures: MS-DOS home versions of quiz and game shows1yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/SBCGaming
Won my first Tetris tournament today! The challenge was highest score in 4 minutes of Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo Switch) Marathon mode. Won a gift card so my wife’s drinks were free, but most importantly, had such an awesome time!!5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Tetris
Entirely thrifted outfit, felt cute might be delete later idk5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
I was a contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. They print you a fake check for every possible amount, just in case.9yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
I made a bead art interpretation of Laura Palmer’s red room brooch 🥰 it’s for a friend, we’re going to a TP-themed dance party this weekend2yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/twinpeaks
oh no i’m being shanghai’d on the open seas hahahahaha i am so lonely3yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/SBCGaming
$20 at an outdoor festival. The lady told me to take two free games too7yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Saw an Everdrive X5 on eBay for a really good price, decided to treat myself 🎁4yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Gameboy
The original graphics card and stopwatch used in the intro to CBS’ 60 Minutes, as displayed in the Smithsonian1yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
I own a 3DS and a Switch, but I somehow keep running back to this little guy. I just love the Game Boy and Neo Geo libraries, and it seems like overkill to play those little games on such large devices. Also, this is the most pocketable emulator I’ve owned.2yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/SBCGaming
Went to a convention last weekend and came back with a bite from the crafting bug! Got myself a Perler set and started making pins of sprites from the action-puzzle games I love. Much more (and much more obscure) coming soon!!2yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/casualnintendo
Gave my RG280V buttons a quick paint job, to make it easier to play PS13yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/RG350
[No spoilers] I put my Spotify meditation playlist on shuffle and this is the first song that came up. I love it! So relaxing.6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/twinpeaks
Randomly discovered she was a Wall Street Journal best-selling author LOL \_(ツ)_/ 6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/humblebrag
My wife and I are separating (hopefully temporary), Alex Trebek died, and I feel like nobody in the world wants me right now. Unimaginable sadness.3yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/FreeCompliments
My brother and me. He was the first in our family to graduate from college. This is my favorite picture of us ever.7yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/happy
$3.99 AlphaSmart Neo digital typewriter. As a minimalist who loves to write but is easily distracted by everything else my laptop can do, this is an absolute godsend.4yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
My wife and I have had a very lucky thrifting weekend in Pittsburgh. Check this baby out.6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
At the top of an otherwise totally nondescript stack of records. In great condition too!6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Found these bomb-ass 90s-era NYC souvenir dress socks. One dollar!6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
I work the front desk at a hotel. Depression has been beating me to death lately.8yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/toastme
$10 pickup. I love puzzle games, but I’m excited to sink some time into TCG5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Gameboy
Lucky thrift find! USA version, also has charger and stylus. Once I clean it up, what’s it worth?3yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Approximately 20% of this poster is taken up by something resembling a white jeweled ass.9yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/CrappyDesign
Treated myself and upgraded to an AGS-101. Zero regrets. This screen is beautiful. S/O to DkOldies 🎮5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Gameboy
$14.99. My wife didn’t like it BUT I GOT IT ANYWAY I’m a madman6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
$3.97 - a message machine for your locker. Uses cassette tapes and comes with three remote “activators” to give to your friends5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
It’s been a good week—won this in a raffle at the video game booth in my local flea market!5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Gameboy
Working 9 overnights in a row. Depressed, sad, and sort of lonely. In search of good vibes.8yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/FreeCompliments
Palm-sized wireless Bluetooth PC keyboard for $3.97 at Goodwill6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Dictionary of Text Abbreviations, sold un-ironically at AC Moore. What?6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/FellowKids
Ordered a game on Amazon, and it came with a thank you mint. Why does this make me so happy?5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Gameboy
Two weeks ago, I donated my 3DS to a co-worker’s cousin whose mom was going in for heart surgery and decided it was a good time to rediscover my first love. I’m finding my GBA to provide a much more fun experience than playing VC on my 3DS. This is my collection two weeks in. (btw I LOVE puzzles 🧩)5yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Gameboy
Just won 35 Vs. matches in a row on Puyo Puyo Tetris (3DS). My brain feels like putty.6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/Tetris
Friend of a friend is 9 manuals away from a complete USA set. Can anyone help? Accepting private messages and comments. Thanks!6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/nes
Found an old Tonight Show with Johnny Carson record circa 1974 for $2.50, and the collectible poster was still inside. It’s the size of six album covers. I think I want to get it framed.6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Day 1 of work at a five-star hotel. This is a two-monther. Also my first suit ever.9yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/beards
Talk about odds...three four-leaf clovers in Hershey, Pennsylvania!7yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/nevertellmetheodds
From a mental health standpoint, this has been the week from hell. Just need some ❤️❤️ today.6yr ⋅ Christiancarrion ⋅ r/FreeCompliments