Generally, things cannot be purchased as awesome as I want them to be. However... I have awesome to spare! At least for inanimate objects. It's so satisfying to turn something worn out and ugly into something beautiful; and the cheaper the better.  I bought this original Lytegem lamp at the Salvation Army for 3 bucks and the fan I found in my basement. Both work, although the fan seems like it would do a better job of sparking an electrical fire than of cooling me down. Good thing that's not what really matters.