#Buy Nothing Day

[spoopy-action-at-distance]

I took @bunjywunjy's example (thanks for the inspiration!) and honoured Black Friday Buy Nothing Day by traipsing off into the woods with a packed lunch and a thermos full of tea. My phone crapped out almost immediately because it can't handle the cold, but I managed to get a couple of shots before that.

The river's starting to freeze over.

Some enterprising local's riverside grill station that they forgot to pick up before it snowed.

A birdhouse with a curiously positioned entrace. I don't remember outright what species this type is for, and I don't think it's for bats.

And sunset colours near my home. The moon came up while I was taking a meal break and though it's not full yet, it looked remarkably big and bright.

Once I got home I baked some buns, stuffed my face and took a hot shower.

10/10 use of my time, feel very refreshed, beats getting elbowed in the solar plexus while surrounded by overpriced sale items I don't need.

[the-birth-of-art]

It's a perfect day to unsubscribe from marketing emails.

[alicemccombs]

[queerveganadventures]

assimilation politics

i had the fortune to see gloria anzaldua lecture once. it was at the queer studies conference in iowa city. she was one of the keynote speakers. she gave a lecture i shared often when i was asked to guest lecture on identity. anzaldua spoke on identity, of knowing who you are. she used an analogy of thinking of yourself as a tree. your identity as the roots that hold you firmly in place. you…

[dijetemjeseca]

330/365

Međunarodni dan bez kupnje 🛍

[merelymatt]

Buy Nothing Day

[murderousink23]

11/24/2023 is Unique Talent Day 🌎, Teachers' Day 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫🇹🇷, National Sardines Day 🐟🇺🇲, Buy Nothing Day 🇺🇲, Flossing Day 🇺🇲, Maize Day 🌽🇺🇲, National Day of Listening 👂🇺🇲, National Native American Heritage Day 🇺🇲, You're Welcomegiving Day 🇺🇲, Black Friday 🇺🇲, National Illustration Day 🇬🇧

[piekhana]

[westernstarofthenorth]

Zombies are real- hate this day and the hype up to it so much. It’s BUY NOTHING DAY here- i don't shop the planet to death- consumerism= bad for the climate !! 😡😡🌍🌡🔥🔥🔥

[prose2passion]

buy nothing day is coming up next week!

[etz-ashashiyot]

Friendly reminder that A Land for All is an excellent organization that is still, even now, working to create an equitable resolution to the conflict. Please check them out:

I also strongly recommend reading through their full proposal here.

[leia-leek]

EA is a triple A gaming company worth billions. But BioWare? It's a subsidiary that is smaller than you think. (EA has about 13k employees, but BW has about 500).

Not pre-ordering or buying on the day of release isn't going to send a message to EA to improve its practices. It's only going to hurt BioWare and their remaining employees. (This isn't aimed at people who can't afford it, or don't like the game(s), or don't like what they've seen so far, or are very skeptical and want to hold off. I'm talking to people who are excited about the game and have the $60 to spare.)

Yes, there are things to criticize about BioWare and EA, I get it, I really do. What happened to Mary Kirby and those like her is awful. Fuck them for that, truly. The merchandise packages that don't include the game, kinda scummy. But if you don't take that as a sign that EA is pushing down, hard, on BioWare, then I don't know what to tell you. Do you think BioWare is somehow immune from EA's scrutiny? BioWare has two big misses in their recent history, after MEA and Anthem, they are on thin ice.

Will the game be buggy on release? Maybe. They do have a history of it. Hell, DAO is still buggy af, but we love it anyway. Will the game be bad? Possibly. There are story elements in each game that still piss me off to this day. It is a gamble, but if you like what you see and are excited, there is no reason not to support the franchise you love. Do you want more Dragon Age games? Do you want more Mass Effect games? If yes, then the best way to get more games is to buy this game.

The only thing that will happen if DATV sales suck, will be for EA to believe that Dragon Age games no longer sell and to nix or hold off on all future projects for it. By waiting for it to be on sale or pirating it, you could very well damn the future of BioWare and the DA franchise. You're not fucking up EA when you choose not to buy DATV, you are screwing BioWare, which is not the same as EA. BioWare can be dissolved, but EA won't. They won't care, EA will happily get rid of something that isn't making them money. EA is not gonna be hurt by DATV doing poorly in sales, they have their sports franchises that will always make them money. It will only hurt BioWare and the remaining developers. Do you like Weekes? Epler? Busche? Support them!

So if you are excited about Dragon Age: The Veilguard and want to see more Dragon Age games, don't let anyone convince you not to buy it, or pre-order it. Don't let anyone make you feel bad for doing so. If you have the money and like what you see, I encourage you to buy it and show support for your favorite franchise.

(Those worried about the SAG-AFTRA strike, don't be, DATV isn't included in the strike. More here.)

[dimeadozencows]

I have endured what no one on earth has ever done before

I put my lips to the hands of the man who killed my son

[queerveganadventures]

hammock therapy

i have started to consider this past summer as my season of hammock therapy. i spent a fair amount of time in my hammock reading…lots and lots of reading, but mostly i listened. i heard the early morning birds, the late night birds, the coyotes, i listened for the lobos that are returning. i heard animals walking through the dry grass. the wind through the trees and the ropes holding me aloft. i…

[ottern0t]

(Tiny cw- nonsexual nudity) Context: i headcanon all timelords are intersex and ten got human dysphoria from being on earth so long