#buy secondhand

[latenightcoffeeandart]

“Some say the antique syndrome surfaced to offset the newness of the land, the homes, and the settlers. Some say the interest was initiated by a desire to return to the roots of yesterday. I contend the entire movement to acquire antiques was born out of sheer respect of things that lasted longer than fifteen minutes.” ~ Erma Bombeck

#vintagefinds #thriftfind #thriftshops #victorian #candelara #darkacademia #darkacademiadecor #beautifulthings #thrifting #oldstuff #buysecondhand #secondhand #olddecor #homedecor #brass

[ratcharlie]

these boots n this dress r an undefeated combo i think (both secondhand from depop)

[plushieanimals]

💟 Espeon build a bear has been restocked! 💟

[steelycunt]

a paperback book isnt alive until you break its spine btw like a long slumbering animal being carefully roused it actually needs you to do that like when you click your knuckles. for your paperback book the breaking of its spine is like the first stretch against your pillow in the morning

[shallowseeker]

Sure, Sam’s eyebrows shoot to his hairline once Dean starts losing patience and rifling through Cas’s pockets whenever Cas can’t find something.

But they practically jump off his head and shoot up to the clouds when Dean starts storing his own shit in Cas’s pockets. Receipts, spare change, gloves, pens, knives, other random weapons, pamphlets, folded-up restaurant menus, maps, knickknacks, his own fucking wallet.

[morrowalker]

harsh reminder that the boycott also includes lego. they have stores in isreal, and, as far as i know (slash, at the time of posting) have been deafeningly silent on the topic of the genocide.

[incorrect-riordanverse]

the problem with all these white authors like rick riordan who are revealing their stances on the israel-palestine apartheid is that they barely do anything but virtue signal when they claim “i’m on the side against war” “i’m anti-violence” “i abhor terrorism.” zero people are going to disagree with you. zero people believe what hamas did is justified. zero people think israel shouldn’t have a right to defend itself against terrorism. but that isn’t what israel is doing when they collectively punish all of palestine, who doesn’t even have an official army. when rick riordan says some wishy-washy bullshit about the violence suffered on both sides of the conflict, and words his whole dumbass blog post like it’s violence that is in any way equal, that literally helps no one. in fact, it’s so damn negligent of the 75 years of violence that palestine has suffered and been oppressed for. yes, there are innocent civilians in israel who are suffering, no one is disagreeing with you. that doesn’t erase the fact that israel is a disgusting state that has used state-sanctioned violence on a systemic scale since its conception, and the oppressed people have responded to that in violent retaliation (because OBVIOUSLY they would). israel is built on the subjugation of palestine, there is no equal suffering between the two.

[hellenhighwater]

I've decided Mal and Vice need a floor-to-ceiling cat tree and I think I'm going to get inventive. And also literal, about the tree part; I'm going to find a good bole from a downed tree on my parents' property and use that as the base. Ideally it would have a few branches too, but we'll see what we get. They have a lot of maples and oaks, which would be ideal.

Other materials: a pair of 15-inch hammered copper bowls, which Malice tries to sleep in when she finds them empty (I don't use them for food, mostly table decor); a bunch of colored glass lanterns; sisal rope, which I will need more of; leftover long black feathers from Malice's wings; and a goatskin that I thrifted somewhere. I also have a buffalo hide (also thrifted for $35) but I would hate to cut it up just to use it to line cat beds. I wouldn't feel bad cutting the goatskin up.

I want to make something that isn't screamingly obvious as cat furniture. I don't know what exactly this will look like but I think I can figure something out that will be more sculptural and witchy. Maybe hanging some live plants on it would also be good...but then I might also have to attach grow lights, depending on where I put it.

If anyone has suggestions or ideas from doing this themselves, please do let me know.

[werebutch]

ok completely different subject but seeing a 'squishmallow alternatives' post is so wild to me. i know you guys like those things but theyre so soulless its horrible to me. the fact that you cant boycott a company unless you have some other company to give all your money to is so crazy.. dont you have any other hobbies. this is like funko pops all over again its horrifying

[yuri-for-businesswomen]

look what came in the mail today 💜

[noellevanious]

so my little faggot car is down for the count (itd cost $1000 to fix its brakeline and the auto guy said even if they did it'd still probably not last another year). so i'm gonna have to buy/finance a used car from an auto lot. Any basic tips. I really just want to get a car that can Go

[bitchesgetriches]

It’s Not Your Imagination—Secondhand Stuff IS More Expensive Than Ever

Have you noticed that secondhand stuff is more expensive than it used to be? Because I absolutely have! Since I retired, I’ve been on a bit of a secondhand shopping spree. You see, I inherited almost all of my current furniture. I acquired it randomly from old roommates, friends moving across the country, my grandparents’ downsizing, and the legendary Allston Christmas. Now that work isn’t…

[bonefall]

I do feel bad for Owen. Clearly this is NOT his forte. #freeowen

I'm guessing Owen has some kind of contract to do all the covers for the "Erin Hunter" books, since he also seems to do the art for Bravelands and Survivors. Which baffles me.

When you look at his portfolio, it seems clear that animals are NOT his strong suit. He mostly designs them as monsters or setpieces, not as characters in their own right. His humans, objects, and backgrounds are excellent, while his animals are quite generic-- So why did they choose this artist to design for their xenofiction series?

The art he does for Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl is not as jilted and uninspired as his work for any of the Erin Hunter series. He does have a thing for harsh lighting (too harsh for my taste) but the composition is fine and the characters are recognizable. Certainly not "someone tried to unlock your phone" tier. It's strange.

It strikes me like he's not "comfortable" enough with animals to experiment with them, heavily referencing zoomed-in photos and leaving it there. Note how his cats are almost never doing anything, just sitting or standing around looking confused.

Has he ever even drawn a battle cat... battling?

I don't really feel "bad" for him, OR "mad" at him, because we have no idea what's happening behind the scenes, but I WILL say that I feel he is an absolutely awful match for WC. I don't understand what about his portfolio made him look like a good replacement for Wayne McLoughlin, besides some executive recognizing his style from somewhere else.

I hope he is compensated well for his work, but I don't buy hardcovers because of his art and am holding out hope that someone else takes over someday.

[kittykatrattie]

idk if this will even make an impact on them but fuck it

[impulsivesuperrobin]

was doing a little research bc i love dressing up in screen accurate clothes and APPARENTLY this:

is a $300+ ralph lauren sweater

robert montague renfield did a full upheaval of his life and one of the first things he bought was a $300 sweater that is his new all-the-time fit

self-care

[unpretty]

i feel like a lot of tiny house discourse misses the actual early appeal of the tiny house concept, which is that if you tried to build yourself a house out of old wood pallets you scrounged from behind walmart you would quickly run into a lot of problems with zoning and building codes and taxes and just. the law. in general. whereas if you build a house tiny enough to fit on top of a trailer with wheels on it. that's not, legally speaking, a permanent structure or residence. that's an rv at best. it can be as shitty and unsafe as you want it to be and no one can stop you. a nice tiny house costs as much or more than just buying a manufactured home, but a fire hazard made of garbage on a trailer is, in general, a bargain until it kills you.