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Practice.

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Lockpicks? 👀

Genuinely think that's very interesting. Makes me wonder if I should maybe add them to my bag too. Have you ever had to use them?

Honestly, I just put the lockpicks into the post to see if anyone would catch them. Now that I've had the idea, though, I really should get some. What I do actually have in my bag are a couple of Small Witchy Tools, to whit: copal and sage incense stick, an earring that I use as a kind of pendulum/dowsing rod, a couple of small religious medals (Archangel Raphael, Archangel Gabriel, an evil eye) for repelling negativity...look, I visit a lot of antique stores and some of the things I buy are Haunted As Fuck. Better safe than sorry.

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Marlene Dietrich by Irving Penn, 1947

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btw it is sexy and cool to uplift and admire people who have skills you wish you had without using their ability as a stick to beat yourself with. even and especially if you are jealous of them.

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Young Japanese woman is waving her bobbed hairstyle. 1920s

Unknown photographer

Source : Old photos of Japan

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Ask game for people in their 30's: 11, 25 and 55?

11. What's something you saved up for and then regretted buying?

After careful thought, it would be my serging machine, to finish the edges of fabric, because the thing is an absolute bitch to re-thread.

25. Favorite old person activity?

Razzing the youths. It's indecently fun to be say things like "when I was your age we didn't have streaming". At the same time, I really enjoy being an Outrageous Old Lady (I'm 39, lol) to show kids that you really do have more fun as an adult.

55. Favorite high-effort meal that you make?

Bold of you to presume I put effort into cooking. ;-) But I make excellent chicken tacos from scratch.

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Questions ending in 9 for the ask meme!

9. What's your emotional support craft?

Sewing, which is a very expensive hobby. I make a lot of my own clothes, particularly blouses and dresses in vintage '30s and '40s patterns.

19. What's your go-to tape?

Scotch

29. What's your go-to holiday card format?

In the event that I actually send cards, I like traditional greeting cards themed to the season--but they have to fit my style, aesthetic, and personality.

39. What little treat do you get whenever you run errands?

Coffee, usually an iced latte when its hot and a hot latte when it's not.

49. Do you bring a bag with you everywhere you go?

Yes! And in it are: my notebook, a hand fan, my wallet, my keys, my little bag full of stuff (pens, lipstick, hand lotion, lockpicks, compact mirror), and a book if I know I'm going to need one.

59. If you died and your ghost was stuck in the outfit you're wearing right now for the rest of time, would you be happy with it?

I'm wearing black camisole pajamas and a black floral silk robe I picked up in Chinatown the last time I went up to San Francisco, so I'd be fine, but I'd be annoyed that anyone could see me in my shorts (which are too short).

69. What are you looking forward to next week?

So I have this really cool new job at a big historic estate, and I love it so much, so I'm looking forward to spending my days there. I get to spend my whole day walking in the gardens and talking to visitors about history, so they will tear this job from my cold, dead hands. :-)

Ask me anything is open!

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hi besties in my phone. i hope today is so so good to you. i hope something special happens to remind you that it’s not always bad. ily.

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Ancient Entry, Normandy, France

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'Cat and Cello' from 'Nursery Songs' by Paul Vincent Woodroffe, 1895.

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Everyone knows that there are two ways to get into media these days:

1. A tumblr mutuals indoctrination

2. Blorbo from my other shows was there

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Horus falcon inlay, made in Egypt in the 4th century (source).

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i don’t think people understand how much of life is grief. not just people dying, but losing the version of yourself you thought you’d become. grieving the city you had to leave. the friends you lost not in argument, but in silence. the summer that will never come back. the feeling that maybe you peaked at 12 when you were reading books under the covers and believing in forever

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FUN FACT:

So you know how the Wilhelm Scream is in a ton of films as a soundtrack in-joke? It was popularized by Ben Burtt, who was a sound editor on a ton of ton of Lucas films, like all the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films.

Well, he cameos in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. That's him there. His only screen time is getting knocked over a rail, and he does an imitation of the Wilhelm scream as he does it.

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Ask meme for people in their 30s

What was the first piece of furniture you bought?

What proportion of your meals do you cook?

Foaming hand soap or normal hand soap?

Favorite chore?

Least favorite chore?

Most precious thing one of your pets has destroyed?

Any groceries you've been getting into lately?

What cleaning product do you swear by?

What's your emotional support craft?

Youtube, cable TV, or streaming?

What's something you saved up for and then regretted buying?

How many cups can you see from where you're sitting?

Which filter are you most likely to go "eh, it's probably fine" when you find out you need to change it?

How often do you take baths?

Do you go down each aisle when you grocery shop, or only the ones you know you need stuff from?

Where do you go when you need to get out of the house but it's raining?

What's a movie you saw recently that you liked?

Pro or anti tchotchkes?

What's your go-to tape?

What's in your freezer right now?

Last concert you attended?

Favorite grocery store?

Paper bags, plastic bags, or reusable bags?

Do you get your government mandated 8 hours every night?

Favorite old person activity?

Would you rather sit on the porch drinking sweet tea or sit by the lake drinking beers?

Do you prefer Boardgame Night, Build-Your-Own-Pizza Night, or Movie Night with your friends?

Be honest, do you like all of the pictures of their babies that your friends send you?

Go-to holiday card format?

How many pairs of scissors do you own?

Do you still own your first car?

How do you take your morning coffee/tea?

What's something you collect?

What's your commute like?

Aisle at the grocery store you never bother walking down?

Do you keep a daily journal or agenda?

Do you still listen to the same music you listened to in high school?

What's the last filter you changed?

What little treat do you always get when you run errands?

Grocery list or no grocery list?

What's the oldest thing you own?

What's an unjustifiably expensive appliance that you really want?

Favorite book you've read recently?

Honest feelings on Settlers of Catan?

What's something you wish you had more time for?

What kind of stuff do you keep on the door of your refrigerator?

Lamps or overhead lighting?

If you could build your home from scratch, what outrageous feature would you want to build into it?

Do you bring a bag with you everywhere you go?

Pro or anti throw pillows?

How many blankets do you keep in your living room?

Did your relationship with your parents get better when you stopped living with them?

What's worse, the DMV or the Social Security Office?

Do you decorate your house for holidays? Which ones?

Favorite high-effort meal that you make?

Favorite low-effort meal that you make?

Do you tend to bring an appetizer, entree, dessert, or drinks to a potluck?

What kind of bag do you use for your bag full of bags?

If you died and your ghost was stuck in the outfit you're wearing right now for the rest of time, would you be happy with it?

Do you have an opinion on your local weather reporter?

Do you have a favorite brunch spot?

Where are you on the minimalism-maximalism kinsey scale?

Opinion on Bath and Body Works?

Last time you visited a farmer's market?

Anything you're procrastinating on right now?

Do you get your taxes in as soon as possible, at the last minute, or late?

Do you keep any stuffed animals on your bed?

Are your garbage bags scented or unscented?

What are you looking forward to next week?

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this post is so funny to me because this is absolutely a thing and was very popular at one point. people already did it 40 years ago and its called new romantic