#pandemic shopping

[fatehbaz]

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#thinking of dinosaurs and troodontids were my favorite dinosaurs as a child #when younger i had a real full troodontid tooth fossil that meant a lot to me #for a time we lived within a few kilometers of hadrosaur sites and troodontid sites #while wider general area had many sites of recovery for the big celebrities like tyrannosaur and multiple dromaeosaurs #at that time troodontids were kinda infamous for i think the depiction in some childrens field guides and dino books #which depicted like a fantasy speculative humanoid troodontid based on 1980s model at Canadian Museum of Nature in ottawa #anyway would visit a small local paleo center a lot and woman in her 70s or 80s ran the counter of their center and rock shop #one day she asked me what my fave dino was and i said troodon so she pulled out the tooth and just gifted it to me #in little black case size of ring box with padding and transparent plastic viewing cover kinda like laminate for displaying a trading card #tooth got stolen from out my vehicle while giving some people a ride while at university before i got too poor for tuition #later during first year of pandemic owner of my storage unit died and new property owners threw away everything i ever owned #i was homeless anyway lost job due to early pandemic closures and had to allocate any money to insulin and other prescrip meds #but wouldve found a way to save my things if the new owners had contacted me #they threw out photoalbums y backpacking gear y books y musical instruments y clothes y artwork y camera y all family keepsakes #and all childhood treasures like souvenirs and gifts and school awards and writing portfolios and all the little memories #which i was always sentimental about as child #from earliest age my room looked like a natural history museum with plants and maps and library of field guides #and rocks and field trip keepsakes and all kinds of little animal figurines and mother had painted room in forest greens and browns #to feel like a forest and among the succulent plants and a globe sat the troodon tooth #parents passed when i was a child #never near any family and were always moving never got to settle into proper stable place then father passed after long sad illness #and mother put in so much effort but she passed few years later and i could not take care of myself or my remaining material possessions #and so im still quite hurt having nothing whatsoever remaining of my childhood or school friends or mother or life generally #and when trying to process grief my thoughts often come back to the troodontid tooth as a focal point a distillation of what was lost #even when young i knew it was advised not to become too connected to material physical possessions #but still there are some small little trinkets in our lives that seem to hold so much meaning and i tortured myself for losing that tooth #thinking about troodon reminds me of childhood

[sainamoonshine]

Buckwild hearing non-catholics talk about The Locked Tomb and pointing at various things like « ah, this is a reference to the quaint catholic ritual of (completely normal-ass thing I thought everyone else did) »

Like wdym you guys don’t do communion in your churches??? You DON’T worship Mary?? The pope isn’t your top guy? Whu— what do y’all even DO during mass????

#the locked tomb #catholiscism #yall have boring normie religions and you act like full clowns when you go on and on about the mystical rituals of #what to me are the pretty boring sunday mornings of my childhood #catholicism is a couple of hours of adhd-hell and then the short excitement of getting up and queuing up for a piece of cardboard-bread #and then lapsing in the religion but still cuping my hands like I’m about to receive eucharist out of sheer habit #during the pandemic when people were at the door of shops dispensing hand sanitizer #also funny interactions at conventions when someone says May The Force Be With You #and every catholic in the vicinity mumbles out andwithyourspirit #anyway the more I learn abt the other branches of christianity the more I am shocked and confused #where is the religion in your religion bro

[hollyhomburg]

Where do you shop for your clothes? Are there any particular brands you look out for?

OH SO- this is kinda gonna be a frustrating answer.

i shop almost exclusively at this re-sale/second chance/excess store that puts together the unsold clothing from places like free-people and anthropology and the indy brands that they carry. It's INCREDIBLY local to my stretch of the woods- it's called retail 101 in naugatuck connecticut. i got a 350$ dress new with tags for 30$ and that was the most expensive clothing item listed in the store. it's definitely worthwhile to make the drive. it's about an hour for me, at least two if you're in nyc.

shopping there helps me feel better about getting clothes- because they're generally a lot bit better quality than like h and m or primark (which is what i can reasonably afford). it's also not directly supporting like- all those big businesses and keeps unsold clothes out of the landfill ect. It's helped me get some very very nice clothing for very cheap. it's a very overstimulating experience because it's basically just a football field sized warehouse filled with clothing.

i greatly recommend it if you're overly small or overly large because their greatest selection is in the Xs and Xl range like- I think i saw a size 14 jeans that were originally 400$ on sale for 14$ so- if you're more middle sized it definitely requires some hunting.

but tbh i also hit up the target clearance section for most of my jeans because they have really reasonable sales. i got my favorite pair of ripped jeans there for 6.50$. Target just for some reason happens to fit me pretty reliably- which is honestly rare because i have a 28 inch waist but a 40 inch booty.

#i love clothes and shopping because when i was a kid i never got new or nice things. #like we were a one new pair of shoes a year household #and i got like maybe 4 outfits at a time because that was all we could afford #and even then they were holey and didn't fit me right. #I give myself a budget cuz i know i spend too much on clothing generally #but it's very healing for me to express myself that way #because when i was growing up and until i was in college really- expressing myself that way wasn't really an option. #not to mention the other aspect of my life and needing to be able to run in whatever i was wearing #this is not new holly lore but old holly lore but yeah #being stalked really does do a number on you #its funny because as a result i sort of hate sneakers now like #this is just a me issue but i had to wear sneakers for safety every day #littterally every day #just incase my stalker was following me wherever i was and i needed to run #he hasn't chased me like that since like- the first week of the pandemic so <3 #healing is still happening and i don't wear sneakers anymore #wouldn't be caught dead in em' #not that i haven't tried to get back into liking them and wearing them because some of them are comfortable

[maddie-grove]

I wish more people could wrap their heads around “labor rights and a strong social safety net are important not just to the very poor, both on principle and because weakening those things means that more people end up in poverty” and “people at different socioeconomic levels have different experiences even if you disregard the very rich, and people can be viciously classist even if they don’t have all that much money themselves.” Also, if there could be a moratorium on “if you were really poor, you wouldn’t have/do [thing that varies a lot in expense depending on a million different factors].”

#I remember the debate on whether only rich people go to the grocery store more than once a week #and I was like. well. it’s not like they have a cover charge #idk some people go less to the grocery store because they don’t have reliable transportation #some people go more because they live paycheck to paycheck and can only spend a little at a time #or they live with a bunch of roommates and don’t have a lot of food storage #or they go less because they have to plan carefully and buy in bulk #this was of course about feeling that people were grocery shopping too much during the pandemic beginning #and trying to make it a clueless rich person thing

[stonerzines]

Hi hi hi!

I’m one of the founders/creators and current co-organiser of the SAD Fair! We’ve grown a lot in the past 4 years and I’m so honored every day to see what kind of community we’ve built where we can celebrate and financially support disabled artists around the world. We are one of the first, if not *the* first zine fest/craft fair to go completely virtual, and we’re staying that way! Here’s a bit about us:

The Sick And Disabled Zine & Craft Fair (SAD Fair) is a grassroots week-long virtual craft fair centering disabled, chronically ill, MAD, and neurodivergent zinesters and artists from around the world. Now in its fourth year, this access-centered zine and craft fair will feature free live events, workshops, virtual "tables", and a virtual sensory room. This event is open to ALL! Allies are welcomed and encouraged to attend!

This fair is for people to display their work and build community, in a space that pushes back against popular narratives of illness and disability being inspirational or sad. The fair is free to attend, with free crafting and learning opportunities, as well as plenty of low cost zines and art to buy.

Our project is rooted in revolutionary love and need for community care, representation, and art. As sick and disabled queer and trans people, art is how we have explored our lives in a society that tells us we are inferior, especially as we go into the fourth year of a global pandemic that disproportionately impacts the sick and disabled community.

Many of us have been excluded from in-person craft fairs due to inaccessibility and inadequate COVID-19 safety measures. Our experiences are unique but not isolated, and our ability to find connections through art is what motivates us to pursue projects like this zine and craft fair.

Anyway, come check out the Fair this year! We are going to have so many amazing vendors and I’m so so proud to be continuously involved in this project. Also vendor applications are currently open, as well as workshop host applications!

You can also support the Fair financially if you have the means by ko-fi (link), PayPal ([email protected]), GoFundMe (link), or venmo (@stonerzines with “SAD Fair” in the notes). Just because it’s virtual doesn’t mean it’s cheap 😅

#support disabled artists and share with nondisabled people #disabled artist #disabled and proud #virtual sick and disabled zine and craft fair #neurodivergent artist #the pandemic isn’t over #support disabled artists #disabled and queer #artists on tumblr #artwork #small artist #art #shop small #disabled tattoo artist #zine fest #craft fair #chronically sick #chronically ill #virtual event #covid cautious #covid conscious #SAD Fair

[glittter-vamp]

When you’re dating a health freak but you’re just here for your country’s sweet bread for breakfast tomorrow 😭

#also they have 24 hour stores here which I haven’t found in Florida since before the pandemic so grocery shopping at 10PM is so blissfull #especially on a Monday #PR blogging

[doedipus]

I'm honestly usually kind of lukewarm on clothes shopping for all the predictable reasons but I'm really at a point where I can't avoid it because a lot of my favorite clothes from when I was in college are visibly disintegrating every time they go through the wash

And like ever since I crash landed back here I've been leaning increasingly heavily on t shirts and shorts/jeans for daily shit while all the nice gendery stuff breaks down and it feels like I'm stuck boymoding half the time

But now that I actually have a reason to leave the house regularly it feels like I do actually have a good reason to start trying to amend that

#for some ineffable reason my autocorrect is wigging out while I'm typing this and keeps trying to correct everything to videos/games/sports #anyway #for a while I just didn't buy any new stuff because it felt like I had a good rotation #and pretty much everything I saw when I went shopping was basically going to be filling the same role as something I already had #and usually liked better anyway #but then a lot of what I like seemed to have gone out of fashion and I straight up couldn't find the kind of things I wanted #and then during the pandemic going shopping at all has been rather disincentivized #yadda yadda yadda #and now I can't put it off any longer

[freebooter4ever]

awww basketball again

#malkin #tanger where is your penguin hat #oh wait dallas is a few days ago this must be old #i do appreciate how even though geno wears expensive sweaters and shit #his favorite hat is still just a 50$ trucker cap from a historically high quality but relatively affordable hat shop #its just cute: rich famous hockey celebrity but still just geno #When i bought my first go*orin hat i must have gone into the shop at least twice if not three times trying to decide which one i wanted #I had just gotten my first job in LA and Old Town pas is one of those Fancy shopping districts so i felt very awkward and out of place #and jenn had to go with me to drag me into the shop i was so nervous #And she tried on a bunch of the hats with me cause shes nice like that #Anyway yeah the folks in go*orin were real nice to us which if you have ever been into botique shops in LA you will know thats unusual #Most of the time they are rude assholes especially if you dont look like you are going to spend any money #I did buy a hat it was a little directors cap like the one walt wore in the 20s before he went into his porkpie phase #I do not like porkpie hats i will never wear one of those LOL #But i was determined to have a directors cap because if i was here in LA living the dream i was gonna look the part #I was still optimistic about things back then #Weirdly enough when i got my second job a month later the hat became a thing because it turned out everyone at the studio wore hats lol #I fit right in #And then the pandemic happened and suddenly nobody was going into the office at all for a very long time :(

[hegodamask]

clearing out wardrobe incident leaves one (me) injured and one (me) dead.

#i hate letting so much go but it was getting to a point where clothes were starting to pile up outside my wardrobe because i had no room 😬 #i've always had a lot of clothes but my quater life crisis/pandemic spiralling manifested itself in an online shopping addiction #and now i have tons of cool stuff that i don't wear

[lokh]

what if i went into a trade. advice???

#<- difficulty finding a job for a lot of reasons lmao. part of it is overeducated but not enough for a job #but also i do not have. the soft skills for like. people facing stuff..... #i got by when i was volunteering op shops but i genuinely think my people skills got worse over the pandemic lmao #advice meaning: is this a good or bad idea based on ur experience. is this hard if u have zero experience and are starting late

[paper-lilypie]

Those new designs look really cool!! But I'm also curious to know more about where they're from- What is the context for a vejigante? Doing a quick search online says it's especially common for carnivals and such, and they represent the devil in the context of battles between good and evil? Is that correct? I just want to know more so I can understand and experience the hype with everyone!!

(I already love the designs btw. They look like funky beetles with long legs and I like the additional layers to the outfit! Like they sort of replace the frills of the OG design's collar while being basic sun shapes!)

ok ok ok!! ✨✨✨ first thing to note, vejigantes are a spaniard custom that became a part of our culture! (quick history lesson: taíno + spaniards + africans = puertorricans)

there’s different versions to their background, but the original Spanish story says they represent the fallen moors in a battle lead by St. James. In honor of the guy, people went out to the streets dressed up as these “devils” and smacked people with blown up cow bladders (which means “vejiga” in Spanish, for “vejigantes”) as “punishment” and “beating the evil out of them”.

Pretty grim lol.

BUT!! When it got taken into Puerto Rican culture, the characters blended with our Taíno and African roots and soon after, they became caricatures that directly associate with bomba and plena (music associated with our African roots) and their most important part of their costume was born: their mask (from native roots).

Now they’re basically colorful, trickster-based demon characters out to scare and entertain people during festivals. :D (think Maleficent’s minions at Disney World parades.)

#quick history lesson lol #vejigantes!! we haven’t had a festival for years because of the pandemic so it’s been a while since I’ve seen a vejigante :( #they sell masks at tourist gifts shops and stuff #it’s nice #ask lily

[vox-anglosphere]

London's silent Leadenhall Market at the height of the pandemic

#Leadenhall Market #London #galleria #Covid-19 #pandemic #closed shops #skylights #ornate fixtures #quarantine #2020

[oceandiagonale]

autoheart “foolishly wrong” being a hidden fees song is so 😭😭😭

#oceandi speaks #I'm dying inside a little rn bc of finals! I'll be okay in a bit tho #no energy to do much but be anxious eat food and sleep fkjsdhkfshd #you know what? going to a coffee shop would solve like 90% of my problems rn sdkfhskdjf #if only we weren't still deep in a pandemic 😔

[pabitelphotography]

glimmers in the dark

calendar series 3 of 5 - available on Etsy

calendar 6 coming mid-September

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#pabitel photography #calendar #comet #photography #etsy shop #etsy seller #pabitelwanderer #nature photography #michigan photographer #michigan photography #nature photographer #photographers on tumblr #landscape photographer #2020 art #pandemic-time art

[wistfulcynic]

sometimes facebook memories gives us inestimable gifts

#ahh pre pandemic life when i used to go to coffee shops and overhear shit like this #now all the shops are shut and i have to work constantly #at least we still have the big toothed mormons who sing

[tariah23]

Wait… so it’s official? They aren’t going to do reruns anymore 😵‍💫????

#this is such a bizarre decision… a rly bad one #are they going to add the events as main interludes at least? what about the welfares??? #I guess the pandemic schedule caught up to them and they want to make room for new content but this seems like a rash and unnecessary #decision on the dev’s parts… lord #no Santa Karna rerun… no more summer welfare’s anymore #probably no more gudaguda reruns anymore either yikes #rambling #this will really suck hard for new players and old players who probably haven’t played the game in a long time and are just now coming back #because that’s a ton of content already missed and lost forever unless they add the events as main interludes from now on to save time 😵‍💫😵‍ #they’ll most likely add the copies of the welfare’s to the shop as well if this does end up being the case #I don’t see them not coming up with a solution to fix this very glaring issue #maybe they’ll even add Santa quetzal’s interlude as well #I saw kita Sean do a video about it just now yikes