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My hungry ass couldn’t be an archaeologist

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there's nothing SUPER about misogyny..

based off of this post by @wlwsanji on twitter

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the post right under that prev ask is whatever a venomussy is-

shhhhh. let that be our little secret.

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Obsessed with the idea of violent pornography specifically. I'm not talking about bondage or foul play. I mean "violent" in all senses of the word. Here, pornography may not refer to one particular idea or type of media. It's cannibalism fueled by carnality. It's the adrenaline rush one gets while wanting to tear the skin off of one's own body. It's the static age-old VHS tape with a corrupted film, showing nothing but simultaneous shots of blood splattered over the white floor. It's heavy-lidded eyes, blurry and burning due to all the nights spent awake. It's the axe slicing the head open, brains splattering everywhere. It's creation. It's destruction. It's what we call "life." It's beautifully ugly and repulsively immaculate. Am I making sense?

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hope is a skill

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“sorry i can’t come out, i have plans”

the plans:

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pleased to meet ya

I'm actually very dyslexic so um. meet pleasure mine all. uh. yeah.

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me with that venomussy

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Old people love to own two identical ugly as shit dogs

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notice how everyone is horny today

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2,600 notes in 4 hours? I hate to say it but you might be falling off man

Sorry Bawss !!! I'll get back to woik !! I PROMISE. !

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One of the side effects of consumer culture and planned obsolescence I never see discusses is the way it degrades people's attachments to the things they have. Most items in the store are just soulless products to me, they are not My Things. They are mass produced, difficult or impossible to repair and make last, and will ultimately be thrown out before they can hold meaning to the person who owns them.

More people should know and understand the joy of repairing the items you own. The feeling of accomplishment when you successfully solve a problem with your own hands and your own mind, and in doing so develop a slightly stronger attachment to the item you just fixed. I used to do so out of financial necessity, but now I do so because I like the things I already have, and would prefer to keep them if I can. I sew and patch and tailor my clothing. I fix buttons on my controllers, I replace keys on my keyboard, I fix snapped latches on water bottles, I reinforce my phone case when I see cracks forming, I wire & sew my shoes back together and seal holes in my boots with automotive engine sealant. I make replacement parts for small appliances out of things I have on hand, (or with 3d printing if necessary!).

Nothing I buy is new and I prefer it that way. Nearly all of my clothes have been repaired or modified in some way. My jackets and pants have extra pockets. My shirts have sleeves adjusted to fit my arms better. My work pants and jeans all have reinforced knees. My water bottle lid has a piece of wire cut to shape to mimic a piece that broke off. My phone case corner is reinforced with a soda can tab so I can hang a wrist strap on it. Hell, even my car is 31 years old, and I put so much love into keeping that old beast alive.

All of the things I own feel like My Stuff, not just products I own, because I've put love and care into keeping My Stuff, I almost never discard things, even things that are completely nonfunctional, I'll use pieces of old broken things to repair and modify functional items. My favorite pair of jeans are reinforced with fabric from the jacket I wore every day in middleschool. I remember every single repair, every modification, every jerryrigged fix, every donor part and patch. I remember the context in which I made them. It helps me remember the life I've lived to wear my experiences on my person, and to see them every day. I like to be proud of what I have because it's mine and is a representation of my skills and resourcefulness and my love and dedication, not because it holds monetary value.

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