#cheaper thrills

[jt1674]

[closetofcuriosities]

Vintage Janis Joplin Bootleg

[spookberry]

One of my all time favorite things is to go to good will or yard sales or a thrift place or whatever place has a ton of other peoples old books and just look for notes.

Like today I found a book from 1967 with a note written on the inner cover "Dee, heres another newbury for you collection!"

Or someones writing class syllabus folded up and tucked into the back of a Brothers Grimm.

Theres something about the human connection of it all

[fictionadventurer]

Impulse: Obeyed

Package: Delivered

Inner Child: Overjoyed

[racingliners]

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[stevethehairington]

I GOT MY FOB TICKETS TODAY!!!!!! ITS HAPPENING PEOPLE!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[intraosseous]

i met a stranger and am now contemplating moving to perú

[thebearfx]

not to sound like tomasin from the vvitch but my parents bought butter and i've spent like 90% of time thinking everything i could make with it

[tokitooth]

where the fuck do you get off charging $40 for a SCARF!

[lovvelorrn]

!!

[poisonjaffas]

Devastated to learn that my chronic health conditions are an inconvenience to other people, specifically my father, who when I mentioned that I needed to sit down and probably eat something that vaguely resembled lunch at the time of three o'clock, decided to get passive aggressive and told me I should simply carry snacks in my bag (unclear on how this would in any way help with the fact that my back and legs were in so much pain that standing was unbearable)

[otherpigeon]

goodbye world hello eso

[hermeticbridgetroll]

I was able to get some new summer clothes since a mine were falling apart. Got them from a place that has designer stuff marked waaay down...and holy crap the shorts I got actually provide back support. I was able to go on a longer walk than normal!

[kostektyw]

im not saying its not a thing to consider, this is a valid concern and they still could definitely do that, but what im trying to say is more along the lines of we should stop spreading misinformation that they are introducing these limits, when theyve already been there for years and nothing in the announcements as of now seems to be implying these limits are changing in any way for the regular users. we can definitely talk about the possibility it might change, but what im seeing now is,, not that

not gonna comment on tumblr gold™ bc idgaf, but i saw people saying theyre gonna introduce a like limit, and idk if i should feel old or too online bc like, my dear outdoorsy children... there already is one.... theres limit for almost everything including sending asks, following blogs and adding tags even on reblogged posts so if youve never noticed you clearly have nothing to worry about...

[spicy-apple-pie]

Guys I’m having Visions of Jayce, Viktor and their adoptive daughter Powder. But like as bros. Because sometimes bros rent an apartment together for convenience and so you can raise your adoptive daughter easier. And you know how bros will share a bed because it’s cheaper and their daughter really should have her own space.

Imagine they send Powder to school because she wants to get into the academy and they require an LOL equivalent of a GED. And she’s excelling because of course she is. She literally has 2 brilliant scientists as dads. And they want to send her up a couple of grades, but frankly, her English grades are holding her back.

It’s not that she can’t read, she can, it’s just that she struggles with comprehension. Like give her written instructions and she’ll knock it out of the park, but in the context of a story, she doesn’t pick up on very obvious things. So her teachers suggest Jayce and/or Viktor read to her a bit before bed.

And, they aren’t exactly thrilled about it, they don’t understand how it’s so much better than just having Powder read to herself. But hey, neither of them studied child development, so they go to the local library to pick out a few books for them to read.

Jayce mostly does it, Viktor’s convinced he wouldn’t be any good. Jayce does little voices and does get pretty invested in her books. And Viktor can see that Jayce is a little sad when Powder goes to show Viktor her projects first. So this is a thing that Jayce can have with Powder.

But sometimes Powder wants Viktor to read to her. And Viktor doesn’t think there’s anyone in the world that can resist those puppy dog eyes. And Powder will pull him into her bed and will rest her head on his chest. And the next thing he knows, he’s waking up the next morning with Powder cuddled up next to him, the book on the bedside table, and a spare blanket draped over both of them.

And he really should get up, there’s so much work to do. But Powder gripping at his shirt like a lifeline. So, maybe a couple extra minutes in bed isn’t the worst idea.

[delphi-shield]

OLD FOLKS HOME ↪ age gap hcs

the people you love & the shit they do that reminds you of the dreaded Gap (tm). characters included: leon kennedy, chris redfield, jill valentine, claire redfield, rebecca chambers no warnings to speak of. remember kids, if you're gonna date people in their 30s and 40s, you're gonna have different cultural contexts and, most likely, different senses of humor.

Leon is eight levels of irony deep. He started doing Old Guy Shit just to mess with you, and now it's all come full circle. 

It turns out he actually likes watching the weather channel. He’s monitoring storms that are miles and miles away from you, pointing out the feeder bands like it’s some kind of sporting event. 

He's genuinely invested in Ice Road Truckers. He asks you to TiVo it for him when he's gone. You do not have TiVo. In fact, you're pretty sure no one still has TiVo. 

Or you were, until Leon once again committed to the bit and got TiVo.

Really, genuinely annoying about old movies, actors, and directors.

”What do you mean you don’t know who Robert Redford is? The Candidate? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? C’mon. He was even in an episode of The Twilight Zone. You’ll know him when you see him.”

At least you get movie dates out of it.

Movie dates that he will pepper with trivia about the film, by the way. You don't need the commentary track. He is the commentary.

I'm so, so sorry about this. 🤪 is his favorite emoji. I know. I'm sorry.

Chris cannot fucking hear. To be honest, I think most of them have some degree of hearing loss - but Chris in particular seems to have very subjective hearing loss.

Yes, you were just having a full-fledged conversation. No, he didn’t hear you ask him to take out the trash. He didn’t forget, he just didn’t hear you. Sorry, you were standing on his right - come on, you know that’s his bad side.

Explains basic technology to you because he’s not sure if you know what it is. Then, in the same breath, crams in so many military acronyms he may as well be reciting the alphabet. Does not explain the acronyms.

Like, yeah, Chris. I know what a landline is. Dial-up internet, too. Now, what the fuck is an ORE?

Have you ever gotten ‘ok’ in response to a nude? You’re about to. Completely demoralizing, by the way.

He didn't know you wanted him to compose a poem dedicated to your beauty, okay? He tries to get better, but winds up sending shit like 'wow 👍'

Does the dad thing where he insists he's not interested in watching what's on TV and then stands with his hands on his hips in the middle of the living room, enthralled by the show.

Jill does not understand your music. She will not make an attempt to understand your music. If you see her tapping her foot to the beat, no you do not. She is not interested in expanding her musical horizons.

She only bought you tickets to that concert because she knew you would love it. She only went with you because you’re cute when you’re so into this stuff. She only bought that t-shirt because it would be a good souvenir, and eventually, a good grease rag.

Generalized distrust of social media. Do not show her a tiktok. She will ignore the video and lecture you about data safety. Jill, please. Just watch the fucking cat video.

And then she turns around and opts in to literally everything on the McDonald's app.

If there’s a rewards program, she’s in. Already sold. Didn’t even read the fine print. All that shit she was telling you about how you need to be more careful is right out the window for some free fries.

Anything for the thrill of a good deal. If she had more time on her hands, she would be couponing.

Buys in bulk. No, it doesn't matter if the two of you could not physically eat that much rice. It's cheaper to buy it like this. It's fine. It's good for you.

Gotta stock up on non-perishables, too. You gotta be prepared in case something happens. "Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it."

Claire cannot stop shopping from QVC. She's in the kitchen with David. It Takes Two with Mary and Sandra? Wrong. It actually takes three. Mary, Sandra, and Claire.

Infomercials have got her by the throat. You have so many gadgets and gizmos around your home that are just collecting dust.

Gets wine drunk and goes online shopping. Legitimately does not remember what she’s bought.

Absolutely will not let you open the packages. (“Some of this stuff could be for you, you know.” “Claire, last time it was a 10,000 count package of googly eyes.” “And I used all 10,000. You still haven’t found them all.”)

Uses every piece of technology until it’s about to fall apart. Absolutely not interested in having the latest and greatest. She’s one of those people who insists that as long as her phone can make calls and send texts, she doesn’t need a new one.

Speaking of texts. Somehow, she got it into her head that a read receipt is equivalent to a reply. She doesn't get what the problem is. You know she saw your text. Why does she have to reply?

Genuinely doesn't mean anything malicious by it - but also, if you did that to her, you would never hear the end of it.

Rebecca legitimately has facebook humor. They all have some degree of facebook humor, but she's got it the worst. 

Will blow up your notifications tagging you in shit that is just straight up not funny. I’m talking full on tagging you with “😂😂😂”

Unironically sent you a minion meme once.

It's not that she's disconnected. She teaches undergrads. She knows what’s in, even if it’s only from the periphery. It’s just that she doesn’t care. She has no interest in keeping up with trends just for the sake of it. She’s so used to being the youngest person in the room and having to keep up expectations that she just absolutely does not care anymore. She's glad she's not one of the kids anymore.

If it made her laugh it made her laugh, her enjoyment isn’t shackled by feelings of shame!!

If you have a group chat on any platform with your friends please invite her. She's just happy to be included. She'll make a discord if she has to, and she'll brag about it to her students.

Yeah, she says pupper and doggo. She does. Look at her.