#guinness store house

[vvintagesoull]

A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle

[4rticbolt]

Card DECLINED |Master-List|

Monster Trio+Law x !Fem!Reader, crack, fluff, modern-au, poor core (real), cashier is going THROUGH IT, !Early-relationship! , Ugh I thought this was so adorable, might be my favorite so far

They take you on a date and their card declines in-front of you...

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Luffy

100% bought it all on fast food, he holds a Guinness World Record for the most amount of food eaten, period.

Would be confused at first, and wouldn't get it till you finally told him somethings wrong with his card. He about shoved it in there 100x times...

"HAH!? Why's it not working!''

"Wait huh seriously? Aww man..."

He'd definitely apologize and laugh it off. But he'd silent judge his card for failing him now as he attempted to finally buy you something. He’d definitely go and text Nami to Venmo him some quick money for you--in which she'd automatically decline.

(Much like his card)

Your bf would grumble, but he'd be quick to mask it with his short attention span.

He ended up dragging you into another random store after finding a whopping 5 bucks on the ground, sopping wet and crumpled from the rain... But somehow the cashier accepted it out of pity and he'd managed to buy you a little doodad in exchange--coming up behind you with a surprise in hand.

He giddily spun you around gleaming with excitement as he pecked you on the cheek.

"Shisihi, look what I got youuu! It's awesome"

(It was a crooked hot-wheels, but you ended up putting it on your shelf to cherish it)

Zoro

Sake was his downfall. Alcohol as we all know is incredibly expensive so it wasn't even a surprise, you expected it to eventually happen with how much he loved his booze...

Moreover you'd think it was a turn off with all his bottles but he'd always been a responsible drinker, and he barely got drunk...maybe a few times if he'd finally eased up in your arms.

Though when he swiped his card, it hadn't gone through. He'd pause and play it off a first, trying again, but when the cashier finally told him their were insufficient funds he'd go beet red.

"I don't know what you're talking about, it's gotta be your stupid machine..."

Not slick, at. all.

He'd act dense abt it, though deep down he knew he royally fucked up, so much for a romantic date...

When you finally offered to pay, he stubbornly grumbled as you had placed some spare cash on the counter.

"Oi, You didn't have to do that..."

He wouldn't immediately say thank you, but he'd been quietly grateful you were smart to bring 'just in case' cash... which he'd also said wasn't necceasry... but look what happened.

You tended to be right in these scenarios.

A few days later he had begrudgingly said thank you and handed you some floppy but colorful flowers as he had randomly stopped by your house heading to work.

Coincidently getting lost, but he'd never admit it.

The offer was rather chaotic as you'd just gotten out of the shower, but it only made him more flustered.

"Didn't uh, mean to interrupt, just wanted to drop these off. And thank you for the other day."

Sanji

I physically cannot see this man's card declining, so he had probably used the wrong card...

But even if he did I could see him full on freaking out, like telling the cashier to run it again and crossing his arms as his fingers anxiously tapped on his arm. He almost went to call his bank until he realized it wasn't his main card and his embarrassed meter went through the roof.

He went pink, but as you offered to pay he immediately shut it down. Sanji would never let you pay for anything, he wanted to take care of you and spoil you like no other--so forget asking. Even if you weren't that far along in dating.

He'd rather search the floor for pennies than let you pay.

Though if you did somehow manage to pay, he'd pay you back beyonddd extra. Like I'm talking about full on flowers and little chocolates or anything romantic.

Even if you thought it was rude to accept, he'd quickly assure you it was okay and that 'he wanted to' so it didn't matter if it was 'payback' or not. He'd came over to hang out, and he'd gently grab your hand kissing it as he spoke with gentle words.

"My love, just take it please, it'd mean the world to me."

Law

Law's card wouldn't normally decline, but one of his transactions for his action figure(s) had finally come through and he didn't realized it till he'd taken you out for lunch.

The waiter had handed him back his card and he deadpanned for a moment--before telling them to try it again--but hopelessly it didn't make a difference. And to make things better the waiter outright said he was broke and needed a different form of payment.

Law would loathe the moment, feeling second-hand embarrassment for miles as he brooded wishing it happened anywhere else no mattering the time.

He'd be embarrassed, growing quiet with a darkened expression as he averted his gaze. Which it only intensified when you happily handed the waiter your card, assuring him it wasn't the end of the world... and that you were just happy to be here with him.

He had gone increasingly quiet, and you couldn't help but laugh as he covered his face with the tilt of his infamous hat.

"L-Let's just go."

This man would NEVER let it happen again, and he'd carefully watch his guilty spending habits with a sour expression. The thought of that moment practically kept him up at night.

Law didn't pay you back, but he'd taken a little time off work to spend more quality time with you as that seemed to make you happy. And your doctor-in-training wanted nothing more than to see your smile.

[newyorkspanker]

Briefly Punished For Reckless Behavior

Guinevere and Tiler left the front door of the house open and unattended to while I was out at the store, so I punished them. I punished them a lot that day as you could see on Guin's bottom, so I gave them just a few swats, then sent them to the corner.

[kvetchinglyneurotic]

for 2024's pointless end of year exercise, i will be rating the first lines of all 34 books i read this year (or rather, 32 books i read this year and 2 i'm in the process of reading) in order of how much i liked them. the list contains both fiction and non-fiction but doesn't count anything i read for my master's thesis. short story and essay collections only get one entry, which is the first line of the first story/essay in the collection. rankings are based purely on how much i liked the first line and the first line only, NOT how much i liked the whole book.

Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves. This is not for you.

Dara Horn, People Love Dead Jews. Sometimes your body is someone else's haunted house.

Gabriel García Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude. Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. 

Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin. "Now we will live!"

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness. I'll make my report as if I told a story, for I was taught as a child on my homeworld that Truth is a matter of the imagination.

Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. Let me begin again.

Donna Tartt, The Secret History. The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation.

Joan Didion, A Book of Common Prayer. I will be her witness.

George R. R. Martin, Nightflyers (in Nightflyers and Other Stories). When Jesus of Nazareth hung dying on the cross, the Volcryn passed within a year of his agony, headed outward.

Stephen King, The Gunslinger. The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

Joan Didion, Play It as It Lays. What makes Iago evil?

Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth. In the myriadic year of our lord— the ten thousandth year of the King of the Undying, the kindly Prince of Death!— Gideon Nav packed her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and she escaped from the House of the Ninth.

Susanna Clarke, The Ladies of Grace Adieu (in The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories). Above all remember this: that magic belongs as much to the heart as to the head and everything which is done, should be done from love or joy or righteous anger.

Joan Didion, Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream (in Slouching Towards Bethlehem). This is a story about love and death in the golden land, and begins with the country.

Joan Didion, Run River. Lily heard the shot at seventeen minutes to one.

Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House. No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.

Neil Gaiman, Stardust. There was once a young man who wished to gain his heart's desire.

Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun. When we were new, Rosa and I were mid-store, on the magazine table side, and could see through more than half of the window.

Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart is a Chainsaw. On the battered paper map that's carried the two of them across they're not sure how many American states now, this is Proofrock, Idaho, and the dark body of water before them is Indian Lake, and it kind of goes forever out into the night. 

B. Catling, The Erstwhile. This is where the man-best crawls, its once-virtuous body turned inside out, made raw and skinless, growing vines and sinews backwards through the flesh, stiff primordial feathers pluming in its lungs, thorns and rust knotted to barbed wire in its loins.

Joan Didion, The White Album (in The White Album). We tell ourselves stories in order to live.

Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves. Place ten dozen hungry orphan thieves in a dank burrow of vaults and tunnels beneath what used to be a graveyard, put them under the supervision of one partly crippled old man, and you will soon find that governing them becomes a delicate business. 

Patricia Highsmith, Ripley's Game. 'There's no such thing as a perfect murder,' Tom said to Reeves.

Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day. It seems increasingly likely that I really will undertake the expedition that has been preoccupying my imagination now for some days. 

N.K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky. Time grows short, my love.

Martha Wells, All Systems Red. I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my government module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites. 

Patricia Highsmith, The Talented Mr. Ripley. Tom glanced behind him and saw the man coming out of the Green Cage, heading his way.

Louis-Henri de la Rochefoucauld, Châteux de sable. L'épisode eut lieu il y a quelques années au château de ma grand-mère.

Patricia Highsmith, Ripley Underground. Tom was in the garden when the telephone rang. 

Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire. "I see…" said the vampire thoughtfully, and slowly he walked across the room towards the window.

Brian Deer, The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Science, Deception, and the War on Vaccines. On the first night of Donald Trump's presidency, a video went up on the World Wide Web that sent a shudder through medicine and science. 

Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. One does not have to be a combat soldier, or visit a refugee camp in Syria or the Congo to encounter trauma.

Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat. I am the vampire Lestat.

Anne Rice, The Queen of the Damned. I'm the Vampire Lestat.

[rabbitcruiser]

National Accessory Day

National Accessory Day, celebrated on November 3, is the perfect day to honor our love for accessories. Some attires are incomplete without the touch of accessories, while other attires are worn to highlight the statement piece — Bella Hadid’s golden lung necklace at the Met Gala comes to mind. Any adornment worn with clothes, including shoes, bags, belts, bracelets, watches, rings, necklaces, and earrings, falls into the category of accessories (the first two often find themselves in their own separate category). Now that we are clear about the sphere of fashion we are celebrating, let’s learn more about its history.

History of National Accessory Day

Accessories add the essential details and refine the finer points of a look. In the fashion world, accessories are known to be the “vitamin to fashion” and “exclamation point of an outfit.” But how did it come into existence?

Some accessories naturally evolved to fulfill necessities, while others were introduced to represent social status and wealth. Early accessories — when humans were dancing around a fire dressed in leaves and animal skin — were made of bones, seeds, feathers, shells, and stones. Crowns, amulets, or badges often depicted the status of the individual in the tribe or town.

Necessity carved the other sets of accessories, such as bags and footwear. Glasses, shades, and watches (often replaced with Fitbit these days) were introduced to the list with newer inventions.

In the last few centuries, it has been observed that wars and economic depressions have impacted fashion more than any major brand or designer. For instance, in the Victorian era, gloves, fans, and extravagant hats were integral to women’s wear, while after the Great Depression, the style became subtle and minimalist with long socks and simple hats.

Accessories are capable of changing the mood of a get-up. Social media is filled with tutorials to style the same dress for different occasions by just changing the accompanying accessories — just changing how a scarf is worn or adding a belt can change the whole vibe of the look.

National Accessory Day timeline

150,000 Years Ago The Most Vintage Necklace

Archeologists find a 150,000-year-old necklace made of perforated beads and seashells at an excavation site in Morocco.

20th CenturyThe Term “Fashion Accessory” Originates

The term ‘‘fashion accessory’ comes into use, attributed to the adornments worn to compliment the main attire.

1837 Hermès is Established

Hermès, the oldest French luxury house that continues to be operational today, is founded.

1995 The Advent of Internet

With the advances in the internet and online transactions, clothes and accessories are sold online, with eBay being one of the first online stores in 1995.

National Accessory Day FAQs

What do accessories do to an outfit?

If you’re tired of your wardrobe, you can switch it up by not emptying your pockets. Some classic additions can breathe new life into your wardrobe.

Which designer bag is the most expensive?

The Guinness World Book of Records notes the most expensive bag to be the 1001 Nights Diamond Purse from the House of Mouawad. It took 8,800 person-hours and 10 artisans to make.

What is the most popular item of jewelry?

Earrings are considered the most popular jewelry among women.

National Accessory Day Activities

Spice it up

Make your own accessories

Spread the love on social media

Rather than picking an attire and styling it with accessories, spice it up a little today and pick some accessories and choose an outfit to match it. You can look up styling tutorials online and experiment with different looks.

Do you remember buying colorful beads and weaving them into a necklace? Well, you can do the same or find something more exquisite to make jewelry with, such as feathers, pearls, silver beads, or flowers.

Tell fellow aficionados about National Accessory Day. Share your love on social media by sharing a picture of yourself in your favorite accessory.

5 Interesting Facts About Accessories

16 love charms

30% of e-commerce

Accessories as a symbol of strength

Symbolism of status

The founder of National Accessory Day

In Hindu culture, married women wear 16 adornments called ‘solah shringarm,’ as a symbol of prosperity.

In the U.S., the apparel and accessories industries account for 30% of the e-commerce business.

Villages in the older period thrived on the prowess of hunters; hence, they wore the teeth and bones of the fearsome animals that they had killed.

Accessories such as amulets, rings, and necklaces often symbolized the social status of individuals in ancient societies.

National Accessory Day was founded by Luxury Next Season in 2019.

Why We Love National Accessory Day

It gives a whole new vibe

This day celebrates fashion

It celebrates art and luxury

Accessories give a new vibe to ordinary outfits and totally transform the look. The hoop earrings are for the days when one doesn’t want to put in an effort. The bold ring with a suit gives the vibe of a classy bad boy.

National Accessory Day gives us an occasion to celebrate the indomitable element of fashion. Fashion is a form of expression worthy of celebration, and this is the perfect day to show our appreciation.

Diamond-studded bags and gold watches are some of the most expensive accessories in the world. Owing to their rich history, vintage accessories are also very expensive owing to their rich history. As accessories are symbols of many things, this day celebrates art, luxury, and history.

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[film-classics]

Greta Garbo - The Face of the Century

Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson in Stockholm, Sweden on 18 September 1905) was a Swedish-born actress who built her global appeal on a carefully maintained mystique during her short career. Called "The Face of the Century," she is regarded as one of the Hollywood's greatest beauties.

Garbo was born into a poor family and dropped out of school at 13 to take care of her father. His death deeply affected her and promised to make a life for herself that was void of financial hardship.

Following her father's death, Garbo worked as a salesperson at PUB department store.  After modeling for the store's catalogues, she earned a more lucrative job as a fashion model, which led to a role in her first film in 1922.

She then earned a scholarship at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy, where she met Finnish director Mauritz Stiller, who became her mentor.  Louis B. Mayer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer wanted Stiller in Hollywood. The director agreed to a contract with one condition: Garbo. Reluctantly, Mayer inked her a deal, too.

She made her first MGM film in 1926, and by 1928, had become MGM's highest box-office star with A Woman of Affairs. She followed it up with several more hits, including Camille (1936). Her career slowed down in the 1940s and retired at 35.

After retiring, Garbo declined all opportunities to appear onscreen, shunned publicity, and led a private life. She died, aged 84, in New York, as a result of pneumonia and renal failure.

Legacy:

Nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Romance (1930), Camille (1936), and Two-Faced Woman (1941)

Presented an Academy Honorary Award in 1955

Received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress twice: Anna Karenina (1935) and Camille (1936)

Won the National Board of Review Best Acting Award three times: Camille (1936), Ninotchka (1939), and Two-Faced Woman (1941)

Was the highest-paid star at MGM for most of her career

Won the Photoplay Awards - Best Performances of the Month for a record eight times: May and December 1926, February and November 1927, March and September 1928, and January and March 1929

Won Best Actress for Anna Christie (1930) and Queen Christina (1933) from Picturegoer Awards

Listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America’s top-10 box office draws from 1930 to 1932

Was one of the subjects of French composer Charles Koechlin's "Seven Stars Symphony" (1933)

Granted the Swedish royal medal Litteris et Artibus in 1937

Is one of the celebrities whose picture Anne Frank placed on the wall of her bedroom in the “Secret Annex” in 1942

Voted "Best Actress of the Half Century" in a 1950 Daily Variety opinion poll

Named “the most beautiful woman that ever lived” in 1954 by Guinness World Records

Given the George Eastman Award by George Eastman House in 1957

Has appeared on many postage stamps from, among others, Swedish Posten in 1980 and 2005, Correos de Cuba in 1995, Deutsche Post in 2001, US Postal Service in 2005, Poșta Română issue in 2005, and Australia Post in 2008,

Made a Commander of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star by order of King Carl XVI Gustaf in 1983

Depicted in the film Garbo Talks (1984)

Awarded the Illis Quorum by the government of Sweden in 1985

Had a star was named after her in 1985

Has appeared on commemorative coins from Germany in 1994, France in 1995, and Sweden in 2005

Ranked #38 in Empire's Top 100 Movie Stars in 1997; #25 in Entertainment Weekly’s 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in 1998; #8 in Premiere's 50 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in 2005 and #25 in 100 Greatest Performances of All Time in 2006 for Ninotchka (1939)

Has had a museum, the Garbosällskapet, dedicated to her in Högsby since 1998

Named the 5th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema in 1999 by the American Film Institute

Inducted in the Online Film and Television Association Hall of Fame in 2002

Chosen in Variety magazine's "100 Icons of the Century" in 2005

Honored by Stockholm City Council in 1992 with a square, Greta Garbos Torg, and a bust of her likeness in 2009

Honored by Norwegian Air Shuttle as its "Tail-fin Hero" on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner in 2016

Featured on 100-krona banknote by Sveriges Riksbank since 2018

Featured in an exhibit at the Postmuseum in 2005, the Belmacz in 2013, the Fotografiska in 2016, the Staley-Wise Gallery in 2016, and Galerie56 in 2023

Honored as Turner Classic Movies Star of the Month for April 2019

Honored with a statue of her, "Statue of Integrity," in 2016, located in the forest in Härjedalen

Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd for motion picture

[sweetdreamsjeff]

LIVE AT SIN-E - LEGACY EDITION

2 CD + DVD release celebration planned

Live Music + Documentary Film Preview + Special Guests + Giveaways at SIN-E

On Tuesday, September 2, 2003 (CD release day)

The Estate of Jeff Buckley and Shane Doyle, owner of Sin-e, present an evening of rising musical talents, documentary film preview, and giveaways to celebrate the end of a 10-year wait for the commercial release of Jeff Buckley Live at Sin-e -- legacy Edition, deluxe 2-CD package of 157 minutes of music plus an 11-minute DVD. The evet will take place at the recently re-opened sin-e, 150 Attorney Street, New York City, on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 (doors at 7:30 PM), the same day that the 2CD + DVD arrives in stores across the United States. Tickets for the event will be $10.00 each and admission is for those 21 years & over.

The following festivities are planned:

First local airing of songs from the Live at Sin-e (Legacy Edition) and a screening of an 11-minute DVD featuring 3 live performances shot at Sin-e, and additional interview footage of Jeff recalling his early gigs.

World Premiere Preview of Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley, a passionately crafted documentary five years in the making, ready for domestic and international film festivals in 2004. Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley takes viewers on an expansive, yet incredibly intimate trip through the world of Jeff Buckley.

A variety of musical guests who played with or were influenced by Jeff Buckley over the years including Sandy Bell, the group Maggi, Pierce & EJ, Brendan O'Shea, Sage, Jeffrey Hyde Thompson, Emily Wells and other unannounced special guests.

Cool, limited promo items offered to attendees from the Estate of Jeff Buckley and Sony Music Entertainment.

Originally issued as a 4-song EP, Jeff Buckley - Live at Sin-e was the first official Columbia release by Jeff and was originally issued in the final days of December 1993, within weeks of his "showcase" performances to fifty people or so at the hole-in-the-wall coffee-house on the Lower East Side. Until the release of his debut full length album Grace the following August, the EP was the only memento of those incredible nights (July 19 & August 17, 1993), solo tours de forces by the 27-year-old Buckley armed only with his Telecaster and a Guinness. The appearance of this 157-minute 2-CD package is cause for rejoicing among Jeff's fans. Among the 34 tracks are a dozen between-song monologues by Jeff -- ranging from poignant to surreal to downright hilarious -- and 22 songs that range from covers of Billie Holiday, Led Zeppelin and Nina Simone, to Nussrat Fateh Ali Khan, Bob Dylan and Ray Charles, plus a dozen original works from Jeff.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Photo of Guinness as a young boy/ #FolliesOfGod

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"You'll miss the mundane walk from the post office to the store to the house--the dog greeting you; the neighbors waving; the breeze on your face. You'll miss the slow woman who disrupted your pace. You won't know this until the walk is difficult or impossible. There is something to loving the mundane--Thornton Wilder, I believe, dealt with this, to great and roaring cynicism. Be awake and alive and present, because this is your own great and gilded age, and it's going to slip away with brutal swiftness. People pay small fortunes to see a whale for three seconds or an eagle fly ahead, but they race through their one and only life. I'm fairly positive that I'll regret my stupidity the most in my final moment of awareness."

--Alec Guinness/Interview with James Grissom/

[Follies Of God]

[paperbag1999]

books i’ve read in 2023

• The Dispossessed - Ursula K Le Guin

• Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng

• Once and For All - Sarah Dessen

• Heart Berries - Terese Marie Mailhot

• Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata

• Empire of Pain - Patrick Radden

• First Person Singular - Haruki Murakami

• Carrie - Stephen King

• The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin

• Akira - Katsuhiro Otomo

• Pure Colour - Sheila Heti

• A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes - Rodrigo Garcia

• Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner

• The Alchemist - Paulo Coehlo

• Yellowface - RF Kuang

• The Year of Less - Cait Flanders

Monkey Beach - Edin Robinson

I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy

Ugly Love - Colleen Hoover (this was a hate read!)

How to Keep House While Drowning - KC Davis

The Fault in our Stars - John Green

Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer

Currently Reading

Turtle All The Way Down - John Green

The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K Le Guin

[ratnas]

Los Angeles Complete Travel Guide

LOS ANGELES FAMILY TRAVEL GUIDE

The second largest city of the US, Los Angeles has its own unmatched magnetism. In my growing up years, I recall Los Angeles as the venue of the Olympics. And then subsequently over the years, this most prominent metropolis in California, as the glamorous hub of Hollywood. Beverly hills where stars own palatial houses. And of course Disneyland ! If you’re a Disney fan, and are traveling with your family surely you couldn’t possibly return without a trip to Disneyland in Anaheim. 

Best Los Angeles Getaway With Family

As LA is huge, with Anaheim being a city in itself, plan your itinerary in such a way that you first visit the parks. There are two Disney parks  near Los Angeles in Anaheim, 26 miles away. It is highly recommended, to first spend 2-3 days here. Stay in one of the hotels just walking distance from the parks and then move to main  LA for the remaining part of your trip. 

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES 

Staying in a centrally located hotel in West Beverly Hills, Hollywood, at the doorstep of the Walk of Fame boulevard has its advantages. Just as you step out, you’ll find yourself on the legendary Walk of Fame boulevard, having the longest list of stars, celebrities and performers. 

It’s a pleasure to stroll here. The views of the tree lined street, the blue skies above and brightly colored buildings is picture perfect in the day and transforms into a wonderland in the night when the fluorescent lights are lit. 

It was Halloween during that time, and if you too happen to visitng in this month, then look forward to being fully entertained by all sorts of the weirdest and scariest dressed passerby’s. 

 There are a plethora of museums on the boulevard that can be visited depending upon your interest and time. These include  the Guinness World record museum, World of Illusions and the Hollywood Wax museum to name a few, that are great for families. Also plenty of cultural activities happen – live theatre, art galleries, film complexes and music concerts. 

BEVERLY HILLS 

Beverly Hills has been the setting of innumerable films, and  to be actually present there was like a dream come true. And above all, the most magical moment was to watch the shooting of a movie starring Brad Pitt on the streets of West Hollywood. This sort of completed our trip and was the ultimate experience. 

If you’re a tourist visiting Los Angeles for the first time, it’s worthwhile to take a chartered tour to the famous Beverly Hills. There are multiple types of private trips with a live commentary at hand including half day, full day or few hours. The three hour tour included Beverly Hills, residence of celebrities and film stars, and finishes off at Rodeo drive . This is actually quite sufficient, as you can do it at your own pace rather than a hurried, longer trip,  in which a lot is squeezed in.  

One advice here,  before the tour begins make sure to eat something and be refreshed as there are no stoppages in between, specially if you have younger children accompanying you. 

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The tour halts at vantage points from where the iconic Hollywood sign is visible on the hill-side. Sunset Point and Bronson Avenue give a clear view, and are ideal spots for photos. 

You’ve seen them in movies, now see where your favorite stars live, hang around for a while, listening to interesting stories narrated by your guide, gazing at their posh, sprawling homes/ mansions !! 

Afterward, the tour continues onto the upmarket Rodeo drive, with its high class stores of luxury brands. Here again there are no halts and is the final destination, where you are dropped off. 

Griffith Observatory – There is more to the Griffith Observatory than the exteriors and stunning views of the city from its elevated position. A planetarium inside and a number of ticketed shows too draw tourists. 

 FAMOUS BEACHES 

Santa Monica beach – the pier at Santa Monica is worth visiting. It’s a picturesque point on the Pacific Ocean, having  loads of activities, a children’s park, or street performers vying for attention and tips. 

The other prominent beach of LA is Venice, spectator sports like basketball, baseball, football, soccer etc are played in abundance  on these beaches. 

The `city of angels’, looks spectacular after dark when it’s lit up and truly comes alive. The best way to enjoy that is to drive through the streets around the Hollywood area, where traffic congestions are less. Admire the high-rises or the  wonderful houses in the residential neighborhood!  

If you wish to have more adventure and unlimited fun, then there is Universal Studios, Hollywood. Apart from the plethora of thrilling rides and sci-fi shows,  of particular interest here are the movie shooting sites, and complete tours of how special effects are created in films.  

Though Los Angeles is fringed by the Pacific Ocean, and has nice beaches, the weather is not typical beach type. It can be classified as a Mediterranean climate – characterized by  dry summers and wet winters. My own experience of the weather in October – sunny and warm during the day and evenings becoming mildly cold as temperatures go down. Going by the diverse activities offered here, travelers can pack accordingly.

[hundredsofsmallbirds]

"sometimes id have a beer after work at the calzone place" is downplaying it. there was almost always a case of pbr in the walk-in, and if there wasnt and you really wanted one then one of the owners had some guinness in a mini-fridge in the office that he'd probably share if you asked. sometimes if someone had to run to the store to pick up something we ran out of, the owners would also say "and grab whatever beer you want, just make sure there's enough to share". they didn't give a fuck how much you had or how old you were as long as you weren't driving schwasted

it was like working at a frat house. one night i convinced three separate drunk men to tip me $40 each. i miss it

[alphaman99]

Follies Of God

"You'll miss the mundane walk from the post office to the store to the house--the dog greeting you; the neighbors waving; the breeze on your face. You'll miss the slow woman who disrupted your pace. You won't know this until the walk is difficult or impossible. There is something to loving the mundane--Thornton Wilder, I believe, dealt with this, to great and roaring cynicism. Be awake and alive and present, because this is your own great and gilded age, and it's going to slip away with brutal swiftness. People pay small fortunes to see a whale for three seconds or an eagle fly ahead, but they race through their one and only life. I'm fairly positive that I'll regret my stupidity the most in my final moment of awareness." --Alec Guinness/Interview with James Grissom/Photo of Guinness as a young boy/

[cutiepietourism]

Top 10 Tourist Attractions in the UAE for Every Traveller

The UAE is made up of seven Emirates: Abu Dhabi (the capital), Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain.

Out of these Abu Dhabi and Dubai are home to some of the most beautiful attractions and comprise of rich culture and history that bring millions of tourists across the globe to the country. Here are 10 top places you must see when you visit the UAE. 

Burj Khalifa

Undoubtedly, the Burj Khalifa is one of the best attractions. Located in Dubai, it is deemed as one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers. Tourists must visit this engineering marvel, and when you are up on the 124th, 125th, and 148th floors, you will get a panoramic view of the beautiful city of Dubai. 

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

One of the largest mosques in the world and the biggest in the UAE, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was built by Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan in honour of his late father. Containing contemporary Islamic Architecture, the mosque is a place of worship and a centre of education. 

The Museum of The Future, Dubai

Considered one of the must-visit places in Dubai, UAE, the Museum of the Future connects the present and the future by combining technology and traditional art forms. Researchers, financiers, ecologists, and people in general create solutions for a brighter future. 

Dubai Mall

Step into the world’s largest shopping mall, located right next to the Burj Khalifa. It consists of top-notch designer stores, an aquarium and an Underwater Zoo. One day is not enough to tour this massive complex. There’s an ice rink, cinema house, Kidzania and much more. 

Etihad Towers Observation Deck, Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Towers Observation Deck is 300 metres above the ground and gives tourists a 360-degree view of the city. Located by the coastline, the deck is the highest sightseeing spot in Abu Dhabi. 

Palm Jumeirah

The unmissable Palm Jumeirah Island consists of upmarket restaurants, apartments, and hotels and offers delicacies along its Boardwalk. Several beach clubs and spas dot the area alongside amazing nightclubs. 

Dubai Miracle Garden

The Miracle Garden is located in the heart of Dubai and also the world’s biggest flower garden. You will find 60 different species of flowers, some of the most unique floral structures, an impressive flower castle, a flower clock and a heart-shaped path. The garden also holds the Guinness World Record for the largest Airbus A380-shaped flower arrangement.

Louvre

Located on Saadiyat Island, the Louvre is an amazing museum and a must-visit for those who love history. You can witness artworks originating from various civilizations dating back to the olden periods. The iconic dome roof is imposing and a stunning sight against the skyline. 

Global Village

Tourists flock to the Global Village, an open-air destination between October and April, to witness fun, food and culture. Experience shopping across 27 pavilions, and 90 cultures. You have rides, games and several attractions too. 

Dubai Fountain

A spectacle that should not be missed – the tallest fountain in the world only in Downtown Dubai. Immerse yourself in a fascinating music and light experience that uses water in formations.

[thatgirlwiththeteapot]

Oh God she's having feelings about the Niel gaiman article; what better way to process than a read more on Tumblr dot com

Why are the threads so closely bound

It was one of the last thing your sister and you shared

Before she left (me, her cat, society, everything)

How do you tell a cloistered nun that her favorite author from the life she left behind

Is a rapist. A monster? A man

How do you tell her that you saw Amanda with your friend who is also named Shanon except she is no longer Shannon

That you were going to see Amanda again in a few weeks.

You can only write a letter, and it will have to get screened.

You can't send the article. It will never get screened.

Why does it reopen the wound left by Ursula k le guin passing

His words helped when she passed and now all his self labeling as a feminist makes you SICK to your stomach

You met him!!! You met her!!! They were kind! And make art that you can feel!! That you can share with the sister who hates you but loves you but wishes you didn't exist!! But she left!! And now you're by yourself taking tickets out of your nightstand and pulling down books and CDs from a shelf in a home with another roommate who hates you and the only words that begin to explain any thing

Are SO SAD

what a stupid final straw, you don't expect perfection or good behavior from celebrities AND YET something in you wants to scream

You met him!!! So many times! He was the tenth Tumblr you followed (you counted. Like a regular person who doesn't know how to process things you counted.)

Tricksters are and remain your favorite archetype. Tomorrow you will take the travel copy (the comfort copy) out of your car and bring it into the house and fill up a box that you can't store in the living room because it's a common area that must stay Perfect while you decide, what to do with signed copies and CDs and tickets and pictures and memories and feelings and tonight you will feel your stomach empty as you sob in a house it is not safe to scream in

He is a monster and that is not why your sister hates you.

And also [he] was a monster and that is why your sister hates you. Hurt you the way she was hurt you hurt the way she was hurt you the way she was hurt you the way she was hurt you the way she was hurt

Are tricksters not monsters?? Are these not the complex stories you crave?

[readjthompson]

Well, since my novelette Cancel Toby Chalmers! (copyright me, now) has been sitting around, completed, for nearly 16 months, I’ve decided to share it for free, until it’s later released as part of a Toby Chalmers collection.

Here are Chapters 4 and 5.

Chapter 4

Eyeing his laptop as if it were a dog on its deathbed, Toby Chalmers read what he’d just written aloud: “Grandpappy reached deep into Grandmother’s white-maned punani, wherein he’d stored his dentures to keep them warm and fragrant, and retrieved thirty-two porcelain chompers that he popped into his mouth. The pair then beckoned me to sit between them on the couch. ‘Come here, sonny boy. Lemme tell you a story,’ said Grandpappy, ‘about how a simple sheepfucker invented the first condom.’”

Is this supposed to be funny or ghastly? Toby wondered. Have I no shame left within me? He consulted the clock. Well past dinnertime, he thought. I’ve been fleshing out this ridiculous narrative for hours. A tale within a tale within a tale within a tale, how complex. Good thing I had a large breakfast.

He saved what he’d written to a thumb drive and powered off his computer. Well, I’m too tired to have something delivered, but there’s still time to drink, he thought, making his way to the kitchen.

Toby had mostly given up drugs—no more cocaine, seer’s sage, mummy clumps, or opium—though he still enjoyed MDMA and marijuana at concerts. He exercised every morning to combat the effects of middle age. He’d cut caffeine from his life entirely and even given up sweets. Still, he couldn’t go a day without downing some beers.

IPAs were his favorite. Whensoever he went grocery shopping, any untried variety was an instant purchase. When feeling festive, he layered them in mugs beneath Guinness to make black and tans. Currently, his refrigerator housed eleven different options.

His absolute favorite was known as Aetheric IPA. Sadly, the homebrewing geniuses who’d brewed the stuff were now dead—part of a suicidal death cult, allegedly—and once Toby finished off the few he had left, there’d be no more attainable. Its fruity, floral flavor made every meal, even reheated eggs, feel like a royal banquet. When accompanied by no food, it eroded hunger pangs anyway.

“Well, there’s no time like the present,” he muttered, grabbing a cold bottle and uncapping it. He took a swig and wandered into the living room. He’d recently bought a new sectional sofa, replacing one that always smelled like a dog’s bed for some reason, though Toby had never owned a pet. Onto it he plopped, to bring his TV to life.

It was just his luck that a news broadcast awaited him. Current events were dour, as per usual. Four African American cops had killed an unarmed African American motorist, who’d run a stop sign without slowing in a low-income neighborhood. Footage showed them dragging the man from his Hummer H2 and stomping his dreadlocked head, again and again, as he begged them for mercy, for the sake of his children, then for the sake of his parents, spitting teeth shards with each uttered syllable. Bystanders filmed the assault with their iPhones, chanting, “Police brutality!” and, “Stop, you’re killin’ him!” All kept their distance, lest the bloodlust of those badge-toting sadists next target them.

“Okay, that’s enough of that,” Toby muttered. Though he’d been obsessed with horror fiction for as long as he could remember, real life horror always turned his stomach. Occasionally, it found him, and he had to endure it. Other times, it found others, and he could escape it by changing the channel.

On this night, however, a simple channel change couldn’t erase the sight of the brutalized man’s visage from Toby’s mind. Though he drank beer after beer and binged Rick and Morty episodes back-to-back, the man’s fading speech, growing increasingly dreamlike as his death’s certainty burgeoned, echoed through Toby’s noggin, hauntingly. The soil beneath Toby’s home, glutted with the blood of innocents since times immemorial, seemed to pulse, as if the continent was awakening and would soon shake civilization from its back.

To make his night even more depressing, he pulled his cellphone from his pocket and scrolled down his social media feed. Naturally, most of the posts that he encountered were reactions to the murder.

“He shouldn’t have resisted arrest!” wrote Zombifkr42.

“Your momma shouldn’t have resisted abortion,” replied ProudLinny.

“White supremacy at its worst!” wrote Uplizft.

“Everyone involved was black, though,” EqualityWhore replied. “If you wiped your ass too hard, you’d blame Caucasians for that, too, wouldn’t you?”

“Well, I am a Caucasian, so I’d be right if I did,” Uplizft countered.

“That explains the 666 birthmark on your head,” was EqualityWhore’s rejoinder.

Scrolling past an ad for a hat he’d already purchased twice, Toby then encountered SloopJamalB’s “Defund the police!!!!!!!!!” post.

“Then who’ll get your crackhead mother to stop licking my dog’s asshole?” replied NahDawgUTrippin.

“It’s a media hoax,” claimed 62BiscuitsYumYum. “Those aren’t even African Americans, just five Jews wearing masks.”

“I seent it! I seent it!” replied DonBibblestick.

“Crackers aren’t allowed to discuss this!” wrote DieWhitiesDieDie. “Let ’em choke on their forked tongues if they attempt to!”

Toby closed his eyes for a few moments, focusing his thoughts. With a series of deep breaths, he cultivated an inner stillness. Reminding himself that each and every post and reply that he’d read belonged to just one person, he chugged the last of his beer and forced himself to grin. “Let a better world start with me,” he said to himself, hoping that it might become his new mantra.

Now soused optimistic, suddenly sure that he could contribute to rational discourse and help better all of humanity, he began to craft a post of his own.

 

Chapter 5

Kneeling at his backyard’s east-facing edge, Lamonte Achebe pruned dead hydrangeas and branches, reveling in the morning quiet. His wife and daughters were late sleepers on weekends; there’d be plenty of time to fix them breakfast—grits and eggs with toast on the side, perhaps even freshly-squeezed orange juice.

One day, Lamonte would retire from his soul-shriveling insurance adjuster job and devote every morning to his flowers. He’d inherited his green thumb from his mother. The good woman’s ghost yet survived in his garden’s floral ambiance, he believed, shaping its heady perfumes and vibrant colors into something truly angelic.

Suddenly, the morning’s sanctity was shattered by heinous sonance: “Pick that cotton, you dumb nigger! Pick it until I say you can stop!”

Lamonte’s eyes narrowed; his hands squeezed into fists. He’d always been a large African American: nearly seven feet tall even in high school, just over three hundred pounds now. Ergo, even the most racist of racists had kept their words civil in his presence. Every time a cop pulled his car over, they took one look at Lamonte and let him off with a warning, unsure whether they were carrying enough ammunition to put him down, should he decide to attack them. Unasked, Caucasians told him of their favorite black sports stars, as if he was some dark totem come to life, and required oblations.

“Well, what are you waitin’ for, nigger?! I don’t have all day!”

Lamonte realized that the hate speech emanated from the backyard next door. Is that Joseph McCarthy Jr. I’m hearing? he wondered. Just a few weeks ago, he spotted me on the way to the mailbox and assured me that Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror is the best horror anthology film ever made. I guess that the leopard’s showing his spots now!

Well aware that, with his size and strength, he could kill a man like Joe easily, Lamonte attempted to modulate his anger and tune out his neighbor’s bigoted outbursts. Then came, “That’s better, you dirty coon! Be good for your master and I’ll spare you the whip!”

“What the hell’s wrong with that man?” Lamonte muttered, carefully setting his pruning shears down and rising to his feet. I’d better put the fear of God into him right quick, show him that I won’t be bullied, he thought.

Lamonte peered over the fence and his mouth opened, aghast, the retort that he’d planned to unleash dissolving, unvoiced. The surreality of the scene before him made his surroundings seem most fragile, as if they might soon shatter to reveal that he’d been in bed dreaming all along.

There was little Shadrach McCarthy, he of the premature facial hair, now shirtless and shoeless, wearing only a pair of hand-me-down Bugle Boy jeans, which had been cut around the ankles to hang raggedly. Behind him loomed Joseph McCarthy Jr., dressed in a white suit, black tie, and well-polished Oxfords, gripping a replica of Catwoman’s Batman Returns whip.

Cotton balls covered Joe’s entire back lawn. One at a time, carefully, quite terrified, eight-year-old Shadrach picked them up and dropped them into the pillowcase he was carrying. Tears streamed down his cheeks. His lower lip was aquiver. What the hell’s going on here? Lamonte wondered.

“Nigger, nigger, nigger!” Joe shouted, cracking the whip so that the tip of it just missed Shadrach’s trembling buttocks. “Smile while you work, boy! You’re makin’ me nauseous!”

Okay, I’ve seen enough of this madness, thought Lamonte. “Hey, Joe!” he shouted. “Just what do you think you’re doin’?!”

“Keep going,” Joe said to his nephew, before sauntering over to the fence. To Lamonte, he said, “Well, hey there, neighbor. Fantastic weather we’re havin’ today, isn’t it?”

“Sure. A great day for an ass whuppin’, if ever I saw one.”

“Excuse me?”

“You think I’m cool with you shoutin’ the N-word? Next door to my house, where my wife and daughters might hear it? And don’t even get me started on this bizarre slavery reenactment.”

“Oh, come on, neighbor. How else is Shadrach gonna learn?”

“Learn what? How to be a sadistic, racist piece of shit?”

“Quite the opposite, in fact.”

“Is that right?”

“Listen, man. Shadrach isn’t like me. He doesn’t empathize with other races. I even caught him laughin’ at an African American he saw on TV. So I thought to myself, if I make him experience a bit of the struggle that blacks have coped with in America, he’ll learn to love his fellow man as I do.”

“Joe, so help me God, if you hurt that boy…”

“Have no fear, neighbor. He knows that I won’t really strike him. Once this is all over, we’ll go out for dinner, and he can eat whatever he wants to. I respect and value your opinion, though. Please understand that. My ears are always wide open for whatever you have to say.”

“I say stop this atrocity.”

“Just as soon as he’s finished.”

Lamonte’s eyes narrowed to slits. He wanted to hurl himself through the fence and crater Joe’s smirking countenance. This piece of shit probably thinks that he knows more about being African American than I do, he thought, just because he read a few leftist articles.

But as far as he knew, as fucked up as it was, Joe’d committed no actual crime. Sure, Lamonte could film the man’s sickening exhibition with his phone and release the footage on social media. Millions would hurl insults at Joe and scream for his cancellation. But then Joe would post his rationale to the applause of like-minded thinkers, and other Caucasian children would be subjected to cotton ball barbarism. Joe wouldn’t lose his job. He’d pat himself on the back for standing up to “anti-woke bullies” and author a child-raising handbook that’d make him rich. It was always dangerous to give the Joes of the world more attention. Lamonte would have to consider his next move quite carefully.

“Enough of this nonsense,” Lamonte grunted, turning his back on his neighbor and heading inside. As he slid his sliding glass door shut behind him, he heard one last bit of hate speech.

“Did I say you could rest, nigger?! I want a good day’s work outta you!”

 

[rabbitcruiser]

essories naturally evolved to fulfill necessities, while others were introduced to represent social status and wealth. Early accessories — when humans were dancing around a fire dressed in leaves and animal skin — were made of bones, seeds, feathers, shells, and stones. Crowns, amulets, or badges often depicted the status of the individual in the tribe or town.

Necessity carved the other sets of accessories, such as bags and footwear. Glasses, shades, and watches (often replaced with Fitbit these days) were introduced to the list with newer inventions.

In the last few centuries, it has been observed that wars and economic depressions have impacted fashion more than any major brand or designer. For instance, in the Victorian era, gloves, fans, and extravagant hats were integral to women’s wear, while after the Great Depression, the style became subtle and minimalist with long socks and simple hats.

Accessories are capable of changing the mood of a get-up. Social media is filled with tutorials to style the same dress for different occasions by just changing the accompanying accessories — just changing how a scarf is worn or adding a belt can change the whole vibe of the look.

National Accessory Day timeline

150,000 Years Ago The Most Vintage Necklace

Archeologists find a 150,000-year-old necklace made of perforated beads and seashells at an excavation site in Morocco.

20th CenturyThe Term “Fashion Accessory” Originates

The term ‘‘fashion accessory’ comes into use, attributed to the adornments worn to compliment the main attire.

1837 Hermès is Established

Hermès, the oldest French luxury house that continues to be operational today, is founded.

1995 The Advent of Internet

With the advances in the internet and online transactions, clothes and accessories are sold online, with eBay being one of the first online stores in 1995.

National Accessory Day FAQs

What do accessories do to an outfit?

If you’re tired of your wardrobe, you can switch it up by not emptying your pockets. Some classic additions can breathe new life into your wardrobe.

Which designer bag is the most expensive?

The Guinness World Book of Records notes the most expensive bag to be the 1001 Nights Diamond Purse from the House of Mouawad. It took 8,800 person-hours and 10 artisans to make.

What is the most popular item of jewelry?

Earrings are considered the most popular jewelry among women.

National Accessory Day Activities

Spice it up

Make your own accessories

Spread the love on social media

Rather than picking an attire and styling it with accessories, spice it up a little today and pick some accessories and choose an outfit to match it. You can look up styling tutorials online and experiment with different looks.

Do you remember buying colorful beads and weaving them into a necklace? Well, you can do the same or find something more exquisite to make jewelry with, such as feathers, pearls, silver beads, or flowers.

Tell fellow aficionados about National Accessory Day. Share your love on social media by sharing a picture of yourself in your favorite accessory.

5 Interesting Facts About Accessories

16 love charms

30% of e-commerce

Accessories as a symbol of strength

Symbolism of status

The founder of National Accessory Day

In Hindu culture, married women wear 16 adornments called ‘solah shringarm,’ as a symbol of prosperity.

In the U.S., the apparel and accessories industries account for 30% of the e-commerce business.

Villages in the older period thrived on the prowess of hunters; hence, they wore the teeth and bones of the fearsome animals that they had killed.

Accessories such as amulets, rings, and necklaces often symbolized the social status of individuals in ancient societies.

National Accessory Day was founded by Luxury Next Season in 2019.

Why We Love National Accessory Day

It gives a whole new vibe

This day celebrates fashion

It celebrates art and luxury

Accessories give a new vibe to ordinary outfits and totally transform the look. The hoop earrings are for the days when one doesn’t want to put in an effort. The bold ring with a suit gives the vibe of a classy bad boy.

National Accessory Day gives us an occasion to celebrate the indomitable element of fashion. Fashion is a form of expression worthy of celebration, and this is the perfect day to show our appreciation.

Diamond-studded bags and gold watches are some of the most expensive accessories in the world. Owing to their rich history, vintage accessories are also very expensive owing to their rich history. As accessories are symbols of many things, this day celebrates art, luxury, and history.

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