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Hello, I was wondering if anyone here can help me identify what this product is. It seems like a collapsible cup.

Long story short, I was exploring an abandoned infamous sanatorium/mental facility and found this in one of the drawers. I’ve searched online to try to find out its origin or what it is exactly, with no luck.

EDIT seems to be a collapsible cup, I was right. I found a single one on eBay. If anyone knows any other info about it feel free to share

Soo… this has been on my mind all day, and I need to know if anyone else has noticed this. 👀

We all know Ariana has a tendency to morph into whatever her current boyfriend’s apparent ideal woman is. New man, new personality, new aesthetic, new vocabulary, new voice, new everything. It’s less “finding yourself” and more like watching someone download a boyfriend’s Pinterest board directly into their personality.

For the last few years, she’s been cosplaying this very specific Broadway-loving, coquette, ethereal little nymph with a transatlantic accent and the general demeanor of a Victorian child who has just discovered a meadow. And obviously, a lot of people have speculated that this version of Ariana was heavily influenced by Ethan and the world she was immersed in during the wicked era. Ethan is a massive Broadway nerd, and the whole soft, gentle, delicate-girl aesthetic conveniently fits the image of the woman he seems to gravitate toward. She probably sunk her teeth into Ethan while getting to know him and found out exactly what his dream girl is, and copied it the best she could.

But compare that to Ariana during her first relationship with Ricky.

That was the Dangerous Woman era: darker, sexier, much more “diva,” much more overtly provocative.. and, of course, the infamous tanning/blackfishing era that she has been criticized for extensively. The contrast between those two versions of her is honestly fascinating.

And now I’ve noticed something interesting in some of her more recent R.E.M. Beauty videos: she seems to have dropped the exaggerated voice she was using so heavily throughout the wicked era. She sounds much closer to her ordinary speaking voice again.

And this is where it gets interesting to me, because Ariana has historically changed the way she speaks depending on the era she’s in. During the Dangerous Woman era, she was also criticized for adopting a noticeably different speech pattern and blaccent. Now she seems to be moving away from the Wicked voice, but unsurprisingly she also knows better than to immediately resurrect the old one and invite another round of “girl, what are you doing?” discourse.

Which brings me to the picture I attached.

The Eevee sticker on her phone.

For years, Ariana has actually been covering up her Eevee tattoo with makeup, which always struck me as interesting considering how many of her older tattoos seemed to disappear when she entered the new aesthetic/persona.

During the Wicked era, it felt like she was very deliberately distancing herself from a lot of the things associated with her older image. And now, after spending years covering an Eevee tattoo, she suddenly has an Eevee sticker on her phone.
Maybe it means absolutely nothing. It’s a sticker. I am fully aware that I sound like the FBI investigating a refrigerator magnet.

BUT.

It does fit the larger pattern I’ve been noticing: little pieces of the old Ariana slowly creeping back in.
And that’s what makes me wonder if we’re watching another personality/aesthetic transition happen in real time.

Because I don’t think she’s going to suddenly wake up tomorrow, spray tan herself orange, put on a giant ponytail and announce the return of DW Ariana. 💀 She knows people have caught onto the blackfishing/tanning stuff, and doing a full 180 would be way too obvious.

Instead, I think she’ll do what she always seems to do: gradually introduce little pieces of the next version of herself until everyone realizes six months later that the previous persona has completely disappeared.

First the voice changes. Then the styling changes. Then the interests and references start popping back up. Then suddenly the whole aesthetic has shifted and everyone is wondering when it happened.

So what do you guys think?

Are we nearing the end of the innocent, baby-deer-loving, gentle little Broadway fairy era, or is Ariana committed to keeping this character going for another five business years?

Personally, I think she’s slowly going to start reverting back toward the Ariana we’re more familiar with.. just carefully enough that she can pretend it happened organically. 😭

Hi all, I’m searching for an accurate rep of the nappa bag. Most of the reps I’ve seen on the site have one or two (or both) of these problems: the first being the logo is too small than on the actual bag, I want the logo to be the accurate size. The second being the tag that comes with the bag will say “miu miu archive 2009” instead of it saying “miu miu archive 2006.”

This bag has been my dream bag for a while and I’m really just looking for the most accurate rep possible 🤍 if anyone knows a good link please lmk

Hi, I got a new deck and decided to try to bond with my deck and ask these questions to get the most out of my readings. I would like a second opinion from more experienced readers

1. Question: Can you tell me about yourself?
   Card: four of swords reversed

2. Question: What are your strengths?
   Card: three of pentacles reversed

3. Question: What are your limits?
   Card: the devil reversed

4. Question: What are you here to teach me?
   Card: the chariot

5. Question: How can I best learn and collaborate with you?
   Card: king of swords reversed

6. Question: What’s the potential outcome of our relationship?
   Card: ten of swords reversed

My overall opinion is for the first card, my deck is saying “I’m here to get you thinking. I’m not necessarily going to let you sit comfortably with the status quo.” For the second card.. There’s almost a theme here of “I’ll help you figure things out yourself rather than doing the thinking for you.” The third card was probably the most fascinating to me in the spread. The Devil reversed almost feels like my deck establishing a boundary.. like it is telling me “I can help you recognize what has power over you, but I cannot… or should not.. become another thing that has power over you.” The fourth card almost connects to the third card in my opinion. The devil reversed says “free yourself from what controls you” and the the chariot says “then take the reins for yourself.” The fifth card seems like it’s telling me to not interrogate the cards to death, and instead I should notice my immediate reaction to the card. And for the sixth and last card, I am getting that the deck will help me process endings and move beyond things that have run its course.

The overall message I took was “I’m not here to make decisions for you. I’m here to help you reclaim your direction.”

I’d love to hear second opinions on this one!!