u/turtlesashimi

I know he’s not a rare find but he’s SO cute and for $3.50?!? omg.

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I say suppressed and I mean SUPPRESSED. I really really looked up to scene/emo culture as a kid, but didn’t really have the ability to dress like it. every time I said that I wanted the ‘emo cut’ (the fluffy fringe with the fluffy side bangs w a single strip of color or raccoon tail), the adults in my life just laughed. I was dead serious and I wanted it BAD 😭

I find myself viscerally upset that I do not own some of the shirts from my childhood anymore (divorce, lots of moving; I don’t know where anything is anymore 💔). 23 year old me would LOVE to wear those again now that I’m embracing the inner scene kid that 10-11 year old me couldn’t!!!!

I found that exact green shirt in pink on depop the other day, but it had sold. I was heartbroken.

EDIT: I’ve been thinking about your comments for the last little bit, and I’m honestly just going to say ‘fuck it’ and try to DIY a cool, sosohappy-styled hoodie (or a few… I JUST got my first sewing machine today and need some practice before I dive in). I just need some cool-colored zip up hoodies, some striped ones, and maybe even some other hoodies with cool designs (stars, stripes, etc.) on the sleeves.
I have also painted a shirt in the recent past for the first time using acrylic and conditioner, and it turned out amazing. I can do this!!! Thanks for reminding a baby scene what the true meaning of scene is. :D

ANOTHER example of WHY I am so VISCERALLY UPSET about missing out on the golden 2010s scene age. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE OF THESE BAD BOYS WITHOUT HANDING OVER MY FUCKING LIVER.

They’re so fucking cool. I want one SO badly, but unfortunately resellers are greedy as shit and expect me to fork over $200 usd MINIMUM for one of these. I JUST WANT A FUCKING SOSO HAPPY HOODIE!!!!!! THAT’S IT!!!!!! THAT’S ALL!!!!! HOW DARE I WANT A BRIGHTLY COLOURED MONSTER HOODIE THAT ISN’T SHINY WITH 1000% POLYESTER??? HOW FUCKING DARE I.

‘rare’ ‘vintage’ ‘hard to find’ SHUT THE FUCK UP. you do NOT need $200+ for a HOODIE. greedy.

My order just came in, and they gave it to me as a freebie—I ordered Kettle Corn but they accidentally oversold that one, so they refunded me, replaced it with Buttered Popcorn (which I’m very happy with), AND sent me a free slime! I’m super grateful and happy, however… icee is my least favourite texture :(.

I’ve taken it out of the container to play with it once to see if I could handle it (spoiler alert I still dislike icee lol), and washed my hands immediately beforehand. I’m a very clean person and my house is also very tidy. This is also a NO SMOKING household. I am a 420 girlie but do not smoke inside or anywhere near my slimes. We have one cat, but I can swear right now that no cat hair has gotten into the container.

With that being said, is anyone interested in a simple swap? I want this to go to somebody that will enjoy it, so that it doesn’t just sit on my shelf collecting dust. I’m in Canada, so due to tariffs I would prefer to swap to someone also in Canada (if possible). My favourite slimes are crunchy slimes! I’m okay with most brands if the quality is still good. I’d also prefer a newer slime in exchange.

I’ve never done a trade before, so I’m shooting my shot here. Thanks in advance!

I was actually considering buying some things from them, but when I saw them on Etsy I was really deeply disappointed by their usage of AI for their listing photos. I was initially skeptical because of the too-perfect photos (AI just sort of has this feel to it, it’s like spidey senses for me now lol), but the distortion of brands/words in the photos really confirmed it for me.

AI is directly against what alternative culture stands for, and I really don’t think it can be that difficult to find a cool-looking scene person and take some photos. Generative AI is not only harmful to the environment and those that live in it as we all know, but it’s really shitty to use it as a creative business making your own designs. Makes people less likely to buy your stuff because it shows what kind of character you are/how lazy you are with brand promotion.

Grandpa didn’t realize he forgot to leave the text space blank before reposting AI hopeslop

MY MOM LITERALLY MISSED WORK (I just realized it’s a Sunday, not Monday; she did not work, but she still drove all the way over here lol) TO COME OVER FOR THE DAY AND BROUGHT GIRAFFE TO ME!!!!!!!!!! I’m so so so so so so so SO grateful. I literally have not let go of him since getting him. I’m bringing him everywhere around the house 😭. She’s helping us unpack the house a bit today so that it feels more like home and I have less anxiety/can get more comfortable.

THANK YOU to every single one of you for the incredible kindness you’ve shown me, it means the absolute world to me. It makes me really happy to see a ton of kindness in a world of cruel people. Thank you for being so kind to my inner child, and me. Being an autistic adult is hard, but it’s nice to know that I’m not alone.

It’s still really hard and I’m incredibly scared and anxious to be in a new environment and unfamiliar empty place, but it’ll get easier soon. I’m strong (and have been through much worse tbfh), and I have Giraffe with me now. I love him so much. Thank you for being such a kind and welcoming subreddit. 🩷

EDIT 2: GIRAFFE IS HOME!!!!

EDIT: HOLY MY MOM JUST MESSAGED ME TO TELL ME THAT SHE’S GONNA BRING HIM TO ME TOMORROW 🥹🥹🥹🥹 im honestly still a mess and im exhausted from moving and my nervous system is a WRECK, but giraffe is coming home TOMORROW!!! omfggggfffffggthhf

I have been WAILING. SOOOOBBING. Like I’m 5 again. I am literally DEVASTATED, especially since Since I realized I left him at home in my backpack. The catch? My mom’s house is a little over an hour away. He’s not gone. He’s not missing. He’s just not with me in the time I need him the most (moves are very traumatic and scary for me, I am autistic and have a LOT of trauma around moves and being homesick in new places and fear and dread and sadness and yada yada).

I cannot stop crying. Genuinely. I am TWENTY TWO YEARS OLD, and I am WAILING and hyperventilating like I did as a kid. I literally hugged him earlier this morning and told him I’d see him tonight. I miss him so much. I sleep with him every single night and tuck him in during the day. I’m destroyed.

My mom was originally going to bring him this weekend, but now she’s going to mail him so hopefully he’ll come sooner. But holy hell. Giraffe is literally my comfort plush and I rely on him.

I can’t stop crying. I feel so alone and scared and sad in a brand new place (which is a whole thing in therapy on its own), and I forgot Giraffe in a time I’d need him the most. Sorry for the emotional ramble. I figured you guys would get it.

Giraffe pic for attention from when the hotel staff stood him on the bed.

I am an idiot and used one of my favourite t-shirts as an early test model of my newly-discovered hobby of diy cutting t-shirts into cooler shapes/fits. Unfortunately this one did not turn out the way I wanted it to. It’s been weeks and I’m still devastated, so I want to repurchase the exact same shirt.

I am genuinely very very upset about this shirt, as I am autistic and it was the PERFECT feel, material, fit, and the design is also dope af. Everything about it was perfect. I miss it so much, please help me find a replacement before I go insane.

I so badly want to hold him and squeeze him and kiss him, but unfortunately we’d get in trouble if we fed the pidges from the window.

I’m back with another (smaller) review of some drug store glosses! In the first pic I have Revlon’s Super Lustrous topped with Nyx’s Butter Gloss Bling.

I was looking for more of a darker shade to experiment with, but both of these—even on their own—are honestly closer to what I used to wear as a more neutral lip shade. I’m kind of disappointed because I was really hoping for a darker tint similar to what they show on the shade sticker/how they look before applying.
They’re not bad, though, just pretty thin and very slippery, lol. I would have preferred a thicker formula for both, and I’m worried about it slowly getting in my mouth as I talk throughout the day. They’re less sticky, more thin/slick. I don’t think they’re heavy enough to last, and are likely going to need reapplications.

I’d use either as a topper gloss finish, but probably not together again. They are VERY shiny, though, so that’s cool.

One thing I’d like to mention because it honestly affects my opinion is the packaging. Both had those flimsy, hard-to-see tapes wrapped around them alongside the barcodes, and were decently difficult to open. When I finally did manage to get all the tape off (it came off in tiny pieces and stuck to my fingers which pissed me off lmfao, not in one go), IT LEFT STICKY RESIDUE ON BOTH TUBES. It won’t even scrub off with makeup remover and a towel. That really bothers me.

I got both from Shopper’s Drug Mart in Canada, so I guess buy at your own risk. If you’re wanting a thin, glossy finish and a sticky tube.

I want to DIY some fluffies for an outfit in September (and because I’ve always wanted them), and don’t want to spend like $80 not including shipping PER PAIR when buying on Etsy. No disrespect to the sellers; I need to learn to sew, anyway. Also, in the title I meant, like, striped black/green and then also striped black/pink. I want two pairs to start with.

I’m in Canada, so anything within Canada would make it cheaper for me, but outside is okay, too.

Also… does anyone have any tips on how to make them thicker/bulkier, instead of just a skinny little fluffy leg warmer? Is it just the fur length? Cos I want them CHUNKY. Thx in advance :p

He seems to be acting fine; top fin is always perked up and he does his zoomies as per usual. He doesn’t *look* sick, he just has this weird spot on his left eye. He has a much smaller, very tiny speck of similar color on his other eye.

Saw her on Amazon while looking for a heating pad, and decided that since I’ve had such a shit 2+ weeks, I deserved a little treat :3.

She makes my lips look/feel so plump, soft and shiny, and she smells like a sweet vanilla sugar cookie scent. Not too strong, but not necessarily a faint scent, either; just right! I absolutely love the colour and how it looks on my lips. I would get better photos of it applied (the first pics taken outside were taken yesterday), but today is a bad health day so I’m just kind of in bed lol.

EDIT: I’ve found someone to do the trade with!! I’ll keep yall updated. Thank you to all those that have offered—I’ll let you know if it works out or if I need to find someone else 🫶🏻

I’m in Canada, so we only have them in Walmart and are very limited for flavours. I really really really really want birthday cake, pink vanilla, sugar cookie, and maybe even caramel. But I can’t get them anywhere here, and have no idea if I could order online to Canada :(. It’s honestly so unfair, and I wish they sold all the flavours everywhere.

With that being said, I’ve heard that Mango is harder to find in the US..? Correct me if I’m wrong. So if someone in the US is looking for mango (or any of the pictured flavours), I’m happy to do a trade for any of my listed dream flavours (specifically birthday cake; my fav scent everrr).

Thanks in advance! It’s a bit of a reach, but a girl needs her dessert-scented lip balm.