Wayward academic, Lolita fashion enthusiast, and feminist killjoy. Expect posting about vintage shoujo and BL, maybe some vkei. Will block minors.
1/2 of LIVE.BAIT.APPAREL on IG
1/5 of HarajukuMarketNYC
NYC; 30+; ENG, ESP, CAT, 日本語
Hey there, I’m Jacques. I’m an alternative j-fashion enthusiast based in upper Manhattan. I also cosplay sometimes.
Recently, I became a co-owner of LIVE BAIT, an alternative j-fashion shop in Brooklyn’s Japan Village.
Back when I was teaching the kiddos were too young to really have heard of y2k (upper elementary; we did not want them being that online yet lmao), but I did do a full unit on the 80s ozone hole precisely to help them understand that we have fixed big collective problems before and can again.
Back when I was teaching the kiddos were too young to really have heard of y2k (upper elementary; we did not want them being that online yet lmao), but I did do a full unit on the 80s ozone hole precisely to help them understand that we have fixed big collective problems before and can again.
You can just do that.
i need you to understand the only reason it wasn't a big deal was that everyone spent loads of time fixing code before it could become a problem, which is why it never did
You can just do that.
Never doubt Minnesotans and winter crafting. When I lived up there, the pharmacies in small towns had crafting supplies cause what the fuck else were you going to do before smart phones in the winter when you’d get snowed in.
Never doubt Minnesotans and winter crafting. When I lived up there, the pharmacies in small towns had crafting supplies cause what the fuck else were you going to do before smart phones in the winter when you’d get snowed in.
This is a lot of our bands. I get it. Getting CDs is hard and all big tech companies are bad. But if you can stream through a platform that isn’t Spotify, it’s marginally less bad.
And if you can, support bands by buying merch, physical media, and seeing them live.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
This is a lot of our bands. I get it. Getting CDs is hard and all big tech companies are bad. But if you can stream through a platform that isn’t Spotify, it’s marginally less bad.
And if you can, support bands by buying merch, physical media, and seeing them live.
I have not had green hair since 2020.
I have not had green hair since 2020.
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Nazis never learn not to invade in winter, apparently.
Nazis never learn not to invade in winter, apparently.
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