Is it just me or does Josh look completely smitten and that statement exudes flirtation?
^this
Okay this is something I have to answer because as a bookseller, as a bookseller working in a used bookstore, this is something I have to deal with daily. People get mad at me or express something like profound disappointment when I indicate that we recycle what we can’t use, and some of that recycling is the employees using books to make art and/or crafts like purses, buttons, collages, jewelry, etc.
You know why we do it? Because we love books. We recycle them so they can be made into new books by a company that we pay to do exactly that. We make them into art because sometimes there is nothing else you can do with them and the thought of just getting rid of them seems like a waste.
You may love books and hate to see them “destroyed,” but tell me what you, personally, are going to do with a full set of Encyclopedia Britannica from 1994? That’s 26 books of outdated information. When you have a stack of Twilight books that is literally two feet tall, is it really absolutely necessary to preserve the integrity of their bookiness? Or might it be more worthwhile to give them a second life? As a new book, as art, as something other than an object that takes up space in a store where we need as much as possible to sell the books you love and that we love too. I wouldn’t do this to, say, the Gutenberg Bible or a first edition Virginia Woolf, but something we see several times a day every day? Art is a pretty good fate for an otherwise unsaleable book.
No one is asking you to make incredible mountain ranges out of the books you love. But please consider that same love might have something to do with why people make the things they do out of books.
THIS! I’ve worked in a library for 5+ years and let me tell you, the majority of what we withdraw and receive in donations that goes to are book sale are old, outdated textbooks, encyclopedia sets, and nonfiction. While it’s good form to do research about the particular edition you plan on upcycling to make sure it’s not valuable, the truth of the matter is that most of these books are irrelevant and no longer useful (although sometimes a bit of a fun time capsule).
Petit Plat Miniature Food Art | by Stephanie Kilgast
Stephanie Kilgast, creator of Petit Plat miniature food art, is one of the best miniature food makers I’ve ever seen in my entire time perusing Internetdom. She discovered the art of miniature making while looking for an enjoyable craft back in 2007, during her time studying for a masters in architecture. Since then, her (miniature) work has been a great hit, and no wonder, too. The really small scale of the foods, coupled with all that detail, is simply remarkable.Her work is highly recognized and has been exhibited all around the world.
Stephanie’s goal is to make people happy with miniatures that allow them to ‘put the world in their pockets’. Aww, charming..
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It’s a bit of a broad statement. I’m pretty sure religion gives you one perspective on how to understand and interact with the world and the people in it. Some religions have overwhelmingly good lessons, some have less good ones, some people understand how to live through religion while others use it as an excuse for bad behaviour. It’s a little bit of a stretch to say religion as an institution teaches people to be happy with not understanding the world. I’d say religion gives people different ways to understand the world.
Addiction is tricky. For example: a man who quit smoking for 11 years spent 15 seconds in an elevator with a man smoking a cigarette. He gave in.
What I’m trying to say is I think I love you again.
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I dunno guys but I was working in the toys section tonight and saw this on the shelf
and I didn’t even realize they still sold these and I couldn’t help but think how ripe this game is for an Edgeworth joke if only it wasn’t still waaaaaaay too early for earthquake jokes
The only game allowed in the von Karma household
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