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Public parks are great places to post up, see friends and kick back in the company of people in yr community who might not hang out at the same bar u do ā¦ This was true before the pandemic and itās true today. A few years ago someone gave me a lightweight (6 oz?) canvas drop-cloth that has gotten very soft with time & now we toss it in a backpack & bring it with us to parks & on hikes. If you donāt have a picnic blanket already you can cop a ~$12 canvas drop-cloth from a local hardware or paint-supply store. You could use this to re-paint a room at the crib or make some art -- any āprocess splattersā will just make your picnic look more beautiful.
May 27, 2021
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If you like going to the movies and have a selection of AMCs near you itās an unbelievably good deal. Even at my most destitute I have refused to cancel this membership because itās basically a free activity anytime and a fun little date with myself. 3 movies a week for $25/month??? I will never shut up about this.
Apr 19, 2024
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Caught Vertigo there recently; one of the most enchanting films ever made, incredible experience.
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Film Forum is the OG but Metrograph is younger and hungrier, with a more diverse slate of films and an emphasis on rediscovered or neglected classics. Great atmosphere too, with a restaurant and bookstore. you canāt go wrong!
Apr 22, 2024
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You donāt actually need whatever s**t is in yr cart, and at the very least you donāt need it boxed up and rush delivered in <24 hours by workers whose quotas mean they canāt take bathroom breaks baby!! (Also Amazon stole millions of dollars in driver tips ā true slimeball s**t, look it up!!) The āitās so convenientā argument is weak, youāre not that busy, player, go for a walk, bet you thereās a store in yr hood that sells that same s**t ā cop it there, even if it costs a few dollars more. If there *isnāt* a good store in yr hood, itās because Amazon helped kill it, making your neighborhood less VIBRANT, so f**k āem for doing that, donāt reward them with more $$... And if itās about wanting to watch movies and shows, pfffft get Criterion like a grown-up ; )
May 27, 2021
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This is an animal-rights group that, among other things, breaks into factory farms to document abuse and liberate suffering cuties. Whatever yr thoughts are about eating animals, if you have a soul you can agree that factory farming is deeply heinous nightmare evil s**t, and in fighting against it, these activists are doing tremendously hard, brave and lonely work ā so throw āem some bucks and / or help āem out in other ways!!
May 27, 2021
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Binoculars are a great technology for not looking at yr phone and instead looking with sustained attention at cool s**t that you otherwise might just let fly by you unnoticed ā birds, literally and most obviously, but also any other intriguing visual phenomenon, like for instance incredible lichen growing somewhere high up. If you are doing a picnic (see above), bring some binoculars and see whatās in the trees. If you donāt have any, get a pair at a local place or cop some secondhand online. I have a pair of simple Nikon Prostaff 7S 10x42s that I like; you could get those or something more compactā¦ check out standard-issue Nikons or Bushnells, or drop more $$ on some Fujinons or Leicas. Just be careful not to get anything so cheap & s**ty that itāll work badly and bum you outā¦
May 27, 2021