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Wizard stuff but like... chill about it

@mooseman13579 / mooseman13579.tumblr.com

I am constantly tired, but I'm here for things like Star Trek, Star Wars, Gandalf's Big Naturals, and being earnest in my love of stuff again. Also I write fanfiction FF dot Net AO3 Email me at mooseman13579verka@gmail.com

Being an accidental detective about model kits sometimes

I browse listings of preorders, I mean who doesn’t look into news of what’s coming up when it’s a thing they care about? And of course I also browse the listings of third party kits/small producers and I saw a listing today on Gundamit for a new 1/100 scale model kit from “The Chaotic Era” called “The Galaxy”

(More pictures and a writeup of my thought process below the cut)

If someone ever tells you a certain song is important to them you should turn it up and lay on your bed and close your eyes and really listen to it even if its 10 minutes long because at the end you will know that person much better I think

My love for this post is unbelievable.

I believe deeply in this post, I know so many people who gush about songs they’re into or bands they’re into and listening to that music really is like a window into better understanding. Truly it is an act of love (yes even for people you dislike, the radical love of everyone)

Telling my half completed model kit project “you won’t be perfect, but you’ll be good enough” and then bursting into “you’ll be in my heart”

Self Recognition Through The Gunpla

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new york city’s three library systems – brooklyn public library, queens public library, and the new york public library – are facing cuts of $37 million from the mayor’s fiscal year 2024 budget and the potential loss of $15.7 million from the city council, for a potential total loss of $52.7 million. if you’re an nyc resident please consider supporting your local library and sending a note to mayor adams in opposition of these proposed budget cuts

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hi guys-

breaking from my normal posting to bring up something really important to me.

have you heard of powell’s city of books? they’re famously the world’s largest independent bookstore, lauded as a family business, tourist landmark, and progressive icon of portland oregon.

i work there.

currently our union is fighting to have the company pay us a living wage.

it’s embarrassing how little powells pays us- we barely make more than minimum wage right now- and most people don’t know that the famous business they’re supporting treats its workers like dirt.

when asked to consider our wage proposal, our lead hr officer stated: “We have all worked jobs where the pay and our personal needs were not in alignment.” this isn’t about personal needs “being in alignment.” my coworkers can hardly afford rent or afford to even feed themselves with our current wages.

what am i asking for?

if you love books, love or know powell’s, or just want to stand in solidarity with fellow workers, i’m asking for you to let powell’s books know how you feel about their insulting wage proposal: email our union and they will pass on the message to corporate-

community@ilwulocal5.com

it can be as short and sweet as you want to make it. we want to show the company that people are paying attention to the example they set and won’t stand for it.

also literally just sharing this post to let everyone know what we are asking for helps too. share it on booktok, tell your friends, tell your book club, spread the word. powell’s skates by on its reputation and in doing so hides its betrayal of the workers that dedicate their lives to make it the special place it is.

thank you for reading ❤️

links to our original union instagram post: here

and read some examples of community member emails: here + here