Independent bookstores around the country have a particularly clever lifeline, one perfectly suited to the unprecedented moment we find ourselves in. The strange part? It came into being just weeks before the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, and before the bookstores started closing up shop wondering if they’d reopen at all.
In simple terms, it’s a super clean, user-friendly online bookstore whose raison d’être is supporting independent bookstores — not simply with exposure or resources (though that’s certainly a factor), but with cold hard cash…
it turns out rashawn is a cast member of her own actual play podcast called mystery county: monster hunters club. it runs monster of the week and follows a group of teens hunting monsters and solving mysteries. on her website rashawn describes it as “reno 911 meets buffy the vampire slayer.” neat!
In the midst of that amazing time in my life came the worst, and that was when my friends just started dropping dead. They were sick today and dead tomorrow. And when you would go to the hospital to look for you friend they would be out in the hallway on a gurney pushed up against a wall dying for help, dying for love, dying to be saved. And some of them with that sign on their gurney that said “do not touch”. And they suffered, and people wanted to act like they weren’t good people, kind people, wonderful people, somebody’s son, somebody’s daughter, somebody. // SHERYL LEE RALPH receiving the Human Rights Campaign’s National Ally for Equality Award 2022. (x)
When I was a kid, my dad hated when I hung up anything on my walls. My art, band posters, movie posters, anything. Not with taxks, not with tape (it “ripped the paint off”) not with anything. At one point in 5th or 6th grade he came in my room and found me hanging up a Diary of a Wimpy Kid poster with tacos and he was like “EVERY HOLE YOU PUT IN THE WALL TAKES $10 OFF THE VALUE OF THE HOUSE.” so when I was mad at him, I’d insert tacks into the wall in places he couldn’t easily see just out of spite. Whoever owns the house now is probably wondering about it.
bro didn’t even know you could just fill holes with toothpaste 💀
I know this is about an owned house (that you should be touching up and repainting the walls of before reselling anyway???) but for ppl who are paranoid about putting holes in rental walls: don’t be. Put up posters. Shelving if you need it. Have hanging plants. Invest in a studfinder. Spackle kits are cheap and everywhere now, or you can use white toothpaste, glue, or even soft air-dry clay to fill holes. Scuffs and rub marks are considered normal wear and tear and landlords can’t charge you for them. Most places will have you fill holes but will have to repaint between tenants anyway, so even if the spackle doesn’t match the walls, it’s not a big deal. Check your state laws about what is considered normal wear and tear. Most states have laws covering everything from paint to flooring. For instance, in my state, carpet that is 3+ years old is considered past its normal life cycle and therefore any damage to it cannot be charged for because the landlord/management is expected to put in new carpeting.
Before any move-out, check local laws considering paint, flooring, light fixtures, appliances, etc. Landlords and management companies make BANK on people not knowing that they’re paying for paint rubs that they’re painting over anyway and carpet that has been paid for 6 times over.
Reminder: they’re never ever ever ever going to give you your security deposit back no matter what you do. have fun with life.
Actually, if your landlord isn’t giving your security deposit back without good reason (in new york, they gave to give you a itemized receipt listing why they deducted from it) bring them to small claims court. Don’t let the bloodsuckers get away with your money.
Our last landlord tried keeping all the deposit and charging is for more. When we moved in, I took a whole lotta pictures. I took pics when we moved out and did my research regarding local laws and looked at how frequently tenants win in small claims court here. Over 80% of cases are in favor of tenants.
So I wrote a very professional letter to the landlord and property management company. I provided this information and sent a CD with copies of before and after pics of the place with notes, like the place hadn’t been cleaned before we moved in, there was a hole from the second bathroom to the outside, large enough to fit a fat raccoon, husky fur everywhere, nails, hooks, and tacks in the walls, footprints on the ceiling, human hair on the walls and ceilings of the main bathroom.
I informed them they had 60 days to return our deposit or we will take them to small claims court. Local laws state that if a tenant wins, we receive 3x the deposit, and the landlord pays all court costs and fees. 58 days after sending the letter, we received our deposit with an apology for “confusion.”
These people are dependent on ignorance. Be aware, be knowledgeable, and make them afraid.
- him and ty lee are besties, ty lee teaches him how to braid hair to surprise katara. These hair sessions are also their Gossip Hour.
- i personally rlly like the idea of nonbinary aang, or gender fluid aang.
- he has a sweet tooth, sokka sometimes tries to bribe aang with sweet treats to let him borrow appa for the day
- aang knows how to play a few musical instruments (mainly flute and mandolin)
- him, sokka and zuko have a consistent bet running on whether or not katara will pick a fight with a fire nation official during a meeting. She always does, currently sokka has made the most money out of this bet
- aang and toph often have sparring matches to get rid of pent up rage, toph beats his ass every time
- i’ve said this a million times before but aang swears like a sailor. #Let Aang Swear 2023.
- the tlok official art of adult team avatar already kind of confirmed this but i imagine when Aang hit puberty he just grew like a fucking beanstalk. Like as an adult he’s just massively tall for no reason and Sokka was seething at it for a good 5 years til he got over it.
- aang and katara don’t actually enter a long term relationship at age 12 & 14 respectively. Instead they realize it was a bit stupid to start out that young and they both go through their respective journeys when it comes to love, only for their romance to be rekindled once they’re 20 & 22.
- aang isn’t just a good dancer, he’s amazing at it.
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